#Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

[inexplicifics]

Jaskier had three glorious years of freedom on the Path before his parents had him hauled home again to be married off to the winner of this tournament. It wasn't nearly long enough.

Mind the tags, please.

[lillytalons]

Art for @inexplicifics ‘Must Brave the Thorns’ as part of my fanart for fanfic series. Happy holidays!

Also thanks @smeegamae for the brushes, I used mostly those for this one 💛

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: It’s a tradition the three of them hold. Whenever one of them finds a book of the right kind, he brings it back to Kaer Morhen to share with the others. They keep the books on a shelf in the library that they inexpertly installed themselves. Eskel drags a chair up to form their little semicircle in front of the library fire. Lambert opens the first bottle of krupnikas. ‘Well?’ Lambert says. ‘Either of you find a good one this year?’ ‘Feast your eyes, lads,’ says Eskel with relish, ‘on this.’ He waves an octavo at them. ‘Picked it up in Redania,’ he says. ‘Meant to be very spicy.’ He waggles his eyebrows, and Geralt grins. Jaskier is a romance novelist, and Geralt finds out.

Author: @jackironsidesfic

[blooms-in-april]

Lambert smiles, sharp and ugly, "I know who you pretend I am."

Jaskier doesn't deny it. They both know he can't.

"Touche" he says lightly, skimming his fingers across the strings. Lambert can see the marks of his own nails in his back. He's bleeding faintly. "Remind what his name was again?"

Lambert sits up sharp in bed. "Don't you dare."

"Oh, Aiden, right?" Jaskier strums a chord. The name sounds like music in his mouth. "Aiden. Aiden at night, Aiden in the morning. Aiden in your breath and your tears and your mouth, Aiden so deep you can't claw him out."

"Get that name out of your mouth, bard," Lambert says. "Before I break it."

There is no fear in those blue eyes, no pity. Only a cold understanding. "Leave my wounds and I'll leave yours."

"Don't compare us." Lambert snarls.

"Why not?" Jaskier says. "We're exactly the same. That's why this works."

"My brother's alive."

Jaskier smiles, and there's something broken and desperate in it, like a shattered mirror. Lambert wonders if he looks like that, if it shows on his face in the same way.

"Yes, Geralt's alive. He's here, but I don't have him. I never had him. I will never have him. You had Aiden. All you had to do was be brave."

"Don't have him anymore." Lambert says.

"No." Jaskier responds. "Why else do you think we're here?"

[dear-ao3]

reblog and link the fanfic that you worked your absolute ass off on but not a lot of people read i’ll go first:

witcher fandom, lambert x aiden, 1920s rum runner and assassin au. entirely historically accurate.

[meepthemeeping]

“Well, you’re making up for it now,” Jaskier said, nudging him gently. “And for what it’s worth, I got over that crush ages ago.”

Geralt raised an eyebrow, a teasing glint in his eye. “Oh, really? Completely over it?”

Jaskier rolled his eyes, his blush deepening. “Mostly. And don’t you dare make fun of me for it.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it,” Geralt said, his tone light. Then, with a smirk, he added, “Want me to make it up to you by being your New Year’s kiss?”

Jaskier froze for a moment, his eyes widening in surprise. “You’re joking,” he said, though his voice wavered slightly.

“Am I?” Geralt said, leaning a little closer, the smirk still playing on his lips.

Jaskier’s heart seemed to skip a beat, but he couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled up. “You’re ridiculous.”

“Maybe,” Geralt said, his voice quieter now. “But the offer still stands.”

Jaskier hesitated for only a moment before leaning in, their lips meeting in a kiss that started tentative but quickly deepened. Geralt’s hand found its way to Jaskier’s cheek, and for a while, the rest of the world seemed to fade away.

It was Ciri’s cry that broke the spell. Both men turned to see her almost falling off the couch.

“Ciri,” Geralt said, scooping her up before disaster struck. He looked over at Jaskier, whose face was now an impressive shade of red.

“Well,” Jaskier said, clearing his throat. “That was... unexpected.”

Geralt chuckled, settling Ciri back into her spot. “Unexpected, but not bad.”

“No,” Jaskier admitted, his lips curving into a shy smile. “Not bad at all.”

They returned to the couch, the mood lighter than ever as they resumed their marathon and picked at the takeout spread. Jaskier, however, couldn’t quite stop blushing, a fact Geralt seemed to find endlessly amusing.

By the time the night ended, it felt like a new chapter had quietly begun, unspoken but understood between them.

[pod-together]

Pod-Together Day 3 Reveals 2024

hiraeth and hwyl (Howl's Moving Castle - All Media Types, Howl Series - Diana Wynne Jones, Howl no Ugoku Shiro | Howl's Moving Castle, Piranesi - Susanna Clarke, Betrayal at House on the Hill) created and performed by AirgiodSLV, CompassRose, ellejabell, epaulettes, kitkat50311, mahons_ondine, minnabird, and sisi_rambles Summary: You find yourself looking at a door. It looks like an ordinary door, but you’re somehow certain that it isn’t. In theory, you could open the door…but something warns you off. You might not survive, if you pass through that door. You might no longer be you.

I Could Eat A Peach for Hours [text, audio] (Stranger Things (TV 2016)) written by ArtaxLivs, performed by rufusbear Summary: “Robin, it’s fucking obscene.” “You’re obscene,” she squawks. “I am but he’s so much worse,” Eddie insists. “He just, oh my god, all week Robin. All. Fucking. Week.” “I do not need to know about your weird food kinks,” Robin makes a face and then pretends to gag. “It’s not a fucking food kink, it’s a Steve’s mouth kink,” Eddie growls.

Lost and Found (Firefly (TV 2002)) written by Ballad_of_Firefly, performed by InterstellarBlue Summary: Looking up, the apology died in his throat. Familiar brown eyes stared down at him and for a moment, he forgot how to breathe. They looked exactly like River's. Gabriel Tam's eyes narrowed. "Simon."

born to go through trouble (The Odyssey - Homer, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) written by BubblesKat, performed by ShakespeareStoleMyURL Summary: Something is wrong. I don’t understand what happened. I swore I was dreaming when I awoke inside the horse in Troy, but I was immediately discovered and killed. Then, I woke up again in the exact same circumstances. -- or, Odysseus finds himself in a time loop, waking up inside the Trojan horse over and over and over

The shadow of our Light (Shadowhunters (TV)) written by HadrianPeverellBlack, performed by Hagar Summary: Alec's and Jace's relationship. 5 times they thought they weren't enough for the other, and the one time they realized they were enough

Who is the Maestro? (SEVENTEEN (Band)) written by halotolerant, performed by pezzax Summary: Warning. Critical power failure. Metronome is offline. Do you wish to try again? - Wonwoo versus the AI

Meditations II: A Simple Method for Reducing Mental Distractions and Courting the Elusive Muse, by Professor Pankratz (Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types) written by LenaLawlipop, performed by Chantress and Luninarie Summary: The rustling of wind and chirping of birds can be heard, it’s warm… Not obscenely so, only just enough to make your eyes very, very heavy. Distantly, you can hear the professor writing, chalk on blackboard marking the steady passing of time until your next break. Soon, however, the rhythmic tap of the chalk comes to a halt. Too soon, in fact. It’s not time for that break yet. "Alright, everyone, close your books. Unfortunately, the time has come again. Once more, I find myself wondering, why is everyone so quiet? Am I perchance teaching something useful, against my better judgement?"

Or, a guided meditation for focus, based on mantras.

have you worked out what we’re looking for (Men's Hockey RPF) written by polyabathtub, performed by cosmicanon Summary: Things high school biology teacher Leon Draisaitl does not appreciate: - Being pulled out of one of his sections of freshman biology for three weeks - So that he can co-teach a junior year health class with PE teacher Matthew Tkachuk - Who is always encouraging his students to do things other than their homework, and has an easy job that doesn’t require him to spend his entire life lesson planning and grading - He’s also so unfairly hot that it makes it hard for Leon to remember that he’s in the closet at work

Dispatch [text, audio] (The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison) written by sophiegaladheon, performed by dontneedaclassroom Summary: Emperor Varenechibel IV has been killed and Csevet has been tasked with delivering the most important letter of his career as a courier.

Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game: Episode 23 - Palmetto State Foxes (All For The Game - Nora Sakavic) created by Syr and Opalsong Summary: The sports podcast for people who don't like sports! Episode 23 focuses on Exy and the Palmetto State Foxes and the massive amounts of drama that happened this season. We didn't have to dig deep for this one folks; there was so much drama we didn't even get to it all.

So We Can Begin [text, audio] (Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy) written by wanderingjedihistorian, performed by kbirb, flowerparrish, and wanderingjedihistorian Summary: Bail and Breha are soulmates, but they each have two soulmarks meaning they have a third soulmate. When Bail meets Fox, he knows he's found their third. The war makes Fox and Breha getting to know each other difficult, but messages and holo recordings are easy enough to send.

[lauradevries]

When Yennefer brings chaos in the form of vampirism and comes to Tissaia for help, Tissaia does not disappoint. Or: ‘Tissaia wordlessly lifted her wrist to Yennefer: an offering.’

The stunning calligraphy is kindly courtesy of @chaosandorder46

[mountainsinaboat]

Did you read any of the Yennaia fics? Looking for recommendations and you seem to have incredible taste so I'm very much not asking for a friend but rather myself 👀

hi omg I am really excited to be answering this question lol

there's a 10 link limit per post so i'll list the multi chapters here and leave the one shots in a comment.

first off, i just want to point out a few writers specifically (all on ao3): runaway_writer, bloodinthefields, clydethistles (this writer is locked to only ao3 users, so just go to their page, I didn't list any fics here), chaosandorder, snowleopardess, pelgraine

(if we are mutuals and you write fics and i didnt list you here, TELL ME, so i can bookmark you!! i wanna read your stuff!)

Recs below the cut!

multi chapter:

the first on the list is my favorite yennaia fic i’ve read (so far):

[thedemonofcat]

I found it!!!

The other day, I answered an ask prompt where I mentioned reading a fic where Jaskier is depicted as destiny in human form.

I couldn't remember the name of the fic at first, but today I found it on AO3. Here's the link for anyone who wants to read it.

[lodgeofeilhart]

This is my new fic!!! I know I wasn't meant to post anything, but I couldn't help myself! ❤️

[inexplicifics]

...is worth two in the tavern?

In which Geralt finds himself with a lap full of bard, and isn't entirely sure what to do about it.

[itpemod]

Emergency back up pinch hits

We still have not heard from two participants about their assignments, so we're sending these out to pinch hit, just in case. We would love to get a completed gift by the 19th or 20th, but we're open to negotiating due dates! Please DM us if you're able to pick any of these up (or if you already have a treat in the works that would fit, even better!)

Pinch Hit Fandoms #1:人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Stargate Atlantis, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Mass Effect - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Hawaii Five-0 (2010), Person of Interest (TV), Leverage (US TV 2008), Red vs. Blue

Pinch Hit Fandoms #2: Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate - All Media Types, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV), Merlin (TV), Black Sails, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (TV Movie 1996), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures - Various Authors, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting - K. J. Charles

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: Jaskier is sent as a sacrifice—er, tribute—to Warlord of the North. To his astonishment, the rumours of his terror have been greatly exaggerated in Redania. Lovely romance, smut, events, and characters ensue.

Author: @inexplicifics

Note from submitter: The OG witcher warlord fic. Great worldbuilding and characterization, and the OCs bring a lot of charm to the story

[blooms-in-april]

When your fic of obsession that pulled you out of a three year hiatus gets 3 reviews.

Here's the link y'all

[5ummit]

The Bad Ship Stats thing gets worse. There are bonus charts, some of them are breakdowns of top ships by canon's region of origin.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58277833/chapters/149690638

Good Omens and The Witcher made the North America list and not the Europe list, presumably because an American production company for the TV shows overwrites European authors of the books the shows are based on, European cast and crew of the shows, and, in the Witcher's case, a European game studio.

Also for the Witcher, I feel like listing it as simply US American fantasy does a disservice to the Polish folklore and culture the books are rooted in.

The Witcher is even listed by its All Media Types tag, which includes the original Polish title. Centreoftheselights is literally out here saying that Wiedźmin is an American canon.

This does not surprise me. I've also seen many people point out issues with their race classification system (and their AO3 demographics survey last year was a hot mess). I know the gender/race/culture aspect of this "statistics" project is kinda their whole thing and why they're supposedly doing it in the first place, but if it were me I wouldn't touch any of that with a 10 foot pole. There's just too much nuance and ambiguity to be accurately judged by a single person, especially when you start getting into non-human characters and fantasy settings and especially considering that the person making the calls is not in most of the fandoms or a member of all races and cultures. It's just a recipe for disaster, even if their data collection methodology were solid to begin with.

Speaking of categorization inconsistencies, please allow me another quick side rant.

It annoys me that they claim that the race categories are based on audience perception (specifically North American perception, though this is unstated) rather than character self-identification, and yet when it comes to gender Aziraphale/Crowley is classified as "other" rather than M/M when we all know it's perceived by the general audience as M/M and wouldn't have anywhere near the same popularity if the actors were a different gender. Pick a lane! Either in-universe identification matters or it doesn't!