#a bard of h

[krispdreemurr]

a problem i have sometimes is i want to explain how i see kris as putting up personas and fractures of self to protect a really vital core to their sense of self and identity, becoming the knight and kris-the-hero and the prankster weird kid and the quiet good kid and so on to obscure the truth, but every time i try wording it i remember the best terminology i have for it and refuse to inflict it on y'all

[geraskierfanficprompts]

Prompt 38

Jaskier has kept a secret for years. The ring with dandelions carved into it that he wears every second of every day is the only thing keeping him from turning into ash. He sleeps with a lovely woman one night, desperately trying to move on from Geralt (it doesn't work, he is still very much in love with his best friend) only to awake in the morning and find- FUCK She stole his ring! That conniving little-! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What does he do!? He races to the mirror and it confirms his worst fear. The glamour the ring gives him is gone. He can't see his reflection. He reaches a hand up to his mouth and feels his fangs. No- Nonono! Then his worst fucking nightmare ON TOP of his worst nightmare happens. He hears the stomping footsteps of a witcher approaching their room. Godsdamn it all. He hears the doorknob jiggle and.. Alright, he'll be the first to admit it, he panics. "DON'T COME IN, GERALT" The doorknob jiggling pauses. "Jaskier? Are you alright?" "Y- YES! Perfectly peachy! Don't come in!" Jaskier rushes around the room, pacing in panicked circles like a caged beast. He was a caged beast. He reaches to close the curtains of the only window in the room and like an idiot, he fumbles in place and ends up with his hand in the direct sunlight. He shrieks in pain and holds his hand to his chest. Geralt, scenting agony and hearing Jaskier yell, barges in without another moment of thought. Only to see Jaskier scrambling away from him in fear. In all his years of knowing Jaskier, he has NEVER been afraid of him. It physically pains Geralt to see it now. He doesn't understand why he wasn't allowed in. There's no lover of Jaskier's hiding in a corner embarrassed at being caught, Jaskier isn't indecent or anything, so why-? Then he looks at Jaskier, truly looks at him, and sees his blue eyes are glowing, and his mouth - Parted open as he pants - reveals fangs. Geralt's eyes dart to Jaskier's neck and it's confirmed. The worst part of it all, is the way Jaskier's eyes keep glancing between the door out of the room, and Geralt's silver sword. Geralt is infuriated. Not only did the woman Jaskier take to bed last night turn Jaskier into a vampire, but she also made Jaskier fear Geralt because of it. When Geralt says he isn't going to harm (let alone KILL like Jaskier had feared) Jaskier for the twentieth time, Jaskier finally believes him, and begs him to help him track the woman down. Geralt is intent on killing the vampire that ruined poor young human Jaskier's life. Jaskier is intent on getting his human-glamour, sunlight-immunity-enchantment ring back from this human he slept with, so he can go back to pretending he's human, like he has been doing for the past hundred or so years.

[islenthatur]

[oxventurequotes]

kasimir: i actually know some people at the foundry down the road - foundry number 5 - its a good one, it's staffed entirely by women

kasimir: there's monica, erica, rita, tina, sandra, mary, jessica's not always there you only get a little bit of jessica

[magical-girl-coral]

[2boldlyqueer]

"I'm just gonna do a quick sketch of my dark urge," they lied to themselves, proceeding to spend half a day on this little drawing.

Ruaidhrí (any pronouns) is a wood elf bard of swords and I think about them all the time

[antaripirate]

this is a hastra stan account

the james acaster memes continue

[shadowcatzone]

Venti: ughhh this is so boring! How long do we have to be here??

Furina: usually until the end of the trial though nothing interesting ever happens.

Venti: ...this is a trial? You took me to watch a trial?? Like, a real "law" trial??

Furina: yes-

Neuvillette: unfortunately.

[shenanigans-and-imagines]

It's Valentine's day, what's your OC couples date night?

Okay, I have a lot of OC couples so I'm gonna keep this a short list to my current obsessions. If you're curios about another couple, always feel free to drop an ask.

Hawkeye Pierce x Elizabeth "Doc" O'Neil:

They're going dancing. Yes, Hawkeye is taking her to dinner to someplace with an actual wine list, but the main event is someplace with a live band. Are they the smoothest couple on the dance floor? No. Liz has pointed out more than once that he really is too tall for them to be a graceful couple, but Hawkeye just tells her if she's that worried about it to stand on his shoes to make up the difference. They're out until last call with Hawkeye offering to carry her is she complains about her high heels. He knows he won't be able to do it forever, so he'll take what he can get.

Lucy Henderson x Eddie Munson:

I actually went into some detail here about their first Valentine's day as a couple. Long story short, Eddie calls Nancy for some direction on what to do for Valentine's Day since Lucy actually puts some stock into the holiday. He ended up decorating their whole apartment and got some good take out to welcome her home with after she finished a shift. He also put a mixtape together which prompted Lucy to pull him straight into the bedroom. They end up having dinner super late.

Astarion x Evie (Ace!Tav):

Neither of them are bit into Valentine's Day. Astarion sees it as vomit inducing sentiment while also bringing back some not to pleasant memories of easy prey. Evie meanwhile thinks of it as amatuer night where young couples who don't normally go out fill the taverns and don't know how to toss an extra coin to the entertainment or the bartender.

Still I imagine Evie would want to do something nice, suggesting they get away from the crowds and onto the roofs of whatever city they've found themselves in. They're both very dexterous and are able to find a quiet place with a beautiful only a handful of others have seen. It's then Evie pulls out their instrument and starts playing. They don't say it's specifically for Valentine's day and Astarion doesn't ask. Just like how Astarion doesn't proclaim his reasons for placing a necklace around their neck. It's suites Evie much better than that rude merchant's wife anyway.

[thesoftestcowboy]

btw say hello to Paerskvaer (pronounced pear square) (inspired by my bf's balders galders OC who is called Applering)

[h-d-bolteress]

Here's the two WIPs I've been bouncing between for the past month and some highlights of them:

The Skeleton Queen (sapphic fantasy romance, adult)

Dual POV

55,000+ words written (draft 1), expected 140,000+ words when finished with draft

Planned Duology

Undead Warrior x Elven Mage

About peace and second chances at life

Tropes: Slow Burn, Opposite Attracts, Nerd x Jock, hurt/comfort, found family

Main WIP focus; Currently taking a break from it so I don't burn out on it

Dragons Don't Dance (Working Title) (another sapphic fantasy romance, adult)

Mainly Dual POV (some cutaways to side characters)

Very early stages (<5k written), expected 120,000 words

Stand-Alone

Bard x Dragon

About revenge and rightful retribution

Tropes: Annoyances to Lovers, Grumpy x Sunshine, Evil/Morally Grey Ladies, animal companions, fairytale allusions

Not the main focus; currently writing on it because I was starting to feel burnt out with the other one.

[deer-with-a-stick]

oh hey Patch 1 went live a few hours ago

[oxventurequotes]

prudence: motherhecker.

[kamisatoayato]

i like to imagine whenever she randomly says some fucked up shit everyone is just like "whatever you say beautiful"

[king-of-the-mouseboys]

Regency brain keeps going I still want to be a bard!!!!

[gwdihw]

Luke Evans being completely unable to hide his Welsh accent whilst playing Bard is so me coded