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utilitycaster · 6 months ago
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I saw you just reblogged that torture line and while I love it, it also confused me a bit. Is there something between Melora and Torog (?) that I'm missing or is that just a general "we used to be on the same side and now we're all caught in this war" thing?
Also I saw that the encyclopedia exandria lists Tishar and Umleta as avatars of Gruumsh and Lolth respectively and while I don't disagree, I'm not sure how people arrived at that conclusion. What do you think about those two?
With regards to Melora and Torog (more re: assumptions in a second) you didn't miss anything but I think this is best understood as the fact that we as the audience know a lot, but we still don't know the whole story - that's the entire premise of this miniseries! Perhaps this was a romantic relationship once, or perhaps it's just familial. I want to soapbox for a second re like, the idea that actually this series isn't accessible for new viewers. It is! I think you'll get more out of it if you have the full experience of Critical Role in the same way that you get much more out of say, Calamity or Campaign 3 (and will have way better theories and analysis) if you watched the previous campaigns than if you didn't, but this is a self-contained story that you could watch on its own and still find satisfying (vs, say, a random episode of Campaign 3 midway through).
More generally, sometimes works of fiction leave things ambiguous or up to context clues or drop hints that gain additional meaning later. Asha and Zaharzt's conversation is one of those. Be patient; we may learn more. Or we might not! Sometimes you never find out every single piece of information and that's okay!
Regarding the second part: you'd have to talk to the editor who put those in, and I would personally mark those as presumptive, but they are in my opinion valid presumptions. Umleta is sneaky and skittering and mentions both being in the dirt with mortals and a preference for dark places; Tishar is shown with clear blood imagery and a love of destruction. This matches Lolth and Gruumsh's vibes.
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vethbrenatto · 2 years ago
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Eisfuura for the critical role ask game?
eisfuura: who is your favorite npc
just realized i never answered this! yeza is pretty high up there (best guy. great husband. adorable.) and kima would be another (most badass woman. feral. would bite you but allura won't let her.)
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crushcandles · 1 year ago
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20 for the end of the year asks
Hi, hello!
20) What’s something you learned this year?
I'm still working through my larger feelings about how practicing expressing joy and empathy have reshaped my interactions with myself and other this year, but I will say that on a smaller, more practical note, I did my first cross-stitch this year! It was a really fun experience that got me thinking about using my hands in a different way.
year-end asks!
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kmackatie · 1 year ago
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Really tough choice for my favourite fic by you. Probably Sleep With Benefits though, that was so lovely. Thank you for writing and sharing it ❤
Thank you! 💜 sleep, with benefits has a special place in my heart too — I had a lot of fun with it and seeing how others responded was a delight!
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wren-of-the-woods · 1 year ago
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Hello! Thank you so much for what you do- could I please have some recs for geraskier fics where geralt is the one pining harder?
Here you go!! I wasn't sure how to categorize who was pining harder in all of these (since our boys are masters of longing lol) but these are all stories where Geralt loves Jaskier very much, and I highly enjoyed them all!
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favorite by @asweetprologue (Rated G, 5.8k)
Jaskier gets Geralt a gift, and it makes Geralt realize he doesn't know enough about what Jaskier likes. He forms a plan to figure it out.
i’ll kiss you slow by @paintedcrayons (Rated T, 4.9k)
Geralt is not being creepy. He’s not. He’s just looking out for his friend (with a questionable choices in lovers). Lately, Geralt has started to notice the way people treat Jaskier’s affection like a means to an end. They kiss him only to move to the next step, dance with him as pretense to get him into their beds. He would like nothing more than to kiss Jaskier for the sake of it. (He does.)
time and time again by @samstree (Rated G, 5.2k)
Marriage proposals, through the years.
The Best Laid Plans by @dhwty-writes (Rated T, 5.5k)
Geralt is in love with Jaskier. In order to finally get him to admit his feelings, he devises a ten step plan with Lambert, Eskel and Vesemir.
A Friend in the Wild by @samstree (Rated G, 1.6k)
In which Geralt acquires a tiny friend who wouldn't stop following him.
Weak and Wanting by @sociallyawkward--fics (Rated T, 36k)
Geralt had thought that inviting Jaskier to Kaer Morhen after all these years would be a good thing. What he didn't plan on was his brothers deciding to have a little fun with their situation. Lambert and Eskel really needed to stop meddling in things they didn't understand, especially when it came to his bard.
Tell It With Your Heart by @bambirex (Rated G, 2.5k)
While Jaskier always says what's on his mind, Geralt works a little differently. That doesn't mean he cannot tell Jaskier how he feels - he just does that without words.
Repeat After Me by @onwardorange (Rated G, 7.3k)
All it takes is (nearly) three years, two meddlesome brothers, and one exasperated sorceress to get Geralt to admit his feelings for Jaskier.
Love Me Better, Send A Letter by @rebrandedbard (Rated T, 12.5k)
Geralt and Julian have been exchanging letters since participating in an inter-school pen pal program in high school, and Geralt has been pining away for Julian for over a decade since meeting by chance one faithful day in Posada. Between work and Ciri, he hasn't had much time for travelling, but he and Julian still exchange their letters faithfully. Finally, Julian's equally busy life coincides with Geralt's long enough for a short visit, and Geralt has the chance to finally introduce Ciri to the man she knows only on paper. Things would be perfect ... if Julian's visit didn't fall within the week of the concert of Ciri's favorite musician, Jaskier.
Music is no solution by @thecrownprincessbride (Rated T, 4.3k)
Jaskier has self-doubts, and Geralt is there for him.
A Careless Omission by @samstree (Rated T, 5.4k)
Jaskier reveals he has a type. Geralt behaves strangely.
Highway Angel (To the Dark I Said Pour and Forgot to Say When) by @fangirleaconmigo T, 2.8k
Geralt is a long haul truck driver. With long stretches on the road away from his family, and with no one to keep him company but his loyal dog Roach, he has to brave most of his life completely alone. Then one day, just as he is passing the city of Oxenfurt, he turns on the radio and hears a voice.
zero for ten by @yaelathewordsmith (Rated T, 10.4k)
The blue-eyed boy on the school's cricket team seems determined to bowl Geralt out. The worst part is, he isn't even fucking trying. * Or, the ten times Jaskier held Geralt's heart in his hands without knowing, and how Geralt grew to want him to keep it.
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the-badger-mole · 11 months ago
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Shipper Tag Game
Tagged By @kila09
1. What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don't care anymore?
I wouldn't say I don't care anymore, I just haven't been inspired by them in a while, but definitely Inu/Kag. They were not my first ship, but they were the first ship I wrote for.
2. Which ship would you consider your first one?
Serena/Darien from the Sailor Moon US dub.
3. Your first fanfic belonged to which couple?
Inu/Kag. And no...you can't read it.
4. Do you remember the first couple you saw a fanart over?
Inu/Kag. it was drawn by my friend
5. Did you ever get into ship discourse?
Ha! I am the discourse....yes. I do.
6. Did you used to have a NOTP or have it currently?
Kataang and Sess/Rin. The full body cringe I get when I think of either of them...
7. Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read?
Zutara
8. Currently, do you have any OTPs?
Zutara, forever and ever. Usa/Mamo (now that I've seen the original Japanese version), Inu/Kag
9. Is there any couple, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together?
Zutara. They are my only OTP that isn't canon, but they should have been. Hayley and Andy from Modern Family is next. I'm honestly not happy at how they handled Hayley's arc in general. The writers were so cruel to her! I'm still not over it, and I'm mulling over a fix-it fic for her (one-shot probably). Ichabbie (Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills) are in third place, but a very distant third. I lost all respect for Sleepy Hollow after how they treated both Abbie the character and Nichole Beharie the actress.
10. Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting?
...no. Not really. I mean, I guess you could count CaptainSwan from OUAT, but that's less I didn't like the ship and more I wanted to get rid of Emma so EYE could have Hook.
11. Do you have any ship that, in the past, was considered normal but now would be canceled over?
I mean...probably? I can't think of any right now. I only have a handful of ships that I care enough about to talk about, and most of them don't appear on my blog, so...🤷🏾‍♀️
12. What was your favorite crack ship?
Mai/Aang (or Flying Dagger as I call them). I don't even really consider this a crack ship. Don't get me wrong, I see them being a disaster together, but not in a cracky sort of way. More of a reality show couple way.
13. Who is the couple you read more fanfics of?
Zutara these days. It used to be more of an even split between my top 3 ships, but the fact that I get around to reading anything these days feels like an accomplishment.
14. What do most of your ships usually have in common?
Powerful women and the powerful men who would die protecting them. Also, powerful women and the powerful men who are their biggest cheerleaders
15. What do you absolutely hate in a ship?
I mean...pick a trait from Kataang, and that's pretty much it. Hero gets the girl because he's the hero; the woman becomes the supportive background partner no matter how powerful and ambitious she was before she got with him; Man can't control his violent outburst without his partner's help. Kataang is the embodiment of everything I hate in a ship.
@soopersara @dhwty-writes @veggie-smoothie @vocalvixen20cp the floor is yours if you want it!
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flowercrown-bard · 10 months ago
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Thank you @restless-witch for tagging me ^^
Questions for 15 friends
ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?: Not as far as I know (i like to believe I'm named after a character feom "Pippi Longstockings" but i know I'm not) If, for some reason, i don't want to tell someone my given name I tend to use names of characters I played in a ttrpg or in a play (my favourite name is Valentine from Twelth Night) if that counts?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Monday, from 8pm until 10:30pm, with some breaks (i had a bit of an exhausting week with a lot of bottled up emotions and rehearsing for a play in which sickness, death and loneliness are prominent topics is both cathartic and very hard sometimes)
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?: Nope
WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?: i used to play handball (hated it), vaulting (loved it), track and field athletics (hated it), hip hop dancing (it was fun i guess but i also felt incredibly awkward), Judo (loved it), Jiu Jitsu (loved it). Now I dance (for the theatre but I'll still count it) and go running sometimes and very rarely I do some sword fighting with a friend (i feel like I'm missing something but i dont remember anything else)
DO YOU USE SARCASM?: Yeah, but only with certain people. I am very bad at telling if someone else is just being sarcastic or is genuinely insulting me, so i often worry that my sarcasm comes across as such. I often follow it up with "just a joke" or something
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?: Probably hairstyle and clothes? Visual things by which i can try to remember them
WHAT’S YOUR EYE COLOUR?: Brown
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?: Depends on my mood
ANY TALENTS?: One time I got out of bed and failed so hard that i broke a foot. Make of that what you will
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: Germany
WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?:
Theater (including singing, dancing, acting, building the stage set, crafting the props)
cooking (i love doing it, i just don't do it very often)
playing the guitar
ttrpg
going on long walks/hiking -running -creative writing -indulging in the hubris of thinking i can teach myself a new skill without doing any research (aka. Whittling, embroidery, crocheting, making my own dnd dice) I feel like I'm missing something but oh well
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: Sadly no. But I'll give an honourable mention to the dog I'm taking on walks whenever i got time
HOW TALL ARE YOU?: 168cm probably. I haven't measured my height in ages
FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?: Theater and literature. Honourable mention to maths, not because i liked o4 understood the subject but because my teacher was the absolute best
DREAM JOB?: Kindergarten teacher (and maybe publishing a book one day)
Tagging: @dhwty-writes @parttime-creative @sinilumi @combatbootsfemme @lycanbucky @lokibus @a-kind-of-merry-war @witcher-and-his-bard and everyone else who sees this and wants to do this <3
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girls-and-honey · 2 years ago
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Who are some of your favourite mutuals? Pick as many as you'd like!
this question makes me so happy get ready to get tagged y'all (also sorry it took me so long to answer anon, and thanks for asking this is truly a great question <3)
I'm going to start off with a favorite non-mutual asdkfsl @hellinglasses! we've actually been mutuals for a while but due to the incredibly top tier functionality of this hellsite I accidentally blocked her last week and she hasn't followed me back yet :') (I literally just noticed while writing this up but milena pls follow me i miss u)
some of my oldest mutuals on this account who will always have a special place in my heart: @king-ten, @overthepapermoon, and @mielgf, also @isitaliveordead I know we don't talk much but I'm putting you in this category too <3
two mutuals I've recently started talking to more (see guys I can be social... ish) whether it's messages, replies, tags, etc: @stinastar and @arsenicflame
some mutuals I think of as a grouped sets (do not separate) bc they were already friends/mutuals with each other first and/or you seem like you'd be friends: @sidewalk-scrawls & @p0ochy (I'm invested in y'alls tumblr love story), @dhwty-writes & @flowercrown-bard & @parttime-creative, @kiwifluid & @astrowizardry & @percethecurse
and more beloved mutuals who make me smile when I see them on my dash or activity: @canonheadcanons, @inkamumbles, @subtle-skipping, @futureempressoftheuniverse, @fangirleaconmigo, @toapoet, @hmariee, @heyitslozza, @cream-and-tea, @the-moon-loves-the-sea, @writingpostmidnight, and @treesofgreen you guys are all like friends to me even if we don't talk
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fist-amidst-the-hands · 2 years ago
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wip game :)
Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of  how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or  tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips  
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thank you for tagging me @hellinglasses!!!
okay so I’m going to put all the wips I have even if they’ve been abandoned alskdfj so this includes ofmd and witcher wips! also when I started writing for ofmd I have no idea why but I was just writing a bunch of separate things all in one doc so one of these titles is secretly *checks wip* actually 9 wips and a handful of 1-3 lines of thoughts for more wips
 ofmd:
iz_luc
izzzz [I guess for this one feel free to pick a number 1-9 or ask for one of the little thoughts, or if you don’t specify I’ll just pick something at random(ish)!]
package_doc
to rise or to fall
drafting
ofmd - co-written with the wonderful @hellinglasses: (first one is the main au, the rest are spinoffs! I adore this entire large and involved universe we built together, also she named all of these because clearly (see above/below) I cannot for the life of me name things well)
izzy and ed are those girls from jennifer's body and stede reunites them through the power of rv
how to have your girlfriend spell out for you the love is stored in the hot TA
ed teach town cryptid
holiday shenanigans for polycules and mamas
witcher:
5_1_scent
30.2
a plant in need
back_writing
bards_rules
blacksmith pastries
clue(less)
flight prompts
hunt_recovery
learning
YENFRI COLLEGE AU
the 100:
prompts
I tag: @stinastar, @theamazingbard, @our-hands-mean-death, @roachandrenfri, and @dhwty-writes! I think most of you don’t know me so asdfjkl; hi
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cardierreh15 · 2 years ago
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Lol oh. That’s @dhwty-writes I just used her tags but these are fun topics and hopefully one day I’ll write a medieval Henry fanfic
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the spn drama could take a whole year to explain in the least so i’m good
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utilitycaster · 1 year ago
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I have a DnD question that is only tangentially related to mechanics: how do I get a DM new to the game to just play the game, without immediately homebrewing things. Long story short, I'm playing in a campaign with some friends who are all very new to DnD, including the DM. Since I'm the only person who has some experience with it, the DM often approaches me and asks about ideas he's had. In the beginning it was only mechanics and worldbuilding questions, but lately he has begun homebrewing things, including wanting to change the way that multiclassing works. Most of his ideas seem phenominally bad to me, since it's not just homebrewing a class or a spell, but changing how the game works altogether (e.g. multiclassing and levelling, turn-order based combat and a few other things. His newest idea was just giving characters extra attack despite what their class says). I don't want to keep telling him that all his ideas are bad and even suggested that it sounds like he doesn't really want to play DnD and maybe look into another system, to which he only replied that he already spent too much time working on this campaign. I'm kind of at my wits end but maybe you or your followers have a suggestion what to do?
You need to tell him straight up and fairly bluntly that his ideas are bad and that he either needs to stop and find a different system, or that you will leave.
I err on the side of "be blunt to get the point across" anyway, and one of my most cherished beliefs is "people who try to disrupt or reform things without first gaining a fairly thorough understanding thereof are some of the most irritating and short-sighted idiots around," so do understand that's coloring my opinion, but like, if someone is not receptive to gentler hints, it is ultimately kinder to say "here's the deal: this is a terrible idea." It is in my opinion better to have someone mad at you for feedback they solicited than to hold back out of concern for their feelings and then watch them crash and burn (or to hold back out of politeness and then be miserable or resentful because you were in fact unhappy with their choices).
I think if you want you can try to guide him to the answers himself (eg: "can you explain why you are changing multiclassing? can you explain what you believe this achieves") and I think you can offer to help him find a game that fits his needs better, but ultimately you need to say "you're making bad choices that destroy the game balance, it's unfair to the players, and the effort it takes to switch to a system that meets your needs is worth it." And then if he doesn't, if you're not having fun, you need to quit and find a different game. Which sucks, and is a last resort, but like...there is, and never has been, a magic solution that communicates exactly what you feel to someone that also ensures they won't get upset. If you have consistently been giving someone honest constructive feedback that they have solicited, and they disregard it? That is not someone you want to game with until they get their head out of their ass, and it's okay to get harsh if kind constructive criticism isn't getting through someone's thick skull.
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justalittlebluetiefling · 3 years ago
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I love watching you liveblog ACoC. It's definitely my favourite dimension20 season and I'm currently re-watching it for like the 5th time. It's so great seeing you react to all the plot twists and just remember reacting in a very similar way
lmao I'm so glad that at least a few people are enjoying my reactions. I still can't believe this was like, the last on my list for d20 seasons to watch. I'm so glad it got bumped up to the top because I'm in love. I can definitely see why you'd be rewatching it so often!
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art-of-astral · 1 year ago
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@dhwty-writes Hello! I'd love to take you up on this offer, I currently run a court Intrigue-focused Pathfinder game, and I think an understanding of period appropriate marriage could add a lot of interesting sidequests!
Offer: medieval marriages between nobles
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king-finnigan · 4 years ago
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I don't know if you're taking requests right now but could I maybe get a drabble about Jaskier and Geralt his pretend boyfriend going to Cidaris and meeting Valdo Marx?
Geralt is very much regretting saying yes to this whole ordeal, as he squeezes himself into a slightly-too-tight doublet the colour of the night sky. Sure, he’s grateful he doesn’t have to wear anything with colour in it, and these clothes fit much better than the last time Jaskier had forced him to attend a party, but still - he prefers his armour, or something he can at least properly move in. He’s not looking forward to having to spend the night in a room full of nobles, either, or to having to pretend he’s Jaskier’s lover.
He sighs. “Why the hell did I agree to this, again?” he mutters to himself, pinching the bridge of his nose between two fingers.
He hears the door open, and looks up, any and all regrets flying out the window as soon as he sees Jaskier. 
“The- the...”
Jaskier looks down at himself, before looking up at Geralt again. “Do you like the dress?” He gives the Witcher a little twirl, the soft, light fabric of the skirts billowing around him. Geralt can see that Jaskier’s back is almost entirely exposed, the cleavage at the front showing off his chest hair. There are tiny, clear gems embroidered in the pale silver fabric of the dress. 
If Geralt’s clothes make him look like the night sky, then Jaskier’s make him look like the moon.
He’s gorgeous. Geralt shrugs. “It’s fine.”
Jaskier smiles at him. “You and I both know I look better than ‘fine’, my dear Witcher. What I need to know is: is this going to make Valdo Marx jealous?”
Geralt swallows thickly, and offers Jaskier his arm. The bard takes it, grinning up at the Witcher. “Definitely,” he mutters, and Jaskier’s grin only widens.
The bard gestures to the door. “Let’s go, then. Let’s ruin my ex-boyfriend’s night.”
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The second they step through the large doors, Geralt already knows he’s going to have a shit night. There’s not a lot of people in the room - and those who are there are all nobility - so their entrance draws everyone’s attention. Jaskier grins at the sudden audience, his presence next to Geralt the only thing keeping the Witcher sane, and bows at the nobles. 
Luckily, after a few seconds, people seem to lose interest, and most look away. Jaskier tugs him towards the tables against the wall, filled with food and drinks. “Come on, let’s get some alcohol. I don’t feel like suffering tonight sober,” Jaskier whispers, soft enough that only Geralt’s heightened senses pick it up.
He lets himself be handed a glass of wine, and sips as he stands next to Jaskier, both of them looking around the room. “So which one is Valdo Marx?” he asks the bard.
“None of them,” Jaskier whispers back, and Geralt can’t help but notice how his lips are stained red slightly from the wine. “He always likes arriving way too late cause someone he knows once said that it makes him look better.”
“Whoever told him that lied.”
Jaskier chuckles softly, taking another sip of his wine. “That, I did,” he whispers into his cup, a mischievous glint in his eyes. Geralt makes a mental note to make sure Jaskier never gets angry with him, because his bard sure seems to know how to ruin someone’s life.
Geralt’s attention is drawn away from the bard when a middle-aged man and a slightly younger-looking woman approach them. 
“Ah, the Duchess of Iylico, and of course her handsome husband, how lovely seeing you two!” Jaskier exclaims, raising his cup in greeting.
The Duchess and her husband stop in front of them, the woman giving them an appraising look, the man staring blanky ahead. “Master Jaskier, so lovely seeing you here. That is quite a dress, you look absolutely lovely,” the Duchess says.
Jaskier smiles at her. “Why thank you! But of course, one could never be as lovely as the Duchess of Iylico, herself. You look splendid as always, Martha.”
The woman blushes a little at the praise. “Oh, stop it, you. Say, master Jaskier, will you be performing tonight?”
“I will not, unfortunately.” He leans towards her, a bit conspiratorially, lowering his voice. “Of course, I would never arrive so late if I were.”
She nods. “He was supposed to be here an hour ago. Quite a travesty, if you ask me.”
“A disgrace, indeed,” Jaskier agrees, sipping wine from his cup. The Duchess excuses herself, and moves on. 
Eventually, a door in the back of the room opens, and a tall, slim man walks in, his curly, blond hair reaching down to his shoulders, his outfit too bright and entirely too pompous, and Geralt quietly blesses Melitele that Jaskier doesn’t dress like that - compared to Valdo Marx’s outfit, Jaskier’s almost looks humble.
“That’s him, that’s Valdo Marx,” Jaskier hisses to Geralt, entirely unnecessary, and the Witcher nods.
The troubadour of Cidaris starts his performance, and though his music isn’t all that bad, it doesn’t hold Geralt’s attention for long - the language too flowery and complicated, the songs too long-winded, his voice only slightly above average. Clearly, he isn’t the only one who gets bored of Valdo Marx, and after half an hour or so, the conversations have picked up again.
Jaskier goes to fetch another cup of wine, and as he goes, Geralt can’t help but be distracted by the way the skirts of the dress billow around him, the way the open back shows his toned muscles and soft skin. The Witcher’s so distracted, in fact, that he doesn’t notice Valdo Marx has stopped playing until the man is right in front of him, drawing his attention away from his own bard.
Valdo makes an exaggerated bow that has Geralt fighting not to roll his eyes. “My, oh, my,” the troubadour says, “am I mistaken or are you Geralt of Rivia, the Witcher?”
Geralt nods curtly. “Hmm.” He notes in the back of his mind that Valdo Marx smells of cheap wine and dust, barely masked with way too much lavender perfume. 
“Quite an honour to meet you, Witcher.” He doesn’t say those two syllables the same way Jaskier always says it. It almost sounds hungry, and it makes Geralt’s stomach churn lightly.
“Hmm.”
“So, what brings you here, Geralt of Rivia?”
“I do.” Suddenly Jaskier is back by his side, a new cup of wine in one hand, the other splayed across Geralt’s lower back possessively, and the Witcher feels himself relax slightly. “Lovely seeing you again, Valdo. That performance was quite... something.”
“Why thank you, Julian. And thank you for honouring us with your presence, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you.” He looks Jaskier up and down. “I suppose you got off the road only just now?”
Jaskier smiles broadly, but it looks so fake to Geralt it makes him slightly uncomfortable. “Well, I could ask you the same thing, since you were so horribly late. Did no one ever tell you it’s not polite to be late? You’ve made a bad impression on the Duchess of Iylico.”
Valdo’s cheeks start to redden slightly, and Geralt can hear his heartbeat picking up. “Well, that’s unfortunate. Though I’m glad I at least have a reputation to tarnish. Unlike some bards.”
Jaskier laughs, throwing his head back, though there’s no real mirth in his voice. “Oh, Valdo. I do have a reputation, but it’s mostly outside of the walls of Cidaris. I’m quite well-known both in the smaller towns all across the Continent and in Cintra’s court. I was even invited to play at princess Pavetta’s engagement party, a few years ago, and have been invited back every year since. Of course, you wouldn’t know that if you never leave Cidaris. Maybe it’s time to do so, dear, I don’t think I’ve heard your name in years.” He turns to Geralt. “Have you, my love?”
The Witcher startles slightly, but quickly shakes his head, fighting to hide his smirk at the anger he can smell in the wine-dust-lavender-scent of the troubadour of Cidaris. “Unfortunately, I’d never heard of you until Jaskier told me about you, good sir,” he says to Valdo Marx, who turns even redder.
“Really?” The troubadour says. “I presume you two don’t talk a lot, then.”
“Oh, we do,” Jaskier says, a sly twinkle in his blue eyes. “At least, not unless our mouths are otherwise occupied.” He winks at Valdo, who suddenly turns pale, the redness draining from his cheeks as he looks between Jaskier and Geralt.
“Ah, so you two are...”
“Lovers, yes,” Jaskier fills in for him. He smoothes his hands down his dress, making the gems shimmer in the candlelight. Geralt watches Valdo’s eyes follow the movement, sees him swallow thickly, the anger in his scent making way for slight arousal. “Well,” Jaskier continues. “We must go, don’t we, Geralt, darling?”
Geralt nods, laying a hand on Jaskier’s waist, the fabric of the silver dress soft beneath his fingers. He bends towards his bard’s ear. “As gorgeous as you look in that dress, I can’t wait to tear it off you,” he half-whispers in Jaskier’s ear, way too loud, trying not to grin as the arousal and anger spike in Valdo’s scent again.
Jaskier laughs, slapping his chest lightly. “Geralt! This dress is expensive.” He turns back to Valdo. “Well, it was absolutely lovely to see you, dear. Until the next time?”
He turns around before Valdo can answer, the soft skirts of the dress swishing around him, and Geralt follows him through the large front doors.
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Jaskier breaks out in giddy giggles as soon as Geralt closes the door to their room at the inn behind them. “Did you see his face? He was so angry.”
He can’t help but grin at Jaskier’s mirth. “He was. I could smell it on him. He’s still attracted to you, too.”
Jaskier gives him a delighted smile. “I knew the dress would work. And I knew our little charade would work, too!” He walks towards Geralt, laying his hands on the Witcher’s shoulders, Geralt’s own hands settling on Jaskier’s hips without a second thought. “You did amazingly, Witcher. Thank you for indulging in my little revenge plan.”
“My pleasure,” Geralt replies. “I can see why you don’t like him.”
Jaskier smiles at him for a little longer, before stepping a bit closer, his smile turning sly. “Did you mean it when you said you couldn’t wait to tear this dress off me?”
Suddenly, he can smell arousal, thick in the air around them, though he’s not sure if it’s from him or Jaskier. He bends forward, nosing at the sensitive spot under Jaskier’s ear, and he figures it’s from both of them, as the scent spikes. “I did. Though you look gorgeous in it as well.”
Jaskier’s heartbeat is rabbit-fast against his lips, and he can’t help but grin. “Well-” the bard swallows thickly. “I would prefer you keep it intact, but I’m sure I would be able to get certain... stains out of it.”
Geralt smiles, moving back a bit, looking into impossibly blue eyes, pupils blown wide, arousal spiking in the air. Jaskier’s lips are still a bit wine-stained, and Geralt can’t stop himself from kissing them, licking away the taste, his bard sighing into his mouth softly, contentedly, slender arms looping around Geralt’s neck. 
Eventually, he breaks the kiss off, leaning their foreheads together, hands gently stroking over the soft fabric of the dress. “Sounds like a plan to me,” he whispers.
Jaskier grins back at him.
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flowercrown-bard · 1 year ago
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Sea may rise/Sky may fall - Chapter 1/13 is finally up on AO3 :D
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“What happens if I don’t kiss him?” His hands twisted together, before they became eerily still. A part of him already knew the answer, but he still needed to hear it out loud. “You die,” the siren said simply, no preamble, no way of softening the blow. “You die and this time there will be no saving you.” She turned away, but Jaskier could see the tears glistening in her eyes. “Can you promise me that that won’t happen?” she pleaded. “Can you promise me that your witcher loves you enough to save your life?” Jaskier didn’t reply. His lips twisted into a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “When can I meet that sorceress of yours?”
OR: During a disastrous siren-hunt, Geralt watches Jaskier drown. What he doesn't know is that Jasker didn't fully die but transformed into a siren instead. After a year of loneliness, guilt and longing, Jaskier makes a deal with a mage to regain his human shape. But as we all know, the chance to spend a little more time with Geralt again, comes at a deadly cost...
tag list (please tell me if you would like to be added or removed from this. No hard feelings if you’re not interested in this fic. this is jsut the only tag list from one of my other fics): @spookylostboy @justablobfish @karolincki  @flosimo @rebrandedbard @hollowxo @silvertonguelover @inanoldhousewrites @yaskefer @emotional-support-fandom @fandoms-princess @kore888 @fen-thenobling @geraskier-thots @strippiluolamies @sharinalein @slumberingcorpse @elle-ja-bell @bellathecatastrophe @hockles @fangirlwithoutinspiration @ban-aard @mothmanismyuncle @pitrsattabhaadmeinjao @longdeadtemple @ cristianoreblogo
also, look @dhwty-writes it’s finally happening lmao
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girls-and-honey · 2 years ago
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rules: tag 10 people you want to know better (tagged by @sidewalk-scrawls!)
relationship status: single
fav color: was thinking about this a lot last week actually, I’ve always said blue but I think it’s actually green now
song stuck in my head: the theme from ratatouille
last song listened to: the killing lights by AFI
last google: human rights campaign state of emergency (wanted to go straight to the source and yeah. HRC declared a state of emergency for lgbtq+ people in the us)
dream trip: korea with my best friend so we can eat all the food and also so she can meet some of her family, with a full week at jeju because she loves water
anything i want right now: secret extra two hours in every day that does not in any way add to obligations, deadlines, stresses etc
tagging: @blackberrywars, @izzy-babygirl-hands, @isitaliveordead, @deathsorcery, @treesofgreen, @dhwty-writes, @percethecurse, @cream-and-tea, @organicclownfarming, & @eels-eels-eelsrobot! and anyone else who sees this and wants to do it you can say I tagged you <3
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