#similarly for all of the geraskier fics that make jaskier intimidated by geralt... dude. whats wrong with you... | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

hanzajesthanza · 3 years ago

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you must understand that if regis unintentionally or also intentionally frightens someone with epic vampire powers that deserves comic treatment above dramatic treatment. this is no edgy sicko character. regis is a comic character so you better treat him like one

#note to self highlighted underlined many exclamation points following #i can't express my contempt and revulsion for weird drama-between-protags where the source of the conflict is that 'this guy is kinda scary'#when them working together isn't actually a conflict at all in the main story #see: twn trying to suggest that ciri would be scared of geralt. oh my god! i want to wring someone's neck about that #no i simply think if your character has nonhuman frightening elements but they're a chill guy then #the other characters should get over it quickly and not obsess over the little details. like. they love them so let them love them #similarly for all of the geraskier fics that make jaskier intimidated by geralt... dude. whats wrong with you...#i think what is much better is that if they were ever intimidated by them it fades immediately and almost directly afterwards #they are slapping their friend just as they would any other with {friendly} arguments and teasing and yelling #see: milva being like 'ok i am actually kind of afraid of regis' in baptism of fire and then in ttos cussing him out bc he was annoying #peak. peak regis in the hansa dynamic #'this guy is normal' 'wait this guy isnt actually normal' 'honestly idc about him being normal or not he is annoying me'#'vampire or not im cussing him out in the name of friendship'#txt #in short to live a dream

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