#temerian trash can

[sassaffrassa]

this is what i’ve been doing with my evening

[bard-llama]

Cedric being drinking buddies with Roche.

Roche asking Cedric about elven culture and history.

Cedric sending him to the elven baths to appreciate them. That's how he found Geralt and Triss there.

Iorveth, excellently hidden, saw him very clearly admiring the roses in awe but not dare touch them, heard him very clearly trash talk Lorredo because why would someone destroy such a beautiful, historical site like this?

And when he starts having second thoughts about his nemesis... BOOM! He brings down an ancient wall to get to Geralt. So much about d'hoine respecting elven history...

Ooooh, anon, I love this!!! I feel like I don't have much to add, but the idea is like galaxy brain shit. Hell yeah Roche and Cedric are drinking buddies! Why wouldn't they be? Cedric doesn't exactly hang out around the nicest parts of town and there's really only 1 place to buy liquor, so... idk, they run into each other at the Flotsam tavern? (does Cedric ever actually go into Flotsam?)

Maybe it's not long after Cedric has left Iorveth and the Scoia'tael and he's nursing a broken heart and a bruised sense of morality. And idk, it's busy that day and the only free place is next to this Temerian noble-but-gruffy guy? And at some point they get to talking, maybe play some cards? which probably means Cedric doesn't know who Roche is, so maybe it's early in Roche's career as Commander of the Stripes too. And Roche knows some about elves, sure - he's been around them in the gutters of society all his life (no matter how much he tries to pretend he's noble with his chaperon and court manners and shit). But if he's gonna be hunting them now... well, all the intel says that most of the Scoia'tael commanders are very old elves, which means that 1) they've probably been fighting longer than he's been alive; and 2) if he can understand what they're thinking, then he might actually have a chance.

So he asks. Not just Cedric, but all the elves in his life. (Some of them have mixed feelings about this, but also, it's nice that a dh'oine is actually asking to learn about their culture).

But for now, he asks Cedric about the history of the area and such. Obviously this leads to a drunken expedition to the garden where the roses of remembrance grow.

But now we change POV. We know what Cedric and Roche's motivations are, but you know who doesn't? The guy who Cedric just dumped pretty recently who hasn't met Roche yet, but who has heard of him, heard of the ways he serves his king, torturing and murdering elves for the crime of demanding equality.

So when he sees his ex not only bring a dh'oine to the sacred garden, but it's a human who matches all the descriptions of his enemy!? Yeah, he stalks them. He's torn between wanting an excuse to kill the dh'oine and very, very much NOT wanting to deal with the guy who considered him so monstrous that not only did they break up, but the guy fucking left their entire community!

But when Iorveth stops fuming enough to actually listen, he's surprised by what he's hearing. Because the dh'oine is admiring the beauty and history of the place and asking respectful questions and keeping his hands to himself.

Iorveth starts to consider that maybe there's more to this dh'oine than meets the eye. And such starts a totally healthy obsession with his enemy.

But then Witcher 2 happens and Cedric dies right after Roche destroyed part of the elven ruins. So from Roche's perspective, he can't even ask his friend's forgiveness, and from Iorveth's, Roche is worse than ever, because even after all that interest and respect, Roche still destroyed part of the bathhouse.

Could probably go a few ways from here.

1. They meet again during Reasons of State and Iorveth is piiiiiiissed at Roche, but Roche is just kinda tired. Which means he's actually honest about WHY he did what he did. (i.e. save Geralt and Triss, who were trapped.)

2. They meet again after Vergen, when Roche shows up on the side of the Vergenis (or, more accurately, the anti-Kaedwen side). This leads Iorveth confronting Roche. And I guess it's dealer's choice on what happens to the Stripes. If it's the bad ending, Roche is obviously pretty broken at this point.

Oooh, maybe what helps him grieve and recover (either in Vergen or in Reasons of State) is being invited to participate in elven rituals about death? Which probably means we need to do some worldbuilding about what that looks like for a species that (in my canon) lives thousands of years.

But like, as Iorveth teaches him and they go through the rituals together, he finds a way to actually give his grief an outlet. And he could never have done that if it weren't for Iorveth's willingness to share his culture. Even after all of their history.

Maybe they talk about Cedric sometime? I think Iorveth and Cedric were friends for most of their lives and kinda did an on again off afain thing with sex and romance both. So like, Cedric was pretty damn important to Iorveth, and he was Roche's friend! Even dead, he would continue to be a presence in their lives.

[bounce-a-coin-off-your-witcher]

Ohhhh for that prompt list you just reblogged... could you do either 82 (about valdo lol) or 88 (with as much angst as possible?) I absolutely love your writing!!! You’re too good to us!!

88) One of them stumbling to the other’s front door after getting hurt/beaten up etc.

Oh baby we’re in that hurt/comfort zone tonight

tw: injuries, joke about dismembering

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Geralt answers the knock on his door and jumps back in surprise when Jaskier falls into his apartment, clearly not steady enough to stand on his own. There’s a large purple bruise forming on his left cheekbone and his shirt is ripped to fuck. Geralt can see blood in a few odd spots and begins to take inventory of his boyfriend’s battered torso and face. 

“Are you okay?” he asks. Geralt slides one of Jaskier’s arms over his shoulders to use as support and guides him from the entryway to the small bathroom of his one-bedroom apartment. 

“I was following up,” Jaskier explains as his boyfriend begins to tend his wounds. “I didn’t think I’d get close enough for anyone to see me.”

“That drug bust?”

“Yeah.”

“You have to be more careful. Fisstech dealers on that side of town can be merciless,” Geralt chastises. “Please take someone else with you next time. I don’t want the next knock on my door to be from the police, letting me know they found part of your dismembered corpse in a trash can.”

“I talked my way out of it, I’m fine,” the journalist pouts. “Anyway, you’re no help. You just stand at a distance and use the zoom function on your camera to get the good, juicy shots. I have to be close enough to hear and record.”

“You’re an idiot,” Geralt sighs, putting away the first aid kit when he’s finished. “Now let’s get you into some pajamas, feed you some cereal, and put you to bed. It’s nearly two in the morning.”

“Fuck, I have to teach a class tomorrow.”

“You aren’t going anywhere tomorrow,” the older man glares. “You’re going to sit on that couch with your boyfriend and watch an entire season of Gilmore Girls while we get stoned and eat popcorn.”

“I demand that we also order a pizza.”

“I was going to suggest some Temerian takeout from that new place down the block.”

“You’re a fucking genius,” Jaskier decides, giving his nurse a kiss on the forehead. “Now, I believe you mentioned cereal?”

[sassaffrassa]

ok i fuckin found this in my drafts so here goes, one and a half years late:

smubbles round up: wanksgiving (2022)

Iorveth/Vernon Roche

Pears (E, torture implements as sex toys) - “Don’t you trust me?”

Handlebars (E, facefucking) - What else are those big ears for?

Choke (E, strangulation, dubcon) - This is not how this is supposed to go. He’s not supposed to be here without backup, there weren’t supposed to be any fucking Squirrels, he’d thought he’d get some fucking privacy for once—

Tongue (T, body modification) - Hound, they say.

Like a Lady (E, crossdressing, dubcon) - Vernon Roche is supposed to be guarding his king up at the manor, not down with the smallfolk, which means—

Hold Still (E, predicament bondage) - give the fellow what he wants

Revolver (E, gunkink) - There’s a dustup down in one of Foltest’s warehouses, and Roche is the one to clean up after it. Then Iorveth finds him. The cad.

Foltest/Roche

Tied (M, bondage) - Vernon, dear, stop struggling.

Kiss (E, sex work) - Roche has been looking forward to this, but—

Fine Fabrics (E, semi-public sex) - A king’s self-control is never to be questioned

Geralt/Roche

Nice (E, 69ing) - Roche’s mouth is his nicest feature

Endure (M, flogging) - We open on the dungeons beneath La Valette castle

everyone else lol

Scalp (T, Geralt/Jaskier) - You know how a musician’s hands can be

Pinch (E, Yennefer/Jaskier) - He’s blind, deaf— utterly submerged under her.

Push (E, Geralt/Jaskier/Yennefer) - Yennefer is listening for any real sign of pain

Breathe (T, Yennefer/Geralt) - He knows the taste of her tongue.

A Scholar’s Hands (E, Ciri/Luliana OFC) - Luliana is very good with her hands, and Ciri is helpless for it

Blood (T, Geralt/Eskel, vampiric healing) - Just bite, wolf, you need it.

Flame (M, Vilgefortz/Rience) - Vilgefortz breathes slowly, steadily, and does not let the fire burn him.

Crystal (T, Iorveth/Geralt) - caves are cathedrals

Indolence (E, Iorveth/Geralt/Yennefer) - Yennefer deserves dinner and a show

Wildflowers (T, Iorveth) - There were no flowers in antiquity - Louise Gluck's "Hyacinth"

High Noon Over Vergen (G, cowboy au) - Geralt is just trying to do his damn job.

To The Sunrise (M, Eskel) - Something is watching Eskel through the trees.

[sassaffrassa]

First lines meme

Rules:  Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

tagged by @deerna and tagging @kuwdora @bomberqueen17 @bittylildragon @eatingcroutons @witch-and-her-witcher if any of you feel the urge 💕

(ok so i have an unholy number of drabbles so i stuck to works with a word count over 500)

pattern: i love to jump straight into the action, in media res with the least amount of context possible to start, especially if i can do it in a way that subverts the readers expectation for what's about to happen. the more distant the POV, or the greater time frame that the story's describing, the more background info i'll add. (drabbles tend to start with a line of dialogue, turns out lol)

Taste the Rainbow

Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | T, modern au, 3.8k

Geralt flinches when something comes at his head, but when his hands fly up to catch it, he finds he’s got one of Ciri’s wrists in each hand, and a string of bright colors laced between the two.

Blossoming

Witcher | Vesemir/Mignole | E, daddy kink, 4.8k

She can’t sleep, despite her best efforts. The blankets tangle around her legs as she tosses and turns, feeling hideously ashamed of herself.

Putting the 'FUN' in Dysfunctional

Witcher | Roche/Jaskier | E, spies, 9.1k

Roche has never had much time for music in his life. As a boy there has been fêtes in the market square and bawdy minstrels who came through the house, paying with their entertainment to draw custom before heading upstairs to get their own, and not much else.

A Hangdog Look

Witcher | Iorveth/Roche | E, animal transformation, 10.3k

The bed shifts beneath him, just enough to startle him awake, and Iorveth draws a knife before his eye even opens against the dim light of his rooms. He lurches upright when the weight of whatever is attacking him lands against his back, heavy and startlingly cold and Roche whimpers, ducking his head between his paws.

Roach

Witcher | Geralt/Roche (& Roach) | T, drug use, 2k

Geralt leans his head back, blowing a stream of smooth blue smoke into the air. It clouds around his head, hazing over the bright pinpricks of stars in the night sky.

Your Hand in Mine

Sherlock Holmes ACD | Holmes/Watson | T, remix, 500

Holmes had been standing by the window for a quarter of an hour at least, turning the necklace over and over in his hands. Watson looked down again, reining his focus back to the treatise in his hands.

you've got a friend in me

Witcher | Kiyan & Gaetan | T, possession, 2k

When a Cat goes missing, they usually stay missing, for one reason or another. There’s already too few of them, fewer by the year, witchers of all schools declining as the mages get more and more power hungry, and the caravan has to go further and further out of its own way to avoid Nilfgaard’s expanding territory. They make it hard to find them on purpose, and sometimes that means Cats can’t make it home, if they been gone too long.

the wonders of the universe

Torchwood | Ianto Jones | T, aliens, 3.1k

The first one he brings back to the Hub, he really actually does think it’s a cool looking rock at first.

Team Building Exercise

Witcher | Roche/Blue Stripes | E, sex pollen, 12k

There’s an elven shrine somewhere in the woods, and bloody Roche is the one who stumbles onto it.

Safe Harbor

Witcher | Roche & Anaïs | T, TLOU au, 900

They’re still two miles out from the township when Roche spots the first tripwire. He jumps to yank Anaïs out of its path.

[sassaffrassa]

the tool for the job (roche don’t eat with that you dumb dumb)

(chapter 4 of Under the Table by @bomberqueen17 and chapter 1 of Unheralded by Supplication by @akilah12902 bc i have feelings about this violent man and nobody does him better than these two)

everything i do is fan comics of this fic series