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    Jaskier has zero intention of sharing the degrading experience of getting tortured. Ever. He’ll bury the memories and someday they’ll be as scabbed over as Caingorn was.

    Which had been completely, absolutely, fine. And the only reason that wound is bleeding a little now is because fucking Geralt came out of nowhere—after the most humiliating experience of his entire life—and reopened the fucking thing. But that’s fine because he’ll leave and return to the terror of his smuggling work and forget about Geralt all over again. There’s nothing hard drink and the constant danger of execution won’t get his mind off. Because there’s something therapeutic about fearing for one’s life that makes anything not of immediate concern go away.

    So yes, things were just fine before Geralt showed up.

    Two years post-Caingorn, Geralt rescues Jaskier from prison and sends him with Ciri to Kaer Morhen. However, Geralt suspects Jaskier is hiding serious trauma.

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    At this worst possible moment, a breathless, nervous giggle burst from him, but the line about at least buying him dinner first died on his lips as the witcher snarled and Jaskier felt a teeny, unusual twinge of genuine fear.

    "Get in the way one more time-" Geralt ground out each syllable in turn, pinning him to the bark with his glare as much as his fist "-and I will leave you at the next inn for good."

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    Desperate not to be left behind, Jaskier keeps a dangerous secret.

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    07 Sep 2024

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    Jaskier of the Summer Court has been promised in an arranged marriage to the Wolves of Winter Court to cement relationships between the two. Sold off by his father at the lowest price, he has no choice but to go along with it. But that doesn't mean he's not terrified and hating every step.

    Geralt of the Winter Court will be wedded to a prince of the Summer Court to ease relations and trade. But that does not mean he loves his spouse-to-be. Quite the opposite, in fact, as he has no interest in getting to know fae who have never known hardship and whom he has nothing in common with.

    The successful union hinges on a crucial element: True Winter is rapidly approaching the Winter Court, and those who are not born there must take a potion, imbued with a Winter fae's magical blood, to harden their bodies against the bitter weather. The mages believe that the unique magic created by such a marital bond will allow even a fae of Summer Court to develop the necessary cold tolerance to survive the winter.

    Can Jaskier soften Geralt's icy heart in time? Winter is coming...

    The n/c scene referenced in the tags is not something that actually happens, but I wanted to be safe and provide tags anyway. Thank you.)

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    06 Sep 2024

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    The Witcher Warlord of the North is feared by all. When Jaskier is caught up in a plot to murder the Warlord, he assumes that means he will die. And while his life as a disowned, wandering bard does end, it doesn't happen at all in the way that Jaskier thinks.

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    05 Aug 2024

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    So,” Jaskier begins, as casually as he can, “you are telling me, that in theory, if I were to be in love with someone — anyone — that person could well be in terrible danger?” 

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    Of all terrible and ridiculous things that have threatened Geralt’s safety, Jaskier’d never thought that loving him might be what will get him killed.

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    05 Aug 2024