#goth!geralt

[velinkthorn]

I hope you won't lose it this time

[cryptid-called-ash]

Witcher thoughts

Sorcerer Jaskier / Yennefer (version one)

Just after the mountain drama

jaskier get blinded by a bruxa on his way down the mountain.

So he decides fuck it he’s had enough with people for the next decade

He dyes his hair and becomes a pseudo- hermit, throwing himself into perfecting his magic

He starts going by Julian again

Yennefer hears about this mysterious sorcerer living in the mountains who helps the local village and goes to investigate

Lo and behold it’s jaskier

She shocked, confused, but not angry. She can’t bring herself to be. Not when he invites her into his cottage for tea

She very quickly becomes angry, but not at jaskier, no her fury is solely on geralt for leaving jask alone

Winter falls and jask asks yenn to stay with him

They start getting close and before they realize it, they’ve fallen in love

They decide to wed for real

Rip geralt he’s got two angry sorcerer newlyweds to deal with now

Witcher jaskier

Do y’all watch the Witcher George on YouTube? You should. Go watch the school of the leshen video! I’ll wait.

School of the leshen Jaskier.

His dad, Alfred, is also a Witcher of the same school, he had jask before undergoing the mutations.

A 22 year old newly minted Witcher Alfred is out on a contract in lettenhove and runs into the woman he had a one night stand with, and surprise, he’s a father.

She gives a rather neglected 5 year old Julian to his father.

Panicking about his new status as a father, he takes his son back to the elder keep and raises Julian as a Witcher.

 Julian has a surprising affinity for signs, Axii in particular, which he learned to incorporate into his voice. Earning him the nickname ‘siren in the wood’

{oc time} the Witcher Berek Ebonstone is roughy around Julian’s age and the two become quick friends. Even traveling together when they become full witchers

Jul gets sent to study at oxenfurt and bring new information back the the school, where he takes up his infamous persona of Jaskier the bard

Julian is out on a contract in Posada, having just completed it when he meets geralt.

Now Julian, ever the little shit, decides he wants to see what all the fuss over the white wolf is about.

Things play out as normal, albeit with jaskier always seems to have more coin when geralt comes back from a contract than when he left, there always seems to be one less contact too. He’s sure it’s nothing though.

It’s not until the infamous break up that things really change.

Jaskier seemingly drops off the face of the earth.

Berek and Julian are once again hunting together regularly, occasionally interacting with the other wolves but, blessedly, never running into geralt.

Julian knows his luck won’t hold, and he’ll have to face geralt eventually and tell him the truth. But he going to wait until he has no other choice.

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

...oh my god he has a leather jacket they have a chance to do one of the funniest fucking bits from the short stories in the books please please PLEASE

[lethosbian]

I dislike modern day/'no power' aus on the best of days but I ESPECIALLY dislike ones where they try and interpret what kind of work they'd do or their style and make them WAYYY cooler then they'd actually be. Don't pretend like geralt of rivia wouldn't look like this

[hanzajesthanza]

ever since my geralt cosplay, am*zon thinks i just dress like this on the daily

and now i want to draw geralt in this ‘fit

[tovarishch-dyke]

i really didn’t get the hatred of Yennefer until I realized it’s mostly guys who want a tomboy mommy gf and can’t handle when a woman talks like an adult. Strange that.

[zoryanaukwitch]

Moodboard 2 | Yennefer of Vengerberg

[issela-santina]

the continua of jock/nerd and goth/prep eventually form a sort of sphere

if one meeting point of these lines is a normie who, by definition, is none of those four things, then the other pole where they meet is when Henry Cavill was cast as Geralt in The Witcher

[roasteddelusion]

We do not utilize the idea of the witcher and dragon age crossover bc it could absolutely happen and damn wouldn't it be hilarious

[sassygaykuja]

As much as i love the witcher fandom Frankensteining canons together and constructing some very beautiful and heart wrenching ger/askier stuff, i cannot emphasize enough that in the text of the show itself, jaskier is stupid and annoying and nobody likes him. Not that I don't love him, he's half the reason I like the show, but sometimes I get really caught up in fanon and I forget that every time he sings someone complains about it

[gothiethefairy]

modern day au where geralt uses his 5-year old daughter as an excuse to collect cute things, even tho he's been doing that for years

only ones who knows this are his family, ex-girlfriend and close friends

when he starts dating jaskier, he's actually nervous about jaskier finding this out bc jaskier only knows him as this tall, brooding goth scary-looking fucker

but jaskier is ecstatic when he finds out. especially when it turns out jaskier collects the same kind of cute things as well.

[jay-arts-t]

Jaskier, wearing an uncommon outfit for the time: what do you think, Geralt? I’m hoping to start a new trend!

Geralt: It’s…interesting??

Jaskier: in a good way??

Geralt: it’s a little too weird for my taste.

Jaskier: dude, you have white hair and dress cowboy goth. YOU are weird.

Geralt: EXCUSE ME

[zambehnation]

so this came about because S2 Jaskier looked a little emo and my brain was like S1 Jaskier= romantic, breezy, alt-folk music think The Lumineers and S2 Jaskier= MCR and I was listening to "I dont love you" and thought what if Jaskier veered into the black eyeliner, dark reds and black clothing emo musician phase of the 2000s after a "break up" with Geralt?

Geraskier Modern AU prompt:

Jaskier and Geralt met in college. Jaskier was a double major in musical theory and theater with an alt-folk band that played in that one hipster cafe across campus that catered to art students in the late afternoons and held dnd nights for the nerdy kids every tuesday evening. He knew everyone on campus, was well liked, was invited to every party by every kind of student from the goths to the frat boys and one friday evening after midterms- when everyone else was out getting plastered and making bad choices and he, himself was drunk off his ass, thinking the library would be a decent place for a nap, he'd come across Geralt looking miserable and lonely and studying what appeared to be a giant tome with numbers and drawn figures on a friday evening!!! And he'd just felt bad and Geralt had pretty white hair and he couldnt help the clawing need in his gut to adopt this person like one of those grumpy stray cats he sometimes feeds outside the dorms. Ofcourse, Geralt had hissed and clawed when Jaskier slid into the seat across from him and tried to strike up a conversation. Ofcourse, Geralt eventually ran out annoyed but Jaskier was nothing if not a persistent little shit that kept showing up, unexpectedly until Geralt begrudgingly gave in and they became friends.

Ofcourse, they also fall in love at some point, because why not? but neither of them want to destroy a good thing and Jaskier thinks Geralt is straighter than an arrow and Geralt thinks he couldnt possibly compete with all the beautiful people Jaskier falls into brief and intense situationships with and though Jaskier flirts he'd never be seriously interested and really theyre both just morons.

Fast forward 10 years into their unlikely friendship, Geralt with a not exciting but stable job as an engineer, met Yennefer at some company gathering and he and Jaskier have a falling out because Jaskier doesnt like Yennefer but he was trying so hard not to show it and come off as a jealous bitch and Geralt wants to try with someone else because 10 years is a long time to be in love with someone who was unable to be serious about anyone and he thought he wanted normal- white picket fence, and a kid, kind of love not the wait for your messy bestfriend to get his shit together and actually see you kind of love and yes, they're morons.

Fast forward, a kid, a divorce, 5 years later and Jaskier becomes a successful musician and Geralts teenage daughter Ciri loves him and Geralt, wanting to make his adopted daughter happy is on a mission to get tickets to a sold out concert for her birthday. Only, can he really just slide into the dms, hope for the best and not reopen old wounds?

And what if, after all this time, there's still something there?

[knightcore-rant]

my controversial opinion on knightcore fashion

or: how to dress like a knight on a daily basis without any armor so, you're a knight just like me. you're chivalrous and noble. you want some adventures, medieval literature and a sword. maybe you even want to date a prince or a princess! that's cool and then, you're searching for "knightcore fashion" to incorporate your aesthetic into your daily life and... there's nothing that fits quite right.

img src: Rachel Maksy on youtube pinterest outfits are cool, but they are too much medieval-ish? historically accurate? LARP-ish? not suitable for school and office? that's bugs me a lot and then there's amazing @/donttesstme on tiktok, that does "workspace fantasy fits" series. that's more like it, but she hasn't done a knight part yet

well, here's my take on "how to dress like a modern knight without an armor, a sword and without expensive accessories"

important note: this advices may look a little weird and confusing at first. that's okay, and I'm going to explain why: I'm doing character design for years, and I really like fashion. armorless and swordless knights are impossibly hard to design, because their key features are... armor and sword. that's what makes them recognizable. without these components an outfit may look confusing and dull alas, swords are expensive, and armor may look a little weird on you while studying. that's why I'm going to tell you how to include some secondary knighcore motifs into your outfit. it may be subtle, but the intention makes it all 1. gather some inspiration: firstly, think about yourself, your current personal style and identity. this is important, because all knights are different maybe you're a kind, noble person with a strong moral code, who prefers light clothes and golden color? then maybe paladin archetype is going to be the best for you maybe you're a pessimistic gamer goth person, and you want to keep that. then think about your favorite gothic brutal knights from dark fantasy games maybe you just like bright colors? search for some art of medieval joust armor, it's actually colorful maybe your favorite knight is Link, maybe you're the Geralt of Rivia type of person. everyone is different, so gather some unique inspiration pictures.

2. learn the basics any fashion mf knows, that there's several components of an outfit: 1. color pallete 2. silhouette 3. pattern 4. materials 5. styling (the way you put and combine items) and that's where you gonna need your inspiration pictures. analyze them, think of what's important. ask yourself questions: do I like the dark pallete? is this knitted material reminds me of something like a chain mail? does these tall boots look adventurous to me? maybe I want a bulky scarf? write it down and keep that in mind. congrats! this is your personal definition of what is knightcore fashion.

3. op's definition of knightcore fashion personally, I think that "casual knightcore" is more like an adventurecore subtype. for me, clothes like that supposed to be utilitarian and sporty, because knights tend to explore, fight with monsters and go on great adventures. I would go for hiking vibes and comfortable pieces I also would prefer to have some brown, beige and grey neutrals paired with muted green, red of dark blue. grey, metallic and silver are probably the main color for my dream casual knightcore wardrobe I wouldn't mind to add some whimsical fantasy elements, but in a subtle way. like bulky metallic jewelry with nature motifs, accessories like chunky combat boots and belts. maybe a cool DIY-ed unicorn embroidery on a jacket or pair of dagger earrings. jewelry supposed to be like a sentimental token from a lady or an artifact from a long journey also, ribbons, lace and fishnets are somehow knightcore to me?? like, recently I crocheted a oversized brown shrug for myself, and it screams chain mail in conclusion: generally, I would recommend search for some muted and natural colors, metallic jewelry, comfortable clothes for hiking, tall boots, tunik-shaped oversized shirts and huge scarfs. this is my vision of "modern knight" clothes, your vision may be different maybe I'm taking this far too serious anyway, hope that helps

[help-help-i-need-an-adult]

Ok, but imagine a middle school witcher AU where they’re at a party and Jaskier is Barbie dancing around and asking if anyone ever thinks about dying

And everyone else stops dancing

And Geralt, from the corner where the baby goth was not dancing, is like “yes.”

And the two of them spend the rest of the party on the roof, watching the stars and talking about deep stuff like mortality and boy bands

[cangrellesteponme]

kuro character halloween costumes because my opinions are so correct

and also because i wrote about it and forced myself not to go into detail

Sebastian: a witch. i don't need to explain myself. it's mostly just him in a romantic goth getup with a big hat.

Grelle: the scarlet witch, need i say more.

Lau: the joker. (i swear i have a vision!!)

Bard: batman (that was the vision. the vision was bardlau. leave me alone)

Mey-Rin: sailor moon. (i have a specific one in mind but anything works really)

Agni: forgot about halloween entirely, he is now cheese. all they had left at the store.

Wolfram: it's either geralt or a dog boy there's no in-between. (or i guess the middle ground would be inuyasha? the thought is cursed)

Claude: a bloody bride in a princess-type dress. he's absolutely terrifying.

Ran-Mao: she is dressed as a whole fucking creature. no one knows what she is but it's terrifying. (it's either that or ghostface)

Lizzy: a fairy princess. basic but it has lots of details

o!Ciel: a pirate. he's lazy, sue him. any costume would become a pirate, anyway.

r!Ciel: a zombie (i'm hilarious)

Soma: an EYESORE of a magician, so much bling, so much detail, it is iconic and perfect and the goddamn hat keeps falling

Alois: a vampire prince, he couldn't choose.

Luka: a vampire, he's the reason alois couldn't choose

Sieglinde: motherfucking doc ock. obviously.