#is Geralt human or still a witcher in this modern au? idk! Up to you!

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Prompt 40

In a modern world, Geralt has been chatting online with a man named "Dandelion" for about four weeks now. They finally worked up the mutual courage to go out for a date... I R L... (shocked gasps from the imaginary audience)

Only, Geralt has been sat alone at the restaurant they agreed upon for about an hour and a half now. All his messages to Dandelion have been ignored. He doesn't want to hope something bad happened to him, but he also doesn't want to hope the man is fine and just decided to blow off Geralt and their date. But then he finally gets a call from Dandelion. "Hi! Geralt! Geralt, Right? I hit the right number? Listen- Um- I locked my keys in the car. I know it sounds like an excuse but it isn't! And the car fixer men can't come until tomorrow, so I was just going to hire an uber, but I can't find my wallet, and I doubt I have the money for it, for see, my darling white wolf, I may have splurged all my money on quite a lovely bouquet to bring you- Um- It's on my kitchen table-" (the sounds of a man clambering and stumbling through his own apartment) "-And so i was going to do the very embarrassing act of asking you to pay for my uber, even though you were already generous enough to offer to pay for the entire meal, and so I decided I'd think on it and try and find my wallet again after my shower, but see then I fell in the shower, and I- Well, to be honest, I think I might have broken my arm, um- I think I need a raincheck? And can I borrow money for an uber to the hospital? I'll pay it back, I swear!" Long story short, Geralt's first date with this 'Dandelion' guy he's had a massive crush on for weeks, is driving him to the hospital and checking him in. The worst part of it all is that Jaskier (Dandelion's real name*) is so charming, that Geralt can't even be upset about the whole situation. *Geralt soon learns that "Julian" is Jaskier's 'real' real name, when he ends up helping Jaskier write out his medical forms, but this is all just semantics.

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What are your favorite geraskier fics? I got into a Ferris bueller fan fic rabbithole but it's unfortunately short, and need something else to read

oooo, ok. to be totally honest, i don't bookmark good fics as often as i should, so there are probably people with longer rec lists out there (i believe valdomarx here on tumblr posts some semi-frequently), but i'll give it my best shot.

you can also check my ao3 bookmarks(same username as here), i think most of them are public except the rly Spicy ones? so you'll be able to see everything witcher i've put a pin in.

(also these'll all be on ao3, as that's the site i use)

Dear by Potrix - im like, irrevocably head over heels for this one. i adore outsider POV, and it's so sweet, it just kills me. it's basically a bunch of different strangers bumping into geralt and jaskier, and their different take-aways of the relationship.

Make me Happy by multiplelizards - a frankenstein AU, really good and sweet, i periodically reread it just to cheer myself up

For The Asking by gremble - if you like the Accidental Warlord fic series, you're basically guaranteed to like this fic, which was inspired by awahp, but from geralt's perspective instead of jaskier's.

the aftermath will ring with songs you've sung by emamel - another fic you'll like if you like awahp. fun little fic, and i rather like the ending

Ivy on the Hill by chaya - first fic for the witcher i ever bookmarked. it's been long enough i don't recall the details(sorry, bad memory), but it's multi-chapter and sweet and deals with Interpersonal Drama, if that's your bag

so we can pretend, sweetly by theredtailedhawkwithjewelsforeyes - inhuman!jaskier discovering his less than human ancestry

If I Must Starve(Let it be in Your Arms) by igneum807 - jaskier platonically cuddling with touch-starved wolf school witchers

Roach by octinary - very sweet little fic about geralt's horse and the wild hunt(and now i'm thinking about it, the only rec here that isnt geraskier. sorry about me haha)

the fire & powder series by violaceum_vitellina_viridis - jaskier/witchers. idk how to summarize it. it leans into the "feral bard" trope, which im usually not SUPER into, but i recall this one being rather sweet(though fair warning, im not up to date on the recent stuff)

you're only brave in the moonlight (stay til sunrise) by summerfrost - modern AU, roommates to lovers. genuinely fantastic modern AU. i cant describe why i love it, beyond just-- i love it so much, very sweet, genuinely funny dialogue in places.

Where There's a Witcher by ghostinthelibrary - another modern au, but in this one geralt is still a witcher. jaskier is an unemployed journalist and musician, who accidentally stumbles into danger in the form of a wyvern that geralt is actively hunting through city streets. i really loved this one, and it's also a series(tho heads up that im also not up to date on the recent entries to this series either)

most anything by kathkin, but im especially fond of New Monster Stories - another modern AU where geralt is still a witcher. you know that trope where People Dont See The Unusual, Because They Don't Want To See It? so like, a monster can walk right past them and it doesnt register in their brain? that's the rules this fic operates under, and it's glorious and funny and sweet and i adore it.

there's also, like, the fics ive written on ao3(again, same username as here). not to, you know, toot my own horn or anything, but! they exist, if you'd like to give em a look.

if you'd like smut fics i can also provide, just hmu. hope some of these r to yr taste 💕