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@penandinkprincess LOOK! IT IS BABY SELKIE JASKIER AND WOLF SHIFTER GERALT!!!!

(yes, I know that's a husky or something and doesn't really look like a white wolf, but I can use my imagination!)

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Chapters: 1/10 Fandom: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion, Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Eskel/Jaskier | Dandelion, Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion Characters: Eskel (The Witcher), Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Vesemir (The Witcher), Original Witcher Character(s), Triss Merigold, Deidre Ademeyn Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, Alternate Universe, Druid Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Eskel Needs a Hug (The Witcher), Canon-Typical Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, I Shook A Witcher And Intergenerational Trauma Fell Out (The Witcher), Fairy Tale Elements, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

Magic is gone. A gift lost to the maw of avarice.

It exists only in the northern mountains with a small clan of druids and in the cursed blood of the Huntsmen that haunt the Wilds. The gods demand a sacrifice, so says the Eternal Priesthood, so the armies march. After thousands die, an uneasy peace is brokered. It balances on the life of a single man: the White Wolf of Kaer Morhen. He is to travel south to be wed to the prince of Metinna at the Eternal Altar. The union and the purity of the White Wolf's blood will cleanse the sins of the south and magic will return to the ailing people. A young diplomat accompanies the mission, seeking adventure and excitement; he doesn't expect to fall in love with not one, but two enigmatic men.

But when everyone has a secret and nothing is as it seems, will the fragile embers of their love be enough to overcome the trials ahead?

Let’s gooo! With thanks to @flightsfancy22, my collab partner.

[thedemonofcat]

Modern with magic Au:

Jaskier is a shifter who constantly likes to break into zoos as different animals out of boredom.

While Geralt is still a witcher, but likes to visit the Zoo and needs to keep breaking Jaskier out.

[wren-of-the-woods]

Hello hello hello, it has been a while since we last chatted but you are still my resident Witcher mutual and I know you have impeccable taste in fanfic - so I was wondering (if you wouldn't mind) if you could rec any fics about Jaskier's family? Either blood-related from Lettenhove or found family from bard-ing, I'm really unfussy! I'm just very invested in where the bard came from before meeting his Witcher...

Anyway, hope you're doing alright and no worries if this isn't something you're interested in!

Hello Fae!! It's lovely to hear from you! I absolutely do not mind and was delighted at the chance to make another reclist. I hope you find some fics you like!

As always, I would love to hear if anyone reading this has their own recs. Do you know a fic that fits the category? Want to promote one of your own stories? Go for it!

Without further ado, here are a bunch of lovely fics featuring OCs for Jaskier's family!

his hair was like the strands of gold by underlay Rated G, 6k  The Count de Lettenhove has been away from home for several months. Meanwhile, a Witcher has arrived, part of a new protection deal between the Witchers and the Northern Kingdoms. When the Count gets home, he finds a lovesick Julian and a Witcher who isn’t quite what he was expecting. (I have yet to read it, but this one has a sequel that also looks very good!)

for she had done mischief by @whatkindofnameisvolta Rated T, 43k After unexpectedly becoming a father to a demi-god, Jaskier returns to Lettenhove for much needed parental support. There he finds half-a-dozen of his niblings, all with far too much curiosity for their own good. Meanwhile, on the run from Nilfgaard, Geralt, Yennefer and Cirilla also make their way to Lettenhove, to find sanctuary amongst Jaskier's family.

A Mother of One's Own by ohnoesidontknow Rated M, ~1k (one of multiple ficlets posted as the same work) Jaskier's mom adopts Geralt.

enough to drive a man mad by @contemplativepancakes Rated T, 6k Jaskier convinces Geralt to pretend that they’re dating when they visit his parents.

So Inviting (I Almost Jump In) by @happyjuicyfruit Rated G, 5k Geralt accompanies Jaskier to his sister’s wedding. Jaskier’s family is not what Geralt expected.

You, Forever by inanoldhouseinparis Rated G, 16k Geralt and Jaskier pretend to be engaged in Lettenhove.

You've Been Deprived, Haven't You My Dear? by Bedalk05 Rated T, 7k  Jaskier is a shifter and Geralt finds out. (Featuring Jaskier’s mother! I have yet to read the rest of the series, but it looks wonderful.)

Kingdoms Come and Kingdoms Go, Rivers Run and Rivers Flow by @dancinglassie Rated T, 62k Jaskier's start in life was unfortunate, but sadly not unheard of. He was put in a sack, less than an hour old, and chucked in the river. For many in his position that would of been the end of it, but the Yaruga heard his cut off wail and swept him into her loving embrace. Less than an hour old and Jaskier had already died and been reborn as the newest child of Mama Yaruga.

Wicked Things (orphaned) Rated M, 101k  This is the story of how Jaskier helps to save the world. Jaskier is twenty when a rift opens and an army of Fae pour through it. Bloodthirsty and mindless, they sweep across the Continent, devastating human settlements and pushing them into smaller and smaller communities. Jaskier finds himself trapped in Lettenhove, having to deal with his father's gradual decline into madness and protecting his family and his village from the threats outside their walls. He meets a Faerie, trapped in a Faerie Ring; the rest, as they say, is history. (Jaskier’s family is there a lot, especially in the beginning, but heed the tags! There are a lot of other things going on here and a lot of them are horror-y.)

Now, here are a few AUs where Jaskier is related to someone from canon.

of music and motion and love by WriteThroughTheNight Rated T, 12k Jaskier comes from a far humbler background, and would really like to know why Yennefer never came back for her youngest brother. (The sequel is also wonderful!)

Soft Deceitful Wiles by boopboop  Rated M, 23k  Jaskier is Renfri's son, and ten years is plenty of time to prepare a suitable punishment for the Butcher of Blaviken.

Bonus: this one isn't really what you asked for, but it has brief appearances from Jaskier's parents, beautiful found family vibes throughout, and I love it far too much not to mention it!

speak the language of love (like you know what it means) by @restmyheadatnightcontent Rated T, 35k Julian Pankratz, one of the Continent's most famous playboys, always invited to the hottest parties, always seen with the best of the best, is enjoying his lavish life in his huge Cintran apartment when he suddenly gets cut off by his parents and is sent to live in the middle of nowhere. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to him.

More of my reclists can be found here.

[jaskierswolf]

Helo love, for your shape shifter AU, does shedding season hit Jaskier as well in his various forms? 👀❤️

Shedding New Light

Ship: Geraskier Rating: T Summary: In which Geralt discovers something new about his shifter boyfriend

Set after the first part of my shifter!Jaskier AU. You only really need to know that Jaskier is a shifter that can turn into many different animals, and he's just started dating Geralt during their first winter at Kaer Morhen together.

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Geralt was used to waking up in uncomfortable places. It was all part of the witcher life. If he wasn't caught out in the rain and the cold, then he was being thrown out of inns and brothels at dawn. Travelling with Jaskier had made things a little easier, but today, Jaskier was the problem. Geralt woke up struggling to breathe, a lump of coppery thick fur lying on his chest. He growled and tried to shove the wolf to the floor but it didn't help. Jaskier snorted in his sleep and rolled onto his back, four paws in the air.

"Get off," Geralt grumbled to no avail. 

The shifter was either dead asleep or being a stubborn little shit. Only the gods could tell which. Sighing, Geralt started to run his hands through his boyfriend's fur. It was thick and warm, a perfect cover in the cold winter nights that plagued Kaer Morhen, but when Geralt pulled his hand away, tufts of fur stuck between his fingers. 

"What the fuck?" He muttered more to himself than Jaskier.

Another few seconds of stroking through Jaskier's fur had chunks of the coppery strands all over Geralt's bed. It floated through the air, dancing in the streaks of sunlight that were bursting through the window. The bastard was moulting. 

"Jaskier!" 

The shifter snorted. 

"Jask, get up!" 

Blue eyes finally fluttered open, narrow as they peered at Geralt, clearly displeased. One large paw smacked Geralt in the face, and then Jaskier was asleep once more.

It took another five minutes, and the promise of a hunt to get Jaskier to finally wake up and slide off Geralt. By that point, Geralt was near bursting for a piss, and he was covered, head to toe, in wolf fur. Usually he loved to wake up beneath his lover, but choking on dog hair was not the death that he'd imagined. Geralt glared at Jaskier, who was sitting next to him, wagging his tail, and then rolled his eyes. 

"What am I going to do with you?" 

Jaskier howled, pouncing up at Geralt. His paws landed on Geralt's shoulders as his tongue lapped at Geralt's face, rough and slobbery.

"Yes, yes. I love you too," Geralt sighed as he scratched Jaskier behind the ears. More hair floated down to the ground as he did so. "Can you change into something a little less hairy?"

Jaskier let out a low growl, mouthing at Geralt's chin, and then with a crack of bones, shifted into a robin. There was a flurry of feathers as he flitted around the room. As far as Geralt was aware, robins didn't even moult during the winter months, and yet wherever Jaskier flew, feathers fell behind him. He chirped happily, and then landed on Geralt's head. A single feather floated down. Geralt huffed. The feather landed on his nose and he blew it away. 

"What about human, Jask?" 

No sooner had Geralt spoken, than he found himself with a naked bard perched on his shoulders. Jaskier barely fit in the room without hitting his head, and after a few awkward seconds of shifting and rearranging, he was settled in Geralt's arms. 

"You, sir, are grumpy in the mornings," Jaskier grumbled, poking Geralt on the nose.

"Only when my boyfriend is moulting all over my room," Geralt countered.

Jaskier scoffed. "Rude!"

Rolling his eyes, Geralt ruffled Jaskier’s hair only to be greeted with another cloud of hair. “Urgh! Fuck!”

In response, Jaskier just cackled before capturing Geralt’s lips with his own. The kiss was chaste, and the taste was unpleasant, but Geralt still found himself smiling against Jaskier’s lips. Love was new and exciting. Even if he was covered in hair. But he’d promised to love Jaskier in all his forms, and with all his weird and wonderful quirks. The moulting was unexpected, but it was something he was willing to live with.

[iam93percentstardust]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

hell yes, an excuse to talk about more of my favorite fics :) again, going with stuff from the last year or so

Sweeter Than Fiction

At the end of it all, when the Witchers have united under Geralt’s name, when Geralt stands in front of them, when he tells them that in two days’ time they march for Ard Carraigh— It’s Jaskier who first shouts his agreement, “White Wolf!” The hall seems to hold its breath for a moment and then, a great rumble like thunder in the distance, coming from every voice in the hall, “White Wolf!” Jaskier could swear, even though he’s only one of hundreds, that in that moment, Geralt looks directly at him, golden eyes burning into his soul. Or: the first twenty years of the Warlord of the North's reign as documented by Jaskier of the Cats

Yeah, yeah, it's not finished and all that, but consider this! I love warlord Geralt fics, and I love witcher Jaskier fics, and I just really, really wanted to see these two ideas smooshed together

Ours

“Buck,” Rogers interrupts, appearing next to them. “You ready to go?” “Just a minute, Stevie,” Bucky says smoothly. “Just wanted to see if Tony here wanted to know what it’s like to be appreciated.” Tony is half-expecting Rogers to say something about him being Obie’s omega, but instead, he gives him an appreciative onceover and then says, “Does he know we come as a package deal?” Tony’s brain shorts out at the suggestion.

I've never written a military AU before! This one was a lot of fun, and I loved getting to write the differences in the stuckony relationship vs the obie/tony relationship, plus getting to play a little more with gender biases in omegaverse fics than I usually do.

I Bet You Think About Me

The breakup wasn’t amicable. Steve had always liked most of Tony’s friends. He’d gotten along well with Rhodey and Bruce and Pepper and Natasha. He’d even gotten along reasonably well with Happy, who didn’t like anyone other than May. It had been the other side of Tony’s friend group that Steve hadn’t liked and who had, ultimately, been the wedge that broke them apart.

I don't usually write bitter Steve, but this was a lot of fun to play around with. It was a challenge trying to keep Steve still Steve while also making him angry at the way things ended between him and Tony.

Your Laugh is the Best Sound

Steve tries (and fails) to make Tony a surprise breakfast after a night together.

Schmoop! Humor! Falling in love! All the best things!

Unbearably Adorable

Steve's boyfriend gets stuck in his animal form by one of Loki's spells. Somehow, this is not the hardest part of Steve's day (that would be the Avengers' Instagram account).

Cannot believe it took me, the bear mutual, this long to write a Stevetony bear shifter AU smh

[cassandrasdreamworlds]

i am SO sorry i saw this so late lmao but @violaceum-vitellina-viridis tagged me in a self promo tag game! (which they stole from @inexplicifics apparently xD)

to encourage some self promo, how about sharing your top fics no matter how big or small - give us the links to your wonderful words with the Most hits/Most kudos/Most comments/Most bookmarks /Most words/Least words

I already know which fic is gonna come out on top regardless of category xD which means i will just leave out the top fic in the following categories so i dont slap in the link for my big fic 5 times in a row lmao

MOST HITS: very unsurprising but also still surprising because I never thought it would get that big but it's my fic from every height I’d fall I’d call a DC|Batfam fic with fucked up time wibbly wobbly reincarnation and slow build

MOST KUDOS: VERY surprising because i basically never check my stats page and didnt notice this fic sneak itself that high (except yknow. every height) but its bathroom break or a statistically unlikely number of kids stacked into a bathroom which is my DC|Batkids comedy crack fic and a take on the Wayne GalaTM trope

MOST COMMENTS: ... huh well I do get a decent amount of comments tbh but this one did surprise me a lot. it's (after every height) i’ll scream, but you won’t hear - ‘forget me not’  which is the third part in a series featuring an amnesiac Witcher AU - as in yes most of the characters forgot Jaskier the Bard has ever existed. it is VERY angst and mind the tags but i have since abandoned the series, though the first part can be read without reading the series if you dont mind a sad ending

MOST BOOKMARKS: in first... AFTER every height and bathroom break are at the moment two fics tied at 149 bookmarks the first one is in wonderment, at you and yours which is a Witcher fic with Geralt/Jaskier, 6k words of smut and strength kink the second is dragonology a DC|Batfam fic where Tim after getting injured and his body going "nope ive had enough" finds out that he's actually a dragon shifter

MOST WORDS: i don't think i can actually get around explicitly mentioning every height here since it is my longest fic and getting longer with atm 60k, second in line is we'll all be the weak and the weary sometime a rare pair Witcher fic with Regis/Roche - yes the vampire Regis and yes Vernon Roche of the Blue Stripes from TW2 and TW3, it's got 17k and is a short developing relationship fic and with the best meet ugly ive written so far

LEAST WORDS: .................................. do I. do I have to. really? ughhhhhh okay I'll link it if ONLY for baby Cas who was very proud of it - anyway comfort a Yuri on Ice fluff Yuuri/Viktor piece that I wrote when I was like. what? 16? pls keep that in mind if you do read it but my advice is. don't xDDD

tagging: @brothebro @childoffantasy @1flyingcat @ironhoshi @itsfirecat @howdidthisevenhappenanyway @bard-llama and anyone else who wants to spread some self promo around!

[thebestworstidea]

Witcher Fic Recommendations

Presented in no particular order, some of my favorite Witcher Fics; Links are to Ao3. They are also mostly Explicit, but cute, if you get me? I tend to forget the porn when remembering them because it's about the character interactions not the fucking.

Pretty much anything @inexplicifics has written (I started hearing about the Accidental Warlord Series (E, Geralt/Jaskier, Geralt/Eskel, Geralt/Jaskier/Eskel and assorted minor ships. In which a terrified bard stops being terrified and helps reshape the world with his music and his heart.) when I started going through the Witcher tag and somehow it was even BETTER than I assumed) but in particular I am crazy about their Lambert/Aiden. Your Kind of Heaven (M, in which Lambert is smarter than Orpheus), Three Bells each with a Separate Sound (E, in which timefuckery makes for the best fuckert)and Out of the Night That Covers Me (M, in which a single good deed does multiple people a shit ton of good)are all fics I've read multiple times already.

@jackironsides is also a go to favorite writer, with Kaer Morhen Book Club (T in which fanfic changes people's perspectives, and the Kaer Morons love romance novels.)being a unclosed tab on my phone in case I need a pick me up. But honestly, any of their works are worth a read. I went through their entire library with no regrets.

@spielzeugkaiser does this amazing art to tell stories with; while it can take me most of a fic to tear up, they can do it in a handful of sketches so there's that. But there's plenty more that's cute and sweet. Love their Shifter!Jaskier and bearwitcher!Jaskier

A Beginners Guide to Exploiting the Kaedweni Tax Code For Fun and Profit by Heronfem- more Lambert/Aiden, modern-with-magic college au, it's just ... so good. (In which a demisexual, genderfluid Lambert gets accidentally married to a theatre kid and it fucking rocks.)

Cabinet of Curiosities (E) by aleatory_fox, round_robin was one of the first fics I read in the fandom and it stuck with me a great deal. (in Which Witchers are Objectified(like, pets.), and Jaskier's plots run deep.)

round_robin also wrote an Exhalation of Wolves, (E)scenes from which also pop into my head when I'm not thinking of other things. (In which Jaskier makes soap, and is beloved by the Wolves of Kaer Morhen- and loves them back just as hard)

Mating Call (E) by TAFKAmayle gets a reminder about the explicitness, because it is blatant monsterfucking. Cute somehow though. (in Which Jaskier is an adorable pervert; and Willow stares at pictures on the Witcher-Wiki and goes 'yeah, I can see that')

really enjoying the Cutagen Verse stories by artistsfuneral, if only because they agree with me that there need to be just a couple more surviving wolf Witchers. (G-M, with one E. What it says on the tin)

Beasts In Fields of Flowers by @sheepishwolfy (series M/E) has very good banter in my opinion. (in which there are both Cuteagens and Feral Jaskier so that's the appeal)

The Courting Jewlery ABO (E)series by suzukiblu has definitely done things to my brain in regard to ABO. Good things. (In which Geralt is an Omega who deserves all the nice things Jaskier can give him, and Jaskier is going to do it whether he likes it or not)

Curse of Chamomile by chamomiletea (E) by (In Which Geralt gets a very specific curse, which leads him to Jaskier, an apology, and several new experiences. Raunchy and sweet and cute in turns)

Being Roach by @senashenta a delightful crossover that I adore. And cute, not explicit, for a change. (Witcher- Heralds of Valdemar crossover)

[thedovecollector]

A list of my WIPs. Some started from prompts on my old blog, tho there were a lot of prompts that got lost when it was deleted. CWings listed as needed before the item on the list.

I have plans to write/finish all of these Eventually, and am willing to answer questions if anyone has any. Also open to prompts

These are all The Witcher, tho I have several RPF WIPs as well

Will be posted to tumblr and AO3

Beastiality. Eskel has always had a deep connection with wolves, especially with a pack that lives near Kaer Morhen. He visits them in the spring

Dubcon, monsterfucking. Jaskier wakes up on a damp rock that juts out in the sea, and something starts touching him.

Dubcon/noncon. Jaskier was trained as a witcher in the bear school, but he is slighter and weaker than the average bear and many of the others take advantage of this.

Monsterfucking. Dandelion accidentally stumbles across a fiend late at night

Dubcon, monsterfucking. Dandelion was turned into a werewolf, and due to past experiences has a grudge against witchers. His new life has turned him cynical and cruel, and despite the fact that Geralt promises to help him Dandelion does not believe him.

Necro. Jaskier is a florist with debilitating anxiety, who frequently makes deliveries to Geralt’s funeral home

Psychological abuse. The Continent doesn’t view witchers as much different from humans, but Jaskier convinces Geralt that witchers are viewed as monsters - and that only Jaskier could love him

Noncon, torture. If Jaskier was left in Rience’s clutches for much longer than in canon

Noncon, torture. Another Rience/Jaskier idea along the same lines as the last

Noncon, monsterfucking. A modern AU where Lambert is a werewolf, and accidentally stays too late at Jaskier’s house the night of the full moon

Beastiality, curses. Geralt is cursed to be attracted to canines. Jaskier is a shifter whose form of choice is a dog, and he comes across a witcher who lets another dog mount him

Will Not be posted to tumblr - only on AO3

Julian is woken up after having nightmares, and Geralt decides to tire him out by fucking him so he won’t have anymore

De-aged Jaskier

Beastiality. Julian and Valdo are brothers, and Valdo catches Julian with the family dog - and he can’t get it out of his mind

Noncon, AOB. Witchers, as alphas, are given away to rich omegas, and Geralt is given to Jaskier.

Geralt and Julian

[yennskier-feed-ao3]

PUSH CHORD

PUSH CHORD

by WolfaMoon

The different type of psychics in the film are: * Movers (who can move objects with their mind) * Pushers (who can control other peoples' thoughts) * Watchers (who can see the future) * Bleeders (who emit high-pitched screams that can burst blood vessels) * Sniffs (who can track people) * Shifters (who can temporarily change what an object looks like to others) * Wipers (who can wipe memory) * Shadows (who can cloak themselves and others around them from detection) * Stitchers (who can heal or unheal people).

Words: 2499, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 7 of PUSH AU

Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Jaskier | Dandelion, Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Nenneke (The Witcher), Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Reince Priebus

Relationships: Jaskier | Dandelion/Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Season/Series 02, Hurt/Comfort, Hurt Jaskier | Dandelion, Protective Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Protective Jaskier | Dandelion, Jaskier | Dandelion Has Powers, Jaskier | Dandelion & Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg Friendship, Burns, Jaskier | Dandelion Whump, Alternate Universe - Push (2009) Fusion

[jaskiersvalley]

Hello! I love your work. Would you ever consider writing about a shapeshifter! Jaskier? 🙇‍♀️

While I already have the shifter AU going, this ask has prompted a very different idea. I have nothing to say for myself and I am so very sorry in advance. This is not what anybody could have possibly asked for but it’s what has happened so...enjoy?

The problem with giving Geralt the one blessing he asked for was that Jaskier missed him. And, damn his heart, Jaskier still cared for Geralt, knew that eventually things would settle between them. It might take Geralt a few years, maybe a couple of decades, he was emotionally dense, but they would travel together again. That didn’t mean Jaskier didn’t want to at least keep tabs on him. So he travelled adjacent to Geralt, far enough away to hear of him but not enough to get underfoot or encounter Geralt. Or so he thought.

As far as performances went, Jaskier had been quite pleased with the evening. He had a tidy sum of coin in his pouch, lute slung on his back and making his way to the inn where he was told he could request a room. The murmurings got to Jaskier before anything else and he was grateful. A witcher was in town. A certain white haired, grumpy as fuck witcher. It would have been generous to say Jaskier panicked. No, he freaked out. Not wanting to encounter Geralt just yet but also missing him somewhat fierce, Jaskier did the only thing that made sense. He was near the stables, likely where Geralt would leave Roach. Who was the next best thing and would understand, Jaskier had chats with her before while Geralt was off fighting some monster or other. So, in a fit of worry, Jaskier did the only thing that made sense. He ran into the stables, found an empty stall and shifted. No doubt Roach would be put in the stall next to him and then they could catch up. She had some quite pithy commentary sometimes, especially about Geralt’s choices.

Only, there was no Roach, no Geralt but the stable-hand had come in and Jaskier was stuck. Especially when it was noted that he was there without any explanation. Words spread quickly about the horse just left in the stable without pay or anything else. Nobody seemed to know where he had come from, and now there were more and more people coming by to look at him and Jaskier couldn’t shift back. It was getting awkward.

“I heard there was a horse without an owner,” an all too familiar voice rumbled and the couple of people eyeing Jaskier up parted. Geralt strode forward and looked over Jaskier with a critical eye, lifting his legs to inspect him. “If nobody comes for him in the morning, I’ll take him. 500 oren.”

Just like that Jaskier was sold to Geralt. Things couldn’t get more awkward.

They absolutely did get more awkward. In the morning, nobody had come forward to claim Jaskier so Geralt handed over a pouch of coin and unbuckled a saddle and other riding bits and bobs from his pack. Too stunned to resist, Jaskier let himself be equipped with it all and he was led out. Geralt swung up on his back and they started their way out of town. All Jaskier could think was that Geralt was really sodding heavy.

Nothing was said until it was dusk, Jaskier was grumbling about Geralt and his lazy ass refusing to walk. They had found a nice little clearing and Geralt tied Jaskier to a tree. The indignity of it all had Jaskier tossing his head, smacking Geralt with his mane.

“Alright Roach, alright,” Geralt murmured. Which. Wait. What?! Jaskier was most definitely not Roach. He needed to know what happened to Roach, his dear girl couldn’t have met an unfortunate end. However, there was no way he could ask without revealing his identity to Geralt and that would only lead to more arguments.

What Jaskier didn’t anticipate was for Geralt to start talking while his dinner cooked over the small fire.

“You’ll get used to the quiet, don’t worry.” An ironic thing to say given that Geralt was breaking the silence. “There was a time it wasn’t like this.” If Jaskier wasn’t mistaken, there was a fond smile on Geralt’s lips. “There was lute music, half hummed lyrics, complaining, so much complaining.”

Suddenly, Jaskier didn’t want to listen anymore. He didn’t want to hear Geralt besmirch his good name to even his horse. Who was, unfortunately, not a horse but the very person Geralt was reminiscing about.

“You would have probably liked him,” Geralt continued, unaware of Jaskier’s conundrum. “Jaskier always loved Roach, he would have probably adored you. Tried to spoil you. He made life better for everyone.”

Oh no. Grealt was not doing this. Jaskier snorted and stomped to try and put an end to it all.

“Definitely would have liked you,” Geralt laughed bitterly. “He was a bit of a dramatic idiot too. I’d heard he was in the town I found you. But by the time I got there, he had disappeared. Wasn’t at the inn he was told he’d have a room at. Maybe he heard I was in the area and ran.” This time, Geralt actually sounded tired and sad. “I can’t really blame him. It’s not like he knows I want to apologise. I wasn’t nice to him.”

Jaskier blew air out through his nostrils heavily and Geralt turned to look at him with a wry uptick of his lips. “Thanks, for judging me but not hating me for it. I do enough of that by myself.”

After that, Jaskier really couldn’t shift and reveal his true nature. This wouldn’t have happened if he had just been honest with Geralt from the start, shown him his true nature. But no, Jaskier had wanted to play human and now he was paying the price. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. And fuck again.

The charade went on for three days. Jaskier suffered Geralt on his back in exchange for being talked at. Surprisingly, Geralt really liked to talk to his horse. Mostly it was about hunts of the past, more detailed than he had ever shared with Jaskier in his human form. The topic of Jaskier himself came up more than once, Geralt grumbling about hearing snatches of his songs being murdered by other bards. Finally, the topic of old Roach came up too and Jaskier neighed in laughter. Winter had been cold in Kaer Morhen, vicious and the stable hadn’t held up as well as the witchers had assumed. Roach made more than close friends with Scorpion when the wall separating their stalls crumbled away. So now, she was up in Kaer Morhen, keeping Vesemir company and due to drop a foal a little before winter.

In those three days, Jaskier also waited patiently while Geralt stumbled across a nest of drowners, they outran a warg pack and took out a contract on a kikimora. Nothing Jaskier hadn’t really seen before. He even enjoyed it a little, confident that in his horse form he could run to safety.

Everything unravelled when Geralt returned from the kikimora hunt, a hewn off head dangling from his hand. He approached Jaskier and that was when Jaskier realised what was about to happen. There was no way on earth Geralt was going to tie a dripping, disgusting monster part to Jaskier and sully his beautiful fur.

“Oh no you don’t!” Jaskier growled, shifting into human form and backing away from Geralt. “That is not going anywhere near me.”

Fuck.

They stared at each other, Geralt blinking and frowning.

“I thought I could smell you,” he said dumbly in the end. Which. Okay. Weird as hell to open with that over everything else. But Jaskier could play the game.

“Nice to see you too, Geralt.”

“That too.” Obviously, Geralt had not changed a single bit. Which Jaskier could have deducted without the latest exchange. “If I use a throw to cover you, will you take the kikimora head back to the village? It’s a long way to carry.”

Well then. Jaskier rolled his eyes. It seemed they were not going to have the conversation in that moment. Relenting, he shifted back into horse form and trod on Geralt’s toes in warning.

“You’ve listened to me for the last three days. I’m not repeating myself,” Geralt grumbled. However, he did loop his arms around Jaskier’s neck in a quick hug. Maybe he did find non-human forms easier to interact with. It made Jaskier wonder whether something made Geralt averse to humanity. Who was he kidding? Being a witcher was reason enough, humans treated him like shit. Bumping his head against Geralt’s chest in reply, he started walking, Geralt falling into place beside him.

“Thank you.” The words were quiet but no less heartfelt. “For coming back to me.”

Jaskier found he was rather glad himself.

[thedemonofcat]

Au: Shifter Jaskier whenever he finds Geralt not being good enough friends. In order to mock Geralt, he shifts into a literal white wolf and then proceeds to start howling in the most dramatic way possible. After Ciri started to join in on the joke, Geralt's situation only got worse for him.

[artistsfuneral]

Shapeshifter au where the kaer morons don't shift into their second forms because apparently it hurts them, so Jaskier thinks that must be some kind of witcher thing until he actually sees one of them shifted and he's like "biiiiitcccch of course it hurts! look at your fur being all dirty and matted, pulling at your skin, when was the last time someone groomed you?!" cue a very long very exhausting day for Jaskier where he shaves, bathes, cleans and grooms a whole pack of wolfdogs, while rambling on and on about proper canine care

[jaskierswolf]

Horse!jask so he can gossip and bond with roach (like in that fanart??)

The Gossiping Mare

Part 8 of my shifter!verse. It takes part after Trash Panda!

On AO3

Fan art referenced is by @spielzeugkaiser. This is my own AU so the rules aren't quite the same, but the art definitely helped inspired this one!

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Autumn had come sooner than Jaskier had anticipated. His time as a professor of Oxenfurt was drawing to a close and he would finally be back on the road again. The best part was he would no longer be separated from his boyfriend for weeks on end whilst he was out chasing monsters and men. But naturally, Geralt was late. Jaskier had packed and unpacked twice already, and having spent the morning as a falcon circling the city, he was displeased. Geralt was only just crawling towards Oxenfurt, a griffin's head tied to Roach's bags. 

Picking at his feathers, Jaskier huffed and peered down at the streets below. Colourful bards were dancing and performing in the square, feathered hats and silk clothes. They weren't bad, but they weren't nearly as talented as Jaskier had been at their age. Still, they were only human. He preened a little and tilted his head as Roach finally trotted through the gates.

As Geralt glanced up at the looming building of the university, Jaskier spread his wings and took off. The wind caught underneath his wings and he glided, circling as he gently fell towards his witcher. He cried out to get their attention and then, after checking no one else was looking his way, Jaskier shifted, clattering against the cobbles with his newly formed hooves.

With a whinny, Jaskier trotted around bumped his head against Roach’s and to his delight she called back to him. As before, he wasn’t clear on any words that the mare was trying to say, if words even really existed, but instinctively he knew that she had missed him. He let his tail flick out behind him as Geralt dismounted and hit the floor nimbly. Geralt’s fingers through his mane was like heaven - the soft murmur of his voice in Jaskier’s ear. But before Jaskier could melt into Geralt’s touch, Roach stamped her hoof, demanding Jaskier’s attention.

Oh, wasn't that interesting? 

Geralt had apparently been a misery guts all summer without him. There was something in Roach’s tone that Jaskier was trying to figure out. The exasperation… the worry? 

What had his witcher been up to?

By the time they reached the stables, Roach had finally gone quiet. It was heartwarming to know that she’d missed him, and Jaskier did his best to tell her that he felt the same. Then, as soon as the stable boys left them alone, Jaskier shifted. He flung himself into Geralt’s arms, the witcher grunting under the weight. 

“Jaskier,” Geralt hummed, pressing a kiss to Jaskier’s forehead. “I missed you too.” 

But Jaskier huffed as he buried his face into Geralt’s neck. “You’re in trouble, mister. What have you been doing to worry our darling Roach?”

Geralt groaned, dropping Jaskier gently to his feet. “She’s such a gossip.”

“She cares about you.” 

Despite his obvious embarrassment, Geralt smiled, his face lighting up as it always did when his mare was involved. It wasn’t a surprise. Jaskier had known from the day he’d met Geralt that the witcher was more comfortable around animals than people, and he adored his mare. Still, Jaskier rolled his eyes. 

“And I care about you too. I love you.” The witcher blushed and pulled Jaskier into his arms. 

A murmured “I love you too” was whispered into Jaskier’s shoulder. At least now Jaskier would be there with Geralt on the path, protecting him, loving him, always by his side. And soon they would be back to Kaer Morhen for winter, with their pack - their family. Together.

[reveniemus]

wolves in autumn

for @witcher-trick-or-treat prompt: autumn

general shenanigans feat. geralt, eskel, lambert, & jaskier. 636 words, no warnings, also on ao3!

this will be part of a larger wolf shifter au/series, but i am absolutely winging every aspect of this so bare with me

It's Jaskier’s first autumn since gaining his newfound powers, and a part of him thinks of how much simpler his life had been last year. Still, he isn’t the kind of person who tries to think about the past too much. The past is something he can't change, no matter how much he might want to, so he simply has to... move on.

He's standing in front of his window, watching the leaves twirl about on the lawn as he listens to the brothers argue downstairs. As always, Geralt is nothing but monosyllabic answers as Lambert argues vehemently about something Jaskier stopped comprehending ages ago. Normally, Jaskier is more than happy to join them and exist in their space, but a part of him is itching to do something he wasn't sure was even allowed, considering how new everything was for him.

He thought about going downstairs to ask, but he knows it will likely end with him not getting the answer he wants. Jaskier smiles when he remembers Lambert’s mantra — ask for forgiveness, not permission — and decides it would be worth the risk. After all, becoming a magical creature didn't make him immortal, and what if he didn't make it to next autumn? He wouldn't get to have a magical first autumn experience as a wolf!

It's a stupid bit of logic, he knows in the back of his mind, but he can't find it in him to care. Jaskier opens the window, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. The voices below him slowly shift into silence so he knows they heard the movement and are waiting to see what it means. Jaskier feels his heart race a little as he climbs out of the window and jumps off, letting out a loud whoop that turns into a howl as he transforms. The chocolate colored wolf leaps across the yard, bounding for the orange and gold forest.

'Jaskier, you little shit,' Lambert shouts in his mind as he runs towards the woods. He can feel Geralt and Eskel join them as he runs through the forest.

'Ask for forgiveness, not permission, right?' Jaskier asks, letting out a laugh-like back when he hears Eskels 'for fuck’s sake' groaned in reply.

‘Oh, loosen up, Esk, a run through the woods won’t hurt anyone," Geralt argues, an amused tilt to his voice.

Jaskier grins as much as a wolf can before howling loudly into the air, a pleasant warmth spreading through him when the other three join in. He can hear the brothers' footsteps coming from all around him, but he can’t quite tell where they are — a talent he’ll learn soon enough, Geralt assures him — so he lets out a yelp when a reddish gold wolf slams into him and tackles him to the ground.

Lambert’s bark is playful as he nips at Jaskier’s neck. Jaskier gives as good as he gets, yipping excitedly when Geralt and Eskel join them. They roughhouse among the moss and the fallen leaves until all four are panting and exhausted in a pile.

'Literally had one rule, you dick,’ Geralt tells Jaskier, nipping at his ear as he rolls onto his side beside the brunet.

'You know I don't like cages, no matter how cozy you try to make them,' he responds guiltlessly, nuzzling into the older man's white fur.

‘Ten human laps tomorrow for insubordination as your penance,’ is Eskel’s reply from where he’s licking his paw and rubbing it over his ear, earning a groan of protest from the two younger wolves. Their groans are cut short when Eskel looks between the two of them, a wolfish eyebrow raised.

‘Fine, but know I hate you,’ Jaskier huffs, sticking his tongue out to Eskel, whose lip twitches upwards before he catches it and fakes stoicism at Jaskier’s taunting.

[between-two-fandoms]

Shifter Jaskier Headcannons

After the mountain scene Jaskier ends up being so emotionally distraught he transforms into a cat on instinct. He's a furry little baby, but if you fuck with him you're screwed.

Geralt fucked with him.

For the first few nights Jaskier growls at Geralt and only let's him near when he's got food. Sometimes Jaskier will "accidentally" almost bite off Geralt's fingers. When Jaskiers feeling particularly feral he'll gouge long scratches into Geralt's arm. Enough to hurt the witcher, but not enough to scar or keep him from hunting.

Geralt adjusts to the bard turning into a cat pretty well after the initial shift. He provides Cat Jaskier with food and water and Cat Jaskier seems to have Roach's immediate approval.

Jaskier's pettiness boils down to light growls and scratches on Geralt's arms and legs. Jaskier eventually lets Geralt pet him.

They run into other witchers on the way to Kaer Morhen and Geralt hates the fact that Cat Jaskier seems to approve of both of his brothers without hesitation. Cat Jaskier tends to perch on Eskel's shoulder, who constantly showers him with live and affection.

Lol lmk if u want more let me know!