#witcherbigbang 2021

[witcherbigbang]

like the love that discovered the sin

Author: longing-and-heartache-and-lust (AO3)

Artist: gen-syz-art (Twitter)

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 14,223

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Lingerie, Jaskier | Dandelion in Lingerie, Multiple Orgasms, Rimming, Porn with Feelings

Summary:

It was last winter that Jaskier had overheard Geralt while he was playing Gwent with his brothers and lost a bet that one of his biggest fantasies was seeing Jaskier in lingerie and being allowed to do anything he wanted to him then.

He couldn't stop thinking about it since, not really.

So when they returned to Redania in early spring, he knew exactly what he had to do. It would take some planning and some talking, of course, especially considering that he had to keep it all a secret from Geralt, but - and of this, he was more than sure - it would all be worth it in the end.

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[roguepyrola]

The bard wore a long red vest that looked to be of the same material as the prized coat that he had been treating so carefully since Geralt first saw it in Kovir. Beneath the vest, a pale yellow sleeveless chemise only made its appearance known because its silky fabric cascaded from below the hem of the vest. At first glance, the fabric looked to be of a solid pale yellow, but if one studied it more closely, the faint lines of a darker yellow traced a silhouette of dandelions.

So excited to share this with you! I had the pleasure of collaborating with @gwylliondream​ for and beta Gilli_ann this year’s @witcherbigbang​ on this cover art for the amazing slow-burn fic, “Visiting Marilka.” 

Loved watching the story come together over the last few months. I’m so glad I was paired with Gwyllion for my first collaborative fandom event, she truly made the process approachable and fun. 

Summary: Months after the mountain breakup, Geralt finds Jaskier performing in a tavern. Before Geralt can consider apologizing, the bard is interrupted by a messenger who notifies Jaskier that his father has died. Jaskier prepares to set off for Lettenhove to console his mother and siblings. Geralt gets caught up in the drama and accompanies Jaskier as he travels to his childhood home. On their journey, Geralt learns that a witcher’s Path needn’t have a predetermined destination.

Go over and read it on AO3 right now: Visiting Marilka (57k, rated M) 

(art minus title under the cut)

[mollymauktealeef]

within you

For the 2021 @witcherbigbang!

Fic by @jaskofalltrades

Art by @dogblessyoutascha

Beta @ladymatt

Rating: T

Word Count: 33563

Warning/s + Tags: Labyrinth Fusion, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Kidnapping, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Trails, Child Abduction, Getting Together, Eventual Happy Ending, Childhood Trauma, Child Neglect, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Found Family, Major Character Injury, Misunderstandings, Blood and Injury, The Canon Timeline is my bitch

Relationships: Geralt/Jaskier

Summary:

“I have come to take back the child surprise that you have stolen from me-”

“Stolen dear Witcher? I have stolen nothing, I rescued Ciri. I think it’s you attempting to steal from me.”

“Give her back!”

“Why? It’s not like you wanted her in the first place.”

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[witcherbigbang]

within you

Author: jaskofalltrades

Artist: DogBlessYouTascha (Twitter | Tumblr)

Rating: T

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Word Count: 33,566

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alternate Universe - Labyrinth Fusion, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Kidnapping, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Witcher Big Bang 2021, Canon-Typical Violence, Trails, Child Abduction, Protective Jaskier | Dandelion, Good Parent Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, eventually, Getting Together, Emotionally Constipated Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Eventual Happy Ending, Childhood Trauma, Child Neglect, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Found Family, Major Character Injury, Misunderstandings, Blood and Injury, Not Canon Compliant, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

Summary:

“I have come to take back the child surprise that you have stolen from me-”

“Stolen dear Witcher? I have stolen nothing, I rescued Ciri. I think it’s you attempting to steal from me.”

“Give her back!”

“Why? It’s not like you wanted her in the first place.”

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[witcherbigbang]

for years or for hours

Author: ghostinthelibrarywrites

Beta Reader: maya-the-yellow-bee

Artist: thewonderfulthingaboutfish

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 52,278

Pairing: Eskel/Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Established Eskel/Jaskier | Dandelion, Past Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Developing Eskel/Geralt/Jaskier, Curses, Canon-Typical Violence, Mutual Pining, Identity Porn, Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Smut, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs

Summary:

After Geralt vanishes on a routine hunt, Eskel searches for him in vain, grieves, and moves on. Nearly eight hundred years later, he lives a quiet life as a farmer outside of Oxenfurt and is in a serious relationship with Jaskier, an adorable college professor.

But when Geralt wakes from a centuries-long sleep into an entirely new world and Jaskier finds him on the side of the road, the arrival of Eskel's lost love brings with it heartache, peril, and the chance for a new love.

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[witcherbigbang]

Please find what I lost... (me)

Author: Tirthurin

Beta Reader: zmezagain

Artist: kenwave

Rating: E

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Word Count: 52,931

Pairing: Eskel/Geralt

Tags: a specter, Hurt Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Near Death Experiences, Medieval Medicine, Witcher Contract Gone Wrong (The Witcher), allusion to attempted child-molestation (saved by the teacher), Swearing, geralt's low self-esteem, Angst, monster-fighting, Medieval Surgery practices, Wiedźmin | The Witcher-Typical Violence

Summary:

When a monster hunt turns into a disaster, Geralt is convinced that this ist the contract that will cost him his life. But if he has to go down, he'll make sure to take the final monster with him - resorting to drastic measures that are more effective than he would have thought.

A day later, a strange boy with Witcher's eyes and sketchy memories appears before Jaskier and Lambert and asks them to rescue a not-quite-dead-yet Witcher with whom he shares a confusing connection.

Add Eskel, who had been seeking Geralt for reasons of his own, to the rescue party, and you have three-and-a-half people that set out to safe the Witcher, who’s a friend, annoying brother or beloved - depending on whom you'd ask.

Will they get there in time? And if they do - will they actually be able to save Geralt, or will there only be time for a final goodbye?

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[witcherbigbang]

It was almost like a song

Author: thegirl20

Artist: bgmoth

Rating: M

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 33,027

Pairings: Tissaia de Vries/Yennefer, Yennefer & Jaskier

Tags: accidental bard acquisition, Mild Heterosexual Content

Summary:

Yennefer meets a Bard in a tavern one evening and they strike up a business arrangement. Quite how that leads to him writing love songs about her and Tissaia, she's not sure.

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[witcherbigbang]

Your Mouth Is Poison (Your Mouth Is Wine)

Author: ClydeThistles

Beta Reader: ExpatGirl

Artist: punchsomeoneforme-willyou

Rating: M

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 37,975

Pairing: Margarita Laux-Antille/Tissaia de Vries

Tags: Slow Burn, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Smut, Poisons & Plants & Potions, Tenderness, Canon Compliant

Summary:

Based on the canon premise that Rita and Tissaia author academic works together. Follows their relationship over the years with each chapter related to a poison in the compendium they write. NB: NOT teacher/student. Timeframe is from just after Falka's Rebellion to several years after the Thanedd Coup.

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[witcherbigbang]

even in jest, or as an afterthought

Author: andfollowthesun (Tumblr | AO3)

Rating: T

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 10,562

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier/Yennefer

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending, nostalgia about old friends? it's more likely than you think

Summary:

She thinks, briefly, of Fringilla, of being twelve and asking each other, over and over again, but you’re my best friend, right? And I’m yours? They haven’t seen each other since high school. Last Yen heard, she was working at McKinsey’s in-house legal team on the west coast.

Geralt and Jaskier had known each other since before they could talk. Years and years before Yen came onto the scene. They weren’t supposed to be like her and Fringilla.

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[witcherbigbang]

The Forgotten Song

Author: pherryt

Artist: antaresnox

Rating: M

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 44,972

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Past Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Other Witcher Schools, Kaer Morhen, Angst, Fluff, Humor, soft moments tm, Hurt/Comfort, low self worth, Tragic Pasts, Amnesia, Memories, Headaches, overuse of willowbark tea, Apologies, hurt!Jaskier, Sick!Jaskier, Witcher!Jaskier, Protective!Geralt, supportive wolf witchers, spells, Magic, Traveling, rewrite of the mountain scene, mention of the mutations, mention of past child deaths, non graphic memory of monster fight and said child deaths, sacking of the witcher schools, medallion, Nightmares, Geralt's POV, Confessions, First Kiss, Cuddling, temple massage, Comfort, impromptu music lessons with kids, some very cliffhangery chapters (aren't you glad this is posted all at once?)

Summary:

Geralt and Jaskier have been traveling together for a while, far longer than Geralt even realized. But it's not until Jaskier's mysterious headaches suddenly grow much worse that Geralt realizes somethings off about Jaskier. And he's certain that the magic he's felt wrapped around the bard since the day they met might just be a clue.

But if it is, it's one he doesn't understand yet and he's afraid time is running out. So Geralt does the only thing he can think of...

He brings Jaskier home.

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[witcherbigbang]

The Calling 

Author: LiraelClayr007 

Artist: MaxImproving

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 12,128

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Fluff, Fairy Tale Elements, Siren Jaskier | Dandelion, Spells & Enchantments, Telepathy, Memories, Ocean Sex, Soft Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion Has Self-Esteem Issues, Magic, so much magic, Stars, Caring Jaskier | Dandelion, Beach Sex, Lots of kissing, just a hint of angst, but then back to the fluff, Djinni & Genies, Wishes, Wings, Siren song, hunger, learning control, Love Confessions, Happy Ending

Summary:

Crisscrossing the continent with Roach, Geralt hears tell of a coastal town desperate to rid themselves of a siren. What he finds when he investigates is a very welcoming town and a most unusual siren.

A most beautiful siren.

As Geralt draws closer to the siren - Jaskier is his name - he begins to wonder. Is he being enchanted? Can he trust anything that's happening? And why does Jaskier not act as any other siren he's ever encountered, or the ones he's been taught about? Geralt only knows one thing for certain: he's falling for Jaskier, and he wants to trust his heart.

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[witcherbigbang]

Visiting Marilka

Author: gwyllion 

Artist: roguepyrola  

Rating: M

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 57,252

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Drama & Romance, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Plothole Fill, Episode Fix-It: s01e06 Rare Species, Canon Compliant, Canon Era, Introspective Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Family Dynamics, Minor Character Death, Genderfluid Minor Character, Underage Minor Character, Slow Burn, Road Trip, Monsters, Wyvern (The Witcher), Ghouls (The Witcher), Drowners (The Witcher), Leshens (The Witcher), Siblings, baths, Blow Jobs, Topping from the Bottom, Anal Sex, Fluff, Roach is the Best (The Witcher), Mentioned Renfri (The Witcher), Mentioned Stregobor (The Witcher), Mentioned Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Mentioned Priscilla (The Witcher), Mentioned Vesemir (The Witcher), Mentioned Valdo Marx, cloud atlas - Freeform, Big Bang Challenge

Summary:

Months after the mountain breakup, Geralt finds Jaskier performing in a tavern. Before Geralt can consider apologizing, the bard is interrupted by a messenger who notifies Jaskier that his father has died. Jaskier prepares to set off for Lettenhove to console his mother and siblings. Geralt gets caught up in the drama and accompanies Jaskier as he travels to his childhood home. On their journey, Geralt learns that a witcher’s Path needn’t have a predetermined destination.

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[witcherbigbang]

The Wind Blows Cold (At the Top of the World)

Author: geraltrogerericduhautebellegarde

Artist: MidnightMagpies

Rating: E

Warnings: Major Character Death

Word Count: 23,199

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Minor Injuries, Altitude sickness, Coughing, Delirium, Minor Character Death, Modern Continent (The Witcher), Public Sex, Frottage, Therapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD, Blindness, HAPE - High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Mountaineering, Jaskier is Motivated by Spite

Summary:

Spending more than twenty minutes at the summit was dangerous; there wasn’t enough oxygen for the human body to survive at that altitude. No matter how amazing the summit was and how badly they all wanted to stay, they couldn’t.

Jaskier waved back at Eist as he clipped into the rope, ready to make his descent. The older man had decided to stay near the end of the group, saying he wanted to spend as much time on top of the world as he could.

None of them saw the clouds moving in.

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[witcherbigbang]

Sleep Deeply

Author: minutiae

Artist: liaonyxrayne  

Rating: M

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 3,825+

Pairings: Coën & Lambert

Tags: Trial Of The Grasses (The Witcher), Trial Of The Medallion (The Witcher), The Inherent Tragedy of Witchers (The Witcher), Canon-Typical Violence, Non-Malicious Teasing, Depression, Winter at Kaer Morhen (The Witcher), Ghosts, Grief/Mourning, Canonical Character Death, Mild Blood, mentioned gambling, mentioned drinking, Past Character Death, mentioned child death, Suicidal Ideation, Sacking of Kaer Morhen (The Witcher), No Characters Die On Screen, Platonic Relationships, Family, Pack Bonding, The Fall of Kaer y Seren, Hair Braiding

Summary:

Lambert has a habit of going out alone. It took years for the other wolves to notice, but when they did all they found was an empty, dank cave. Why would Lambert prefer to hide out in the valley, in what they teasingly referred to as Camp Sulk?

He was the youngest wolf witcher by decades now, but still held himself separate. It isn’t until he brings a friend home that the wolves get any answers. Coën finds himself asking, have they really teased him about this all these years?

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[witcherbigbang]

Here we go again~!

Author: Spider Lily (Tumblr @likorys-shimenawa | AO3 @Likorys)

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 7,838

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Omega Jaskier | Dandelion, Meet-Cute, Alternative First Meeting

Summary:

Jasker is an omega in a world where they're on the top of everything, fertile and precious, yet still used by those around for political marriages and the likes. Witchers are always alphas, always golden-eyed and always seen as one moment away from snapping and becoming mindless with lust or rage.

Jaskier doesn't buy into it and when he sees a Witcher harassed in public, he intervenes.

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[witcherbigbang]

Weathering Together 

Author: DetectiveRiley 

Beta Reader: geewobbles 

Artist: thewonderfulthingaboutfish 

Rating: T

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 10,163

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alternate Universe - Pirate, Alternate Universe, Rivalry, Pining, Mutual Pining, Stranded, Banter, Heart-to-Heart, Big Bang Challenge

Summary:

Life on the high seas suits Geralt just fine. As a pirate captain with his brothers behind him, there isn't much that gets under his skin. Jaskier is the exception.

Loud and flashy, Jaskier is the foil to Geralt's strong and silent persona. Jaskier isn't intimidated like the rest of the world. In fact, Jaskier seems almost drawn to Geralt like a moth to a flame- Geralt can't escape the young captain and his flirtations, denying that he feels the pull, too. But when a storm strands them on a deserted island together, Geralt realized he might not mind having Jaskier around after all.

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