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concept #3: Time goes on, and even as he sings sombre ballads everywhere he goes, Jaskier also makes it a point to actively stay out of Geraltās path. It isnāt easy, especially after knowing his presence so well after years of travelling together (where there used to be times when he could step onto a dirt road after months apart, and somehow still find his way back to the Witcher, no matter where he was or how far apart they were) but he pulls it off.Ā
People stop knowing him as the Witcherās companion, and just know him as a travelling bard.Ā
He travels from town to town, village to village, city to city - and they listen to his songs but refuse to remember them; the heartbreak in every word just too much for them to commit to memory. He then leaves every tavern, every inn, every pub - feeling in his bones how his worship dwindles day by day, and how soon no one will sing for him, and how then he will simply fade from being.Ā
He thinks. He hopes.Ā
He goes to bed with a wry smile and a heaviness in his body (age, he presumes, catching up to him) wondering if tonight will be the night - only to wake up the next morning because thereās still some worship left out there, and still some song left for him to sing. So he does. He continues. He travels, and he sings. And day by day he slowly weakens - because, you see, thatās just the way brokenhearted deities go.Ā
But then, there will be times. Incredibly odd and extremely rare days. When heāll be walking and suddenly stop in his steps; or heāll be sleepingĀ and awake with a start in the dead of night - and he will feelĀ that familiar tug in his chest, that used to lead him to a certain someone who used to matter so dearly to him.
Who still matters so dearly to him.
And Jaskier will know that itās time for him to make a run for it. To pick up his pace. Whatever he needs to do to get out of dodge before Geralt gets too close. Because he just canāt, you see. He just.. wonāt. Heās not ready, and he doesnāt think he ever will be. Heāll put as much distance between them as he possibly can, leaving nothing but the faintest memory of ever having existed behind him. After all, travelling bards were a fairly common thing, so most places wouldnāt even give much thought to his comings and goings, let alone care enough to tell a Witcher about him if they should ask.
And he doubts Geralt would ask. Why would he?
So heāll slip out of rooms in the dead of night, or avoid the next town he had been hoping to stop at, and keep walking until his knees ached and his feet hurt. If he has the coin for it, heāll ask for a horse; he rarely has the coin for it, these days. Heāll keep going until his chest stops aching, until it no longer feels as if his body is split in two; part of him longing to turn around, the other determined to keep moving onward. Heāll make the next town, or even further, if he can. Heāll find a tavern. Heāll sing some songs. Heāll make enough to eat before going further on his way.
But sometimes, the ache - the tug - persists, and Jaskier knows this means that Geralt has not stopped. He knows this means that Geralt is still moving forward, ever closer. Too close for comfort. And though Jaskier knows he needs to keep moving to avoid him, he also knows his weakened bones would not be able to outrun a Witcher and his horse.
And so, it is during these times, that Jaskier will reluctantly pick up his lute, take a deep breath, then pasting a smile on his face, heāll pluck out a fanciful tune and sing heroic songs - about a white-haired, golden-eyed Witcher - who saves damsels and fights monsters wherever he goes.
The townsfolk will laugh, and they will sing along.
And Jaskier will feel their worship bring new strength into his bones, new life into his lungs, and awaken the blood running through his veins. Heāll sing, and dance, and feel more alive than ever.
And heāll hate every minute of it.
Because now he knows that there will be more days ahead of him. More weeks, more months to endure. More life and more time for him to waste away once he leaves this place. More nights to spend hoping that each night will be the night he finally fades from existence.Ā
And even moreso, heāll hate every minute because every note he sings to earn those minutes, is a reminder of every minute he used to spend withā¦Ā
.ā¦with Geralt.
And it hurts.Ā It hurts to remember. It hurts to realise heāll never have that again.
So when all is said and done, heāll take the coin heās made and make a run for it. Chest aching and heart pounding. Heāll hope the townsfolk somehow forget him once heās gone. And heāll hope that they somehow forget his music as well.Ā
Heāll hope theyāll forget the songs; that they stop singing once heās out of town. Heāll hope this is the last time heāll be forced to do this - using his worship to prolong the inevitable. It was wrong, and it wasnāt very deity-like behavior.
But most of all, heāll hope that this time⦠he finally outruns Geralt of Rivia.
For the very last time. Every time. Because he just doesnāt know how much longer he can run.
heās right
@girlgeniusevents gg event āweek day 1: alternate universe
based off this vine: x
au where lucrezia is the exact same but she actually cares about agatha
still petty and evil and dramatic, but severely inconvenienced bc she does actually love her children (in her own way).Ā
of course sheās still going to conquer europa, but now sheās going to wrap it up and hand it to agatha on a string
Can I request for The Shoulder Spirit AU for the 5HC?
send me an au and iāll give you 5+ headcanons about it
So someone else is actually going to write this (@scribeprotra), but here we go. Iām stealing most of these from the original chat, tbf, but a few are new or modified:
1. Woosterās shoulder spirits embodyĀ āDo it for Englandā andĀ āDO IT FOR THE VINE.ā They are, respectively, Albia and Trelawney Thorpe (specifically Thorpeās YOLO Spark Id). Itās a bit of a headache to deal with.
2. Krosp doesnāt have shoulder spirits but he can seeĀ them, so thatās fun. (Other option is that he gets Agatha and Dr. Dim. Up in the air, really.)
3. Shoulder spirits are oftenĀ good vs evil, but they happen to take other dichotomies as well, like Woosterās responsibility/loyalty vs. recklessness/hedonism.
4. Klaus has his brothers as his shoulder spirits. However, given the nature of his brain, his brothers also have shoulder spirits, which Klaus can see, if not very clearly. this This is also a headache to deal with.
5. Lucrezia had the classic good/evil dynamic. Her experiments may or may not have resulted in the good spirit disappearing.
6. Tarvekās pair is Othar and Anevka. This is an extreme headache to deal with.
7. Tarvek is, ironically, the shoulder angel for half his family. This is very irritatingĀ for all of them to deal with. Seffie in particular has Tarvek and Martellus, and theyāre constantly arguing butĀ the one thing they agree on is that she should get with Colette. Itās awkward for Anevka, who has her brother as her shoulder angel and her mother as her shoulder devil.
8. Gil gets Bang and Wooster, well before heās met either one. (Bang is the shoulder devil for a lotĀ of people). Itās why Gil trusts Wooster despite him being a spy once they meet in Paris. Bang canāt get Gil to really do anything evilĀ so she settles for convincing him to do as much Madboy Chaos as possible.
9. Martellus gets pre-zombie and post-zombie Andronicus.
10. Jagers generally get other jagers as a Common Sense and Utter Dumbass pairing. Given that there are only about seven or eight jagers in the entire army that are actually willing and capable of giving common sense advice (the generals, Dimo, Jenka, maybe Jorgi), this is very much aĀ āsharing the braincellā meme situation.
11.Ā Theo gets his Momma Serpentina and Auntie Demonica. The only thing they agree on is Seduce Sleipnir, Dammit.
12.Ā Each muse gets two of her sisters. The ones who got Tinka are all Very Worried.
13.Ā Zeetha is also one of those people who just. Gets her parents. Itās one of the reasons sheās pretty keen on meeting the baron. She saw a propaganda poster and thatās a dreadfully familiar face.
14. Bangās shoulder angel is Gil. She gets lots of practice ignoring him before they ever meet.Gil, to Bang: You! Youāre my shoulder devil!Bang, to Gil: You! Youāre my shoulder angel!Klaus: Great, youāre going to be working together forever now.
15. Jim has Aldin as his shoulder spirit of Common Sense. Aldin has Jim as his shoulder spirit of Pure Dumbass. You know. Jager style.
16.Ā Saturnus had Teodora as his shoulder angel. It was why he sought her out
17. Agatha gets her dad and the Castle. She doesnāt actually see them until the locket comes off, and she cries when she does because Bill tells her heās proud of her and itās Very Overwhelming.
18.Ā At least one personās spirits are primarily Depression vs. Executive Function
19. Lars has Abner and the cheesemaker he was apprenticed to. Abnerās role is basicallyĀ āfollow your dreams!ā The cheesemaker is theĀ āplay it safe.ā
20. There are sparky machines made to test for the presence of shoulder spirits, mostly as a sentience test for constructs.
21. Shoulder Billās favorite of Agathaās suitors is Lars, by the way. The fact that Lars is notĀ a spark and not any mad scientistās beautiful son is also a factor.
22. Being someoneās shoulder spirit is considered functionally equivalent to a soulmate. Usually platonic, occasionally romantic, but alwaysĀ important.
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
part 2 here
Zelda reacts: pt 1
I woke up in the middle of the night with idea for a series of comics; basically the ending scene of BOTW, but Zelda reacts differently depending on which armour set Link is wearing. of course I had to start with the rubber set which is one of the funniest to me lmao
what armour should I do next??
>>> Part 2: Stealth
Warning! Chameleon Sneak Peak Spoilers Below!
Please read this with the knowledge I posted this post-sneak peak, pre-episode!
āDo you mind if I sit here?ā
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