Hohoho hello love, yes, this one is close to my heart and I wrote like.... 2k in a day?
Basically, what if Jaskier acts like he always does, doing exactly what people expect of him. But what if he doesn't want that? And Good Friend Geralt is right there by his side, and what if they figure it out together, and what if they fall in love?
Because projecting is important, and yes, feelings! It is so hard to write, but I am enjoying it so, so much!
Here! Have some feels!
“I don’t want to fuck them, or them to fuck me. I don’t want them to touch me. I want to want it, I really do, but I don’t? People have this expectation of me, how they want me to be and I pretend, because it is easier to do than to accept that I am fucking broken, Geralt, and I hate it. Because what if nobody wants me as I am? What if I will be alone forever, what if that is the one thing about me that ends up being too much? Because that is such a big part of it all, isn’t it? They all want me to touch them, not once has it been enough to just be and I’m tired of feeling like this.”
It pours out of him, and Geralt’s heart aches for the bard.
“Have you ever been in love?” Geralt asks quietly, and Jaskier sucks in a shuddering breath.
“I don’t know,” he says, fingers twisting around each other in his lap. “I don’t know what it is supposed to feel like, and it terrifies me. Because if I can’t love either, what does that make me?”
“Human,” Geralt says without hesitation, and Jaskier finally glances up at him. “You are not broken. You are you. If being your friend taught me anything, it is that self worth doesn’t come from what you can do for other people.”
The corner of Jaskier’s mouth ticks up a notch, despite his hopeless expression.
“I knew I would get through to you eventually,” he mumbles, and Geralt smiles back.
Emotional about this? Me? Never.
Thank you for asking, love!
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Bonus under the cut, because it's important...
It’s cozy, and they crawl into it with feet sticking out on one end, because there is only so much an oilcloth can do for two men their size. Laying shoulder to shoulder is a bit cramped, so Geralt turns on his side, facing the cloth.
“By the way?” Geralt says quietly, as he listens to Jaskier shuffle around behind him, every now and then bumping into him. “I don’t think you are broken. You are one of the best men I know, and if people think all there is to a relationship is sex, it’s frankly their loss.”
Jaskier doesn’t respond, he is actually not doing anything at all. He has frozen behind Geralt, and the witcher is too much of a coward to turn around and face him.
His own pulse is beating hard, as if he stepped off a cliff and is free falling.
After a minute of silence, Geralt murmurs a good night and pretends he can’t feel Jaskier’s shoulders shake.
Hi, I absolutely LOVED your short fic about ace Jaskier and Geralt ❤️ I wanted to ask if you could recommend any other fics that include ace Geraskier, maybe your favourite ones, because I'd love to read them but unfortunately it's not easy for me to find them. Thanks so much in advance.
Hi! thank you so much I'm so happy you liked it <3
I remember the first time I read an ace!Jaskier fic my mind was blown bc I didn't think I'd find fics like that but there are so many amazing ones! Here are my top four in no particular order:
A Little Human Contact (by Quallian42)
summary: As a prank Eskel and Lambert gift Geralt a session with a professional cuddler (Jaskier). Geralt is weirded out at first but then it turns out that he really likes cuddling and also he really really likes Jaskier
why I love it: The focus isn't on Geralt being ace. It's just a story in which he happens to be ace and it's lovely to read a slowburn with plot in which the main character is ace. also the pining. So much pining and none of it is sexual. It felt so good to read a story like that
Too Much, Too Litte (by @samstree)
summary: Geralt believes he has to has sex with people in order to get to hold someone and be close to them. Jaskier explains that he doesn't need to have sex with Geralt because he loves being close to him in any way Geralt enjoys
why I love it: the metaphor for asexuality is a beast beneath Geralt's skin. And that's just genius bc that's a metaphor I've only ever seen used to describe sexual urges and this revearsal is everything. (Also, spoiler for the ending: It's not just sex. Maybe Geralt will never want to kiss Jaskier either and that's ok. As someone who's not a big fan of kissing, this ending had me in tears. Just. So beautiful)
A Touchy One (@dhwty-writes)
summary: Geralt notices that Jaskier touches people a lot, but he doesn't seem to like getting touched in return. He asks him about it and Jaskier tells him that he doesn't like being touched because it often leads to sex.
why I love it: It's written from the POV of an allosexual person learning that their loved one is asexual. I don't think I've read something like that very often. It's really interesting to see how Geralt pays attention to Jaskier. And Geralt is just so soft in this and the writing style is beautiful
The Talk (by @lotsofquestionslimitedanswers)
summary: Geralt thinks he needs to have sex to keep his romantic partners happy. He doesn't know how to answer when Jaskier wants to have a talk first and asks him about what he likes in bed.
why I love it: The communication. Jaskier insists on making sure he knows what his partner likes in bed and the things Geralt says are heartbreaking. Jaskier's reassurances are beautiful and you can see how much he loves Geralt with everything he says.
I'm sorry these are the only ones I remember right now. I know I've read many more ace! Geralt and/or ace!Jaskier fics. So here are some much longer fic rec lists by other people (not all of these are Geraskier and some of them are explicit):
Ace & Aro Rep Witcher Fics (by @stinastar)
Ace Week 2020 (by @jaskierswolf)
(this isn't Geraskier and it's shameless self promotion but I'm just gonna mention my ace!Valdo fic here bc we deserve some "I didn't even consider that I might be different I just thought everyone was joking about sexual attraction" dumbassery: I'd rather eat cake )
Wolfie!!! I did not remember to send this but your dearest soulmate reminded me! For ace week, how about an ace Jaskier? He has a libido but doesn't like people touching him. Would rather touch people instead. If you want a pairing I'd love to see whatever you feel like 💕💕💕
Touch My Heart and Soul
Pairing: Geraskier
Rating: M
Warnings: implied homophobia/transphobia, trans Jask (he/they afab), non explicit sexual content
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Oxenfurt was the city that never slept. Music, drugs, and booze were the very soul of the old Elven streets. It attracted all sorts of colourful people, men, women, people somewhere in between. The queer community thrived where else where on the Continent people were outcast for their sexuality and gender. So really it was no wonder that Jaskier had ended up in the city. His relationship to both sexuality and gender were… Well, they weren’t what his parents had expected from their darling daughter.
He had worked out pretty early on that he wasn’t a girl, but it had taken a lot of self introspection to realise that he was in fact a boy… most of the time. Sometimes he still wasn’t sure. Some days he really just didn’t want to be perceived at all.
It had been bad enough that young Julia had snuck off with the stable boys at the age of sixteen, relishing in bringing pleasure to his partners, but now he was a boy who loved boys; as queer as he could be. He had been absolutely delighted in the way he could bring his lovers to their knees, have them falling apart under his fingertips. That knowledge warmed his entire body, making him ache and heady with arousal, but he would never let his partners touch him.
He’d tried it once and it left him feeling disgusting for the rest of the evening.
Never again.
He quickly realised his arousal was more to do with his partner’s pleasure and his own hormones than feeling sexually attracted to the person. It was a strange realisation, but he’d never really cared about his partner’s gender. It didn’t matter to him what parts they had, it was more about the end result. He wanted to bring them pleasure, and he would get off to the memories later on.
Falling into bed with people was easy, and he quickly gained a rather fantastic reputation in bed, only ever focussing on what he could give his partners, and for the most part they didn’t complain that they couldn’t touch him. He would leave them blissfully fucked out, using his hands and tongue, sometimes even pretty glass dicks if he were in the mood.
He was an oddity, but in Oxenfurt, that was the norm.
Of course he should have expected things to change once he started following his dear witcher around the Continent. Geralt was lovely, and Jaskier had a lot of fun worshipping his boyfriend’s body, but a long term partner meant questions.
“Jask?” Geralt murmured, sounding wonderfully fucked as a low purr rumbled in his chest, a hand stroking down Jaskier’s back.
“Yes, dear heart?”
“You never let me touch you.”
With a sigh, Jaskier pressed a kiss to Geralt’s chest, inhaling the smoky scent that seemed to cling to the witcher no matter whether they were camping or not. It was a comforting scent, and one Jaskier had come to associate with home. “No, I don’t.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t-” Jaskier cut himself off with another sigh, no matter how he said this it was going to hurt Geralt’s feelings. “I don’t feel sexually attracted to people, to anyone, to you. I like sex but… not when people touch me. It doesn’t feel good. I enjoy pleasuring you, can that not be enough?”
The purring stopped abruptly. “You’re not attracted to me?”
“Sexually… no.”
“But-”
“But I still love you, I just… Geralt, please,” his voice cracked as he peered up at Geralt’s warm, golden eyes. Jaskier was afraid of how his lover would react but Geralt just smiled down at him, love and adoration shining so clearly in his eyes. The witcher hummed and pressed a kiss to Jaskier’s forehead before holding him closer to his chest. “Geralt?”
“I love you too.”
And that was it.
Geralt didn’t seem to need any further answers, accepting Jaskier’s explanation without hesitation and without offence. Honestly, it made him feel a little speechless and that was an impressive feat. In all his years on the damned Continent, Jaskier had needed to explain every part of himself, his identity to everyone. Even in Oxenfurt he’d had to justify his gender, his sexuality… was he really queer if he didn’t want to fuck people?
But Geralt, this kind, heroic, beautiful man… Geralt just accepted Jaskier as he was, and he had never felt so loved, so at peace with the world.
“I love you,” he murmured, nuzzling against Geralt’s chest with a happy sigh.
If you’re coming to this list from a reblog, please click through to the original post as it’s likely been updated with more content!
Please note I haven’t read everything on these lists, so I can’t speak to all they contain, ya dig? Mind the tags etc. <3
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General/Teen:
💚 For You, My Friend, Always - aro Jaskier having feels during the holidays with supportive Geralt - by @stinawrites
💜 A Little Human Contact - ace Geralt, professional cuddler Jaskier
💜 Always - grey ace Geralt - married Geraskier shower together (no smut, not horny) - by @kueble
💜 The Theory of Pleasure - ace Jaskier ep. 6 fix-it - by @innocentbi-stander
💚 Snowed In Gerlion - demi-aro Geralt and his friend Dandelion, falling in love? - by @jaskierswolf
❧ Much more under the cut!
💜 I am Looking Respectfully , Mistletoe & Lights - Yenfri meet-cute and holiday follow-up with very subtle grey ace Renfri - by @stinawrites
💜 A Moment of Madness - grey ace Renfri - somewhat established relationship, Yennefer and Renfri have a chat about sex and boundaries, nothing explicit, it’s soft - by @stinawrites
💜 normality - ace Geralt and supportive Jaskier, they kiss, talk about sex then snuggle - by @loralielo (tumblr won’t link)
💜 Pillow Fort - ace Geralt - Geraskier cuddles in a pillow fort - by @artistsfuneral
💜 Old Witcher Cuddles - ace Keldar - Guxart/Vesemir and Keldar have comfort snuggles in Kaer Morhen - by @rawrkinjd
💜 Oranges and Mischief - ace Keldar - Keldar/Guxart/Vesemir, Keldar adds a new arrival to the library’s collection and his two lovers prove that age doesn’t lessen a penchant for mischief. Kissing, brief reference to smut but nothing explicit; just love and soft - by @rawrkinjd
💚 Non Traditional - aro Dandelion - Dandelion is nervous about the usual relationship questions he’s going to get from over-nosey people at an event and Geralt puts him at ease. Kilts and fluff - by @hailhailsatan
💚 best friends can snog sometimes - aro Jaskier - non-romantic geraskier, supportive Geralt, banter, friends can kiss sometimes, as a treat - by @jaskierswolf
💚 St. Julian’s Day - aro Renfri - Modern AU, Renfri helps Lambert shop for a gift for Aiden - by @jaskierswolf
💚 Two Tries - aro Ciri - Modern AU, Ciri comes out to supportive Jaskier - by @kueble
💚 More than Enough - aro Jaskier - Jaskier is anxious and Geralt is reassuring and supportive - by @jaskierswolf
💜💚 Free - aro/ace Yennefer - character study of sex-positive aro/ace Yen - by @jaskierswolf
💚 Commitment - aro Dandelion - Dandelion and Jaskier are roommates, Dandelion comes out to a supportive Jaskier - by @geraltrogerericduhautebellegarde
💚 Curse - aro Jaskier - Jaskier has been cursed which can only be broken by true love’s kiss in this bullet fic - by @slythnerd
💜 our passion on this lonely sea - ace Keldar - With Ivar asleep at his side, Keldar writes in his journal, looking back on their relationship - by @lambertsmoonshine
💚 Hexer bullet fic - aro Geralt x Jaskier bullet fic based on the Hexer TV series - by @slythnerd
💚 I Am Yours - aro Jaskier - Geralt and Jaskier have a slight misunderstanding and establish being in a QPR - by @jaskierswolf
💜💚 A Bard Without Love - ace/aro Yen, grey aro Jask - Yennefer and Jaskier coming to understand each-other and the beginning of a yenskier friendship - by @jaskierswolf
💚 Arrows - aro Geralt - bullet fic, Geralt doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day but Jaskier gives him a present and puns abound - by @slythnerd
💚 I’d wait a lifetime - demiromantic Geralt - bullet fic, Geralt wants to invite Jaskier to Kaer Morhen for the winter - by @slythnerd
💚 Date Night - P1 & P2 - aro Aiden - Aiden and Lambert meet again after a few weeks separation, is this a date...? - by @slythnerd
💚 Eskel Dreams of Love P1 - aro Eskel - After Jaskier comes to Kaer Morhen and tells romantic tales of Courtly Love, Eskel can’t stop thinking about the stories and what it must feel like to be in love - so much so, he starts writing a book - by @slythnerd
💚 Heart of Stone - aro Jaskier - Jaskier finds a heart-shaped rock, feels anxious about being aromantic and Geralt reassures him - by @lokibus
💚 Still friends, always will be - aro Geralt & aro Jaskier - modern AU (with magic?) Geraskier QPR feat Yen/Triss - by @jaskierswolf
💜💚 cuddling - grey aro and ace Geralt & ace Jaskier - Jaskier discovers that Geralt needs a lesson in setting personal boundaries and how to cuddle, softness ensues - by @all-hail-the-witcher
💚 Courting Gift - demi-aro Geralt - Geraskier featuring courting gifts and a side helping of friends to lovers - by @jaskierswolf
💜💚 One Bed Shared (between friends) - aro Aiden, ace Lambert, them just being comfortable and cozy cuddling together - Just One Bed platonic prompt - by @officerjennie
💚 Dumbasses in Quarantine - aro Geralt & aro Jaskier - modern au, roommates, idiots being idiots during the plague, just fluff - by @fontegagrilledcheese
💜 (no such thing as) an uncompromised touch - ace Geralt - Geralt knows that Jaskier wants to get him into bed. Geralt is all too willing to go - as long as it doesn't include sex - by @asweetprologue
💚 Fem Jaskier AU - aro fem Jaskier - Geralt and Jaskier talk about feelings and expectations in this illustration/comic, Jaskier comes out to a loving Geralt as aro - by @spielzeugkaiser
💜 The Salami is a Metaphor - ace Serrit - Serrit has something important to tell Auckes. The words are hard to find, but the salami is there to save the metaphor - by @frenchkey & @jayofolympus
💚 Arrow - aro Milva & aro Regis - Regis talks to Milva about being aromantic - by @jaskierswolf
💚 A fool in love - demi-aro Jaskier - Jaskier sorts out his feelings and how they relate to how he identifies, with supportive Geralt - by @jaskierswolf
💚 It's Warmer With You Here - aro Jaskier - Platonic fluffy nonsense featuring Jaskier and Vesemir - by @funkylittlebard
💚 Gwent & Vodka - aro Eskel - Witcher buddy shenanigans at Kaer Morhen - by @funkylittlebard
💜 At the Stars - ace Lambert - Lambert needs to talk to someone about a new development between him and Aiden, and with no one else around, the night sky will just have to do - by @dsudis
💜 For you, I’d bleed myself dry - grey ace Lambert - Looking at the stars, Lambert finds comfort in the idea that the world is big, and we are small. It gives him the confidence to share something important with Aiden - by @stinawrites
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Mature/Explicit:
💜💚 Wolfie’s Ace Week Masterlist: includes recs for fics from various authors with ace & aro rep - *this list isn’t rated, may contain mature or explicit content*
💚 Better than a Valentine - aro Jaskier - Geralt & Jaskier are roommates and have Lambert and Renfri over for some (platonic) fun on Feb. 14th, mature only due to language - by @stinawrites
💚 Tinsel Bards - Dandelion is aro in this spicy smutty Jaskilion fic - by @jaskierswolf
💜💚 Warrior’s Blues - ace/aro Yennefer & aro Coën - military/bartending AU with romantic Geraskier & queerplatonic Yenralt featuring themes of found family, love, and healing from violence - by @ahh-fxck
💜💚 You Set My Heart Ablaze - Renfri is aro and Tissaia is ace in this amazing Geraskier-centered long fic - by @jaskierswolf
💜💚 Bartending AU - Triss is aro/ace in this amazing, heartbreaking, beautiful series that centers around Geraskier, Yenfri, Yenralt, and Ciri with her found fam in the third fic - by @yoursummerfrost
💜 Nothin Wrong With Me - ace Serrit - Serrit/Auckes, masturbation, casual mention of murder, and many, many feelings. Serrit is afab, intersex, and their gender is "Fuck you,” Auckes is loving & respectful - by @tumbleweedtech
💜 Switching it up - ace Eskel - Eskel and Geralt decide to switch things up with their position in bed, soft smut - by @officerjennie
💜 I've found my home within your arms - ace Eskel - Geskel in the same AU as Switching It Up, smut with a lot of feelings - by @officerjennie
💜 hold me, teach me, touch me - ace Jaskier - Jaskier seeks out a prostitute to see what this sex business is all about and instead learns a great deal about braiding hair and the importance of a hug - by @cassandrasdreamworld
💜 A solitary Planet - ace Geralt - Geralt is ace but thinks Jaskier will leave if they don't sleep with each other: they talk it out - by @sternenstaub28
💜💚 Platonic Pet Play - aro/ace Geralt - Bullet fic where Jaskier discovers, discusses, and explores a purely platonic and non-sexual pet play relationship with Geralt, with Jaskier as the pet - by @officerjennie
💜 In Your Arms - ace Keldar - Keldar/Guxart/Vesemir, Keldar’s partners respect his boundaries and his desperate desire for touch and affection is well attended; however, he cannot escape the biological inclinations of his body and struggles to reconcile it with the love he has for his partners - by @rawrkinjd
💜 How You Want - grey ace Geralt - Geralt comes out to a supportive Jaskier, getting together smut by @kueble
💜 Badger Run - ace Lambert - Aiden/Jaskier/Lambert in a space au, an argument with Jaskier turns into a journey of self-discovery for Lambert - @impsane
💚 Shower Sx - aro Dandelion - Jaskilion smut by @jaskierswolf
💜 You don’t need to answer - grey ace Jaskier - established geraskier, comfort object penetration by @hailhailsatan
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I'm not really updating this anymore, I’m tired y’all. Please feel free to reblog with your own additions, or make your own list and link this one on it <3
Here is some ace Hurt/Comfort for the lovely @aurelia-which-means-sunrise ♥️
CW: Jaskier has a panic about not being enough for Geralt and that's where the comfort comes in, so theres some self deprecation/anxiety about not being enough. It has a happy ending though and comfort and kind words ♥️
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It was one of those nights where everything was perfect, the music, the food, the wine, everything. Even though they were in the middle of the tavern, it seemed like they were totally alone. Jaskier ran his fingers up and down Geralt’s arm, making him try and hide a smile behind his hair.
“Are you blushing, love?”
The bard brushed his locks behind his ear with the back of his hand, feeling Geralt’s breath as he passed his lips. He could see the witcher trying to scramble for an answer and it was incredibly endearing. When he finally managed to open his lips, Jaskier pressed his against them, making Geralt giggle, a noise that only Jaskier ever got to hear.
They sat, staring at each other, foreheads pressed together, enjoying the warm buzz that the wine had brought to their bodies. Unfortunately, it wasn’t just them, they were quickly reminded of where they were by one of the drunkards at another table.
“Get a room!”
He shouted over, getting laughs from a few other tables.
Jaskier’s shoulders tensed up, feeling immediately sober as his stomach fell.
“Don’t listen, look at me.”
Geralt was soft but stern, turning his face gently so that Jaskier wouldn’t react.
“I- I-… Air, I’m going for air.”
Jaskier stood up, the chair swinging off of its legs as he pushed it back with his thighs, before running out of the door. Geralt stood up after him, snarling at the man who had hurt Jaskier, before leaving.
It was dark, but Geralt could see him rub his eyes before he approached.
“Geralt, go back inside, I’m fine. I just need-”
“Why are you so upset?”
He was blunt. He didn’t mean to be, sometimes the words just seemed to come out like that. Fine in his head but seemed rude once they left his mouth. Thankfully, Jaskier understood what he meant.
“I’m not upset, I just got a fright that’s all.”
“You didn’t get a fright. You’re upset.”
Jaskier paused, then tried to stop himself from smiling at the concerned man in front of him.
“Stop scenting me. It’s rude.”
Geralt laughed, pulling Jaskier close.
“I’m not, your eyes are wet.”
Jaskier couldn’t help but laugh with him.
“Are not.”
Geralt leaned back lifting Jaskier's chin to look at the glistening blue eyes beneath him. He lifted his thumb, wiping away one of the tears.
“If you say so.”
Jaskier gulped, his eyes failing to dry.
“Are you... disappointed in me?"
Geralt stood back a little, his tone more serious as he put his hands on Jaskier’s shoulders.
“What? No, why?”
He paused;
“For not being enough.”
Geralt then realised what he meant and was glad Jaskier didn’t have the heightened senses that he had as the anger swept over him at what the man had said in the tavern. He found it overwhelming to try and piece together emotions, to make them coherent, but this was important. It all started to flood out.
“Jaskier, look at me. I love you, and that guy in there is an idiot, he was trying to be funny and-”
“I feel like I’m leading you on. You’re getting nothing back, and people are obviously thinking it too.”
The tears started falling heavier than before, his shoulders rising and falling with audible breaths. Geralt pulled him in tightly, hushing him, it killed him knowing Jaskier was this upset.
“I promise you, with my whole heart, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Every moment with you is more than I ever imagined. Are you happy the way things are?”
Jaskier nodded quickly and answered between sobs.
“I am, I’m so, so happy, I love you so much and I don’t want to lose you and I-”
Geralt squeezed him tight again. He leaned his head forward, squeezing his eyes shut to make sure he said the right thing. He took a deep breath then looked at Jaskier.
“I’m going nowhere. If you’re happy, and I’m happy, then who cares what other people think? It’s absolutely no ones business how we show we love each other, and how we show intimacy. You mean everything to me. Don’t let anyone into your head like that. When you kiss me, and hold me, and show me affection, I don’t expect anything more from you, I want to make that very clear. I just want you there, and for you to feel safe and comforted... For you to know I love you.”
Jaskier had stopped crying, but his body was shaking a little from the panic. He smiled, looking up through red eyes.
“Thank you, Geralt. I love you too.”
Geralt went back inside to get the things they’d left at their table before returning outside.
“Let’s go back. We’ll walk the long way, the river way. Then you can read me the rest of that book next to the fire.”
Geralt kissed away one of the tears that was left on Jaskier’s cheek, before taking his hand.
Jaskier bit his lip, looking away. Geralt couldn't help but repeat Jaskier's earlier words back to him, giggling;
Jaskier is an ace omega who goes into heat and only wants cuddles
The Perfect Balance
Pairing: None (implied geraskier QPR)
Rating: M
Warnings: Non explicit sexual content, mentioned masturbation, A/B/O dynamics, sex toys, angst
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Growing up Jaskier had heard many things about the different secondary genders, and almost all of them related to sex, reproduction and the laws surrounding marriage; all things that had made Jaskier cringe even at a young age. He’d begged all of the gods that he would be a beta when he presented. His cocklet had never been too large for his age, but he was broader than most of his friends. All the signs had pointed to beta. He wasn’t aggressive like alphas, favouring music and arts over brawling and fencing lessons, but he was no delicate flower.
A perfect balance.
Beta.
But of course, his body had betrayed him. Just shy of his sixteenth birthday, Jaskier had presented as an omega as he fell into his first heat. It had been terrifying, the creeping heat over his skin, the ache in his core and gods, the mess. Slick had soaked through his trousers in minutes. It was quite frankly disgusting and made his thighs itch. He had been bundled from the room as soon as his parents realised what was happening, locked up away from any alphas and given a boxful of weird looking toys to help him through the heat.
Jaskier had ignored the toys, he still did. He got off a couple of times with his own fingers when the burning sensation got too much to handle or his aching prick refused to be neglected any longer, but the worst part of heats, hands down, was the desperate loneliness.
The nests he made were sublime but not even Jaskier’s nests could fight off the longing to be held in his best friend’s arms. He created a perfect heap of pillows and blankets, and more recently Geralt’s shirts as long as they weren’t covered in monster guts. The scent of his best friend was grounding in the way no other alpha’s scent was to Jaskier, a reminder that he had someone that would protect him, someone that cared enough to keep him around. Unfortunately, unlike Jaskier, Geralt was very much affected by the scent of an omega’s heat and it wasn’t safe for them to be together during the unhappy event.
“Fuck!” he whined, diving deeper into the mess of blankets and hugging a pillow wrapped in Geralt’s shirt to his chest. “Blasted alpha.”
The pillow didn’t hug back, nor did it hum in an infuriatingly adorable manner and give Jaskier a cute but exasperated smile. It did none of these things because it wasn’t actually Geralt no matter how much Jaskier tried to trick his brain. Gods, he was so fucking pathetic, but he really wanted a hug.
He couldn’t keep doing this, but he didn’t have a choice. His scent drove any alpha mad, and even betas didn’t care for spending a week with an omega that wasn’t interested in sex. Jaskier didn’t bother praying to the gods he didn’t believe in anymore. They hadn’t listened to him before and they certainly wouldn’t start now, but he wished upon every star that someday he wouldn’t have to go through this burning torture alone.
He just wanted to cuddle someone through his heats, was that really too much to ask for?
I can do that 👀 I am very fond of it, so here's a second snippit! Damnit, why work hours, I wanna work on it more now...
Strangely enough, this fic includes a surprising amount of talking about sex 🤣 They figure it out together! Also, Good Friend Geralt rights! (even if it's end goal Geraskier, because my heart needs it)
Jaskier doesn’t respond immediately and when he is looking over, Jaskier is blushing lightly and he is giving Geralt a cheeky smile.
“Why Geralt, are you asking about my habits of self love?”
Quickly Geralt turns back towards the road, feeling his own face heat up a little.
“I suppose I am. I did really mean generally though, because some of those songs you sing… well. And some of the books you carry with you at times also lean towards the uh… spicier audience.”
“My, my, Geralt, did they make you hot and bothered?” Jaskier teases, and Geralt huffs an embarrassed laugh.
“Guess that’s why I’m asking,” he shrugs, and Jaskier softens again. He does that a lot now, the gentling around the eyes. It is a becoming look.
“It is a reasonable question, if a bit private. But I think that it helps, reading I mean. It allows me to experience and enjoy that part of life without having to… join in? It is safe, because they don’t want me.”
He trails off, mind far away, as if he stumbled upon something.
“Huh. Well, sidestepping self discovery and back to your question. Yes, it happens, but like you said, it is not aimed anywhere. I can appreciate someone or something being sexy, but it close to never leads me to wanting someone to touch me.”
And so on, and so forth, I wanna give you more, but at this rate, I'll be giving you the entire fic xD hope you like!
