AU where Jaskier is the witcher and Geralt the bard?
ohhhh boy ive seen quite a few of these reverse aus and here my thoughts!!
1. Jaskier is of the cat school.I've seen people say viper but viper is a stealth-based school and I think Jaskier’s fighting style of more reminiscent of a feral alley cat
2. Geralt plays the lyre! The pointed notes mix well with his deep haunting baritone.
3. Jaskier still approaches Geralt in their first meeting, requesting a song that Geralt did not know (probably some rowdy drinking song). Geralt at first did not immediately register he was talking to a witcher since witchers and supposed to be intimidating and secretive and Jaskier is full of swagger. When he did realize he was....intrigued. If the stories about witchers were wrong he wanted to be the one to find out.
4. Geralt still doesn’t talk much, preferring to listen and transcribe his experiences into song or story, but it’s okay since Jaskier has been traveling alone for a long while and is used to ranting at things that don’t answer him back (if roach could speak...)
5. After they’ve settled down for camp Jaskier will try to request songs but Geralt never listens to him, claiming to not have heard of them. Instead, Geralt will play his melancholic refrains and Jaskier will always listen quietly. (Jaskier does really enjoys Geralt’s playing but never tells him because he doesn’t want to “inflate his already massive head.”)
6. (bonus I guess) after Geralt finishes his song Jaskier will pause before saying. “That was lovely but do you want some constructive criticism?” and Geralt will always respond “No.” or some variation and it makes Jaskier laugh every time.
SEND ME AN AU AND I’LL GIVE YOU 5+ HEADCANONS ABOUT IT
