Sword prompt idea: Beauty and the Beast au, the beast is teaching jaskier how to fight, but it devolves into cuddle puddle when the beast gets anxious about hurting jaskier
Thank you for bringing me back to this lovely story! I missed the Beast...he’s my softest version of Geralt and I love him dearly.
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Geralt pulled the practice dagger from its sheath and handed it carefully to his beloved consort, showing him all the proper ways to grip the hilt and balance its weight in his soft, pale palm. “Gods forbid you ever need to use this, but after that thief tried to...tried to...”
“Hush, my love. He didn’t take me away from you, did he?”
“No,” the Beast whispered, drawing Jaskier tightly against him, “But I still hate the thought of living without you.”
“None of that, now,” the peasant admonished gently, flattening his free hand against the Witcher’s pectoral to get his attention back. “How do I use this thing?”
“Right.”
Geralt taught him a few basic stances, thrusts, and even allowed the young man to disarm him to see how it felt. When the Witcher reacted on instinct to one particular attack, however, Jaskier ended up with a thin cut on the back of his hand from Geralt’s blade.
The Beast dropped his dagger to the cold stone floor and reached for his consort immediately. “My love! I’m so sorry! Quickly, I need to-”
Jaskier silenced his panicked husband with a soft kiss against his lips. “Pick me up gently, take me to the kitchen, and bandage me up, love. I know you won’t stop agonizing over this until I’m taken care of but I want you to know that it didn’t hurt and that you are forgiven.”
The Beast rested his forehead against Jaskier’s and breathed deeply, reveling in the soft, happy scent of contentment that rolled off the younger man in never-ending waves. He nodded, scooping his bride into his arms and carrying him from the room.
“No more dagger practice today,” he intoned.
“Snuggle practice instead?” Jaskier offered, slightly teasing. “Perhaps even... kissing practice?”
Geralt gave a soft hum and nodded. “That sounds much safer.”