#jaskir

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Some laundromat sketches from today!

Tuuya (1st pic) belongs to @cloudbattrolls and Raivo (3rd pic) belongs to @stuckstucktrolls other 3 are mine.

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Jaskir is going to write SLUT between Channi's shoulder blades where he both cant see it or reach.

That tickles- What did you write anyway?

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Jaskier in Every Episode

      1x04         Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials

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Toss a Coin to your Fandom...

Okay, this is going to be a bit of a weird ramble, so bear with me for a bit.

I am fandom confused and I totally get it and also it hurts my brain.

The Witcher is a show that just came out fairly recently. With the show came a whole new influx of fans, very suddenly, who are very, very eager. And I love it! I love these new Witcher fans! I love what they’re doing to the fandom and how they’re changing things! And I love the direction that the fandom is growing! 

But the grumpy, broody fanboy inside of me is upset, and I don’t know what to do with these odd feelings.

You see, since the moment the Witcher show was announced, I have been anticipating it with bated breath. The original Witcher is a book that was written in Polish and translated into other languages. This book had three video games based on it. The games did not get as popular as they are until the third one. I’ve enjoyed this series with my Significant Other since the second game.  When I found out they were making a show of one of my favourite books and video games, I was really hesitant. Once the showrunner was announced and she began to post character descriptions on twitter, I was cautiously optimistic. She seemed to have a strong understanding of the source material and was determined to keep it true to the original. Once I discovered Henry Cavill’s enthusiasm and passion for both the books and the game, I was slightly more excited; any actor who wants to play a character because they like them is likely to bring it their all. 

Let me tell you, I binge watched the entire series the day it came out. I’ve watched it since. I was floored. It was AMAZING. It was so true to the books, it kept the very essence of the Witcher alive within the episodes. Geralt was wonderful. Dandelion (who was allowed to return to his original Polish name, Jaskir) was AMAZING. Yennifer made me nervous when I first saw her, but as I watched the character grow into herself, she fully embodied everything that the orignal character ever was. I was so proud. I was so glad that the show turned out as well as it did, and I wanted everyone to watch it!

What I wasn’t expecting was that everyone would watch it.

Now, across my dash and on my friends’ blogs, I see SO much Witcher content! I see so many different Geralts and so many wonderful Dandelions (I have so much trouble calling him Jaskir, I’m awful! I’m sorry!). I see some stunning Jennifers and some Tris Merigolds who don’t have auburn hair but are beautiful nonetheless. 

More than anything, I see a lot of Geralt x Jaskir content.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good gay ship as much as the next fella. In fact, I had an argument about this with my SO. The way the show presents the relationship, I can TOTALLY see how one can get on board with the Jaskir x Geralt ship! I get it! The show absolutely presented it as if they are an amazing couple.

But the source material didn’t.

My SO tried to tell me that because the author never intended Jaskir and Geralt to be together and never intended Geralt to be gay, it’s a little weird. I explained to him about DEATH OF THE AUTHOR (which is a hill that I will DIE on) and that, based on the show alone, the ship makes sense.

But something is missing here.

I’m all down for Geralt and Jaskir. They’re cute, they’re great, the dynamic there is hilarious. I’m fine with is, so long as Geralt and Yennifer are still a thing.

The show did things REALLY well because I know what happened. I know what everything is and I know who everyone is. I know all of these events already, so watching them play out made sense to me. Unfortunately, I think the show may have been a lot more confusing for people who don’t know the source material. It jumps around in time a lot, nobody ages because magic, nobody has ever explained what the hell a Witcher even is, and The Wish was only briefly touched on. The wish. The Wish. The last wish that Geralt makes with that Djinn. 

In the show, it was presented as another story, another monster of the week, another thing that Geralt fought.

But that wish is more important than ANYTHING.

That wish is what draws Geralt and Yennifer together over and over and over again throughout their lives. That wish is why Geralt and Yennifer are never again certain if what they feel is love or simply the result of a powerful magic spell. That wish is EVERYTHING to Geralt and it forever defines his relationship with Yennifer.

Geralt and Yennifer are bound to each other. Whether it is real love or not, they are forever entwined by destiny.

We don’t even know what the heckin’ wish IS!  But we do know that it somehow ties them together, weaves their fates, keeps them as Geralt and Yen until the day they die.

So.

We have a problem.

I WANT to ship Geralt and Jaskir. I WANT to want it. I love it! I love that dynamic. But that bloody puritan fanboy inside of my does NOT want to see Geralt love anyone but Yen. He can have sex with anyone he wants. And he does. That’s just the way of mages and witchers and people in the universe. They have lots of sex. I just have so much trouble separating Geralt from Yen. Geralt LOVES Yen, whether he wants to or not. Yen loves Geralt, whether she wants to or not.

Geralt can have feelings for Jaskir.

He can be in love with Jaskir.

But Jaskir will never be to Geralt what Yen is to him. That’s just magic.

ANYWAY.

All this to say that I am... confused. By my own emotions. I don’t know how to feel. Like I’ve said, this new influx of fans is fantastic! More content! Hooray! It also means more Gerals x Jaskir, which is also hooray! I just... don’t know how to feel when there are two sides of me, deep down inside, that are at odds. Geralt and Yen and ONLY Geralt and Yen? Or should I get on this new sexy bandwagon that Geralt and Jaskir are both on and just let it happen in my mind?

Okay, ignore me and my ramble. This was just me putting my thoughts on paper! None of this is important other than the fact that I am excited about the Witcher and I love that I can talk about it with people! 

SHIP AND LET SHIP!

((But also, destiny.))

((Also also also, I’m typing this at work and did NOT edit it. Sorry for any awful mistakes!))

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You have a crush on Jaskir, Channi

"Wait I do? I thought we were friends... I mean I wouldn't mind... I don't think. I don't know. She's cute- but she lives a risky life."

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Jaskir receives a text of some cute chicken photos from Tuuya. The caption reads “aren’t they eggsellent”.

"Well count me shell shocked at how cute these lil ladies are. You gonna bring some eggs by?"

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Tuuya shows up to visit Jaskir, bringing a box of miniature pastries of assorted flavors, a small pillow shaped like a shrimp, and a set of glittery gel pens for her as presents.

"Hehehe shramp!~" She carries the shrimp pillow around as she snacks on the pasties while making herself a little nest in front of one of the fireplaces. "Tuuuuuya! Let's watch a movie!" She waits until they're both cozy in the nest before handing over the gift she got for Tuuya, a scrapbook that she'd filled halfway with as many photos she could gather of her, Kam, and any other people she could stealthily gather pics of. "Taadaa!"

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⏰️ 🎲 🧸 for Jaskir?

⏰️- how many alarms do they need to actually wake up? She's the type of person who needs like 10 alarms to wake up and then still needs someone to come make sure she's actually getting up. If left on her own she'd sleep past noon.

🎲 - what’s their go to boardgame? If she's playing to win she'll play poker or other card games that she can cheat at. If she's playing for fun she tends to lean towards things with cute meeples.

🧸 - do they have any childhood toys or stuffed animals? No, she wasn't able to keep much from her childhood into her adulthood and lost most when she needed to escape quickly from somewhere. It's part of why she likes having them now because they're a sign she knows she's safe.