haiya everyone!
this year's been an absolute shit show for me and I can't wait for it to be over.
So... wanna get some art? wanna help me pay for me&gf's first apartment? wanna put a blanket over my head, switch the lights off and quietly leave me to die in peace?
Gorgeous @johix art for Ride On. Be still, my heart!
Summary: After the disastrous reveal at the Landmark, John tells Sherlock there can be no excuse for what he’s done, and no forgiveness. Sherlock leaves London and starts a new life, and not even the British Government knows where.
It’s up to John to track him down and make things right, with a trip around the world and a clue only John would recognize.
This little piece is entirely inspired by this amazing art by @johix.
Please enjoy some silly husbands enjoying summer, wine and each other <3
On Ao3 here
Blue skies and endless fields spread out as far as the eyes can see. Dandelion sits in the shade of their canopy, watching Geralt pick out a wine from three identical bottles. He rests his chin in his hands, studying Geralt with a soft smile.
“They are completely identical, my dear witcher,” Dandelion teases, knowing exactly how Geralt will bristle at that.
“No two bottles are identical, bard. Even if they are from the same batch, there are subtle differences, ” Geralt mutters, just as predicted, and frowns at him.
His face is so smooth now; it’s been a while since Dandelion last saw him clean shaven. It makes him look… not younger, but as if he took a step back in time.
It suits him. But to be fair, most things suit Geralt. Most of all, the relaxing days of retirement suits him. His high metabolism makes it hard for him to gain weight, but Dandelion thoroughly enjoys watching him fill out ever so gently.
“Stop staring at me,” Geralt says, sounding every bit as self conscious as he looks. It only makes Dandelion smile wider. Finally, one of the three bottles pass whatever criteria Geralt is holding them against, and he pours them a glass each.
“Alas, I cannot,” Dandelion says, feeling terribly fond. “It feels like it’s been a lifetime since I saw your upper lip.”
Geralt glares over his glass of wine, and Dandelion's smile turns into a smirk.
“That was the last time I will fall for one of your tricks.”
“It’s not my fault you fell asleep with wine stains in your beard.”
“It is, and you know it.”
“Alright, maybe,” Dandelion concedes, standing up and sauntering over toward Geralt on the other side of the table. “But it is no fault of mine that you are completely irresistible, pink beard or not.”
He plops down in Geralt’s lap, one arm draped over his shoulder, the other hand caressing the pale skin of his cheek. Smooth skin brushes against his thumb, a thin scar, pale and barely there anymore, on his chin.
“Watch the wine,” Geralt murmurs, his lips brushing against Dandelion's finger as he traces old lines, new lines, laugh lines.
“Can’t. I’m watching you,” Dandelion says, thumb catching on Geralt’s lower lip. He can’t resist the temptation to lean in and press a peck on that wine stained mouth.
“All these splendid vistas... and I still only have eyes for you, darling.”
“Dandelion.”
“Yes, love?” Gods, the way Geralt says his name.
Geralt doesn’t reply. Instead, he steadies Dandelion with one hand and reaches forward and puts his wine to safety.
Then he leans forward, his other arm too wrapping around his bard, pressing them close. This kiss is longer. Gentle, indulging, the art of tasting wine from another's lips.
Guys, gals, non-binary pals - may I present to you: Vincent & Jonah, drawn by the amazing @johix!!! I’m going to stare at them for the rest of the week now, thanks and goodbye :D
johix replied to your post “a cringe on your entire house if you draw dandelion with short hair”
oh boy oh boy I'm gonna be super cursed once I finish the geraskier commission I'm working on xDD I feel like I'm betraying you, myself and all the ppl in canon Dandelion fandom.
commission work is different than work that pours out of your soul! IN ADDITION this post was more about the people who draw him looking suuuper young, like for some reason he looks 17 - 22 even though he met geralt after becoming a professor... you draw him looking like the age he is, it’s not some creepy prepubescent jaskier xD