Juliet Alfina Parnkatz, later known as Jaskier, was born with a gift for magic. After revealing he magical abilities, she was sent to study at Aretuza.
It was there, through the journey of self-discovery and transformation, that Juliet embraced his true identity—first becoming Julian, and eventually the bard known as Jaskier.
Though trained in the arcane arts, Jaskier rarely relied on magic, choosing instead to make his mark as a bard through sheer talent and charm. On the rare occasions he does use magic, people are often surprised when he casually mentions he studied at Aretuza.
Prof. Jaskier Pancratz never did too well in the love department. Medieval literature, yes. Songwriting and playing his mandolins, also yes. Having passionate, raunchy one-night stands, absolutely. But romance? True romantic love? Not his strongsuit. It was hard when certain attributes he had, things he couldn't change, had in the past made him unloveable.
Mr. Radovid Strogi has been going through the ringer for years. His family was gone, and he up and left everything to become a part time instructor at the University of Oxenfurt. He thought for sure that his life must be cursed when he ran into a literature professor with his coffee, spilling it all over the other man's tastefully unbuttoned shirt on the first day. But for some inexplicable reason, Professor Pancratz kept stopping by his office to talk.
Which could mean nothing.
(My Radskier college professor au!)
i started reading this lovely fanfic and warmly recommend it to any other radskier-fans and people who like a vintage gay lovestory! it includes trans and autistic jaskier, has mainly povs of jaskier and radovid. it is mostly quite adorable but there are some sad scenes too and radovid has not the best communication-skills. jaskier has his found family with geralt, yennefer and ciri, but radovid is quite alone. both have some tragic/traumatic backstories. they fall for each other quite fast i think, but need time to act on their feelings. happy end is promised by the author :) i love how they wrote the characters and the story as a whole. the atmosphere is kinda cozy. well, i just love the whole fic really. so, go read it and leave some kudos and kind comments for the amazing aberdeen @the-halfling-prince!
i also made this moodboard for the fanfic’s vibe so far:
Posted an old request bcs it's the end of the year and I still have so much unposted stuff in my folders.
Uncensored here. This was a patrons request in June.
So here are my headcanons, because I refuse to believe that our ball of sunshine has an expiration date...
So, I know Lauren said that Jaskier not aging in the show was just a filming mistake, something they simply forgot to do and on a completely logical level I am fully aware that in canon Jaskier is completely human, 100%. And I also know that they're not gonna change it, no matter how much some of us may wish they did (Although why not? They already strayed so far from the books and made so many changes, might as well go the extra mile)
Realistic-ish headcanons:
- Jaskier is part elf, perhaps quarter elf like Yennefer, it is an entirely justifiable headcanon, theoretically, Jaskier's human father could have married a half elf commoner woman (who may or may not have had the pointy tips on her ears cut off with a knife to avoid human prejudice)
- Jaskier has a fae ancestor, somewhere many many generations back in his ancestry, so his entire family is suspiciously long lived but nobody cares because Lettenhove isn't politically important and therefore doesn't catch the attention of the prejudiced Nobles farther up the royal court chain.
- Jaskier unintentionally drinks the same elixir mages/sorcerers drink to prolong their life. I read that chaos wielders don't have naturally long lifespans, they semi-regularly drink an elixir with mandrake roots in it to slow the aging process. According to Witcher Wiki, you can only buy mandrake root in Lindenvale and my headcanon is that Jaskier experiments with many different tea blends to see which one is more effective for soothing his throat after singing. So at the age of 29-30, he wanders into Lindenvale and buys some dried mandrake to make a tea, after one sip he felt more rejuvenated than ever and since that day, mandrake root tea has become his number one go-to, he drinks it as often as he can.
More fanfic centric, less canon possible headcanons:
- Jaskier is a Dryad. (Yayyy trans Jaskier headcanon) Since Lettenhove is so tiny, it isn't even on the Witcher continent map, but a simple Google search says that it is Located somewhere in Kerack. Kerack borders with Brokilon, so it's kind of a nifty little loophole for fanfic writers to use and place Lettenhove somewhere near the forests where Dryads live.
And while most Dryads treat any man that enters their realm as a mere sperm donor, Witcher Wiki does also mention that some Dryads can form emotional relationships and fall in love with humans and/or elves, but in the end, all Dryad born offspring is AFAB. So imagine this, Jaskier's father falls in love with a Dryad, she falls in love with him, they have Jaskier, Jaskier notices early on that he feels like a boy and his rich Viscount father hires a mage to help Jaskier transition early.
- Jaskier is a higher vampire, higher vampires are a HIGHLY secretive society, even in canon, part of the reason why even Witchers have so little information about them is because they prefer to hide in plain sight and are ridiculously good at it. Jaskier doesn't age, has no self-preservation instincts, doesn't buy a horse and yet still keeps up with Geralt on foot for 20 years. Jaskier's personality isn't fake, he doesn't act like someone else, it's all him, but his clumsiness is a little bit of an act, he also purposefully avoids physical fights, it comes across as fear of getting hurt but in reality it's because he's afraid of appearing too strong and exposing himself. Lettenhove doesn't appear on maps, because it doesn't exist legally, it's just a castle hidden in the woods, a safe place for higher vampires, kinda like Kaer Morhen is for Witchers, Jaskier's parents just happen to be the ones who run it.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Happy first fic of 2025! it’s definitely a witcher fic which only surprised me a little because I deep in the Jayvik train rn, anyway I hope you enjoy this little work of mine!
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion
Summary:
“I’m going through… through the big change,” he said softly, falling back onto the bed with a soft thud.
“Puberty?” Geralt joked, raising an eyebrow at Jaskier.
Jaskier snorted, a little incredulous but not upset, “Sort of, but like reverse.”
Jaskier is going through menopause, and has complex feelings about it.
