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Apprenticeship

Author: BaconAndOnion  

Artist: thetinymm 

Rating: E

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 11,915

Pairings: Tissaia/Yennefer

Tags: Comedy, Crack Treated Seriously, sorceresses being chaotic, Chastity Belt, Feels, Lesbianism, oblivious!Yennefer, Bad Flirting, Caning, Rita playing matchmaker, Smut

Summary:

After graduating from Aretuza the young mages begin an apprenticeship, during which they must unconditionally follow every rule a mistress enforces. Yennefer's apprenticeship to Tissaia de Vries, the most renowened mage on the Continent, is like any other in most ways. And highly unusual in others...

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Sleep Deeply

Author: minutiae

Artist: liaonyxrayne  

Rating: M

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 3,825+

Pairings: Coën & Lambert

Tags: Trial Of The Grasses (The Witcher), Trial Of The Medallion (The Witcher), The Inherent Tragedy of Witchers (The Witcher), Canon-Typical Violence, Non-Malicious Teasing, Depression, Winter at Kaer Morhen (The Witcher), Ghosts, Grief/Mourning, Canonical Character Death, Mild Blood, mentioned gambling, mentioned drinking, Past Character Death, mentioned child death, Suicidal Ideation, Sacking of Kaer Morhen (The Witcher), No Characters Die On Screen, Platonic Relationships, Family, Pack Bonding, The Fall of Kaer y Seren, Hair Braiding

Summary:

Lambert has a habit of going out alone. It took years for the other wolves to notice, but when they did all they found was an empty, dank cave. Why would Lambert prefer to hide out in the valley, in what they teasingly referred to as Camp Sulk?

He was the youngest wolf witcher by decades now, but still held himself separate. It isn’t until he brings a friend home that the wolves get any answers. Coën finds himself asking, have they really teased him about this all these years?

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Steal Your Breath

Author: JaskiersValley  

Artist: theoutspokenrodent 

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 20,737

Pairings: Aiden/Cahir/Eskel/Lambert, Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Professional Mermen, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Disabled Character, Wheelchairs, Get Together, Disabled Cahir,Blow Jobs

Summary:

What do you call a group of professional mermen? If anyone asked Lambert, he'd answer it's an orgy. Or, more specifically, a foursome because that's what he ended up getting out of it while Geralt learned to leave his tail behind in favour of two legs and a boyfriend.

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Geralt of Rivia and the Jewel of Cintra

Author: DancingLassie   

Artist: kayivy 

Rating: T

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 4,461 

Pairings: Geralt/Jaskier, Eskel/Triss

Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - 1930s, with magic, The Witcher meets Agatha Christie, Murder Mystery, Geralt is a private detective, Intrigue, Whodunnit

Summary:

The Son, the Wife, the Mistress, the Tutor or the Mysterious Elf?

With monsters now extinct, witchers had to find other lines of work. Unfortunately for Private Detective Geralt of Rivia, he owed Sigismund Dijkstra a favour and the Head of the Redanian secret service was cashing in.

There had been a high profile murder and he needed someone to go and discreetly sort it out.

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Weathering Together 

Author: DetectiveRiley 

Beta Reader: geewobbles 

Artist: thewonderfulthingaboutfish 

Rating: T

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 10,163

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alternate Universe - Pirate, Alternate Universe, Rivalry, Pining, Mutual Pining, Stranded, Banter, Heart-to-Heart, Big Bang Challenge

Summary:

Life on the high seas suits Geralt just fine. As a pirate captain with his brothers behind him, there isn't much that gets under his skin. Jaskier is the exception.

Loud and flashy, Jaskier is the foil to Geralt's strong and silent persona. Jaskier isn't intimidated like the rest of the world. In fact, Jaskier seems almost drawn to Geralt like a moth to a flame- Geralt can't escape the young captain and his flirtations, denying that he feels the pull, too. But when a storm strands them on a deserted island together, Geralt realized he might not mind having Jaskier around after all.

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Visiting Marilka

Author: gwyllion 

Artist: roguepyrola  

Rating: M

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 57,252

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Drama & Romance, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Plothole Fill, Episode Fix-It: s01e06 Rare Species, Canon Compliant, Canon Era, Introspective Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Family Dynamics, Minor Character Death, Genderfluid Minor Character, Underage Minor Character, Slow Burn, Road Trip, Monsters, Wyvern (The Witcher), Ghouls (The Witcher), Drowners (The Witcher), Leshens (The Witcher), Siblings, baths, Blow Jobs, Topping from the Bottom, Anal Sex, Fluff, Roach is the Best (The Witcher), Mentioned Renfri (The Witcher), Mentioned Stregobor (The Witcher), Mentioned Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Mentioned Priscilla (The Witcher), Mentioned Vesemir (The Witcher), Mentioned Valdo Marx, cloud atlas - Freeform, Big Bang Challenge

Summary:

Months after the mountain breakup, Geralt finds Jaskier performing in a tavern. Before Geralt can consider apologizing, the bard is interrupted by a messenger who notifies Jaskier that his father has died. Jaskier prepares to set off for Lettenhove to console his mother and siblings. Geralt gets caught up in the drama and accompanies Jaskier as he travels to his childhood home. On their journey, Geralt learns that a witcher’s Path needn’t have a predetermined destination.

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Of Rescues, Regrets, and Reunions

Author: lamburrito

Artist: zmezagain 

Rating: T

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 11,530

Pairing: Jaskier & Vesemir

Tags: Bonding, mentions of trauma, mentions of neglecting parents, Canon-Typical Violence, wolf witchers - Freeform, Hurt/Comfort, Immortal Jaskier | Dandelion

Summary:

In Lettenhove Vesemir accepts a contract about saving the kidnapped son of the Viscount. Even though he quickly comes to the conclusion that he doesn't like the man, he pays well, so he starts searching for clues.

When he finally rescues the kid, Julian, he is surprised at the child's wish to instead of going home, become a Witcher. That has never happened before. He can't deny that he quickly starts to like the kid but the path is dangerous and the Viscount would probably hunt him down. So he has to make a decision and live with the question of whether he made the right one.

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The Calling 

Author: LiraelClayr007 

Artist: MaxImproving

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 12,128

Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Fluff, Fairy Tale Elements, Siren Jaskier | Dandelion, Spells & Enchantments, Telepathy, Memories, Ocean Sex, Soft Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion Has Self-Esteem Issues, Magic, so much magic, Stars, Caring Jaskier | Dandelion, Beach Sex, Lots of kissing, just a hint of angst, but then back to the fluff, Djinni & Genies, Wishes, Wings, Siren song, hunger, learning control, Love Confessions, Happy Ending

Summary:

Crisscrossing the continent with Roach, Geralt hears tell of a coastal town desperate to rid themselves of a siren. What he finds when he investigates is a very welcoming town and a most unusual siren.

A most beautiful siren.

As Geralt draws closer to the siren - Jaskier is his name - he begins to wonder. Is he being enchanted? Can he trust anything that's happening? And why does Jaskier not act as any other siren he's ever encountered, or the ones he's been taught about? Geralt only knows one thing for certain: he's falling for Jaskier, and he wants to trust his heart.

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A Little Hush

Author: limevodka 

Beta Reader: MajorTrouble 

Artist: Adevinecomedy 

Rating: T

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 22,296

Pairing: Eskel/Geralt/Lambert

Tags: Pre-Relationship, Toussaint (The Witcher), Minor Original Character(s), Case Fic

Summary:

Lambert and Eskel are spending the winter with Geralt in Toussaint - more sun, wine and sleep than they've had in years and yet they find themselves bored. When a minor Baron seeks help with a curse that's killing his servants and destroying his crops, they find themselves tangled in a mystery that is deeper than expected.

Written for the WBB2021

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All the Shards of You

Author: TimelessTragedy

Beta Reader: lamentingpat

Artist: mock-arts

Rating: T

Warnings: Major Character Death

Word Count: 51,971

Pairings: Geralt/Regis, Dettlaff/Regis, Dettlaff/Geralt

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, Witcher Contracts (The Witcher), Rancher Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Past Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Witcher Regis, Dog Kelpie, Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Happy Ending, based on the games, they all come back, I promise, brief child death, Witcher Big Bang 2021

Summary:

The concept of time, for someone most would consider immortal, was… odd. Forming attachments to mortals came at a high risk for their short lives passed in the blink of an eye. Even a witcher, whose life was extended through their mutations, would last a few centuries at most.

Or at the very least, that’s what Regis had expected upon meeting the oddly familiar witcher, Geralt of Rivia. He’d hoped for a few good centuries of friendship before death would claim the witcher, and he was only partially right.

Death did, indeed, claim the witcher one cold afternoon. So Regis decided to take on the mantle of being a witcher in his honour, in an attempt to atone for mistakes he made in his past that have seemingly tied his fate to that of Geralt: a man who he keeps meeting each time Geralt is reborn.

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Death March of a Marionette

Author: major-trouble

Artist: liaonyxrayne

Rating: M

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Word Count: 30K - 50K

Pairings: Lambert/Valdo, Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Canonical Character Death, Prophecy, Friends to Lovers, eventually, Swearing, so much swearing, Banter, accidental bard acquisition, Secret Identity, Ciri is aged up in this one, War, Blood and Violence, Minor Character Death, Hurt/Comfort, Kidnapping, Bardnapping?, Slow Burn, Feelings Realization, Dreams, Dreamsharing, Angst and Humor, Magical Cohersion, Mild torture, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Not between main pairings, Destiny is a Bitch and so is Cahir, Eventual Smut, Eventual Happy Ending

Summary:

It began with a promise that became a prophecy: the rise of Nilfgaard would be heralded by the union of the Rightful Heir and a Conduit of Power such as the Continent had never seen. Together they would rule, subjugating all before them under the banners of the golden sun. It begins with a man in a winged helmet and a scared princess. Where it really begins is with a bard and a Witcher and a past that both seek to run from.

Jaskier introduces Valdo and Lambert in the vain hope that the two of them will get along in the most Bardic of traditions. And they do - like a house on fire. Like a match set to dry tinder. Like lightning striking in the middle of summer.

That is to say, they match each other wits for wits and Jaskier immediately regrets his decision and flees at the first opportunity.

It's not all chocolate and roses. Nilfgaard is spreading across the Continent like a plague and with it the revelation of secrets that some had hoped would remain hidden forever. Between prophecy and destiny, between a sword and a crown, Valdo feels his loyalties and convictions tested. Good thing he has his very own Witcher to help him along the way.

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Where Things Collide

Author: Aroomie

Beta Reader: TimelessTragedy

Aritist: punchsomeoneforme-willyou 

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 20,468

Pairings: Dettlaff/Avallac’h, Geralt/Regis, Jaskier/Vesemir, Aiden/Lambert

Tags: Soft Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Retired Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Established Relationship, Dorks in Love, Alive Aiden, Aiden Loves Lambert (The Witcher), Boys In Love, Falling In Love, Boys Kissing, Blood Drinking, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Sex, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Outdoor Sex, Anal Fingering, Made For Each Other, Catching each other naked, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Humor, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia is Good at Feelings, Baby Bunnies, Alive Vesemir (The Witcher), Abundant use of plants, Bets & Wagers

Summary: 

Dettlaff was suffering, resigned to his fate and sense of guilt over his deeds, but spending the rest of his time surrounded by friends didn’t seem like a bad idea…

Avallac’h was lost, too focused on his work, on training Cirilla, lost in his own thoughts and oblivious to what mattered most, even following his student even if he thought it pointless…

The end of summer was drawing near and, having worked hard in the fields alongside the other workers, it was Geralt’s first harvest since taking over Corvo Bianco and he’s invited his closest friends and family to celebrate. No one expected it when Ciri brought along Avallac’h, nor did they expect it when Dettlaff’s curiosity for the elven Sage to turn the vampire’s head. Or visa versa.

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Sing Me Awake

Author: curls-cat

Artist: kenwave

Rating: T

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 22,108

Pairings: Geralt/Jaskier, Geralt/Yennefer

Tags: Alternate Universe - Howl’s Moving Castle Fusion

Summary:

After Yennefer's chaos explosion at Sodden, Geralt's wish to bind them together twists, and the two find themselves quite literally bound, sharing mind space and, sometimes, a physical body. They, with Ciri, hole up to try to find a cure. Meanwhile, Jaskier's been cursed into an old man for the crime of Banging The Wrong Person. He stumbles into Geralt and Yennefer's hiding place, and assumes they don't recognize him - he wants it that way. Much less awkward. Jaskier can help Yen and Geralt, they know this. But since Jaskier's curse keeps them from talking about it, they have to drop clues, hoping he finally figures things out.

You don't need to read or watch HMC to understand this fic.

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Dear Geralt, Count Me In

Author: LieLie717

Beta Reader: christophernw

Artist: mock-arts

Rating: E

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 79,040

Pairing: Emhyr/Geralt

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Not nice to Yennefer in this, Sorry Not Sorry, Also not nice to Triss, Alternate Universe - Pretty Woman Fusian, Alternate Universe - The Nanny Fusion, Self-Indulgent, Witcher Big Bang 2021

Summary: 

Geralt was a down on his luck prostitute when a lost Ciri stumbled on his way to work. How was he to know she was the daughter of the Governor of Nilfgaard? The last thing he expected was to get a job as her nanny and don't even get him started on falling in love with his boss.

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Pupsqueak

Author: christophernw

Beta Reader: MidnightMagpies

Artist: antaresnox

Rating: M

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 27,787

Pairings: Aiden/Lambert, Triss/Yennefer, Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: De-Aged Jaskier, Geralt of Rivia Has Feelings, Fluff, Self-Indulgent, Yen and Triss are Badass Sapphics, Lambert and Aiden are Smitten for Each Other, Eskel is a Good Bro, Witcher Big Bang 2021, Jaskier is a Spoilt Brat but Geralt Indulges him, Jaskier is Literally Baby, Just Kidding He's Like 9, Family, Humor, Happy Ending, Pre-Slash, Beta Read, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Touch-Starved, Curses

Summary:

Geralt has faced history-changing royalty, monsters worthy of ballads, surviving a fucking century, but this —

“Julian Alfred Pankratz. Viscount de Lettenhove.” The boy — Julian, not Jaskier — stuck out a hand, managing to look noble-born even littered with scrapes. “And you are?”

Geralt heaved a sigh, sheathing his sword. “Fucked, it seems.”

[The one where Jaskier gets de-aged and Geralt has to do that... affection thing.]

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Autism and Leather Jackets

Author: deadOnOffBeat

Artist: brbchasingdreams

Rating: M

Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 32,354

Pairing: Margarita Laux-Antille/Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg/Tissaia de Vries

Tags: Gay Panic, Threesome - F/F/F, Surprisingly Little Motorcycles, autistic!Tissaia, Weightedblanket!Rita, Married Couple, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Age Difference, Author did too much research and needs to be reminded that fanfiction is a hobby

Summary:

Who says a road trip needs planning? Sometimes, all it needs is a cheating husband, a stolen motorcycle and a bit of sheer luck.

Yennefer is hiding from a storm, Tissaia is hiding from the crowd, and the two of them hit it off rather well. It's innocent until Rita decides that it's not.

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for years or for hours

Author: ghostinthelibrarywrites

Beta Reader: maya-the-yellow-bee

Artist: thewonderfulthingaboutfish

Rating: E

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 52,278

Pairing: Eskel/Geralt/Jaskier

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Established Eskel/Jaskier | Dandelion, Past Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Developing Eskel/Geralt/Jaskier, Curses, Canon-Typical Violence, Mutual Pining, Identity Porn, Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Smut, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs

Summary:

After Geralt vanishes on a routine hunt, Eskel searches for him in vain, grieves, and moves on. Nearly eight hundred years later, he lives a quiet life as a farmer outside of Oxenfurt and is in a serious relationship with Jaskier, an adorable college professor.

But when Geralt wakes from a centuries-long sleep into an entirely new world and Jaskier finds him on the side of the road, the arrival of Eskel's lost love brings with it heartache, peril, and the chance for a new love.

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