[ CLOSED ] just look across and see

[gynvael]

Who: Geralt + Various
When: September
Where: Cadens, Nocwich, Horizon
What: September catch-all
Warnings: Standard Witcher canon; season 3 spoilers. nsfw marked.


(( starters below. plot with me discontinued. ))

Comments

thank you for your patience. also lol.

[magicalarchaeologist]

[ They have come a long way, he realizes all of a sudden. Him being open, Geralt not shutting it down. Istredd studies him for a moment, that pain still in his chest, the fear of it all crashing down. He meant it when he said it was for them, all of them, but the corruption is a good thing to point out. What would he do in his desperation? He probably won't know until it's tested.

He told Lucifer that just for one night, he was going to allow himself to be glad someone would rip apart the universe to save him. But Istredd only meant it for then. He does care about the multiverse, it's just that he has more selfish impulses now, at times. It was easier to care about that when he had no personal attachments. They've all changed since coming here.

He is quiet but then his mouth curves into a half-smile. ]

That sounds almost like concern for me, Geralt.

[ Is he teasing him? Absolutely. It is tentative though, the most humor they've ever established was with the fake fight, and then earlier in this when he tossed the head at him. ]

of course!!

[gynvael]

[ Now why can he practically see that remark coming? Geralt huffs through his nose before the words finish leaving Istredd's mouth. ]

Haven't you enough untested conjectures to contend with?

[ Not quite denial. War and loss make for strange bedfellows, he supposes. He's had stranger. For a mage, he can acknowledge Istredd is not the worst. At least not when the man finally gets his head out of his arse.

Geralt plucks up the severed head by its sticky horn. The enhancement keeps it from leaking fluid everywhere, but it's not. Tidy. Jaskier will no doubt complain when he sees it in the house.

Either way, unless Istredd has more to discuss, Geralt's achieved what he came for. ]

can wrap here or on yours. I loved this thread thank you.

[magicalarchaeologist]

Lack of denial is a test in itself.

[ Istredd smiles for the first real time since all this went through his head. It's nice because it's simple. Easy. Nothing too serious between them, nothing that is a problem. Just feeling on the same page, like they did during the party. An instinctive underlining trust on his end, to think he could go with Geralt's request without question.

They've gone through a lot. Being able to joke lightly on this subject? It's small but good. ]

Enjoy the head. But don't think this is encouragement for you to toss something else at me next time.

[ Neither of them are the types that need to linger. ]