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    “Lambert’s never brought anyone for the winter," said Geralt. "He doesn’t make friends easy. Doesn’t deal well with change, either. He—” Geralt frowned. “He probably won’t get along with you.”

    “I’ll have you know, I can be very charming when I want to be,” said Jaskier, aiming for a bit of light-hearted teasing.

    The corner of Geralt’s mouth lifted, but then dropped back into a more somber expression. “Lambert,” he said carefully, “is a contrary ass. The more you try to charm him, the less likely it is to work."

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    At long last, Geralt invites Jaskier to Kaer Morhen. Lambert is less than pleased to have a stranger in the keep, especially since his favorite outsider would never be offered the same welcome. Or so he thinks—but sometimes, a cruel twist of fate can turn out to be a miracle in disguise.

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    Over the years, Jaskier gets a reputation amongst witchers as the guy who will get you out of bind if you need him to. He’s the witchers’ bard, after all. Need a hand with your injuries? A safe place to hide? A friendly face? Find Jaskier.

    Jaskier, on the other hand, has no idea why witchers in trouble keep bumping into him on the road, but fate is funny that way, isn’t it? He’s certainly not going to turn them away

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    Geralt set the rag aside and picked up a small tin of ointment.
    “There are only two kinds of time one can distinguish,” he said, opening the tin, scooping out some salve with two fingers. “The kind of time you want to hold onto, and the kind you want to leave behind.”
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    Trapped in a snowbound cabin, the intimacy of a moment reshapes all the years Geralt and Jaskier have spent together.

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    “Can’t afford it,” Geralt grunted.

    “It’s not that expensive to rent a bed -” Jaskier started.

    It stings to have it pushed in his face that his life isn’t normal, so far beyond normal that someone like Jaskier can’t fathom it.

    “It’s expensive to rent a private room,” Geralt couldn’t keep the snarl out of his voice. “Or do you think anyone wants to sleep near a witcher?”

     

    When Geralt meets Jaskier in Posada, he is jaded, bitter and so lonely some days he thinks he might kill him. Jaskier is young, bright, and not afraid of tarnishing his reputation by standing by a witcher.

    Years later, Geralt repays the kindness.

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    05 Jan 2026

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    Geralt tried so hard not to get attached or even get close to humans. Vesemir had drilled into them nothing good would come of it. Such things are a weakness and a weak witcher is a dead one. Though how come this bard seems to contradict everything Geralt thought he knew. Jaskier is weak in every definition he'd been taught.

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