#yenneskier
Okay but modern AU where Jaskier greencard marries Geralt’s ex, Yennefer, who he kinda hates, because she’s in trouble and he can’t resist helping people and also plans to hold it over her (in a bantery kinda way) and thinks it’ll be funny to rub in Geralt’s face when he inevitably comes crawling back to Yennefer.
They pass the interview with almost zero prep because it turns out back when they were jealous rivals for Geralt’s attention they learned way too much about each other. Then they have (supposed) hate sex when they’re drunk because 1. why not? 2. they’re both curious and 3. they’re both still kinda pissed off at Geralt the booze make it seem like the perfect revenge.
Jaskier finds inexpressible amounts of glee in referring to Yennefer as his “ball and chain” and “old lady” and other unflattering nicknames for a spouse, and Yennefer enjoys ruining his every attempt at getting laid by waiting for him to make a pass, then storming up and slapping him and bursting into tears about him “ruining their marriage” by betraying his loving wife.
Then they sleep together again because neither of them is getting laid and they’ll each begrudgingly admit the other is good in bed (Yennefer says it’s the only time his incessant strumming is enjoyable).
Then the next thing they know they’re horrified to discover they’ve been in a committed sexual relationship with all the appearance of a romantic relationship for several months. They haven’t had a genuine fight since… well, Jaskier can’t remember. And Yennefer’s been at nearly every gig he’s played since they got married, and he’s got into a routine of giving her a foot rub when she drops onto the sofa after work, and the love song he wrote about her that was intended to annoy her has started to sound distressingly genuine no matter what he does, and Yennefer was terribly rude to Valdo when they ran into him and may or may not have keyed his car, and really, they’re better at being married than either of their parents were. They’re pretty good at being married full stop to be honest, and that’s when they’re not even trying.
And okay, so maybe he kinda doesn’t hate her after all. Maybe.
Remember that moment on the ship when Jaskier and Yennefer were talking? It just seems to me that there was such a special moment that is easy to overlook.
You know this thing when you feel driven, weak and desperate, but when there is someone weaker than you nearby, your brain and heart immediately turn on and want to be a protector for this someone and strength immediately comes from somewhere and you forget about your own weakness and fears.
So I feel that in addition to just the fact that Jaskier opened up to Yennefer, he also quietly helped her. He saw the state she was in and brought out his own weakness to give her back her strength and confidence, because he saw that she needed it. And it worked. It can be seen how Yennefer changed at the same moment, bristled inside and replied that we would find a new purpose, a better one.
I love this moment so much. It holds hope for both of them.
