For Safe Keeping

"x loves x more" SHUT UP!!!!!! they need to both be equally in love with each other or i DIE

Keeping this where I can find it :)

merthur fic recs masterlist

authors

vintagelilacs

aus and fusions

arranged marriage au, pt 2, pt 3

college/university au

different first meeting au

getting together + modern au

hanahaki au, pt 2, pt 3

modern au

modern royalty au, pt 2

pride and prejudice au

regency au

social media au

soulmate au pt 1, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6

s2e10 fix it

merlin

assistant!merlin

bamf!merlin

consort!merlin pt 1, pt 2, pt 3

druid leader!merlin

hurt!merlin, pt 2

irish!merlin

jealous!merlin

oblivious!merlin pt 1, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6

pining!merlin pt 1, pt 2, pt 3

royal!merlin, pt 2

spy!merlin

arthur

actor!arthur pt 1, pt 2, pt 3

bond girl!arthur

jealous!arthur pt 1, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7

pining!arthur pt 1, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6, pt 7, pt 8

pregnant!arthur

protective!arthur, pt 2, pt 3

oblivious!arthur, pt 2

spy!arthur

other tropes and categories

00q fusion

5 + 1 things pt 1, pt 2, pt 3

accidental marriage

angst with a happy ending

arthur courts merlin

arthur finds out about balinor

arthur finds out about freya

arthur knows about merlin’s magic

arthur loves merlin’s magic eyes

arthur’s donkey ears

arthur returns, pt 2

bathing

bed sharing, pt 2

bedside vigils

bets

coming out

crack, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4

dragon dads

enemies to lovers

fake/pretend relationship, pt 2, pt 3

fandom iconic fics

fav aus

fav fics

figure skating

flowers

forced proximity

getting back together

getting together, pt 2, pt 3

getting together with the help of technology

kid fics, pt 2

kinktober

love spells and potions, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4

magic reveal pt 1, pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5, pt 6

meddling knights, pt 2, pt 3

merlin dies

merlin goes insane to get arthur back

merlin knows about arthur’s pining

merlin leaves camelot

morgana and merlin friendship

outsider pov

parties

protective!knights

remixes

role reversal

royal balls

scar reveal

secret relationship

time travel

truth potion

underappreciated fics

weddings

wedding stopping

wound cleaning

Me

yippee!!!!!!

So i don't forget

Hello! Thank you so much for what you do- could I please have some recs for geraskier fics where geralt is the one pining harder?

Here you go!! I wasn't sure how to categorize who was pining harder in all of these (since our boys are masters of longing lol) but these are all stories where Geralt loves Jaskier very much, and I highly enjoyed them all!

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favorite by @asweetprologue (Rated G, 5.8k)

Jaskier gets Geralt a gift, and it makes Geralt realize he doesn't know enough about what Jaskier likes. He forms a plan to figure it out.

i’ll kiss you slow by @paintedcrayons (Rated T, 4.9k)

Geralt is not being creepy. He’s not. He’s just looking out for his friend (with a questionable choices in lovers). Lately, Geralt has started to notice the way people treat Jaskier’s affection like a means to an end. They kiss him only to move to the next step, dance with him as pretense to get him into their beds. He would like nothing more than to kiss Jaskier for the sake of it. (He does.)

time and time again by @samstree (Rated G, 5.2k)

Marriage proposals, through the years.

The Best Laid Plans by @dhwty-writes (Rated T, 5.5k)

Geralt is in love with Jaskier. In order to finally get him to admit his feelings, he devises a ten step plan with Lambert, Eskel and Vesemir.

A Friend in the Wild by @samstree (Rated G, 1.6k)

In which Geralt acquires a tiny friend who wouldn't stop following him.

Weak and Wanting by @sociallyawkward--fics (Rated T, 36k)

Geralt had thought that inviting Jaskier to Kaer Morhen after all these years would be a good thing. What he didn't plan on was his brothers deciding to have a little fun with their situation. Lambert and Eskel really needed to stop meddling in things they didn't understand, especially when it came to his bard.

Tell It With Your Heart by @bambirex (Rated G, 2.5k)

While Jaskier always says what's on his mind, Geralt works a little differently. That doesn't mean he cannot tell Jaskier how he feels - he just does that without words.

Repeat After Me by @onwardorange (Rated G, 7.3k)

All it takes is (nearly) three years, two meddlesome brothers, and one exasperated sorceress to get Geralt to admit his feelings for Jaskier.

Love Me Better, Send A Letter by @rebrandedbard (Rated T, 12.5k)

Geralt and Julian have been exchanging letters since participating in an inter-school pen pal program in high school, and Geralt has been pining away for Julian for over a decade since meeting by chance one faithful day in Posada. Between work and Ciri, he hasn't had much time for travelling, but he and Julian still exchange their letters faithfully. Finally, Julian's equally busy life coincides with Geralt's long enough for a short visit, and Geralt has the chance to finally introduce Ciri to the man she knows only on paper. Things would be perfect ... if Julian's visit didn't fall within the week of the concert of Ciri's favorite musician, Jaskier.

Music is no solution by @thecrownprincessbride (Rated T, 4.3k)

Jaskier has self-doubts, and Geralt is there for him.

A Careless Omission by @samstree (Rated T, 5.4k)

Jaskier reveals he has a type. Geralt behaves strangely.

Highway Angel (To the Dark I Said Pour and Forgot to Say When) by @fangirleaconmigo T, 2.8k

Geralt is a long haul truck driver. With long stretches on the road away from his family, and with no one to keep him company but his loyal dog Roach, he has to brave most of his life completely alone. Then one day, just as he is passing the city of Oxenfurt, he turns on the radio and hears a voice.

zero for ten by @yaelathewordsmith (Rated T, 10.4k)

The blue-eyed boy on the school's cricket team seems determined to bowl Geralt out. The worst part is, he isn't even fucking trying. * Or, the ten times Jaskier held Geralt's heart in his hands without knowing, and how Geralt grew to want him to keep it.

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For future reference and enjoyment

Merlinktober Day 19 (on day 23): Scales

A celebration of some Dragon!Merlin fics I’ve enjoyed! (close-ups and fic links under cut)

In a World of the Same, You're Different by @thepenguinclub

Rating: Gen | Word Count: 8,058 | Chapters: 1 “You know,” the prince started, and Merlin grunted in frustration, turning away. Princes were always the same, “I don’t appreciate you talking about my father like that.” Merlin stopped and narrowed his eyes, before slowly looking back at the prince. He studied the prince's face intently. “And who, exactly, would your father be?” he asked, fury crackling through the calm sounding words. He was not in the mood to be played with by a prince. “Uther Pendragon,” the prince said calmly. Merlin’s tail lashed so hard against the rock next to him a large piece of it chipped off, rocketing through the air and over the edge of the mountain. --- Merlin was cursed to be a dragon, which was fine. It was fine, he was fine, he was happy, thank you very much. Everything was great. Except for all these knights and princes that kept bothering him. That, that was not fine. It was annoying. It definitely wasn't the only human interaction he ever got, he was fine. So if this odd group of knights and their king would leave, that would be wonderful.

A Dream of Dragons by @slantedknitting | with Art by LFB72

Rating: E | Word Count: 40,640 | Chapters: 1 Merlin, a fierce dragon, is captured and held prisoner in a deep cave under a castle. He believes he will perish, miserable and alone… until a second prisoner arrives. The man is small and annoying at first, but gradually they get to know each other, and soon enough the cave is almost tolerable. Then the man escapes, and Merlin realises his whole world has been changed.

running back home by @sourw0lfs | with Art by @kokoshka67

Rating: M | Word Count: 25,126 | Chapters: 7 With another growl, the monster surges forward, pressing its full weight into Arthur and toppling his footing. They both go down hard with just the damaged sword as a barrier between them. Arthur’s arms shake with the effort to keep it that way, pressing upwards with all the strength he can muster to free himself. The monster barely budges, lips pulling back in a snarl that reveals a mouthful of half-sharp, half-dull teeth. Through his panic, Arthur finally realizes why this monster seems so different from the attacks in the past. His gaze trails from the jagged teeth snapping angrily at him to the side of the creature’s face that isn’t covered in scales, to the side that’s so obviously and glaringly human. Because the monster isn’t a monster at all. It’s something else entirely, some kind of cursed hybrid never before seen. Worst of all, though, Arthur finds that he recognizes the human face beyond the scales and fangs. “Merlin?”

Tales of a Dragon and His Prince by @0hheytherebigbadwolf

(Summary for the first in the series) Rating: Gen - E | Word Count: 42,121 | Works: 15 They cannot have even one hunt without something going wrong on some level. A horse throws a shoe. A crossbow string breaks. A storm blows in. A giant beast attacks. Merlin turns into a dragon. The usual things.

(and also With the roar of the fire my heart rose to its feet because it's a similar dragon design and both fics are so very fun)

Yes

My favorite headcannon is that Arthur gifted merlin a purple shirt, indicating a kings favor, without telling him.

Just look at him.

And he has no idea until Gwen tells him why all the other servents are whispering about him.

Every day I think about how happy they became when they realized that now they can be together and just hug each other

Thank you

Masterlist of Witcher fics by katastroffi:

1) Monsters and Men - a series of seven fics set in a modern day AU with monsters and magic. The series begins with That Unwanted Monster in which Geralt succumbs to a werewolf curse and must learn to accept the love of his found family into his life if he is to tame the monster he has become. (Geralt and Jaskier are a couple, Ciri is training with Yennefer, and Jaskier finds himself also becoming more than human). Except drama, fluff, smut and angst. 40k+ words. Geraskier. Explicit.

2) Chrysalism - Frustrated from lack of sleep, Geralt goes fishing for a djinn but finds a fairy in a bottle instead. At first an irritating pest, fairy Jaskier becomes more than a simple friend for the stoic witcher. But can Geralt accept what Jaskier offers? Can a six inch high fairy ever be enough for a mighty witcher? (expect heaps of cuteness) 9k+ words. Geraskier. General audience.

3) What These Lips Were Made For - Geralt of Rivia is stoic and stone cold silent most days. He is not like the great romancer, Jaskier the bard; paramour to many and infinite lover of all. So when Jaskier seeks to teach Geralt the 'art of romance', he may just be taken by surprise when Geralt turns out to be much better than he thought possible... (In which Jaskier attempts to teach Geralt how to flirt). 4k+ words. Geraskier. General audience.

4) Something That Needs Forgiveness - Geralt receives a letter from Jaskier who fears for his life. Suspecting that the killer hunting the bard is the cat witcher, Aiden, Geralt sets off in pursuit. Not all is what it seems. 3k+ words. Geraskier and Lambert/Aiden. General audience.

5) Unspoken Words - Modern AU Radskier fic in which Jaskier is invited to the palace to teach Radovid how to play guitar. Except some fluff and sweetness. 2k+ words. Radskier. General audience.

6) Endless Love - After the mountain breakup Geralt can't keep his thoughts from turning to Jaskier and everything he regrets. Almost killed by a monster, Geralt vows to find Jaskier to apologise before it's too late. But Geralt finds him in an unexpected situation... 2k+ words. Geraskier. General audience.