Like it happened with the idea of a shopping trip and hairstyling, Jaskier should be taking this chance to do a bit more of pushing-Geralt-into-doing-fun things. Cirilla is involved in this, however, and Jaskier knows that's where the line is drawn. He shouldn't meddle - at least, not in front of her. Usually he doesn't give a fuck, he will call out parents for being assholes in public spaces... but he promised Geralt, and he doesn't want to fuck up.
Maybe he could text him later, try to convince him privately? But it seems Yen is doing the job right now, and perhaps Jaskier could--
I'm a straight man, Yen.
Somewhere in England, Elizabeth Petra Pankratz is laughing her ass off.
Jaskier removes the straw from his glass and downs his drink in one go. Fuck, fuck, fuck. How could he be so stupid? Isn't he always talking about destroying gender roles? Well, here is Geralt, being so comfortable with his sexuality that he doesn't mind platonic cuddling another dude. Or perhaps it's just all the being a hermit deal that makes him awkward at socializing and desperate for a gentle touch...
It doesn't matter. He's always known this could happen. His sister is right, he's an idiot for having allowed this interest to develop into a genuine crush. Now he has something clutching at his heart that alcohol won't be able to kill today. And the worst part is, he finds himself finding his old idea of still want to be friends continuing to be true. He doesn't want to lose Geralt's company for some damn reason, no matter how it's going to pain him for a while.
"Yen is right, Geralt," he chimes in after clearing his voice. He can do this! He's gotta treat the situation as if Geralt was any other friend. This is fine (it isn't). "We don't check. And even if we did, we'd let you in-" He gestures the quotation marks. "-anyway. We want support. Support is important. A father teaching his daughter about equality from a young age? That's a powerful message. As long as you don't speak over us, you're welcome to come. We have ally merch for you to wear, rainbow not required!" He tries to sound teasing, but he isn't sure he achieves it. He's tense, and he knows it.
"See, dad, they need us!" Cirilla adds next, having learned from her mother some techniques in order to convince her dad to do things. "And Jaskier is your FRIEND! Goods friends go to each other's birthday parties!"
"Geralt's is November 1st, by the way, since I'm sure he hasn't provided that information freely," Yennefer comments with a smirk. Her plan works, Jaskier gasps and hurries to add the date on his phone calendar so he doesn't forget. It's obvious that Jaskier will do something for Geralt when the time comes - if that doesn't add on the ranch DILF guilt, nothing will.
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Maybe he could text him later, try to convince him privately? But it seems Yen is doing the job right now, and perhaps Jaskier could--
I'm a straight man, Yen.
Somewhere in England, Elizabeth Petra Pankratz is laughing her ass off.
Jaskier removes the straw from his glass and downs his drink in one go. Fuck, fuck, fuck. How could he be so stupid? Isn't he always talking about destroying gender roles? Well, here is Geralt, being so comfortable with his sexuality that he doesn't mind platonic cuddling another dude. Or perhaps it's just all the being a hermit deal that makes him awkward at socializing and desperate for a gentle touch...
It doesn't matter. He's always known this could happen. His sister is right, he's an idiot for having allowed this interest to develop into a genuine crush. Now he has something clutching at his heart that alcohol won't be able to kill today. And the worst part is, he finds himself finding his old idea of still want to be friends continuing to be true. He doesn't want to lose Geralt's company for some damn reason, no matter how it's going to pain him for a while.
"Yen is right, Geralt," he chimes in after clearing his voice. He can do this! He's gotta treat the situation as if Geralt was any other friend. This is fine (it isn't). "We don't check. And even if we did, we'd let you in-" He gestures the quotation marks. "-anyway. We want support. Support is important. A father teaching his daughter about equality from a young age? That's a powerful message. As long as you don't speak over us, you're welcome to come. We have ally merch for you to wear, rainbow not required!" He tries to sound teasing, but he isn't sure he achieves it. He's tense, and he knows it.
"See, dad, they need us!" Cirilla adds next, having learned from her mother some techniques in order to convince her dad to do things. "And Jaskier is your FRIEND! Goods friends go to each other's birthday parties!"
"Geralt's is November 1st, by the way, since I'm sure he hasn't provided that information freely," Yennefer comments with a smirk. Her plan works, Jaskier gasps and hurries to add the date on his phone calendar so he doesn't forget. It's obvious that Jaskier will do something for Geralt when the time comes - if that doesn't add on the ranch DILF guilt, nothing will.