I think itās so hard for geralt to admit that jaskier is his friend bc itās hard for him to admit he likes anything, endstop. geralt has lived his whole life being told that witcherās, himself included, do not have feelings. while geralt loves to say he isnāt what people think he is, that heās different, he plays into their assumptions. he has never openly admitted to liking anything. he doesnāt have friends. heās outlives everyone, so whatās the point? people will betray him, so whatās the point? people find him disgusting, and inhuman, and a monster like the ones he kills, so whatās the point? then along comes jaskier, who immediately likes him, who immediately talks to him without hesitation, who follows him on a dangerous mission and sings about him, inserting himself in geraltās life. jaskier broke all the rules, and yet geralt is unable to bring himself to do the same
Just like Shrek and Donkey
