“I never…” Geralt’s voice is deep with the promise of sleep. “I never tell you enough.”
The forest is shimmering with moonlight when Jaskier cracks open his eyes. Geralt is watching him closely, something soft in his expression. They press together on the small bedroll, knees touching, face to face, breaths settled in the quietness of the night.
“How lucky I am,” Geralt adds. “With you. To have you. I don’t tell you enough.”
“Oh,” Jaskier breathes, catching the hint of guilt in Geralt’s voice. “It’s alright.”
“Hey.” Jaskier finds Geralt’s hand, squeezes in reassurance. He never wants Geralt’s guilt, not when he carries too much of it already. “None of that. Not with me.”
Geralt sighs softly. “See? Too lucky, perhaps. More than I deserve. I just hope…” he pauses, tentative, “that I’m not too late.”
Moonlight threads between the leaves, catching on Geralt’s hair. Hope shines in his eyes when he looks at Jaskier.
He leans forward, tugging Jaskier’s hand to his lips, and kisses his fingers. One kiss leads to another, on the back of his hand, on his wrist, and then…
Jaskier’s breath hitches when Geralt presses a kiss on his forehead, affection clear in the way he hides a tiny smile there.
“I’m not too late, am I?”
Their lips brush against each other’s, breaths mixing. Geralt stops there, lingering, waiting, sweet and kind.
Jaskier pulls away, just a little bit, but it took the strength to move between worlds. Their eyes meet, and for once in a poet’s long life, no words are needed.
This should hurt, Jaskier thinks, when Geralt realizes his answer and that smile fades. It does hurt, deep in his chest, an ache that wouldn’t let up for twenty years.
It still won’t let up, the unfairness of it all.
“Oh.” Geralt retreats, letting go of Jaskier’s hand. “I am.”
Something within Jaskier shudders. “Yeah.”
Coldness surrounds him when Geralt pulls away, turning his back. Jaskier sleeps under the silvery moonlight, fingers still touching his lips.
He dreams of the hope in Geralt’s eyes.
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