#bouncey

Thanks to the anon who left Bouncey a Hanukkah request for her fantastic Geralt/Jaskier 80s boyfriends AU, and thanks to @bounce-a-coin-off-your-witcher Bouncey for letting me play in her glorious AU playground with this one. 

Being so good with kids, Jaskier had immediately been volunteered to help with his little cousins' Hanukkah party, which meant of course Geralt had found himself volunteered as well. He wasn't going to miss the chance to spend a day with his boyfriend. Plus he loved  seeing Jaskier so happy and carefree.

Not that he was getting too many glimpses of his boyfriend, considering Geralt felt like he was currently in football practice running drills. But he couldn't say no to all the kids begging for piggyback rides with Geralt sprinting around the yard. Jaskier hopped on for one, of course, rewarding Geralt with a kiss on the cheek that made him blush-and made all the kids yell "Ew!" because, well, kissing.

Curious, Geralt walked over to where Jaskier was sitting at a low picnic table with a group of children. Perching next to him, he watched as his boyfriend held up a small spinning top. "This is a dreidel," Jaskier explained to both the kids and Geralt, turning it to show them each of the four sides. "Gimel, you get all the gelt-that's the chocolate coins- in the middle, Nun, you get nothing, Hey, you get half, Shin, you have to put one in."

Watching his boyfriend expertly spin the dreidel, Geralt grinned as Jaskier landed on Hey and immediately tore open one of his winnings, stuffing the chocolate from inside the gold foil straight into his mouth. When Geralt kissed him, he could taste the milk chocolate (and ignore the background noise of "Ew!", thank you very much. He took no offense. The kids had screamed "Ew!" whenever anyone dared kiss anyone, even and especially their parents.). 

Watching his adorable boyfriend tell a highly dramatic rendition of the story of Hanukkah, well, Geralt would never get tired of that either. He loved seeing Jaskier in his element, performing for an adoring audience, and he loved the rush that came after when Jaskier came running into his arms for a spin and a kiss. Whether in a high school auditorium, or a large backyard, Jaskier shone on stage, no exceptions.

Towards the end of the evening, after the sun had gone down, Geralt sat with his arms around Jaskier, chest resting against the back of his own letterman's jacket that Jaskier wore anytime Geralt didn't have a game. They watched the glowing lights of the menorah shine in the darkness. 

Geralt pushed the remaining gelt in front of Jaskier, and winked, whispering "All in" into his boyfriend's ear.

"Geralt, there is no all in with the dreidel game!" Jaskier laughed, as Geralt unwrapped one of the coins and fed a piece to him. 

i just lvoe that little muppet dance they do...