Happy late birthday @dani-dandelino đđ I love you so much it isnât even real!!! I cant wait to squish you and give you the best tall person hug I possibly can! (i wrote this while blasting taylor in your honor)
Warnings: they drinkin, seeing old exes, cheating exes, accidental-ish love confessions, mutual pining, fake dating, and they were roommates đ
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âOh shit, Iâm too drunk for this,â Jaskier scrambled to pull Geralt into a darker corner of the bar theyâd descended upon for Lambertâs birthday, âI canât see her here. Fuck.â
Geralt rather tactlessly looked over his shoulder at Jaskierâs ex, now ordering a drink and sitting at the bar with what looked like a date.Â
âDonât look Geralt! She knows youâre my roommate,â Jaskier hissed and dragged Geralt around a corner so he wouldnât blow his cover. Their breakup had been⌠rough. Olivia had cheated, then told Jaskier heâd never find someone like her. For three months heâd managed to avoid the venomous woman who lived just two blocks over from him and Geraltâs apartment. And now she was right fucking there and he wanted to cry.
âJask, take a breath. You donât have to talk to her if you donât want to,â Geralt held him by the shoulders and tried to get him to make eye contact. He was far too preoccupied with watching the corner for an incoming ex.Â
âIâll tell her Iâm dating a doctor. Uhm⌠and theyâre not here becauseâŚ. Doctors Without Borders! Ha! See?! Iâm fine Geralt, why are you looking at me like that?â
Geralt rolled his eyes, âI have a better idea. Follow my lead.âÂ
Stumbling and barely saving his cocktail from sloshing everywhere, Jaskier trotted after Geralt. To his horror, he realised they were headed straight for Oliviaâs spot at the counter. Geralt didnât skip a beat, linking arms with Jaskier and winking at him.
Well that didn't help at all. Jaskierâs stomach did a little backflip, even as he clung to Geralt, the alcohol swirling in his veins making it much easier to lean on him. He was momentarily distracted by how nice it was to lean his temple on Geraltâs shoulder, even if it was an awkward angle, and he went a little weak in the knees when Geralt leaned against the bar and pulled him close while they waited for the bartender to get to them.Â
Jaskier whispered, âWhat are you-â
Only to be interrupted by Olivia, âJullian! Hi! How are you darling?â
He felt Geraltâs grip around him tighten just a bit as she spoke and something deep in his chest purred at the protective gesture as he plastered a blindingly fake smile over his features, âAbsolutely lovely, dear! How are you?â
âGood! Iâm just here with Valdo,â she gestured over to the man sitting next to her at the bar. He looked like the black haired, greaseball version of Jaskier and it took everything in his liquor addled brain to keep from scoffing. Then it hit him.Â
âOh! The Valdo! Well itâs good to put a face to the name,â Jaskier barely kept from gritting his teeth.Â
Geralt hugged him tighter, leaning down to stage-whisper in his ear, âWe can go if you want. Lambert can go without birthday shots, love.â
Love?!Â
Fuck, Geralt never called him Love. Not even at their drunkest, highest, or most deliriously tired. It had him scrambling for a moment, just looking up over his shoulder at Geralt in absolute wonder and⌠and probably a little too much affection.
âNo! Lambert needs his birthday shot of cheap tequila. Thank you though, sweetheart.âÂ
The pet name rolled off his tongue far too easily. Normally he kept the pet names to a minimum for Geralt. Heâd noticed a bit of bristling early on so he just- held back. Now it felt sinfully indulgent to call him that when he wanted⌠fuck what did he want?
Luckily they were rescued from the awkward introduction by the bartender asking for their order.Â
âEight shots of Casamigos please! And one lemonade chaser and a shot glass of grenadine please!â Jaskier piped up, whipping his credit card out of his pocket too fast for Geralt to stop him.Â
âI thought you said cheap?â Valdo scoffed.Â
Geralt frowned, half stepping between him and Jaskier, âIt is? Itâs no Barrique de Ponciano?â
Jaskier was really trying not to laugh now. Theyâd n e v e r bought something that fancy, nor would they ever. But theyâd been googling the most expensive bottles of different alcohols the other night and Geralt had drunkenly tried for a whole half hour to pronounce the name of this particular tequila.Â
The look on Valdoâs face was magnificent. Oliviaâs eyebrows disappeared behind her betty bangs and Jaskier felt the purring beast in his chest get louder.Â
He reached up to pat Geraltâs cheek, âNo need to spoil me tonight.âÂ
Olivia leveled them with a piercing stare, doing that annoying âcreating suspenseâ thing she liked to do before she said something she was proud of, âIâm glad you two finally got together. I think youâll be good for each other.â
Geralt did the remainder of the talking while Jaskier stared at him in shock. Unfortunately that was exactly what he wanted. He wanted to sink into Geraltâs embrace like this all the damn time and hear his nearly imperceptible huff of annoyance at comments people made. Nothing would please him more than feeling Geraltâs stubble pressed against his temple when he pressed a kiss to his hairline every day and he did his best in his drunken state to memorize it in case it never happened again.Â
He came back from his dazed fantasy to Geralt guiding his hand down to his belt and it took him a panicked moment to realize he was meant to hold on while Geralt lead them back to the party carrying the shots.Â
Jaskier offered a quick âToodles,â and flipped Valdo off with his free hand when Olivia turned her back, but they were soon lost in the sea of people. Without really thinking, he took his shot with the group and dumped the grenadine into his lemonade. Well he was thinking.
And he didnât stop thinking, staring off into space until Geralt nudged him with his elbow, giving him a concerned look.Â
âWhat the fuck was that?!â
âIt worked, didnât it?â Geralt shrugged, popping a mozzarella stick in his mouth and speaking around it, âAnd you didn't have to lie your ass off.â
How Geralt was still so calm was beyond Jaskier. Well, it wasnât, heâd been sure his roommate had absolutely no feelings for him whatsoever, but part of him had held out for a sliver of hope and that part was the dominant part right then.Â
âLove?!â
âAre you- mad? I thought it would help sell itâŚâ Geralt rested a hand on his elbow to guide him away from the group.
Jaskier knocked back what had been left of his cocktail before the shots and could feel the regret in advance. It was never a good idea to talk about important things either drunk or hungover but here he was, about to flip shit on Geralt for⌠being a good friend?
âIâm not fucking angry, Iâm yearning!â
The second, much more intense, wave of regret hit him when Geraltâs eyes went wide and his hand dropped from Jaskierâs arm.
âOh donât look at me like that,â Jaskier snapped, wiping a hand over his face, âAnd donât remind me about this in the morning if I forget.â
Before he could make his escape with his tail between his legs, Geralt gripped him by the shoulders and trapped him in a kiss so frantic and needy his head was spinning when they parted.Â
âJask?â
âHm?â He had to remember to open his eyes, lost in the tingling ghost of Geraltâs lips on his and the firm grip still holding him close.Â
The grin Geralt was sporting was far too cheeky to be allowed much longer but Jaskier refrained from kissing him again to hear what he had to say, âCan I remind you of that in the morning?â
âOh, fuck yeah,â Jaskier mumbled as he wrapped his arms around Geraltâs neck and pulled him into another kiss, this one much softer but no less satisfying than the first.Â
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Book Review: Not My Boyfriend by Monica L. Anderson
Book Review: Not My Boyfriend by Monica L. Anderson
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