I think I'd like to write something Witcher related. I've only seen the show and I doubt I'll ever get into the show beyond the netflix show. But was wondering what ship to write. I don't have many thoughts beyond wanting Geralt to be on the bottom. I'd quite like to know your thoughts on Witcher ships if you have any. x
one of the many things i love about this show is that, of the ample geralt sex scenes, women are always on top, and the direction makes it very clear theyāre basically just using his body and he is totally into that. so even though itās notĀ ābottomingā i def think canon supports the idea that geralt is happy to please.
iām def drawn to the angst of yennefer/geralt. theirs is a relationship of high highs and low lows, on again off again kind of deal. thereās a lot you can do with that fic-wise, both canon and au. i like the idea of geralt being aware of the toxicity of their relationship but pursuing yennefer as a self-harm/comfort kind of deal. and i like yennefer as someone who has extreme emotions but keeps her cards close and doesnāt let anyone in, even though she needs someone to love her in order to heal from the ways sheās been hurt. so their relationship is great for angsty one-shots and potentially a recovery/healing slow-burn.
obvs i love renfri/geralt too, in part because weāre given so little about them, but just enough that iām interested in exploring it more. renfri is a princess turned bandit, a badass, not necessarily good aligned, and likes putting geralt in tough moral situations while messing with his head and heart. again, angst, but i like the idea that heās soft for her despite not wanting to be, because heās a romantic at heart and drowns himself daily in respect women juice. a lot of their canonical relationship happens after she dies ā he welds her brooch to his sword. he thinks about her while heās on the brink of death. sheās a person he carries with him always, even if their time together was brief. also iām dying for a good fix-it where renfri lives. (which i am trying to write myself and have 2k words done, but wow is it hard)
geralt/jaskier is probably most conducive to fic-writing, because they have a good chemistry and great banter, and enough sincere admiration for one another that their relationship is easy to pick up and expand on. and they have a really classic slash dynamic that i think a lot of fan writers are drawn to. i definitely ship it but i havenāt read or written any fic for them yet. itās probably only a matter of time though. iām sure by now fanon has been established of their relationship and begun speaking back to itself in the way that good ships do.
of course thereās geralt/ciri which i think would be more popular were we not living in the era of anti. (my god, they are each otherās DESTINY, and we have a parallel Law of Surprise in which both parties get MARRIED) so, while i would love to comment further on that ship, iām waiting to see how the fandom shakes out purity-wise. you would think that a show with canon incest, infant death, age gap, non con, dub con, and which centers entirely around moral ambiguity would drive away the purity police, but i thought similarly of kylux and look how that turned out.
lastly i think geralt/original character is a totally valid ship. one thing thatās great about this verse is how sprawling it is ā geralt has lived a long time and has come into contact with a lot of people. his adventures are conducive to episodic storytelling. heās a character who is reluctant to love but it always manages to find him. heās not supposed to have feelings and yet heās quick to divisive loyalty, and heās very earnest in his relationships. it might be very fun to make the character you want to see him with and craft a believable story around them.Ā
did i miss any ships? geralt/calanthe/eist where geralt is the guest star? geralt/cahir noncon? geralt/triss unrequited pining? geralt/doppler who has taken the form of someone geralt loves?? the possibilities are endless













