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Well the story is 10k words long and involves Jaskier telling Geralt either “Fuck you” or “go fuck yourself” or “tell him to go fuck himself” through a proxy, no less than thirteen times. Other instances of the word are probably mostly directed at him as well, but not directly.
Also it involves Jaskier being middle-aged and really fucking tired, in those precise terms, so it’s really a Big Mood. (Oh, I did not expect to be self-inserting in that way! Fuck you, subconscious.)
[image description: a screenshot of the find-replace window in Gdocs, showing the word “fuck” and gray text next to it indicating the highlighted instance is 1 of 44 occurrences of the word] That’s how you know it’s a good story.
Now I have to figure out what to do in the second chapter of it, because I’ve ended at an ending place but the resolution has been, well. Unsatisfactory.
two tiny snippets:
“You should run,” Geralt whispered hoarsely, after a long time.
“No,” Jaskier sighed. “This is the thing, Geralt. I’m middle-aged and tired and I just think I’d rather meet death sitting down and facing it rather than from behind while I’m running. You know?” He contemplated that a moment, and finally added, “Especially if it’s you.”
and number two:
“Fuck you,” Jaskier said, and then bit his lip very hard so he wouldn’t cry. “Fuck you for making me do this.”
Well the story is 10k words long and involves Jaskier telling Geralt either “Fuck you” or “go fuck yourself” or “tell him to go fuck himself” through a proxy, no less than thirteen times. Other instances of the word are probably mostly directed at him as well, but not directly.
Also it involves Jaskier being middle-aged and really fucking tired, in those precise terms, so it’s really a Big Mood. (Oh, I did not expect to be self-inserting in that way! Fuck you, subconscious.)
[image description: a screenshot of the find-replace window in Gdocs, showing the word “fuck” and gray text next to it indicating the highlighted instance is 1 of 44 occurrences of the word] That’s how you know it’s a good story.
Now I have to figure out what to do in the second chapter of it, because I’ve ended at an ending place but the resolution has been, well. Unsatisfactory.
two tiny snippets:
“You should run,” Geralt whispered hoarsely, after a long time.
“No,” Jaskier sighed. “This is the thing, Geralt. I’m middle-aged and tired and I just think I’d rather meet death sitting down and facing it rather than from behind while I’m running. You know?” He contemplated that a moment, and finally added, “Especially if it’s you.”
and number two:
“Fuck you,” Jaskier said, and then bit his lip very hard so he wouldn’t cry. “Fuck you for making me do this.”
