Archive of Our Own

Summary:

The gentle scritch-scratch of Jaskier’s pen on the parchment after they’ve shared an evening meal is soothing: it’s the sign that the day is over, and Geralt has miraculously survived another hunt.

 

Jaskier is always writing in his journal, taking notes, drawing monsters, detailing their adventures. Geralt can't understand the appeal - he's never felt the need to re-live every day. And then, quite suddenly, the writing stops. Alone again, Geralt picks up a pencil and a half-empty journal, and uses them to find a way through the darkness.