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Geralt of Rivia ([personal profile] worstsin) wrote2017-09-20 10:07 pm
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There was something wrong happening.

At first Geralt had avoided the woods, because it felt like that off-ness was concentrated there. The birds and insects had gone quiet at first, and soon after they'd started to flee to the forest's edges. Though autumn had barely begun, in some areas Geralt found trees turning rusty, leaves dying off.

That had been at first, and from there things had gotten wronger.

When Geralt realized what was happening, he went to the woods. He worried it had no longer become an issue of protecting himself until he managed to leave Darrow, but of protecting Darrow potentially from himself.

Whatever corruption existed in the forest, growing and spreading, it affected his body, and his mind. It had twisted itself around the witcher mutations, had expressed them in new ways, or simply more.

And so Geralt was back at his old camp. Hiding, biding time, and keeping a baleful eye on the situation. He ought to do something about it, but what? What could he do, when he didn't even understand what was happening to himself?

He sat beside the fire, hunkered over an evening meal in a foulest mood. His skin was paler than usual, dark veins standing out against the white. All of his senses screamed. He gripped his dinner in hands that had begun to end in blackened, pointed nails, that reminded Geralt too much of Regis. That was the bruxa in him, no doubt, a fact that he wanted to put little thought into, if he could avoid it.

The canines that filled his mouth too much more than they used to, those were likely more attributable to a manticore mutagen.

And the fact that he had made dinner of a squirrel, and had not felt the bother or desire to cook it, that Geralt wanted to put thought into even less.
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[personal profile] every_blossom_blooming 2017-09-21 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Let me help," she said quietly. She didn't try to keep hold of his hand but she didn't break eye contact, either. Geralt seemed more monstrous but she had worked with monsters before - ones that looked perfectly human and were capable of deep wickedness. Whatever was happening to Geralt, she still trusted him and she still cared for him.

So she wasn't going to just abandon him to suffering if she didn't have to.
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[personal profile] every_blossom_blooming 2017-09-21 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know," she answered honestly. "But I want to try anyway."

Nina didn't think that trying to slow or ease the intensity of his mutations would hurt her. She might not even be successful. She didn't think some part of him could somehow rub off on her, and she doubted anything she felt would frighten her now.

And even if it did, she was a soldier, unflinching in her duty. She cared about Geralt and she was willing to endure horrors for people she cared for.

"At worst, I think, nothing will happen. At best I might be able to ease some of your... symptoms." She wasn't sure what else to call them.
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Nina sighed her relief when he didn't fight her. It was his body and she would not invade it like that without his permission, but she was grateful that he was not making her beg. She moved closer to get a look at his canines.

"I don't have my tailoring kit," she said with a soft sound of frustration. "I'll do my best. I've never done anything quite like this before, and I want to warn you that even if it does work... it might only be temporary. Something is causing this, and if it isn't inside of you then it needs to be resolved first."

And she hoped it would be. "Could you meditate? Or at least... just sit quietly and breathe deeply."

Nina seemed to do the same, but she kept her eyes open and before long her hands began to move in subtle, small gestures. She sought out places where the physical manifestations of his genetic mutations were seeming to go haywire.

Rather than focusing on one part of him, though, she tried to focus on the way his body was feeding into these mutations and making them... more. She tried to find the threads of it, to slow it down since she knew she couldn't cut them off. This wasn't like breathing lungs or a beating heart. THis was cellular. It moved too fast for her to stop it at the source but... but she could slow it down, maybe roll parts of it back.

Her fingers curled toward herself like she was coaxing something.
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It took time, and Nina felt a weird mix of energy and exhaustion when she was done. Using her power always left her feeling amazing, but this had required far more concentration than she usually needed because of the detail required, because of how quickly the body metabolized and changed: because Geralt's body did those things even faster.

As she focused again she gave him a tired smile. "How does that feel?"
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[personal profile] every_blossom_blooming 2017-09-21 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm fine. Working on that level isn't something I've had a lot of practice with and it took more concentration than most other things I do." Geralt had seen what she was capable of with a flick of the wrist and a clench of her fingers. This had been far more nuanced and subtle.

Nina moved closer and more or less tucked herself into Geralt's lap so she could rest her head on his shoulder.

"You smell better."
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Nina didn't push harder than she already had. Geralt let her this close, she would let him take his time from there. It felt good to have his arms around her, even if his touch was light.

"I started missing you," she admitted quietly. "Then I was annoyed, and then I got worried. Even if you end up smelling like a tomcat again before whatever this is passes, just... let me know you're alright. And I suppose if you need to disappear I'll try to let you."
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Nina rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. She slid one hand up to gently curl her fingers in Geralt's hair.

"Why pick one when I can have all three? Besides, it was more like overlapping than a neat, sequential march. For instance, now that you're alright, I'm mildly frustrated with you, but mostly just relieved."
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"It's alright," she murmured as she settled into a better position against Geralt. She closed her eyes for a moment, breathing him in. "I would probably have hidden, too."

A little smile touched her mouth and she opened her eyes to peer up at him. That he would pack up and come back with her was endearing. She leaned up to kiss Geralt's cheek.

"Or we could stay out here," she offered.
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Nina laughed. She supposed she deserved that. "I'm a trained soldier, Geralt. I've slept in more unpleasant places than this. At least once with someone that wanted to actively kill me and only refrained because I was keeping him alive."

She lifted an eyebrow at him; her eyes were warm, maybe a little amused. Her smile lingered even as she leaned in to give him a kiss. "Seriously though," she echoed gently. "I'm happy to stay out here with you if you want the company. And if Inej tries anything, I'll break Kaz's other leg."
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The kiss startled her but rather than pulling back, Nina pushed to meet him. She opened to him, because she really had worried, and she felt silly for feeling his absence as much as she had.

She turned toward him more, held his shoulder tightly.

While Geralt's mouth was more gentle, Nina bit his bottom lip before he pulled away. Heat rushed into her cheeks as his mouth teased down her arm, from elbow to wrist.

"Saints, Geralt," she whispered, a bit breathless.
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[personal profile] every_blossom_blooming 2017-09-22 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
She'd been so aware of the chill of creeping night before; she'd been thinking about getting the blanket out of her bag. But by the time she was straddling Geralt's lap it seemed like an easy thing to forget. She felt nothing but warmth, aware of every place their bodies touched.

Saints, it wasn't fair how much he excited her.

Nina pushed her knees into the grass so she could press closer against Geralt.

"I don't want you to stop," she said, her own voice low and wanting. She trusted the look in his eyes, trusted that he would never hurt her. A smile curved her lips. "Just don't tear this dress. I like it."
Edited 2017-09-22 00:57 (UTC)
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[personal profile] every_blossom_blooming 2017-09-22 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Nina complied, helping him get all the fabric gathered around her waist before the dress came off over her head. There was a momentary shiver when all her skin was exposed to the air, a rush of goosebumps that rose and faded.

Her underthings were wine red, dark against her pale skin. Nina leaned back, everything in her jumping at the intimate touch of Geralt's tongue. Saints, it was perfect.

She pushed her fingers into his hair, desperate for something to hold onto.

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