"Witcher," he answered. "Things are a little ... different between us. Relationships work differently. Partly because of the mutations, partly because of the codex, but largely because we're typically considered outside of the definition of human. And therefore, outside of human morality and tradition."
There was also the outstanding fact that Geralt was, whether he understood or not, fundamentally decent.
He didn't sit. He stood plainly, and tall, in his kitchen, watching her with curiosity and veiled want.
"I'd like to be with you. But I'd also like you to know I don't-- can't-- "
He trailed off, before finding the correct words, or at least closest to. "I'm your friend, Nina, and whether or not we end up in a bed together, that won't change. I don't know how to make it."
Yennefer was still out there, somewhere. And he would only ever think of her, would only ever love her that way, romantically, deeply passionately, forever, as a single soul.
But there were wants, and needs, powerful ones, and there was not a single reason not to enjoy them with Nina, who wanted him.
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Date: 2017-09-18 07:14 am (UTC)There was also the outstanding fact that Geralt was, whether he understood or not, fundamentally decent.
He didn't sit. He stood plainly, and tall, in his kitchen, watching her with curiosity and veiled want.
"I'd like to be with you. But I'd also like you to know I don't-- can't-- "
He trailed off, before finding the correct words, or at least closest to. "I'm your friend, Nina, and whether or not we end up in a bed together, that won't change. I don't know how to make it."
Yennefer was still out there, somewhere. And he would only ever think of her, would only ever love her that way, romantically, deeply passionately, forever, as a single soul.
But there were wants, and needs, powerful ones, and there was not a single reason not to enjoy them with Nina, who wanted him.