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I can't believe that Istredd has been only tangentially involved in the main plot but has still figured out more than anybody else, can you imagine his power if he talked to more than one main character once per season
Eid Mubarak!
Have some Muslim!Fringilla celebrating Eid as a gift. This was put together by me and my friends as we got ready to celebrate today!
This is going to take place in some fun and funky Modern AU where everyone is friends and hangs out a lot :)
- Fringilla almost completely follows all the halal dietary restrictions but will occasionally engage in drinking and if she doesn’t have the money won’t buy halal chicken since it’s so much more expensive
- There was definitely a time when Istredd and Vilgefortz tried to tell Fringilla that cigarettes were not Hala, trying to be the non-Muslim Haram authorities over here but she put them in their place lol
- However before Ramadan Fringilla was completely halal and abstained from drinking, smoking, all of it for 40 days to follow the words of Abd-Allah ibn Amr
- Fringilla has definitely had little Ramadan Mubarak gathering with all their friends throughout the month
- She always leads the prayers and it’s really emotional for her because her parents did this when she was a kid and she feels really connected to her religion by getting to chance to do it herself
- On Laylat al-Jaiza (night before Eid), Yennefer, Fringilla, Triss, and Sabrina were all hanging out in Yennefer’s kitchen and drawing henna designs on each other’s hands for Eid al-Fitr
- Yennefer is really good at henna, she’s been doing it since she was a kid and she is quick and talented at it. In middle school she would hang out with her friends after school and create designs underneath the slide on the playground
- Fringilla is not great at the actual movement, she always smudges her lines a little bit but she is the PERFECT person to draw on! She always stays absolutely still and she is her friend’s favorite canvas to work with
- Triss is extremely good but takes a long time to get her designs perfect. What often ends up happening is that Yennefer does henna for most people but Triss will give one lucky person the most gorgeous design ever that took her 2 hours
- Sabrina is an artist on paper but struggles with the texture of henna so her designs are a bit wobbly but she’s learning! She only started using henna once she met Yennefer and Fringilla
- Fringilla has a massive feast planned that night and some of their other friends, Vilgefortz, Istredd, and Cahir are going to join them
- The morning of Eid al-Fitr, Fringilla goes and visits her parents graves. Her Uncle Artorius offered to fly out to go with her but she decided to just call him instead after visiting and they have a long phone conversation
- She spends as much of the day as she can cooking and of course her friends come and help
- Cahir is surprisingly an amazing cook and is literally the perfect prep partner
- He can prep vegetables quickly and cleanly and Fringilla loves cooking with him
- Yennefer and Fringilla fight over the best way to cook dishes, arguing that THEIR recipe is obviously better and Triss hs to mediate
- Sabrina has a special talent for making deserts so Istredd and her are on desert duty
- Vilgefortz is a terrible cook and is banished from the kitchen
- The man burns water
- Yennefer invites Geralt over to help them cook since he’s great in the kitchen and they need all the help they can get but he’s not able to stay for dinner since he works night shifts and is scheduled tonight
- Fringilla and Geralt get along super well so she’s always happy to have him over
- Triss promises to save him some food after for all his help
- Once they are ready to eat the night is wonderful!
- They share foods, stories, gossip, and dance while eating plenty of food and desserts and just enjoy themselves
- When she’s surrounded by her friends and know that they are there for her and celebrating with her…well Fringilla always feels a little happier and loved
- It’s nice to see just how much her friends care
#this doesn’t cover all thoughts but here’s a few#most of them are just things my friends yelled at me to add which was hard to do since I was getting henna done on the other hand#and having only one hand to move is difficult when typing#also ngl Fringilla is one step away from a def insert with some of this haha#also Fringilla is one step away from my friend’s def insert at this point lol#Muslim Fringilla#Fringilla#Eid#the Witcher#twn#Yennefer#Triss#Sabrina#Vilgefortz#Geralt#Istredd#myposts
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Had the pleasure to take part in @beyondthecontinent and got paired up with @remindmeofthe for this piece!
The sketch is inspired by the accompaning fic!
the things i thought you would love - Istredd finds himself drawn into Yennefer’s circle of friends. It doesn’t change as much as you would think.
Y’all, look at that gorgeous art I got to write for. Thanks again to @thence-we-came-forth, and of course thanks also to @beyondthecontinent for running this event!
bamf-jaskier reblogged
Had the pleasure to take part in @beyondthecontinent and got paired up with @remindmeofthe for this piece!
The sketch is inspired by the accompaning fic!
the things i thought you would love - Istredd finds himself drawn into Yennefer’s circle of friends. It doesn’t change as much as you would think.
Y’all, look at that gorgeous art I got to write for. Thanks again to @thence-we-came-forth, and of course thanks also to @beyondthecontinent for running this event!
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I j-just loved him so much in s1
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Istredd of Aed Gynvael | The Witcher
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god how i wish we’d gotten more of magic school shenanigans just!! i need an additional sitcom episode of them doing stupid kids stuff but with sorcery can y’all imagine how fun would that be just yenna istredd fringilla and sabrina sneaking around doing magical weed and causing mayhem
just!!!! look at them!!
and i do actually believe the four of them got quite close all with fringilla being the one to answer istredd’s thoughts during the ascension ceremony and sabrina calling him “is” in ep7 and the face caress and hand hold between sabrina and yen!!! fringilla offering yen to join nilfgaard!!!!
and now two of them are working for nilfgaard because istredd is technically working under them right so it’s like?? are they enemies now? is istredd still friends with fringilla then? just so many interesting things that i hope we’ll get to explore in future seasons
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You know, I spent... I spent years waiting for this moment where you realized we’re meant for each other.
Isekai Witcher AU
So recently I have been re-watching so many Isekai anime lately. and I thought: Holy shit there should be a Witcher AU for this!! For those that don’t know:
Isekai (Japanese: 異世界, transl. "different world" or "otherworld") is a genre of light novels, manga, anime and video games that revolve around a person who is transported to and has to survive in another world, such as a fantasy world, virtual world or parallel universe.
The Premise of this AU would be that Geralt, Yennefer, Istredd, Fringilla, Jaskier, Eskel, Coen and Ciri are all players in the video game: The Continent.
Basically another version of This AU
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And no one’s ever seen that but me.
Virtual Reality Gamer AU
So I’ve been re-reading 1/2 Prince and I thought it would make a FANTASTIC Witcher AU.
I realize I don’t talk about Istredd much but I have some questions.
In order to be a magical archeologist do you just work under someone as their apprentice? If so, who was Istredd’s?? There is NO WAY they just...send our Ban Ard or Aretuza or whatever school graduates out into the world to be whatever they please. There has to be some kind of training.
Did Istredd get special archeology training at Ban Ard? Did he take specific classes? Or even better, is there like a post-grad magic school that only the REALLY dedicated academics go to? If you aren’t immediately assigned a court you go to SUPER magic school where you learn even more?
No matter what the answer is, I want to know. We rarely hear about jobs mages have that don’t amount to an apothecary or a court advisor so I crave more knowledge about his archeology stuff.
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Frankly if I were Yen I wouldn't be able to choose between Geralt and Istredd either. Sexy bad boy with a good ass vs sexy nerd boy with a big heart and big brain?? Kill me now and give me both tbh.
I'm actually really pleased that the show gives Istredd a backstory instead of just making him The Other Man™ like in the short story (which was written fully from Geralt's POV when he's in a place of deep hurt and loneliness). It both humanises Istredd and makes Yen's POV more sympathetic.
They could have very easily just interpreted the whole Shard of Ice story as "Women are Fickle Hoes" like so many fanboys do but they actually made an effort to consider how that story played out from Yen's perspective.
Kudos, 10/10
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ngl, istredd was right. being a magical archaeologist... is probably the most amazing job there could be? ever? catch me unearthing ancient secrets in long forgotten temples and discovering elvish bones in my dreams.
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In terms of polycules, Istredd/Yenn/Fringilla is speaking to me. Both knew Yenn pre-transformation, both are brilliant, and I think that both of them (all three really) learned that success in the way of mages is only possible through great personal sacrifice. You could say that Istredd got off easiest since he’s essentially an archaeologist living his own dream, but he also lost the woman he loved. I think watching them all heal and grapple with that together would be fascinating
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We are excited to invite everyone to join The Beyond the Continent Reverse Bang an event for highlighting characters of color and female characters in The Witcher.
A Reverse Bang is type of big bang where artists create art that inspires authors to write a fic. You claim your artist based on the piece without knowing who the artist is, then the artist is revealed and you work to create a fantastic art/fic pairing!
Here is the sign-up form!
Once you sign up, feel free to hop on the discord if you want to chat and stay up-to-date
It’s open to all ages of artists and writers, so if have been looking for a chance to showcase your love for either characters of color and/or women in The Witcher, this event is your chance!!
Again, sign up here if you are interested! We are looking for writers and artists.
If you have any questions, feel free to dm, ask, or even jump into the discord!
Today is the final day for sign-ups so anyone who is interested, now is your final chance!!
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Are these the things you love? These are the things I thought you would love.