the first time geralt uses an emoji while texting jaskier it unsettles jaskier so much he immediately facetimes geralt to make sure it's actually him and not a stranger with his phone

"who are you," jaskier demands, "and what have you done with my boyfriend."

"what?"

"you used an emoji!" jaskier exclaims, pouting at the innocent expression on geralt's face. "don't play dumb with me, you bastard, it doesn't suit you."

geralt snorts, rolling his eyes. "you act like i don't know what emojis are."

"i didn't think you knew what /emotions/ are, what with how it's like pulling teeth just to get you to admit you have them."

"i have them," geralt insists, and jaskier makes a noise of surprise and shock and doubt, "i just—oh, fuck you, jaskier."

"please do," jaskier says, dazed, "i'm sure that magnificent cock of yours will convince me you're you."

at that, geralt waggles his eyebrows and smirks. "yeah?"

jaskier just laughs. "i'll see you at home, you horny bastard. get back to work. i love you."

geralt hangs up first, and jaskier shakes his head in fond amusement at his boyfriend.

a minute later, jaskier's phone chimes with a text. he opens it to see it's from said boyfriend: one eggplant emoji followed by the sweat drops and smirk emojis.

he's still cackling when the sparkly heart emoji follows, and he absolutely /adores/ this man.

// end thread