So Ive Been Reading The Hobbit And. The Dwarves Physically Carry Bilbo Quite A Lot. And This Is Pretty

So I’ve been reading The Hobbit and…. The dwarves physically carry Bilbo quite a lot. And this is pretty much all i picture.

[CLENCHES FIST] HRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGHHHHHH. YOU KNOW WHAT ABOUT BLOOD ORIGIN MAKES ME SO FUCKING EXCITED????? THEY GAVE JASKIER A POINT.

BEFORE, he was essentially just comic relief. he was just a side character they would use to nudge geralt or yennefer in the right directions. direct geralt to cintra, to his child surprise, to yennefer. direct yennefer off of the ship, to the deathless mother, towards ciri and geralt.

yeah, he was the sandpiper- he saved hundreds of elves, he became a fighter for freedom- but thats just a side plot. theres no elaboration on the situation past his scenes with yennefer. no focus. no more information.

but THIS? blood origin? they gave him importance.

he knows stories that no one else on the entire continent remembers. he has the power to inspire the common person to fight against their oppressors. he can give hope to all the people who are beaten down and hopeless. excuse me if im jumping to extremes, but he can change the fucking world.

on a slightly smaller scale, he knows history that likely no one else does. he knows about the creation of the very first witcher. he knows how and why the conjunction of the spheres happened. i dont know how much of it is known in canon, or how accurate the records are in universe, but jaskier has a written first hand experience. he doesnt know all of the scientific details of the development and creation of the potions given for the mutations, but he knows why they were given. he knows how the first ever witcher reacted to the rudimentary toxins, how they changed his body, how they empowered him. he knows the name of the first witcher. he knows his story. he knows who he was, what he did, and how he went out. he knows about how he met his lover, how they met, how they fell in love, her importance to not only fjall, but to the rest of the world. to lowborn elves, to dwarves, to everyone that needed the hope she gave.

jaskier knows so much. he can spread so much knowledge. he can give so much hope. hes so fucking important. and the show cant fucking ignore that anymore! he cant be pushed away as just some comic relief bard. hes essential to the future of the continent. hes needed.

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The Classics:

Dracula Daily: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the one that started it all. Began May 3rd 2022, ended November 6th 2022

The Sorrows of Young Werther: J.W. von Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther, the original (rewritten is further down for those who find it much too dense). Began May 4th 2022, runs through December 25th 2022

Edgar Allan Poe Daily: Various Poe stories sent on days there is no Dracula. Began May 13th 2022, runs through at least the end of Dracula

Ovid Daily: the works of  P. Ovidius Naso, currently working through the Metamorphoses. Began May 15th 2022, runs through August 27th 2022, with another book beginning January 1st 2023

Nightly Knights: assorted works of Arthurian Legend. Began May 28th 2022.

Moby Dick Summer: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The one that only takes the summer. Began May 30th 2022, runs through September 9th 2022.

Austen Weekly Etc.: hub for all six completed novels by Jane Austen. Pick and choose whichever you wish to subscribe to. Began June 6th 2022.

Dickens Weekly: the collected works of Charles Dickens. Began June 20th 2022.

Woman in White Weekly: Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White. Began July 31st, 2022, runs for a few months

Carmilla Weekly: Sherida Le Fanu’s Carmilla. Began August 28th 2022, runs through December 18th 2022

Romeo and Juliet Regular: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Began September 7th 2022, runs through November 2022

LOTR Newsletter: JRRT’s Lord of the Rings. Began September 2022, runs through March 2023

Daily Kafka: Franz Kafka’s letters. Began September 2022.

@1984-daily: George Orwell’s 1984. [[Content Warning: also contains real life propaganda and occasional flashing images]] Enable tumblr update alerts to follow along. Began October 1st 2022.

Voyage of the Nautilus: Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Began November 1st 2022.

Thriller Short Stories Weekly. A new public domain short thriller every week. Began November 1st 2022.

Beetle Weekly: Dracula but what if bugs instead of Vampires? Began November 8th 2022.

Literary Letters: C.N. and A.M. Williamson’s The Lightning Conductor. Began November 12th 2022, runs through January 28th, 2023, with more lesser-known works planned afterwards

The Cristo Account: Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo. Began November 28th, 2022, runs through March 25th, 2023

Dickens Daily: the collected works of Charles Dickens. Began December 1st 2022, runs through August 2023

Wives Weekly: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters. Began December 2nd 2022.

Whale Weekly: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The one that’s going to take three years. Began December 2022, runs through 2025

Letters From Watson: Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, the short stories. Began January 1st 2023, runs through December 2023

War And Peace (&emails): Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Began January 1st 2023, runs through December 27th 2023.

Les Mis Letters: Hugo’s Les Miserables. Began January 1st 2023, runs through December 2023

Beyond the Wizard: Frank L. Baum’s 14 books set in the Land of Oz. Chapters posted weekly with additional discussion space. Began January 1st 2023.

Dorothy Daily: Frank L. Baum’s 14 books set in the Land of Oz. Chapters posted daily. Began January 1st 2023.

Dorian Gray Weekly: Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Begins January 24th 2023.

Orwell Daily: Assorted works of George Orwell. Next work begins January 31st 2023.

Pinocchio Weekly: Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio, the original 1925 English translation. TBA - Tentative beginning January 2023.

Frankenstein Weekly: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Begins February 1st 2023, runs for several months

Notes from the Nautilus: Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Begins March 4th 2023

Pride and Prejudice Weekly: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Begins March 10th 2023, runs through October 6th 2023.

Musketeers Daily: Alexander Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. Begins March 14th 2023

Divine Comedy Weekly: Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Begins April 7th 2023, runs through March 2024.

My Dear Wormwood: C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Begins May 2nd 2023, runs through November 28th 2023.

Rizal Weekly: The works of Jose Rizal. TBA

The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. TBA/distributed by hand by the very powerful @orchidbreezefc o7

The Penny Dreadful: the original Penny Dreadful stories. TBA

Carmilla Quarterly: Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. not associated with the other Carmilla substack TBA

Zastrozzi Daily:Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Zastrozzi. TBA

Les Chroniques de Choderlos: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos‘s Les Liasos dangereuses in it’s original French. TBA

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The New:

Werther Rewritten: J.W. von Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther as rewritten by a 2014 tumblr user (I was unable to find a link to said user, please lmk who’s behind this so they get credited). Began May 4th 2022, runs through December 25th 2022

The Case Files of Sheridan Bell: original collection of Victorian Fantasy Mysteries by @emrowene. Began May 30th 2022

What Manner of Man: original queer Vampire novel by @stjohnstarling​. Began January 2023

Dispatches from the Loneliest Girl in the Universe: Lauren James’ The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, a serialized Young Adult science fiction novel. Begins February 23rd 2023

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