a tapestry of scars

Jaskier comes into Geralt's life on a sunny afternoon in May - wide smiles and baby blue eyes; breathtaking stories and half-written song lyrics. He's mesmerizing and full of life, and Geralt can't look away. But sunshine doesn't last forever, and when Jaskier disappears, Geralt learns that beautiful things have dark and broken pieces, and even damaged people can help fix them.

How beautiful you are
he said
a tapestry of scars.
-atticus

CW for depression/bipolar, self-harm, talk of past suicide attempts.

Cross-posted on AO3 and fanfiction.net as splendidlyimperfect
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