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the-magpie-archives · 1 year

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For around six months now I've been living next to an actual real life archive, and it's unnervingly similar to TMA! Here's a few notable things from these past months:

-i watched a balding man in a very posh suit carry a massive antique briefcase out of the building and put it into his car at 4am

-at 12:30am i made direct eye contact with someone working at a computer on a floor I'd never seen anyone go before. (there's a section of car park and pavement between my building and the archive so this was pretty impressive! )

-The smoking area is always full at weirdly specific hours of day and night (presumably breaks), and completely empty the rest of the time. Clearly archiving really does encourage a smoking habit!

-one of the floors has really bright LED lights which were left on day and night for a week, then off for four days, and now are on with every single blind closed.

-for the first few months I only ever saw three people go in or out of the building- a generic looking security guard who yells at people that park in front of the entrance; and a dishevelled looking man, pursued by another man from the smoking area.

-from my window I can see directly into a room that's filled with mannequins! I couldn't tell what they were at first due to the sheer amount, but they range from cpr dummies to full body mannequins.

-despite being able to see many desks I've only consistently seen two people working at them.

-the fire alarm once went off for hours and nobody evacuated.

-recently at 3am I watched a security guard from the building come out to feed bagels to the fox in the car park (not really that relevant but I thought it was quite nice)

-two of the windows have humanlike figures in them at all times, but they're impossible to focus on so I have no idea what they are.

#I wish I could share more details about it but since it's the only one of its kind in London it would make it VERY easy to find my address #But it's great‚ gives me something to watch from my window! It's like my terrible awful version of bird watching #Damn... I wonder if the archive staff have a sense of being watched all the time.... You know what that reminds me of...#Every archive has its beholder <3 #(in all seriousness I'm not tormenting archive staff don't worry 💀💀)#tma #the magnus archives #the magnus institute #jonathan sims #Also I wish this was an 'and everybody clapped' moment but it is genuinely true and beautifully ironic

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cult-of-the-eye · 3 months

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jmart wouldn't hit so hard if they were straight.

#yeah.#i said it #can you imagine toxic yuri jmart #god damn id go fucking insane #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #martin k blackwood #jmart #jonmartin

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bare1yart · 9 months

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*wakes up from an almost 3 year coma* whugh where am i

#jonathan sims #martin blackwood #the magnus archives #accessible art #id in alt text #I havent drawn these two in YEARS but my friend who's listening to tma for the first time drew the s1 archive crew #and I felt inspired/nostalgic #My art style has changed a lot since then. I thought I hadnt improved at all but damn I think I did #throws this at you and runs #back to drawing uh.. well you know

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toms-topic · 8 months

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AU where Sasha and Tim became avatars instead of dying so now there are 3 avatars loose in the archives

#Sasha seeing Tim dying in an explosion: NO THE FUCK YOU DO NOT (grabs his spirit and forces it into his corpse)#Tim wakes up as a desolation avatar staring up at Sasha with abject horror #And Jon is fucking conked out about to end up in a coma #Shout out to Martin he is the only human left in the archives #This originally was a ‘Sasha is the Archivist but Jon is still the antichrist’ au #But it was basically the main series with Sasha and Jon doing everything together #Which uh oops #Sasha and Tim talk about their own mortality while Jon keeps throwing himself into dumbass situations. Which god damn it you wet cat STOP #Tbh I only like my Sasha and Martin designs #Tim and Jon though ehhhhhh #tma #the magnus archives #sasha james #tim stoker #jon sims #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tma au #tma sasha #tma tim #tma jon #tma martin

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salad-storm · 1 month

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Tma so funny because you listen to the first season and this jon guy is so annoying and stupid and you just want him to suffer and then you keep listening and realise that He Does and also that Literally Everyone In This Show Also Wants Him To Suffer. So then he continues to.

#at some point it goes around again and you start feeling sorry for him #pipeline of this dude is so annoying i hope he suffers -> oh damn he is suffering -> oh shit everyone else wants him to suffer too #-> i feel bad actually give him a break -> okay no hes being stupid again. justified suffering -> okay maybe a break now #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #stormy in here #jon sims the archivist guys !!! jon sims the archivist!!

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dracosomniac · 1 year

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vague tma spoilers kind of

S2 Jon: everyone is going to hurt me, trust no one

S4 Jon: no one trusts me, they think I'm going to hurt everyone

#tma spoilers #magnus archives #the magnus archives #mag pod #tma podcast #magnuspod #magpod #the magnus pod #jonathan sims #jon archivist #jon sims #jon tma #spoilers #magnus pod #damn parallels you realize as you keep listening #damn it jonny

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creature-once-removed · 2 years

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Elias, still stressing about how to best induce the last missing traumas onto his archivist, watching Jon enter the Spiral to willingly give his ribs to the Flesh then hurl himself straight into the Buried:

#the magnus archives #elias bouchard #jonathan sims #I'm relistening in case you couldn't tell #also I know this isn't a new thought and has probably been done before but it's still so damn funny #tma spoilers

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mochiwrites · 1 year

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(tma) From a fanon standpoint, I completely understand why people ship jonmartin, but from a canon standpoint they don't really have many moments together? I'll admit I'm not completely through season 5, but the ship wiki didn't even mention season 5, so I'm just curious how the ship got so much hype?

anon in the nicest way possible... did we listen to the same podcast?

because holy FUCK there's a ton of important moments that they have together?? excluding s5. I won't touch on that season all that much since a) you're still in the middle of it and b) we're talking early game jmart.

we're gonna start with the Q&A bits. also I feel like I should preface. I'm still relatively new to the fandom (have only been here since end of september) and I may not know as much as someone who's been here longer. but with that out of the way, let's discuss jmart! putting this under a read more because this is gonna be an essay! (spoilers ahead for seasons 1-4)

the first thing we need to make explicitly clear is that the magnus archives is not a romance. it is a horror first and foremost.

but also in the same breath, we need to talk about how jmart even came to be. martin's crush on jon was planned from the very start, and through the series we start to see jon reciprocate martin's feelings. this was specifically addressed for the first time in the season 4 Q&A. to quote jonny exactly, "yes he reciprocates it -- it's a romance -- at least I have written it as a romance."

the incredibly important thing to note with tma is that the romance (with the exception of s5) is going to take a back seat in the story, because as said before, fundamentally tma is a horror podcast.

HOWEVER -- this doesn't mean that jon and martin don't have important scenes together. because they do. it isn't so much about the number of scenes they have together but more so the quality and importance of moments they have.

SEASON ONE

take for example the first real interaction we see between jon and martin. martin has just experienced a traumatic event and brought the physical evidence of said event right to his boss' face (the same boss that ridicules him and bashes his work). he fully expects jon to disregard everything that martin has just told him. but then. but then! jon is surprisingly understanding and almost soft with him. it's a reaction martin certainly wasn't expecting and you can hear it in his voice.

and then we get to the prentiss attack and we see jon and martin on the same level. we see them having this heart to heart discussion about why they're at the institute etc etc.

it's the first time we see them actually understanding one another, the first time we see jon and martin as themselves and not just the archivist and his assistant. we see them as human beings rather than their professions. they're put on the same level and I think that's incredibly important to high light here.

to finally top it all of with season one, we have the interview between jon and martin. jon is trying to slip back into his role, back into the position of the archivist, but martin isn't letting him. not entirely. one of the first few things out of his mouth are the words "are you okay?" and he's the ONLY one to ask jon about this. I checked. and then you see martin apologizing to jon for leaving him, and you can hear the struggle in jon's voice as he tries for something soft before attempting to slip into something more professional.

but the biggest piece to take away from these interactions is how martin cares. it's how he views jon right from the start and deems him someone to worry about. and when we end season one we find that there is no longer a a hierarchy between the two of them (besides occupational titles ofc), they are on the same level.

SEASON TWO

so we end season with jon and martin landing on the same level of respect for one another. they're fresh out of a traumatizing situation and back to work! aaaaand jon falls into a very deep pit of paranoia.

we have martin attempting to steer jon toward taking care of himself, inviting him to lunch, making him tea, etc etc. we see jon questioning if it's just a ploy for martin to get jon to lower his guard so he can kill him. but we see jon start to look at martin in a new light, which is important to note. we know that they begin to spend more time together as other characters comment on it.

this is most likely the point where jon started to develop a bit of his own crush really. because a) he's seeing martin in a completely different way than he did previously and b) martin is something consistent in how he never stops caring about jon, pushing him to take care of himself. it's kind of the point in the story where martin begins to take his place as jon's anchor.

and then jon finds martin's lovely little note. and he freaks out. he reads this note from martin that says "they can't find out I'm lying" and it's not. something jon wants to believe. he doesn't want to think that martin has been lying to him.

and when it comes time for him to confront martin about his lying, he doesn't handle it well. he finds out that trevor herbert is alive and oh would you look at that! martin was the one who told him that trevor was dead! and oh. martin lied to him.

and jon takes it personally! he finds out from martin that it was misunderstanding, and when martin calls him out, he snaps, "because you keep lying to me, martin!" it rings almost like jon is telling martin that he trusted him.

he forces the truth about martin's CV from him, and when he finds out that that's what martin was talking about in his note, he's relieved. he's so relieved that he smiles. martin is trustworthy. martin is safe. martin secures his position as jon's anchor.

SEASON THREE & FOUR

season 3 is the season that I like to call the pining season. it's pretty much the middle of the story, where both jon and martin are fully aware of their feelings. sure they may not have many scenes together, it's the fact that the scenes they do have together are important. and you can feel jmart's presence through both s3 & s4 whether they're in the same scene together or not. they're always thinking about one another.

martin's biggest thing throughout both seasons is a plea for jon to be safe.

jon's in need of an anchor to keep him connected to humanity in s3. and he is encouraged to seek out martin. in s4, jon echoes martin in his pleas for martin to be alright.

and of course you have a big moment in s3 where jon first returns to the archives after being kidnapped by the circus and martin is the one he runs into. and they have this conversation, one that is almost shy but still very much genuine. jon expresses concern for martin after hearing he's been reading statements, and martin worries over jon after his kidnapping.

then we get to season 4!!!!! and GOD WHAT A SEASON FOR JMART. obviously I don't have to touch on the whole scene with the two of them in the lonely. I don't have to touch on jon running to martin right after he finds a way to escape the institute so he could suggest that they run away together.

what I AM going to touch on is their presence in the season. season 4 is probably the season we see the least of jon and martin interacting with one another. HOWEVER, their presence is very strongly felt. martin is basically always on jon's mind in one way or another, and the same with martin. we may not see much of martin but his presence is absolutely there through jon. it feels like he's there because jon is always reaching for him in some way.

season 4 is where we see jon at his most vulnerable with martin. and we know for a fact that jon is martin's main motivator to accept peter's deal.

and then we have the coffin scene. jon thinks "ah yes my rib is a good anchor for finding my way out of the buried. this cannot go wrong in any way whatsoever." but the only reason daisy and jon even get out of the coffin is because of martin. he piles those tapes on top to pull jon out and it works. it was never the rib. it was the tapes. it was martin.

so admittedly, no jmart may not have as many moments as a canon couple would in say a tv show. but the magnus archives is a podcast. and it is a horror podcast. the romance between jon and martin has always taken a back seat for the main storyline. think of it as an A plot and B plot. the A plot is the main story, the B plot is jmart's relationship.

it's the fact that the scenes they have together are impactful on their characters and the trajectory of their character arcs. we as the listeners don't get the privilege to see every moment of their day to day life. so we need to make inferences, we need to fill in the gaps. it's on us to read between the lines and find the answer based on what's given to us in canon. canon does give us quite a bit to latch onto with jmart, we just have to pick it apart to find it.

and it’s not about the number of moments. it’s the quality of them.

but to answer your question in a simple matter, I think jmart gets so much hype because well... not to sound like a broken record, but tma is a horror story. it is a tragedy. yet despite that, there is love. there is love within a story of death and loss and the worst of "humanity". jon and martin's relationship is such a fundamental part of the story (even if it isn't the main focus). it's the fact that their love transcends the horrors and despite what jon and martin go through, they find some kind of comfort within one another.

I think they get a lot of hype because in the face of death and grief humans reach for love. for hope. and that is what jmart is in the story. they are each other's anchors, they are each other's reasons. and while it may not be at the forefront of the story line, we as the listeners know that their love for each other is the driving force behind their actions.

they get a lot of hype because they are human. and they love. sure they started off in a rocky way, but they grew close -- they learned about each other, began to care about each other. and through all of the horror they became each other's reasons for carrying on.

in a story full of despair and death, why wouldn't you latch on to that little spark of hope? of love?

#mochi speaks #tma #jmart #jonmartin #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TO WRITE A WHOLE ESSAY #no I kinda did actually #you claimed they didn't have a lot of moments together #and I had to prove that it's more about the quality #because god damn were the jmart moments impactful as fuck #ANYWAYS HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION LOL #I want to again preface I've only been in the fandom since the end of september

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lesbians4omori · 2 months

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H H H H HI HILL HI H H HILLTOP?????????????

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #tmagp spoilers #the magnus archives #the magnus universe #JONATHAN SIMS IM ONTO YOU #just two feet straight in damn

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littlebigmouse · 1 year

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TMA MAG49

Oh my god I thought they said "Gerard" not "Jared" and was ready to yell at the insane upgrade given to the goth twink skdfksdgf

Ah, I still need to finish the episode. Also what is it with professional stalkers finding horrifying-

... OH-OH JON.

Okay I did finish the episode now, and did not expect to have so many more things to say, because suddenly we get so much stuff in the last few minutes.

Not-Sasha's computers keep breaking, which is an utterly endearing piece of information. Can the horrors not interact with tech well. If Not-Sasha has been able to use the same skills as the old one (hacking 'n shit), does that mean she has access to her memories? Her skills? So that means Sasha is just being possessed, and no one is noticing anything off because the different voice is an indicator for the audience only, and otherwise the person is acting as she's always had? Bummer that we don't know Sasha well enough to figure out which it is.

Also you go Tim! Bisexual Icon! BBC I need that spin off so bad I'm thiiiiiis close to writing fanfic about it.

Pothead Elias? I mean, yeah, in college, but also haaaah.

Absolutely unshockingly, Jon found nothing much on Elias. While all the info he's found so far is not uninteresting, it doesn't really help paint a picture of the man, now does it. Man's got a total blank of a personality, so far, or at least that's about how much I can read about him.

Anyone else find it curious that positions within the archive seem to only ever switch upon death? Is the pension in the UK that awful, or is there something sinister afoot? Seriously, first Elias predecessor, then Gertrude, ... please don't tell me we'll only get new characters when the old cast dies off one by one. I am aware this is a horror podcast but the signs are currently pointing towards Sasha dying first on that account and I am not here for that, okay.

Welp, at least Jon will survive because someone's gotta lug that recorder around and stalk their coworkers. Plot armour of media format.

#tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #gerard key #also imagine being the nurse treating those boneless arms #like damn how do you figure that one out #and yeah what is it about the meaty statements #jokes on you i did actually start a tma fic once #altho i'm not sure where to take it #but it absolutely is about sascha and tim breaking into places why do you ask #elias bouchard #sasha james #my beloved

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cosmichearter · 1 year

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It’s me, the Eye. Read the statement now I don’t care if you were in a coma for six months

[Image ID: Three drawings. The first is just a banner with text saying “one six-month coma later...” The second and third drawings are black-and-white drawings of Jonathan Sims, a brown man with black and white hair sitting in a hospital bed, dressed in a hospital gown. He has green pupils and a green tongue. He’s hooked up to an IV. In the first drawing, he clutches his head while saying “Damn, that was wild.” In the second drawing, he holds a statement in his hands and says “Anyways,”. /. End ID]

#jonathan sims #tma #the magnus archives #mag 122 #doodle hearts

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its-your-mind · 2 years

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“oh clearly jon feels no emotions and is in complete control of himself at all times. this man is a logic machine.”

did we??? listen to the same podcast?????? this man feels first, thinks later. there is a strong emotion? get ready for jonathan jarchivist sims to act on it with little-to-no second thoughts. rational thinking who. we throw ourselves full force at the first thought that comes into our head. like, we are talking about the man who:

busted into the office of a guy he hadn’t talked to more than twice since he woke up from a six month coma, sincerely offering to gouge out his eyes and run away with him, and was Absolutely Gobsmacked when he was refused

was prefectly ready to let a face-stealing monster live… right up until it reminded him that it had killed his friend without him realizing (that “…what did you say” is one of the lines that gives me GOOSEBUMPS every time)

dove headfirst into a pile of evil sentient worms to grab a tape recorder bc he was so determined to not die as aNOTHER GODDAMN MYSTERY

let his survivor’s guilt from when he was eight drive the major decisions he made for the rest of his life

threw himself into a fear dimension of evil loneliness to save the man he loved (who had refused to speak to him for months) at the probable expense of himself who knows

had so much MALICE in his voice when he killed peter lukas like damn girl you do not get that emotional when you’re just killing someone bc they’re evil or whatever. there was Hatred there. go off queen.

literally was willing to sacrifice an entire WORLD so that no one would ever f e e l what he had to feel when jonah voicesnatched him

LITERALLY speedran a love story in like six weeks in scotland. this man was SO READY to be in love it’s ridiculous. so was martin. I love them sm

heard his predecessor was dead

came to the conclusion that he was next

what should we do with this?

oh I know

stalk every one of my coworkers bc clearly one of them is out to get me

committed himself to living in the archives forever bc he didn’t want to put georgie or “god forbid the admiral” in danger (has his priorities STRAIGHT he does)

oh annabelle caine has martin? and an artifact that completely knocks me on my ass and takes away all my powers? off to hilltop road we go come on basira we have spider ass to kick

threw himself into a coffin to save a woman who LITERALLY was ABOUT TO KILL HIM bc he just wanted to HELP and everyone around him was HURTING SO MUCH

was insulted when a statement giver called the institute stupid and immediately discarded all professionalism and clapped back by calling her wildly successful youtube series dumb

also immediately discarded all professionalism when disgusted by a teeth apple “we do NOT want it.” like damn bro this traumatized doctor brought this bone apple teeth proof in for you and you are too grossed out to grin and bear it

was slightly annoyed by the fact that martin was not the Ideal Assistant. Offhandedly mentioned on an official recording that he wanted an evil flesh witch to slowly kill his literal employee by a series of freak accidents that resulted in the loss of one body part at a time. this man has no chill whatsoever.

took so much satisfaction in killing jonah magnus. like jonah told him not to be dramatic and jon PROMPTLY started monologuing while stabbing douchard directly in the chest.

“I don’t want to die”

“Neither did they.” FUCK YES QUEEN GO OFF GET HIS SMARMY VICTORIAN ASS

sounded so SMUG when he told the eye he was gonna go apologize to his boyfriend. like yeah stupid all-powerful fear god I have a BOYfriend and I LOVE him suck on THAT

remember when he decided to doom his whole world bc he wanted to stop anyone else from feeling like he did? yeah that plan went out the window fuckin imMEDIATely as soon as his beloved martin walked into the room. oh, he’s in the world I’m going to be dooming? well fuck didn’t consider that part. welp guess he’s just gonna have to stab me. and then we will hold each other and declare our love and kiss and hope to still be alive and together somehow as the world collapses around us. our love didn’t save us but it was here and that mattered. okay list cancelled I’m gonna go curl up in a ball for a little bit. ty for your time.

#jonathan sims #the archivist #tma #tma spoilers #the magnus archives #jonmartin #listen martin got a list of unhinged actions #now jon gets his own list of no thoughts head empty only vibes #balanced #as all things should be

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