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TMA Fanwork Appreciation Challenge - "Oh My God, They Were Office-Mates" or Martin Lives On The Archives Period:

@themagnuswriters

by @judesstfrancis (i know i already put one of his fics on the other rec list but her writing is great so here's another one)

jonmartin speedrun, enemies to friends to lovers, 9k

summary: Rose scented laundry detergent. Running into Jon in the breakroom. Running into Jon on his way back to his desk. Rose scented detergent. Running into Jon. Roses. Jon. Roses, roses, roses.

this one was so fun to read because it's basically "what if at first martin fucking hated jon, actually?" and then jon starts being nice after prentiss and martin is like "wait. oh. oh no." and it's all very good

there's also some bed sharing and martin writing romantic poetry

please go read it

by @quantumducky

jonmartin (pre-relationship, kind of becoming friends), sickfic, hurt/comfort, 4k

summary: Martin gets sick while living in the archives. He's sure he can deal with it himself- just sleep it off, no need to make a big deal of it.

Jon, it turns out, doesn't agree.

this is definitely one of my favorite season 1 fics (though to be fair the same could be said about the rest of this list)

it's actually very soft and there's a bit of angst but martin's unreliable narration caused by his brain being fried for being sick is absolutely delightful and the ending is very nice and left me smiling for a very long time

by @vigiloaudiosupervenio

jonmartin (pre-relationship), bonding over wine, feelings realization, 10k

summary: “Because you’re stressed. And so am I,” he replied. He twisted to reach into his satchel, then pulled out a corkscrew. “And I don’t know about you, but relaxing is all but impossible for me, so once in a while it’s nice to cheat and get some help with it. Usually I just sit and unwind with it at home, but I figured…” He reached out and offered the corkscrew to Martin. The universe’s strangest olive branch. “Unless you’re opposed?”

Jon’s question was not a challenge, nor was it laced with any suggestion of expectation. It was just clarification; an offer to back out if Martin truly was uncomfortable with the prospect of getting wine-drunk with Jon.

It's been about a week since Martin temporarily moved into the archives, and between the fear caused by Prentiss and the confusion caused by Jon suddenly being a bit nicer, he's been a bit flustered. This has not gone unnoticed by Jon, who is nothing if not someone who tries to take initiative.

jon and martin get wine drunk in the archives

that's it that's the fic

it's great and it's funny and it's actually kinda angsty at some points but it's mostly fluff and two idiots drinking wine

what else could you ask for

by @stopitjon

jonmartin (pre-relationship), nightmares, hurt/comfort, >1k

summary: “Martin, I’m—” He broke off with a shiver, whether from cold or fear he couldn’t say. A search for his professional composure turned up empty, so he’d have to settle for ‘not completely deranged’ and hope that Martin would forget all of this by morning. “I apologize if I woke you.”

(JonMartin Week #1, combining the prompts "Comfy Jumpers" and "Nightmares")

this is very short and very angsty but i have a soft spot for season one jon and martin late night companionship

featuring jon's terrible self care and martin exasperatedly taking the matter to his own hands

by @voiceless-terror

jonmartin (pre-relationship), late night conversations, ace martin, internalized aphobia, hurt/comfort (kind of), >2k

summary: “No, it’s- to be frank, I don’t think I’m cut out for all that.” Martin toyed with the mug in his hands, gazing into it like it held the answers he needed. “I’ve uh, tried to go on a few dates, meet people, that sort of thing. But they all expect something at the end and it just never feels right, I can’t explain it. Like there’s something missing. ”

In which Jon and Martin are more alike than they thought.

i'll be honest every single piece involving ace martin has a special place in my heart

as an ace person, having jon as canon ace is incredibly important to me, and seeing people in the fandom not only making ace jon content, but also headcanoning other characters as aspec makes me indescribably happy

this fic is very sweet, and though jon and martin are still in that "not exactly friends, not exactly not friends" period, their conversation is very nice, and reading this really warmed my heart

i can't recommend this fic enough

#long post #tma fwac #the magnus archives #tma fic rec #jonmartin #cw alcohol mention

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