#the different eyes for jon

[y3llow-hoodie]

Here is a mini comic of how Vast!Jon got marked (for more context check this post)

I have sooooo many head cannons for this AU it’s insane, I might add more if this becomes popular 👌

Edit: next page here !

Vast!Jon AU _ 1-X-3-4-5-6-7

#also it goes without saying that no matter what entity Jon starts with #he will always trigger the apocalypse #by getting marked all over again but with just different order #this became a rabbit hole I got myself stuck in #can u imagine dark!jon omg #the magnus archives #tma #tma fanart #tma podcast #the magnus institute #the magnus archive fanart #tma jon #the magnus archive #tma headcanons #tma au #tma vast #tma the vast #tma the eye #tma the archivist #tma vast!jon #vast!jon #simon fairchild #tma simon fairchild

[beafraidbeveryafraid]

not anough angst on this site apparently

#where you go i go #guys do you like crying your eyes out? #or you are not an archive employee? #sorry melanie but i do it differently #jonmartin #jmart #the magnus archives #tma podcast #jon sims #jonathan sims #martin blackwood

[jayktoralldaylong]

Jon: If you need a vessel so bad why don't you just become-

Elias: Because I'm not scared of them.

Jon: ......

Elias: I don't need your body, Jon. I need your fear. 😈

Meanwhile, Elias the Gaslight King in earlier seasons: Jon you know I'd never let anything bad happen to you, I'm only trying to help. We need to save the world together, isn't that what we're trying to achieve? Oh Jon, Jon, Jon, bad things are only happening because you do not trust me. Trust me, and we can save everyone. Don't you believe me?

Then it went the exact opposite with Peter and Martin.💀😂💔

Peter: I've got the perfect plan to beat Elias. Can you do what it takes to become the hero?

Martin: I'm going to save the world?

Peter: Yes, and it will be you and you alone. Do you trust me?

Martin: I trust you.

That same season 💀

Peter: You played me! 😳😭 You've been lying to me this entire time.

Martin: You lied first 🙄 and I knew it the instant you told me I'd save the world. I can't save the world. I've never saved anything in my entire life. I'm not important enough to be the hero.

#And it fascinates me to no end. The amusing spin on the characters. With Elias and Jon you've got a Master Manipulator #and a Pessimist with no sense of self preservation. 💀 #With Peter and Martin you've got someone who's not spent enough time with people to either know how manipulation works or when someone is #lying to him. 💀 #And someone with low self esteem. 💀 #Jon has low self esteem too #but he genuinely believes he can fix everything himself and that's where they differ. #And things only start changing for the better when Jon can fully rely on Martin #And here's the most fascinating thing of all. #Stopping the apocalypse #giving Jon the confidence to embrace his powers but not get consumed by them #that was all Martin #Fighting for Jon's life #that was Martin. #At the end of the day #Martin was the hero #and he never realised it. #tma #the magnus archives #jmart #tma jmart #jon x martin #martin blackwood #jonathan sims #If Martin is the knight in shining armour that would make Jon our princess #seems about right #it's about time we got a monster-core princess too #Jon showing up to the grand ball covered from head to toe in eyes. #elias bouchard #peter lukas

[navree]

jon seems to be the only one who has some degree of sentience if he is trapped in the computer/office in general, given that he's not only able to send an email but clearly picked a magnus institute statement to read out once sam and celia started demonstrating a waning interest in any investigation into the institute

#personal #the magnus protocol #tmagp #tmagp spoilers #also i'm not sure what's going on with that statement #it's got some thematic similarities to the two statements we got about the end #the soldier who played faro with death and then the mummy with the dice #but there's clearly differences in how the game was played and what it affected #the statement giver didn't turn into an undead reaper himself he just started dressing weird like a freak #but anyway interesting that we know that all the info we're getting is coming from surveillance based on phones #(that clearly colin was aware of and isn't dissimilar to the spying via the tapes) #and jon seems to be the one in the most control of everything and who does magnus related things #while martin's just kinda There #i'm guessing cuz martin isn't of The Eye

[greyslates]

forgot to post this

#greyart #w2h #welcome to hell #w2h film #sock #jonathan #sock sowachowski #jonathan combs #pls pls notice the detail on how i color their eyes differently to show sock has dead soulless eyes and jon is still bright and full of life

[trinkets-bog-domain]

Me and my partner saw you across the room and we really hated your vibe, can we obliterate you?

#I had fucking horrible allergies the whole day #and couldn't do shit #but I started this drawing as a joke #and I actually finished it???? #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #yay! #I was listening to silly vocaloid songs and other silliness while drawing. for the vibe. #also #jon is in a skirt :) it kind of looks like pants. doesn't really matter #but it's important. to me. #also martin has different eyes! #and Jon has an asexual ring #and they both have wedding rings #hehe #tma fanart #trinket does stuff (sometimes)

[crowfromfoggyforest]

"what's your favorite piece of media?"

"eyes."

"what? no, i said-"

"the answer is eyes. eyes everywhere."

#hazbin hotel #tma #hiraeth #idk a bunch of eyes just hit different #especially on people #so yeah eye theme my beloved #tma jon #jonathan sims #mir #hiraeth (and this mir art) by @sleepyeule #go check her out #idk if hiraeth counts as a piece of media but i love it so idc #also for those who want to see more tma stuff check out my sideblog @shadow-the-crow

[literalfuckingfreak]

also while im on it i dont care how magic a character is not everyone needs to have colored eyes. its like. fine to give people dark brown/ black eyes even if theyre "magical" or some shit.

#like i get it but #idk this is a problem i have with magnus fans mostly #like outside of the fact that i dont like giving poc characters european features for no fucking reason #the whole point of it is that you CANT tell that hes Fucked Up just by looking at him #and mfs are out here like :) actually he has neon green eyes #FREE ME. sorry. #only character i accept as having weird eyss is elias #bc . look at him. or jonah i guess cuz its his eyes but #elias is supposed to have a creepy ass stare. #and anyway point is i feel like you can have that with jon but iirc he doesnt have the same powers as elias?its a different kind of eye shi #OH yeah. u can have that with jon too without needing to make him have colored eyes. idk i dont really care i dont actually interact #with magnus fandom outside of elias shit anymore generally #i think the point i was trying to make earlier was it makes sense for elias to have his creepy grey eyes because he SEES like actually sees #and jons (I AM LIKELY VERY WRONG. I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TMA) jons whole thing is knowing shit. yk. #feel free to correct me if you think im wrong or if i dont understand/ am misremembering canon here

[michelle-jacksons-art-blog]

Hi hello have this somewhat old Jonmartin kids concept ideas while I try not to die

#I have I'm Gonna Fucking Die Disease #symptoms are I've coughed way too much for like almost a week now #my bad #so anyway the drawing #jonmartin #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tma #tma podcast #the magnus archives #how does one tag these things #so uh I think I made Lyra the older one #one of these names I got straight out of a fanfic but I can't remember each one so when I feel mentally capable I'll look for it #or if you happen to remember a fic that had them have a daughter with either of those names feel free to mention it #anyways they're a happy family #a bit weird bc let's be honest Jon and Martin are really weird #like as normal people go they can be freaks sometimes #but that's fine otherwise they wouldn't be popular on tumblr dot com #two funky colored eyes for the price of one head I'd call that a great deal #I just think it would be interesting to know what happens when two avatars of different fears have baby like do you know how many fears Jon #involves on his own like that's all 14 dude what happens there #he's like aang in the sense that he's thee avatar and also can never recover from this experience #would the kids even be connected to the fears in whatever universe their dads ended up in we just don't know #anyway this is all actually for a story idea I've had since forever but you're not ready for that yet #peace everyone I'll bring trying to sleep

[vastpotato]

One of my favorite things is that when ppl are writing a time fix for tma and Jon goes far enough back to be a kid again-

1st off, it’s always after A Guest for Mister Spider (so doomed from the start and we love that)

But the Very First Thing they ever do is: A, make Jon and Gerry be best friends (and I’m so here for it) and B, also make Mary Keay disappear in some way so she’s not involved with Gerry anymore (some of them are so funny for no reason. Like yes suffer queen)

Then Micheal Shelly is always saved in some way, some save him entirely so no distortion, or they make it so Micheal is in control of distortion but now just a little bit more spirally and I honestly can’t get enough of it.

But if it’s just a normal time fix and Jon goes back to season one (gonna say w/o Martin) the very first thing that happens is always that Jon immediately is just nice to Martin and un-assholafies himself (and it’s normally the funniest thing)

But I feel like that says a lot about this fandom and I fucking love it here

#please time fixes are my absolute favorite cause everyone does them differently and they’re so good #I have so many recommendations if you want any #but also plzzzzz recommend your favorites to me cause I will love you forever #Gerry and Jon being besties is too perfect for this world #I am too much of a coward to write my own #the magnus archives #tma #the magnus institute #magnuspod #the archivist #jonathan sims #the eye #jonah magnus #martin blackwood #jonmartin #time fix #fanfiction #tma fanfiction

[abelllia]

Transcript:

[From MAG 92]

Elias (Statement): -if I leave a letter here, in your institute, you might find it, you might be able to save me. I have no other hope. I have no other hope. Please, Jonah, if you have any compassion within your heart, you will not leave me in this place. Your loyal servant, Barnabas.

Elias: Jonah Magnus did leave him in that place, Jon. He got the letter, oh yes, and was on good terms with Mordechai Lukas. He could have interceded, perhaps even saved him, but he did not. And it was not out of malice, or because he lacked affection for Barnabas Bennett: he retrieved those bones sadly enough when the time came. Bones that you can still find in my office, if you know where to look.

No, it was because he was curious. Because he had to know, to watch and see it all.That’s what this place is, Jon, never forget it. You may believe yourself to have friends, to have confidantes, but in the end, all they are is something for you to watch, to know, and ultimately to discard.

[From MAG 159]

Jon: Martin. He’s gone, Martin. He – he’s gone. 

Martin: His only wish was to die alone.

Jon: Tough. Now – listen to me, Martin. Listen.

Martin: Hello, Jon.

Jon: Listen, I know you think you want to be here, I know you think it’s safer, and well – well, maybe it is. But we need you. I need you.

Martin: No, you don’t. Not really. Everyone’s alone, but we all survive.

Jon: I don’t just want to survive!

Martin: I’m sorry.

Jon: Martin. Martin, look at me. Look at me and tell me what you see.

Martin: I see…

I see you, Jon.

I see you.

Jon: Martin.

Martin: I… I was on my own. I was all on my own.

Jon: Not anymore. Come on. Let’s go home.

Martin: How?

Jon: Don’t worry. I know the way.

[CLICK]

End Transcript

Going insane about this for a multitude of reasons

#firstly i love how jon disregarding the one piece of 'advice' elias gives him leads him to the last step needed for the ritual #like. mmm the flavor of tragedy #second and more the main point I think it shows the main difference between Jonah and Jon #the two scenarios are SO unbelievably similar w/ a lukas a lonely victim and an eye person w/ the ability to free the lonely victim #the big difference is Jonah is willing to toss those around him to put himself up top #to be just a watcher #while jon goes in there and is not willing to let those he loves go #i don't doubt jonah saying he actually did care about barnabas actually #i thoroughly believe he did #he just didn't love him *enough* to do anything else other than watch #this is elias so everything he says is subject to at least two tablespoons of salt #maybe some lukas deal is forcing his hand to do nothing #but i don't think he'd keep barnbas' bones just for fun it seems terribly impractical #also the fact Jonah said that Jon is just meant to watch and see *others* #while in 159 jon let martin see *him* #like KJDNFIUSKDJ #tma #JMart #Jon Sims #Martin Blackwood #Elias Bouchard #MAG 92 #MAG 159 #MAG 92 an MAg 159 parallels my beloved #anyone who wants to ask me more about my thoughts about the gang pls don't hesitate to ask fjghfg

[cult-of-the-eye]

Love spending at least an hour every week dissociating in the mirror painting my face with eyeshadow into avant garde makeup looks. It's pretty much free therapy.

#ive managed to get jons eyes down #i did a spider web type thing today #ive done some nebula from gotg stuff before #i want to do a michael crew or jane prentiss one #i did a biblical angel one #i was so proud of it #its so satisfying #and its really cool turning into a whole different person/creature #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #makeup #makeup art designs #therapy #free therapy

[imaginarianisms]

on house s.tark.

#out of the galaxy. || ooc. #this is like. the closest thing i can think of to how it looks in our portrayal LMAOOOO #notably bc. white seeming indigenous actors let alone any indigenous actors are ridiculously hard to find ironically enough #n e wayz. our starks are. mixed race. they're mixed native. hence why they all look so different. #ned's native; catelyn's white / irish. #also cody christian is actually indigenous (white seeming/presenting) so he's. the only indigenous fc for robb that i can think of lmao #jon & arya canonically look like ned & lyanna & the rest of the northerners so that's why they're brown skinned & grey eyed #sansa has cat's hair & eye color but a lot of ned's facial features; robb bran & rickon look completely like cat ! #& they're still as indigenous as jon & arya ! it kinda reminds me of my own family ngl. n e wayz i love them ur honor #personals dni.

[unexpectedgeese]

Smirke’s taxonomy is good, actually. Fight me.

No ok but like I WILL go to bat for the Smirke Taxonomy of fears you guys have no fuckin clue what’s up. Neither did Smirke but like

OK SO. The Smirke taxonomy makes no fucking sense if you’re using it as a straight-on categorization of fears. Control and spiders? How are those the same thing? Why is FIRE its own damn category? Yadda yadda BUT THAT’S NOT THE POINT.

Because yeah, Smirke was trying to categorize fears– But what he actually did is categorize HOW THEY MANIFEST.

Like;;; human fear is infinitely varied and complex. You’re never going to be able to slot it into simple categories. We’re afraid of EVERYTHING– the unknown and the known and the concrete and the abstract and the truth and the untruth and spiders and heights and being forgotten and it’s like!! A nuanced outlook on how the fears manifest in avatars and the like is crucial for any actual study but it’s a NIGHTMARE for filing systems. Could you imagine running an archive and having to pinpoint the exact fear for every single statement? “Ooh, is this story where a man is killed by spiders driven by a fear of spiders themselves, oor more what spiders imply?” You’d never get anything done!

But What you CAN do. Is categorize the fears not by what they’re fears of, but by how they manifest in the real world. Because! The manifestations of the fears are driven by the way we as a society talk about our fear! And so grouping fear manifestations and avatars into categories based on how we talk about them is a GENIUS way to circumvent the complicated-ass fear identity question in favor of a more pragmatic, top-down approach to the varied dreads that stalk our everyday lives.

Like, when you’re addicted to something? You’re ‘caught in your own web’. When you don’t know what’s going on? You’re ‘being kept in the dark’. Having a mental health crisis, well, I think you might be ‘spiraling’, my friend! 

Are the everyday struggles of life getting you down? You’re ‘under a lot of pressure,’ seems like. ET CETERA ET CETERA! I could go on! But the POINT is– the language we use to talk about and understand out fear can be used to group said fear into categories based on how it manifests, and SMIRKE’S TAXONOMY IS PERFECT FOR THAT.

And not because that’s how it was intended– No, Robert Smirke is STILL a fucking hack, I’m not disputing that. His whole ‘balance’ schtick was stupid as hell. BUT ALSO! 

Because his taxonomy is so popular among avatars and such, the very EXISTENCE of ‘the entities’ as a concept has skewed the cultural zeitgeist in such a way that Smirke’s taxonomy is more correct now than it was when it was created.

Which!! Is so cool!! Like. Yes, the Smirke taxonomy is objectively a really shit way to classify fear. Most individual ‘entities’ have conflicting fears associated (being watched and watching yourself? C’mon, Eye. You can do better), and there’s some odd overlap too (there are SO MANY fears that incorporate ‘the unknown’ in some way). But when attempting to classify the  physical traits and such of a manifestation/avatar? Smirke’s got you covered, baby!

To summarize: While Smirke’s taxonomy sucks ASS when you try to apply it to the psychological specifics of any given avatar, or fear, or what have you, it’s great for classifying the physical. The cut-and-dry 14 entities give a really good intro to the world of fears, work great for any kind of filing system, and give a good big-picture view of avatar politics. 

#tma #the magnus archives #should i tag this as spoilers? I'm not sure so lmk if I should #but like. Smirke was a dumb old white man #but his work had some merit #Robert Smirke #I'm a little divided on whether or not the Smirke system works well when applied to inter-avatar power dynamics tho.. #like. In some cases the physical symbols justify the power dynamics really nicely #like w/ the Desolation and the Web-- you CAN burn spiderwebs. that checks out #but I think that avatars can be really varied (like with Elias vs. Jon-- two very different powersets/ways of feeding #Bc they serve different aspects of the Eye! Elias serves the mortifying ordeal of being known #whereas Jon serves like.. the fear of an impassive and almost malicious watcher #trying to pry you open just so it can watch you suffer) #and like.. In order to actually understand WHY the power dynamics break down like they do #you need to actually grasp the psychological root of the issue #Idk man. Just goes to show that both understandings of the fears are needed I guess

[heroing]

jon having his mom's eyes is something that is so so important to me.

#► ( out of character ) #the comics might DRAW him with blue eyes but he has lavender eyes in my heart #altho they have had two different clarks say that he has his mom's eyes so i think it's a colorist thing #personally i think jon gets most of his looks + his height from clark. but his eyes and build come from lois

[beeapocalypse]

head in my hands dedicating far too much thought to this anatomy class student turned archival assistant idea. her names amelia novák (jan novák from the statement. amelia was the most popular name for baby girls in london 2014) and her little fear farm on the side as she tries to stay on her best behavior inside the institute to spy on them for as long as possible is shuffling thru a myriad of different identities and going out to the same circuit of clubs at night to freak out the ppl who come to recognize Bits of each identity intermixing with all the others

#might shuffle around the timeline a bit bc while doctor elliott makes his statement in 2015 i quite like the idea that she was hired on-- #--way early into jons time as the archivist as a way for him to try to prove his own competency to himself lol #tim runs into her one night while she coincidentally looks rhe most like she does while at the institute and it is a-- #--real awkward time trying to explain why shes using a completely different name lol #its a bit loose but i like HER being the subject of observation for her connection to the eye. a perversion of vision that blends it w thw-- #--stranger u know