first post here 🤪
jongerry wip
i’ll probably post on ao3 once i’ve got more written.
There’s something wrong.
They can tell as soon as they wake up.
The blanket over them is too thick, thicker than any that they own and musty with disuse. They open their eyes slowly, taking stock of their surroundings. There is a coffee table in front of them. (Are they on a couch?) The table is clean, except for several stains, tea maybe? Or coffee? Their eyes flick up and they jump back, shoving into the back of the couch.
“AHhhh” Whoever is in front of them also jumps back a bit, tripping on the coffee table, and stumbling to catch his balance. “Ah, um, sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I-I’m Jon.”
“Right, and where am I?”
“Uh, the breakroom? The Archives breakroom? In the Magnus Institute, that is. I, uh, I was leaving for the day, and I saw you in here?” Right- Gerry remembers, now. Gertrude had them hunting down a Leitner. Except it hadn’t just been a Leitner, whoever came across it had it for too long, and had fully Become by then. It was so far gone that it’d begun growing patchy fur, and its ears were sharp. Gerry’d spent hours running through London, weaving through alleyways until they'd finally gotten a jump on it. Gertrude demanded an update, and as soon as they finished, they crashed on the break room couch.
“And who are you?”
“Right, Gerard, they/them for now. I… freelance, for Gertrude.” Gerry popped their neck, and watched Jon. Instead of the usual confusion that they’d come to expect from the stuffy academic types that seemed drawn to the Magnus Institute, Jon just nodded and stuck out his hand.
“Jonathan Sims, he/they. Just call me Jon, though.” Gerry smirked in amusement.
“Well Jon, nice to meet you, but I doubt I’ll be seeing you with enough frequency to call you anything.” Jon sputters a bit, and grows red in the face (In a way that is totally not cute, shut up brain) and occurs to Gerry that maybe that was a bit rude. “Sorry, I didn’t mean anything by that. I just don't tend to stick around the Institute longer than I have to.”
Jon just raises an eyebrow and looks at Gerry's current tangled-in-a-blanket state. Now it’s Gerry’s turn to blush.
“Well, usually. In my defense, it’s been a long bloody day, and I needed to crash.” Jon looks curious at that, but decides not to ask. A wise decision- Jon would get no answers from them. “Anyway, I better be off.”
Gerry gets up and pulls on their jacket, but pauses when they see the clock.
“Wait, why are you just leaving? It’s like 7:00? And what are you doing in the archives? Nobody ever really comes down here.”
“You’re down here.” Ah so Jon’s a prickly one. Gerry just gives him a Look, and Jon blushes again.
“Mr. Bouchard told me that I’m transferring to the Archives tomorrow, as an assistant. And that was at 5:00, and then I tried to finish up my work so no one in research would be stuck with what I didn’t get done. Then I was about to leave and realized I should probably go meet my new boss… So then I came down here and Gertrude just glared at me a bit before stomping off upstairs. I waited around for a bit, because I thought it might be rude if she came back down like only a few minutes later and I was already gone? But it doesn’t seem like she’s coming back anytime soon. And then I, ah saw you in here? And I didn’t think anybody else was down here, um, ever? So I just came in to look, and now we’re… here?”
Okay, so the rambling is a bit cute, and Gerry has half a mind to be amused, but there are more pressing concerns.
“Sorry, did you just say you’re going to be an archival assistant?”
“Um, yes?”
“Have you signed any papers yet?” Gerry’s properly concerned now, and Jon seems to be getting agitated.
“Yes? I signed the transfer papers?”
“Damn, Gertrude’s not going to be happy with that.”
“Excuse you, what’s that supposed to mean?”
“Oh Gertrude has been absolutely refusing to get new assistants for years. I would have thought Elias would have wanted to avoid pissing her off. No wonder she hasn’t been back yet. She’s probably ripping him a new one” Jon visibly bristles.
“Well excuse me, but I hardly see how having an assistant would be a bad thing. I mean, if the state of this place is anything to go by, then she certainly needs one.”
“Oh try telling her that. Or don’t,” Gerry gives a cynical snort, “she’s going to be right pissed no matter what anyone says.”
“Whatever,” Jon scoffs, “Too late now. She’ll either have to deal with me or take it up with Mr. Bouchard.”
“Oh I imagine she is.”
It isn’t until Jon is storming away, and stomping up the stairs that Gerry realizes that they were probably being rude.
“Well Shit”
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Jonder Dysphoria
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ymTapG4
by Ineffable_Ezra
Words: 232, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Martin Blackwood, Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist
Relationships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist
Additional Tags: Trans Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Set in Episodes 159-160 | Scottish Safehouse Period (The Magnus Archives), Asexual Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, If You Squint - Freeform, Gender Dysphoria
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ymTapG4
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are you still going to do a love letter, alive type thing for jon and melanie?
actually, i don’t think i will? their backstory/identity stuff is more something i’m getting used to incorporating into bigger stories to the point where i don’t really know what i’d do for that that isn’t Repetitive, and i'm also gonna be focused too much on PBR to really be interested or motivated. the georgie fic helped me to establish some lore i’d end up using in other things, but i don’t really see the other two as being quite necessary in a Series for it? if anything i’d do just melanie, but even then i’m not sure i’ll get around to it.
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Any thoughts on Jonder you'd like to share? I'm stuck at work and bored an Jon gender meta sounds good.
I was also stuck at work when I got this, apologies! Hmm, trying to think of stuff I haven't already said.
I think one of the reasons Jon just generally prefers masculine fashion, even when not caring about gender connotations, is that it's just generally Easier? He doesn't like makeup because That Takes Ages and That's Expensive and Why Would I Want Paste On My Face, Sensory Bad, and dresses and skirts have always just struck him as the kind of thing you have to be too conscious of when wearing, and why are all these clothes tight or just generally uncomfortable?
He does like putting an effort into his presentation though, he just prefers to do that in a more "I look like a university professor from a 90's movie" way. He dressed more chill in research, but when he gets promoted he goes full tweed jackets and oxfords for the first few weeks, and yes, I AM a Jon earth palette colourscheme truther. I think having that level of control, where he looks put together just by putting those clothes that have an association with being clever and organised and running a comb through his hair, helps his mentality a lot in S1 where he's afraid, but desperately trying to pretend that he isn't, and also that he's competent at his job as a regular, non-spooky thing. He does paint his nails occasionally though, usually in just very neutral colours, and even if he has to go do something where he's worried it will be considered "unprofessional" he'll just put a clear coat on. It becomes somewhat of a ritual in season four to keep them neat, and he always fixes them as soon as he can when they chip, though sometimes Daisy helps if his hands are shaking too much.
Okay that went more into fashion than gender specifically, but I hope your work day goes well! Or went well if you're already out
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