Archive of Our Own ^beta

Works which have used it as a tag:

• Lotus Eaters by Just_Trying_To_Get_Around_You

  Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast), The Mechanisms (Band)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  03 Apr 2020

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Jonathan Sims
  • Helen Richardson
  • Basira Hussain
  • this is setup
  • for a thing that might never get written
  • but this did
  • it's chockful of headcanons
  • helen is unhelpful
  • But she is there
  • basira is somewhat helpful
  • Hallucinations
  • memory manipulation
  • General Beholding Fuckery
  • Jonathan Sims is Jonny D'Ville
  • Just not yet
  • Time Fuckery
  • non-linear timeline
  • title is a mechs song
  • because of course
  • also there's a come from away reference
  • nobody will get it
  • but it made me happy
  • i cannot write horror
  • im sorry
  • this is not paced well
  • Oops
  • no beta we die like men
  • written in transcript format
  • elias gets mentioned
  • bc he's a prick
  • No Spoilers

  Summary

  Unsigned letter found on a beach submitted to the Archives by an anonymous individual.

  Takes place during early S4.

  Or: Jon gets Deja Vu

  This could be the start of a series, but don't hold me to that.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Jonny Sims and the Non-Linear Timline

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,198

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  16

  Kudos:

  181

  Bookmarks:

  9

  Hits:

  876

• Oxygen Deprivation Makes You Do Weird Things by Just_Trying_To_Get_Around_You

  Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast), The Mechanisms (Band)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  02 Jul 2020

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Jonny d'Ville
  • Helen | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
  • the mcd tag is just for accuracy
  • jonny shoots himself to reorient
  • helen is unhelpful
  • im not bothering to post this on tumblr
  • ashes is there but not long enough for them to get a tag
  • sorry ashes
  • alternate title: local space pirate is confused as to why local distortion is calling him archivist
  • jonny has Feelings
  • he doesn't know what they mean though
  • jonny: hmmm i feel guilty about the earth being destroyed
  • tma fans: eyes emoji
  • Jonathan Sims is Jonny D'Ville

  Summary

  Jonny D'Ville takes a field trip to Earth and meets Helen. Confusion ensues.

  Or: Jonny suffers from oxygen deprivation, second-hand guilt, and confusion, and it's the excuse I'm using for the fact that he's probably out of character oops

  Series

  • Part 2 of Jonny Sims and the Non-Linear Timline

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  804

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  18

  Kudos:

  135

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  605