#Mag-Ruin AU

[dexterkronos]

Oh no she writes fanfictions ru-

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Soo… I missed Jmart Day 2024. Oh well though, I still made the fic! Feel free to enjoy my AU’s Jmart meeting when Jon... tries to shred a Leitner.

...I swear he’s very intelligent sometimes.

—— Summary:

In most other universes, Jonathan “Jon” Sims and Martin Blackwood meet in the Magnus Institute.

This does not change here.

What does change is the circumstances; this time around, Martin is the Beholding’s favourite Librarian in the centuries old Institute, and Jon is a Hunt Pseudo-Avatar trained by their Head’s late wife… and the sound designer for a fearless-led podcast that treads ever too slightly close to the world of Entities for their liking.

It is because of this podcast that Martin and Jon meet and debate false memories as they rush to contain the Leitner Beast that they let loose.

Whoops.

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AKA; Jonathan Sims, Leitner Hunter and Student of the late Edlayn Gleave meets Martin Blackwood, Librarian and Unusual Focus of the Beholding. Things sure do happen. [Jmart Day 2024 Fic!]

(Also @trans-jon-rights look! Walkman recorder!)

[dexterkronos]

LETS GO ANI OUR SPIRAL-EYE INTERIM ARCHIVIST AMNESIAC "AUSSIE FLAVOURED" IRISH QUEEN 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️

(I really need a better way to describe her that ticks the boxes lmfao)

Shoutout to @the-lantern-lights for being so darn cool and having an absolute killer art style! Definitely recommend them for not only commissions, but also their cool as hell TMA AU's! Will defs commission again!

Second commission, this one for @dexterkronos of their oc :D More variations under cut

[monty-glasses-roxy]

Ya know, I'll probably never do anything with the Inscryption AU but oh my god the mental image of Roxy being the cyborg wolf/protogen looking Scrybe of Technology is still cool as shit to me

[spatialwave]

Can you do an Angus Tully NSFW alphabet?

𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐘 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭.

notes: 18+. fem!reader/college au. 18+ characters. thank you for asking me to do this. <3

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

angus tully is a darling with aftercare, something that comes naturally to him. he loves to pepper your face with chaste kisses and coo gentle praises in your ear as you cuddle. if you don’t use a condom he’ll make sure to get a towel to clean you up, or you two will sneak to the showers together. 

he’s so fucking kind with you—always making sure you know how loved you are after he’s made ruins of you.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

he loves your tits, they’re his favourite thing in the entire world. he’ll touch them any chance he gets and will constantly ask you to wear something low-cut. it makes him so incredibly hard when you don’t wear a bra, his cock twitching in excitement anytime he can see your hard nipples pressing through your shirt. 

his own favourite body part is his cock. he’s well endowed and you were the one to tell him that. angus thought he was very average, but when you dropped your jaw the first time you saw him hard and naked he grew very smug and not-so-humble. his ego was never the same.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

angus cums a lot and he likes to see it on you. he loves cumming on your face with your tongue sticking out, seeing how it decorates you. he thinks you look so pretty when it dribbles down your chin. 

his favourite place to cum is inside you, though. he ruts into you as he finishes, slowly rocking until he pulls back and watches how it drips out of your pussy. he’ll use his fingers to push it back inside of you, fucking you with them until your reach your peak.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self-explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

angus likes stealing your panties after you fuck. he'll keep them to jerk off with, sometimes putting them in his mouth to bite them. when you find out he's embarrassed as hell, but when you suggest that he can use them to cover your moans that becomes his new favourite thing.

anytime you get too loud, he'll bundle up your panties and shove them between your lips as a makeshift gag.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

angus tully has little experience—he’s had his first kiss & made out with girls before. nothing serious, especially since graduating from an all-boys school. when he met you he was lacking in recent experience and was still a virgin. though, after reading enough porno mags, he had a general idea of how to please a woman, but he learned the most from you.

he listens to your soft sounds and whimpers when his fingers curl inside you, how your moans choke in your throat when his tongue circles your clit. he’s a perceptive person, you hardly have to show him a thing and by your third time sleeping together he has you writhing on the bedsheets crying out his name. 

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

he loves when you ride him because he has the perfect view of your tits bouncing. he likes holding onto your hips and helping you bounce up and down on his cock. however, he greatly prefers when you grind on him and fucking yourself on him, his eyes staying focused on you as you moan and mewl as you feel him hit deep inside your pussy.

he also loves the hook position because sometimes he needs to control the pace and fuck you like crazy. your thighs pressed against your chest and calves resting over his shoulders, giving him perfect access to thrust into you as deep and hard as you both crave.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

it depends on the situation. if you’re high, he’s always laughing, especially when you two are kissing—he just feels so elated and happy to be with you. effortlessly pleased and madly in love. early in your relationship, he was goofy too, mostly out of inexperience as you two learned each other’s bodies and made mistakes.

he’s mostly serious now, concentrating on how his cock penetrates you just right and making sure you get nothing less than euphoria.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

angus doesn't groom that much, mostly thanks to hippie culture. he will give himself a good trim if you request it. he also has a happy trail that he's very proud of.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

this is something that depends on your 'style' during the act. if the two of you are feeling desperate and needy, there's little romance and a ton of heady passion. if you're more vanilla and gentle, he'll whisper in your ear how much he loves you, how lucky he is, etc.

he's a romantic at heart, so sometimes he prefers to have those gentler moments with you to remind you of his love.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

he masturbates so much. it started with porno mags, but now all he needs is to picture your tits and he’s hard and ready to go. he jerks off any chance he gets when he’s alone, which is a lot more now that he has his own dorm room.

he loves watching you masturbate too, his eyes fixated on you while your fingers push inside your pussy and circle your clit. he’ll oftentimes stroke himself when watching, licking his lips as you toy with yourself under his gaze.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

teasing, biting, mild exhibitionism, giving praise, edging/orgasm control, watching you beg for his cock.

angus is a kinky man, but like many others, it comes with the more experience he gets. when he learns about edging, you can say goodbye to the times when you were able to cum as freely as you wanted as he fucks you. now he prefers to tease you and watch you beg for him to put his cock back inside your aching pussy.

(he also has a breeding kink that he's embarrassed about.)

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

his bed, by far. it's private and away from the other college students, the only downside is having to try to be quiet so the r.a. doesn't knock on his door mid-orgasm again.

angus likes the showers, too. they're not co-ed, but that doesn't stop him from sneaking you into the men's washrooms so you two can fuck in one of the shower stalls. to the boys that pass by, they usually try to ignore the muffled moans coming from the stall with two sets of feet visible from where the curtain ends.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

his biggest turn-on is when you're flirty and touchy with him, especially in public. he likes it when you bat your lashes at him and chew on your lip coyly, or when you're walking through campus together and your fingers brush along his hand slowly and softly–making his skin tingle.

when he's extra sensitive, sometimes he'll need to pull you aside somewhere private so you can get on your knees and take care of the problem you created for him. most of the time you two will decide to skip class and head to his dorm.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn-offs)

he doesn't like being called daddy... for personal reasons.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

he loves when you suck his cock, seeing the way you look up at him with your mouth and throat full of him. his hands in your hair, tugging as he pushes himself deeper and seeing how tears prick your eyes when he cums.

his preference is eating you out. he wasn't as skillful at first as he is now, so expert in his skills that oftentimes he can make you cum in a few minutes with just his tongue and fingers. he loves how you taste, swirling his tongue around your clit and licking you up and down until his mouth and chin are dripping with your juices. he especially loves when you ride his face because he gets the perfect view of your bouncing tits while indulging in your heat.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

angus usually leans more toward fast and rough with his movements, he isn't sure where exactly he gets his energy from, but lord knows he uses it well. he loves seeing how big of a mess you turn into when he's fucking you from behind with quick, hard thrusts–fingers digging into your hips as you cry out his name with your face shoved into the pillows.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

angus loves quickies, especially the ones that could potentially lead to you two being caught. quick fucks in the showers, a janitor's closet, or hidden in the quietest section of the library. you two don't do them often, but when life gets busy around midterms and finals, you two find yourselves needing those bursts of release.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

the biggest risk angus takes with you is not using condoms. he loves filling your pussy with his come and watching how it spills out of you and he never wants to change that. when you told him you were on the pill it was like all his wildest fantasies came true.

he also likes to experiment with semi-public sex. you giving him head in the back of a dark movie theatre or going shopping and fucking in a changing room.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

he can go for a looong time because he's learned how to pace himself. there was one time you realized that you'd be fucking for nearly two hours, your bodies were so sore that the next day you both had to skip class because there was no way your legs weren't giving out.

he usually has enough energy to go out at least two rounds, at the very least enough to make sure you still cum after he does.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

angus doesn't own any toys himself, but is curious about them when you mention it. the only toy that you two purchase together is the hitachi magic wand after spotting it in a sex shop. it becomes a staple in your sexual escapades. he loves using it on you, watching how your hips twitch when the vibrations overstimulate you while he fucks you slowly and steadily.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

oh, how angus loves teasing you. it all started when you two were just friends, he'd notice how his teasing remarks about you would make your cheeks and ears turn red. then, when you two became sexual with each other, he wondered how that would translate into sex.

it worked wonders on him, loving the way you'd blush underneath him when he teases you. "you want my cock so bad, don't you?" he says as he just barely pushes the head of his cock inside of you, smiling when you pout and whine for him to keep going.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

he isn't that loud, usually groaning and grunting in your ear with each snap of his hips. his words are breathy and heavy when he talks to you while fucking, his warm breath tickling your ear and neck.

when he cums, though, he'll moan loud enough that you're certain the other students could hear from their dorms. he loves when you're riding on top of him and your hand covers his mouth when he cums, enjoying the bit of dominance you get over him.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

if there is one way to get dominance over angus it's to kiss and bite at his neck and ears, it'll leave him melting and begging you to keep going. when you bite and suck at his skin he'll let out the most pitiful, whiny moans and can be convinced to do almost anything.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

angus is a thin and lanky guy, muscle mass isn't his friend and it never will be. you love that about him.

he also has a bigger-than-average dick, that's what you love about him even more. it's around 7.5" and it's decently girthy, but not crazy. the best part about him is that he can actually use it well–lucky you.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

angus has a high sex drive and it surprised you. it can even be a little annoying sometimes, especially when you are stressed with homework and he's sitting next to you in the library with his hand trying to find its way into your skirt while hidden under the table. you can't hide the fact that you love the attention and whenever you're in the mood he's ready and waiting patiently.

he always says how he's so lucky to have the hottest girlfriend, so can you blame him for being constantly horny around you?

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

he's a heavy sleeper. seriously, the dude is like a rock when he falls asleep and he falls asleep fast. one second he'll be cleaning you up with a towel and the next his face is buried into your neck and hair, snoring gently into your ear. it's very cute.

[ntj2pj]

reallyyyy lazy ref on my new atp soldat :D

a flee response as atp soldat oc lmao. Man with fastest reaction (enough to catch falling colleague before they break their bones, or pull them away from bullets. He does it quite often.) Feel free to doodle my guy or draw them interacting with your ocs i guess. more info:

a nervous touchy animal who'll just run away if he is being yelled at or insulted too hard (being yelled at by allies and superiors feels much worse for guy than any loud noise or gunfire. poor thing) And even breaks windows to jump away from any height and floor. He really doesn't care and ABSOLUTELY ain't afraid of height. Luckily manages to survive. Fucking gymnast-acrobat. But how annoying he is. TO WORK WITH. You just stand close. sneeze at him not gently enough and HE DISAPPEARS. He gets along with colleagues pretty well... Well, by my AAHW metrics. He isn't popular or favorite, but he gets along with others pretty well and nobody avoids him. He is seen as very non-threating and weak. Or cute. However they call it. He is also pretty tactile (may occasionally try to hold hands or hug someone) and gentle in general, friendly fella. Gets along with mags pretty well and tried to comfort one when saw first time. Extremely good at chasing. Somehow manages to bounce around busy roadways and not become a pancake in the road, getting in windows, getting out, survive and not die on missions. Can do tricks on bicycles cooler than many bikers on motorcycles and usually steals any transport of that kind (but gentle enough to put it back after using). Very expercienced as someone who is being chased. Flee just runs out of AAHW casually without even any plan if triggered, breaks any shit on his way on impulse. And then gets back because Flee doesn't really know how he would survive, doesn't have a plan, and really don't want to leave job. Or, well, gets captured by agents and not even getting so far. His hair was torn out by other soldat who tried to capture him at first attempt to run away, but got kicked (Dan). They're becoming bffs later. Why he got such a weird reaction? Well. In my au every atp gets +- unique programs and modifications which makes them extremely mentally ill useful in different ways lol. ATPs gets their brain messed up and minmaxed in worst and unnatural ways, that's why many scared of it. Amnesia also isn't a good part. Flee was created in AAHW, and his modification ruined his fear-response, too much training created steel reflexes like unavoidable instincts, and messed ability to recognize threats. Guy is very fearless about combats, heights, insane tricks, absolutely doesn't care about risks of breaking any bone or dying (still will do a lot so colleagues won't), but will shit himself from fear and overwhelm if you just say smth mean to him loudly. If it would be done by few grunts he will get nightmares and flashbacks even. Because his sense of being punished and shame is also messed up. For the good of AAHW, of course. At first he was threatened and insulted a lot for this defect, because everyone was confused, then he was used on a trainings because damn he's like a cockroach. And then he was given a little safe place to run in it and not just out of aahw on the streets. aka personal space lmao, until they find out to fix it. But many coworkers find doing little pranks and scaring him funnier because the reaction is just too funny with all that jumping on highest surface in room, or running on all walls and then comedically hit head and FALL. Aaand he doesn't beat them up for it, he just runs as first reaction. Can even bump right into the agent who did it, like an NPC trying to run in a wall, pushing the poor guy like a fucking box in a videogame. Extremely funny idiot. So yeah he gets a lot of occasional jokes for not being aggressive enough. Not to coworkers. :D

[dexterkronos]

Absolutely love their rendition of Mag-Ruin Jon so much like omg! Max/Ike did so well with this and I definitely recommend commissioning him.

For additional context behind the existence of this Hunt!Jon, either see "The Burning of Mr Spider" or "The Hunter Beheld" on AO3, or read below :D

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TL;DR: This version of Jon was rescued from Mr Spider by affiliates of the Jonah-less Magnus Institute, and in turn burnt Mr Spider's book as an act of catharsis. He ended up training as a Leitner Hunter under one of them in turn, developing into a Reptilian-type Hunter known as 'Ouroborous'.

His main hunting buddies/fellow trainees are Alice "Daisy" Tonner (Canine Type as in canon) and Gerard "Gerry" Delano (Avian type, Raven), and he works a day job as a Sound Designer for Georgie Barker's "What the Ghost?" podcast.

The reasoning behind the Reptilian Hunt path was due to Ouroborous being the symbol of life, death and rebirth, something that follows both mainline Jon and this Jon in particular. Hunters in my AU don't nesseceraly pick what path they follows, it's more subconscious if anything.

I would say more but I shy please instead send asks about it okie Ty I hide now.

Commission for @dexterkronos of Hunt!Jon for her fic ! Thank you for the support !

Ko-Fi // Commission Info

[aro-luigi]

Sup! My name is Vex or Untitled, but you can call me Luigi as well

Im an alterhuman, but my current strongest identity is my Luigi fictionkintype :P

I use they/it/void/flower and im transmasc xenoflux

Im also aromantic, aplatonic, and acespec

Currently into FNaF, Kirby, Gravity Falls, the Mario Brothers (specifically SPM & LM), Deltarune, and the alterhuman community

DNI if your post/blog has any sort of politics mentioned. I dont care about your political opinion and i am triggered by that topic. I have a block button and I'll use it, but dont follow or intreact with me if you have politics anywhere in your blog. (This includes blogs with "pro Palestine" or Palestine flags in their profile or posts. Politics is politics.)

Im also plural!

[#luigisaves is my save tag! I don't have a tagging system]

@sunsnpacis - my headmates' agere blog

@dimention-l - Dimentio & Mr. L ask blog

@chaos-love-au - Super Paper Mario AU blog

@dimentioshouldntbehere - my headmate's kin blog

@in-ruins-au - Deltarune AU ask blog

@marx-n-mag - Marx & Magolor blog (mostly an ask blog)

You can find me on AO3 @ Space_Time

[luxurysystems]

Irwin before his life of crime in the Vice City AU

"The Destroyer"

[Money Inc. x Vice City Au- 1391 words]

Synopsis: Irwin's life was planned out: work at the same accounting firm in upstate NY for most of his adult life, retire in his mid-60s , enjoy his pension, die quietly and hope to be in St. Peter's book of names when he steps into the afterlife. By joining Mr.B's firm right out of college, he was hoping to get a leg up on the first part of his plan. Little did Irwin know at the time that his boss had other plans for the youngster...

[Little Havana, Vice City, 9 a.m.- Outside of the Printworks factory]

"Shoot him, c'mon kid! We haven't got all day!"

Sitting in Ted's off-white Admiral, Irwin had a moment to take a breather. Listening to Ted chat his mouth off so early in the morning was the catalyst needed to drum up a headache right between Irwin's eyes.

"God, I need to smoke..."

He was still technically working— Ted just happened to step inside to talk with the owner, Earnest Kelly, to iron out some details. You could call "stay inside the car so that it doesn't get jacked" Irwin's portion of the job. Starting to get bored with the talk radio topic that was on, Irwin reached towards the backseat to retrieve his briefcase; there must be something in there that he could review to keep his mind occupied.

Opening up revealed his usual wares:

glasses case

a pack of Marlboros

His favorite zippo lighter- it was quite old, with scratches on the black paint exposing the metal underneath. There were initials engraved near the bottom that read: "D.B"

A Colt M1911 Pistol + extra mags

Packed light today. Well shit, nothing to look over. He sighed, and grabbed the pack of cigarettes intent on repacking them by smacking the top, just to keep his hands busy. Or he could-- no--

The last time he tried to smoke in Ted's car, the blonde man wouldn't shut the hell up about "the smoke ruining the resale value", so Irwin had to threaten to shoot him as a friendly "yeah ok, I got it."

Sinking into his seat, he started to shake the cigarette box, striking it against the palm of his hand....

[ Upstate NY- 1978]

Richard Beyer ran a corner accounting firm that he built from the ground up on his own, according to Irwin. "Mr.B", they called him; few knew or referred to his actual name. He was ruthless, no nonsense- a man who by all accounts earned and demanded respect wherever he went. Mr. B did a damn fine job, as well. He was a complete whiz with numbers, barely needing a calculator when he worked. While staring at a form, he could tell you all of the adjusted amounts as he was handing it back to you. His business was a well-oiled machine free of blemishes, which intimidated the then 20-something Irwin...

The first thing Irwin noticed after accepting the job as Mr.B's assistant was the cloud of smoke that would fog up the room as they worked. Mr.B was THE definition of a chainsmoker.

"Helps me think." The man coughed and smiled through crooked teeth. "I see."

Irwin wasn't a smoker during his time with Mr.B, at least not when he first started. He sure as hell wasn't going to complain to his boss about how he found it difficult to breathe sometimes- Irwin was just happy to have a job. Although, Irwin didn't really like how the smoke would linger in his long, curly hair... He did eventually learn to..."appreciate" the smell as his 1st year work anniversary was creeping up.

One day as the two were working, Mr.B's phone rang -once- then it stopped, prompting the men to look at the phone together. 5 seconds passed and then the phone rang again, -once-, then the same thing happened afterwards- silence. Mr. B's eyes never left the red rotary phone; Irwin noticed this as his eyes traveled from the phone to his boss' face.

The phone rang once more- this time ringing out normally.

"I better take this." Mr. B said in a monotone voice, picking up the receiver. "S-sure, sir."

The phone call was brief. Irwin could only make out a few words: "Dicky", "a job", and strangely, "...Destroyer."

"Starting to get a little too old for this, y'know. But, shit, I'll see what I can do."

Once Mr. B placed the receiver back, Irwin quickly turned his attention over to his papers to make it look like he wasn't trying to eavesdrop on his boss.

"Kid..." He started. "Put that away. It's time I bring you along with me."

Irwin found himself in the woods, miles away from the office, with Mr. B beating the living shit out of some poor guy in a tattered suit. Something about "ratting on someone important, biting the hand that feeds you, you ungrateful shit."

Irwin couldn't believe his eyes- his boss turned this poor guy's face into a bloody pulp with his fists- he never knew his boss was that strong, or that he was a hitman....

Not wanting to get in the way and draw attention to himself, all Irwin could do was stand there, shovel in hand...his palms raw from being ordered to dig a hole fit enough to hide a body.....

"p--please!!" The pitiful man begged, spitting blood as he enunciated words. "I know nothing, honest, I d-didn't snitch on nobody!!"

The man was on his knees practically begging the old accountant for mercy. Mr. B, with a strange finesse, took the cigarette out of his mouth and blew the smoke in the guy's eyes, blinding him....insult to mass injury.

"Those words don't mean nothing to me, pal. It's just business."

With a swift uppercut, Mr. B sent the man flying backwards into the freshly dug dirt hole. The man at this point was incoherently babbling, wailing, making sounds that could only mean death was around the corner...sounds that would haunt Irwin's ears for a long time.

Digging into his back pocket, Mr. B threw Irwin a pistol, which he clumsily caught.

"Alrighty kid, right between the eyes, I know you can do it." "Sir---?? I---I-" Irwin stammered, fully in flight or fight mode. "Shoot him, c'mon kid! We haven't got all day!"

Something possessed Irwin that day he took that man's life. Maybe it was the man's blood that splattered on his face, clothes, his hands...

Irwin watched as the man drew his last breath, his eyes rolling in the back of his head.

What drove him to do it? Was it really the fear of his boss that caused him to pull the trigger? Was Irwin really that predisposed to blindly following orders? Time was a blur; he found himself shoveling dirt, making sure to cover the corpse that was starting to stink. Irwin didn't feel like he was in control of his body-autopilot- his brain refused to register anything except the stench of the dead man's body, making his stomach turn. Mr. B took notice of his protege's change in behavior. He took out another cigarette from his shirt pocket and lit it using his signature black zippo lighter that he always took with him.

"Irwin, take it." He said, offering the lit cigarette to the young man. "Out here, it'll help you concentrate, masks the smell, too. Don't make it a habit..."

Without hesitation, Irwin took it and started puffing. The smoke helped obscure the dead man's face long enough for the dirt to fully mask it. One last shovel full of earth and he was gone. Out of sight...

"Good job, kid. You're a natural."

Irwin reminisced on those words and how his 8 years in "the business" was coming up. He wasn't too sure if Mr.B would be proud of who he turned out to be, God bless him...that old bastard, Irwin was certain he'd see him again in Hell.

Maybe he'd share that tidbid with Ted and they'd celebrate at the Malibu later. Maybe. Er-- on second thought, no. Ah fuck it, Irwin could use an old fashioned, what better excuse for the occasional cocktail than this?

"H...Hey are you smoking??" Ted banged on the roof of his car, snapping Irwin back into reality. "Fucker, put that OUT, goddamn it."

Shoot, autopilot seemed to take over again as Irwin didn't register for a moment that he was smoking.

"Sorry." Irwin replied as he put the cigarette out on his tongue, flicking it out the window. "Just really needed it."

Ted started the car and rolled down all of the windows trying to air out the vehicle, blasting the AC to help speed up the process.

"Yeah well, ugh whatever. Listen, we've got some work to do, hope you packed--"

"I always have it on me."

[x]

[turquoisephoenix]

Um, hi. I apologize for barging in about this, but…

I saw your posts about the roleswap AU with Mags and Krankcase, and I absolutely fell in love with it. My brain immediately kicked into overdrive about it, and I was wondering… does anyone else swap besides those two?

I feel like if so, Wolfgang and Krypt King would switch roles (ie. Wolfgang is a Trap Team member and Krypt King is a Doom Raider) and so would Gulper and Snap Shot (same thing).

Long story short, I have the compilation of “Wolfgang swearing while replacing broken strings on his Traptanium Harp”, “Gulper being a lovable doofus”, “Krypt King being Golden Queen’s lovesick butler”, and “feral Snap Shot getting his head stuck in something” rotating in my head now, nonstop.

Help.

Ah yes, these two! It's been a while since I poked around with their AU.

I actually had two versions of this AU, actually!

FIRST VERSION OF THE ROLESWAP AU - literally only Dr. Krankcase and Mags get swapped, Mags becomes a Doom Raider and the Doom Raiders either have two Undead members or Mags is a Tech type when she's got mechanical spider legs. Dr. Krankcase becomes a lovable dork at the Academy.

SECOND VERSION OF THE ROLESWAP AU - It was multiple characters being swapped and may or may not be similar to the Mirrorverse, but all I figured out was Master Eon swaps with Kaos, Kaossandra swaps with Aurora (basically implying that Kaos' mom joins in for the last sequel), Count Moneybone swaps with Fiesta, and Hex swaps with Malefor (Malefor would be a lot smaller and more Skylander shaped, while Hex is a horrible eldritch abomination witch).

I love your ideas though. Golden Queen doesn't get swapped either way because it's really hard to beat a golden queen living in some desert ruins.

[kathastrophen]

Kathis (lengthy and biased) Blind ermitelt Folgen Ranking

(@a-different-equation 's ranking hat mich auch ml nachdenken lassen - things escalated)

Platz 11: Folge 9 - Mord an der Donau

I hate this episode with a burning passion. Na ja. Ganz so heftig vielleicht nicht, aber ugh. Der Fall interessiert mich null, genauso wenig die Episodenrollen. Hätten sie ihn ganz ans Theater verlegt (Eifersucht, um erhaltene Rollen etc. wäre doch ein gutes Motiv), hätte er mir mehr Spaß gemacht. Da hätte man doch auch schön mit den Bildungsgegensätzen von Alex und Niko spielen können (und vielleicht reinbringen, dass Niko es überraschenderweise mag?) So sind das Theater und der Wagenplatz zwei Welten, die irgendwie nebeneinander existieren.

Warum sagt Laura, dass Tina ihre Bekannte ist und interagiert dann nicht ein Mal mit ihr? Warum sagt sie, dass Alex Niko zu Hause lassen soll?

Warum ist Alex bei der erneuten Betrachtung der Gegenstände des zweiten Toten so ungeduldig und genervt?

Tamara als random love interest ist wirklich genau das: random. Am meisten stößt mir aber Nikos Verhalten dabei auf. Warum weiß er ihren Namen nicht? Warum bedroht er ihren Taxifahrer? Das ist so out of character. (Genauso wie die Sache mit dem kalten Schnitzelbrötchen.) Tamara kriegt dann für ein Ein-Episoden-Love-Interest zwar recht viele Eigenschaften, aber daraus wird nichts gemacht und sie ist in der nächsten Folge wieder vergessen. So why should I care for her?

Ich finde alle verhalten sich äußerst OOC und Philipp und Andreas spielen in der Folge irgendwie super lustlos.

Die einzigen Momente, die diese Folge redeemen sind das Schnitzelbraten am Anfang und Alex' Szenen mit Jenni.

Platz 10: Folge 8 - Tod im Weinberg

Once again: Den Fall durchblickt man halt nach Minute eins.

Die ganze Handkamera ist super ätzend, genauso wie diese ewige Szene mit der Geldübergabe, die sich für mich immer so anfühlt, als hätten sie irgendwie die Minuten vollkriegen müssen, weil der Fall nicht trägt.

Immerhin unaufgeregte Gay Representation (Ich lebe für Alex' kleines "Ah!", wenn er mit Laura im Restaurant ist.). Minuspunkte dafür, dass einer der Mörder ist und sie alles verlieren.

Schöne Bilder, wenn sie da in der Ruine von dem Jagdschloss sind, aber ja. Die Folge ist so nichtssagend irgendwie.

Wofür natürlich niemand was kann, was aber trotzdem schade ist: Dass Andreas irgendwas am Auge hatte während der Drehzeit und es deswegen weniger Niko/Alex Szenen gibt.

On the plus side: Nikos neue Haarsituation und natürlich das fucking Ende !!

Platz 9: Folge 2 - Blutsbande

Ein Fall, den man als geübter Krimi-Gucker halt wieder schnell durchblickt, besonders mit Sabin Tambrea als Bösewicht.

Aber eigentlich hat diese Folge gute Momente: Ich mag Nikos und Sophies Date - Das fühlt sich echt an. Wir erfahren recht viel über Alex' und Sophies Familiensituation. Alex in distress, der einfach mal die Schallplatte durchbricht. Die Trompete. Die beiden Hoschis aus Berlin, und Alex, der ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken Nikos Schulden bezahlt.

Trotzdem keine Folge, die ich mag, weil diese plötzlich auftauchende Halbschwester einfach keinen Impact hat.

Platz 8: Folge 4 - Zerstörte Träume

Die Folge will einfach zu viel: Drogensüchtige Banker, Drogenhandel über Fiaker und das Darknet, untergetauchte Ex-Banker, betrogene Bankkunden, Finanzskandale, Sophie im Koma, Solveigh als Sophies gute Freundin. Like chill.

Ansonsten ist sie halt.. solide I guess.

Ich mag, dass es Mal 'ne Folge im Sommer ist und Alex, der Sophie vorsingt ist halt herzig.

Platz 7: Folge 3 - Haus der Lügen

Solider whodunit, Alex undercover, Internatssetting (aus dem sie mehr hätten machen können).

Was mir aber besser gefällt, ist alles, was nebenher passiert: Sophies Sorge um Alex, dass er (wie sie) allein endet, und der Streit daraus. Ihre ungewollte Kinderlosigkeit und Alex' Empathie. Das sind so kurze Szenen, die aber so schön ihre Geschwister-Beziehung abbilden.

Niko, der wieder spielen geht (Weil Alex ein Date hat !!!) und der sich Sophie öffnet und weinen darf.

Alex, der sich erlaubt zu daten (ja ja, alles nur aus Plotgründen) und ich mag diese Date-Szene wirklich. Diese andere Seite, die wir da mit dem aufgeregten Alex sehen dürfen, seine Unsicherheit in dieser Situation, wie zart er mit Lotta ist und ja, auch die Sexszene - das gefällt mir außerordentlich gut.

Und Niko, der versteht und den beiden diesen kleinen Moment am Ende gewährt. Eh Niko, der Alex die ganze Zeit Komplimente macht und ich will immer noch wissen, wie er an Alex' Dating Profil kommt.

Platz 6: Folge 6 - Tod im Prater

Sue me, dass ich die so niedrig ranke, aber sorry - Ich halts immer nicht aus, wie lange gebraucht wird, bis sie drauf kommen, dass die Frau 'ne Affäre mit 'ner anderen Frau hat. Als wäre das so undenkbar.

Davon abgesehen ist natürlich der Prater an sich und das Prater-Date das absolute Highlight.

Außerdem schöne Entwicklung auf der Horizontalen, dass Alex jetzt offizieller  Sonderermittler ist und eine eigene pretty pretty Wohnung hat.

Platz 5: Folge 10 - Tod im Kaffeehaus

Scherf und Bollinger werden genauso random aus dem Hut gezaubert, wie Solveigh in Folge 4 und deswegen bleibt meine emotionale Verbundenheit zu den beiden Figuren einfach bei ungefähr null. Das Bollinger was damit zu tun hat, weiß man natürlich schnell, weil Martin Brambach natürlich der bekannteste Schauspieler ist und das halt nicht zu Spannung beiträgt.

Dafür ist Luna bzw. ihre Schauspielerin mein absolutes Highlight der Folge! Ich finde sie spielt zwischen den ganzen Erwachsenen wahnsinnig souverän und realistisch und ich hab das Gefühl, das das wirklich eine echte, leicht genervte und rebellische Teenagerin ist. Chapeau! Außerdem: Seid ihr ein Paar? ist einfach on point.

Alex und Nikos Streit: Ich hatte ja im Vorhinein wahnsinnig mixed feelings deswegen und hab sie auch irgendwie immer noch? Also dieses Argument "Die haben sich halt zu gut verstanden in den letzten Folgen" ist... dämlich at best. Weil, deswegen schau ich das doch! Weil da zwei (gestandene) Männer sind, die sich mögen. Punkt. Und die füreinander da sind und deren Beziehung facettenreich ist.

Es wirklich für mich schon out of character, dass Alex direkt am Anfang diese Chef-Freund-Sache so betont. Brudi, du sagst ständig mein Lieber zu Niko, du übergibst ihm nach 5 Minuten den Schlüssel zu deinem Herzen zum Ghia, du zahlst seine Schulden, du vertraust diesem Fremden dein Leben an.

In sich, in der Logik der Folge (deren Arbeitstitel "Eine Frage der Freundschaft" so viel besser ist), find eich den Streit aber nachvollziehbar und vor allem gut gespielt. "Wir sind nie Freunde gewesen." ist so ein Hammer.

Und natürlich die Lösung des Streits, die ganze Versöhnung *chefs kiss*: "Du bist das Herz in dieser Beziehung." (Ich kann ohne dich nicht leben.) Ist einfach die schönste Liebeserklärung.

(Wer hat noch mindestens einmal gedacht, dass das 'ne Prideflagge ist, da am Schlüsselanhänger?)

Platz 4: Folge 5 - Lebendig begraben

Alex, der denkt es ginge um ihm - get prooved wrong, idiot. Nikos Gentleman's Club! Aurelio Monacco. Die beiden Kugeln am Ende und Niko ist kein Nebengeräusch. Brandtner als in seiner Wahnwelt gefangener Racheengel.

Ich mag den Drive in der Folge einfach gerne, die passt einfach von vorn bis hinten für mich und ich kann gar nicht so genau festmachen, woran es liegt.

Platz 3: Folge 7 - Die nackte Kaiserin

Mein einziger Kritikpunkt an dieser Folge ist, dass mir die Szene auf dem Ball tatsächlich zu lang geht.

Alles andere ist fantastisch. Der Sissi-Bezug, queer und PoC Representation, ohne dass ein Ding draus gemacht wird. Niko, der vorurteilsfrei in der Gay-Bar hockt. Die Arbeitsehe (und dass wir wissen, wer die Hosen an hat und dass es Niko gefällt.) Noch schönere Shots, als in Tod im Prater (ganz besonders die Gartenszene, Alex und Niko sind da so schön gefilmt). So viele Touches und bickering zwischen Niko und Alex. Sie sind so married in dieser Folge.

Platz 2: Folge 11 -Tod im Palais

Fangen wir mit meinen Kritikpunkten an: Die Schauspielerin von Zoe ist im Vergleich leider wirklich schwach und die Szene mit Niko im Konzert ist wahnsinnig unfair Niko als Figur gegenüber. Und die schwache Parallele mit Autounfall - Anschlag.

Aber sonst: Der mehrfache Rückgriff auf Folge eins ist unfassbar gut. Alex, der die Erinnerung an Kara verliert. Alex' Beichte in der Kirche (ich hab mein Portemonnaie absichtlich bei dir vergessen, weil ich wusste, dass ich dich brauche, wenn ich wieder schwach werde.), Alex kennt alle von Nikos Verfehlungen. Niko in distress (immer gut einfach), das (etwas randomne) Fechten, aber wer bin ich mich darüber zu beschweren? Und natürlich, natürlich diese ganze Zeichen-Szene. Wow. Wie weich Niko und Alex da zueinander sein dürfen, ganz ohne Ironieebene oder das es in irgendeinen no homo Schiene gerät (eh für mich über alle Folgen hinweg so schön zu sehen, dass das nie passiert) und "Sieht es dir ähnlich?" - "Ist das wichtig?" hach hach hach.

In der Folge fühlen die beiden sich wieder so sehr nach einer Einheit nach einem married couple an, dass es eine reine Freude ist. Und dass obwohl sie miteinander in Konflikt geraten, sind sie einander so zugewandt.

Weiteres Highlight: Lassmanns Feier. What's not to love about that?

Platz 1: Folge 1 - Die toten Mädchen von Wien

Was für ein starker Auftakt! Ja, der Fall ist drüber, aber das finde ich gar nicht schlecht, das darf eher gerne nochmal passieren. Die Figuren sind alle so gut gezeichnet, es ist klar, wer und was sie sind, ich nehme Alex zu 100% ab, dass er ein Mann ist, der sich umbringen will.

Niko, der ungefähr 5 Sekunden braucht, um zu entscheiden, dass er diesen Fremden jetzt vor sich selbst und allen anderen beschützen muss und fünf Minuten später an dem Platz sitzt, wo eben noch Kara in Alex' Erinnerung saß. Symbolism much. Genauso wie die Tagebuch-Szene! Wie intim das ist! Ah!

Und es ist und bleibt die Folge mit der besten Musik.

(Können wir Strasser bitte nochmal sehen?)

Wünsche für kommende Folgen unter dem Cut:

- nochmal Regie von Katharina Mückstein. Bitte. Diese Frau hat einfach die Charaktere begriffen und hat ein wahnsinniges Auge für schöne Bilder (siehe auch Tatort Wien "Dein Verlust".)

- Nikos Wohnung. Gebt mir einfach irgendwas über diesen Mann, was nicht Frauen und Fußball ist. Selbst Andreas hat doch schon gesagt, dass er mal ne Folge möchte, wo mehr Niko background kommt. (Egal wie gerne ich das siebte Hobby von Alex sehen würde - schwitzend auf dem Peloton oder bei der Pflege seines Bonsais.)

- Lassmann darf mal mehr machen, als Infos zusammenzufassen und vorzutragen.

- mehr Laura-Niko und Laura-Alex Interaktionen

- Niko und Alex undercover as a couple oder mistaken as gay und sie spielen einfach mit. (Was Tatort Stuttgart in der ersten Folge kann, können die doch mal nach 11 Folgen bringen.)

- Manuel Rubey als Episodenhauptrolle (auch wenn er Philipp in seinem Podcast ganz schön geshaded hat), aber er ist einfach pretty und ein guter Schauspieler (und Österreich hat doch nur 5 davon)

- Folgen im Sommer. Reicht jetzt mal mit ewigem Herbst/Winter. Ich will die Boys im T-Shirt sehen, wie sie Drinks mit Schirmchen trinken.

[dexterkronos]

Heads up Watchlings, Chapters 2 & 3 of ‘The Burning of Mr Spider’ are out!

Chapter 2 has been out for a bit, and is told from the perspective of Riku and the adults.

Chapter 3, released today, flip flops between both, and grants us a look into little Jon’s mind as he is told about Leitners, the Fears and the dangers of the supernatural... plus his feelings on some mild campfire work he gets to help with :3

Feel free to read and give thoughts, and thank you for nearly 100 hits on this! Seeing people love the fic enough to have it seen 100 times is all I really need to boost my esteem about this. Maybe I might draw young Jon eventually, who knows :D

Anyway, enjoy the read and thanks for tuning in ^^

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Summary:

In most other universes, Mr Spider succeeds in Marking Jonathan "Jon" Sims with the power of The Web at the tender age of 8 years old.

This action would begin a spiral of circumstances that, in most cases, leads the young boy to the Magnus Institute, where one manipulative piece of work twists him into nothing more than a cosmic lynchpin for an apocalyptic ritual that may or may not come to pass.

But in this timeline, a Desolation-Huntresses, a Private Eye and an End-Beholding Sectioned Officer get in the way, burning Mr Spider, his book and his domain before the young boys' eyes.

Ever since, Jonathan Sims has done everything he can to repay the favour, training under the Desolation-Huntress, burning any Leitner he finds, and fighting off the wrath of the supernatural. He has friends to help him with his goals, and all in all, life is... manageable.

Yet on quiet nights, a question tends to resurface... one no one seems to have an answer to.

What did Mr Spider mean when it called him Little Archive? -------------------- AKA; A retrospective on the life of Leitner Hunter Jonathan "Jon" Sims, beginning from the burning of Mr Spider.

[slythepuffle]

Since I'm procrastinating on The Mystery of Hollow's End AU, here's a clip from a Dexter Lives AU multi-shot I'm writing. Featuring my OC Magnus (ChewToy shipping because I'm cringe lol)

TW: Blood, Past Stabbing

Dexter swayed in place, standing in front of the door with their mask held limply in their hand. It was a shame that the costume had to get ruined, they had been wanting to show it off to him while it was intact. Ah well. They reached out and knocked. “Hey, Mags? You home?”

“Yeah, gimme a sec,” was the muffled reply through the door. There was the sound of something clicking before the door swung open, revealing their friend. He looked relaxed, a smile on his face as he turned to look at them. “What’s up Dex–? –! Holy–!”

His eyes were wide as he took in their appearance – Torn clothing, blood staining the yellow cloth, a rather large stab wound at their shoulder, as they flashed a weak smile. “Um… I got into a bit of a fight, and I don’t wanna bother Patty at work. Mind patching me up?”

Magnus wordlessly let them in, closing the door as soon as they limped inside. He helped guide them to the couch, which they immediately collapsed on, as he went to go get a medical kit. He set it down next to them, searching for supplies, while Dexter unzipped the top of their costume. They shimmied out of it, wincing as the clothing caught on their wound.

“Here,” Magnus muttered, reaching over and helping them pull it down gently. They let it pool around their waist, leaning against the sofa’s back as he began to disinfect the wound. They hissed, cringing at the sting, but didn’t resist.

“Damn Dex, this looks deep…” he muttered, analyzing the wound. He gently pushed their arm up, which they winced at, but held it in the air, as he began to stitch the wound. “The hell happened?”

“Ah…” They scratched the back of their head with a gloved hand. “I kinda… fought against Bob Velseb. To protect my nephews.”

Dexter felt Magnus freeze and looked up at him, concerned. “Mags? You alright?”

For a split second, Dexter swore that the man’s eyes were glowing, a bright, unnerving, familiar color. However, as soon as they blinked, the color was gone, eyes back to normal green. “I’m… just surprised you fought against a serial killer. Especially that cannibal Velseb. Heard he’s… kinda brutal.”

The exterminator grinned, relaxing as Magnus continued to stitch them up. Probably just a trick of the light. “What, don’t trust me to hold my own?”

Magnus shook his head, smiling faintly. “No, of course not. I know you can get your way out of any scrap. But I’m allowed to worry, aren’t I?”

His hand gently brushed against the stitches, checking them, before pulling away, looking Dexter over. “Done. How do you feel?”

They pressed their hand against the stitches. “Better. Thanks, Mags.”

“Of course,” he said, beginning to pack up the medical supplies. Dexter watched him, silent, scanning over his features as their foot began to fidget. Magnus glanced at them, hearing the rub squeak against the floor. “Dex, your foot.”

They jerked, pulling their leg up and crossing it over their lap. “Right. Sorry.”

“Nah, you’re fine.” He stood, lazily tossing the kit onto the coffee table as he took a seat next to them on the couch. They froze up, ears turning red as they looked away. He turned to them, seeing their tense, awkward posture. “Something wrong?”

“…Would you really be worried about me? If I was in danger?” they asked slowly, glancing at him out of the corner of their eye. He had a surprised expression on his face, body turned so that he faced them fully. “Wha–?! What kinda question is that?” 

They flinched, shrinking into the sofa. “Sorry, I was just– It was just something I was thinking about, since you brought it up earlier. I’d understand if you don’t, though– I mean, it’s kinda hard to believe, you know, especially when you consider that it’s me a–and you already found out about my, uh ‘needs’–”

Magnus cut him off, tone incredulous. “W–What? N–No, don’t apologize, you don’t need to– A–And of course I would worry about you! Dex, we’ve been friends for, what, five years now? Yeah, I know about those things, but I don’t care! You found ways to deal with it that don’t involve hurting anyone and you’re going to therapy to help ease off of it! Not to mention–”

He continued, not noticing how quiet his friend was. It was a rather emotional rant, ending with “–You are literally one of the most important people in my life and I ain’t leaving you for shit, ‘needs’ be damned.”

Dexter stared at him once he finished, eyes wide and face warm. Magnus blinked back, cheeks slowly turning red as he turned away. “S–Sorry, I got a bit intense there. But, to answer your question, yes. I would and do care about you, danger or no danger.”

The two looked away from one another, sitting there in awkward silence on Magnus’s couch. Then, slowly, Dexter leaned over, resting their head on the man’s shoulder.

“…I care about you too,” they admitted, still looking away. “I’m glad I met you when I did.”

Magnus smiled, staring at their reflection on the TV screen, ignoring his own red-faced reflection. “I’m glad too. Definitely one of the highlights in my life.”

“...You’re lower on the list than my mom though, in terms of favorite people,” Dexter added after a moment, a playful grin on their face. Magnus laughed, playfully pushing them off of his shoulder. “Wow, I see how it is. Well, let me tell you, that she is also above you in my list of favorite people! In fact, she’s number one. You are number two.”

That set Dexter off into a flurry of laughter, their hand trying to cover the snorts that followed suit. Magnus grinned, victorious and pleased. “Hey, no need to be shy! Your laugh is cute.”

“Shut upppp,” they retorted, exaggerating the last word. They hoped their face wasn’t as red as it felt. Magnus snickered. “Make me.”

They lunged at him, grinning, but he pushed back, mindful of their injured shoulder. The two fell back, Dexter pinned underneath Magnus, laughing in each other's faces. They didn’t even seem to notice how close they were, not until they opened their eyes and locked gazes. The laughter faded, lapsing into an awkward, tense silence as they just stared at one another.

“Uhh…” Magnus opened his mouth after a moment, starting to speak, before Dexter cut him off, blurting out, “Were your eyes always this green?”

(And that's where I'm cutting it off because I'm too embarrassed to show more lol)

[desultory-novice]

I like the shifting gold veins. Its like his splintered body is ever-shifting, barely holding itself together. Great contrast to a more static Clockwork Mags.

...! I like that, actually! Let's go with that!

You're right about the parallels/contrast with Clockwork Mags too. Didn't even think of that when drawing them but it's clever!

Speaking of, their friendship dynamics have swapped sides too...

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Mechalor still loves to shock people without remorse. (Sometimes literally "shock.") And he lies, like, all the time. "KIRBY, DID YOU KNOW... <tells blatant falsehood with a straight face>?" types.

Marx...doesn't really like to mess with people that much anymore. He finally knows what it feels like to hurt and be hurt and it turns out, that's not fun at all. That and, at least from Marx's perspective, his Master Crown scars defeat the "harmless, innocent" facade he used to use to get away with everything. (No one actually minds them, mind you, but to him, it ruined a part of his gimmick.)

As a result, he's now the one who puts a damper on Magolor's unending stream of hijinks and bad ideas.

Mechalor finds this change in his friend a little dull ("WE HAD SO MANY PLANS. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?") but he keeps up his reationship with Marx despite their new differences because...

...Marx was the only one who knew him really well before the Nova incident. Unlike the apologetic Main Game Magolor, Mechalor has failed in his attempts to make a serious apology/gain real friends. (Kirby cares about literally everyone, but Mechalor can't seem to bond with Taranza or Susie or Bandee or the others...) When they're all together, he's treated somewhat like "the annoying team robot that no one can turn off." (even though he's more like a cyborg.)

To his surprise, this doesn't actually bother him! But that's because he seems to be losing touch with his humanity. That Marx is the only one who insists on calling him Mags/Magolor despite Mechalor's attempts to get him to stop pulls a wire in Mechalor's clockwork heart that he just can't bare to cut loose. So lets himself share with Marx the kinds of thoughts he's...not sure how to tell anyone else. 

(Meanwhile, Marx, when he's not resting off the pain, talks to him about this new dream he's got to se up The Grand Marx Circus.)

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As for their status as a potential couple in this AU, they probably were boyfriends - in the past. They're something else now that they can't quite figure out. To Mechalor relationships are very "???." He can't even process how he might be Marx's boyfriend again like this. (But that's just part of the whole "losing himself" up above.) Marx also knows they can't just "go back to before" but he can't forget and will still come up with reasons to nuzzle up to Magolor.

[hislittleraincloud]

More proof that Wyler is garbage and Wyler people are gross...there was a promising gifset of a S2 AU where the creator has Joel Glicker enter Nevermore and starts dating Wednesday (😃😃😃😃😃), but then the whole thing revolves around Tyler TURNING INTO A STALKER like this:

Because having a violent stalker who threatens your boyfriend IS SO FUCKING SEXY AMIRITE? Surely even Netflix Wednesday would find someone threatening to kill someone she likes/loves HOT, right, because she reacts so well to assholes threatening the people she loves. My hope for that 'story' is that Wednesday would protect Joel with her life, given that she opened herself up enough to actually date him and love on him publicly as shown in the other gifs in the set (which I love, those are brilliant).

I don't really have beef with the creator of the gifset, its story potential is excellent, so long as Wednesday serves up Tyler's comeuppance for trying to kill her. (By that time, his Hyde brain had already taken full hold, with all of his gaslighting 'romantic' pretenses dropped.) However, unfortunately since it was posted by a Wyler stan, I don't think its story would be going in that logical direction, since it seems like they're tryna romanticize his stalking.

But that's not the half of it...the rest is in the comment replies about Joel and it makes me sick

You're fucking 🗑️

ABSOLUTE 🗑️

Fuck that monster.

Stalking in the manner that is portrayed in that potential storyline is not a positive thing. It's not sexy. It's villainous, and it turns Tyler into a full-on villain. (Jesus, he ain't even cute! He's the type of 'teen heartthrob' that mag editors have been foisting on tasteless teen girls for decades, only for the girls to grow up, reflect, and say "WTAF was I thinking?"...like Kirk Cameron...not really cute either, but the lot of us who thought he was just facepalm at our own embarrassing teenie bopper lack of taste. Plus, Tyler LOOKS like his Hyde 🤢**) And Joel did absolutely nothing to deserve that. Joel is to be protected at all costs.

My guess is that none of y'all ever had an actual DV situation where there was a stalker. I have. It's part of that whole attempted murder accusation. That bitch stalked me. Stalked AND kidnapped me from our school at knifepoint. She threatened to murder my cat. She broke into my house and chased me with a fucking butcher's cleaver. I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. It was not fun or entertaining, and it ruined my life as it was back then.

Anyway. Yeah that was triggering to me, given my experience w a stalker (and actually, I had two stalkers at the time...yeah, high school was hilarious 😒). But violent, threatening stalkers are bad and TLDR: Joel is Wednesday's first canon kiss, and she liked him. Don't ever come for Joel, or I'll come for you.

**On the flip side, Xavier/Percy is odd looking too, but he's got the type of face that fits with the oddness of Addams Family lore. He is very unconventionally attractive, while Tyler/Hunter is the definition of mid.

[opal-owl-flight]

What's up with the rainbow Magolors?

Ah those are my other aus!! I ran a Magoverse saga on my own before, using said aus :)

Theres-

Red: Crimson Diadem (hes an oc now and features in an arc with the same name. Dude is basically Frollo and hates tech with a burning passion due to banishment by the tech faction Terrovans.)

Orange: Warlord au (what if Mags and Meta were BOTH evil. Very self-indulgent)

Yellow: Novalor au (what if Mags became one with a Nova, ascended into godhood, but became so distanced from mortality that he destroys universes without feeling an ounce of regret. He does this to study how universes work, so he can make his own perfect paradise of a universe. Its an impossible task.)

Green: Bad Apple au (What if main interp Mags was lying about being good ALL THIS TIME? What if Meta was right in BtZ? Very bittersweet au where Mags learns waaay too late that his actions ruined his life.)

Blue: main interp! (The godslaying Mags :) )

Indigo: Swap au! (Mags is swapped with Meta for this one.)

Violet: Bastard au. (What if Mags wins in rtdl and has no consequences? He rules the universe with an iron fist and finds glee in all the destruction he causes.)

Bonus:

Black: Void au (true arena ending basically. Void takes over his body but keeps his mind conscious until the mage gets a better body for It.)

White: Mirrorlor!

Magenta: Eclipse Au (what if Mags ran away to another universe after BtZ, finding love and healing in the care of a grieving god?)

[char-lie-spirals]

YOU HAVE A OLIVER GRAHAM SKYRIM AU!! (I know nothing about Skyrim)

I DO!! For the past like 2 months I've done next to nothing other than playing Skyrim and learning about Skyrim but I have the 2 of them on my mind constantly so Of Course I put them in Skyrim!!

I'll explain the AU in a second under the cut, but before that, to get the basics out of the way - Skyrim is a game in the Elder Scrolls franchise where the main character, you know, runs around, kills dragons, and does quests for the people of Skyrim. It's also very fun and I love it. It's also far too big to properly explain in a single paragraph so I'll try to provide context as I go.

Now, I don't think either of them would take on the role of the main characters, so with the AU I mostly tried to focus on what they'd do/be like in Skyrim, as just normal NPCs. And the first thing I wanted to decide was Where to put them on the map. Said map, for context:

Let's start with Graham for now. In the AU he was born and grew up in Solitude (the city in the North, on the left side of the map). His parents owned a general goods store there, but seeing as there's already a different one in the city, business was,, slow, so they took orders from other cities as well. At some point, they both set out to transport a bigger order to Markath (The city in the West), but... well. The roads around Markath are particularly dangerous, and they didn't even make it to the city before they were attacked. This is this AU's version of them dying in a car accident on the M1 near Sheffield.

At their insistence, Graham stayed behind to watch the shop, so he was still safe within the city's walls and inherited the place. He tried to keep it open for a while, but eventually struck a deal with the other shop owner - he closes down his store and in exchange, he will get permanently hired in hers. She'd be his boss, but he'd still have a job and the business should get easier to keep afloat.

Solitude is also one of the 2 cities with a college available - the bard's college, and just like in mag 003, he takes a few classes there to kill the time and broaden his mind. Is he a bard? No. Does he know a couple of songs now? Yeah :]

I also found a very fun way of translating his passion for interesting antique furniture into Skyrim! He's one of those people who looove learning about the Dwemer. The Dwemer/Dwarves were a race of elves that was Incredibly advanced, they had huge underground cities, technology, all that... but then hundreds if not thousands of years before Skyrim takes place, they just,, poof! Disappeared! And after all that time, their robots still work while the rest of the world is running around with swords (and magic), so a LOT of people are trying to learn more about their technology, inventions, culture, etc.

And Graham is one of those people. Show him a chunk of Solid Dwemer Metal and he will buy it from you no matter the cost. He also wanted to move to Markath one day, seeing as the city was built on Top of a Dwemer ruin... but well, after what happened to his parents, he's less eager.

One last thing I want to say about him is just his general armor/weapon preference: He strikes me as your average heavy armor one-handed sword user, but he also dabbles in magic a bit. Now, magic is kinda frowned upon by a lot of people in Skyrim, so he's not Loud about it, but he does know a fair few restoration spells. That extra bit of health can be really helpful and all, you know?

Now, onto Oliver!

Oliver doesn't live in Solitude. In fact, he's never visited it, even! He grew up in Dawnstar (North city, middle of the map), and I think he Might've briefly moved to Winterhold to attend a semester or so in the Mage's College, but he quickly moved back home. I also think he might've been on his way to joining the Jarl's court (the Jarl is basically the head of the city and they have a court, which usually has a Stuart (handles finances), court wizard (handles magic stuff), but a few extra people too, depending on the city), however, with how Messy everything's been lately, he just had to take a solid step back.

You see, Dawnstar is a smaller city. Hell, they don't even have a general goods store! There's a caravan that sets up camp by the town every couple days/weeks, so they can still get their supplies, but it's all very limited. Not to mention, something's been Off in Dawnstar lately. All of the residents have been plagued by horrible nightmares. Nightmares of death and alike, that may or may not have something to do with a powerful entity affecting their memories.

Which, you know. Fits Oliver, doesn't it? Nightmares, death, powerful Thing responsible for them, as well as patchy memory? Best part is, This Is Literally In The Game. This Is What's Happening In Dawnstar At The Start Of The Game. I'm sure you can see why I put Oliver in this city rather than any bigger one, right? :]

Now, regardless of whether I'll end up deciding he's been to the Mage's College or not, he does know a fair couple of spells as well - mostly Illusion ones but I think I can let him know a Destruction Spell or two - maybe Flames? Just like Graham, he doesn't talk about using magic much to make sure other people don't look at him differently, but he's quite proficient with his magic regardless.

Other than that, he prefers light armor over heavy armor, and uses bows rather than melee weapons. He just hates being in the heat of the battle, is all. And the distance is safer! Of course, if push comes to shove, he probably has a dagger and it's also possible to use Destruction magic up close, so he's not entirely defenceless... just less likely to come out of it unscathed.

Like I mentioned, with everything happening in Dawnstar he ended up taking a step back from trying to earn his place in the Jarl's court, and doesn't exactly have a job per-se anymore, he just helps around? Runs errands for people if needed, and helps out the old lady at the alchemy store by looking for ingredients for her outside the city as well.

Now with all that background information out of the way (tears in my eyes there is so much of this), the proper plot:

The Caravan that usually sets camp by Dawnstar was attacked by bandits on their way. They weren't killed or anything, but lost quite a few of their goods, so they don't have much to offer. Since the town relies on their supplies and is running quite low, the Jarl decides not to wait until they're back with more supplies and sends Oliver to the nearest town that can provide everything they need - Solitude.

The issue is, going from Dawnstar to Solitude through the official roads takes 2-3 days, depending on your pace and the amount of stops you take, and they need supplies ASAP, so instead of backtracking South and going through Morthal, Oliver decides to head straight West - through the marsh. It makes the journey take a bit over a day, but the marsh is also full of things that want to murder you.

I actually walked that path in the game just to see, and I ran into a dozen Mudcrabs (not strong but camouflage well), a troll (very dangerous) and even a bug-creature that poisons you. I had to resort to running most of the way, and it all ends in having to cross a very strong river. Which is to say, Oliver makes it to Solitude in a day, but Good Lord does he nearly die like 5 times on the way.

He gets a bit lucky, though, because as he jumped into the river to get away from the things chasing him, extinguishing his torch in the process, Graham just so happened to be outside of the city walls and spotted the light going out. And yeah, Graham's not a fan of leaving the city, but he also gets worried about travellers easily, so he decides to go down to the river bank to see what happened.

He uses his restoration magic to heal Oliver back up, or at least keep him stable in spite of being poisoned, and then helps him to the town and the tavern/inn. They get to know each other a bit over some food and then part ways.

The next day, Oliver does what he's been sent to do - goes shopping. He spends most of the gold he was given at the general goods store, and is very surprised to find out that Graham actually works there! They chat for a bit and Oliver explains he'll probably be heading back to Dawnstar now that he bought everything the city needs, and, well...

Even if he's not heading to Markath, the roads can be dangerous and riddled with bandits, and Graham really likes Oliver's company already, so,, he offers to escort him there! Watch his back and all! As well as make sure he sticks to the proper path instead of cutting corners and trying his luck in the marsh again.

They get even closer during their 2-day journey, and it just so happens that Apparently There Are Some Dwemer Ruins By The Road To Dawnstar???? Between that, and Oliver himself, Graham starts considering moving a bit closer to Dawnstar. Not into it, at Oliver's insistence, seeing as that would mean the nightmares would get to him as well, but somewhere close :]

I think he and Oliver will eventually open a general goods store + Tavern/Inn between Dawnstar and Morthal, seeing as neither of the cities have a general goods store and making it into an Inn as well makes travelling there for supplies safer (you can stay the night if you head out too late to make it back before dusk). And yeah, they'll probably go somewhere from there :]

"Unrelated" fun fact, you can get gay married in Skyrim!

If you have any questions re:the au or just like skyrim in general feel free to ask me i am. "normal" about both of them. as evidenced by the length of this post. I just checked and this is 1.7k words. Good lord.