#south asian jon sims

[dspd]

There's something so satisfying about the idea of short, south asian king Jonathon Sims. By which I mean he looks like he should be a background character in a Bollywood movie, working in a Sri Lankan call center while the main character is running out of work to meet her two decades older prince charming who just happens to have a blooming business in California and whisks her away to a 3,000 sq. ft house in the hills. Meanwhile background character Jon is somehow tangled up in computer cords and panicking as his flailing pulls all the server cords out of their sockets and the 2nd love interest's 3 hour wait time just jumped to 15 and he sobs and smashes his flip phone again the table as the music swells and the end credits start up.

[cult-of-the-eye]

All these brown Jonathan Sims I'm seeing and every so often I'm presented with one that looks very close to my dad...

[fox-guardian]

[ID: A digital drawing of Jonathan Sims from The Magnus Archives ad Samama Khalid from The Magnus Protocol. It is just their heads. Jon is an Arab man with scarred brown skin and long, curly black hair with gray streaks and a mustache and beard, and Sam is a South Asian man with brown skin, short curly black hair, and a mustache and small goatee. Both have brown eyes that have been drawn as very huge and sparkly. They are giving pleading "puppy dog eyes" expressions. The background is a pattern of sad green and red cat and dog faces, and there is a gold and green "VS" between their heads. end ID]

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i present to you all

The Puppy Dog Eyes Showdown

the ultimate battle between our current most sopping wet eye guys among these two podcasts. i beseech thee to cast thy vote in favor of whomever has the most convincing, most unbearable, most Powerful pleading puppy dog eyes out of the two of them.

NOT NECESSARILY FOR THESE DESIGNS ofc, the pic is just there for vibes. please, look into your heart of hearts, what do you believe?

[notsosmallbean]

the only thing more tiring than doing drawing challenges is posting the results. I'll start trickling the buildup onto tumblr now. also I'm so peeved because I SPECIFICALLY chose a tma prompt list like "I'll want to work on this because this is my current hyperfixation!" and then on like October second It’s Always Sunny snuck into the archive and kidnapped my brain. so once again I'm dragging myself across glass shards to want to do this

I still very much like the ideas here, though I hate the results. Jon was also a bit taken by the lonely in season 4, and I could see him being an avatar for it. and of course the only natural progression was to allow Martin the smiting power he so deserved

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[First image: A sheet with two monochrome drawings. The first is of Jonathan Sims and the second is of Martin Blackwood. Jon is a thin South-Asian with dark skin and dark curly hair that billows out into mist, dressed in a button up and tie. His glasses are fogged up and you cannot see his eyes. This drawing is labeled "Lonely Jon AU". An arrow from this drawing to the second reads "And a roleswap!" Martin is depicted as a fat white man with curly hair blowing in the wind, wearing a hoodie. His eyes are entirely black and he holds up a hand, harnessing some power. Behind him are many simplified glowing eyes.

Second image: A list of Magnus Archives themed drawing prompt list for all the days of October. Day three is "AU/Canon Divergence" and day four is "Roleswap".

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[samwise1548]

JonMartin week, Day 3: Victorian Times // Confessions (prompts by @jonmartinweek)

This is the last one I got done haha

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[ID: A Magnus Archives drawing of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood. Jon is a short, brown South Asian man, with black and grey streaked hair, and skin speckled with scars. Martin is a white, fat man, with curly ginger hair turned white at the bangs, round glasses, and a yellow and pink jumper on. Jon is kissing Martin's cheek and whispering loving affirmations to him. Martin laughs as his kisses tickle him, holding him close to his chest. They're both happy in this moment. \End ID]

[daylight-boyy]

Sometimes you have an idea that is so horrible you immediately have to do it (:

Comic but the panels are separate images because we didn't draw them in a visually cohesive manner because why would we do something that made sense ??

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[ID: a three-panel comic of Jonathan Sims from the Magnus archives. It is hand drawn and coloured with grey markers. He is depicted as a thin, South Asian man with long greying hair. He has visible body hair, pockmark scars, and tired bags under his eyes. He has stubble on his jaw and upper lip. Throughout, he is wearing a voluminous tie-front dress, which looks to be a style appropriate for sleeping or lounging at home. It is tied at the front with a small bow giving it a very low neckline, and the bottom hem and trailing sleeves are trimmed in fur or fluff, reminiscent of a dressing gown. He is also wearing a pair of pearl earrings.

In the first panel, he stands in a doorway, one hand on the frame while the other rests at his side. One leg is bent at the knee and pokes out between the two sides of the dress. His head is tilted to the side, and he looks up at the camera with a look of exaggerated innocence and shock. A speech bubble next to him reads "my evil boss found dead under suspicious circumstances, you say?".

In the second panel, we see a close up of Jon's head and torso. He faces straight forwards, hands clasped together in front of his chest. He gazes at the camera emphatically, eyes brimming with tears. His mouth hangs open mid-sentence as he says "stabbed in both eyes, you say?"

In the final panel, he is turned to the side, back of his hand resting against his forehead in a show of feigned distress. His hair flies behind him, as does the gauzy material of his dress, suggesting he has just turned or is in motion. His dress has slipped down on one side, revealing half of his chest. He has a short scar below the collarbone, as well as top surgery incision scars. Tears flow down his face as he cries "good lord, I am overcome by the horror". Below this speech bubble reads "Martin, fetch me my fainting chair" followed by two letter-X 'kisses'. It is in smaller text, suggesting it is an afterthought or spoken under his breath. End ID]

Reference for dress

[ID: two images side by side, depicting the dress Jon is wearing. One is entirely pale pink while the other is black with a pink fur trim. It is captioned "I need this outfit for when the police come and tell me my rich husband died in mysterious circumstances". In these images, the dresses are made of a sheer fabric which, combined with the plunging neckline and cinched waist, could be considered as romantic or evocative. End ID]

[cashew-cow]

@tmaappreciationweek day three, with the prompt ‘au’. they’re ghost-hunters and best friends (they hate each other), you honor.

[Image ID: a drawing of melanie king and jon sims from the magnus archives. melanie is a short, east asian woman with black hair dyed bright red at the tips, upon which rests a pair of sunglasses. she is frowning at her small, handheld camera, and resting one hand on the top of jon’s head. she is wearing a leather jacket with spikes on the shoulders and a knife, coffin, and star pin on the lapel. she has two patches: a trans lesbian patch and one that says ‘fuck terfs’ in trans colors. she is wearing a spiked collar and a necklace with the lesbian symbol. her shirt is dark green with ghosts on it, and she is wearing an assortment of rings and bracelets. she has a pleated red skirt over a pair of fishnets and black boots with yellow and purple laces. she has two arrows pointing at her that label her as ‘the Face’, and ‘actual ghost-hunter’. jon is sitting beside her, a notepad in one hand and a pen in the other. he is a thin, south asian man with long graying hair, glasses attached to a chain, and a turquoise button-up shirt. he has two lapel pins in the shape of eyes with a thin band between them. he is wearing a long black and blue striped skirt and calf-length socks with ghosts printed on them. he has green converse shoes on which he has put a trans pride flag. he is wearing an asexual ring and looking at his notepad. he has two arrows pointing at him that label him as ‘(skeptic) empath’ and ‘editor’. the background is of a repeated pattern of ghosts, and on it is written ‘the archives, ghost-hunters extraordinaire’. below them is written their names. End ID]

[stardustfanfare]

this fuckin guy

ID: a drawing of jon sims from the magnus archives. he is drawn from the chest up and depicted as a south asian man with short wavy hair half tied up in a small ponytail at the back of his head. he is wearing a t shirt and cardigan and he has rectangular glasses on. end ID

[lucky-numberme]

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498 notes - Posted January 10, 2022

#4

SHHH THE JARCHIVIST SLEEPS

[Image ID: A fluffy grey cat sits on the sleeping form of Jon Sims. In the background, Jon is mostly covered by a fluffy blue blanket and sleeping on a couch. In the foreground, the cat sits on his leg proprietarily while staring directly at the viewer. End ID]

515 notes - Posted April 29, 2022

#3

[Image ID: Digital art of Jon Sims sitting at a dimly lit desk hiding his face in his hand and looking deeply concerned. Jon is a brown-skinned South Asian person with long greying hair, heavy scarring, and a short beard. He wears a brown sweatervest and a light blue collared shirt. Papers, post-its, and a tape recorder are lying on the desk. A black ace ring is visible on his right middle finger. End ID]

saw @bagginshield's lovely Jon dtiys and had to give it a go!

595 notes - Posted March 28, 2022

#2

[Image ID: a sketch of a pale hand (Gerry Keay's) holding a lit zippo lighter. The lighter is inscribed with the text "This Machine Burns Leitners." The nails are painted black and each joint is tattooed with a stylized eye. /end ID]

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My #1 post of 2022

my brother asked why I'm freaking out rn and I can't for the life of me find a normal way to say, "the safety bell above the grave of my favorite show (which has been dead in the ground for a year and a half) has just started ringing violently"

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[harold-smith]

the cast of the magnus protocol is more diverse, which suggests that the creators understand the fans want to hear the voices of people of color. no idea if they've added anyone to the writing and editing teams to back this up. i suspect that the casting of Shahan Hamza in the central role is directly in response to the dominant fanart depiction of jon sims the archivist as a man of south asian descent

Sims did issue an apology over the character of tom haan, but it's still hard to belive no one thought to pull the plug on that idea before it released. i can't find the apology itself, just references to one existing, though i think it came up in one of the q&a episodes

i think that the extremely diverse accepted ‘canon’ fan designs for the magnus archives make people think the podcast was better about diversity than it was theres no indication the archives staff isn’t largely white that’s just popular fanon. wasn’t the main canon chinese guy a flesh avatar running a scummy mystery meat takeaway shop. do you think we should maybe unpack that

[tmaandsp]

shout out to ppl who depict jon as south asian. my gender euphoria fucking skyrocketed after i got into tma

[cult-of-the-eye]

Fucking love basira she's so angry!!! I also love collective headcanon hijabi representation it's beautiful!!! Love poc in horror who aren't getting killed for the shock of it!!! Complex poc!!! Tragic poc!!! Happy poc!!! Queer poc!!!

[welcometogrouchland]

i am once again requesting jon in a sari on any tma art request post (if you would like to do it ofc 💜)

*rings my little service bell at the food counter* one handsome fella for table 5?

[image ID: a digital drawing of Jonathan sims from the Magnus archives. He is a thin brown skinned man with black greying hair that is fluffy and reaches almost to his shoulders. He has facial hair, pockmark scars on his face and arms, a burn scar on his hand, and stab wound scar on his abdomen. He is wearing a kandyan sari. The sari is a shiny magenta colour, and underneath he wears a yellow crop top with pink accents and trim. He is standing with his face in side profile, his right hand holding his left arm in front of his stomach. The background is a pink square on a peach background. End Image ID]

[abrahamshipwreck]

But hey theres a trans character and an Indian character so we are 'Allies'. (Really just feel like theyre banking on people who HCd Jon Sims as South Asian despite him saying in an episode he trusted UK cops which automatically clocks him to me as white as milk)

Like I get the appeal of having 'immersion' for a podcast serial/radio play style but if every episode has key story points be muffled on top of your characters having steong accents and foley I cant imagine its easy even for people with adequate hearing.

I dont remember TMA being this bad with it? Yeah there was more plausible option for the audio to be clearer but that makes more sense to me than have a recording 30 feet away, in a bag, recording actors who drop consonants, and have background noise.

[notsosmallbean]

been busy having a wonderful time with my life so i didn't post this or day three yet wahh. this moment really gives me the hurt/comfort at the moment :')

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[First image: A monochrome drawing of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood on lined paper. Martin is a fat white man with glasses and curly hair, wearing a hooded jacket. Jon is a thin South-Asian man with dark braided hair, wearing a collared coat. They're stood with their foreheads pressed together, both with their eyes closed. Jon's hand is on Martin's cheek. Around them is fog, and above them reads "Not anymore".

Second image: A list of Magnus Archives themed drawing prompt list for all the days of October. Day two is "Hurt/Comfort".

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[trashbatistrash]

Old doodles of jon sims tma

(I haven’t actually caught up with everything yet)