#tma headcanons
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imheretofuckspiders · 1 day ago
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insane martin blackwood theory
the big question: how the fuck did martin get hired to the archives?
even after working in the library for ages, it's clear that he's not cut out for archival work. despite his fast learning capability, it's really obvious to everyone that he's incompetent. jonah would have Known that he lied on his CV, but jonah also specifically moved martin to the archives.
hence, i have 2 theories.
theory 1: martin was intended to be a fear battery for a budding Archivist.
he's susceptible to the Eye because he's constantly terrified of being found out.
additionally, jonah knew that jon would be an asshole boss (at least to begin with) which would increase martin's paranoia. of course, jonah didn't expect martin's adaptability and his ability to read situations and manipulate others.
but jonah might have had more sinister intentions for martin.
theory 2: martin was intended to be jonah magnus' next body hop.
had jon died prematurely after indulging in his favourite activity of pissing off avatars, jonah would need to try again. and elias bouchard's body wouldn't have long.
also, jonah wouldn't want to stay a crusty old man for too long, seeing as he only keeps his bodies for 30 years or so.
martin, after being soaked in Magnus Institute Juice for most of his life, but also being an apparently expendable worker, is a perfect destination for jonah magnus' eyeballs. he doesn't contribute anything vital to the institute, he hasn't got many close friends or family members to be too concerned about him behaving differently and putting him in the archives allows him close proximity to the Archivist.
if elias' body became too old for jonah without managing to complete the watcher's crown, no one would be suspicious about an understated yet highly experienced and dedicated worker from the archives becoming the new head of institute.
but of course, jonah didn't expect
martin to actually be smart
jon to actually like martin
jon to fall in love with martin and become incredibly protective of him
so now jonah's pissed because the guy he hired as half an emergency measure and half a joke is getting all of jon's attention. because now he can't fire him.
yeah watching martin and jon slowly fall in love must've been fucking infuriating for jonah, what is this loser of a man doing with his beloved Archivist-
more martin!jonah bullshit from me later.
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lobsterwizard · 8 hours ago
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Jon is the kind of guy that gets cold easily but he doesn't give fuck how cold he is because he has more pressing issues
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lightlysaltedsalt · 3 months ago
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My best (worst) tma headcanon is that in mag 200 when Jon struts up to Jonah/Elias in the Panopticon and he tells the Eye to "release him," the Eye doesn't just release Jonah from it's grasp, it also releases Elias from Jonah.
So then we get a very confused, very disoriented Elias, sort of Separating away from Jonah over the next few minutes.
It starts with a very confused Elias, not really understanding where he is or what's happening
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Then it flips back to Jonah, attempting to maintain control and Villain Monologue as is his prerogative as a melodramatic asshole
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Then it's back to Elias, realizing he's about to die and not understanding why or what's happening, only that Jon is about to kill him and that he's Scared.
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And finally, once again Elias, dying but in his final moments wishing Jon luck with whatever it is he's doing, not fully understanding the scope of things, but understanding what Jonah was and what he had done, and understanding that they had to die for it all.
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stolos · 1 year ago
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Did y’all know I love TMA too?? I’ve had the Magnus Protocol brainworms since listening to it earlier so here’s my (very subject to change) designs for Alice and Sam until the fandom agrees on something 🫡
Bonus ‘Chester’ and ‘Norris’ doodle in the corner 👁️
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y3llow-hoodie · 1 year ago
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I made this like ages ago, I remember it made numbers on other social media so I figured I could repost some Elias slander here
For anyone wondering: punch is Basira, stab is Melanie, derogate is Tim, and burn is Martin (King) Blackwood
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neverfeverdream · 8 months ago
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the distortion would never try to take me bc if i was trapped in its corridors i would NOT notice the changes in anything. new halls? nope that’s what they are. new color? i just forgot and noticed again. weird pictures? ooooh cool hands! we would be besties by dawn
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ian0key · 1 year ago
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TMA fancast (Jonathan Sims)
Dev Patel:
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Please, look me in the eyes and tell me this man is not our Archivist.
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echo-of-the-eye · 2 months ago
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so since it's ace week i wanna talk about my very specific jon's ace ring headcanon. (btw the beginning of this is very inspired by a fic i read once, but i can't remember the name)
so jon has an ace ring. he got it from georgie in uni after she helped him figure out he was ace, and he wears it everyday.
but then, after jude perry burns his hand, he can't wear it for a while (i know if he wore it when shaking her hand it would have probably melted, so let's say he wasn't wearing it for some reason). he keeps the ring in his pocket and after he comes back to the archives martin notices he keeps fidgeting with it. (now this is the part that i read in a fic) martin asks about it and jon admits how upset he is that he can't wear it (this also ends up functioning as a coming out so martin can hear it from jon instead of office gossip!) and martin gives him a chain so he can wear it around his neck while his hand heals.
now this is the part that's all mine. i imagine right before they leave for the unknowing, jon and martin say goodbye (and they kiss cause it makes s4 hurt more and it's basically canon im my mind). jon takes of the ring necklace and gives it to martin, asking him to look after it until he comes back.
then the coma.
at first i imagined jon waking up with the ring next to him but no martin. but then i came up with something sadder (but also maybe sweeter?). martin keeps the ring. he knows he should give it back after jon wakes up and that he could probably find a way to do it without talking to him, but he just can't get himself to do it. jon notices but kinda forgets about it (he's got bigger things to worry about and assumes martin forgot).
then they go to the safehouse. and martin gives back the ring. he apologizes for not doing it before but jon is just touched that he still has it. it's all very emotional and then martin puts the ring on jon's finger and they are both VERY aware of how much it looks like a proposal
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starstrewnspore · 10 months ago
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jonathan sims never attended parties in uni because he thought they made him look unprofessional and didn't approve of the activities. samama khalid never attended parties in uni because he is epileptic and there was This One Dude who always brought a shitty disco light and put it on the highest surface he could reach
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renirae · 2 months ago
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what I think the season one archival staff would dress up as for halloween!!
Jon - would not dress up. he has a professional image to uphold !!
Sasha - I feel like she'd go with a classic, like maybe a witch or a vampire!! or something matching with Tim :)
Martin - probably wouldn't have the courage to do anything fancy, but after badgering from his coworkers (aka mostly Tim) he would go for one of the classics too, like a ghost/mummy/zombie?
Tim - would absolutely go overboard with something extravagant and lots of accessories, but also maybe not something actually getting too close to the supernatural. so like, a pirate? or a movie character? OR something RIDICULOUSLY spooky (specifically to annoy Jon lol)
alternatively:
a few days before halloween, Jon walks in on the archival assistants discussing how they're going to dress up. he frowns and tells them wearing halloween costumes is actually against the office dress code, as dressing in such a ridiculous way would be highly unprofessional.
he walks in on halloween to see all of them dressed up as him.
(and yes they absolutely deny it - them? dressing up for halloween against Jon's strict instructions?? they would NEVER!! they simply decided to all wear dress shirts, ties, and sweater vests on the same day by pure coincidence :))
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cult-of-the-eye · 10 months ago
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Why You Should Date Each of the Entities:
The Dark:
You can't see the things that are so plainly wrong in the dark, everything is softer, more blurred at the edges. your secrets will always be safe.
The Corruption:
You will never be alone again, loved unconditionally, blindly, wildly by something that lives within you. Something that has marked you. Something that will never leave.
The Lonely:
Isn't it so peaceful? So calm? Being given your own space, living, loving in silence together. How can you be hurt if there's no one to hurt you?
The Eye:
What would you give to fully be Seen? To be understood? In your deliriously human entirety. A complex puzzle of experience and nature, dissected and pieced back together.
The Vast:
You want to be drawn in, magnetised by something larger than life, bigger than you could ever imagine. You want it to overwhelm you, the indifference in which it reacts to your all-encompassing desire. The best part of love is the falling.
The Flesh:
Meat is meat is meat. Why romanticise what is so plainly human? You are a person, made of flesh and bones, you would like to be with another person, made of flesh and bones. Simple as.
The Web:
Love me, love me not. You pull off each of the spider's legs to understand your romantic fate. It's infinitely complex, ineffable to you and your human machinations. You just want to follow the red string, hopefully finding someone on the other end.
The Slaughter:
It's me and you. You and me. Why should anyone else get in the way? I'll dig through your ribcage and curl up aside your beating heart, holding it as it ceases to beat.
The Spiral:
You don't want to understand. You just want to your hand to be taken, pulled along to dizzying adventures. Chug the slushee and relish the feeling of the brain freeze.
The End:
Everything ends. At least this way, you have more control. The relief that washes over you is no longer tinged with guilt.
The Buried:
You're surrounded on all sides by your lover, encompassed and safe. The pressure condenses your fizzing veins into hard candy and for the first time, you feel solid.
The Desolation:
Burn it down and only we are left. We are the most important people to each other and it shall stay that way, until the both of us perish. It will end as it started, with a rush of flame.
The Hunt:
You're constantly chasing the pounding, breathless feeling in your chest, craving the twist of the neck to check if I'm still watching, still five paces behind. It's presence is comforting, mingled with torturous.
The Stranger:
Fuck man I don't know how to make this one sound romantic.
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the-butterbun · 1 year ago
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you can not tell me Alice doesnt have a rat tail
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jmb-reverie · 1 year ago
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Martin Blackwood’s schedule S1
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mooshroomister · 2 years ago
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tma fans be like
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the real dangers of smoking
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stolos · 10 months ago
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My TMA S1 lineup as promised. Wormed vers below the cut! (please click for better quality)
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Unfortunately I’m not as happy with these as I would’ve liked, but it gets my designs across alright.😭
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y3llow-hoodie · 1 year ago
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