a cryptid cracked at the edges

she/her | just your local introverted writer | TMA, THitCS, Critical Role... all that jazz

[manourfi]

Being a crafty person and making a bunch of things often prompts people to ask "oh wow did you make that?" And like, the short answer is: yes I did, but the long answer is: well, no, the pattern isn't mine, but I did choose and buy the fabric/yarn and sewed it together/crocheted it/knitted it myself. I used a reference for that drawing/painting, I didn't come up with it myself. That ceramic piece was insired by a poem and a painting made by different people. What I'm trying to say is, everything I make requires other people to make their own thing first, and then I get inspired by them to do my own thing. So I can't really call anything truly mine, because really it's just a bunch of inspirations and experiences of others (and me) put together by my hands. Does that answer your question

[alexiphanic]

We are mosaics made of everyone we have ever known.

[angryshortstacks]

Some Hugo x Wallace headcanons because I just finished Under the Whispering Door (spoilers obviously)

Hugo’s pet names for Wallace are honey or hun, sweetheart, love, and very occasionally babe but in like a jokey way

Wallace calls him dear, darling and love (Wallace is British in my head and this is critical to this point)

After Wallace’s resurrection he was just overwhelming emotion. When Hugo woke him up the first morning Wallace just curled into the pillow and said “oh god. I forgot how much I missed sleep.” When Hugo sets him down at the breakfast table and placed a hot scone in front of him (one’s he’s been smelling but never eating for weeks) he picks it up tentatively and takes a small bite. it tastes so good the butter melts on his tongue. it’s like that scene from spirited away where he’s just eating and crying. Hugo rubs his back and encourages him “it’s okay hon. Eat some more you’ll feel better,” and Wallace just shovels it in between sobs. Needless to say they impulsively decide to close the store for the day so Wallace can acclimate himself a little more.

On a more long term level he has trouble getting used to being alive again. He forgets to eat and doesn’t sleep well. And when Hugo does manage to get him to bed at a reasonable hour he has nightmares about having another heart attack and dying in the bed next to Hugo. And so he gets up and wanders the tea plants or sits with Nelson by the fire until Hugo eventually wakes up and stumbles out of bed all squinty and sleepy to bring him back to bed. Nelson keeps asking him why he’s not sleeping but Wallace shrugs it off or dodges the question. Eventually Hugo confronts him about it when Wallace is still up on the back porch at 4:00 am. Hugo, “Wallace seriously. Why don’t you ever want to sleep.” “I sleep” “not nearly enough” Hugo smoothes down Wallace’s hair “talk to me. I won’t be upset.” Wallace is quiet for a moment and then he says “I keep having nightmares about dying.” Hugo, “honey you went to the doctor your heart is fine-”. “I know it’s silly. I know but… I can’t help it. I just I’ve been given this second chance and I- I don’t want to squander it.” Hugo sits in his lap and leans his forehead against his “your not going to squander it. This is different. Your different.” Wallace nuzzles his head “I just didn’t consider it would be hard.” “Hey,” Hugo kisses his cheek then his temple “there’s no rush. It’s the same as it was before. We have nothing but time now.” Wallace drops his head against his shoulder, “you can’t be my boyfriend and my therapist.” Hugo chuckles “how about I just be your boyfriend who gives really good advice?” Hugo stands and takes his hands “you look tired. Cmon It’s bedtime.” And he pulls him up to stand and they go inside and Hugo spoons him to sleep.

Wallace price is the little spoon. I will take no criticism.

Hugo can lift Wallace up despite their height differences. He has thrown Wallace over his shoulder before when he wouldn’t come to bed.

Wallace has crows feet around his eyes when he smiles and Hugo always kisses them.

Wallace love to kiss the back of Hugo’s hand

one year after Nelson and Apollo cross, Wallace gets Hugo a dog for his birthday. He had mei take Hugo into town and when they arrived back home Wallace was sitting on the front porch with a dog between his legs wagging her tail. Hugo stopped dead in his tracks “Wallace why do you have a dog?” and Wallace just grinned “because she’s yours.” Hugo just burst into tears and sat on the porch for hours petting her and saying “she’s perfect. I love her.” He and Wallace decide to name her peppermint (pepper for short). She’s a rescue, some kind of terrier mix, and she’s a little skittish at first but within a couple months she greets every customer at the door with a grin and a wagging tail. She sleeps at the foot of their bed and when Hugo is anxious she pressed her head into his lap.

[chironeis]

Is Jonathan Archivist Sims Hot?

Yes, he’s effortlessly hot

He could be hot if he gave two shits

He couldn’t be hot if he tried

He's hot in a tortured academic way but he's not everyone's cup of tea

If I passed Jonathan Sims in the street I would look away

Voting ended onFeb 17, 2023

[magnetarmadda]

@saintbleeding your tags oh my god, I couldn’t improve upon a thing you said if I tried

[ID: Tags from @saintbleeding with the hashtags removed, reading, “he’s hot like my third year baroque history lecturer was hot. he’s hot in the way where he makes a really obscure literary reference after a ten minute tangent about like. the significance of akira in the development of the cohesive style of anime. he’s hot because 3/7 days his hastily thrown together messy bun and tragic charity shop fit look intentional AND laissez-faire at once. he’s hot because he’s someone ur intimidated by but sometimes. when ur walking away from one another in a hallway u hear him groan like AUOOAGUAOOGOAUGOUGH and u just go. same. he’s hot in the most regular humanman way one can imagine. thank u.” /End ID]

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

Bonus:

Bonus 2:

Crowley’s favourite song is The Velvet Underground - I’ll Be Your Mirror.

[seeminglyseph]

people are pissed at Critical Role for not committing to cutting ties with WOTC like they aren’t sitting there like “That’s a really great public image we helped you gain. would be a shame if we had to begin negotiations severing our brand, I mean we both benefit so well from this partnership. Look at how much you accomplished because you worked together with the fans, that’s a lot to throw away. Why don’t you give that license another look-over and see if it would have the results you really want. Because no one wants to do anything they might regret here.“

Guys, it’s a “pretty nice shop you got here.” what do you think is scarier to WOTC? Critical Role impulse cutting ties, or Critical Role very patiently going “well, it would be really unfortunate if you did that, we’d have to really rework everything we do here. I mean in order to save money ourselves, you know how companies work, we’d have to cut down on the Dungeons and Dragons content we use. With the Amazon show we’ve already been working on shifting to a more original fantasy universe, and if you wanted to claim a lot of this you’re going to end up in a fight with the Tolkien estate again…“

The long term game would be more devastating by far and way way more of a deterrent for a business minded argument rather than artist-minded one. 

[elinekeit]

It better be The Magnus Archives 2: Snogs Galore like we were PROMISED

[crackededges]

They really missed the opportunity to say Agnes was the hottest character in tma smh

[dinzeeyz]

i keep forgetting to post here, every single time.  Anyway, late night jon and martins cause they wont leave my brain

[crackededges]

Dear Jonathan Sims,

Please, for the love of God, work on your GODDAMN names.

Sincerely,

Fans who've had to deal with a Michael Crew, a Michael Shelley, and a Michael LeBeau; a Jared Hopworth and a Gerard Keay; a Tim Stoker, a Tim Meredith, and a Tim Ledsam; a Helen Richardson and a Helen Gould; a Martin Blackwood and a Martyn Pratt; a Sarah Baldwin and a Sarah Carpenter; a Sasha James, a Sasha Sienna, and a Not-Sasha; a Jonathan Sims and a fucking Jonathan Sims.

[crackededges]

Just listened to this minutes ago and immediately thought, "this definitely has The Vast vibes."

[g33kyr0b0t]

ALEX PLEASE

[crackededges]

Honestly, even if this all culminates into either a mediocre TMA sequel or a merch announcement, I'd still eat that shit up. THAT'S HOW STARVED I AM.

[hisclockworkservants]

Intense hugging :P

[antipocalypse]

buzzfeed releasing articles about this whole thing just makes me feel even more pissed tbh like bitch you don’t get to profit off of one of your ex-employees turning out to be an asshole, you’re an asshole too. you used ned’s family man image for gain too get the fuck outta here you dumpster fire company

[aseacometorest]

The foreshadowing tho

[bingomann]

quick animatic just to get this out of my system

[nat-20s]

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have a collection of jarchivist smiles!!

[rq-described]

Transcript:

(from MAG 56)

Martin: My employment details are made up. I’m only 29.

Jon: [slight laugh] Right, I–I… uh… I believe you.

Martin: …why are you smiling?

Jon: Yes, um, I jus… I won’t mention it to Elias. Just between us.

Martin:  [hesitant] So you don’t mind?

Jon:  To be quite honest, Martin,, I’m really rather relieved.

-

(from MAG 114)

Jon: Yeah.

Basira: That it?

Jon: [smilingly] Yes!

-

(from the season 5 trailer)

Martin:  (knocking) Knock, knock!

Jon: [affectionately] Who’s there?

Martin: Just me.

Jon: Just me who?

-

(from MAG 162)

Martin: Um, I found some rope in the attic-

Jon: (overlapping) Okay.

Martin: (overlapping) -and I packed that with the maps.

Jon: (audible smile) Uh, Martin.

Martin: No, no, no; I – I know what you’re going to say, (imitating Jon) What good are maps when the very Earth has… eh, blah blah blah.

Jon: Well yes.

Martin: But I, I packed them anyway, because you never. Know.

Jon:  [fondly] Martin. 

Martin: I – I actually – (heh) I actually found a stash of tea under the kitchen sink – I – 

[Jon sighs fondly]

Martin cont.: I realize we don’t need to eat, or – whatever, but, you know, that doesn’t mean that we won’t –

Jon: (overlapping) Yes – Yes, yes, it – alright. Alright.

Martin: We’ve got this.

Jon:  (audible smile) Apparently so.

-

(from MAG 167)

Martin: If you say Gertrude wouldn’t have been able to go on without a reason –

Jon: (overlapping fondly) Yes, Martin, you are my reason.

-

(from MAG 179)

Basira: You apologize too much.

Jon:  [Chuckling] Martin says the same thing.

-

(from MAG 180)

Martin:  You think the others might be there?

Jon:  [Delighted] I have no idea. It’s a mystery!

(later in the episode)

Martin: It’s a trap.

Jon:  [Delighted] No! It might be a trap. We just don’t know!

(from MAG 181)

Martin: Besides, I’d rather be trapped in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with you than spend one more moment in paradise with her.

Jon:  [Smilingly] That might just be the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me.

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Transcript mostly taken from The Magnus Archives Transcript Archives.