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crossover discussion got me thinking about what arthur and john's domain(s) would look like if they DID end up going that route... would they have two separate ones? or would they share? or would it be like, technically two domains but they overlap in the same physical space, much like the guys themselves. somehow.

and what would like, the Themes of them be. bc as we've said, these two could be Touched by a LOT of the fears, potentially, so which one(s) would end up "claiming" them? does the form of a domain prioritize what the person in control is most afraid of, or is it the fear they most inspire in others, because those questions have two VERY different answers. i could see it using a mimicry of the dark world as a base, maybe, given how that's already an extant landscape that is VERY scary and john specifically is VERY afraid of. but then i doubt it would leave it at just that, either, without some extra flavor thrown in. idk. it's fun to think about tho

Ooh the idea of overlapping domains is so cool, having even their domains as entangled as themselves, while still leaving room for reflections of both separately to shine through... We do also have examples where domains — I think it was that the fire domain with Jude Perry? — had multiple "Avatars" (owners? overseers?) so there's definitely at least some precedent for shared domains, and it is a bit hard to imagine them not sharing anything

I think the domains would be influenced more by which fears they have served / have claimed them, given that Martin's domain was a cross between Eye and Lonely from his ties to the Magnus Institute and Peter Lukas. I don't think there's any domains where the "owner" is primarily afraid of the thing with out that element of serving it, given, that's kinda what sets apart being a victim in a domain vs overseeing your own domain

So then, I guess the question is which fears Arthur and John would be/have been most inclined to serve?

My first thought for Arthur is Hunt, given the hunting Larson down "predators need to be hunted" thing, the fact that he's solidly established to think similarly to the Butcher who is 100% a Hunt avatar, the fact that he keeps making deals with Eldritch monstrosities to hunt for them (get a new host for Scratch, feed people to Horig, etc), and while it definitely leans more blatantly towards the Eye, there is a certain hunterly quality to being an investigator who seeks out missing people and solutions to mysteries/problems and such (Daisy was a detective iirc, and idk, the vibe feels like it's there for Arthur)

By default I feel like John kinda has to be Web and Spiral, just because, y'know, the King in Yellow. Tho I think he personally exhibits a lot more Web behavior that Spiral, a lot more of his lies and secrets and deceit is for manipulation and control than for making anyone question their reality or sanity. The Dark and other Fears feel a lot more one-sided, purely a matter of scaring him, than anything he wields or serves

But then there's the whole matter of the Fear one serves also often being one they themself are vulnerable to, just also one they can wield on top of that. Which I think Martin and Jon Sims demonstrate pretty well, with Martin obviously being haunted by loneliness, and Jon's insecurity/fear of judgement and such. I think that kinda comes out a lot in Martin's domain too, I feel like it's maybe not too unlike a domain he might've been sorted into if he weren't the owner.

So maybe that's something to consider for Arthur and John too? It's not hard at all to see how they would both fear being hunted and controlled after all. Maybe they could even have a shared domain that's just basically their own experiences of constantly running from the endless horrors trying to kill them and being manipulated and lacking agency and so on in it all...

If they were to be put inside domains, not as the overseers but as victims of them, I think John would 100% end up in something like the Dark World. But also the idea of him being placed as the "owner" (or perhaps, The Ruler) of something that mirrors the Dark World... I think that would fuck him up pretty badly too, which would then kind of blur the lines on whether he's actually just another victim of the domain. Maybe a bit like Martin's guilt/shame around his domain, but potentially a fair bit worse 'cus those feelings of shame around hurting people are a pretty big part of John's character arc at all times

#I made the mistake of trying to answer this while also trying to get head the door to go to the library with my sinlings #*siblings #so I kinda had to stop halfway through writing this to walk to the library before being able to finish my thoughts #if this is at all disjointed that's why #ANYWAYS!!#this is really fun and interesting to think about #breaking the characters and worldbuidlings apart and holding up the pieces of them up next to each other to see how they might fit together #me answering asks #thanks swift!#rambling about malevolent

also, idk, jessica jones (the show) kind of hits full circle even if we don’t realise there even is a circle until almost the end of the show.

We learn through flashbacks that jessica’s very first act of heroism was to save Trish from abuse, it was the first time she used her powers to aid somebody defenseless, somebody who needed saving. Trish didn’t want to be saved, she asked Jess not to do it and Jessica couldn’t help it, she had to help her. She wasn’t capable of standing there and watching anymore.

In the last episode of the show, Kilgrave finally meets his death because he abused Trish, echoing Jess’ first act of heroism. He has Trish prisoner, the abuse this time has a supernatural element because instead of a concoction of pyhsyical and emotional abuse to force her to fall into line, Trish literally has her agency stripped from her, she can’t fight Kilgrave’s powers.

So, when Jess kills him, the show hits a full circle, we witness her first act of heroism to be her saving Trish from her mother, her last act of heroism in the show is to save Trish from Kilgrave, just like she saved her when they were both 16.