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5 Times Jon and Martin miss each other (+1 time they don’t have to anymore)
[ID: an animated gif of Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives sitting at a table together in a café. Martin is a fat pale man with freckles, light brown hair, and round glasses, wearing a brown jumper over a white shirt, maroon trousers, and green rubber-toed trainers. Jon is a thin brown person with long salt and pepper hair tied back loosely, and angular glasses, bearing numerous scars and bandages. They wear a pale green button-up, dark trousers, and brown oxfords. Martin looks at Jon and talks animatedly, cupping his mug with both hands. Jon, meanwhile, looks downward, not meeting Martin’s eyes, their expression tired and carefully neutral. Thought bubbles flutter above his head containing both hearts and skulls, and he blushes slightly. They’re both brightly lit by the yellowish midday glow outside the café window, and the colours overall are warm and bright. End description.]
Art is by the wonderfuln @cinnamoniic thank you so, SO very much!
Later on, you’ll see art by Grace ( _myxoma_ on twitter)
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Over the years, Jon and Martin keep missing one another, despite being somehwat close. Or are they?
The yearning starts surprisingly early, and yet, life throws stones into their way - until it doesn't and they no longer need to miss one another. -
This fic is written for the @seasons-in-the-archives Summer Event 2022
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Content Warnings Chapter 1: - Lack of communication - Paranoia - Mention of death/murder (not graphic) - Loneliness - Trust-issues
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Chapter 1: Paranoia with a side of yearning (I want to trust you but I can’t)
It is remarkable, really, how two people can coexist in the same spaces, for months and years, time and time again, and still end up missing one another. “Missing” in both the emotional and literal sense, even years prior to any open acknowledgement of feelings for one another. Strange things they are, those feelings. They creep up on you when you least expect it, and before you know it, you’re entirely lost in them and you’ll have to figure out how the hell to either deal with, or ignore them. And truth be told, it would be a bold, bold lie to say that Martin, or Jon, for that matter, would openly acknowledge any such thing - at least, at the time. The two of them work together, and well, yes, at this point, it’s only fair to say that they know each other - quite a bit better than anticipated, even. It probably comes with the admittedly unique situation, work-related and otherwise.
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