Witch of Crows

Eliot or El. they/them. Non-binary. 41. 18+ only. Writer trying to write more. Unhinged ramblings on Agatha All Along, Hozier, The Magicians, Critical Role, Good Omens, and how they've all helped me become myself and work through religious trauma. Plus whatever else is currently consuming my brain. https://archiveofourown.org/users/WitchofCrows

[magiciansfanworksextravaganza]

Queliot Week 2026: June 15-21

We're so excited to bring back Queliot Week, with the blessing of one of the original mods! (Thank you so much, @believesinponds! ❤️❤️❤️) We'll have seven days celebrating the love of Quentin Coldwater / Eliot Waugh of The Magicians (Lev Grossman, SyFy) with all the fanworks you can create! Queliot Week 2026 will take place from June 15-21. This will be an annual event, during the timeslot brought to us by Queliot Week 2019. Read on to learn about the themes and how this event works!

Here are the themes you've been waiting for!

Day 1: Monday, June 15 ❤️ History AUs ❤️ Queliot "for want of a nail" AU: one thing changes somewhere, but that changes everything ❤️ Alternate Genre/Universe

Day 2: Tuesday, June 16 ❤️ Mosaic era/flavor/AU ❤️ Brakebills era/flavor/AU

Day 3: Wednesday, June 17 ❤️ Book Queliot ❤️ There was only one bed ❤️ Epistolary fic (or any type of messaging in some format makes an appearance somewhere)

Day 4: Thursday, June 18 ❤️ XOXO, aka “Love, Eliot”—Queliot hugs, kisses, and/or ways they say “I love you” ❤️ Cuddling ❤️ Hurt/comfort

Day 5: Friday, June 19 ❤️ Misunderstandings ❤️ Idiots to lovers ❤️ Forced proximity

Day 6: Saturday, June 20 ❤️ Immortal/Mortal ❤️ Omegaverse ❤️ Magical creatures

Day 7: Sunday June 21 ❤️ Queliot Week 2019 prompts* ❤️ Queliot Week 2020 prompts* ❤️ Free Choice

*See below for prior Queliot Week prompts.

Basic Rules

❤️ Your fanwork must be about the ship Quentin Coldwater/Eliot Waugh from The Magicians (Lev Grossman/SyFy).

❤️ Many themes are available; we also offer “Free Choice.” You may select any of that day's themes; use as many as you want, or only one. Please let us know which you've chosen.

❤️ Any type of fanwork you can imagine; any size or length.

❤️ Additions to existing WIPs welcome; you may also start a new WIP.

❤️ As many or as few pieces as you wish to enter are fine.

❤️ The challenge takes place on AO3 and Tumblr (if you are posting your work on another platform, please share a link to that here on Tumblr).

❤️ Relaxed posting: Try to post on the appropriate day, but if you find you need to post on a different day, that’s fine, too. We want this to be fun, and to encourage as many Queliot works as possible! Please let us know which prompt you used.

❤️ Queliot Week is a separate, recurring event. It’s not covered during our recurring Amnesty Weeks. However, each future Queliot Week will include an invitation to use any prompts from a past Queliot Week!

Here are the prompts from prior Queliot Weeks:

Queliot Week 2019 (June 17-23; alternates could be used on any day) Day 1: Fake Dating/Marriage Day 2: Hedge Witches Day 3: Neighbors/Roommates Day 4: Free Day! Day 5: Polyamory Day 6: Alternate Timeline Day 7: Soulmates Alternate 1: Non-magic College Alternate 2: Queliot Reunion Alternate 3: In Fillory

Queliot Week 2020 (Nov. 16-22; two prompts per day) Day 1: "Hugs aren’t the only thing required by law." / Favourite scene Day 2: "We're married." / Colours Day 3: "That wasn't brave." / Royalty Day 4: "It was real, this is real." / Magic Day 5: "Not everything can be mended." / The Monster Day 6: "So we're just giving up?" / Death Day 7: Free Choice Day

Here are some places to enjoy the works from prior Queliot Weeks!

Queliot Week 2019

This AO3 collection has 62 works for Queliot Week 2019 by multiple creators, but there are also some things on Tumblr that aren't on AO3.

Many works for the event can be found under the tags #queliot week 2019 and especially #queliotweek (this 2nd tag has more, but also does bring up some works for Queliot Week 2020).

The original Queliot Week 2019 website is beautiful and well worth checking out, but enter at your own risk: when I load it now (link below), virus protection is giving me a "threat secured" script warning; not sure why, but it seems to be fine with virus protection, as mine is blocking the problem script without any issues, and the works are still linking to AO3 and Tumblr. I love the original Queliot Week 2019 Tumblr website.

Queliot Week 2020

The original Tumblr website is gone, but many of the entries can still be found through the tags #queliotweek2020 and #queliotweek (this 2nd tag also brings up posts for Queliot Week 2019).

I couldn't find a single, unified AO3 collection, but some creators made their own personal Queliot Week 2020 series, while a few others used a custom AO3 tag. To the best of my ability, here's a link to all those things on AO3.

And here you'll find Magicians Fanworks Extravaganza's ongoing news about Queliot Week 2026 and beyond.

Also: Here's a list of all our upcoming 2026 fanworks challenges for The Magicians, in case you'd like to get a head start!

And here are our prior events, starting with the most recent:

Don't Make Me Sing (Every Single One of Us Has to Sing)

Time Is an Illusion

Amnesty Week 2025

Welcome Home!

Warm Up

Finally, while membership in our Discord server is absolutely not required to create works for any event, feel free to join us to discuss The Magicians, our events, and more in the Magicians Fanworks Extravaganza Discord.

Thanks for joining us!

[jollymalt]

some arcane pirate au sketches

[rainbowsmagicandshit]

Headcanon that when Merlin started working for Arthur, he didn’t know what over half the names of things were—not only the parts of armor, but also just things around the castle and noble/city life—so he’d just make up names for them. When Arthur would ask for something, he’d have to describe what it was he wanted if Merlin didn’t recognize what the thing was by name, and then Merlin would go “oh, you mean the (weird name he came up with)!” and go get it. It always frustrates and annoys Arthur, and he tries to correct Merlin every time. Merlin eventually does learn the names of most of the stuff but still calls everything by the names he came up with because he knows how it annoys Arthur. Arthur still tries to correct him sometimes, but after a few years has accepted that Merlin’s not gonna stop and is doing it on purpose. Arthur will sometimes ask for something and Merlin will “correct” him with “you mean the (wacky name he came up with for it)” and Arthur rolls his eyes throwing something at him or cuffing him over the head as Merlin ducks away with a grin to get what he asked for. Eventually it gets to the point that Arthur adopts Merlin’s names for things without really realizing it. It just saves time. It gets to the point that Arthur will be talking to his knights or some noble or royal and he’ll end up using Merlin weird name for something. No one will know what he’s talking about and ask him to repeat himself. He does and they still look at him confused. He goes to explain what he’s talking about because he’s used to doing so with Merlin, and halfway through his explanation he realizes he called it Merlin’s stupid name and clears his throat and calls it by it’s proper name, a slight blush on his cheeks. No one calls him out on it or says anything to his face because he the prince and then the king, but Arthur stil complains to Merlin about what happened and “this is all your fault!!” while Merlin is grinning and laughing until Arthur has enough and throws something at him.

I just really want these two to have a language together. We get them having “prat,” “dollophead,” “cabbagehead,” etc. but I want it to extend to random objects too. Arthur adopts Merlin’s insults in canon and throws them back at Merlin occasionally, so I wanna see them do it with other stuff also. I think it’s be so funny and cute. Showing that Merlin really has a big impact on Arthur even down to the vocabulary he uses—changed irrevocably forever after. No longer the arrogant prince but the king Merlin made him, using vocabulary from the people rather than just the nobles and royals, setting him apart from his predecessors.

[witchofcrows]

I love them very much and I'm adopting this headcanon.

[nyoclosmom]

[vaspider]

So… I got a notification from the State Department at like 8 PM Pacific that my passport was approved, and I was quietly thankful and stunned bc my legal gender in Oregon is listed as X, or undeclared, and that's what's on my passport. I'm pretty sure someone(s) worked late to get the X passports done today.

I was already really grateful to whoever in the Seattle Passport Office worked late to get these things processed on the last Friday before That Man gets back into office... and then I got a notification that my passport shipped at fucking midnight Pacific and whoever got that shit out the door so it couldn't be picked up on Monday and like, denied and shredded?

They're my fucking hero.

[vaspider]

So... I heard from a friend of 20+ years who works for the State Department who confirmed to me in so many words that they can assure me, without specifics, that "all of the suppositions you have made here are true."

So... yep. Passport folx at the State Department really did work incredibly long hours this week just... shoveling every passport out the door (and prioritizing the ones that might be A Problem come Monday) and yes, they did On Purpose make sure that all of them weren't just DONE but MAILED and out the door and in the hands of the USPS so that they can't be told to pull those passports back and deny/destroy them.

This also means they got the OK for the mountains of overtime from the Biden administration to get that done.

This is what I mean when I say that the Good Work is often not glamorous and that we have to prioritize things which actively and immediately better the lives of our siblings. The State Department worker who was still in the office last night at midnight Pacific time stuffing my passport into an Express Mail envelope and making sure that it was in the hands of USPS has done more liberatory work for the trans movement than 100 people endlessly auditing the language others use to describe their lives ever will.

These next years are gonna be real hard. Find something tangible to do for yourself and others, however small, and do it as hard as you can.

[criticalbeauregard]

choosing to believe ppl that draw agatha harkness without kathryn hahn’s nose have categorically lost their minds

[peachy-ash]

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agatha all along

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agatha all along

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agatha all along

[battlecouplesoulmates]

[witchofcrows]

Seekest Thou, a short fic

A short scene of a time Agatha's song was interrupted. Set in the 1890's.

“Is everyone ready? We must be in the proper mindset, each witch holding her own power, prepared for whatever trials The Road might bring.” Agatha looked around the circle, nodding at each of the other four witches as they waited anxiously, brimming with power. “It’s time.” She smiled and held up the bell, tapping it gently for the note. “Seekest thou—” “MAMA!” Agatha’s head whipped around as the voice cut through the forest. A small child rushed forward and crashed into one of the women, hugging her tightly and sobbing. “Don’t go! Don’t leave me!” His cries were interrupted by coughing as the mother wrapped her arms around him. “I’m sorry, darling. I must.” A sob caught in her throat and she pulled away. She pushed the hair back from his eyes and wiped away his tears. “I have to find help… to save you. Go back to granny.” An older woman watched from the edge of the clearing, tears streaming down her own face. Agatha’s eyes stung as she stood frozen, watching the scene before her. “No,” she whispered, images of a tiny grave long ago flashing through her mind. “Go now, please,” the mother begged her child. Agatha blinked away tears and stepped forward. “We’re done here. All of you can go now.” Cries of protest rose from the circle. The mother stared in shock. “But you promised. Please. Help me. Help him.” She motioned toward her son, her eyes full of panic and sorrow. Agatha glanced at the boy, inhaling deeply as she tried to remain composed. “I am, trust me. If you need help for that, go to town. Ask around for Jen, a rootworker and midwife. If anyone can help, she can.” She looked around the assembled coven. “Now go, all of you. I’m done with you.” She waved her hands dismissively, turned, and stalked out of the circle. “But what about the Witches’ Road?” someone called after her. Agatha glanced back over her shoulder. “Find it yourself.” She sauntered off, singing quietly to herself. “Wherever it may bend… I’ll be there at the end.”

If you enjoyed it, kudos on AO3 would be appreciated!

[witchofcrows]

Name Stuff

I've been trying to find a name I like that I could use both here and AO3 and it's hard. The one I had on AO3 after recently rebranding was ok, but I couldn't get the exact same thing here, so changed that to match what I did get, but then just really wasn't feeling it. I finally remembered this one I came up with recently that I love, WitchofCrows, and surprisingly was able to get it here. Except since I just changed AO3 yesterday, I can't change it again for 6 more days. Lol. It seems to be available there though, so hopefully I can get it! And actually get started on more of the fics I really want to write.

[born-in-neverland03]

Can we please talk for a second about the fact that Agatha wasn't prepared for that moment at the fire with the other witches in any way? Like being nice and sharing stories?

You can see it how her look went through that whole round because she wasn't sure if Jen really meant it or not. And you can see she still felt kinda arkward when the others laugh about her joke. It's the way she looks through that whole round again after it. She's not a insecure person but this time? This totally got her off guard and you can clearly see it in her face when she observes the reaction from each of them.

Because she wasn't used to it. People hate her and this is probably the first time ever that someone else beside Rio really listens to her and is interested in what she says.

[witchofcrows]

I love this moment so much, while it also breaks my heart. As much as she jokes and performs and entertains herself, she's so caught off by other witches genuinely laughing at her joke. She's truly beginning to experience what a coven can be, probably for the first time.

[kandimouse]

to those of you who are moving here from tiktok, from someone whos used both tiktok and tumbr for years...

1. DO NOT censor your posts

dont censor sex, abuse, suicide, dont censor it. we dont have censors like tiktok does, you wont be banned for talking about these things and tagging them properly helps people avoid them (also, we dont have shadowbanning here)

2. we dont really have an algorithm

you follow who you follow, and you see posts from who you follow or what you search. the 'for you page' is basically useless here. this also brings me to my next two points

3. dont crosstag

we get it, on tiktok you have to crosstag for reach, but thats not really a thing here. just tag your posts properly (also posters often leave more info about the post in the tags!! and when you reblog stuff you can leave your own notes in the tags, kind of like the old "repost comments" on tiktok)

4. dont expect to go viral/be famous

"viral" isnt really a thing on here (at least not for the average blogger). your posts will probably get 2-10 likes and you wont get nearly as many followers than on tiktok. thats just how tumblr is

5. blocking is your best friend

tiktok is VERY discussion based, and while tumblr is much more discussion based than other social medias, its still not a good place for ragebait/discourse. dont interact, itll make your experience worse in the end, just block and move on

6. you cant go into someone elses house and start rearranging their furniture

this is tumblr, not tiktok. dont diss old tumblr users for how they use the site or try to change them, thats like going into someone elses house and trying to rearrange their furniture. we've been here longer and we're familiar with the site and its culture, either find your niche, adapt, or find a different app

[goingknowherewastaken]

Another important point

You need to actually reblog posts for this site to work as it should.

Liking posts only saves them in a spot that no one checks except for the user who liked them. Most people have their liked posts hidden.

Also, this site has a spam bot problem. One way we weed those out is to check the blog to see if it's actually being used to post legitimate content. If there is absolutely nothing on your blog you're getting blocked and some users may just straight up report you as spam as a precaution.

Not to mention that the posts you reblog will only be seen by you and whoever follows you. Tagging it "fyp" does absolutely nothing.

[witchofcrows]

I've been rebranding a bit here and clearing out some old posts and reblogs as I want to move away from one fandom and have many things I want to write and share and read here! Short fic to come in a bit.

[crashtocult]

i miss them 😔

[cr1nge-culture]

one of the best fics i've ever read, one that had me addicted to my phone and crying, wasn't even prose. it was a huge, casual, bullet-pointed outline with every detail of an au that the author never got around to writing in full. and it was amazing.

let this be a message to all you who want to write but can't do it "normally": write it! someone out there will eat it up. whether that be poetry, tiny drabbles, or bullet pointed list: your work is always worth it. your art (yes, art!) will alway deserve to have its moment in the spotlight. why? because you made it. even if it wasn't done in a traditional matter, it came from your brain and your creativity and that is amazing.

♡

[witchofcrows]

I needed this, because I have so many ideas and so little time and energy. I keep wanting to write and share drabbles and other little fics or fluff that doesn't have a lot of plot, but just characters being sweet, and I feel like it isn't enough to share. But I enjoy reading it from other writers, so why not!

[witchofcrows]

Reblogging because I need the reminder! I have so many Agatha ideas I want to write right now, but I get hung up on them not being enough and don't write them.