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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Magnus Archives (Podcast) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Martin Blackwood & Sasha James, Georgie Barker & Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Sasha James & Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Martin Blackwood & Sasha James & Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist & Tim Stoker, Oliver Banks & Georgie Barker, Martin Blackwood & Melanie King, Melanie King & Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist
Characters: Martin Blackwood, Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Peter Lukas, Elias Bouchard | Jonah Magnus, Annabelle Cane, Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives), Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives), Sasha James, Not-Them (The Magnus Archives), Oliver Banks (The Magnus Archives), Naomi Herne, Tessa Winters, Basira Hussain, Alice “Daisy” Tonner
Additional Tags: Dark Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, tma fantasy au, Alternate Universe - Swan Lake Fusion, Alternate Universe - Beauty and the Beast Fusion, Alternate Universe - Magic, fairytale AU, Adventure & Romance, Monster Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Curse Breaking, Cat Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Asexual Jonathan “Jon” Sims | The Archivist, Lonely Avatar Martin Blackwood, BAMF Martin Blackwood, Whump, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstandings, Identity Reveal, Slow Burn, Werewolf Alice “Daisy” Tonner, Minor Basira Hussain/Alice “Daisy” Tonner, Minor Georgie Barker/Melanie King, Sasha James Lives, Fantasy Quests, everyone gets to have their revenge on canon, The Fears are old gods, Obscure Fairytale references, The infamous TMA spiderweb lighter, the ‘K’ in Martin K Blackwood stands for Knife, or I guess in this case sword, Unreliable Narrator, Get ready for at least 200000 words of an aromantic person who’s never been in a romantic relationship trying to write a, slowburn fairytale romance, Art, do not feed my work to ai, I will make sure this fic is a choking hazard and that is a threat, please don’t spit on my hard work like that, the ammount of worldbuilding and art i did for this ISTG, happy endings, Martin gets to experience the fantasy of getting to cuddle a giant fluffy cat that doesn’t want to eat you and I’m so jealous, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, References to early european occultism, Canon-Typical The Lonely Content (The Magnus Archives), Canon-Typical The Spiral Content (The Magnus Archives), Canon-Typical The Beholding Content (The Magnus Archives)
Summary:
When Martin Blackwood was exiled from Greymoor with the condition that he only be allowed to return if it be with the head of the dreaded Watching Beast, he was under no illusion that his Lord had sent him out there to die.
But having uncovered the knowledge that the Lord of Greymoor had been sacrificing his subjects to the Mysts, (and being the only one of them with nothing left to lose,) his resolve to return to his homeland and expose the wicked nature of Lukas’s rule is the only thing on his mind when he braves the dangers of the Deep Woods to find and slay the beast of legend.
But as Martin soon shall find, there is far more to his quarry and the circumstances of his quest than first meets the eye. The monsters and magics of the woods are growing restless, and a plot centuries in the making finally is at last reaching its conclusion.
And at the centre of it all, is a mysterious library and a single man, cursed and burdened with a quest of his own.
