#archivist basira

Guys, I’m combining my two favourite things today:

Parallels between Daisy + Basira and Jon + Martin

Alternate Universe | Power Swapping

Technically, I did the swap wrong, Daisy would have the power of the Beholding because she bares more parallels with Jon and Basira would have the Lonely, but I also like the concept of Daisy leaving the coffin and that’s where she cannot go back to humanity as an Avatar of the Lonely, and Basira going inside to pull her out from inside with her new-found status as the Archivist.

Besides, Daisy is more closer to the Lonely as Basira is to the Beholding if it weren’t for the Hunt, and the Coffin might have exacerbated it.

*SPOILERS [???]*

In this AU, I imagine Basira and Daisy working at the MET but since Daisy has always felt isolated, she doesn’t Hunt, but makes sure people disappear for good. They get called to the Archives upon Gertrude’s body being discovered and things mainly go about the same way, except to the point where Jon ‘dies’ but unfortunately, it was for far longer than six-months so she accidentally took over due to Elias’ manipulation and the contract.

It’s also why she goes into the Coffin, because she Knows Daisy is in there and she feels like it’s her fault.

It’s a very rough idea, one I really did like, but I hope you enjoy the art work YAY!

part of @tmaappreciationweek: Day 1 - Roleswap!

I figured Basira would make a good archivist and completely piss Elias off

But thinking about it, Basira really would be a smart way to go. This is all hypotheticals, but I think Basira, in the event of an unfortunate ending for Jon, would be a good successor to pick, though, maybe, maybe not Elias’ end-of-the-world plan.

She doesn’t have as much drive toward knowledge and understanding out as Jon does, Basira still has a desire to learn more about what’s out there, if it means ensuring the safety of those around her. Basira is very resourceful and logical when under pressure, reasoning her way out of the Unknowing, the exact opposite of logic and reason. She helped hold down the fort while Jon was in a coma and they were getting attacked by other entities, notably Jared Boneturner. Basira staged an impromptu surgery with Jon without proper supplies, and helped to take down Maxwell Rainer and his cult while Sectioned.

Also, her pragmatism is rather reminiscent of Gertrude Robinson’s, with Basira’s view on Jon ending up being that he either stop forcefully taking statements, or she kill him like the rest of the monstrous avatars. Also, after Melanie’s forced surgery and Daisy’s rescue from the coffin, Basira understands that the job of protecting the Archives is on her, and isn’t afraid to say this and step up to the plate. She sees her coworkers as they are and adjusts to their capabilities.

You could say that a difference between her and Gertrude is that Basira cares about her team, but as we learned, Gertrude cared for her own at first too. But after years at the Institute, Gertrude became pretty jaded and disillusioned, not beating around the bush when something needed to be done, a quality somewhat seen in Basira.

Anyway, the whole point of this is that Basira would probably make a pretty effective Archivist if Jon has died after season 3, and what I said as a joke, I stand by now.