#desolation jon

remember that old poll about asking about what to draw next? haha... here is that Tarchivist!jmart i promised way long ago

Desolation!Jon fuming

saw your tags talking about desolation jon so maybe “burning the candle at both ends”?

Desolation Jon is currently my absolute beloved, so this ask is basically an excuse to indulge in that AU thank you anon <33 (for context, my Desolation!Jon has some very heavy Eye leanings, and is able to tell the best/most efficient way to destroy something - or someone. While he's at Oxford, the Lightless Flame ask him to help them out with jobs in exchange for protection/funding.)

'burning the candle at both ends' would absolutely be a Jon & Gerry friendship fluff/comfort fic set while they're roommates at Oxford. Jon's under a lot of stress from his course work and the Lightless Flame's demands, and Gerry takes a moment to look after him. This quickly devolved into dot points

Jon's probably just made it back to their dorm after doing a job for the Lightless Flame, something about disrupting a quarry or factory or any other banal task. And he's feeling sated, his head clear of aches, his stomach calm, but so worn down in the ordinary way. The burning exhilaration of having fed the Desolation isn't enough to sooth the bone-deep wariness that comes from all his course work. He isn't even sure when he last slept. Not last night, he was working on an assignment, and probably not the night before for much the same reason. So if his key scores new marks in the door knob or he wakes Gerry with his slow, loud, unsteady steps, well, it's likely justifiable.

And Gerry, Gerry's just here killing time. It's not like he has classes - he's here for the Magnus Institute, for Gertrude, for Leitners. He smokes Jon's cigarettes and picks his brain on how to destroy different artifacts and books and steals Jon's nail polish. He might be Jon's only friend, but he does jack all. Maybe Jon doesn't care about stomping so loudly this late at night. Maybe Gerry kind of deserves it.

(He doesn't.)

-Gerry asks if Jon's okay, and he snaps that he obviously isn't

-Gerry calls him out for being an ass. Jon apologises

-Gerry starts making them a midnight snack ('you're always in a pissy mood when you're hungry, and right now youre being a proper ass. of course i'm making you food.)

-it's very generous to call putting a sandwich and a bag of chips on a plate 'making' food but Jon appreciates it anyway

-they eat together and Jon asks Gerry about his day because he's trying, dammit, to be a friend

-Gerry absolutely threatens to burn Jon's textbooks if he doesn't get at least eight hours of sleep tonight

"You know smoking is bad for you?"

No... Do not do that to buns...

I wouldn't do that to Jon :(

How about DesolationJon? It's S1 Jon except he's fuming :)