#jonathan stims

And I think this is most outwardly displayed if Harrow’s letter to Gideon in HtN: the simple One Flesh, One End

To Gideon this is the ultimate cop out, a direct rejection and disregard for her sacrifice and the refusal to acknowledge it when Harrow had the chance

But to Harrow this is the ultimate act of sacrifice, it’s an outward expression of love and devotion to the cav/necro oath. She did two things with the lobotomy: 1. Memorialize what she could of Gideon’s soul; 2. Fulfill the “one end” portion of the oath

The saw the way that Gideon willingly killed herself as sacrifice and decided that if their lyctorhood had to be the death of one of them, it will be the death of them both

Gideon saw Harrow removing her memories as her running away from and hating the memory of Gideon but in her eyes she was making herself into a memory as well in order to preserve Gideon. Harrow’s still technically alive in HtN, but it’s not the same Harrow from GtN; all her letters are signed “writing as the same, now dead”

They’re both fulfilling the separate parts of the oath neither of them officially made but both lived by

Gideon; one flesh: Gideon died so they would share a body within lyctorhood

Harrow; one end: Harrow decided that if ascension had to mean the death of one of them, it must mean the end of them both

(repost) i’ve drawn martin stimming from /neg texture… it’s time for happy stimming!!! (ft. jonathan stims)

based on true experiences (source: me)… they are geeking out to “welcome to night vale” episode 16…

• Jonathan Sims is sitting on a couch with a laptop propped up on his legs. The laptop has multiple stickers; An LGBT flag, a heart, and an eye. He is wearing a shocked expression.

• There are noises being emitted from the laptop, presumably audio that’s being played. It is labeled “WTNV ep. 16”, implying that they are listening to Welcome to Night Vale episode 16 (“The Phone Call”). There is another label, saying that Jon is also reading from the transcript, and knows what is going to happen next.

• Jon loudly says “MARTIN!!”, following up with “CARLOS IS GONNA SPEAK”. Carlos is a character in Welcome to Night Vale, who’s about to make their first vocal apperance.

• Martin Blackwood, walking by the couch, turns his head towards Jon. He responds with “ON GOD?”

• The point of view (POV) switches to the laptop. There is duct tape covering the camera, at the top of the screen. There is another LGBT flag sticker at the bottom right corner of the keyboard. On the screen, two tabs are open, and are assumed to be the transcript and audio player.

• The audio from the laptop, presumably Carlos’ voice, says “Cecil, sorry to bother you… I need you to get the word out that…”, before fading out. There is a pop-y background accompanied by sparkles, presenting the laptop similarly to a very important item.

• The POV changes back to Jon and Martin, who are watching the laptop play with something similar to wonder and awe in their eyes. The laptop audio says “There’s a man in a jacket holding a leather suitcase outside my door…”, before fading out again.

• Zooming out, we can see Martin and Jon happy stimming. Jon is flapping his hands around, whilst Martin’s hands are more jittery, similar to jazz hands.

• Martin is pacing around, squealing “carlooooooss!!!” quietly. Jon is smiling, saying “He sounds just as pretty as I imagined…”

AU where Jon works at a bookshop and has a bit of a reputation as the grumpiest, most pretentious bookseller who constantly gives his opinion on the books his customers are buying, meaning he either says something is shit, or he infodumps for 20 solid minutes about something he approves of.

At first, Martin vows never to return after Jon tells him in no subtle terms exactly what he thinks of the poetry books Martin is buying. The problem is, Jon’s bookshop is the only one in the area that carries a lot of the rarer anthologies Martin wants, so he keeps coming back.

At one point, Martin buys a book on folklore or something esoteric and he’s subject to Jon’s entire demeanour changing. Where before he was cold and dismissive, he suddenly springs to life, and Martin finds himself charmed by Jon’s enthusiasm. They end up having a long chat about certain myths and folk tales, and from then on they develop a sort of friendship. Martin always comes to the bookstore with tea from the nearby cafe, and eventually he starts bringing some for Jon as well. Jon starts stocking the poetry section with collections that he thinks Martin will like. A months-long pine-fest ensues of course.

Who asks out who first? Maybe one day they chat until the store closes, and Jon wants to ask Martin to dinner but can’t and won’t because he’s Jon, so he awkwardly starts closing up the shop while suddenly interrogating Martin on his favourite foods. Martin is like ??? Am I supposed to be leaving? Why is he suddenly so interested in my top 5 favourite meals? And they sort of stumble around the subject until Martin is like OH! And then asks Jon if he has dinner plans and maybe he’d like to go to that new place that’s opened up just down the road?

And of course the dinner is a DISASTER because Jon’s so thrilled about finally going out with Martin that he doesn’t say that he generally avoids going to new places to eat due to his sensory issues. And of course the food is the wrong texture and the restaurant is too loud and bright and Martin won’t stop asking him if there’s something wrong with his food, and Jon ends up snapping at him that his food is FINE, thank you, he just NEEDS a MINUTE before standing up and stalking out the door.

Poor Martin is completely bewildered, and he sort of sits there for a moment wondering if he did something wrong, before sighing and following Jon out the door (after assuring the server that they’ll be back shortly, look they’re leaving their jackets behind)

Tim: Jonathan Sims more like Jonathan Stims

YES