JonMartin
Jonathan Sims/Martin Blackwood
The Magnus Archives' prickly archivist dismissed his incompetent assistant for two seasons, then watched Martin grieve him, defy fear gods for him, and nearly vanish into the Lonely before Jon pulled him out with a confession. Canon boyfriends at the apocalypse — the podcast ship of its era.
What is JonMartin?
JonMartin is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives. With over 10,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love JonMartin
Horror-podcast romance done achingly right: fans get pining, mutual rescue, and a tragic ending begging to be rewritten.
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The Lake at the End of the World
by LonelyWhovian
He is the Once and Future King. Take heart, for when Albion's need is greatest: Arthur will return. It is these words that keep Merlin at the shores of Avalon. Even centuries after the lake dried up, millennia after its true name was lost, Merlin stays, waiting for his King to return. *** Glastonbur
Like Bats on the 4th of July
by ArcSilverfishTheBugWriter
Martin goes after Jon at the panopticon and finds that he's already taken out Elias. They fight, Martin tells Jon that the tower is falling, and Martin tries to rescue Jon only for it to fail. Then as in canon he prepares to kill him... and realizes technically there's another way. (Eye trauma, warn
turn upside down
Completeby Anaxagorasdidntknowbasicarthmetic
Jon is cold and aches and Martin is warm and willing to rub his back. Alternatively:Jon gets slammed in the face with his own praise kink. Featuring a very smug Martin.
Sumer is Icumin In (and In and In)
Completeby WonkyElk
“Ah, Martin? Do I … do I seem a little weird to you?” Martin was halfway through a valiant denial, when he paused and reconsidered. “Well. Actually, there is something a little, I don’t know … strangely summer-like, about you, at the moment? An impression of warmth and ripening fruit.” Jon had been
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
by PrairieDawn
In the unlikely event that they both survived, Martin swore he’d never let Jon out of his sight. He’d protect him from himself. Martin would take care of Jon and keep him from ever hurting himself again. In the unlikely event that he survived, Jon wished he would never have to choose for himself aga
“Don’t Worry” This “There’s always” That—What if I’m HAPPY Like This?
Completeby PrincessRaptor
Martin is getting tired of helpful advice on dealing with Jon’s asexuality
JulEye tma writing challenge
by constantlysleepdeprived
art challenge but now its writing lol.anyways enjoy my random tma stuffexpect a lot of original statementsthanks to @witchofbrainrot (on tumblr) for coming up with this challenge :D
Blow the Wind and Come the Rain
by Inkinhart
Martin groaned as his weight crashed against his chest, and he gasped as the knife in his chest skidded against Martin’s flank. “Jon?” He screwed his face up, and Jon felt pale and vapourous with relief. “Jon, what — Jon, Jesus Christ, that’s a dragon.” Jon just rolled onto his back, and let himself
Forsaken
Completeby Lyviel
John knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that they would all be so much better off without him. So when the Lonely came for him, he didn’t even bother to fight it.
Memento Mori
by PrincessRaptor
A Latin phrase literally meaning “you must remember to die” but can be read as “remember that you must die,” or “remember death.” Jon remembers death at the End.
Blackwood House
by Punz1e
All houses that haunt have the same heart. That heart was, among many mostly bad things, a romantic. The past decades of binding the hearts of mortals and love ultimately saving people had given it a taste and seeing these men have so much desperation to stay together made it want to see how it coul
swallowsong
by IMAGO_OF_BABEL
After The Lonely - after The Institute - Jon and Martin take flight to Daisy's safehouse, a pleasant little cottage in a woods surrounded by the moors of the Isle of Skye. How fortunate that the safehouse has enough locks on the door to keep out the world and all its ills; how fortunate that now the
Day 38
by Your_reluctant_optimist
'Something crashes into the fence at the bottom of the garden, making the hanging baskets of dried-up flowers that Jon hasn't had the presence of mind to remove sway against the wood. He thumbs the tape recorder off and shoves it into the pocket of his jacket, finding his feet on the patio. The penk
Thank You For Calling Phone Owners’ Outstanding Protection (P.O.O.P.)
by briarfairchild
“Thank you for calling Phone Owners’ Outstanding Protection!” Martin announces, in his brightest, chirpiest voice. “My name is Martin! How can I help you today?” “I broke my phone,” the caller says. Martin’s heart sinks. Just his luck to get a claim right when he’s supposed to be going home, and thi
What Misery to be Wise
by godsFavouriteChewtoy
Somewhere... else? In the aftermath of MAG 200, Jon and Martin find themselves at the beginning of all things. Updates when I find time
Fade Into You
by LuminescenceButterfly954
Jon starts to worry about Martin. What does he do? He spies on him to see if he’s alright. Martin has been having daydreams about Jon, and some of them involve kissing. One thing leads to another and they both end up kissing each other in Martin’s flat. How will this prevent a world ending apocalyps
A Change In Circumstances
by ChaoticWriter235
Jonah had everything planned out for his future Archivist. He had the plans for him to be Marked and for the Beholding's ritual to be read through him. But for some reason, he never Saw the Anchor his future Archivist had, that Anchor ruined his plans. But maybe, with a change of plans, he could sti
Footage [REDACTED]: Missing Scenes from Cryptid Watch
by TeaMoth11
Missing and supplemental moments of Jon and Martin from Cryptid Watch.
Burn Me Like A Page
by TheLibraryBat
It's been almost four years since Michael Shelley succeeded Gertrude Robinson as the Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute. Almost four years of relative peace and quiet, interspersed with the odd bout of supernatural bullshit. Michael is engaged, document storage is tidier than it has ever been, a
Neverending
by Ashadowofme
John didn’t know how Elias Bouchard had discovered what he was, but he had, and now his world was nothing but darkness and pain, used to enhance the power of another. He’d given up on ever getting away, until the day Martin happened to stumble across him.
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JonMartin is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
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