17 Works by Dathen
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Tiberius Youngblood’s assassination attempt of his younger brother has failed, but more than ever weighs on Gable’s mind. There is more to their best friend than they ever realized, but maybe that's not a bad thing.
Set after A Stitch in Time. Spoilers through Episode 26.
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- Part 2 of Dref Lives AU
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Orimar arrives just a bit earlier to drive Tiberius Youngblood away, leaving Jonnit with a wounded but alive Dref. Jonnit grapples with the weight of Dref’s trust in him as the doctor talks him through first aid.
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Dref lives AU; spoilers through episode 26.
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- Part 1 of Dref Lives AU
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Since he was created, Polly lived and worked under the gaze of the jar on Tiff’s desk. Trophies from the fallen and forgotten stared at him each time he received an order, a grisly reminder of what would happen if it weren’t followed. Of if he proved less than perfect.
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Polly is cast out of the Industry, but faces a gentler exile than he dreaded.
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“As much as I wanted to kiss you right away, I refuse to get spiderwebs in my mouth,” said Jon with exaggerated primness. When Martin’s expression didn’t change, Jon let out a sigh. “Just let me do this. Please. I...I was so afraid to start on this journey because all I had to lose was you, and..." Jon swallowed. “I just need to know you’re still here.”
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A hundred conversations weigh on Jon and Martin after the meeting with Annabelle. Before their journey back, they share one of them in a moment of privacy. Episode coda to TMA 197.
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As time went by, he found himself seeking out some kinds of stories above others. Some made him ache with jealousy—wholesome families, protective siblings. Some felt distant and dull, especially when “coming of age” seemed to mean “find a girlfriend.” But friends—friends could be found. You didn’t have to be born with them. There was still hope, away from home, away from his mother...
He kept reading stories. Stories were all he had. He fought back the loathing that the touch of a book cover sometimes gave him, tried to fill his dreams with things other than nightmares.
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Gerry Lives AU, spoilers through TMA 111. Written for Aspec Archives Week, “stories” prompt.
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Despite the unwelcome shift his promotion brought to their interactions, rambling about linguistics with Jon was an easy pastime to fall back on.
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Featuring burgeoning Jon and Sasha friendship, mutual infodumping, and Fun with Gender (or lack thereof). Set during early season 1. -
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I know you weren’t going to hurt me, I trust you, he said again and again. And then a different kind of fear shone through, hollow and echoing: “Please don’t stop touching me."
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Or: Life is hard when you're touch-starved but have trauma related to your closest friend. Spoilers through TMA 132.
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The ferry to the underworld has a passenger who won't leave.
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Oliver as Charon, the ferryman to the underworld, rowing Jon back to the shore.
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A curse demands true love’s kiss to spare Jon’s life; what if what Martin has to offer isn’t enough?
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Fairy Tale AU, no series spoilers. Written for Prompt 4 of Aspec Martin Blackwood Week: Alternate Universe.
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- Part 3 of Dathen's Aspec Martin Prompt Fills
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“I’m not making fun, I promise.” Jon absently brushed the back of his fingers against Martin’s cheek, and for a second Martin’s thoughts blurred as heat rushed to his face. “I just never pictured you playing video games.”
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Martin and Jon compare fictional crushes. Hypothetically during TMA 160 interlude, but no series spoilers. Written for Prompt 2 of Aspec Martin Blackwood Week: Common Experiences.
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- Part 2 of Dathen's Aspec Martin Prompt Fills
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Poetry lets Martin open up in ways he'd never dare elsewhere--whether at the job where he lives a lie, or to a mother whose stare grows impatient even when he doesn't speak a word. Yet even to the little book he keeps carefully hidden away, he finds himself pretending.
Maybe it can be the first place he lets himself stop.
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Martin explores his relationship to attraction--and the lack of it--through art. Written for Prompt 1 of Aspec Martin Blackwood Week: Poetry.
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- Part 1 of Dathen's Aspec Martin Prompt Fills
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Once upon a time, Jon would have been certain that Daisy Tonner was the last person he'd have anything in common with. She would have certainly said the same.
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What are movie nights without exploring your identity, confessing deep-buried secrets, and finding someone like you where you never expected?
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housed by your warmth (thus transformed) by Dathen for Angel Ascending (angel_in_ink)
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
08 Feb 2020
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Jon knelt awkwardly beside him and unfurled his wings. They were as broad and beautiful as ever, the underside black and silky in the shadows, the eyes on the other side gleaming a fluorescent halo behind him. It was still light enough to see the flush creeping over Jon’s cheeks as his hands hovered between them.
“For warmth?” said Jon, voice pitching high and nervous.
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Let Us Linger Now a Moment by Dathen for cuttooth
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
01 Jan 2020
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Jon has rather a double standard about which animals he’ll allow in the Archives.
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“What are you doing here?”
He tilted his head, setting the jewelry on his horns to swinging. It didn’t sparkle in the candlelight like it should. “I'm haunting you, of course.”
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After the group suffers their first tragedy, Jester gets a visitor.
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Beau is pretty sure she's the smartest in the room, but dealing with people's...feelings and issues are just not her thing. Since when has that stopped her?
Aka "YouTried.jpg" pep talks and bonding with Beau and Nott. Spoilers through episode 7.
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He never intended to turn near-death experiences into a habit. Then why did they feel like one?
Set during the end of Episode 5; an exploration of Mollymauk's blood hunter subclass, the Order of the Ghostslayer.