Does Jon also call Elias every time he goes all ‘Ceaseless Watcher…’ to destroy entities? Like does Jonah sit in his panopticon enjoying the show or what
This is the outfit I’ll be wearing when I throw open the doors to the archives and proclaim myself as the new head of the institute, instantly killing Elias
Well, in my mind Jon is he/they nonbinary. He's not very public about it due to ~reasons~, but there are a handful of people who know, like Georgie (and Elias, naturally).
Oh, I adore this headcannon! And yes of course Elias Knows™️ 😂
re: Jon hc's ... This might actually be considered canon idk, considering details like him exaggerating his accent at uni, but ... I really believe that one of Jon's greatest fears is being perceived as unintelligent. That's why in the beginning of 119 he seemed to be hit so much harder than the others (e.g., Tim still managed to be fueled by purpose, Basira by common sense, etc.) ... I might just be projecting because I am terrified of The Stranger lol
I can see this actually being canon tbh. I absolutely agree with this hc completely!! (Also, the stranger is absolutely terrifying)
My friend came up with this one. Jon can't knock on doors. He will knock on the frame. Or the wall. Or right the door bell. But he will NOT knock on the actual door.
Oh my god, I love this. It makes so much sense considering what happened with Mr Spider…
Ooh, I hc that he can see in the dark (the average one, not the Dark™), which is an ability he got as part of the all-seeing gift package after the first attempted Watcher's Crown. I once saw an art of him that depicted him with eyeshine like a cat (don't remember the artist), and the idea never left my head since.
Not even kidding I want this to be canon. That’s absolutely amazing and I’m 99% sure I’m never going to forget about this idea either omfg. Just imagining his eyes reflecting in the dark is enough to drive me crazy.
I totally hc that he is genuinely loves like scheduling and paperwork because it gives him a sense of control and power and also because he just loves the neatness of coloms and numbers
Oh, he absolutely would be that guy 😂 we stan a meticulous man. Power and Control are his middle names
Elias has a sweet tooth, and he'll eat just about anything with sugar in it if he gets his cravings (yeah i might have extrapolated this from that one cake scene). This however doesn't really affect him, cause he only eats like...every once in a while (being not-quite-human has its perks). On that note, I also think he rarely needs sleep as the Eye would prefer its avatars alert/watching as much as possible, BUT when he does he just crashes for at least 14 hours straight.
Absolutely love the idea of him having a sweet tooth and just picturing him going into a mini coma is absolutely hilarious 😂 probably sugar crashing
2 things Jonah head canon. 1 this is more of a joke theory but Albrecht sons were Jonah since he said he and Clara can’t have kids. 2 In Jonahs second body he slept with Oscar Wilde
I can’t tell which head cannon I prefer lmao but the second one had me cackling 😂😂😂 because I don’t doubt it AT ALL.
How does Jonah Magnus manage to get away with identity fraud so well?? Like you KNOW this man isn’t paying taxes.
Also, he’s passing his homes and all of his belongings to whatever body he chooses next…like, that’s gotta be a little odd, right?? Like he’s leaving everything in his name in his will to an assistant 😂
I saw a fic where he essentially dated the people he was going to transfer into and it was an open secret so essentially made it look like his lover was getting everything
HC Jonah would have been a Web Avatar but the Eye got to him first
I could absolutely see him being an avatar of the web. He’s manipulative af, but I think the Eye served him better for what he wanted and it required less work on his part.
HC so you know how people joke about Elias only hiring gay people? We'll before it became socially accepted it was so he could feed on their fear of being discovered
THIS ^^^
You’re absolutely right, cause bruhhh you could literally feed on the LGBT community so much 😭 we’re a terrified group of ppl 😭😭 coming out can be scary and a fear god could definitely take advantage
HC The Magnus Institute has no Hr it's just a door Elias painted on some second floor wall. He collects the complaints about him and subtly bring them up each time he sees person who complained
lmao the idea of this is just hilarious. it’s like the “i am the manager” energy, but “I am HR.” 👀
On the topic of Elias speaking French, I just recently listened to a French song with MAJOR Beholding vibes: Tout était dit by Jean-Jacques Goldman. It's about a man watching a woman in a café, and how he comes to know her deeply just by watching her, without words being necessary. It has a romantic vibe, but it's actually pretty creepy if you think about it, and therefore perfect for JonElias <3 it includes such gems as "your hand reaching for a cigarette was like a confession you made to me without knowing" or "the shape of your lips was like a language, your gaze itself a statement". Whenever I listen to it, my brain plays a whole JE first meeting movie it's SO PERFECT. idk if you speak French but anyway, I really recommend this song
I’m not fluent, but I definitely know a good amount of French!! I’ll have to check out this song 👀 cause I have an entire JonElias playlist in the making rn 😂 it sounds absolutely fantastic. I’m weak for the French speaking Elias headcannon