i don’t want your crown
Series: The Magnus Archives
Pairing: One-Sided Elias Bouchard/Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood/Jonathan Sims
Summary: Jon and Martin reach the Panopticon. It doesn’t have the answers they’re looking for, and it doesn’t go how Elias expects.for days 6 & 7: beholding and dynamic shift
Notes/Warnings: Possessive Behavior, Reluctant Relationship, Manipulation, Dynamic Shift, Body Horror, Eye Horror, Discussion of T erminal Illness, Jealousy
AO3The tower looms overhead, ostentatious and as daunting as it was when only a blip in the distance. A horrid beacon that Jon knows they’ll have to enter, however much he’s torn on it. He’s being called—has been presumably by both Elias and the Eye itself, but he doesn’t know what awaits them up there, nor if it will help anything.
He wants to know what’s up there.
He doesn’t want to know his place up there. Acknowledge the burning desire to see it all.
“So this is it,” Martin’s voice breaks his thoughts, and it’s grounding to hear against the stress of the impeding climb.
“Yes, this is it,” Jon reiterates a bit pointlessly. He’s done his best to avoid looking directly, but it’s obvious Martin has more questions for him. All he can focus on is trying to steel himself for whatever remaining trap Jonah might have for them, and what Martin might expect him to do once they’re up there. There are so many more people he owes it to, to fix things, but he can’t think of them right now either. If he even can do anything about Jonah, there’s no guarantee it would fix anything or mean anything beyond petty revenge.
Whatever he expects Martin to ask, he’s instead surprised to see his outstretched hand.
“Ready? Walked long enough to get here, couple of flights of stairs can’t be that much worse.”
Jon only offers an uneasy smile back, but accepts his hand as they enter.