love any implication that jon is elias’ possession. because like first of all let me be clear he is. he’s mr magnus’ archive. but at the same time it’s so ridiculous just the idea that what elias has made jon into is something that he can own. trying to use insect pins to hold down a god (SCREAMS)
mag102 you will always be famous. (zeroing in on the jonelias moments) so great how jon goes from this scathing “how embarrassing for you”/“when you’re not bashing its head in with a pipe” tone when talking to elias to being flustered and stuttering when elias genuinely praises him for the development of his powers 🥰 and then he immediately has to defend elias to MELANIE probably the person who hates elias the most atm. you know elias was giggling and kicking his feet internally. yes yes my dear archivist you’ll get your breadcrumbs but first can you please make sure no one tries to kill me <3
jonelias is so. is no one else seeing this. I can’t believe how often it’s misinterpreted or even just not someone’s taste like how can you not like this and also how can you not see that they’re literally in l*ve
mag92 being set up as a recording elias makes where at the beginning he calls the police and reads out the letter barnabas wrote to jonah (and also tells him the only point of having friends is to observe and discard them) before jon and the others even enter the scene is SO tasty. im imagining jon listening and relistening to the tape later and feeling a rush of conflicting emotions… the thrill of a new statement (AND new information about jonah magnus!), the resentment towards elias for running him ragged while keeping necessary information guarded, the shame of remembering how easily elias outwitted them in that confrontation, the vulnerability of their private conversation…
Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es. [Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are] - Physiologie du Goût ou: Méditations de Gastronomie Transcendante. by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
mag 089 twice as bright; mag 091 the coming storm; mag 111 family business; mag 115 taking stock; mag 134 time of revelation; mag 145 infection doubts; mag 146 threshold