The Magnus Archives fanfiction recommendations
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vague posting by serenfire
(Finished, 1/1 chapters, Georgie Barker/Melanie King, Martin Blackwood/Jonathan Sims, word count: 2,301)
Summary: The Magnus Institute ✔ @MagnusInstitute The Institute does not have any "secret tunnels." Any attempts to disrupt the historic foundation of the building will be countered with an immediate security alert. Melanie King ✔ @GhostHuntUK replying to @MagnusInstitute damn just dm me next time elias 🖕I'm Omniscient, AMA by Karartegirl99
(Finished, 1/1 chapters, no major ship, word count: 2,127)
Summary: Jon uses his Archivist powers to do a Q & A online.The Finest Cat Burglars in All of Bromley by SmallishWormMasterOfTheUniverse
(Finished, 1/1 chapters, Jonathan Sims/Tim Stoker, word count: 6,393)
Summary: Tim is beginning to realize that research at the Institute is a very different beast from research at the publishing house. For one, there’s the content of the research. For two, there’s the actual research materials. And for three— “Come on, Tim.” Jon waves to him from halfway up the fence he’s currently scaling. “If I’m going to break my neck today, it had better be for a good reason.” For three, there’s the research methods. Tim gets paired with Jon for his first big research assignment. Things don't go that great.Safe Harbor series by PitViperOfDoom
(Unfinished series, last updated 2022, 4 finished works, Jonathan Sims/Gerard Keay, word count: 70,544)
Summary: Series summary N/A. First work summary: Admittedly, Jon has been known to make impulsive decisions. Taking a part-time job at the campus library on his last year of university. Going in after dark to check on a book. Putting the lighter in his pocket. Asking out the cute goth who, as far as he knows, narrowly avoided a brush with a Leitner. Gerry told himself it was only going to be one date, just to see what it was like. How was he supposed to know he'd get attached?The Inevitability of Knowing by MochaTears
(Unfinished, last updated 2023, 16/? chapters, Martin Blackwood/Jonathan Sims, word count: 27,379)
Summary: Jon has been promised the role of Archivist since the day he Became, and now it's finally his. Now if only his boyfriend would stop manipulating their coworkers for fun when he's not looking.I'm falling through the hourglass by simulacrify (Exireon)
(Unfinished, last updated 2024, 8/? chapters, Martin Blackwood/Jonathan Sims, word count: 15,459)
Summary: The thing about time is that, most of the time, it moves linearly, forever marching forwards towards an indeterminate end. And when you refuse to continue forwards, well, the only other option is clear to see. After all, there’s an infinite multiverse out there that he doomed in ways he couldn’t even comprehend. Surely… surely he could at least save one of them? // Time Travel Fix-It, or: The Archivist learns how to be Jonathan Sims again, the archival assistants are pretty sure their boss isn't entirely human, and Elias has a terrible day.