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Part 1 of Friends and Families
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Published:
2023-06-20
Completed:
2023-07-02
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42/42
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Friends Old and New Take on the World

Summary:

We all know the story- boy meets girl, boy breaks up with girl, boy stops speaking to all of his friends for years, boy becomes a spooky fear guy after being framed for murder, you get the gist.
...But what if we didn't?
Welcome to a story where boy meets another boy right after uni, at a cafe, and then again at a mechs concert. Martin re-invigorated Jon's love for performing and gave him his creative spark back. 5 years later, Jon's just been promoted to head archivist, and of course this causes all the usual drama- but Jon has an actual support system, in the form of his husband, and his bandmates, and best friends Daisy and Georgie. This doesn't stop bad things from happening, just... changes them a bit.
AKA a chatfic which explores the idea of Becoming, Jon having actual friends, and JonMartin being married at the beginning of season 1!!

Notes:

Chat Name Decoder->

Jon-> Smart ass, D'Ville
Martin-> Beloved Tea Man, Tea King
Georgie-> Cat Mom
Daisy-> Gun Emoji
Basira-> Arson Time, Arson O'Riley
Raphaella-> Science Time
Brian-> Brass Bitch
Marius-> Yes I am actually a doctor
(Gunpowder) Tim-> Moon Be Gone
Ivy-> Books
Nikola-> Teeth Tea
Tim Stoker-> Tim Time
Sasha James-> Computer Wizard

Chapter 1: The Start Of It All

Chapter Text

Game Night Club

Friday 2:37 pm

Smart ass : So I got a promotion

Cat Mom: oh?

Smart ass: you’re looking at the new Head Archivist of The Magnus Institute

Cat Mom: congratulations on the promotion!

Beloved Tea Man: Congrats Jon!!

Smart ass: Thank you :) 

Smart ass: I get to choose my assistants in the Archives, or at least I have some say on who joins me

Cat Mom: Have you chosen yet?

Smart ass: I put down 2 people

Cat Mom: oh?

Smart ass: Tim and Sasha, they seem to know what they’re doing and work well together

Beloved Tea Man: I feel a however coming along

Smart ass: However, Eliass seems set on me having 3 assistants

Arson Time: could you ask for Martin?

Arson Time: I mean, your boss knows about the marriage doesn’t he?

Smart ass: he does

Arson Time: so ask for Martin and if he doesn’t agree then you get a new person to meet and work with. 

Smart ass: I guess that could work

Smart ass: Martin, would you be alright with that?

Beloved Tea Man: It would be nice to get to see you more often at work :) 

Smart ass: I agree, I will talk to Eliass about it.

 

Friday 4:47 pm

Beloved Tea Man: :) 

Cat Mom: ?

Arson Time: ?

Gun Emoji: ?
Gun Emoji: also, congrats on the promotion Jon

Smart ass: Thank you Daisy

Beloved Tea Man: I get to join Jon in the Archives :) 

Cat Mom: good, you can keep him in check

Cat Mom: make sure he doesn’t do The Thing™

Beloved Tea Man: The thing?

Arson Time: Jon does this thing where to be seen as “professional” he ends up being an asshole 

Beloved Tea Man: ah

Smart Ass: I’m not that bad Basira

Arson Time: Not anymore, no

Arson Time: at least not around us

Arson Time: also are you gonna tell the others?

Smart Ass: I should do that, shouldn’t I?

Arson Time: if you don’t I will

Smart Ass: alright, alright

 

The Aurora

Friday 5:13 pm

D’Ville: so

D’Ville: good news

Science Time: oh?

Yes I am actually a doctor: oh?

Nastya: Oh?

D’Ville: I’ve been promoted from Research to Head Archivist 

Teeth Tea: I Hated The Last One

Science Time: Congrats Jonny!

Yes I am actually a doctor: Congrats!

Nastya: That’s wonderful Jonny

Moon Be Gone: Nice

Brass Bitch: Congrats Jonny

Books: That’s lovely Jonny, congratulations! 

D’Ville: Thank you :) 

Arson O’Riley: he also gets to work with Martin

Moon Be Gone: Nice, he can help Jonny make more friends

D’Ville: I have friends

Moon Be Gone: yes, now you will have more friends

Science Time: when do you start your new job Jonny?

D’Ville: Monday

Science Time: nice, give us all the updates yeah?

D’Ville: of course

 

Monday 11:02 am

Jonathan Sims has created a group chat

Jonathan Sims has named the group chat The Archives

Jonathan Sims has added Tim Stoker, Sasha James and Martin Blackwood to The Archives

Jonathan Sims: Hello. It was suggested that a chat be created to help us stay in contact and help productivity. This chat is purely for work purposes, please use it appropriately. 

Martin Blackwood has changed Martin Blackwood’s name to Martin

Martin: Lovely idea Jon!

Tim Stoker has changed Tim Stoker’s name to Tim

Sasha James has changed Sasha James’s name to Sasha

Martin has changed Jonathan Sims’s name to Jon

Jon: Thank you Martin, now please get on to your work everyone, we have a lot to do.

 

Monday 12:30 pm

Martin: I’m making tea, would anyone like any?

Tim: I would love some if you don’t mind

Sasha: Yes please Martin

Martin: Of course :) how do you two like your tea?

Tim: small bit of milk and way too much sugar 

Sasha: sugar and honey

Martin: Alright! Tea will be right out! @Jon do you want any tea?

Jon: If it’s not too much of a bother then yes, I would appreciate some tea Martin, thank you.

Martin: Of course! :) 

 

Tim Stoker to Sasha James

Monday 2:05 pm

Tim Stoker: so

Tim Stoker: I was thinking

Tim Stoker: what if we make a chat without Jon?

Sasha James: Why?

Tim Stoker: so we can get to know Martin without Jon getting upset that we’re using the “work chat”

Sasha James: you want to goof off without being caught

Tim Stoker: maybe

 

Monday 2:10 pm

Tim Stoker has created a group chat

Tim Stoker has named the group chat Assistant Bullpen

Tim Stoker has changed Tim Stoker’s name to Tim Time

Tim Stoker has added Sasha James and Martin Blackwood to Assistant Bullpen

Tim Stoker has changed Sasha James’s name to Computer Wizard

Tim Stoker has changed Martin Blackwood’s name to Tea King

Tim Time: :) hi 

Tea King: Don’t we already have a work chat?

Tim Time: yes but this one has no boss and is not just for work use

Computer Wizard: If you don’t mind me asking Martin, where did you transfer from? I know Tim and Jon were in Research, but I don’t think I ran in to you in Research or Artifact Storage

Tea King: I worked in the Library

Tim Time: fun

Tim Time: actually

Tim Time: if you don’t mind can you help me find someone who works there?

Tim Time: there is this one dude in the library who was really nice

Tim Time: but i never got his name

Tea King: Tim

Tim Time: yes?

Tea King: Tim that was me

Tim Time: ????

Tea King: There were only 4 of us in the Library 

Tea King: I was the only dude working there Tim

Tim Time: I feel dumb

 

Game Night Club

Monday 2:39 pm

Smart Ass: I heard Martin sigh from my office-

Cat Mom: oh?
Beloved Tea Man: Tim created a group chat for the assistants, which in itself is alright

Beloved Tea Man: him and Sasha are very kind

Beloved Tea Man: the reason why I sighed so loudly Jon heard it is because Sasha asked where I transferred from

Arson Time: a simple question

Beloved Tea Man: yes, well when I said the Library Tim asked me if I could help him find someone he didn’t know the name of who worked there

Beloved Tea Man: he asked me to find myself.

Gun Emoji: I’m sorry- 

Gun Emoji: how did he do that?

Beloved Tea Man has sent a screenshot

Cat Mom: I-

Smart Ass:

Smart Ass: How did Tim not know that-?

Beloved Tea Man: I have no idea.