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Reunited in the Dark World, but finding themselves with two separate bodies, John and Arthur realize that neither of them are enjoying the distance.
And, well. John’s body is physical, but it’s malleable enough that they can still make it work. It’s not going to be an elegant rejoining, per se—but anything’s worth it if they can be together again.
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Things are supposed to be great. John has his own body, and he can finally experience the world on his own terms. However, a hitch has erupted in their plans: John cannot bear going more than a few steps outside their apartment without the ghosts of his past making his heart pound and an ever-watchful eye threatening to resurrect his demons.
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20 Mar 2026
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Arthur’s heart flutters unevenly, arrhythmic. Vague sparking signals cannot make it past the broken connection of his severed spine. There is warmth in his core, still, but it is fading rapidly in the frigid air. The Dark World compels him to live, yes—but it does nothing more.
And like that, enveloped wholly in his blood and sinew once again, it occurs to him:
Maybe he can do something about this.
If he wants his friend back, he needs to do something about this.
He stretches his awareness outward once again, and begins to knit.
After dying at Kayne's hands, John and Arthur find themselves in the Dark World. Possessed of two separate bodies, though... perhaps not quite as separate, or as whole, as they were hoping.
Nothing's ever easy, is it?
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19 Mar 2026
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When the weight of his trauma starts to wear Arthur a little too thin, John does the only thing that any disembodied spirit with one hand and one foot could do: he finds a pen. At least one of them knows when to ask for help.
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16 Mar 2026
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By the ninth day, Arthur had gone from restless to bored out of his mind.
"We have to do something new."
“And what exactly would that be?"
"I don’t know. But we have to do something, John. We’ve started snapping at each other like when Parker and I had to stay at a shitty motel for a case and share a bed and bathroom."
“It’s not that bad.”
“You yelled at me for rubbing my eye too much the other day and last night I grabbed your hand because you were tapping it too loudly.”
“...You have a point.”
___Arthur's a little banged up, so what better to fix that than a luxurious stay at a cultist-killing castle! He has everything he could ask for, a curse-free body, clean clothes and water that hasn't been tainted with the blood of corpses! What more could you want?
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15 Mar 2026
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“Indeed. You’re lucky Alia saw something in you,” Evrard comments. “I do apologize for the distrust initially. You understand.”
“Of course, not the first time someone’s attempted to murder me,” Arthur jokes lightly, but it trails off into a cough.
John winces internally, this was almost worse than dealing with Yorick's interjections. Arthur, be careful.
“I’m sorry?” Evrard asks, confused.
Arthur continues, voice dipping into humor once more, “Honestly of all the attempts it was one of the more survivable. Just dropped down a trapdoor, not even gutted or shot. Hell, I’ve gotten closer to getting the job done than you did.”
For fucks sake.
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15 Mar 2026
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Shortly after his return to New York, Arthur Lester is found comatose and blind in an alleyway with no memory nor idea towards what put him there. That's what he says anyway, since he has some idea considering the amount of enemies he's made in the past year. It would be a lot easier if most of it wasn't faded in strange obscurity when he tries to remember; if he hadn't gone through it all completely alone.
And then he starts seeing the same faceless stranger in his dreams.
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14 Mar 2026
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you say i've got another face (that's not a fault of mine these days) by sink_eden (swiftishere)
Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)
16 Feb 2026
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The frustrated ranting trails off, and in a slightly weaker, more hesitant voice, he asks, “…could you… project yourself? For a bit?”
“Wh-what?”
John doesn’t quite mean for it to come out that audibly startled, almost hurt, but he can’t quite manage to catch himself before it slips out. He just can’t understand the request, unless—is Arthur trying to kick him out of their body? Does he want space that desperately, that he—
“It’s, ah… well, you know how it drains me,” Arthur continues, probably oblivious to John’s thoughts. “I think I could… use that, right now. To—burn off some of this restless energy.”
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- Part 13 of Whump Challenge Prompt Fills
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14 Mar 2026
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This Place of Wrath and Tears by eldritchunicorn, Morgs248
Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)
10 Aug 2024
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Arthur Lester is dead.
The last thing he remembers is the panicked run through the witch’s lair, with John’s voice guiding him in the darkness of the tunnels, and Yorick at his belt narrating his doom. A sharp pain in his abdomen, the blade piercing through his flesh, emerging on the other side, as blood seeps out of his body and lands in heavy droplets on the ground.
John’s pained scream, calling his name.Darkness.
Then he wakes in a painfully familiar place, with a familiar voice in his head.
But there are still promises to keep – promises, whose weight hangs heavy on Arthur’s shoulders. Breaking Kayne’s deal threatens eternal suffering not just for him, but for everyone he’s ever loved; yet how can he find his way not only back to England, but to the right time, the right universe?
In this place of wrath and tears, Arthur, and the entity within are forced to reckon with the past and with the future. Old wounds are opened, new knowledge uncovered. Will they light a fuse on the relationship with an old foe, risking everything they've worked for — or perhaps, gain an unexpected ally for the final day of judgement?
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It’ll be okay. You’re safe.
A lie, perhaps the biggest one John had ever uttered in his meager four months of existence. He certainly did not feel safe, not enclosed in a seemingly-endless labyrinth that could twist and reshape itself at will, not in England where he could see barren grasslands all the way to the horizon, not in this fucking universe that could have been handpicked by a bored god or—worse yet—chosen at random just for shits and giggles.
No. John did not feel safe one bit.
Even so, Arthur breathed.
I’ll take care of you.
And breathed.
It’ll be okay.
And breathed.
It’ll be fine.
And faded.
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Miraculously, the witch is vanquished and her talisman tugs Arthur violently back to mortality, though it is obvious he won't be leaving the labyrinth any time soon. John does the only thing he can and watches over him.Bookmarked by ThatRandoInTheCorner
12 Mar 2026
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Private Eye by Inscribedlighter (Beewaggle) for Dyingvictorian
Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast), The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
12 Apr 2025
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John and Arthur sit across from a man that offers them the answer to their problem. The only condition is that they find someone for him first.
Arthur isn't inclined to agree to his deal.
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11 Mar 2026
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The door is open a crack, just as they’d left it, and he pushes it the rest of the way.
Blond curls barely peek out over the rim of the porcelain tub and, without the roar of the faucet, gentle splashing can be heard reverberating off the tile floor.
Blegh, too much white, these bathrooms. Too white and too bright and far too easy to stain.
She looks happy enough. Content, even; no concern whatsoever marring her round face. Large cerulean eyes meet his and the splashing halts. She stares at him for a long time, long enough that he feels his legs itch from antsiness.
“Hello.”
The greeting startles him for a fraction of a second, like he’s watching a kitten amble innocently into shark-infested waters. But he’s proud to say he recovers quickly.
“Why, hello there, kiddo!”
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After dropping Arthur and John off on their fetch-quest in the 13th century, Kayne decides to pay another visit to the newly-rescued member of the Lester family.Bookmarked by ThatRandoInTheCorner
11 Mar 2026
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Arthur got low in Larson’s house. He hit bedrock; he admitted, brokenly, that they won.
John didn’t let him drown. Which is ironic, because John was already drowning.
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10 Mar 2026
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Kayne has to gloat, even if it's to no one. He freezes time so he can really revel in the moment John breaks Arthur's heart.
Again.
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10 Mar 2026
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What is a Vanguard anyway, and why would one be so happy to be given a silly name and ordered around by a God-fragment and his human vessel?
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09 Mar 2026
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Monsters Must Be People by oakleaf_bearer
Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast), The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
17 Mar 2024
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Accountability, that was what it was. It was easy enough to condemn her actions from afar while still accepting her usefulness, but now they were all involved. They had all had a hand in what had been done to that stranger, Arthur Lester, the supposed Private Investigator.
Apparently that didn't sit right with any of the others. At least they had finally found the line.
Stupid fucking Archives.
Morality was not even a consideration anymore. It was just whether or not they could justify it enough to pretend to sleep at night.-
What if Arthur ended up in London in S3 of TMA before going to New York?
updates every saturday
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09 Mar 2026
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Through the intervention of a familiar chaos god, John is once more the King in Yellow at the peak of his godly strength, no drawbacks, no sacrifices. Except... Arthur has already suffered. Their journey has taken a toll no mortal soul or body could withstand without irreparable damage. Arthur is broken. John intends to fix him, in his own way. Even if it means betraying his friend's trust. Over. And over. And over again.
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09 Mar 2026
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Of all the things John has been jealous of, this one makes him feel the most foolish.
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08 Mar 2026
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The cup is drained. All that remains are the dregs.
Noel returns after an unexpected adventure and sees a familiar face. Oscar needs help.
Larson is not leaving the poker table just yet. Yellow wants out.
Daniel hears an unexpected knock at the door (again). Marie befriends him.Bookmarked by ThatRandoInTheCorner
06 Mar 2026
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It looks like the entity and Arthur have to leave Arkham in order to solve their problem. Fine, it isn't as if the entity has any say in the matter, but Arthur insists they have to make a stop elsewhere first. Though Arthur initially tries to disguise the reason for their visit, it eventually becomes clear: he has to say goodbye to his young daughter, Faroe.
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06 Mar 2026