#the dreamings archivist

[the-dreamings-archivists]

⭐Professor Gadling fic masterlist (6/11/2022) ⭐

love and other tedious pursuits by qqueenofhades (T) (COMPLETE)

“You are Prince Consort of the Dreaming,” Morpheus says coldly, looking at the suit Hob has picked out for him with all the enthusiasm of a man beholding a dead fish. “One of the Endless by the rights of marriage, who could entertain himself with any sort of magical and fantastic mysteries. You do not need to demean yourself in this way.”

“Hey now.” Hob straightens up and stares at him indignantly. “Demean myself? At the job which I enjoy and I busted my arse to get? You ever get a PhD in history, King of Dreams? I didn’t think so. Besides, I’m prouder to be a professor than I am to be a prince. I worked to be a professor. What did I do to be a prince? Married a weird bloke with a crap personality, that’s what. Put on that suit and let’s get going. The Tube is already going to be a nightmare.”

just pull on your hair, just pull on your pout by wordsinhaled (M) (COMPLETE)

Late morning finds Hob standing outside the history building, hunched against the damp October chill.

Inspired by this gorgeous fanart of Hob by pomegranateruin

a new trade by starklystar (G) (COMPLETE)

“I’ve been teaching for, well, ten years,” Professor Gadling moves a book on fifteenth century warfare off his desk, “give or take.”

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Or, the one in which Rose Walker is Hob Galding's student in graduate school, and Hob gets interviewed about life and love.

Brought you coffee by goodmo_on, saintimor (montredame) (T) (COMPLETE)

Hob drags a hand down his face, losing a brief fight with his embarrassed smile. The rest of the hour is going to be unsalvageable. “Guys, come on now, you do know I’m married –”

> ablo756: MARRIED TO THE HOT GOTH DILF THO??

> hlec298: gadling got game >:)

> wgra837: did he have eyeliner on inside the house???

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Dream walks into one of Hob's zoom lectures. Stupid fluff ensues.

Ich have y-don al myn youth (all my youth I have loved) by ScribeofArda (G) (COMPLETE)

Hob doesn’t know what his face is doing, but Dream glances up at him and Hob can see his face soften, in that way where his expression barely changes but Hob can see everything behind it. “You have an attentive audience, my love,” he says. “Please continue.”

#the dreamings archivist #The Sandman #Dream of the Endless #Hob Gadling #Professor Hob Gadling fic masterlist #fic masterlist #morpheus #the dreaming archive

[ninadove]

Collector sweetie where are your siblings I promise I just want to talk

#the owl house #toh #toh spoilers #watching and dreaming #the collector #the archivists #As an older sibling myself this made me so mad #“Oh it’s his parents” “My siblings” “EVEN WORSE -”

[phineastx]

mural

#toh #the owl house #toh fanart #toh titan #the collector #the collector toh #toh titan trappers #the archivists #toh archivists #toh papa titan #for the future #watching and dreaming #toh season 3

[thegaynessarchives]

Had a dream where Jon got arrested for stealing the letter "L" off a store's sign and then everyone in the world hated him and got him canceled while he was in prison and also he was sick and ppl were like "We don't care he's the scum of the earth let him die" and Starbucks made a drink themed around him and I was like the only person still advocating for him and I was like "You're sick and disgusting to try to profit off this man"

Everywhere I looked all I saw was "Jonathan Sims: Who is he REALLY?" and shit like that

The Jon Sims tag on Tumblr was just full of hateposting

And there were a bunch of YouTube videos of people playing this weird exploding penguin game and ranting about how much they fucking hated Jon Sims

and best part is him and I had literally paid for the sign to be installed so it was basically our sign in the first place

#tma #tma dream #the magnus archives #magnus archives #the magnus institute #tma memes #tma fandom #jonathan sims #the archivist #jon magnus archives #jon sims #jon archivist #tma jon

[felassan]

remember that wild Dragon Age theme park ride (Dragon Age: Flight of the Wardens), originally located in Dubai until it randomly turned up years later (now also oddly-rebranded as "[Not Dragon Age We Swears It]: The Guardian") in, of all places, Skegness England? well, I had to satisfy my curiosity and obsession with obscure pieces of Dragon Age media & archival thereof. and so - actually quite some time ago now - I finally got around to going on a pilgrimage there (which was this whole, like.. heinous harrowing in and of itself, that I will not go into), and I rode it

and to my surprise the original Dragon Age in-ride movie is still part of the ride experience! - complete with references to darkspawn, a Pride demon, dragons, green "rifts", Discount Anders (a Grey Warden[?] mage called 'Eldron'), Discount Yavanna (a Witch of the Wilds called 'Alexia') and Dragon Age: Inquisition soundtrack music. there is also now a new pre-ride movie which replaces the old Dragon Age pre-ride movie as part of the ride's rebranding, and i simply ?¿?

there are also still quite a lot of identifiable Dragon Age props in the fantasy-themed queue-area of the ride (so these must have been part of the whole purchase between parks), including multiple iconic Inquisitor helmets, Grey Warden shields, a Dragon Age dragon (now with DA-dragon identifiable horns.. sawn off??), and several Dragon Age banners, including the Inquisition hairy eyeball, the templar symbol and the Circle symbol. here's some pictures.

[^this image is taken from the video linked below]

I also captured the new pre-ride movie, and you can see it along with the Dragon Age in-ride movie here ⬇️. and so now, with this epilogue to the.. most odyssey of all time, more than two years after the first message about the ride was ever sent to Ghil Dirthalen, this adventure in obscurity and the strange fever-dream meta story of the Dragon Age: Flight of the Wardens era in Dragon Age history is finally complete.

Ghil Dirthalen: The Guardian??? {Overview. - Spoilers All}

[video source & link: Ghil Dirthalen, posted here w/ permission]

some further notes, thoughts and commentary under the cut -

there's a few seconds missing from this capture of the in-ride movie. for the sake of the curious and completion: in them, you're still in the fort and you see lots of 'Wardens' walking and milling around.

a camera in the ride takes two photos of the riders during the ride, which are displayed on a screen on the way out. you can choose to buy these from the Fantasy Island merchandise store. you know those photos of people on log flume rides? it's like those, only of the four riders in a row in the seats. the photos have Fantasy Island branding on them and fire along the bottom, then in two corners there's a bit of a dragon's head and that's about it. the ride photo is the only Guardian-specific merch available at the park.

some of the queue area props appear to be from random other places. like there was a barrel which had something like "1850 distillery" written on it, which is obviously temporally/thematically and universe-ly out of place (not that that's at all unreasonable given the rest of the rideworld lore, there's totally a way it could have gotten there easily hh, see below), and I guess it's a spare or leftover prop from a Western-themed ride or something? others were generic sword'n'sorcery fantasy props (some of these are from the ride's previous life in Dubai though). there are also some pretty random props, like a dead stuffed roe deer's head on the wall and a.. comically large spoon.

there's music playing in the queue area, but it's not DA music, it's generic ye olde fantasy world music.

some folks there mistakenly thought that the long themed lead-up (it was pretty darn long) queue area with the props was the entrance to or start of something completely different, like a haunted house or maze type thing, or was the ride 'experience' in and of itself.

the ride attendant gives you the option of watching the new pre-ride movie or not. I guess they get sick of putting it on and listening to it 9000 times a day (valid), and also cutting it out reduces queue times as it's about five minutes long. it's screened in a little enclosed room at the end of the queue area. you go in and sit down, they show it to you, then you go through another door to the chair machine.

the in-ride movie is blurry and poor quality. I heard someone else who rode it say that it was so blurry that they had no idea what was going on hhh

Now about the new pre-ride movie. in the linked video, the start of the new pre-ride movie isn't included in full at normal speed as it seemed to be a compilation of whatever random fantasy-themed stock footage the video creator could find, stitched together. but again for the curious and the sake of completion: it starts out panning randomly around SPACE, like at the solar system and of planets and at the Milky Way. for a sec I wondered if it was made up of random old Mass Effect assets. then it shows dragons (FROM SPACE) invading an Earth-like planet where I suppose the Ferelden-y kindgom (formerly called "Noathen", now called "Elvia" or something) setting in the rideworld is now supposed to be set. these invading dragons invade either from space or.. another dimension?? or maybe from the future or both?? [see below], entering through a big green rift. (and they still have the green coloring for the rifts and call it/them "rifts" like in DA, which was honestly so funny to me for some reason). the whole panning in from space start to the movie reminded me a lot of the Easter eggs in the DA and ME games that, while they're just Easter eggs for fun and I don't subscribe to this theory myself (as DA is its own great, self-contained thing), could light-heartedly imply that the planet with Thedas on it is a planet in the MEverse (like the krogan head in the Winter Palace in DAI or the ogre in that ME dlc).

in the pre-ride movie, the kingdom of "Elvia" might have actually been called "Albion", which is the earliest-known name for the island of Britain. (it was hard to make out exactly what the king was saying there) the new pre-ride movie seems like it was made in England and ofc thats a common fantasy setting, so I could see it, especially since the king character's name was something like Aethylswyth, which sounded very "Old English". for me personally, if it was "Albion", it adds fuel to the fire of Caitie's cracktheory/"trying to make this fit"-headcanon for the ride story/lore (see Caitie's original video on the ride's previous life for this), that it's set somewhere obscure and backwatery in Ferelden, which is kinda England- or Britain-inspired. (dont take these thoughts or other thoughts in this post about the lore/canon etc too srsly pls hh, it's just crack for fun and I know tis just an off-brand themepark ride)

on the whole the new pre-ride movie is pretty random. there's a giant in it, but it doesn't look like a DAI giant. (is it his big spoon??) it shows a fortress in part of it which looks a bit like Skyhold if you squint, with the long bridge approaching it as the entrance. at one point one of the dragons that pops up is a dragon designed more in the style of a dragon as they are sometimes depicted in, for example, Chinese mythology and folklore. the "communication device" the king described had me rolling, it's exactly like a Dragon Age Skype Crystal or a working set of eluvians from Thedas.. I wondered if the video creator was inspired some by DAI promo images and took cues from the Inquisitor's green hand/the Anchor, since the king has a green glowing thing on (or in?) his chest. and when the king started listing the elements humans are made of, I was reminded of Fullmetal Alchemist.

also, "through a time rift".. I mean technically Dorian's involvement in DAI DOES show green space-time magic right? Where is this other dimension? ofc I know it's not literally Dragon Age, but it's funny to think about and to try and make it "fit" skhskdhfjhe. is it the Fade? the Void? from somewhere in-between like Tevinter Nights implies exists? or is it the dimension which has Thedas's mundane world itself in it - like maybe the dragons are invading this poor guy's kingdom dimension from Thedas? if so what tf is going on in Thedas?? did Solas' explosion at the Conclave ripple through spacetime and rip holes in the fabrics of other worlds as well - like is Solas out here accidentally causing interdimensional Space Dragon invasions? like, theoretically.. the new pre-ride move does reference the in-ride movie, and in turn the in-ride movie is still Dragon Age (!), so technically the new pre-ride movie IS.. kind of.. weirdly.. canon.

((the pre-ride movie references an "outerworld", implying that even in THAT dimension there's an outer world and an inner world, definitely more than one at least. and back on the dimensions thing, I'm not clear - are the dragons coming from Thedas dimension? or are they coming to Thedas dimension? "they came through the rift, human in form but with powers, the ability to fly [that's Eldron] and the ability to transform into dragon-like creatures [that's Alexia]" implies that the dimension on the other side of the rift - if the helpers came through the same rift as the invading dragons - is Thedas, because that's Eldron and Alexia from the Dragon Age in-ride movie being referred to, and Noathen where they're from is in Thedas somewhere. so some Thedosians have travelled to another world to save it?? Dragons are escaping out of Thedas? but.. from space? but also - the narration is telling us that Eldron and Alexia and the other Guardians brought with them from where they came from, as a gift, incredible advanced technology that the people of Elvia have never seen before. he then gives the example of "this communication device" which could be read meta-ly as meaning the television screen, and of plans to build a machine made of metal and advanced technology (meaning the ride machine you go sit on, which is a themepark machine irl obviously and in the 'world' of the ride, some kind of flying machine). so like.. are Eldron and Alexia from Future Thedas (think Avatar Aang/Korra, when by Korra's time there's like lots more machinery and a more modern feel), a Thedas which has advanced complex machines like idk, AEROPLANES? is that what they mean by "time-rift"? because they specifically did say "time". is that to try and explain the modern machinery? does that mean the invading dragons also came from the future, not just from space or another dimension? the other option: Eldron and Alexia came from alternate universe Thedas, which has more modern technology in it. but Thedosians Time-Travelling From The Future And Also Space And Another Dimension is so funny to me so lets go with that. my headcanon is that on the way to Elvia they also timetravelled through a Westernthemed time period and thats why theres a recent-modern period whisky barrel)).

in the ride's previous life, the explanatory hook was that Eldron made you a special harness or saddle thing with which to ride a dragon, which was what the ride machine was simulating. however now, the hook to explain the machine is that it's a gift of advanced technology powered by carbon, hydrogen, organic matter (Big Oil lmao?) etc. (I enjoyed that this explanatory hook got wackier between eras of the ride's life, much like the whole meta story of this piece of media itself. it was already weird because riding dragons isn't really part of DA. though I don't understand meta-ly speaking this convoluted explanation for the machine. dragon-riding isn't an identifiable or key part of the Dragon Age franchise, so they could have kept the idea that you're sitting on a dragon's back and flying around on that in instead of having this wacky explanation about a flying machine gifted from magical strangers from Back To The Future and it would have been fine. I love it though bc its so absurd)

And Tiny Dragon Alexia from the original ride experience is kinda referenced (unintentionally?) when the king introduces the dragon "Guardian" "Mia", as when she comes on-screen her size or scaling looks small/kinda off, so maybe Tiny Dragon lives on. so now we have Tiny Dragon Alexia, Tiny Dragon Mia, and Tiny Dragon queue prop. it's a Tiny Dragon Conference.

and like I just have so many questions. in her original video on the ride, Ghil Dirthalen wondered at length where in Ferelden/Thedas Noathen could be. where is Elvia? why does the pov of the pre-ride movie proceed downstairs into the room where the king is - like why does the king have his throne in a basement? is he in an underground bunker for safety because of the Space Dragon invasion? why does he say we "climbed" up when we have just gone down into his dungeon? why is the tiny dragon introduced as "Mia" when the tiny dragon witch lady in the in-ride movie is called "Alexia"? does the king's green glowing chest thing work like the Anchor - does he have a chest Anchor.. a Chanchor? where did they get Discount Gandalf from the queue area and why is he exactly like the Ghil Dirthalen Stock Theatre Wizards in her original video? why did they change the kingdom's name from "Noathen" to "Elvia" in the pre-ride movie when "Noathen" was already non-existent in Dragon Age lore? why did they scrub Dragon Age from or avoid Dragon Age in the pre-ride movie but leave the whole Dragon Age in-ride movie intact? are the "Guardians" Discount Grey Wardens? is the king's whole schpeel secretly an evil plot so he that can use our bodies for like necromancy-alchemy? why does the ride run on your flesh and are we about to be sacrificed in a blood magic ritual? do we end up like the husks in Mass Effect after our organic forms are broken down into compounds to fuel the King of Elvia's flying anti-dragon defense tank? is the actor of the king a park staffer who is into larping, or someone's fun nerd uncle who likes DnD? does Caitie not in fact agree that I am very handsome and smart, indeed the World's Most Interesting Guy? 😤 why go to the trouble of sawing off the dragon's DA-dragon horns when the in-ride movie is still Dragon Age?? why are the dragons invading from space anyway like what do they want??? how can I obtain the king actor guy's autograph? where are EA's lawyers? and why is there a giant spoon?

#dragon age #Not Dragon Age We Swears It #bioware #solas #video games #lul #long post #longpost #gpoy #mj and the world #saveserault #mass effect #(shoutout to the DA Archivists) #thanku to ghil for her vids and for permission to post this video here #this whole episode in my life and in the DA fandom feels like a strange shared fever dream. was that real? am i? is Skegness? is DA4? r WE? #lmaoo #skegness the swampy ass crack of england #Fantasy Island - where dreams go to die (but fever dreams live on) #(cant believe one of the pretend Wardens from Ghil Dirthalen's Eldron's fake Warden cult was literally there irl at Fantasy Island. im ded) #and if u are reading this thinking wat the heck fel r u ok its just a rebranded themepark ride like calm down its not That Deep #i grasp ur collar and raise you that #in the time between dai and DA:D i have fully lost my mind #what dragon age does to a guy #while we wait for dragon age 4 this is the plot of dragon age 4 #on my knees constructing elaborate headcanons about and trying to make sense of a Not dragon age theme park ride #surrealism.txt

[bubbledrivercomix]

Please don't take this seriously , haha. Au fancomic where #the_collector has one good sibling who got sealed away and conveniently gets freed when Belos-zilla goes ham on the Boiling isles. And said sibling is a fullgrown archivist . Who is understandably not happy that their kid sibling who while maybe a brat, has gotten picked on by a jerk for four hundred odd years. #belos is about to have a not very nice time. Bwahaha.

Jambo is an archivist. They don't like many things and being the middle child , kinda gets sidelined and allowed to do their own bit a lot. But they do have a soft spot for their youngest sibling. Jambo was not happy when their jerky oldest four siblings ganged up on the kid and wanted to mess with their friends . There was a bit of an argument when Jambo tried to stop them from taking the friends away. Jambo got sealed away because four on one means they didn't have much of a chance. Jambo gets freed by a bully who is picking on said youngest . They decide to take out four hundred odd years of pent up rage on this schmuck before moving onto their no-good older siblings who are overdue for wedgies. Jambo isn't actually named 'Jambo' but their youngest likes calling them that . Pt 2 coming soon !!!!

Pt 1 (here) / Pt 2 / Pt 3/ Pt 4

#tohluz #the collecter toh #toh archivists #toh belos #tohbelos #toh #toh luz #toh au #toh finale #toh season three #toh collector #toh watching and dreaming #toh for the future #toh fanart #toh fancomic #toh oc #toh ocs #philip wittebane #the owl house #disney #fan comic #fandom #toh fandom #the owl house collector #alternate universe

[factorialsotherfandoms]

Philza comes with his evidence backpack, and Cellbit wants the ground to swallow him whole. Too much, its too much, he can't-

"Is now a bad time?" Philza asks, concerned but voice still light. "I can come back Friday?"

"No," Cellbit sighs. "No, I guess... Just..."

He waves a hand in a direction, and hopes Philza can make some sense of it.

"..." Philza doesn't move. "You alright mate? You seem a bit... off?"

"I'm just tired," Cellbit replies. "I just..."

Does he say, does he not? Philza has been one of his few defenders on this island, trusting him even when there's been nothing to trust, thinking on his wavelength and beside him.

He has to, doesn't he?

Cellbit can't make this sort of decision and tell anyone.

"I'm stepping down," Cellbit says. "From investigating. Cucurucho... I'm not working for the Federation, but I can't keep working against them either. Can we just... I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can't be what you need me to be."

"You're not? But-" Philza's brow furrows, and Cellbit fears the yelling he heard in the maze.

He didn't hear the words, but he heard the tone; he knows he is too exhausted to survive that.

"Please, Philza," he says. "Let it rest. The Federation, the Order... I have no part in them any more. Good luck. I hope you find what you're looking for someday."

There is a long pause and Cellbit thinks, maybe, that the silence is worse than the yelling could ever have been.

"Alright," Philza's voice is gentle as he deflates. "Alright... I understand."

Cellbit expects that to be that, watching Philza put the evidence bag away. It stings more than he thought it would, but even that struggles to bring him strength through the haze. He has failed Philza - failed everyone - in giving up. So of course he is now turned away. He knows he's only wanted for what he can give, why did he expect different?

But then the bag is gone, and Philza is still there. He reaches out, takes one of Cellbit's hands, and cradles it in his own. Calloused hands are soft and gentle, and Cellbit understands why so many on the island call him father.

It doesn't feel as teasing any more.

"Are you safe?" Philza asks. "Cucurucho isn't going to come down on your ass, is he?"

He is. Cellbit cannot answer - he just wants to sleep.

But maybe none is needed, because Philza's grip tightens a little, before thumbs start to smooth over Cellbit's knuckles.

"Fuck," Philza says, then he breathes. "Alright. We've got you, King. If anything happens, I'll be there as soon as I can. Don't worry about that dumbass bear, okay? No matter what there are people here who love you, and we will save you."

Cellbit closes his eyes, and nods, and tries to be strong again. He opens his mouth, and-

"None of that," Philza interrupts. "I do it because I want to. Now, when's Roier coming to bed? I don't really want to leave you alone right now, mate."

There's something in Philza's tone, but Cellbit doesn't care to interpret it. Instead he shrugs, "not sure. But really, I'll be fine. I just need to rest."

"I'll bet," Philza looks almost heartbroken as he says it. "Let's get you somewhere safe, then. You good to warp to my place? Phil and Missa?"

"Why?" Cellbit manages to ask as he takes out his warpstone.

"I'm not going to ask you to show me your bedroom, Cellbit. I can make choices about my privacy, not yours."

It sounds so obvious like that, but it's not quite the question he meant. Still, Cellbit just follows along. It's easier, far easier, to just get whatever this is over with so he can get home and to his bed.

He warps and, as soon as he arrives, Philza takes his hand again. He's led to the hatch, and down - "be careful on the ladder" Philza reminds him - to the children's room. Then, not content to leave him there, Philza takes him to the right, through another two security doors - its not hidden, but its certainly protected - to a room all in orange. Around the walls are photographs, and there's an enchantment table in the centre, but Cellbit does not really think of that.

"This is Chayanne's room," Philza smiles sadly as he says it. "But, I'm sure he won't mind. Here, if we just-"

Cellbit tries to make a response, to compliment it, to offer condolences, but instead he is led to the side of the stairs, and then beneath them. Tucked away there, in the dim, behind five security doors and still hidden, is a heap of mattresses, covered in blankets and pillows and even the odd bean bag.

"Get yourself comfortable," Philza pushes him a little towards the pile. "I just need to adjust the doors. Make sure Roier can get in, and Felps. Pretty sure Fit just lets Pac and Mike in anyway. And Forever," Philza's breath hitches very slightly, almost inaudibly. "has access anyway."

Philza hurries off, and Cellbit remains where he was left. He doesn't need the mothering, he is sure, but- But maybe it is nice, to not have to think.

He thinks so much, for everyone, what's wrong with this?

Soon enough Philza is back, carrying two bowls of something.

"I've let Roier know where you are, and Felps as I saw he was awake," Philza says as he passes over a bowl. "I know I ain't your family, but hopefully... Anyway, Chayanne made these before he vanished, always was a better cook than me. Just heated it through - I'm sure he wouldn't have minded it being shared."

"Are you sure?" Cellbit asks. "This is your son's? I'm not-"

"Eat," Philza is a little more pushy this time, even as he sits on the mattresses himself. "You're family, if you want to be. A bit extended, but aren't we all? Forever is my family and he's also yours, and that makes us family too. By some definition, anyway."

"Oh," it's said so simply, and Cellbit has no mind for a puzzle right now. Instead he takes the bowl of soup, and he drinks it.

They eat in silence and, once done, Philza tucks both of the bowls away. Cellbit is nudged again towards the mattresses as Philza cleans up, placing his hat and his coat beside the nest.

Great, ruined wings shudder a little to escape their hole, and despite the feather growth over them Cellbit can see the scars still deep in the flesh, the unevenness where muscle has been ripped away, how they shake with the effort of holding themselves up.

He feels like he needs to do something, to have some response to seeing such fantastic wings laid low - or perhaps to the trust shown to him in their display - but he's just...

He's just tired.

Philza is a little unsteady as he, too, comes into the nest. He shifts the pillows and the blankets and opens his arms and Cellbit- Cellbit can't.

He can't be being offered this, he barely knows Philza, he can't be trusted this much, not when people so much closer to him don't. It feels like a lie, a kind one at that.

"Come on Cellbit," Philza says. "I don't have all night; some of us sleep at reasonable hours, you know?"

"It's not unreasonable," Cellbit manages to retort, even as he gives in.

Stone crumbles to the wave, in time; Cellbit pulls off his outer layers, and slowly climbs into the nest.

Crawls into Philza's arms.

The arms close around him, and ruined wings hide him from sight.

"There we go," Philza whispers. "You've done well, more than enough. Just rest now, mate; I'll keep things ticking over in the meantime."

Cellbit doesn't want things to stay 'ticking over', he just wants them to end. Part of him knows he doesn't really, that he'll want those things later, if only because Cucurucho /will/ betray him, and Forever still isn't home, and its only with them carrying on that anyone he loves will be safe.

Philza runs a hand through his hair; Cellbit's thoughts still.

It's a little while before either of them speaks. To his own surprise Cellbit is the one to do so, with another childish feeling question, another "why?"

"Because I trust you," Philza replies. "And if I trust you, I care about you. If I trust you, you are my flock, and it fucking sucks right now, but we take care of each other. You're alive? That's /all/ I need from you, mate, just for you to stay alive."

Cellbit wishes it was that simple, he really does.

"If I'm here, your house isn't safe," he tries to reason, unsure why he's even fighting it now.

Philza holds him a little tighter, "if my flock safe, what's the point of a house? I'd take you to the real nest, but human lungs don't like being that high for long."

Real nest? Cellbit didn't think Philza had a secret base. It's a better kept secret than most on the server, it seems. To even know it exists, and presumably in the sky...

The idea is crushed by exhaustion, and apathy, and a desperate, desperate need to sleep.

Fingers brush in his hair once more.

"I've got you," Philza says. "Get some rest, mate; nobody will hurt you here."

And if they do, Cellbit has no doubt Philza's scythe will find its way into their eyes.

He curls up, presses his head to Philza's chest, and desperately tries to sleep.

#qsmp fanfic #qsmp cellbit #qsmp philza #so about the transcripts I read from last night huh #mental health issues #qsmp archivists #they're both coping so hard bless them #scenes that will never happen but I can dream about anyway #alternate universe where schedules don't suck and so they were a little closer already

[regular-gnome]

I adore your Archivists and the lore you make for them and their personalities and relationships between each other and Collector! You don't paint them as Good but misunderstood or cartoonishly evil.

They are god-like entities and their morality system and values are way to different for mortals to easily relate and understand. And good luck for them to not grow up with an issue or two and then proceed to raise a young collector with no problems =3

Also a question if you don't mind👉👈(sorry if you already answered it, my memory is bad TT) So all five of them are collectors(and they are the only ones of their kind), the siblings have a different name for their group why? And our Collector's name is the same as species or will he have something his own later like others when he is older?

The empty, uncaring void filled with extinction and destruction is not a place where kids grow happily without any lasting issues and from a mortal point of view - a weird perception of good but they are trying

I don't think anyone has asked about this one yet! Their names are related to their identity and that connects to their history; they don't really use individual ones, but rather what describes who they are.

I've put the reasoning and my stab at the lore under the cut since I thought it might be a bit long and not everyone into it (and I just figured out how to add the read more cut so im gonna use it)

They are not the only ones in existence; they are just in this part of the galaxy we see. In the beginning, when the universe wasn't as expanded, the Children of the Stars were closer to each other, exploring the young galaxy together and living among other living creatures - mortals.

After the extinction event that left the children alone on the barren world, they decided not to let it ever happen again. They began collecting life from the surroundings and spread it to uninhabited systems, later establishing the first archive to help with it. Thats when they started call each others collectors, and after creating archive those collectors connected to it that cared for and used it were archivists. It didn't go fantastic, they were young figuring things out on the way, the lessons they learned got contained in the Guidebook everyone took. At this point, they also realized that everything they were doing was not enough. The galaxy was too vast, with too many worlds facing their ends too far apart. They separated making own archives, now too far away to ever really meet and find each other.

On how it realates to names. Collie is a kid, they are a collector so The Collector, they live around the archive but it's not their responsibility at this point -it's The Archivists. As Collector grows up and becomes an Archivist they can take a specific set of tasks and be associated with them taking on a title. However, this also means that titles can change.

The first sibling in the story, after establishing their archive, was just named The Archivist. When another collector grew up to help, they divided roles, with Curator handling organization inside the archive and Naturalist handling "ground work". Later, the tasks of the Naturalists were divided, now becoming Anatomist and dealing with the living environment and Architects handling the unliving aspects . Following Archivist became The Wayfarer, responsible for keeping track of every collected place and noting any changes they undergo. They scout out planets that are to be added to the archive.

I'm not certain what Collie would want to do in the future. I think they might be inclined towards tasks related to being around mortals as they are pretty social, so they could probably take on some responsibilities from Anatomist and Wayfarer. But, I can't say for sure what title they might take

And here's a fun little aspect: the universe didn't stop expanding. The places their archive reaches keep getting further away and more advanced systems, so planets that are more than basic fauna and flora are more prone to collapsing. At some point, probably when Collie is an Archivist, the archive might have to split, and the names will shift again

#I implied some history in the dream comic but its not very really clear:p #In reblogs is my reasoning #sorry for that #the owl house #owl house #toh fanart #toh archivists #the archivists #toh collectors #toh the archivists #toh collector #the collector #ask

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

redid an old ref of an important Guy of mine!! i imagine they're very jingly when moving

extra:

and the cringe 2022 ref. looking at it makes me nauseous <3

#some of my characters take thought and effort #and some come to me in an abrupt dozing dream that makes my eyes snap open and nearly fall out of bed #trying to get to my tablet fast enough to jot them down before the imagine vanishes #i much like the newer version.... #less complicated!! Softer!!! otter kitty <3 #oh the archivist <3 aka the nosiest bitch around <3 #scribble garnish #oc #original character #digital art #been thinking about my guys more.. it feels nice! #i dont allow myself to give them the attention they deserve #i focus too much on Outside things i think #i'd like to put them out there! some of them anyhow! #but anyway i didnt really change the archivist's outfit much cause. well. i quite like the original

[foolsocracy]

in that mirror, there's thousands of you

#awesamdude #awesamedude fanart #c!sam #dsmp #dream smp #my art #ohhhhhhhhhh the him #right to left: #baby sam prime #sam prime/1st clone #librarian/archivist sam that boomer found #sam bucket #a sam clone that ran the castle #dsmp sam #based off that one pic from atla #hes my little guy fr

[wolfkice]

The Owl House - Return to the stars

Imagine if at least one of his sibling really care for him~ˊw ˋ 假設至少其中一個手足真的在乎他的話~ˊw ˋ

DeviantArt:[link]

☕Buy me a coffee~?☕｡:.ﾟヽ(*´∀`)ﾉﾟ.:｡

✨Want to commission me? 🖼️🖌️ヾ(･∀･)

#toh #the owl house #the archivists #the collector #watching and dreaming #my art #kept changing the archivists' design 'cause I wanna see which I like the most. lol

[fiendishartist2]

web jon is so sillay

#hes so funny to me #i think he would be the biggest self important dorkus on the planet as a web avatar #like yeah hes actively choosing to fuck with ppls free will but. i think hes funny about it so its fine #also i think he would be kinda bad at it lol. like he makes it maybe 2 seasons and then he has to stop bc sasha figured it out #and then hes just a morally gray friend <3 #my art #doodles #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #web avatar jon #archivist sasha #sasha james #kinda #martin blackwood #timothy stoker #jonmartin #i just finished this web jon fic that was pretty good but it had this bit where martin has dreams of spiders and i think thats awesome #ofc its horrifying there but i think its funny. i keep telling my coworker about my romantic spider dreams and he gets so weird about it #if you cant read my handwriting. sorry lol best i can do

[drinkin-cherryschnapps]

helen richardson you are soooooooo sexy micheal shelly you are soooooooo sexy gerry keay you are soooooo sexy mike crew you are soooooo sexy agnes montague you are sooooooooo sexy jude perry you are soooooo sexy melanie king you are sooooooo sexy jon sims you are sooooooo sexy martin blackwood you are soooooooooo sexy anabelle cane you are sooooooo sexy elias bouchard… nikola orsinov you are soooooo sexy tim stoker you are sooooooo sexy breekon & hope ily basira hussain you are soooooooo sexy death dream guy you are soooo sexy georgie barker you are soooooo sexy jane prentiss you are sooooooo sexy sasha james you are sooooooo sexy not!sasha james you are sooooo sexy

#my thoughts on the avatars and entities and yknow #the spiral sexiest fear power 2022 #tma podcast #helen richardson #micheal shelly #gerry keay #mike crew #agnes montague #jude perry #melanie king #jon archivist #martin blackwood #anabelle cane #elias bitchard #nikola orsinov #tim stoker #breekon and hope #basira hussain #death dreams guy #georgie barker #jane prentiss #sasha james #not sasha #i love yall sm

[fordeadleaves]

so. theres this mcyt character who’s an amnesiac with a fucked up book & and a color scheme where theyre kinda split down the middle. & also they’re dead at some point during the story. & they’re from an smp with a name that abbreviates to dsmp. now am i thinking of c!ranboo from dream smp or vikingpilot from dominion smp

#*the archivist speaks #red/ran [👁️‍🗨️] #dsmp #dream smp #dominion smp #ranboo #vikingpilot #their voices are also similar but i dont know how the Fuck to describe voices

[callilemon]

So, procreate dreams came out a few days ago. I decided to mess with it today, here's my first animation attempt! 🗣

I look forward to using it in the future!

#this app is literally so cool #so confusing too #it took me so long to get used to procreate #idk how im going to get used to dreams #but i think i did okay? #Noé is my baby #vanitas no carte #vnc #the case study of vanitas #fanart #doodles #anime #noé archiviste #manga #procreate dreams

[the-irreverend]

For me, personally, this scene where the Collector describes his experiences with the Titans is the scariest scene in the entire show.

Just imagine the poor Titans watching in horror as their friends and family are plucked out of existence by a force that's beyond their knowledge and understanding.

And the only person who does understand (The Collector) can only watch helplessly as the people they've grown the love are snatched away by their manipulative, good-for-nothing siblings.

It's funny how this "kid's show" manages to be scarier than most horror movies.

#the collector #toh #the owl house #watching and dreaming #toh finale #the owl house finale #toh spoilers #the owl house spoilers #toh season 3 #the owl house season 3 #toh archivists #toh the collector #toh titan #toh s3 #dana terrace #owl house