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1. Public Bookmark 13

   Recalibration by vials for Leamas

   Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   29 Dec 2021

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Distortion & Michael Shelley
   • The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Michael Shelley
   • Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Starvation
   • Sharing a Body
   • The Spiral Fear Entity (The Magnus Archives)
   • Character Study
   • It/Its Pronouns For Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Body Horror
   • r/badheadmates

   Summary

   Michael Shelley did not go without a fight.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,268

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   5

   Kudos:

   84

   Bookmarks:

   13

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   607

   Bookmarked by theoretically_Academic

   09 May 2026

2. Public Bookmark 6

   Stitches by Ghostigram

   Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   09 Aug 2022

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gerard Keay/Michael | The Distortion
   • Gerard Keay
   • Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Mary Keay
   • unreality
   • Mary Keay's A+ Parenting
   • shared emotion
   • Needles
   • It/Its Pronouns For Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • sutures
   • michael gets sewn back together and its kinda fucked up but idk how to tag it
   • self recognition through the other

   Summary

   When an unraveled Michael shows up at the Keay household looking for help, Mary Keay decides the best course of action is to sew the thing back together. Unfortunately, Gerry gets caught in the middle.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,363

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Collections:

   1

   Comments:

   11

   Kudos:

   43

   Bookmarks:

   6

   Hits:

   533

   Bookmarked by theoretically_Academic

   08 Apr 2026

3. Public Bookmark 21

   Like real people do by tolosmou

   Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)  

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Other
   • Complete Work

   28 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gerard Keay/Michael | The Distortion
   • Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Gerard Keay
   • Gertrude Robinson
   • Head Archivist Gertrude Robinson Era
   • It/Its Pronouns For Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Gerard Keay Lives
   • Gerard Keay Needs a Hug
   • Michael | The Distortion Lives (The Magnus Archives)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • what even is canon anyway
   • timelines don't suit my vibe
   • i make my own rules
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Character Study
   • (kind of)
   • monsters deserve kindness too
   • saving each other's lives as a love language
   • Asexual Gerard Keay
   • not really mentioned but it's important to me
   • relationship could technically be romantic or queerplatonic
   • Title from a Hozier Song

   Summary

   "There are worse things than going mad." He says.

    

   "That's not all I can do, Mr. Keay. Would you like me to show you?"

    

   .

   When Gerry is on his deathbed, he sees a yellow door. He survives, but the doors keep appearing, afterwards.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   13,792

   Chapters:

   3/3

   Comments:

   53

   Kudos:

   132

   Bookmarks:

   21

   Hits:

   863

   Bookmarked by theoretically_Academic

   06 Apr 2026

4. Public Bookmark 6

   They’ll Hurt Me Bad (They Do It All The Time) by toomanyfand0ms

   Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gerard Keay/Michael | The Distortion
   • Gerard Keay
   • Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • The Skin Book | Catalogue of the Trapped Dead (The Magnus Archives)
   • Leitner Books (The Magnus Archives)
   • It/Its Pronouns For Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • for now
   • not really enemies to lovers
   • more like 'what the fuck are you' to lovers
   • Slow Burn
   • No beta we kayak like Tim
   • finally im posting smth thats not a oneshot
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Leitner Book Hunting (The Magnus Archives)
   • Autistic Michael Shelley
   • because half the characters I write end up being autistic coded
   • for some reason
   • Soul Bond
   • Kinda
   • Original Artifact(s)
   • Minor Injuries
   • more like Medium Injuries
   • but i digress
   • Stabbing
   • but only to prove a point
   • and because Michael has zero impulse control
   • He/Him and It/Its Pronouns for Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • you'll see where I’m going with this next chapter

   Summary

   Gerard Keay is pulled from his existence inside The Catalogue of the Trapped Dead into another dimension by Michael. Chaos, hilarity, and the first slowburn this author has ever attempted to write ensues. Title & chapter titles are from the song “Kiss Off” by Violent Femmes.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   7,941

   Chapters:

   2/10

   Comments:

   7

   Kudos:

   33

   Bookmarks:

   6

   Hits:

   225

   Bookmarked by theoretically_Academic

   30 Mar 2026

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • Soul Bond

   Bookmarker's Notes

   the really really good one.

5. Public Bookmark *

   As One Door Closes by dramatispersonae

   Fandom The Magnus Archives (Podcast)

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Other
   • Series in Progress

   04 Feb 2023

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gerard Keay/Michael
   • Gerard Keay/The Distortion
   • Gerard Keay/Michael | The Distortion
   • Gerard Keay
   • The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Michael (The Magnus Archives)
   • The Spiral (The Magnus Archives)
   • Mary Keay
   • Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Canon-Typical Psychological Manipulation by Eldritch Forces
   • Canon-Typical Mind Control
   • Modified But Still Canonical Character Death
   • Suicide Ideation
   • Could Be Considered Fix-It Depending On Your Definiton Of 'Fix'
   • Mary Keay's A+ Parenting
   • It/Its Pronouns for The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Humor
   • Dubiously Consensual Friendships
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Gaslighting Sort Of
   • Monster Courtship
   • aftermath of abuse
   • Cats
   • injuries
   • It/Its Pronouns For Michael | The Distortion (The Magnus Archives)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • casefic
   • Antivax Is Literally Evil
   • Illnesses
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Canon-Typical Gross Biohazards
   • Nonconsensual Experiences Of Architecture
   • Fake Dating
   • Dissociation
   • Panic Attacks
   • PTSD
   • Nightmares
   • A Cornucopia Of Bad Decisions
   • Man Raised To Exploit Eldritch Deities Attempts To Grapple With Morality And Feelings
   • Ableism

   Words:

   64,859

   Works:

   4

   Bookmarks:

   225

   Bookmarked by theoretically_Academic

   24 Mar 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   the best doorkeay fics of all time.