#Matthias Nonius

[cosqf]

a battle between legends

i rarely see people drawing nonius and the sleeper so i Took it upon Myself. share any artworks of them... i wanna see other designs :]

[thinkfastchuccklenuts]

We know that Gideon (original flavour) fell in love with Wake, essentially because of her work ethic, and we know that him and Matthias Nonius (who was also very dedicated to his job, and a brilliant fighter) fought once upon a time. Matthias describes G1deon as “a rival and ally”. Do we think they fucked.

[bawdyknocker]

A long rant justifying one minor parallel of dialogue in Gideon the Ninth...

[GtN, Harrow sees the end, maybe the entire, duel between Gideon and Naberius Tern... After the Response trial, she says a very important thing, imo.] At the end of that fight, when Gideon gets the move on Babs and punches him, pulling back and getting ready to fight again, and Babs bitches about her, Naberius calls Gideon out saying she thinks “she’s some Nonius come-again,” and says she’s more of a brawler than a *real* fighter, like him. The Third’s technique is impeccable. Perfect. Pristine. Clean… preserved… stale… so maybe he’s upset that he lost to someone who was creative while at a handicap. Gideon could’ve taken off her glasses and her cloak. Hell, she could’ve USED the cloak like a net, which would indeed fit with a style of fighting consistent with the Cohort in a real fight, you use everything you’ve got. You stick the other bastard before they can stick you, or else yer dead. (thank you @chuusyfucker for positing the idea of the cloak itself as a weapon that went unused in that duel) and yet, after the trial in Response, when Harrow is babbling gayly about how impressive and incredible it was to see Gideon fight, *through* her own eyes, she makes special mention that Gideon is, indeed, “like Nonius come-again” There is no way she did not hear Naberius Tern make that shit-ass remark at her cav. There is no way she didn’t remember that statement and specifically draw a comparison in the moment she did, explicitly to tell Gideon, “no, for real tho, you *do* fight like Matthias Nonius (no really, you can trust me on this, I have idetic memory, and I have the horrid misfortune of knowing every verse of Ortus’ Noniad… if anybody would know and recognize [who is alive and here today], it may well be me)” I honestly just love how defensive she gets for her here. it's super sweet, and also marks a serious inflection point in their relationship and the overall narrative of GtN long rant summed; Harrow, gone fan-girl post Response, tells Gideon she very well *could* be Matthias Nonius come-again, is super gay for her in ways, and is super fucking proud of her cav

[ferronickel]

My boy Ortus for the @tltfashionzine

[fortjester]

i think that tlt fic writers (myself included) are sleeping on matthias nonius. i think we should be making more use of him! walk w me for a second, okay? this bitch became a name that readers associated with groaning and complaining and "boring" verse - only for him to come out swinging when he actually hit the page, thereby rending us all asunder. he saved the fucking day, against all odds, and he did it while speaking in meter!!! is that not sick as hell? is that not actually fucking hilarious?? this man is so powerful, he's so cool, he's got immense swag, and i think that if you play it right, having nonius fix whatever plot drama you have going oddly makes sense (the way it did in htn). using deus ex nonius in your fics is an option, and i think we could all benefit from it

[midnightcrows]

“Ninth was my name,” said the new arrival. “Ninth was my hearth, and my homeland. Here have I come at your calling. None may return from the River unless he be bidden by blood-rite; tell me, why have I been drawn here?”

Art print store here!

2025 note: you can find the other illustrated parts here : )

[summergoodwife]

Smash Bros Announcer Voice: MATTHIAS NONIUS

[machoestofmen]

JoJortus

So, after seeing a post by @castellankurze about our good friend Ortus, I was... inspired.

Shoutout to @melikochan, @princesscolumbia and @summersong2262 for their support and enthusiasm while I was working!

[thanergetic-hyperlinks]

and they were lovers

Ok but imagine you're G1deon fighting the resurrection beast. Everyone has fucked off to have their various climactic moments elsewhere and now you're the chump doing all the work on the universe's worst group project. Things are looking pretty bleak when all of a sudden the spirit of a dude you fought like 1000 years ago bursts outta nowhere to come to your aid. Like the guy's been through enough wild shit that I'm sure he took it in stride but still, never a dull fucking moment is there?

[featherbreak]

holy fuck we're back from Dragoncon and TLT COSPLAYERS REMAIN UNDEFEATED YAAAAAAARGH

without further ado, I present an initial dump of selected photos I took at the official TLT meetup -

Third/Fifth/Eighth House serving absolute cunt:

Cristabel Oct, the Woman that you Are, completely wrecking everyone's day:

Dios Apate, complete with traumatized Ianthe & Harrow:

all the Harrows & Gideons flipping one another off:

Individual mentions go to this INCREDIBLE Matthias Nonius, Ms. Gideon Frizzle, & a self-indulgent nod to the doomed triad:

feat. @eldritchw1tch and @incandescentorrery as two of our Ianthes, me as Cam, @archety-pal as Pal, and @aduck8myshoes as a pitch-perfect Dulcie. if you're also in any of these, definitely let me know (& tag me if you upload them, here or on IG at @feather.break) - I'd love to keep in touch!

I'll be editing and posting more individual images & solo shoots of various friends & co-conspirators for weeks, probably - stay tuned!

[rmbunnie]

I know the last thing on any tlt readers mind is a man but why is Matthias Nonius like. kind of hot.

[doctorskelegoats]

(clears throat) "Born down in dark drearburh, where the skeleton plows/came the cavalier prim'ry of our humble house." With some very minor adjustments, the Ballad of Chavo Guerrero fits Ortus Nigenad's hero worship and father issues perfectly. "He was my hero back when I was a kid/You let me down but he never once did."

Artist credit Pierogish

[majorgammage]

And at the end he’s like oh word, that lyctor I fought like 1000 years ago is battling an eldritch terror in liminal space rn? I’m warmed up anyway, might as well drop in and say hi 💀

matthias nonius in harrow the ninth is sooo funny, im sorry. dude's chilling in the river, suddenly is summoned to a bubble in said river by a 1000years in the future compatriot who has a obsessive hyperfixation and has written a 20-book long epic about him. in that bubble he has to fight a woman with a bitchy personality type who has more guns than she should and is for some reason dressed in a orange hazmat suit. he's doing this to protect the guy (dead) who wrote the 20-book long epic fanfic about him, a stick of a goth teenager (not dead) that is apparently being haunted by the woman in the orange hazmat suit (dead) and also created the river bubble, plus an assortement of ~5 other people (also dead). whole time he is forced to talk in meter????

[phalangemedes]

Matthias Nonius with a tonsure to prove his humility as a Cavalier Primary of his house, and his devotion to the Tomb

OR

Matthias Nonius with a fuckboi undercut and a top knot because he's Ortus' blorbo and it's a canonically historical haircut

[onarete]

thinking about how Ortus wore the jawless skull and Matthias Nonius wore only the jaw…..

[newnamesamecharlotte]

"I'm going," she repeated. And she shrugged. "Cohort rules." "What Cohort rule, Marta?" Abigail asked, bewildered. "'Chickenshits don't get beer,'" Dyas said. And, after a pause: "Might not be the official wording, but that's how I've always heard it." Magnus said, more than slightly delighted, "I have never heard that one." "As it happens, I have," said Matthias Nonius.

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir