Malevolent Bartender AU

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• For What You Are by hauntieannes

  Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  31 May 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • John/Arthur Lester
  • Bartender John
  • composer Arthur
  • Alternate Universe
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • not kidding about the hurt yall it's intense
  • 1930s
  • Period-Typical Ableism
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Period Typical Bigotry
  • internalized queer-phobia
  • cause we got all kinds here
  • i do promise there's comfort too i swear
  • Slow Burn
  • Getting Together
  • First Kiss
  • Love Confessions
  • No Smut
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • but nothing explicit
  • Author is aroace
  • oh i should probably add
  • Trauma
  • if you know canon
  • you know the kind
  • please do read the content warnings tho
  • aspec john
  • end game qpr kinda
  • its one of those Third Thing things
  • neurodivergent john
  • how many tags could i have possibly forgotten

  Summary

  Arthur Lester, star performer of Jack's Bar, vanished five years ago.

  John misses the music.

  --
  Completed!

  Series

  • Part 1 of Malevolent Bartender AU

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  88,397

  Chapters:

  21/21

  Comments:

  1,664

  Kudos:

  651

  Bookmarks:

  120

  Hits:

  12,533

• To Live Two Lives by hauntieannes

  Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  04 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • John/Arthur Lester
  • Noel | Charlie Dowd/Oscar
  • Marie Pilon
  • Daniel Saltzman
  • Bartender AU
  • not quite New York Polycule
  • mostly jarthur and holy ghosts
  • end game qpr for holy ghosts bc I have a gospel to preach
  • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
  • Eating Disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • religious homophobia
  • Mild Gore
  • Violent Thoughts
  • wow okay this looks bleak but i swears there's fluff and a happy ending
  • Found Family
  • set in 1930s New York City
  • Slow Burn
  • for holy ghosts that is
  • neurodivergent john
  • No Smut
  • please read the content warnings for real
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • but like a lot of hurt
  • Angst
  • verging on whump at some points fr
  • i PROMISE theres a happy ending i sweeeaarrr
  • increasingly distressing war flashbacks
  • teeny bit of
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • HAPPY !!!! ENDING !!!!!!!!!

  Summary

  New York City never sleeps, but it's replete with dreams.

  And how easy it is to be swept away!

  --
  Completed!

  LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK OF THIS FIC HERE! (timestamps in the comments!)

  Series

  • Part 2 of Malevolent Bartender AU

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  145,106

  Chapters:

  41/41

  Comments:

  2,034

  Kudos:

  416

  Bookmarks:

  50

  Hits:

  11,243

• Scenes from a Better Life by hauntieannes

  Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  16 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • John Doe/Arthur Lester
  • Noel | Charlie Dowd/Oscar
  • Marie Pilon
  • Daniel Saltzman
  • Jack and Sharon
  • can't believe they don't have their own tag yet !! /silly
  • Bartender AU
  • a wee bit of qpr new york polycule
  • no pain and suffering this time
  • only silly vibes
  • Comedy
  • honestly these read like looney tunes cartoons
  • Slice of Life
  • unexpected character minglings
  • holy hell i think im out of tags already
  • what do i even write when theres no need for serious traumatic content warnings
  • a jolly romp !!!

  Summary

  After the events of To Live Two Lives, the boys get to rest and relax with their friends and family.

  It's (mostly) harmless fun!

  --
  Surprise updates!

  Series

  • Part 3 of Malevolent Bartender AU

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  10,322

  Chapters:

  2/?

  Comments:

  26

  Kudos:

  38

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  364

• John and Lilly's Poetry Corner by hauntieannes

  Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  31 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • John Doe/Arthur Lester
  • Lilly the Goldfish
  • Bartender AU
  • Poetry
  • Inspired by Poetry
  • john and lilly do their favorite activity together !!!
  • that's it !!!
  • that's the fic !!!
  • some poems contain content warnings so make sure you read those !

  Summary

  John and his beloved goldfish, Lilly, read and analyze reader-submitted poems!

  --
  Updates weekly!

  Series

  • Part 4 of Malevolent Bartender AU

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  18,918

  Chapters:

  34/?

  Comments:

  307

  Kudos:

  67

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  1,036