@minaminokyoko / minaminokyoko.tumblr.com
Not an ask I just needed a moment to gush. I've been a huge fan of your Jack/Nisha for years. I LOVE Jake and the story you've created for him. You stay true to the characters and bring your OCs to life. And then, and THEN I see you're doing Dresden Files art??? I almost died. From the bottom of my heart thank you for all your wonderful art. ❤️
Murphy and her cute earlobes . (according to Harry)
Whats Harry Dresden without shouting PARKOURRRR!!!!!!!
also look at them flirting shamlessly on a crime scene in White Knight chapter 1 . SO CUTE I CANT!!!!!!
How to kiss your super tol wizard bf ! (ahhh if only)
Also Harry gets so beat up every damn time... Karrin helps him get to his apartment
And Karrin + bazooka = <3
So this is just for fun, what are your silly, mundane headcanons about Murphy? Not the serious stuff, just the every day stuff:
What does she keep on her vanity?
What does she always have in her fridge?
Does she goes to Ulta or Sephora?
What's her favorite grocery store? Does she go to farmer markets?
Does she carry a purse? If yes, what type?
Does she babysit her nephews? Is she the cool aunt?
What's her favorite snack? Food in general?
Does she like to show off her body sometimes?
How often does she get manicures and haircuts? Does she style her hair?
Does she have a middle name? What is it?
What did she study in college?
What do you think she would have liked to do if she weren't a cop?
Add your own stuff to the list, and let's just have some fun!
Does she have a celebrity crush?
A favorite book or movie?
I didn't see this earlier, but now I'm going to give it a whirl!
What does she keep on her vanity? I headcanon she has a nice, old, classic jewelry box like the kind I inherited from my grandma and probably at least one rosary sits up there along with her badge and gun holster.
What does she always have in her fridge? She likes to snack on baby carrots and low fat ranch dressing.
Does she goes to Ulta or Sephora? I feel like she's an Ulta girl. Most of the ones I've gone to are more lowkey and quiet with a slightly older crowd, and every time I've been to Sephora, it's usually a little louder and there is a younger crowd.
What's her favorite grocery store? Does she go to farmer markets? Murphy shops organic and locally sourced when she has time, but she'll hit the supermarket when busy if it's closer.
Does she carry a purse? If yes, what type? I think she'd have a small purse with a long strap so it's by her hands at all times. I mean, she does live in Chicago, even though she's a cop. xD
Does she babysit her nephews? Is she the cool aunt? Absolutely! She's the coolest aunt in the family. All the kids love spending the night or letting her take them to Disneyland.
What's her favorite snack? Food in general? I headcanon she likes brownies, but rarely eats them to stay in shape. She's probably a burger and hot dog gal over steak and sushi, imo.
Does she like to show off her body sometimes? Damn right she does! Especially if it's an SI event. She loves waltzing in there in a tasteful dress or a nice Ralph Lauren suit and blowing their minds.
How often does she get manicures and haircuts? Does she style her hair? I think her hair probably grows fast, so frequent haircuts, and monthly manicures. She probably just shampoos and conditions, runs a comb or brush through, and lets the natural curls do the work.
Does she have a middle name? What is it? I keep debating. I like Rachel and I like Gwendolyn for her middle name.
What did she study in college? Criminal Justice and Forensics.
What do you think she would have liked to do if she weren't a cop? Lawyer or a martial arts instructor. I could also see a college professor to some extent, like maybe forensics?
Add your own stuff to the list, and let's just have some fun!
Does she have a celebrity crush? I think she likes Bruce Willis in his heyday and even when he's a bit older.
A favorite book or movie? I feel like she probably reads historical fiction and secretly has 1-2 bodice rippers in the back of her bookshelf. I always headcanon she loves the first and third Die Hard movies as her favorites. Seems very Murphy.
...is still going on. There aren't many entries, but you're welcome to go read what's there and if you feel inclined to write your own fic! The themes are pretty flexible. Basically pre-Changes, post-Changes pre-Battle Ground and post-Battle Ground.
I'll be using a few of the prompts from this list to feel in some gaps (if I can, I don't have that much free time this year), on some of the unclaimed days, you can drop me a comment/message if there's something there you want to see and I might try (no promises though), but also, I encourage you to get in touch with your creative side and give writing your own idea a try :D
Anyway, hope you enjoy this year's Month of Murphy!
Last chance to make your input about Month of Murphy 2024, the event will be officially open later tonight (Friday, 7th), so you can start claiming spots and get to writing! :D
Tagging people who usually participate in this sort of thing or are interested in reading or generally in the fandom: @badassbutterfly1987 @norseshadows84 @21incognito @phygers @minaminokyoko @anguisette90 @alwaysanovice @harpyreborn @xserpx @narastories @bluestockingbaby @anotherramblingfangirl @aurelianpen @waldobuttersdf @dresdenfilesincorrectquotes @rion-writes @kaphkas
(Let me know if you want to be untagged and also if I'm missing someone)
Also, if anyone wants to make a banner for this, you're welcome to get in touch about it too!
For any of my stragglers in the Dresden Files fandom, we're doing Month of Murphy again and I'd love it if y'all could sign up and make some fics for our badass avenging angel.
i JUST LOVE THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN THESE TWO SOO MUCH!!!
i know most of my followers probably dont know dresden files but if my art inspires at least one to pick up the audiobooks, then i shall consider it one of my greatest art life achievements :D Send me a pm if you do! <3
“Everyone I know goes away in the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way.”
I never wanted to be here, and yet I am anyway.
I am walking away from The Dresden Files.
“No more.”
One major spoiler for Battle Ground below. You’ve been warned.
This, this is EXACTLY how I fucking feel having finished BG. Jim fucking crossed a huge line and lost my respect, big time with Murphy. He did her and Harry so dirty. It’s unforgivable.
I am deeply sorry you just went through the shit the Murphy fandom went through in fall 2020. I'm definitely here if you need to rant, vent, or whatever. It's inexcusable that he wrote this and his editors allowed it to happen considering what piss poor fucking writing it is. You're definitely not alone. He wants us all to think there aren't any Murphy fans out there and he's wrong. We're here and we're pissed the fuck off.
Harry Dresden and Mister
My little drawing for the Drawtober Dresden Files Edition organized by @drawsdenfiles
I'm not 100% happy with it, but this is what time has allowed. Obviously I'm way behind, this was for day one: Storm
We'll see how many I manage to make, I promise at least three. Glad to contribute to the party, I hope you enjoy.
You can leave me a suggestion for another of the prompts, since I have not decided yet which I'm going to do.
Anyway, here is Day One: Storm
Feel free to save it and enjoy it, leave a comment if you feel like it. Do not repost these images here or anywhere, not for commercial purposes, free for fan enjoyment only.
She frowned at me. "You need some rest. You look like hell. And you're obviously tired enough to have gotten the giggles."
"Wizards don't giggle," I said, hardly able to speak. "This is cackling."
-Harry Dresden, Karrin Murphy | Jim Butcher, Changes
Currently re-listening to the Dresden Files and this may be an unpopular opinion but I super dislike Susan. Like GIRL this story is not worth your life, CHILL OUT.
Welcome to the fold. I hate her. A lot of us hate her. She's extremely underwritten and annoying and she ruined Harry's life along with her own, so don't feel like you're the odd man out. A bunch of DF fans don't like Susan and I'm probably her biggest hater, tbh. 🤣
The source is here, for anyone curious: https://www.reddit.com/r/dresdenfiles/comments/168bza3/dragoncon_2023_an_hour_with_iim_butcher/
So all the credit goes for the people posting there.
But here are the highlights regarding, well, my only interest in the series really, Murphy:
Do not continue to read if you're not up to date on your reading of the books (meaning read only if you've read Battle Ground)
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Q: Valkyrie code name was foreshadowing in BG, is Booster Gold also doing the same for Dresden swimming against time?
A: Wow, first off props for recognizing Booster Gold. What I can/will say is Murphy's story isn't over. It is and it isn't. Yeah, she'd be a really cute Valkyrie
My commentary: Why Jim? Why? You're going to torture us with Murphy being back but not back, possibly coming back under a disguise? with memory loss? Or are you going to turn her into a sort of Beatrix to Harry's Dante?
Q: What's been the death with the biggest reader outrage?
A: (sarcastic) Let me think… Oh my god, some of the looks I got, especially from my blonde readers!
My commentary: You be happy all you got was angry looks.
Q: Is there a link between Murphy and Persephone?
A: No.
My commentary: This is disappointing, but also, no Jim, you don't understand your own material, obviously.
Q: Any plans to kill off (anyone) in Twelve Months?
A: I'm gonna un-kill someone (gasps) not who you think.
My commentary: Really Jim? You gonna play these games?
Q: Are you playing Fuck Marry Kill with the vampire courts?
A: The evidence speaks for itself.
My commentary: Ugh
Also, this was deleted from the subreddit for some reason, but Jim is engaged to be married (yes, again, apparently he has some things in common with Murph, lol)
It continues to enrage me that he thinks what he did to Murphy is funny and that we're all just oversensitive snowflakes for being so angry. Murphy is one of my anchor characters. As is Harry. As in, I need her and Harry to keep me from ganking myself constantly thanks to what I refer to as my Grab Bag of Mental Illnesses. So for him to have done that to her, it literally destroyed part of my fucking mental health. I had an entire therapy session that was just about Battle Ground and how he fucked me and this fandom in the ass and thinks there's nothing wrong with it. I didn't really intend to read this post, but my eyes just started reading before my brain caught up and now I'm seething. OP is 100% correct--you're fucking lucky that all you've gotten is dirty looks.
God, what a fucking scumbag. He doesn't deserve this fandom, or any fandom, and I'm so angry he'll never see a single consequence for ruining one of the best female characters of all time all because he can't take his sorry ass to therapy instead taking his real life frustrations out on a well-written female protagonist. Just like another toxic author in the urban fantasy genre, but I'm not gonna get into that because it's a whole hour long rant, but her last name rhymes with Bamilton. And that's the track he's headed towards--a fully toxic author who has no grip on reality and takes it out on the characters because her life is shit.
Sigh. This is why we can't have nice things.
