Happy Birthday Harry Dresden!

Ooh great idea. I'll see what I can do

I would arm wrestle Jim Butcher for Morgan’s full backstory. 

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending? 

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

V - Which character do you relate to most?

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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Morgan in Storm Front:

I'm kicking myself, because I forgot to note down the Turn Coat line that inspired this thought.

Harry is Morgan.

They're entirely the same.

Morgan was the Council's Enforcer, working for the Council that isn't about what's fair or right, it's about controlling power and stamping out Black Magic, bc that's the only line you can draw that won't make things worse. So he's serving and helping this supernatural nation filled with plenty of people who do awful things with their power and are not even remotely held to account for it. Except... He's not an attack dog. If he was then he would have straight up taken Dresden's head off in the first scene we meet him, if not sooner. It's a whole thing in Death Masks (and later in Changes) when we hear about how Ebenezer was supposed to kill Harry for any sign of darkness or disobedience, but even when teenage traumatised Harry acted out, Ebenezer didn't do that. It's a *huge* thing that Eb had orders from the Council to do that but didn't because of who Harry is to him. But... Those orders weren't special. Eb didn't have unique orders to do that, that was just The Doom of Damocles, and Eb was responsible for it. The same Doom that Harry's still under until the end of Storm Front, but Morgan has been the one responsible for the last 5-7 years.

Morgan.

Attack dog Morgan.

Who barely reacted when Dresden decked him.

Who, after Dresden knocked him out with a solid oak chair after being arrested, sought Harry out and walked into a burning building with a demon inside to rescue Harry, and then gave testimony to the Council that convinced them to lift the Doom.

First off, that rules the whole "attack dog" image out entirely, that's *far* too calm and thoughtful and understanding.

But the real point there is... Why do we think that's just Morgan being so Lawful Neutral that he cannot stand anything other than following the letter of the law and being totally honest? Bc that's how it's portrayed at the time, but compare it to the Council that we see in Summer Knight and Proven Guilty and Turn Coat (and remember that these books are *way* more accepting and tolerant, bc Summer Knight sees Simon Petrovich (Justin Du-fucking-Morne's master) replaced by Eb, and then LaFortier (who seems to be the most ruthless and unforgiving, based on how people talk about him) is gone in Turn Coat) ; can you imagine that Council *lifting* the Doom when they hear about Harry's actions in Storm Front?

Morgan is lying to them.

He's protecting Harry.

And where is Harry now?

Morgan was the Council's Enforcer, and now Harry is Mab's Enforcer. He's supporting this supernatural nation filled with plenty of people who do terrible things with their power, and aren't held to account for it. So he just draws the one line that he can.

And he becomes terrifying.

As readers we know that he's still a good guy, but look at how almost the entire world sees him... Harry has become a monster. He's terrifying, and powerful, and cold, and nobody can stand against him when he decides you've done wrong, and the fear of him keeps anyone even close to the line from risking anything that would put him on their back.

Isn't Harry just doing exactly what Morgan always did? Wasn't Morgan always just as moral and understanding as Harry, though they both covered it with intimidation?

Didn't Morgan react to the shooting in Dead Beat exactly the way Dresden did in Battle Ground?

I’m looking back at this and laughing at my own bad jokes but the real funny thing is every time I’ve ever written about Justin DuMorne (homophobic x hates the irish) he’s been big gay so F for him I guess

I also wish there was an Evades Taxes x Fucks to Survive square because I think nothing would do Lara Raith more justice than that

This is all I wanted to do

Morgan, at least when he was younger and more lighthearted and all, definitely leans on all of his friends shoulders just to flex that hes a literal giant.

Harry: *exists*

Morgan:

My hcs are either about morgan having a huge extended family to no family at all and there's no in between, idk which I like more