I know multiple game maps better than the city I live in.
If this isnt calling me out I dont know what it
Choosing an unpopular character as your favorite like
oh my god IT’S TRUE
(He's basically an angry potato anyway so I feel this is fitting)
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?
Nobody:
Morgan: I bet Harry Dresden just committed a heinous crime.
Morgan: I should go check to see how many puppies he’s kicked this week.
I said before a while ago that I hc Morgan is bisexual and it’s about time to elaborate cause I have some more Thoughts And Feelings about this
He'd first realized when he was an Apprentice and he had something of a crush on one of the male wardens. Initially he dismissed it, assuming it was normal. He didn't tell anybody about it though, because despite he assumed it was normal, some part of him was worried that it wasn't.
He never had anything against gay people, he just didn't think of it as something that could be.. him.
The term bisexual wasn't even a thing when he was born, and when he was young it was strictly a medical term. He didn't learn about it as an identity until the LGBT movement came into existence. Until then he'd just thought of it as a fondness for both, and never cared to put any sort of name to it.
It's still not something he really talks about. It's a part of his personal life, which he generally prefers to keep as separate as possible from his work. Granted, that's very difficult sometimes because most of the people he considers friends also know him as a Warden.
He was never very involved with the LGBT community, he didn't care to get deeply involved. However he's never hesitated to get into a fight if someone was being homophobic to, or around him.
Another reason he prefers to keep that private is because of how traditional a number of the older Council members are. It's not out of fear, but rather he'd prefer they just know him as a Warden and respect his position. He's long since stopped being afraid of homophobia within the Council, now it's more of a nuisance that he doesn't want to deal with, if he can avoid it. Though if it finds its way to him, he feels obligated to handle it.
Anastasia: You’re smiling, did something happen?
Morgan: Can’t I just smile because I feel like it?
Carlos: Harry tripped and fell in the parking lot.
based off that One post that I cant find. this is canon as far as I’m concerned, change my mind
Does he come with the cloak
you wouldn’t download a #warden morgan.
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