Carlos: Do You Ever Want To Talk About Your Feelings, Morgan?

This is either Anastasia and Morgan back when he was an apprentice, or Morgan and one of the young wardens.

Submitted Prompt #53

“Can you hit him with your knife?”

“I believe the technical term is stab.”

You will not die at the hands of quicksand. Ask me how I know this

**Harry turns around and Morgan is standing there**

Harry: Okay, go ahead and insult me like you always do.

Morgan: No. Too easy. When you least expect it. 

**Later**

Harry: Well?

Morgan: Not yet. But soon. *cracks knuckles* Very soon.

**Even later**

Morgan: You’re stupid.

Harry: …that’s it?

Morgan: Give it time. It’ll eat at ya.

**Much later**

Harry: …am I stupid?

Molly: *nods* Yeah. Little bit. 

Harry: *thinking* Damn him.

“Have you ever been approached by a grim-looking man, carrying a naked sword with a blade about ten miles long in his hand, in the middle of the night, beneath the stars on the shores of Lake Michigan? If you have, seek professional help. If you have not, then believe you me, it can scare the bejeezus out of you.”

Harry Dresden (Dresden Files: Storm Front)

Love Letter to Donald Morgan

This is the character in the Dresden Files that I love beyond reason. Not my favorite, or the best, but the one that I love reading and wish we could have more of.

1) I always love the lawful extreme character (Morgan, Javert, etc.) While these characters are almost always antagonists, the way they hold themselves to these rigid ideals they hold is pretty awesome. And the extreme makes the times we do see them in conflict with their rigid ideals is so fascinating.

2) We know that we’re getting a bias view of Morgan from Harry, and he’s lived through a ton of horrifying scenarios that have shaped his approach to being a warden. At least one of these involves, not just throwing down with a Naagloshii, but being so tactically adept that he manages to TRICK IT INTO BEING NUKED while evading it to escape. There’s a reason he’s a well-respected warden. He’s a badass.

3) Even while hating Dresden and thinking he’ll eventually turn evil in book 1: Morgan immediately rescues him when Dresden is shown to not be the killer and admits officially and publicly the white council (including him) was wrong about Dresden. He’ll hand you a shovel so you can dig your own grave, but he will also go 100% to bat for you if he knows you’re in the clear.

4) Consistency. Wizards, in his opinion, have a lot of power and must be held accountable for their control. When that power’s been abused, that control is suspect and should be tested. Doesn’t mater if you’re 30+ yo antagonistic obnoxious man or an attractive ~20yo (I think) woman actively helping him. He doesn’t believe in playing softball. And while I don’t agree with his philosophy, I respect the hell out of how subtly he implements it and stands by it.

Bill: What's your first name?

Morgan: Commander.

Bill: I don't think that's it.

Morgan, pulling a false birth certificate with "Commander" on it out of his coat: Wanna bet.

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K im very fucking high rn but i just got a flash of what a dresden files movie could look like. Since its a noir detective scenario it could be in black and white with grit, lots of contrast, almost deformed sometimes. But the moment magic is used, no matter how subtle the spell or magical movement, whatever it is or what it interacts with turns into color. But the whole thing, every spell would be practical effects done on set rather than cgi. So you have this sudden burst of colors, of fresh air from the gritty black-and-white decor while still believing in the "weight" and presence of magic in the world as much as you can replicate from the novel. I think thatd be swell

Anastasia: Hey Morgan, how are you feeling?

Morgan: Alright, I've got this headache though. It comes and goes.

Harry: *enters the room*

Morgan: Oh look, there it is.

So I work at a library and I'm listening to Summer Knight.