#oc: diana 'dee' murphy

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Search history for Dee & Nova please!! 👀

Dee:

Coffee shops near me

Pasta recipes

Hell's Kitchen apartments for rent

Grey wool trench coat

Reusable coffee cup

Nova:

RSKF-44 blaster spare parts

Bondsman's Guild

Nevarro spaceport

get oil stains out of clothing

spotchka stockists outer rim

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🌌 - mythical symbolism + diana ‘dee’ murphy (requested by @the-blind-assassin-12!) 

ASKLEPIOS - god of medicine

mood board prompts

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5, 17, 34, 40, 47, 49 for Dee and Billy 😍

5. Who falls asleep while watching a movie?

They’re both terrible for this. Moments like that where they can relax and just stop for a moment are rare, so when they do come around, they’ll find themselves catching up on some much-needed sleep... whether they originally intended to or not. 

17. Who carries all the important documents while traveling?

Billy. It’s not that he doesn’t trust Dee to remember important things as they are both considerably organised; he just prefers to know where everything is himself for his own peace of mind. 

34. Do they go on dates? What are they like?

They rarely have any spare time outside of work what with Anvil needing rebuilding, so dates are few and far between for the pair. If they do have a night off, they’ll either spend it with friends, or simply have a night to themselves in the apartment with good food and good wine. 

40. Who is the most affectionate?

Openly? Dee. Billy’s displays of affection are more subtle and somewhat guarded at first, but she knows they’re there. 

47. Who says I love you first? How did it happen?

Dee did..... shortly before Billy called the whole thing off amidst the Rawlins Mess. 

That wasn’t a great time for them. 

49. What do they do when they’re away from each other?

They keep busy with work; they’re both extremely goal-oriented people, so if one of them needs to go away it’s pretty much business as usual on the work front. They’ll call each other whenever they can, though- particularly at night as they both find it harder to sleep when they’re away from home and each other. 

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why do you hurt?

Tagged by @loriane-elmuerto​ to take this quiz as my OCs and... well... it came for their collective necks. Thank you!!  💖

I’m sure most people have done this by now but if you haven’t, consider yourself tagged! 

you were meant to

it was built into you. designed for you. there is pain here because it was meant for you, and how fucking dare they. your suffering is not their right. you hurt because they gave you ways to suffer and carved it into you when you could not breathe, because the intention always was that they could weaponize your pain against you. it is Yours. You are Yours. How fucking dare they. they cannot make you theirs; do not let them try.

this isn’t enough for you

the words creep into your head in the dead of night one night and you cannot get rid of them. 'this isn't enough for me anymore'. you thought this was enough for you at some point, or maybe you hoped that it would be, but it isn't, and it hurts. you need to change something, or die trying. this - life like this - does not make life worth living. there is a lump in your throat that demands attention every waking moment of the day. there is pain in your body like a cavernous maw you cannot keep balance over. this is not what you wanted. you need to change. you can't stay here. it is not a character flaw you want more.

because you have made mistakes you cannot swallow

mistakes come back to you like echoes in an empty cave. you have been trying since you started but does trying count? is trying good enough? every night it visits you, the pain that you have caused with your clumsy hands and venom-tongue. life careens onward, onward, with the moon hung in the sky and the sun the day after, but you walk backwards on this path so you can keep sight of what you did. the destruction still feels fresh. it still feels like fire, where you burned them. fire is supposed to be warm. it burned them, and it will swallow you. blow out the candle. let it rest. some things are better left behind in the dark.

you swallow pain & fold around it 

you have always hurt. you hold it carefully, and twisted in such a way that other people don't have to see it. you don't choke on it. you don't drown. you just have it, the way some people have freckles, this is a thing that lives in your bones. you fold instead of fighting because you know how to make yourself small, tuck away the places where they have clawed at, swallow the bruises so you seem clean. nobody needs to see it. you will live through this on your own. you know what you need, and relief isn't it. this doesn't mean you cannot reach out - it means it is not in your nature to do so. you should. hiding does not mean you won't be seen.

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Diana ‘Dee’ Murphy: Coffee Fiend 

I commissioned the lovely @starsandstormyseas to draw my dear disaster Dee enjoying her beverage of choice and I’m in love!! Thank you so much for this lovely piece, go commission this amazing artist! 

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38, 42, 45 for Dee & Billy please 😊

38. Who reaches for the other one’s hand while driving?

Living so close to the newly rebuilt Anvil facility, driving somewhere together is somewhat of a rare occurrence for the pair. When they do get away from the city, though, Billy is fond of reaching for her hand while driving, the pair of them smiling and relishing in the rare moment of peace away from work and all the hustle and bustle of NYC. 

42. What is their favorite feature of their partner?

Dee: The hair. She loves how beautifully messy it looks when he’s just woken up. Those longer strands falling onto his face, just begging to be smoothed out and touched? No sight could ever compare to that. 

Billy: He loves her hands. He always finds her touch comforting, whether it’s a reassuring hand on his back when he’s hunched over working late at night, or her slipping her hand into his while walking side by side. Billy leans more towards non-verbal ways of showing affection, and he knows that she knows this, so those simple touches that let him know she’s here both with him and for him without saying a word are something that he always treasures. 

45. Who worries the most? Over what?

Dee worries the most in general. She can’t help it; her profession is one that puts her in stressful situations almost daily, and part of her will always worry about Frank and how he’s doing. 

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Do you have anything for Grace🌹 and Dee🌹???? 👀💕

Grace: 

Something seemed to deflate in the Deputy at his softer tone, her grip on his neck loosening the slightest amount. 

Dee: 

Billy ran a hand down his face, wincing slightly at the contact with the wound boring into his cheek. 

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“You’re a damn fool, you know that, right?”

“I know.” 

I was lucky enough to commission the incredible @theknifegame to draw Dee and Billy based on my who-needs-canon-anyway alternate ending to.... everything... and I’m so, so in love with this!! Thank you Nika for doing such an amazing job, I can’t stop looking at it <3 

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8 and 20 for billy and dee, please and thank you

😊

8. What were their first impressions of each other? 

Dee isn’t blind; Billy is an attractive man, so she sees the appeal almost instantly. It’s just a shame Billy’s personality is a tad more… grating by comparison, his charm often rubbing her the wrong way in the early days of their friendship. But, Dee trusts Frank and Maria’s judgement, so it doesn’t take her too long to warm to the newest member of their social group. 

20. What is a promise they have made to each other? 

In the wake of… everything that happened with Rawlins, Billy makes a promise to Dee to never shut her or Frank out again when he feels he’s in over his head. All she wants is for him to know that he has people who care about him, who will be there to pull him out of any trouble he may land himself in, so that promise is his way of showing that he knows that, and values that support more than anything.

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🍓 One for Grace, 🍓 One for Dee, 🍓One for Jane and 🍓 One for who you want to talk about too!

I know we talked about how much we both liked angst the other day, so... have this little angst-fest!

(I’m sorry) 

🍓 The last time Grace saw or spoke to anyone in her family (excluding her brother Daniel) was at her father’s funeral. The relationship she had with them was incredibly strained to begin with, and after the way her mother and uncle acted while she was there, she stops feeling guilty about her decision to up sticks and move to Hope County away from that life.

🍓 Frank and Dee get into an incredibly heated, hurtful argument while working with Micro to uncover the mess they’ve seemingly landed themselves into, disagreeing over Billy’s apparent involvement in everything. Being practically siblings, they both know exactly where to twist the knife, and it ends with Dee storming out, determined to find whatever evidence is needed to stop this fighting... which leads her right into Rawlins’ grasp. 

🍓 Jane and Kaidan’s daughter, Andi, was born on Earth nine months after the end of the Reaper War.. while Kaidan was still stranded with the rest of the crew who were on the Normandy when the mass relays were destroyed. With no way of making contact with the Normandy prior to its abrupt arrival back on Earth years later, the poor biotic was certainly taken by surprise (a very happy and emotional surprise) when he saw who was waiting for him in the spaceport.

Aaaand another one for Jane! 

🍓 Nothing has ever truly scared Shepard as much as being spaced did. She shrugs it off around others, joking about how not even death could keep her down, but deep down… she can never shrug off the memories of how helpless and terrified she felt in that moment. 

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Me, thinking about Dee and Billy: :)

Me, two seconds later, realising that they finally get over themselves and mend their relationship pretty much right before The Snap and how one of them would have to go through the pain of losing their found family all over again when things had finally started going right for the group: :))))

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lay your head where my heart used to be : a playlist

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So, I commissioned the lovely @thenoman-sland​ to draw Miss Dee and her favourite bastard and I'm so, so in love with the result 🖤 If you get the chance to commission this amazing artist I recommend you do so!

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diana ‘dee’ murphy : a playlist 

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🖋 tell me some of the lovely Dee’s secrets!!

🖊 Dee has a lot of secrets, that much is expected given the fields she works and has worked in. Hell, she knew Frank was still alive and kept that one to herself even after Madani's prying. 

But her biggest, most scandalous one? 

She stole Frank's leftovers once...... and then let Billy take the fall for it. 

(It was worth it)

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OC + FIGHTING STYLES

tagged by the lovely @spicevalleys​ @chuckhansen and @lobanhart! <3 I know I’m late to the party and pretty much everyone has done it now so if you haven’t, consider yourself tagged!

bold—applies

italics—sometimes applies

crossed out —doesn’t apply

fight honorably / fight dirty / prefer close-quarters / prefer range / chat during /  go silent / low pain tolerance / high pain tolerance / attack in bursts / attack steadily / go for the kill / aim to disarm / fight defensively / bait an opponent’s first strike / strike first / provoked easily / provoke their opponent / tease / get visibly frustrated / shout while attacking / use strategy / focus on their battle / experience conflicting thoughts during battle / rush in recklessly / try to read their opponent before fighting / fight wildly / fight calmly, apathetically / fight with anger / fight with excitement / fight because they have to / fight because they want to / fight without regard to wounds / run away when wounded / hide wounds / take a blow to protect another (only for Butch and Dogmeat) / prefer a blade / prefer a gun / prefer a bow / prefer a shield /  prefer a spear naginata / prefer a personalized weapon (baseball bat) / prefer magic or spells / prefer brawling / their greatest weakness is physical / their greatest weakness is mental / their greatest weakness is emotional / transform for battle / fight as they appear / rely on strength / rely on speed / use everything they have / hide their full potential / exhaust quickly /  high stamina / doubt their strength / proceed with caution / behave arrogantly / brag after landing a hit / belittle their abilities / use psychological tactics / use brute strength / avoid civilians / strike down civilians / damage surroundings / avoid damaging surroundings / signature fighting style / making it up as they go / mastered skillset / learning their skillset / fancy footwork / sloppy footwork / messy fighter / elegant fighter / accept defeat / refuse defeat / beg for mercy / compliment their opponent / insult their opponent / use unnecessary movements / move efficiently / barely move / prefer to dodge / prefer to block / defend their blindside / has no blindside / use all available advantages /  strictly use one main method / play around / hold back / fight ruthlessly / show mercy / wait for opponent to be ready / strike when opponent isn’t ready / fear death  / fear pain / fear killing / has PTSD / avoid fighting / has lost a fight / has won a fight / has killed / refuses to kill / want to die standing / would succumb slowly

fight honorably / fight dirty / prefer close-quarters / prefer range / chat during /  go silent / low pain tolerance / high pain tolerance / attack in bursts / attack steadily / go for the kill / aim to disarm / fight defensively / bait an opponent’s first strike / strike first / provoked easily / provoke their opponent / tease / get visibly frustrated / shout while attacking / use strategy / focus on their battle / experience conflicting thoughts during battle / rush in recklessly / try to read their opponent before fighting / fight wildly / fight calmly, apathetically / fight with anger / fight with excitement / fight because they have to / fight because they want to / fight without regard to wounds / run away when wounded / hide wounds / take a blow to protect another / prefer a blade / prefer a gun / prefer a bow / prefer a shield /  prefer a spear naginata / prefer a personalized weapon / prefer magic or spells / prefer brawling / their greatest weakness is physical / their greatest weakness is mental / their greatest weakness is emotional / transform for battle / fight as they appear / rely on strength / rely on speed / use everything they have / hide their full potential / exhaust quickly /  high stamina (during time in army; fitness decreases somewhat after leaving) / doubt their strength / proceed with caution / behave arrogantly / brag after landing a hit (when sparring amicably) / belittle their abilities / use psychological tactics / use brute strength / avoid civilians / strike down civilians / damage surroundings / avoid damaging surroundings / signature fighting style / making it up as they go / mastered skillset / learning their skillset / fancy footwork / sloppy footwork / messy fighter / elegant fighter / accept defeat / refuse defeat / beg for mercy / compliment their opponent / insult their opponent / use unnecessary movements / move efficiently / barely move / prefer to dodge / prefer to block / defend their blindside / has no blindside / use all available advantages /  strictly use one main method / play around / hold back / fight ruthlessly / show mercy / wait for opponent to be ready / strike when opponent isn’t ready / fear death  / fear pain / fear killing / has PTSD / avoid fighting / has lost a fight  / has won a fight / has killed / refuses to kill / want to die standing / would succumb slowly

fight honorably / fight dirty / prefer close-quarters / prefer range / chat during /  go silent / low pain tolerance / high pain tolerance / attack in bursts / attack steadily / go for the kill / aim to disarm / fight defensively / bait an opponent’s first strike / strike first / provoked easily / provoke their opponent / tease / get visibly frustrated / shout while attacking / use strategy / focus on their battle / experience conflicting thoughts during battle / rush in recklessly / try to read their opponent before fighting / fight wildly / fight calmly, apathetically / fight with anger / fight with excitement / fight because they have to / fight because they want to / fight without regard to wounds / run away when wounded / hide wounds / take a blow to protect another / prefer a blade / prefer a gun / prefer a bow / prefer a shield /  prefer a spear naginata / prefer a personalized weapon / prefer magic or spells / prefer brawling / their greatest weakness is physical / their greatest weakness is mental / their greatest weakness is emotional / transform for battle / fight as they appear / rely on strength / rely on speed / use everything they have / hide their full potential / exhaust quickly /  high stamina / doubt their strength / proceed with caution / behave arrogantly / brag after landing a hit / belittle their abilities / use psychological tactics / use brute strength / avoid civilians / strike down civilians / damage surroundings / avoid damaging surroundings / signature fighting style / making it up as they go / mastered skillset / learning their skillset / fancy footwork / sloppy footwork / messy fighter / elegant fighter / accept defeat / refuse defeat / beg for mercy / compliment their opponent / insult their opponent / use unnecessary movements / move efficiently / barely move / prefer to dodge / prefer to block / defend their blindside / has no blindside / use all available advantages /  strictly use one main method / play around / hold back / fight ruthlessly / show mercy / wait for opponent to be ready / strike when opponent isn’t ready / fear death  / fear pain / fear killing / has PTSD / avoid fighting / has lost a fight / has won a fight / has killed / refuses to kill / want to die standing / would succumb slowly