Murdle Made Me Do It

Jay | She/her | Murdle | Ao3

[murdlygirly]

Debut Post!!!

Hey peoples, I'm Jay!

I was set up by a friend when she gave me murdle volume one. Needless to say, the obsession has taken over my life, and this blog was born.

I fear I will never be the same.

My ramblings are tagged under #<3

Reblogs are ofc under #reblog

And if you want to geek out about a certain case or moment in murdle, my DMs are always open; we can geek out together! I'm up to date on all the books, so anything goes ✨

Anyway, Live, Laugh, Murdle!! <3

[murdlygirly]

Sooo, fun news that I've been putting off sharing~ but three weeks ago on Tuesday, I went to the Bordergreams QftQ Launch Party :>

Originally, I wasn't entirely set on going, despite living in LA, because I can be an awkward mess around people who are significantly cooler than me. But come Tuesday, I braved the 10 freeway at the height of rush hour traffic and got to meet the four wonderful minds behind Bordergrams, including our guy, Mr. G.T Karber!!

It was genuinely surreal, and I can talk all day about every single detail of the event and how much of a nerd I got to be, but my goal is for this post to not be *too* long and rambly.

But anyway! I got there a quarter hour early, bought my copy of QftQ, and did my best to chill out in the designated seating area cause I was just a cocktail of emotions. Excitement and nervousness were a given, but I was also dead worried about the "Game Night" bit of the event because I have a very limited set of puzzling skills.

But it was fine! Cause the game was just your typical QftQ quest with an added scavenger hunt element for extra funsies, since ten out of the thirteen words were missing from the puzzle and were hidden around the nearby area in the B&N. The best (and scariest) part of the game, though, was getting the opportunity to talk to each of the authors, who were walking around the same area, because they each had their own word to give for the sake of the puzzle's completion.

So, equipped with my own puzzle paper page and a mini golf pencil, I was off, and all of them were so sweet and cool and awesome. The only thing I regret was running away the second I got their word and their signatures, because there was enough time in there for more of a conversation... Unfortunately, shyness makes me a flight risk.

I did, however, get to openly question if Queen Leigh was going to end up having any super secret ulterior motives for her Queendom when I spoke to Amin Osman because he asked if I was going to either pledge my loyalty to her or join the Order instead. Mind you, I had no idea what tf the Order was at that point, but I brought up the twists of the first book to explain my mistrust, and it was nice to tell him how ruined those twists got me lmao.

I also got to talk a bit about murdle with G.T Karber since I brought my copy of volume 1 for him to sign (yayy)!! Sadly, again, because I'm way too good at abandoning ship, I now have to admit that I 100% failed this community by not hounding the guy on the volume 3 cliffhanger… so my bad, guys, I was too star-struck to think properly!

But yup, that's about it for my SparkNotes version of this event, 10/10 experience all around (minus the commute there and back home…)

Also! Down below is the little excerpt of lore that came with the puzzle! When they were going through the rules of the game, it was mentioned that this puzzle acted as a tiny prequel to QftQ ^^ (plus images of their signatures)

[murdlygirly]

So I finished QftQ at like 3 am this morning, but I can’t get myself to sit down and create a coherent post about my thoughts because I take forever to do things. So instead, for the time being, I figured that I could throw out some of the notes I took while completing this book because damn, what a book...

Anyway, if you can read my writing, spoilers for Bordergrams: a Quest for the Queen below:

I actually have one and a half more pages of notes for this book, but when I revisited it in the morning, I realized half of it is illegible, and all of it is me crashing out. So just this page will do, I think...

[murdlygirly]

The last few weeks of my spring semester completely destroyed any remaining positive qualities that my sleep schedule had. And while these sleeping habits have done absolutely zero good for me health-wise, I can now smother Logico with accurate sleep deprivation HCs, and honestly, that’s not too bad a trade-off.

Because yes, murdle managed to stay in my head despite the mountain of literature reviews I had to grind out- anyway:

Logico has a history of accidentally flipping his sleep-wake schedule completely on its head. It just happens when piles of work magically materialize out of nowhere because yeah, a couple back-to-back all-nighters balanced out with the occasional daytime nap will fix that in no time- oh but oops, now he’s nocturnal. And if he ever desires to see the afternoon sun again, he’s got to deal with the legendary “hard reset” and stay awake for the entire 24-hour day *at least* just so he can fall asleep the next day at the time he wants his usual bedtime to be. 

When embarking on the truest of sleep escapades (aka, the all-nighter), Logico knows it’s time to go to bed when he can no longer read his own writing. Because, unfortunately, being awake too long can completely wreck your cognitive functioning, so Logico is basically forced to get at least a 3-hour nap in before coming back to work if he wants to actually be productive. 

If uncaffeinated, Logico can fall asleep absolutely anywhere. And I’m not talking about at his desk or on the couch, I’m talking on cold tile floors in the middle of his kitchen or sitting up outside on metal park benches. He doesn’t even need to be exceptionally tired; if he’s feeling like sleeping somewhere, he’s going to fall asleep because the guy doesn't just have empty pockets, he’s also got a horrendous sleep debt. And, if for some reason he’s trying to fall asleep while caffeinated, he’s failing miserably! Even if he’s cozied up in the comfiest bed imaginable, that man is getting the shakes and will be unable to unhear the thumping of his heart for hours.

Now, lastly, when Logico finally turns in for the day after staying awake way too long, he immediately gets bombarded with the most vivid dreams the second he’s asleep. They’re either the most fantastical, waskiest dreams that make no sense, insanely haunting nightmares, or those trippy, hyper-realistic, rapid-fire dreams that end up being dreams within dreams. Honestly, not too bad a consequence of sleep deprivation, but that’s before it starts causing sleep fragmentation, which just feeds into the sleep deprivation more~

[the-yellow-birder]

🪬💜: If i was the moon, would you still look for the stars

🔎💙: Only if you promise me to shine forever

🪬💜:but what if i can’t shine forever

🔎💙:Does it matter, our lives are temporary, so are those stars, they will burn out and yet poeple like you still look for them in the night sky

[murdlygirly]

ummm hello hi!! sorry if this sounds strange or is completely false but i have to ask...are you the person who wrote 'sunday's curse' on ao3? it could be a total coincidence but i recognize the profile pic and um if it is you i wanted to say i really really really enjoy that particular fic and if it's not...i apologize sincerely and have a lovely day/night either way <3

Ahh, hellooo!! Yes!! I'm the one who's responsible for bringing "Sunday's Curse" into existence~

That fic is my baby, and you're so sweet for taking the time to let me know that you're enjoying it ^^

Truly, it means the world, so thank you kindly for dropping by! And thank you doubly kindly for reading the silly shenanigans I decided to throw our favorite detective pair into <3

[lilythelitten]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Maybe a weird thing to celebrate/do art for, but eh, Tino looks good in green :P

[irratinoslefteyeball]

He’s finally here! Sacabambaspis Irratino! Made in Ibis paint. Look at him, he’s so silly!

[almightytuba]

hi murdlers this is all i have to offer at the molement

[lilythelitten]

Happy Easter!

Bunny Tino 🥺🐇

[almightytuba]

irratino wip

[the-yellow-birder]

@itzr4v3n

Signor Emerald and Earl Grey ✨💛

(I never want to draw another hand again 🫠)

[lilythelitten]

Implied spoilers for Murdle Volume 2 below!

“…same face. Just…not mine, anymore.”

[the-yellow-birder]

Irratino doing a palm reading on logico :D (logico is just went along with it cause he’s down bad :P)

[lilythelitten]

Implied spoilers for Bordergrams below!

A companion piece to my fic Funhouse Mirrors ^^

[lilythelitten]

Happy April Fool’s Day!

Ya might wanna run, Tino :P

[lilythelitten]

Physician, Potential Energy

AGE: 30

HEIGHT: 5’7

ABILITIES: Selective Time Stop, Hand-to-Hand Combat

BIRTHPLACE: New Aegis, California

BIO: Self-proclaimed “archenemy” of Starcaller. Created a variety of tech to supplement his time stop. Licensed dentist.

CRIMES: Disturbing the peace, destruction of property, burglary, arson, battery, parole violation, stalking, second-degree murder

(Last on the chopping block—Seashell, AKA Physician! …uuuuuugh, every time I draw a series of designs, the last one ALWAYS turns out the worst >_> Oh well. At least the costume turned out well. Very fun to draw all his little pieces of tech ^^ Oh, and also…guess why he wants to be Starcaller’s nemesis. Go on. Guess :P)