🤲 spare Murdoc headcanons lad
I think he’s half Mexican on his mom’s side because of Mexico and the Spanish language being a common motif in his lore
Has a stomach of steel from having to eat really gross and/or unconventional things a lot, from living in poverty as a kid and also all the prison and isolation and benders and whatnot. However he is severely lactose intolerant and probably has celiac
Part of the reason he’s so unhygienic now is because he was never taught how to take care of himself and his dad never provided him with the means to do so (didn’t buy soap or toothbrushes or anything) so he just never learned
For some reason I don’t think he has a gag reflex. He just has the vibe
He talks to Moonflower’s ashes sometimes
He likes to dance with them too; like actually ballroom dance with them (probably to nine inch nails or AC/DC or something but who cares)
He has breathing problems from his nose being broken; his nose whistles a lot, especially when he’s sleeping. It’s also why he snores so loud
Gets a lot of nightmares :(
Can actually hold his own pretty well in a fist fight
Despite bathing extensively, he has a hard time not smelling bad. Put that boy through the car wash
Can tolerate Russel’s cooking better than most, considering his average meal is cigarette ash soaked in rubbing alcohol
Technically a doctor and is very knowledgeable and surprisingly competent; however he doesn’t know the name of anything and just knows how it works. “Looks like that dangly bit and the big wiggly bollocks in back are a bit buggered, yeah…” (you have swollen tonsils)
His love language is gift giving and although he won’t admit it physical touch. He is a small burrowing animal that seeks shelter in Big Strong Arms
Allow me to self indulge a little bit: if he wants a hug he’ll do that thing where he walks up and just kinda stands there avoiding eye contact and getting increasingly frustrated until you do what he wants
As much as he is self-aggrandizing, if you give him a personal compliment he will not know how to handle it. If you give him any sort of meaningful affection, especially through words, he will either pop a boner or cry (most likely both)
Cortez picks up little shiny gifts for him. Murdoc gives him random things he finds like bottle caps and cool rocks in return. Overall treats him like his little man
Also collects Cortez’s feathers
Murdoc also gives random things to the rest of the band (evidence: him giving 2D the petrified poop)
Keeps that portrait of his dad to compare how much like him he’s become as kind of a self-destructive self-assessment.
Would go to extreme lengths to entertain Noodle when she was a kid (use your imagination)
Collects 2D’s hairs because he thinks they’re pretty (also for spells)
Ace probably taught him how to bully children; he takes the art of child endangerment very seriously