Kevin Murray

A police officer and Molly’s uncle. He first appeared, unnamed, in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Kevin Murray served as an airborne soldier in Afghanistan.⁠ When his niece Molly Murray was thrown out by her family due to being bisexual and a pagan, he took her in and helped her finish high school.⁠

After joining the Seattle Police Department two years ago he was partnered with Tyrone Johnson.⁠ He quickly gained a reputation for both finding himself in violent situations and finishing them,⁠ earning the nickname Officer ShootsYourAss.⁠⁠ In particularly he was involved in a shootout and car chase while totally naked in June.⁠ Three patrol cars have been totaled under his purview in a single year.⁠

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*Halloween for Life*

He has been in several encounters involving the Shadows. In September he and Tyrone detained Kenneth of the Brotherhood of Apollo and his thugs after their failed kidnapping attempt of Molly and Onyx.⁠ In October he met Shannon just as she had ingested the spirit of a succubus, and the two began dating.⁠ He and Tyrone know about vampires and have killed several, most notably George Wentworth. However, neither of them know that Molly is a witch, nor of the Special Task Force.⁠

Despite his violent reputation, Kevin is a bit of a goofball, humble, gentle, and with a strong moral center. He is starting to have second thoughts about being a police officer, though has yet to act upon them.⁠⁠

It is probable that Kevin is of Scottish or Irish descent given his name and that his niece Molly has naturally red hair.

## Relations

Kevin lives with his cat Attila, who he shares a close bond with. He has a close relation with his niece Molly. His contact with the rest of their family is unknown.

His relationships usually don’t last long. According to both Attila and Tyrone, it is because everyone he has dated has been crazy.⁠⁠ He has dated fellow police officer Claudia Esposito, and may currently be in an open relationship with Shannon Abrams.⁠⁠

He is close friends with his partner Tyrone.

## Abilities

Kevin is not particularly large, but he is strong and fit. He is an excellent unarmed fighter and shot.⁠

He has some resistance to supernatural mind control and suggestions, enough to resist vampires but not to hold against Lorelei.⁠⁠

## Theories

Kevin’s time between mustering out from the military and joining the Seattle police has not been described. He describes that he went through a lot of trouble to get the job there. He might have had to interrupt other plans when he helped Molly to get away from her parents and finish high school. Given that he is only nine years older than her, he was probably between twenty-four and twenty-six at that time.

## Trivia

Molly’s and Onyx’s characterisation of Kevin as a *Mary Sue* coincides with that he is based on a LARP character played by Elliott Kay.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 “Naked Justice”
2. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 12
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 *Halloween for Life*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 14
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 18
7. ↑ Good Intentions: The AMA (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, April 17, 2020)