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hello wormblr pls do my writing for me. how do y’all think the ruby dreams casino shit went? important for writing things… i promise i will get great use out of this
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junebugtwin · 3 months
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rachie lindt my one true love!! doodling various faces for her as Human Faces Practice. you may notice the faces slowly get larger and larger. that is because i have a problem!!! Make Several Images All The Same Size: Challenge Impossible!!!
you may be wondering which face i think suites her best? this one
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cairavende · 5 months
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Worm Arc 14 thoughts from 14.8 through the end:
Gonna get a little bit gay up in here pretty soon. But first, some other stuff.
Pretty much jump right into "Oh shit everything is fucked" with the bio-weapon just spreading everywhere right away.
Skitter's focus on Tattletale specifically when trying to get them to higher ground was top level Chatterbug/Smugbug content. Like sure Sundancer and Trickster too, she wanted to save them. But when Bentley wasn't climbing fast enough what she said to herself in worry was "Tattletale."
Fucking god. Tattletale telling Skitter to fly to the higher building and use bugs so Trickster could teleport them and they'd follow? But fully knowing it wouldn't work and just trying to get Skitter to safety?
"It doesn’t look like her plan will work out. Tell her I’m sorry." - I WAS FUCKING BAWLING
I had figured that Bonesaw's contingency wasn't just a "everyone dies right now" virus or whatever. It would need to be artistic. And it would need to be a punishment to the local capes, both hero and villain. And the way to punish them would be to "take the city from them". "Make them watch it destroy itself." "Make them help".
I feel like what she did covered that general outline with a heavier focus on taking everything away from the capes. But still, god damn Bonesaw. Absolutely fucking terrifying. Super powered face blindness. At the base at least. Don't know who anyone is. Damn.
SKITTER IT'S NOT GAY YET THAT ISN'T TATTLETALE IT'S BONESAW! GAY WILL COME LATER!
If Jack put's his slimy fucking hands on my daughter again I will personally remove them.
The "Don't swear!" from Bonesaw while pretending to be Tattletale was fun. I managed to hit on it before that, but it was a good confirmation.
Fucking Jack and his "You’re versatile" after seeing Skitter make decoys while prepping to tie someone up with spiders. FUCK OFF WITH YOUR DREAMS YOU DICK. YOU CAN'T HAVE HER.
Instantly confirmed when Skitter flat refused to shoot someone despite Jack and Bonesaw telling her to. My daughter might not be perfect but she's not going to be one of you!
Coil fucked up a bit on the phone. He wasn't dealing with the pathogen so he should have done better. Even just asking everyone there to say something so he could listen to the voices. He would have known right away it wasn't Tattletale and Grue. Patching them through to Cherish that easily was a mistake. He really doesn't do as much as he could be. Like ya he's evil but that doesn't mean I'm not disappointed when he isn't using his full potential.
Cherish very fucked up when she thought letting Jack and Bonesaw know where she was would be good for her. Hope she likes her eternal torment at the bottom of the ocean. (Ok there's a chance she'll get pulled out in the future I guess.)
I'll admit, when Amy left with Victoria earlier I wasn't expecting to see them again so soon.
"Panacea is the healer, top floor, Jack is the slasher, the blond girl is the chemist-tinker." I don't know why, since it doesn't rhyme or anything, but I got very "The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true" vibes from this.
Jack trying to convince Amy by talking about how many of her ancestors were successful by being cruel and Taylor just internally going "How many were successful because they cooperated?" Love my daughter.
Victoria is still very much . . . not dead.
HOLY SHIT AMY YOU PUT YOUR SISTER IN A PERSONALIZED FLESH COFFIN MADE FROM CATS AND DOGS?
Seriously. Personalized. It has her face on the outside made out of bone. What the actual fuck Amy?
Proud of my daughter for shooting Jack, even if it didn't work.
It's probably fine that Skitter got Amy to break her brain rule again. I mean like it's good. It was the only way to fix the pathogen. It saved herself and the city. That is all good. Just . . . there might also be some long term negative outcomes. Probably fine though.
Getting gets cured and goes off to cure the city be gay.
"I leaned forward and planted a quick kiss on her lips." - EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
WOLFSPIDER WOLFSPIDER WOLFSPIDER!
SO FUCKING GAY I LOST MY FUCKING MIND WHEN IT HAPPENED
"'You couldn’t have waited until after you’d cured me before you put the bugs on your face?' Tattletale asked. She was smiling as she asked it." - ALSO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
SO GAY. DOUBLE GAY. EXTRA GAY. ALL THE GAY!
CHATTERBUGCHATTERBUGCHATTERBUG (SMUGBUG IS FINE TOO)!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also the level of effort the girls went through after that trying to figure out how to cure Grue and Regent without kissing? Fucking amazing. Kissing was only ok for these three. Obviously.
GAAAAAAY
Gay (bug)horse girl gay (bug)horse girl gay (bug)horse girl
And the remainder of the Nine got away. Which is pretty fucking bad I guess. What with the whole "end of the world" and all that. I get that story point is the *actual* big end of the arc. But it's been overshadowed. By the gays.
Did I mention things being gay? I just want to make sure. Cause they were. Gay that is.
Interlude 1 - Sierra is amazing. She is exactly who Skitter needs to be running things while she's away. Charlotte is also amazing and I think worships the ground Skitter walks on. My daughter is, as always, absolutely terrifying when described from anyone else's PoV. She only gets more so every time. She just uses bug speak without even realizing now. Amazing. I love her. Atlas is helping and I'm so proud of him. He even got to take the gun. I hope he gets to keep it.
Interlude 2 (thought about making this it's own post but I'll just keep it really simple) - God dammit all three of the big 3 are Cauldron created? Ugh. Legend you appear to be trying to do the right thing but you sure as shit aren't paying much attention are you? Holy shit like, you believed so much of what the Doctor has been saying for years? God damn bud. How could you look at Cauldron and assume they *aren't* doing human experimentation? Especially since you know they have done it in the past! Like god damn man! At least you do kind of acknowledge that maybe you were purposefully ignoring the signs cause you wanted to be ignorant. Maybe there is a little bit of hope for you. Hell of a lore dump interlude though. Gives me lots to think about. Also I'd absolutely listen to The Number Man talk about spreadsheets all day long.
GAY
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victoriadallonfan · 1 year
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Honestly, I just feel bad for the dorm neighbors when Vic and Anelace hooked up. We literally see 3 chapters prior that the walls are so thin that talking at a normal volume can wake people up next door.
Meanwhile you got Vic and Anelace going for a 45 minute Brute vs Thinker tango and you know those neighbors just got off an 8 hour shift fighting the machine army.
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protectoratenova07 · 1 year
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The real reason Jack is lame is because his clone army (already ripping off Noelle) stopped the Undersiders' 18th birthday party for Taylor
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rox-reads · 1 year
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“alright thanks babe. have fun with your escape room thing. yeah i’ll see you at home. ok bye, love you!”
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myreputatioooon · 3 months
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Fucked Up Powers Poll!!!
I was gonna type out everything I knew about these power systems so you could make the most fair judgement possible but how about no ♥️ to spice things up a little bit?
Why not have no fucking clue what you're voting for? (Sur ryou could research but where's the fun in that???)
Pick a power and get dropped into the very piece of media it's from during the very start of it's canon!
Note that every and I mean every option option on this list will fuck you over in ways that are inherently due to the nature of the power &/or worlds.
Spoilers for Parahumans (aka Worm) and Genshin Impact in particular cuz stuff I'm pretty sure is spoiler territory is literally in the polls right below. Anyways
Pls reblog for a bigger sample size
Feel free but not pressured to give propaganda or anti-propaganda for whatever you want, and if you want an idea of what you're getting into with each option, go below the read more!
(if I get anything wrong, please correct me)
Parahumans
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Options
Shard: You're dropped into Earth Bet and have to wait until you Trigger to get your powers. You will be dropped into Bet's equivalent to your current location.
Vials: You're spontaneously kidnapped by Cauldron and will be get to choose one of ten Vials they've prepared for you.
You will owe them a crap ton of cash and some favors they will demand at any time, even if you get the standard ******* treatment. You will be dumped into Bet after getting your powers.
You're dropped into an area of Cauldron's choosing.
Genshin Impact
Vision: prove your ambition and you will have your vision (you don't get to choose the element). You will be dropped into an area most similar in it's culture to your current location.
Delusion: Wake up in a situation that gets your conscripted into the Fatui and inevitably prove Worthy of a Delusion (you will). You will not be able to refuse, but you can pick your element.
SIGNALIS
Bioresonance: The Penrose-512's crew has [redacted] and you will be dropped onto a random planet controlled by the Nation and be welcomed as a new resident of the place.
The Executioner And Her Way Of Life
Pure Concept: You're summoned by magic users employed by Nobles and will be under their care.
Occurs the same time and at a random location other than MC bro introduced in the first episode.
You may choose what your Pure Concept is.
Chainsaw Man
Devil: Get dropped straight into Hell as the embodiment of any concept of your choosing (but not a concept already canonically taken)
Devil Contract: Get dropped into Japan and get to freely, safely communicate with any Devil of your choosing and negotiate with them. They have to make a contract with you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a fair one for either party.
Madoka Magica
If you wanna know more info through means other than googling, feel free to ask me but there's no guarantee you'll get it :3
Soul Gem: dropped into another Earth's equivalent of your current location with Kyubey ready to make a contract with you and make any one wish of yours come true, regardless of agab or gender identity.
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yurinullification · 3 months
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Babe wake up new parahumans lore just dropped
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cpericardium · 1 year
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i just re-read worm after a few years and am thinking about getting into the fandom- can you recommend some fics and people to look into? good or especially bad, either way- i just dont want to be out of the loop ;)
You came to the right place!!! I have read far too much wormfic to ever be healthy again.
I would not intentionally recommend very bad fics to a fandom newbie because that just makes for an unhappy experience—you'll have plenty of opportunities to find the dregs if you just look at any of the most common recs on /r/wormfanfic. I have a list of some of my own favourites, but my tastes are particular and often clownish. Of them, these are the ones I'd rec to someone new. In fact, many of these I read before joining the community myself and still hold up. Loaf (or, the fic that sucked me into the fandom): Post-Gold Morning, Contessa tries to bake a loaf of bread without using her power. I read this, immediately had to make fanart, and then didn't stop. Case: Sequel to Loaf. Lisa teams up with a woman who isn't the Simurgh to form a private detective agency. Tabloid: Adventures of a PRT photographer slash cape paparazzo. Character study and lots of cape worldbuilding. It has art! Cauldron Quest™: Contessa in a quest, what will she do? Typewriter: Lisa can read between the lines (of Worm). It's Cold Out There Every Day: Vista is caught in a timeloop. Amy's Octet: A series of quizzes about Amy Dallon. Forward: Taylor tries to move on after Gold Morning. The Great Escape: The Birdcage opened and Eidolon is tasked with catching the escapees. A Certain Logic of Violence and Uncertainty: Marquis and Amy in the Birdcage, what will they do? Shinka: Lung character study. Looking Forwards: The reason I started shipping Contessa/Alexandria. Cherry on Top: Cherish character study. Valleyxandria: A day in the life of Rebecca Costa-Brown, a California girl. Dragon Unbound: Dragon unchained! Agent of Cauldron: A girl kills Eidolon, gets inducted into Cauldron. Very expansive worldbuilding. Ghostlight: Pretender can hear Alexandria's voice while piloting her body. Janus: Victoria in Taylor's body, what will she do? Hatching a Heist: A woman pretends to be a cape in order to rob her former employer. Steel Owl: Parahumans Online can be such a lonely place. I Need Some Space: Taylor's new stepsister is Vista. The Artist Formerly Known As Bonesaw: Two years after Gold Morning, Riley wakes up and she's still in the Slaughterhouse Nine. Authors to look into: Chartic, k800, maroon_sweater, henghost (but you HAVE to check the tags first), Fox_in_a_Box (this is for Number Stans), Redcoat_Officer, Harbin, TheSleepingKnight, Omega_93, Dusky
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greenbergwrites · 1 year
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When Bucky first meets them ettiene is 100% hissing, biting, ready to throw hands at anyone who tries to get too close to Steve. Whatever situation they were previously in has made him very protective, and if Bucky wants to even look at Steve he has to go through ettiene. Luckily for him, Ettiene’s protective ways are NO match for the massive crush that Steve has developed on Bucky. Steve and Ettiene definetly fall asleep piled around and ontop of each other for comfort, but in the middle of the night Steve always sneaks off to Alpha Buckys office, peeping through the cracked open door, admiring Bucky as he does his work and takes calls, scurrying off if he hears someone approaching.
The thing is Bucky KNOWS that Steve is there, he’s scented him since before he even entered the hallway, but since steve is so shy and small he says nothing to avoid scaring him off, instead just enjoying the company of the pup.
I imagine this goes on for a while, there may even be times where Steve falls asleep with his head against the door, only to wake up tucked in right next to Etienne in their pup pile, faint memories of strong warm hands carrying him.
So, I've had this idea floating around in my head for a while, not fleshed out enough to be an actual plot but kind of like the Nameless Alpha & Omega story where I just had ideas
I was going to try to actually scrape it together and write it as an original story, but what you said lines up enough with it that I might as well throw it in the ring as another 'verse
The basic idea is this:
A world where humans know about the supernatural, but it's still a fresh discovery. Decades old, maybe. Everyone is still trying to figure out how the worlds fit together, and there's a lot of fear on both sides, but it's mostly working out.
Enforcers used to be the protectors of the pack, but now they're protectors of the supernatural community in general.
I toyed with the idea of the Enforcers being an official branch of law enforcement, but if we're leaning towards criminal!Bucky, then it would definitely have to be unofficial.
Or maybe the Enforcers are official and Bucky is the guy they call when their hands are tied.
Either way, when something goes down and a parahuman is involved, the Enforcers get called in.
It's one such call that changes everything.
Bucky arrives at a desolate, abandoned warehouse. Bright lights from the ambulances, cop cars, firetrucks--they flash in the rain, a beacon of trouble for some, a port in the storm for others.
A steady line of hunched figures climb into the waiting ambulances. All of them are human, though, and so not his problem.
An Enforcer approaches the caution tape where Bucky stands waiting. He lifts it, stepping aside for Bucky to duck under.
"This way," he says softly.
For humans, the words would've been lost in the rain. Not for them.
Bucky follows him into the warehouse. He abandons his umbrella by the door and keeps walking.
The inside of the warehouse is exactly as he would expect. Dust and debris everywhere, cobwebs and shadows that might move if you looked too long. It's not the look of the place that gives Bucky pause, though; it's the feel.
He's been in many abandoned places, many warehouses. None felt like this. There's a weight to the air, a stillness that threatens to suffocate anyone stupid enough to linger. There are ghosts here, and not necessarily of the supernatural kind.
A gigantic hole takes up most of the center of the warehouse. There's a few ladders scattering its edges and some sort of pulley system, as if the idea is to get as many people out at once time as possible.
There are less humans inside the warehouse, but still enough. They glance sideways at the Enforcer, and then at Bucky, and if the rain outside didn't hide the Enforcer's words, it's muffled pattern on the roof definitely doesn't hide the trip and gallop of their heartbeats.
The Enforcer doesn't lead him to the hole or to any of the ladders. Instead they take the stairs. They're at the back of the building, and as soon as Bucky steps onto them, he understands why that isn't the evacuation point. These stairs wouldn't be able to handle that much weight at one time.
They're old, rusted and just as dusty as everything else, sand falling to the floor below with every shaky step they take.
When Bucky reaches the bottom, he has to stop and steady himself. The atmosphere down here is somehow worse. The scent is acrid, cloying.
It stinks of waste, but the other scents are worse. The salt of tears, the taste of desperation. Pain. Anger. Fear.
Isolation, hunger, loneliness--those things don't have a proper scent. Scenting them out takes context clues, pairing the general scent of someone's unhappiness with body language, behavior.
Bucky knows he can't scent them, but somehow, somehow, he's sure that he does, anyways.
"I know," the Enforce intones grimly, and nods his head towards a hallway on Bucky's left.
There are cages.
They might have been rooms, once. Offices, laboratories, who knows. But someone's taken the doors off the frames and replaced them with bars.
No one is in them, anymore. They've all been unlocked, opened, the prisoners set free. At the end of the hall, there's a crowd of humans. They're just standing there, motionless. Onlookers to something, something that has them smelling fearful and heartbroken at the same time.
Bucky hears the hissing before he sees what the spectacle is.
The crowd of humans part, making way for them. Hugging the wall so there's no chance of accidental brushes. Humans are a superstitious lot, and somewhere in the past years, they've gotten in their heads that a wolf can't take your scent--can't track you--as long as you don't get close enough.
It's bullshit, but Bucky's not in the business of educating humans. And especially not here, not now.
Not when he moves past them and the spectacle that held them captive now takes hold of him.
Omegas. Two of them. Pale and rangy, covered in dirt and grime, torn clothes and fearful scents, but very clearly Omegas.
One of them sits with his back against the wall of their cage, his knees pulled to his chest, bright blue eyes peeking over their horizon. He's so still, so quiet, even his heartbeat seems quiet. It's as if all he wants is to melt into the wall and disappear. Be invisible.
The other is the opposite. He stands between of his companion and the gathered crowd, teeth bared and eyes blowing amber. He prowls the length of the cage in a way that's more animal than human, and it's clear with every movement that he makes that he's ready for a fight. Not just ready--he wants it.
He's the source of the hissing. It's wrong, on a fundamental level. Wolves don't hiss. It's as if his vocal cords are half-shifted themselves, unsure of where to go, and this is the result.
Bucky can hear the little grumble of a growl every once in a while, but it retreats quickly.
There's no humanity in his eyes. Only the fear and rage of a caged, abused animal.
He's feral, or close to it, and that thought has acid rising in Bucky's throat. A Omega in a place like this is the worst kind of transgression, but one that's turned feral because of it is a shame the world might never recover from.
There's blood is in the air. Fresh blood.
When the prowler turns to continue his march back across the room, Bucky spies the source. A wound on his leg, trickling down his calf. It isn't the only source, though.
Scenting the differences in blood in a confined space like this takes practice, but it's possible. If he concentrates, Bucky can detect two separate blood scents. Both of the Omegas are bleeding, but Bucky can't see the source on the Omega on the floor.
"They're injured," the Enforcer murmurs at this side, unnecessarily. "But we can't get in. When we try, that one raises hell."
The prowler, obviously.
"I thought I was making headway," he continues. "I thought he was gonna let me close, but then he saw..."
The Enforcer grimaces, holding up his bared forearm. He's a bitten wolf, turned months before. The scars from his attack are more faded than they would be on a human, but they stand out in stark contrast against his tanned skin. Jagged, silvery lines from a clawing, and the half moon imprint of a bite.
"He went ballistic when he saw it."
Bucky tilts his head, flicking his gaze between the scars to the prowling Omega. The Omega hisses again, spitting on the floor, his derision palpable.
He isn't certain, but Bucky thinks he understands.
"They don't trust humans," he murmurs. And then, as an afterthought, he added, "Clear the room."
It's more of a hallway than a room, but they get the idea. The humans grumble at being kicked off even a portion of their own crime scene, but they oblige. The Enforcer goes with them, because while not actually human, the bite damns him as being born one. It shouldn't matter, and usually, it doesn't. But it matters here, now, to these Omegas, and their opinion is more important than his own.
When it's just the three of them--Bucky and the two Omegas, separated only by iron bars--he takes off his jacket and folds it over his arm and then, to the bewilderment to both Omegas, he sits on the dusty floor.
He leans back against the wall opposite of the bars, as far away as he can get. It's not far, of course. When he stretches out his legs, he's only a foot away from touching metal with his shoes.
The prowling Omega pauses, his hissing dying out. He wavers, disoriented and confused.
"You're both injured," Bucky says calmly. "I'd like to see to that, but not until you're ready."
The blood scent isn't overpowering; neither of them are in danger of bleeding out. It's more important to earn their trust right now.
The prowler, unsure of what to do, lurches back into his pacing. He isn't vocally warning Bucky away anymore, but his body language still does.
Bucky focuses on the silent Omega. He tilts his head, meeting his bright eyes--the only part of his face that can currently be seen.
"I'm not going to hurt you," he promises. "You don't know me, but I'm an Alpha. I won't let anyone else hurt you. Not while I'm here."
The prowler stops again. It was that word--Alpha. They both know what it means.
There's nothing more sacred to an Alpha than an Omega. Wolves as a whole covet them, cherish them. But to Alphas, they are holy.
Bucky had hoped it would mean something to these two Omegas, that it might mean safety, and he's gratified that he isn't completely wrong. Slowly, so as not to startle either of them, he tosses his jacket in front of the bars.
"Go on," he says. "Take my scent."
The prowler snatches it through the bars, darting forward and away almost too quickly to follow. The fabric rips, caught on a nail, but Bucky isn't bothered. He'd rip a thousand jackets for an Omega's safety.
The prowler takes it to his companion, kneeling down beside him. The silent Omega takes a sleeve between slender fingers and buries his nose in it, breathing deeply enough that Bucky can hear it. After several long seconds, he offers it up to his companion, encouraging him to take the scent, too.
The prowler does, but it's clear he's reluctant. After scenting the jacket, the protector grumbles wordlessly, knocking his forehead into the blue-eyed Omega's. A tiny little smile answers the gesture.
It's only a few seconds of interaction, but enough to show the dynamic between them. The prowler is the protector, of course. Fierce and vigilant, a sentinel in the night. He defers to the blue-eyed Omega, though. It's obvious in the slump of his shoulder, the way he plops down on his ass with a huff.
They both look toward Bucky at the same time, and a thousand things are said in the silence between them.
Please don't hurt us, the blue-eyed Omega seems to say.
His companion's glare is more direct: Try to hurt him and I'll claw your eyes out.
After a moment, the prowler dips his chin once. It's barely perceptible, and hardly a nod at all, but Bucky was looking for it and he understands it for what it is.
Carefully, he stands and dusts off his slacks.
"Let's get you two out of there, hm?"
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lakesbian · 4 months
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“That, honey, is the only reason we’ve been trying to wake you up.  You’ve been using your power while you sleep, and every bug in the neighborhood has been gathering here to crawl on you.  Not all at once, not all together, but they’re adding up and someone’s going to notice.” Brian looked across the room, ” We’ve got the windows and doors sealed with saran wrap and tape, and they’re still getting in.  Can’t take you anywhere like this, and the good doctor here needs us to clear out in case a real patient comes in.”
a beautiful beginning to taylors bug freak nature........wheezing imagining brian and lisa fervently trying to tape up all the entrances to the room while coil's doctor is standing there thinking "fucking parahumans"
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hehe worm oc postinf. her full name is Calypso Atalanta Ra Pallas. her initials are CARP. hehe, funny fish girl… she listens to ska exclusively.
also she has the Teeth of Abaddon as a shard and it will not stop triggering. it is silly and gets to trigger not just twice but like a dozen times, while degrading her quality if life each time. silly!!!
i wanna hear about y’alls worm ocs!!!!! reblog with them!!
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seventeen362 · 2 months
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Lone (Taylor Parahumans Dallon Interlude)
>be “taylor parahumans dallon,” 22
>one parent is completely checked out, doesn’t care about us much (other parent once compared her to “the LaBourn mother”)
>other one is obsessed with worm
>still recovering, hours of therapy every day. unlearning tendencies to collect bugs and doing physical therapy to recover from that one time worm-obsessed parent did a “leviathan dice roll”, trying to forget every line of worm (parent had me memorize all of it)
>have a younger brother, still a minor (chubster)
>since chubster can’t move out, he’s still living with worm-obsessed parent
>going to get sent to non-worm-obsessed parent, which might be even worse (she forgets to give us food sometimes, at least worm-obsessed parent takes us to that burger place once in a while
>pleads me to get him out of there
>do my best, drive over there (my friend Nancy taught me how to drive)
>mother who likes worm finds out, demands an explanation and threatens to “bonesaw” me if i don’t provide a reasonable explanation
>panic
>tell my mother i’m doing a worm reenactment
>she allows it
>pick chubster up without her noticing, drive him over to Nancy’s house
>if worm-obsessed parent founds out i lied, she might bring out the echidna costume
>can’t let that happen
>what kind of worm reenactment could i do that would do
>pick up phone to ask worm-obsessed parent for advice
>crash my car cause i’m not paying attention
>oh. shit. like annette
>fading in and out of consciousness
>half-wake up on a hospital bed, months later, just like taylor hebert from worm after the locker
>doctors say i might die
>chubster is okay though
>realize i’m ignoring something
>weird background noise in senses
>more senses than i’m used to
>oh no
>cant let worm-obsessed mother find out about this, can’t let anyone find out
>don’t want to be dissected
>going to have to find a way to remove whatever part of my brain is letting me do that
>like contessa did to the original skitter, maybe?
>put the idea in the back of my mind, workshop it later
>neither parent has visited. haven’t found my drivers license under my fake name, so they just think i don’t know how to drive
>worm-obsessed parent wants to legally rename me to annette
>can’t let anyone find out about the bugs
>fall back out of consciousness, specifically tell the bugs to do what they were doing before i woke up (can’t let anyone know)
>i hope chubster’s ok
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Soulmates
So, I got interested in Parahumans again and remembered just how much I love Cluster Triggers/Grab Bag Capes, and I was wondering how those I could incorporate them into other power systems...
And then I remembered RWBY.
So, concept: Auras of different people can intermingle, so to say, granting minor secondary powers reflective of the other's Semblance, but there are caveats.
First: All parties need unlocked Semblances in order for this to actually occur, or have the event unlock Semblances as well. (Sorry, Penny and Oscar)
Second: Besides the obvious powers, participants are left with an intense emotional connection with one another, and a sense of when there soulmates are close and general sense of their emotional state.
Third: This connection is essentially a trauma bond, and while this can occur between Romantic partners, family, teammates, etc. there is absolutely nothing stopping soulmates from enemies
Fourth: One person can have multiple soulmates.
Ruby
Main Protagonist herself, she has a lot of soulmates. Not all of them are good.
Cinder: Established when Ruby unlocked her Silver Eyes. Following this, Ruby's Petal Burst becomes more explosive, and she can set her petals on fire (For her own peace of mind, she pretends this comes from Yang). Cinder, meanwhile gained the ability to contort parts of her body into something resembling sharpened glass, and extend her body parts while in that state. (She refuses to use this ability at all until after Watts'...'pep talk')
Jaune: Quietly established during their fight in the Ever After, Ruby gained the ability to passively boost auras around her, including herself, as long as she has hope.
Neo: Possibly established during the 'Tea Party', giving Ruby the ability to split off some rose petals to create simple illusions with some vocal ability. Neo's return ability never got the chance to be used, though she might have gained the ability to turn her illusions into twisted spires of fragmented glass.
Jaune
Weiss: Established during the Haven fight, giving him to summon simulacrums of of Aura infused objects and people he's interacted with using his Semblance (such as weapons) the clones of people aren't really usable in a fight, but he can summon weapons, such a spectral copy of Crocea Mors, Penny's swords, and even Pyrrha's weapons. Weiss, meanwhile, gained the ability to boost the Auras of anyone in proximity of her Glyphs...while she's singing.
Ruby: From Ruby, he gained the ability to momentarily phase through objects in between him and those he feels he needs to save.
Blake & Yang
That bond was quite obviously established during the Fall of beacon, after Adam cut off Yang's arm.
Blake: From Yang, Blake's Shadow Clones became more resilient and more animated, though this is reliant on taking hits herself.
Yang: From Blake, he gained the ability to "extend her hitbox", allowing her to extend her aura away from her body using body motions to increase her striking distance or essentially drag herself in the Aura's wake.
Ren & Nora
Established very long ago, and our first seen example:
Ren: From Nora, he gained the ability to reduce the damage of strikes the calmer he is.
Nora: From Ren, she becomes happier, and thus less noticeable to Grimm, the more electricity she absorbs.
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Worm Fic Recs
Parahumans/Worm Fanfic that I like and I think you should read:
Paper and Sand by FifteenBadgers
“Inspired by an old thread about the [Thinker] surviving and turning any cape who beats Scion...”
Really well written and a fun to read story. Khepri is terrifying and yet so endearing.  
I Woke Up As a Dungeon, Now What? by Aku-dono
Pure LitRPG. If you like LitRPG, read this, it’s great. If you don’t know what it is, give it a try, this is a good place to start. 
Basically: Taylor is now a dungeon, she wants to help, and there is a whole world out there trying to implode in itself.
Stepfather would be the closest word but it doesn’t quite fit by WhyWhyNot
An interesting AU where Danny and Armsmaster start dating. Some great comedy, world building and alternate events. Really fun and it gives Taylor and Armsmaster a different dynamic that still works and is quite interesting to read. 
Adept (At Magic) by WafflesAndCoffee
One-Shot. Early trigger Taylor leads to her believing she has magic. Really fun.
Worm: I'm gonna kill him. by Fabius Maximus
“When Eden woke up to find herself splattered all over a planet, she realized that 1. something was wrong. 2. It was probably her idiot counterpart's fault, and 3. She wasn't going to get her nap. A story where the cycles are something quite different from what Cauldron believes and an Entity wakes up i an grumpy mood and does her best to help.”
Hilarious. 10/10. I love it.
The Case of the Disappeared Villain by stabbyunicorn
“Did Mr. Gladly hate her? A half-semester group project with Sophia and Madison, and they had to write fifteen pages on Lustrum? “Radical feminist who castrated men” didn’t quite cut it.
But as Taylor, Sophia, and Madison investigate, they begin to wonder if Lustrum was really a villain at all… and someone doesn’t want them to ever learn the truth.“
Really good. It is amazingly written and has a very good plot. Also, it’s complete, which is always a plus in Worm Fanfic
Terrible(ly) Racist. by Sir Bill
So stupid. I love it. 
One-shot. Comedy. Must read
Think Tank by asododsteel
One-Shot. I really like this one. 
“I heard a knock at the door.
“Strange,” I thought. I wasn’t expecting anyone, and Dad said he was working late. I walked over and opened the door.
“Hello.” said Alexandria, “May I come in?”“
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And last but never least, my all time favorite Worm fic:
...Who Needs Enemies? by The Steve
“Picture an Alien Space Battleship, given sentience and orders to pat you on the head. First, it'd have to find you, destroying the roads and buildings along the way to get to you. Then it'd burst through the wall, lacking hands to open a door. Then it'd have to swivel a turret in your direction, find it's a bit too high, and have to tilt it's entire body a bit more in your direction and carefully not fall over. Then it'd bring the turret carefully up and down on your head. Now imagine it had to make you toast...”
So, so good. So much plot and so interesting. Really good. 100/10, I reread it all the time. 
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So Taylor becomes Khepri at the end of Worm.
Victoria and, following her lead, Parahuman kind submit themselves to the plague and risk never waking up at the end of Ward.
Sylvester's mind is breaking down throughout Twig and by the end of it he and the other Lambs are remade on a fundamental level, with their old identities lost in the process.
....I haven't read the "Otherverse" novels because after ten chapters I gave up on Pact, it's just not for me, but I'm getting the feeling that this is just Wildbow's thing at this point.
Being the hero will cost you your self or at the very least that's a risk every hero should be willing to take.
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