#also maps is not stalking spider-man but she does have a little secret

[erinwantstowrite]

i got a couple comments/asks about this so im just making a post teehee:

peter is an unreliable narrator

not that we can't trust him for most of what he's saying, but there are a few things that we can not trust. one being his perspective that tony doesn't see him as a son (which is the most obvious) but another being that gotham hasn't noticed spider-man or peter parker. jason's pov when meeting benny and maps (and co) was indeed a glimpse into what we didn't see in peter's pov. it's not that he doesn't care about these instances, but he has so much going on that he has zeroed in on what we actually saw. what was a seemingly insignificant moment for peter, so insignificant that he didn't mention it, was a very impactful moment for maps. he made a small difference in his neighborhood without even realizing. there's also the fact that peter doesnt want to get attached, and that's another reason he has distanced himself emotionally from these actions. there is a POV later from maps that might shine some light on this + a scene where we see some familiar faces. and there's also a scene in Ned's POV later that highlights New York missing spider-man. Peter also isn't aware of just HOW large that portion is. when he thinks about home, he thinks about the Avengers and then the people he knows personally. but the city does miss him

[jesus-doing-a-kickflip]

Took a crack at making a spidersona! She quickly just turned into another OC (god help me) but I like how she's looking for a first go. Definitely going to have another go at her when I have some more time.

I kinda threw together a story in mind as I made her, but that's also subject to change. The gist, she's forsaken her dad's legacy to stalk New York as the pre-eminent hunter of the rich and powerful (for pay, of course). Spider-Man isn't the biggest fan, and wants her to stop wearing the mask, but if he wants it he'll have to take it.

She's very cocky, everyone hates it except her.

A few tidbits:

Her outfit is a customised rugby uniform. She played for years, before having to leave Australia.

The blocky shape behind her is an inverted satellite image of Gubbi Gubbi land. If she were animated, it'd flicker between hundreds of maps of the region in a "you can make of it what you will, the land's still mine" kinda way.

Her mum was an ecologist working in a valley in the D'Aguilar Ranges.

While under her father's thumb, she fought a teenage Peter Parker three times, each one to a standstill.

She does have powers, but she "doesn't do webs". Lizzie prefers to stalk her prey and strike when they think they're safe and alone. She also often attacks the same target several times, wearing their minds thins and resources thinner.

Stalking him home after one of their fights, she discovered Spider-Man's secret identity and planned her usual series of assaults. After observing him for a day she resolved he was a good person and undeserving of her anger.

After turning on her father, Lizzie laid low as a musician for a little while with a band called Doo Wada Numb. They were fine but sold very few t-shirts.