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[cpericardium]

and why isn't it

[joysuscreation]

I never draw post-gm Taylor anymore.

[eddathegreat]

Silence Is Not Consent: Taylor taking care of Victoria after making Amy reverse the wretching at knifepoint. Really emotionally a lot, but very well written, and I'm a big fan of how canon-compliant it is, with probably the best depiction of Taylor, and the author really captures Victoria's voice. Incomplete, dormant.

Reprieve and its sequel, Reform: Post-GM Taylor is inserted into Peter Parker's life as his twin sister, complete with false memories for everyone that only Taylor and some magic people are aware of. Mostly based on MCU and Marvel shows but with main marvel stuff thrown in for fun and the magic systems expanded on, and it slowly turns into a larger crossover with Ward during Reform. Also, properly confronts the origins of Peter and Taylor's relationship as siblings in a way that most of this kind of fic doesn't even approach. Characters, action, dynamics, story, all top notch. Incomplete, dormant.

Janus: a Peggy-Sue where post-Ward Victoria Dallon gets sent in as a backseat driver to pre-story Taylor, granting Taylor her powers to boot. Really masterful portrayal of Victoria and Taylor, that depicts them at their best and worst. I tend to be allergic to fanfic tropes, so please understand that this is a really good Peggy-Sue. Incomplete, ongoing.

Administrative Mishap: QA puppeting Taylor's body is injected with Kryptonian DNA and becomes Supergirl's roommate and a superhero. Much more DC than Worm, but very Worm-y. Very well-rounded as a fic, with special note I would make on its xenofiction and cosmic politics. Effectively complete at 1.1M words.

Slouching Towards Nirvana: Post-GM Taylor's mind end up in the body of the poltergeist girl in Class B in MHA, who needs to be a hero but isn't comfortable being violent and needs someone else to step in. Strikes a really good balance of drawing from source material and doing its own unique stuff. Technically incomplete, but gives a solid conclusion at 240k words.

what are your guys top 5 fav wormfics of all time? with a bit of explanation if you don't mind.

doesn't need to be in any particular order, just curious what wormblrians have read and enjoyed and also maybe get some recs out of it

[victoriadallonfan]

Contessa Respect Thread (Complete)

I initially completed Contessa's Respect Thread all the way back in the ancient year of 2015. Discord was barely being utilized, the IIRC was active, Wildbow was traumatizing me with Twig eye-horror, and I was far less ugly.

It was about time I updated the information and add new stuff from Ward onto it.

Contessa is probably one of the most misunderstood characters Wildbow has written, which is saying something when Taylor, Amy, and Vic are right there.

I think people get so obsessed with her power that they don't notice the ramifications and weaknesses this power gives her as a human being.

She's a Joan of Arc, the voice guiding her on the holy path, but to slay God instead of serve It. Much like Joan, she's isolated, alone, never really getting to grow up.

Not in the sense that she's unintelligent, but that she's never needed to come to terms with her own personal trauma or issues (especially her Mother Issues: the fact that she is the one who gave DM the name 'Doctor Mother' and would constantly seek out her advice + watch over her in her sleep + be too nervous to voice her concerns...).

Not even getting into how she couldn't allow herself to grieve for Number Man and Alexandria, whom she shared close relations with.

Much like Joan, Contessa is ultimately destroyed for following her path, but that kernel of Fortuna - the child who wanted to protect her family and the world - ultimately can be roused to fight her own power (in another way, fighting a new God) and aid humanity one last time.

I do think it's a shame that WB only gave her a few days to be free of her power, and that it could have maybe been expanded on, but I like the tragedy of her story and how Teacher represents many of the consequences of her actions.

I don't think there'd be any real interesting fights for her, but rather interesting scenarios.

How would Contessa deal with being on a Culture ship, where she no longer needs to do anything to live a peaceful life?

How would Contessa deal with being in the Otherverse of Pact and Pale, where Higher Powers roam about and humanity as a whole is under sway of their pacts (see what I did there?)

I think Contessa and Shazam would be the most interesting personal interaction: 2 children given god-like powers and burdens (by accident and by choice), and both of them dealing with that burden in different ways.

[lemurlord]

Who is the jolliest parahuman?

[jimmycarterghostland]

Parahuman: *Has a trigger event*

Other parahumans in the area:

[tisinoodle]

Desire to cosplay Bakuda is burning within me.

Have some experimental doodles from…. 2023.

[liliennacht]

PRT To The Wards.

[radish-club]

Taylor goes by 4 names in Worm and the two that are good are the ones she doesn't come up with herself.

Khepri? Sounds powerful and mysterious even. Skitter? She is surrounded by skitterers, a skitterer herself. It sounds menacing but also kid friendly. All around 10/10.

But Bug? Uninspired and lazy. And Weaver? That's just someone's last name.

[theaudientvoid]

Here's a thought. If Toby is the same model as Basil, does she also have a sword of damocles hanging over her head of getting deactivated by Elabre? Or did Winn just jail break her, like immediately?

[deadpatrat]

Oh yeah? Well, what if your fuckshitass self insert only had the power to get arrested, by the police, for not being able to pay the bus fare? Just like the real heroes I know and love. Conflict is the essence of drama you dumb idiot, read a damn book.

[cpericardium]

Something that makes me smile whenever I visit /r/Parahumans is that the preview image of the pinned welcome post is a meme I made in 2017 and never posted on the subreddit (or I believe, any subreddit)

Wildbow used it as an example of 'shitposts' and in doing so immortalised it

[gengarguy27]

"This hole was made for me!" Eidolon screams as he climbs into the Eidolon shaped echidna

suspiciously eidolon shaped echidna:

[zizbombs]

marvel rivals black widow skin that looks like tattletale and i physically have to stop myself from reaching for the wallet

[victoriadallonfan]

Things I want to draw: Victoria’s Little Mover Squad