Wolf Spider (Worm) (Complete)
- Thread starter The Laurent
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- France
Considering your latest comment, I should have seen this coming :'(
What's the update schedule on this fic by the way?
I might really want to know what happens next, you see.
Edit: I wonder if Danny will go to the cops or the Protectorate? And what he'll even tell them... "My daughter is a cape and ran away from home with her girlfriend who's a bad influence. No, I don't know her name or her address..."
On the other hand, just googling Arachne might turn up Hellhound, aka Rachel Lindt, dog person extraordinaire. This... Probably wasn't the way Taylor was hoping her dad would find out about things.
What's the update schedule on this fic by the way?
I might really want to know what happens next, you see.
Edit: I wonder if Danny will go to the cops or the Protectorate? And what he'll even tell them... "My daughter is a cape and ran away from home with her girlfriend who's a bad influence. No, I don't know her name or her address..."
On the other hand, just googling Arachne might turn up Hellhound, aka Rachel Lindt, dog person extraordinaire. This... Probably wasn't the way Taylor was hoping her dad would find out about things.
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- Australia
What do you know, teenagers finally getting attention they appreciate make reckless decisions.
I'm surprised by the lack of chase though.
I'm surprised by the lack of chase though.
I could be wrong due to fic juggle, but I don't think he know's she's a cape.
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- They/Them
- Location
- Norwood, OH
He just saw enough to confirm she was a parahuman, an internet search will quickly lead to the rest of the details
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- Somewhere!
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- She/Her
If he mentions the bug powers, they already know what bad influences Arachne might have. Not like they haven't had the same concern as him for a while.
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Welp. I had hope there for a second.
I can see a lot of ways for things to go wrong now that Danny knows that Taylor's a cape. Finding out who exactly Rae is, is also a possibility. After all there aren't that many young female capes with dogs in the city.
I can see a lot of ways for things to go wrong now that Danny knows that Taylor's a cape. Finding out who exactly Rae is, is also a possibility. After all there aren't that many young female capes with dogs in the city.
- Location
- Australia
I'm blind. Only possible explanation.
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- They/Them
Oh? You think?
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Subrosian_Smithy
endless
- Location
- Washington
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- She/Her/Hers
It's not a bug, it's a feature!
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- They/Them
No, I was actually genuinely curious why you thought so and etc, etc?
Captain_Savage
I believe in you, YOU CAN DO THE THING.
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- United States
It wouldn't be Worm if there was proper and healthy communication.
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- They/Them
Random silly fanfiction-of-a-fanfiction idea.
Rachel and Taylor, Wolf Spider, Freaky Friday.
Rachel and Taylor, Wolf Spider, Freaky Friday.
Night_stalker
Slava Ukraini!
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- He/Him
Few ceilings are.
Uh, you sure she doesn't have a Master rating? For humans?
Few people do, until it's all outside of the body.
How do you get Dragon blood out of concrete, by chance?
Fortunately, you also know how to. Nothing says surprise like a freak case of Lyme disease....
Riiight.
Silly, most diets allow those.
Because she won't be doing much sleeping, I suspect.
He's not that socially inept.
Well, maybe you should've done something earlier. Have some Union buddies have a chat with pipe wrenches and the principal, perhaps.
Hey, we appreciate makeup!
Dogs aren't usually good in the AM.
Knowing them, they're doing up a smear piece or dozen....
Eh, it grows back.
Weird, why is this here?
Nah, not really.
Yes, she is.
And hate Nazis, so win-win.
Well, guess you're moving in a bit ahead of schedule.
I repeat, we sure Bitch ain't Mastering her?
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- Somewhere!
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- She/Her
Rachel being confident about Taylor is still really romantic in a subtle way, and I like it a lot.
I think this is getting overshadowed, a bit, but Lisa is totally shipping them.
And doing a pretty good job of it too! Although Rachel clearly doThe real master effect is love! It's what got Regent in the end, after all.
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- United States
I think the biggest item for me has been the "baring teeth" references and internalizing some of Rachel's reactions to people smiling, though I think those have actually gone down with time myself. They seemed more prevalent shortly after they really started hanging together a lot until she caught herself doing it. I don't know that I would really say she's forgetting her human reactions over time as a result, particularly given that she noted Lisa forgetting just in this chapter.
Danny's reactions in this have really not been up to par honestly-- the heavy drinking immediately lost him a lot of my sympathy in having to deal with Taylor's deceptions and behavior. (Which I suspect was intentional.) That said, it isn't likely to prevent them from believing him if he does go to the Protectorate. Given how suspicious he is of Rachel and that drinking potentially compromising his judgement, it is feasible that he will out his daughter like that and I can't see that doing good things for Taylor's attempts to stay a hero and get Rachel into that line as well.
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- Somewhere!
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- She/Her
I can promise with total honesty that she'll be interacting with quite a few people who aren't Bitch in the near future.
Technically speaking, there's two parts to Rachels socialization stuff. Firstly, her brain is tweaked to replace some social processing and whatever. This is the part that's obvious enough that even Lisa noticed it. (Interestingly, this doesn't mean that Rachel can't smile. She still remembers that they're a thing, and in canon she even uses one to express happiness! Just uh, really badly.)
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Secondly, she hasn't needed it in a long time, and she's built up a persona that doesn't require it. She's gruff and rough around the edges and she uses her fists more than her words, and if she thinks someone's mocking her she doesn't try to work out if that's true or not, she escalates to threatening them or fighting.
The latter is more relevant for bleeding into Tay, I think. Shard shenanigans aren't contagious, but habits and patterns and other social stuff spread pretty fast, yes?
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I can promise with total honesty that she'll be interacting with quite a few people who aren't Bitch in the near future.
Technically speaking, there's two parts to Rachels socialization stuff. Firstly, her brain is tweaked to replace some social processing and whatever. This is the part that's obvious enough that even Lisa noticed it. (Interestingly, this doesn't mean that Rachel can't smile. She still remembers that they're a thing, and in canon she even uses one to express happiness! Just uh, really badly.)
Secondly, she hasn't needed it in a long time, and she's built up a persona that doesn't require it. She's gruff and rough around the edges and she uses her fists more than her words, and if she thinks someone's mocking her she doesn't try to work out if that's true or not, she escalates to threatening them or fighting.
The latter is more relevant for bleeding into Tay, I think. Shard shenanigans aren't contagious, but habits and patterns and other social stuff spread pretty fast, yes?
Unless you do Freaky Friday!
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- Somewhere!
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- She/Her
Well, yes.
I can't imagine Taylor would take to being in Rachel's head very smoothly, especially since she isn't a learned actress here.It's important to remember that in canon, Taylor put a lot more emphasis into being a spy and infiltrating villains early on, and even when she fully committed to it, she used those skills to make herself more intimidating and a better supervillain.
Here, she's learned different skills, like how to ride and command doggos! So that changes quite a bit of her character, honestly. Canon!Taylor learned how to instill fear from Bakuda, learned how to manipulate people for respect from Brian, etc. She had many role models. Her role models here I leave as an exercise to the reader.
(Also, Freaky Friday shenanigans and shards: Does swapping into Regent mean that you get his emotional deadening, or not? Either answer is fun! Alec suddenly being emotional is always heartwarming.)
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- United States
You're talkin' swapping bodies, walk a mile in each other shoes, maybe dynamic reversals when Taylor's all strong now? I love it, it's in the movie!Random silly fanfiction-of-a-fanfiction idea.
Rachel and Taylor, Wolf Spider, Freaky Friday.
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- They/Them
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- Somewhere!
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- She/Her
Rachel going to school and meeting the Trio!
Taylor trying to pretend to be an Undersider, but she has to act like Rachel and also she's really disoriented from how hard Pack!shard is messing with her head!
And of course the poor dogs are very confused.
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- United States
That would be interesting to see how Rachel acts when the 'doggy-goggles' are lifted from her eyes. Would she like it or would she want to go back?That, sure, though also the social awkwardness part.