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Oh boy, something i have been dying to talk about while brainstorming wormfic ideas in my notes document for the last two months.

I really enjoy the idea presented here of the differentiation between a pure alternate power scenario, where the trigger happens off-screen and the story starts after the fact and a scenario where the divergence from canon directly results in an alt-power occurring to whoever the protagonist of choice is (almost always Taylor, let's be real).

In regard to tagging, I figure it's probably safe to tag "alt-power" if one appears at all despite the circumstances, though that might depend more on the premise of the fic, where the "what if" moment takes place.

Really can't wait to write a more worm-centric fic following my current crossover one, which does feature an alt-power but it's kind of weird and I've yapped about it so much to the people commenting on the fic.

If you're taking the name literally, alt-power fic includes every fic where a main character has a different power from canon, but when people talk (or complain) about alt-power as a genre, the stuff they're talking about is usually stuff that is not implied by that definition. So I'm curious - where do you all draw the line of what is and isn't an alt-power fic?

For me personally, I would call something alt-power if "what if the protagonist's power was this?" is the primary thing the fic is about, with all other changes that canon made either to enable or as a result of the different power. Therefore, I do not consider fics where the primary "what if" is about something other than the protagonist's power, even if a consequence of that change is that a character triggers with a different power. So I would consider fics like Camera Shy or Monster alt-power fics, but not, say, Here Comes The New Boss.

Anyway, mostly I was thinking about this because I was trying to decide if any of the fics that I'm writing/want to write count as alt-power fics, because some of them definitely contain some of the elements that people mention when they're talking about alt-power fics, like, say, taking place in Brockton Bay pre-Leviathan. But to use Broken Crown as an example, the change to Amy's power wasn't the thing that I set out to write about, it just seemed like a natural consequence of that thing (though I imagine some people would disqualify it from their own definition purely for not having Taylor as a protagonist)

note that this poll is meant to represent romantic (though not necessarily sexual) ships, not your favorite QPR. If you like, say, Aisha/Alec or Lisa/Taylor as strictly platonic partners, but only in this scenario, then please don't pick it as your favorite ship!

Other less popular taylor ships (like Taylor/Alec) are not included in this poll, I will be posting a second poll with Taylor-specific ships later

make sure to tell me what you think and why you think it!

Do I eat because I'm hungry? No.

I eat because my brain finds writing fanfic easier on a full stomach.

One person I have blocked and muted because they made a fic with AI and then doubled down on doing it in the comments when people called them out for it. Another person was just consistently mean and awful to the author in the comments under a fic I liked so that was another mute/block. Beyond that maybe a couple writers muted because they wrote a bunch of tiny fics exclusively featuring a ship I'm not at all interested in?

It's easier to be less stressed/irritated at things when you just... curate your online experience.

Bonus points: Why? I'm curious

If pillbug beats needlepoints in that poll, I will—in solidarity with lesbians—put Amy Dallon in a contraption or perhaps a device, sealing away her evil forever

hmmm, the more you know. I don't see a lot of the fics in the worm tag on ao3, tbh a lot of the stuff that i filter out of my searches would probably annoy people

note that this poll is meant to represent romantic (though not necessarily sexual) ships, not your favorite QPR. If you like, say, Aisha/Alec or Lisa/Taylor as strictly platonic partners, but only in this scenario, then please don't pick it as your favorite ship!

Other less popular taylor ships (like Taylor/Alec) are not included in this poll, I will be posting a second poll with Taylor-specific ships later

make sure to tell me what you think and why you think it!

I don't agree with it or anything, but I'm surprised Sophia/Taylor isn't up there considering how many fics are made of that pairing. I've not read any, but still, if we're talking fanfic then that one has more rep than half of these combined.

note that this poll is meant to represent romantic (though not necessarily sexual) ships, not your favorite QPR. If you like, say, Aisha/Alec or Lisa/Taylor as strictly platonic partners, but only in this scenario, then please don't pick it as your favorite ship!

Other less popular taylor ships (like Taylor/Alec) are not included in this poll, I will be posting a second poll with Taylor-specific ships later

make sure to tell me what you think and why you think it!

tbh that's a mood, I couldn't even open my laptop today, just doomscrolling on my phone. actually that was a lie, my laptop was open with my documents open on my browser but I find myself unable to press a key

Word Count 2-21-25

667 Words.

I was really hoping for more, but I was just not feeling it.

63,416/200,000

trying to teach a princess about revolutions and she excitedly asks me what her role in it will be and i have to look away sadly

It's weird that I like my earrings but I'm terrified of needles. Maybe it's because the ear piercing process hurts less, or something.

I figure it's a criticism of people who think that Taylor "bullied" either of them, that part of the post reads more---to me---as asking people to have reading comprehension and better takes

Listening to some podcasts it's wild to me to hear people bearing down some of Taylor's actions like she wasn't doing those things to ACTUAL DESPICABLE PEOPLE.

I just hate the purity culture of it all, like, are yall really criticizing someone for not going easy on NAZIS, SLAVE OWNERS, ABUSERS etc??? Boohoo, poor them

"Aw, Taylor rotted Lung's junk off / took his eyes out" GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE, it's ON TEXT that this asshole enslaving a bunch of vulnerable people and putting them to absurd hardships.

"Aw, she cut Bakuda's toes" Toes she was using to MELT FUCKING PEOPLE.

"Aw, she bullied Panacea and Glory Girl" ............. please --'

"Aw, she punched Emma in the mall, not very hero of her" She should've done worse to this bitch who caused her fucking trigger

FUCK YALL, honestly

Victims are ALWAYS blamed for reacting, for doing something

Tolerating the intolerable is NOT THE ANSWER.

Taylor isn't any less of a hero for not taking it easy on DESPICABLE PEOPLE.

She's only less of a hero when going hard on a bunch of people who didn't deserve it, but people bitch and moan way more about her actions towards WORSE VILLAINS than innocents. Seriously, annoying as SHIT

I think there's an unknown number of people in the worm fandom who either A. Haven't read Worm or B. Took it entirely to heart at the beginning when Taylor said "I'm going to be a hero" and they never realized she's an unreliable narrator.

Listening to some podcasts it's wild to me to hear people bearing down some of Taylor's actions like she wasn't doing those things to ACTUAL DESPICABLE PEOPLE.

I just hate the purity culture of it all, like, are yall really criticizing someone for not going easy on NAZIS, SLAVE OWNERS, ABUSERS etc??? Boohoo, poor them

"Aw, Taylor rotted Lung's junk off / took his eyes out" GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE, it's ON TEXT that this asshole enslaving a bunch of vulnerable people and putting them to absurd hardships.

"Aw, she cut Bakuda's toes" Toes she was using to MELT FUCKING PEOPLE.

"Aw, she bullied Panacea and Glory Girl" ............. please --'

"Aw, she punched Emma in the mall, not very hero of her" She should've done worse to this bitch who caused her fucking trigger

FUCK YALL, honestly

Victims are ALWAYS blamed for reacting, for doing something

Tolerating the intolerable is NOT THE ANSWER.

Taylor isn't any less of a hero for not taking it easy on DESPICABLE PEOPLE.

She's only less of a hero when going hard on a bunch of people who didn't deserve it, but people bitch and moan way more about her actions towards WORSE VILLAINS than innocents. Seriously, annoying as SHIT

And *that* is why I can't read the story again past the start of the Moon Gems arc. It's too tragic for me. The ending is so bittersweet and unsatisfying; I'm glad that it's the way it is, but I still can't ever read it again.

sometimes i think about when phos was torn to shreds by her own family, being manipulated by the lunarians, and buried in a hundred different holes for hundreds of years

and like

everyone just moved on. no one cared. not the lunarians she was trying to help, not the family she loved. just left with her own hatred to soak in.

there really isn't that much i find relatable about phos. i'm very solitary. but that stuck with me.

never put any stake, positive or negative, in others. it will inevitably fester and leave you worse.

someone on twitter is trying to claim that use of an em-dash is an indication of AI-generated writing because it’s “relatively rare” for actual humans to use it. skill issue

Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their AI program automatically.

If you have a google account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off.

Then you need to go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini and turn off all Gemini activity tracking. You do have to do them in that order to make sure it works.

Honestly, I'm not sure how long this will last, but this should keep Gemini off your projects for a bit.

I saw this over on bluesky and figured it would be good to spread on here. It only takes a few minutes to do.

Whew, just under a month since I started putting this fic down into a Google doc and it's already *way* longer than I was expecting. And I've only just finished arc 3... of 11. Satisfying as hell though :D

Can't wait to see how people react to the unposted chapters---in several weeks, lol

The government doesn't make you list anything for your religion on any paperwork though, right? 'None' or 'N/A' are perfectly valid answers to questions like that in the US. First Amendment Rights (though we will see how long that lasts in 2025)

Tell me what you think and why you think it!

I wish this had an explicitly "atheist" option. She never gave off any big religious vibes, and I think the setting in general is pretty a-religious due to the whole Scion+superpowers thing that *some* religions have tried to weaponize, but broadly religion is in decline on Earth Bet. Like, her mom was a hardcore feminist and her dad is a union bigwig, I dunno if church was a big thing in the Hebert household.

Tell me what you think and why you think it!

well, I found a runebear inside of a noble by the lake in limgrave. that was pretty scary, killed it with no estus and only a sliver of health left. still trying to figure out whether I like two-hand uchigatana or dual-wielding uchigatanas more...

enjoying elden ring for the first time. it's pretty fun, I picked samurai, killed a dog that had an axe. doing alright.

Arc 2 is now being uploaded! Updates are going to be every Tuesday and Friday between 12-3pm EST. Happy Valentine's Day!

So! The first arc of my Worm/KotOR2 fanfic has been completed. I am going to be taking a brief hiatus to work on more chapters for the fic and organize a healthier upload schedule.

When I release the next chapter, I’ll reblog this post to let anyone interested know.

To those who have already read my fic: thank you so much!

To those who may do after reading this post: your support is greatly appreciated!

It has been a privilege to write this fic so far and I am blown away by the attention it has gotten!

EDIT: i meant first arc oh my gosh its not even close to done, did not mean “final arc”

it hath gone well so far, I shall continue on the morrow. I do not like the silly bone men in the deathtouched catacombs, though I have now acquired a torch.

enjoying elden ring for the first time. it's pretty fun, I picked samurai, killed a dog that had an axe. doing alright.

enjoying elden ring for the first time. it's pretty fun, I picked samurai, killed a dog that had an axe. doing alright.

String Theory tried to blow up the moon for fun and Bakuda triggered from a bad grade and a bruised ego, and then tried to blow up a school. I... don't know what else there is to say.

I need to do another dumb poll.

I had fun with those.

Um...

How about...

It's 420am I should probably just sleep...

Now I would like to note:

This isn't which ship you like the most. This is which would have the messiest divorce. The sort the whole cape community is talking about.

Everyone's going "did you hear what happened down in ___"

Current progress on Exile has me with arcs 2 and 3 now fully written (except for one interlude chapter) and arc 4 and its interlude(s) outlined. Hiatus is going to end this week with a new upload schedule beginning as well. Yay

glad I took some time on a monday night to use the discovery setting on my pandora station

music I like: ^

😳

Wait

Do cishet people NOT understand that Portal 2 is a lesbian love story?

look, it's easy, okay? High Fantasy has An Hero whose Destiny is Sword, and Low Fantasy has Some Schmoe whose Job is Sword.

ao3 turns 15 today

reblog if youre older than ao3

(there's a lot of people asking about this, but the legal age to use social media is 13, except in few countries. so yes, there are people here under 15)

Slogging through a thousand words of combat scene for two days and then---suddenly---angst and drama scene happens and 800 words fly by in 30 minutes. The muse is magical ✨️