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Third chapter of the WKTD fic I’ve been working on!

#we know the devil #wktd

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Are you reading along with Claw? So far its WB's wildest serial yet

I haven’t. It’s been a bit tricky to pick up new reading right now. I like the title though!

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the devil isn’t lonely, it’s best friends forever. it’s a first kiss. it’s a love story.

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#we know the devil #wktd

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We Know The Devil has been on my brain, so I wrote the start of a small fic to meet my queer coming of age fix (and also to meet a personal challenge to myself to write a good reincarnation fic). Might write more later!

#we know the devil #wktd

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An artistic rendition of Mouse Protector | Scottie from my Worm fic Mouse Trap! It was drawn by @chrisfroot, go check her other work out!

#Mouse Trap #murder rat #parahumans #worm fanfiction #bisexual #worm web serial

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Been waiting to write and publish the Mouse Trap chapter about genderfluid Burnscar for months and it has so many themes and I’m so happy with them and gender expression can be liberatory and-

#mouse trap #parahumans #worm fanfiction #genderfluid #burnscar

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Just finished playing the visual novel We Know The Devil by Aevee Bee and Mia Schwartz over the weekend and I’m still digesting everything. Such a good game, such a good experience, it’s trans and queer and I cannot recommend it enough . Just… so much love in my head for this

#wktd #we know the devil

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*writing about the horrors of the flesh and questions of identity and self*

They’re gay, your honor (Mouse Protector and Ravager, my blorbos)

#mouse trap #murder rat #worm fanfiction #worm parahumans #parahumans

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Nearly eight months in and it still surprises me how much people resonate with my trans body horror fic of two trans lesbians and a bisexual disaster trying to assert agency over their own lives and bodies. It’s not typical fare for Worm fic and the fact that people love these characters as much as I do is encouraging.

Only a few more arcs left of Mouse Trap and I’m excited to give the story all that it deserves.

#trans #mouse trap #parahumans #worm fanfiction #worm web serial

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George | Ravager, one of the protagonists from my Worm fic Mouse Trap! Drawn by @chrisfroot, doing amazing work as always. Check her out!

#parahumans #worm fanfiction #worm #worm web serial #Mouse Trap #Ravager #worm fanart #trans

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I've seen a lot of people complain on tumblr about how Worm fanfic is nothing but altpower Taylors. It's not a complaint without merit, I've been hearing it since 2017. Hell, it's something I complain about a lot too. It's true, the fandom is filled with crappy altpowers that really add nothing. But to an extent, I always feel I should push back a little against it.

Even if I do advocate for just writing your own thing, there's a really good reason so few people do. There are a good amount of Worm fanfics out there that use original characters, niche characters, or do a wild take on the premise. Not a ton, not the majority, but a good amount.

But nobody reads them.

Rank is probably one of the best stories in the fandom. Long, filled with original charscter's, and with an interesting focus on a PRT officer working in San Fransisco. It's got an amazing scope, working from when Leviathan attacked Kyushu all the way to Gold Morning and has so many brilliant setpieces and bits of world building. It's earned its spot as one of the best, if not the best, story in the fandom.

It pulled in a paltry amount of comments and likes over the years it was being posted.

I remember when I first entered the fandom, there were already people warning new writers that, while it would be cooler if you wrote about someone other than Taylor, that you'd be getting a fraction of the views. And it sucks yeah, but it's the truth. I've seen a lot of writers over the years get discouraged because stories they love and put a lot of time into just get ten likes and maybe one comment an update. A good friend of mine will only pre-write her OC stories because the absolute lack of interest is so disheartening its caused her to just give up in the past.

And it's not like people who critique Worm Fanfics for being filled with shitty altpowers even really read this stuff. Say what you will about the Cauldron discord, but it's one of the few places I've seen people push HARD for others to read this niche weird stories, and even then there's pusback or luke warm reception. It's sad to see people talk shit about altpowers, but just not really check anything else out but that in the first place. It's just as bad as if you were only reading them.

Check out stories trying something original! Luz Mala, Rank, Agent of Cauldron, City of Bones and Teeth, Diary of a Professional Knock-off, Fault, Lend Me Your Ears, Mouse Trap, Sunspot, Nightcrawler, Raccoon Knight; and those are just the ones I can name off the top of my head! There are a lot out there waiting for you to find!!!!

And how to fix it? Well, I'm not sure if there is a fix. If anything is going to work though, at least be the change. If you aren't someone whose actively reading and commenting on new fics about OC's or similar, well, what incentive is there for people to write them? Sure, a love of just creating something might push you to post, but if you feels like you're just shouting into a void, it might feel better to just not shout at all.

If you want people to write good stories, give them a reason to actually do it.

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Murphy Simmons | Vermin, an OC from my Worm fic Mouse Trap! Drawn by the amazing @chrisfroot!

#worm web serial #worm parahumans #worm #parahumans #worm fanfiction #worm fanart #Mouse Trap #trans

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hi I just found Trans Spider Gwen series and I think it's super well done!!! thank you for your work 🙏🏾 😊 ☺️ 🙌🏾

Thanks! I had a lot of fun writing it.

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hey have you ever heard of the games northern journey or no one lives under the lighthouse? i feel like they would both be right up your alley

I have not! What are they about?

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A companion piece to Caught In A Web that looks at Gwen’s experiences between Acts I and II of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. A reflection on the revolutionary aspect of transness.

#pride 2023 #trans #across the spider verse spoilers #across the spiderverse #spider man #spider gwen #spider punk #fanfic

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Your gwen Stacy fic is SO GOOOOD thank you for writing it!!!

Thanks! Always glad to write trans stories and bring more trans joy into the world, there’s never enough. I have future plans for Spider-Gwen yet 🏳️‍⚧️