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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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Did a Draw the Squad on one of @ariakey‘s bases, featuring the Support Squad!

Characters left to right, top to bottom: Melly, Hannah, Viper, Ben, Harley, and Abbie

Ben is @immaaxolotl/@blurgles‘s character, and all the others are my own.

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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1. Do you have a good relationship with your parents? >:3

“No. I don’t.

The versions of them in my memories were never home all that much. They were around more when I was younger, but after a certain point, they just…stopped being there. Anytime I tried talking to them, it was always straight and to the point, or they’d brush things off and be out the door again. They cared enough to put me through college, but not enough to actually talk to me. At some point, I stopped trying.

I wish that was where it ended. But, to be honest, I’m still not sure how much of that was true.

Wondering what that means? Hang tight.

On the day that Hannah graduated, they showed up again. It was technically supposed to be the day I graduated too, but from having my Shard ripped out and spending a month recovering to dealing with months of memory problems and constant glitching, I had decided to lighten my course load, adding another semester before I could walk across the stage. I’m still bummed that we didn’t get our diplomas together, but all-in-all, it was probably the best option for me at the time.

Of course, they didn’t know that.

They said they wanted to reconnect, to make up for lost time. And I said ‘Sure’. Maybe a part of me still hoped that they had actually started caring… though I can’t remember if she touched my hand or shoulder or something while we were talking there. It could have been that, too.

So a few weeks later, I find myself back at home-- somewhere I hadn’t been back to in any meaningful capacity since the summer before sophomore year. Things were… awkward, to say the least. But the real kicker came later that night as a literal rude awakening:

My parents are X-Men.

Seems like the type of thing that would be hard to hide, even with them being gone most of the time, right? Well... both of them have psychic powers. My dad’s are more along the lines of psychic constructs-- purely physical. My mom, however, is telekinetic and a contact telepath-- meaning she can only use that part of her power set on you if she’s touching you. And, apparently, she had been using *that* to change my memories to omit anything of the ‘hero’ variety. Better yet, the only reason I even found out was because she tried to rewrite my memories in my sleep to make them look like more supportive parents-- so I’d instantly like them again when I woke up. My own brain caught on, apparently, hence why I’m not currently doting over them in this post.

I actually still have the few altered memories that she made it back to, but I at least know that they’re wrong. It’s not like I trust her to go back in and fix them without touching anything else.

On one hand? I’m glad they didn’t end up being secret villains or whatever. On the other hand… I have no idea how many of their own memories my mom has altered over time, willingly or otherwise. Maybe that’s why they left me alone for so long. Maybe they just forgot. But they still messed with my memories that night, trying to change me the past instead of trying to mend things in the present-- if it could have even been mended at all.

If I run into them during hero stuff, I’ll work with them. I’m not going to throw off the effectiveness of an Avengers/X-Men collab by being abrasive in the middle of a mission. But my personal life? They’ve lost every right to be a part of that.

They’ve lost every right to be my parents.”

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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Spidertober day 4: Flying

You’ve probably already seen this image as the current header for this blog. But! I originally made it back during Spidertober!

Melly can get around Centrum City well enough with her webs, though it still doesn’t match being carried around by your bird-themed girlfriend.

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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New profile pic!

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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the Devil: Do you like thunderstorms?

“No... and yes?

Thunderstorms are really common in the summer here. They’ll pop up over the course of a few hours, and dump buckets of rain on whatever they happen to pass over. I’ve always liked the sound of heavy rain-- that part’s alright. Thunder, however, has spooked me for as long as I remember, and now with my powers, I’ve learned-- from both observation and, unfortunately, experience-- that lightning strikes do not mesh well with spider-sense.”

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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A new reference for Melly’s Crimson Weaver suit, now with a back view!

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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Spidertober Day 2: News

“Jameson’s always been one to rag on about spider-people, and Ben and I certainly aren’t excluded from that. There had already been rumors about me being ‘Spider-Man’s secret daughter’ that’ve been around since I was Spider-kid, but after Ben moved to this dimension, those same people-- including Jameson-- came to the conclusion that we were siblings.

Guess that idea’s not too much of a stretch, considering that both of us decided to go with the ‘red spider-hero’ theme.”

(Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider belongs to @immaaxolotl/@blurgles)

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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January 2020

“Time is… weird when it comes to the multiverse. It normally runs at the same rate everywhere, given that the odd Infinity Stone or time spell isn’t making things weird, but the exact when tends to vary across dimensions. As far as I can tell, my dimension is out of sync from the one these posts are showing up in-- by several months, from what I can tell. Hopefully things will sync up at some point-- it’ll sure make things easier for me.

But I’m not really here to talk about the complexities of how time lines up across dimensions. I just went through my previous posts, and I noticed that it’s now January 2020 where these things are.

This month… is the month that the Professor died.

New years are usually supposed to be exciting. It’s a default point in time that’s considered a beginning, and the resolutions that tend to pop up around then are the marks of people wanting change, whether or not they follow through fully with it. At the beginning of 2020, I was still Spider-kid-- it’s the first time I’ve really talked about that here, I guess. I was a month or two out of convincing Flavia not bulldoze half of Centrum City in the name of destroying OsCorp (as terrible of a corporation as they are), but Henry hadn’t quite made his debut as the Goblin yet. In fact, it was actually pretty close to when that was about to start when a bunch of Spiders showed up in our dimension.

Now, I had traveled the multiverse before, so it wasn’t exactly surprising that there were other Spiders out there-- I mean, I’d worked with a whole team of them before. But these Spiders weren’t from our group, and suffice to say I hadn’t met any of them before, and I think that they might’ve been from an entirely different dimensional cluster entirely. Anyway, they were recruiting Spiders to form an army-- something about energy-sucking vampires making a comeback and targeting Spiders specifically-- and they needed help. Both the Professor and Miles went with them, but I stayed behind. Well, I was told to stay behind, though I don’t really fault them for doing so-- I was just over a year into the hero stuff, after all. But I made a promise that I’d do my best to protect Centrum City while he and Miles were away, and he said that he believed that I’d do great.

And, well… that was the last time I saw him before he died as part of that Spider-army. I don’t know when, or even where, really. But, a week after they left, Miles came back and said that he was gone-- just like that. The only thing he brought back was the portal watch-- the Professor’s watch, and now my watch. And after hearing the news, the eyes of the city fell onto the Spider-kid.

That was the beginning of one of the worst times in my life. I started making mistakes… but I’d rather not go into those now. Maybe later.

I guess the point is… I have mixed feelings about this month. Or the version of it in my ‘verse, at least. And with everything that happened in the weeks after… well, it’s part of why I stopped being Spider-kid and became the Crimson Weaver.”

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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36. What’s the nicest compliment you’ve received?

“Hmm… I might have to put up two different things for this one.

Just as myself? Gosh, I know it’s not anything big, but it’d have to be from the first time I tried cooking on my own. It wasn’t anything too complicated-- just some baked salmon of one variety or another. I found the recipe online my freshman year, and I had been dying to try it out once I actually had a kitchen to try it in. Hannah, Abbie and I had only been in the apartment for a week or so, so we figured that a group dinner would be a good way to break in the new place. I’ll admit that I was more than a bit on the nervous side-- I hadn’t cooked anything that wasn’t canned soup heated in a microwave in years-- but after it was actually done and we tried it…

Let’s just say their reaction gave me hope for eventually becoming a somewhat functional adult.

On the other hand, as Crimson Weaver? Well… I did get a compliment from a spider god after fixing a tear in reality, among other things. That was pretty cool… if also a slight touch on the weird side at the time.”

#I mean a compliment from a literal god is pretty cool #but now Hannah practically *begs* me to make that dish at least once a week #so which one is better? definitely the compliment for the salmon #spidersona #spidersona ask blog #ask response #crimson weaver #melly minch #marvel oc #marvelsona #sm:itsv #s:itsv #spiderverse #into the spiderverse #superhero #superhero oc #nicest compliment

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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Justice!

favorite color of rose?

“Honestly? I’ve always liked orange roses. A bit ironic, considering that my whole theme is based on the color red, but to me... I guess the color looks softer to me than most of the other ones while still feeling warm? I hope that makes sense-- I do sometimes let my major get the better of me when I try to describe stuff.”

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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🍄?

What are your OCs favorite snacks? Their favorite comfort food which always cheers them up when they’re down? Favorite meal to make? Do they enjoy baking and cooking and are they any good in the kitchen?

“When it comes to snacks, I’ve always been a sucker for candy– fruit gummies, chocolate bars, you name it. I’ve got plenty stocked up at my apartment, and also some stashed away in the Spider Base. Drink-wise, there’s a soda in my ‘verse called Cheer; it’s cherry-flavored, and absolutely the best soda ever. And I’m talking about the entire multiverse for that one.

Comfort food? Brownies. But not just plain ones– I always add a bunch of chocolate and peanut butter chips. Best served warm, with a cold glass of milk on the side. It takes a while to make, but boy is it comforting after those particularly stressful days. Aside from that, if I’m looking for a full meal… burgers. Always burgers.

I can’t say I have a favorite meal to make yet– I’m still fairly new to cooking in general. I mean, I did end up making a lot of my own food back during the last few years that I was living at home, but normally that just consisted of me heating up food from the freezer: pizza, chicken nuggets, stuff like that. That being said, Hannah and Abbie have both told me that my cooking is pretty decent for someone that’s new to it.”

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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🍂 Does your OC enjoy hugs? What do they do as a show of affection for: their friends, their family, their significant other(s) or for strangers? Over all what are they like with recieving affection from others?

“I absolutely love hugs, though I’ve always been a bit hesitant to give or ask for them. I don’t want to overstep anyone’s boundaries by going in for a hug unannounced, but I also constantly worry about making people feel obligated to say yes to a hug just because I ask, you know?

I suppose, generally… if I know you well, I’m down for a hug anytime! As for strangers, it’s definitely more of an ask-first thing, and I’ll typically default to something non-contact based on my end.

As for receiving affection, I’m… sort of still getting used to it. If it’s out of the blue, I sort of have a tendency to get flustered over it, though that’s mostly just me racking my brain for a way to return the gesture while also being overwhelmed with good vibes. Hannah’s probably one of the only people that this doesn’t happen (as often) for, but us living together for nearly three years before we actually started dating probably helped with that a bit.”

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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Question #26?

“I don’t think there’s really one single word that covers it, but I’ll try my best to describe it.

It’s… what I feel when Ben and I wave at each other when we bump into each other during individual rounds. When Hannah texts to ask if I’m still down for burger night, even though we’ve been doing it almost every week since we met. When Abbie is telling Viper about Earth stuff, and she asks me to talk about some miscellaneous shenanigans from our time living in the same dorm. When Harley designs some new tech gizmo, but wants a second opinion on what it looks like.

When the whole Support Squad is together, in or out of costume.

When I’m off in the multiverse with the other Spiders.

I guess… it’s the thing I feel when I know I’m not alone.

Yeah. I think that sums it up pretty well.”

#I guess it's... the opposite of loneliness?#but even that doesn't really cover it fully #brackets002 #spidersona #spidersona ask blog #crimson weaver #melly minch #itsv #sm:itsv #s:itsv #into the spiderverse #marvelsona #marvel oc #original character #superhero #superhero oc #herosona #though this would be a good one to post on Christmas

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ask-crimson-weaver · 4 years

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- What is your Full name? Include any maiden names, aliases, or nicknames.

My full name? Melody Marie Minch. As you can probably tell, I don’t use the full thing, and usually stick to just calling myself Melly. “Mels” is the nickname I get the most often from my friends, and on occasion, Hannah will call me “Jelly”.

On the hero end... well, given the name of this blog, Crimson Weaver is my main alias, and so I normally get called variants of that while I’m in the field. I formerly went by Spider-kid, and I think I’ve been called Spider-Woman once or twice (though I never officially took up the name at any point). Beholder had a tendency to call me “runt” a lot, and Spider-opposed villains like Oliver will sometimes just refer to me with the generic title of “Spider”. The Professor also called me “Reds” a few times, both back during our mission in ParaGen as well as when I ran into him during our brief trip to the Realm of the Dead, and I’ve heard it used for me a few other times, if not super often.

#spidersona #marvelsona #marvel oc #spiderverse #oc ask blog #marvel ask blog #spider-woman #spider-man #spidersonas #marvelsonas #spider-kid #nicknames #oc #original character #Melly | Crimson Weaver

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