Ask Spider-kid

Becoming a superhero was Melly's choice. The name? Not so much. // a spidersona ask/story blog // Moved to @ask-crimson-weaver //

[ask-crimson-weaver]

New profile pic!

[ask-spiderkid]

A reminder that I’ve moved Melly’s ask-related activities over th @ask-crimson-weaver! Be sure to head over if you want to read/send asks to a Spider with a bit more character development under her belt

[ask-spiderkid]

you said earlier you could talk to your spider? how'd that happen?

“You mean Red? Well, I suppose it all goes back to when I actually got my powers. 

The night everything happened, some guys in the same building as Hannah and I thought it would be a good idea to let some magic mcguffin loose. It split off into a bunch of different parts, and one of those parts hit my spider, which… apparently made her sentient? Anyway, she ran off, hid in my bag right before I left, and… well, you can probably figure out the rest.

As for me being able to talk to her, I think it’s connected to whatever magic stuff that’s going on rather than me being a Spider. Hannah was able to understand her after getting her powers, but none of the other Spiders that I’ve met have been able to.”

[ask-spiderkid]

Do you have any big baddie yet? Like an archenemy?

“A few! I’ve gone up against Prim Peacock and her goons a few times-- they’re mostly in the art stealing business. She’s sent one of her more muscle-y guys, Vulture, after us once or twice, but he was no match for a Spider-kid/Albatross team-up!

There’s also this guy calling himself the Beholder that’s been around recently. The Professor and I are still trying to figure out what his deal is, but we think it has something to do with the magic-energy stuff that gave me my powers.”

[ask-spiderkid]

Are there any other superheros where you live Have you met any of them?

“Oh, there’s a ton of heroes in my ‘verse! The Avengers have a fairly large network of heroes across the world, and there’s some other teams like the X-Men that are around as well. As for other heroes… well, the Professor and Hannah are the only two I’ve really worked with closely so far, though Hannah’s just as new to all of this as I am. I also teamed up with Harley… er, Alloy from the Iron Avengers for a bit, and we’ve been staying in touch since. I think he actually might be trying to move to Centrum City!”

[ask-spiderkid]

Have you ever had moment when you almost revealed yourself during spider stuff?

“I’ve had a few close calls, but being able to camouflage myself has certainly helped get me out of some sticky situations! It’s not full invisibility, but it’s still come in handy.”

[ask-spiderkid]

Hi fellow spider!! What are your favorite and least favorite parts of being a hero? (If you don't mind me asking, of course) - anonymous spider

“The best thing? Well, it’s a bit cliche, but… just being a hero! It’s one of those things that I’d always daydream about as a kid. Getting to help people, stopping the bad guys… the whole package, really!

As for least favorite… I haven’t exactly found a good balance between hero stuff and school stuff yet. I’m working on getting that sorted out, but I’ve nearly pulled a few all-nighters trying to get class work done… not that I wasn’t already doing that before I was a hero.”

[ask-spiderkid]

A Quick Announcement

Hey guys! I haven’t really been active here due to being fairly busy elsewhere, but now that I’ve wrapped up exams, I’m looking into starting ask-related stuff back up! However, Melly’s received some major character development in the time since I made this blog, and in the main rp over in the Spiders Web Discord server, she’s already moved past being Spider-kid (though it is still a part of her story). Rather than doing a makeover of this blog, though, I’ve decided to start fresh with a new blog that reflects the changes that she’s gone through.

Melly can now be found over at @ask-crimson-weaver!

I’ll be replying to any outstanding questions on this blog with text-only, and though I won’t be taking any more questions here, I’ll still be updating as I continue to write the Spider-kid story (which I am still working on, albeit slowly). Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you guys over on the new blog! ~Mod Nixa

[ask-spiderkid]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Introducing the first part of Melly’s story, Spider-kid: Origins! Chapters 1-3 are up, with one more to come before the next part begins

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What is basically going on in the RP we’re doing at the spidersona discord.

Melly (the one with her head in her hands) belongs to @ask-spiderkid

Morgan (the one holding money) belongs to @ask-your-fav-spiderling

Alex (the one dropping the money) belongs to @ask-the-smol-spider

Grey (the one praying) belongs to @askgreyspider

Specs (the dead guy) belongs to @brackets002

Spider-Man and the Jackal are characters in the RP.

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Happy Spider-Man Day! To celebrate, I spent way more time than necessary drawing my friends’ Spidersonas on a meme template! From left to right:

Specs, who belongs to @brackets002 Melly, who belongs to @phoenixa-spark; @ask-spiderkid is their ask blog Dragon-Spider, who belongs to @ask-dragonspider Bonnie Vendici (the blonde in the back) is mine Alex, who belongs to @ask-the-smol-spider and Grey-Spider, who belongs to @askgreyspider

[askvisiweb]

Hello, Visi-Web! Have you met other spider-heroes in your adventures?

I love them all dearly! - Purple Regelia

Even tho some of them hate her cOUGH- ~ Mod kAT

Morgan : @ask-your-fav-spiderling

Piper : @ask-dragonspider

Funnel Web : @fantabulousfunnelweb

Grey : @askgreyspider

Melly : @ask-spiderkid

Alex : @ask-the-smol-spider

Specs : @brackets002

Willow : @vorvexias-society

( alright i got her gamers )

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Some practice I did a week ago that I realized I never put here. I used the Hard Pencil tool and Synthetic Oil paintbrush in Sketchbook. Most of these are based off of characters from the Discord I participate in.

1. Specs, who belongs to @brackets002

2. Kurts Konor, an alternate version of Curt Connors.

3. Melly/Spider-Kid, who belongs to @phoenixa-spark

4. Ben from Timeline A of my Loboan AU. This one was originally going to be lighting practice but then I forgot.

5. A symbiote from the RP if it never met our characters. It basically would have never learned about self-control.

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About three weeks ago I got reall into this Discord that was focused on Spidersonas and that’s where I’ve been spending a lot of my time. My latest art has Ben drawing various Spidersonas as Ben 10 aliens because I’m a huge dork.

Alex belongs to @ask-the-smol-spider

Piper belongs to @ask-dragonspider

Melly belongs to @ask-spiderkid

Specs belongs to @brackets002 (although he doesn’t have an ask blog).

You guys should these characters out! They’re awesome!

[nixa-spark]

An updated suit ref for Melly, plus two of the suits she’ll end up wearing in the future!

[ask-spiderkid]

Hey mod, any updates on hearing from Melly? Or life with you in general?

I do indeed have an update, anon!

This past month has definitely been… busier on my end, between a family trip, getting my wisdom teeth out, and helping my brother move into his apartment. However, I definitely haven’t forgotten about Melly!

I’ve been putting more focus into the writing side of Spider-kid, and I’m glad to say that the first two chapters have already been written and put online on both Wattpad and AO3, with the third chapter going up sometime tomorrow (I’ll post an official link to the story shortly after this next part goes up)

Also, I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Spiders Web Discord server, which I’d definitely recommend checking out! 

I’m hoping to resume ask responses once I’m at a good place with Melly’s written story, so keep an eye out for those to come back in the near future!

~Mod Nixa

[ask-spiderkid]

Heya! If I may ask, how did you react when you first found out you had spider powers?

Melly: “Professor Parker helped to design my actual suit once we started working together. Definitely an upgrade, since there was only so much Hannah and I could put together in our university’s labs.”

[ask-spiderkid]

update postponed until tomorrow (5/29)

got taken on a surprise trip to IKEA and had less time to do art-related stuff