(⬆️in doodle page, top middle, middle right, bottom right, and bottom middle by @pigeonmoses)
Mason was raised in foster care and bounced around houses until he aged out of the system at 18. He got bit and gained his powers when he was 16, he was working with a class project in which he had to combine two similar species, and he attempted to force the genes to bond by using a bunch of radiation to damage the cells just enough that they would heal in tandem and mutate together, and he also used way to much of the provided cellular "binding agent" (mm yes doing science scientifically). It worked, but later he didn't follow protocol (dumbass didn't wear the gloves) and his genetically modified school project bit him, and then his own overkill tactics backfired, giving him his powers. Which include:
Normal Spidey stuff, wall sticking, agility, spider-sense, super strength/healing etc.
His own biological webs in his wrists
He has very thin, two inch long orange and black "hairs" growing out of the top of his wrists and mid outer forearm. He can make them stand on end and block with them facing out or flick his wrists to fling them at opponents. Each is tipped with an irritating microscopic spine that embeds itself in flesh like a hook, and they are coated in a mild venom that induces nausea, dizziness, swelling, and a numbing sensation. They take about a week to grow back if he loses them
The spines are always there, and it's pretty easy to accidentally discharge them so he tends to wear long sleeved shirts, hide them under his rubber bracelet collection, or pull them all out before any social events. He's immune to the venom on them, but unfortunately not the spines themselves :')
As a character, Mason is very reserved, he is very good at hiding his emotions with an amazing poker face that he learned to keep up during his childhood. Outwardly he is very cocky and a flirt to the extent of being annoying, but he doesn't plan on being with anyone any time soon. Inwardly, he's very soft and empathetic and stress and pressure gets to him really easily. But once you get him to open up, he's a very enthusiastic and loveable dork, who makes too many dick/your mom jokes, excitedly tells you about his rubber band collection, requests Mac and cheese at every meal, and will generally just chaotically vibe with you.
Mason wasn't originally a spidersona, he's what I call a "flex tape oc". See a rp plot I want to do but don't have an oc that fits? Boom, new mason au. Atterlae is just one I got particularly attached to
He has an addiction to caffeine from using it as a crutch to work odd hours, and keep up in both hero work and his community collage engineering classes.
He 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 if you know what I mean *badum tiss*
His suit color pattern is based off of orange kneed tarantulas :]
Mason is one of those people that sleep fairly deeply, but move around a lot while they sleep. Like full on flailing and loud snoring every time they roll over and it is a regular occurrence to wake up on the floor or completely turned around or sideways on the bed (head in foot zone and feet on pillow)
He sleeps with socks over his hands so he doesn't stick himself of others with his quills
Before the bite, his hobbies included boxing, playing acoustic guitar, and tinkering with various machines (he built his own motorbike from scrap)
Literally says "sweetheart" to anyone over 18 in any context, to villains and allies alike, mostly to make people uncomfortable (though he drinks his respect people juice and will stop if asked nicely. Unless he hates you.)
*swings into battle with a villain he's seen multiple times before* "honey we can't keep meeting like this! People are going to start talking!"
He has a patreon under his hero name where various teirs have rewards like filming himself doing backflips or other swinging tricks, while higher teirs have things like personal favors such as delivering a pizza to a supporter or even swinging past a donator's window to say hi.
He has some minor claustrophobia, mainly the part about being afraid of suffocating, so he designed the suit fabric over his mouth and nose to be thinner and more breathable
He can't fucking sing. He tries and thinks he can, but he sucks.
Here's a very rough animatic of his voiceclaim
And a Spotify playlist (WIP)
Originally posted Dec 19, 2022
