AU: Trudy is Spider's Mom
That's it, guys, I'm fixing Spider's parental situation with an AU: TRUDY NEVER DIED! I don't know how okay like she managed to eject herself or her helicopter didn't blow up or I don't know okay but the point is TRUDY DIDN'T DIE!
And I just know she would take one look at Spider post-battle and be like well shit, I guess the kid is mine now. (There will be more nuance to this in later posts but for now just roll with it).
Like Trudy also never really pictured herself as a mom or having kids but she sees this poor orphan who is kind of just being passed around from adult to adult, and is like I guess someone has to take responsibility
And I just know that Trudy would love the shit out of this kid. Like he'd be mischievous and funny and full of heart and Trudy would just be like can't believe a kid like this came from the likes of Quarritch.
I imagine her venturing out with Spider when he's old enough to have a mask and watching him play with the Sully kids. She sees keeping up with Spider as good exercise for her too to keep in shape on this planet.
She probably takes Spider up on a kestrel with her whenever she can, and he loves the aerial view, taking in the entirety of this planet he loves.
I feel like Trudy would be one of those girls that was never super concerned with things like doing her hair, makeup, and nails, especially seeing as she was in the army. But Spider's hair starts getting hard to manage and this woman barely knows how to do a braid, and I'm sure she sees him staring at the Sully kids' hair. So she finds herself asking for lessons either from Neytiri or Mo'at maybe just to be able to do his hair.
I imagine she would have a bit of a strained relationship with Neytiri. Like she understands her dislike for Spider because of her trauma, but she can't help but get angry and protective every time she sees her glare at Spider or just be displeased at his presence.
Trudy would probably be the one to accidentally teach Spider swear words cause she has a hard time filtering her language. At one point she gives up when she hears little Spider use the word "dipshit" and just finds it fucking hilarious that this tiny kid is walking around swearing. She pointedly ignores the glares Norm gives her every time baby Spider swears and just sticks her tongue out.
I have so many ideas for this AU and SO SAD it's not real, but I will be indulging in this in future posts.
(Also I am Trudy's wife thank you very much)