#worm thoughts

[wormzandgutz]

having feelings atm

[whereserpentswalk]

I convinced both of my parents to read Worm, due to living in the same apartment as them and having a hyperfixation. And both of them really enjoyed it but they're very different people, so I get to see two entirely different perspectives from talking to them.

The average conversation with my mom (someone who graduated college with a degree in womens studies and literature) about Worm is like: "The slaughterhouse nine fundamentally sells the fantasy to its recruits of being inhuman; the idea that they are monsters and even if they have physical vulnerabilities, by becoming heartless they remove their ability to be emotionally wounded. This is how Taylor first sees them; completely inhuman threats. But that's fundamentally not what they are, they're broken damaged people left behind by society and abused by Jack Slash. The reason why Jack considers Siberian and Bonesaw to be the purest members of the team is because they're the best as being inhuman, Siberian being a projection of someone else, and Bonesaw being a child that Jack is entirely able to shape without resistance (which is why she ultimately betrays him as she ages)."

Average conversation with my dad (a guy who liked The Boys and One Peice) about worm: "Alexandria could beat Omniman in a fight."

[monachofworms]

A non exhaustive list of things that will still exist under Trump.

Sunrises

Good coffee

Donuts

Movie nights with friends

Chocolate

Batman/ ur favorite media

The ability to be kind to strangers

The ability for strangers to be kind to you

Brennan Lee mulligan

Dungeons and dragons

Alex Hirsch

Good cows

Funny cats and dogs

The future

Love.

I’m studying history and if there is one thing humans are really good at it’s surviving shitty situations.

Take the small wins and happinesses.

I encourage people to add to the list.

[v3nus3at3r]

Something I really love about Eva Stratt (at least in the movie I haven't read the book YET) is that they didn't make her a stereotypical girlboss character. Idk if it's just me, but it feels like companies are now so scared of getting backlash from a damsel in distress that they just opt for writing a stereotypical man with longer hair. They don't have any discernible personality other than being "strong" and "badass", and their character problem is ALWAYS about how they're getting in their own way, because god forbid they be weaker than anyone else. If I were to ask you to name three important traits from any modern "girlboss" character that weren't about their powers/fighting capabilities or looks, what could you remember off the top of your head? EXACTLY!

Stratt, on the other hand, is very clearly NOT like this. She's incredibly smart and level-headed, yes, but she's also surprisingly social and thoughtful. She literally threw a farewell party to boost morale among her team AND sang for Grace because she knew connection to both him and others would be good for them. She was a history major AND used to sing in a German youth choir; her hobbies weren't kicking ass and taking names, they were singing and learning. She is constantly learning from EVERYONE around her (both men and women) while also showing her own areas of expertise (leadership, organization skills, quick thinking, etc.)

In summary, Eva Stratt is what all girlbosses should be.

[littlewormspatthegoblin]

little sprout fics in hdg appeal to the fantasy of having a mother that cares for you

and post

[skyhon]

You know what, the whole Anya decision actually says a lot about Rachel’s mentality when it comes to characterizing Shane and what she thinks about him as a character.

You gotta remember: the main character trait that Rachel has settled on for Shane is that he is mostly exactly the opposite of Ilya. (“Ilya is cool, Shane is NOT”, “Ilya carries grief + trauma, Shane does NOT”, “Ilya is VERY intelligent, Shane is NOT”). Well, if Rachel has decided that Ilya is Right All The Time, then what does Shane’s opinions and characterization actually matter? It doesn’t, obviously.

So the Anya decision. It goes like this:

Rachel had to make Shane just a little more dislikable and opposite of Ilya by making him not interested in having a pet vs Ilya LOVING dogs

Because obviously Ilya’s opinion about pets is superior and more important and his decision was the correct one and thus didn’t need his partner’s input, Ilya gets a dog

Shane rolls over and becomes a doormat immediately because of course Rachel made this potentially interesting situation (Shane has every right here to be pissed; his life is imploding and his partner just made a huge life decision and commitment to what is essentially a toddler that will never grow up) into a nothing burger specifically to showcase that Shane’s personal opinion was not only stupid and bad but also objectively the wrong choice for himself and Ilya knows best.

Look, he actually enjoys it pretty much immediately! Ilya didn’t need his future husband’s consent to get Anya! Because he is right all the time! And Shane is wrong all the time!

Fuck off

[urlocalwormtoday]

i love it when seeing a singular story told by a person that I'd never really shown any interest in before, has suddenly SHOT ME into a fixation about them

like yes I watched 4cvit's DaD session 1 because it was recommended to me. yes I now need to watch all of his bannerfall streams. yes it's terminal. there's nothing I can do. next question

[trash-but-trying]

I think one of my favorite worm details is when Taylor, kehpri, brain broken into an inhuman thing, is still like "well I gotta keep my bug aesthetic, gotta make a flowing hexagon portal cape like a bee"

Alec was right, fuckin dork.