Title: Welcome to the Empire Author: Kevin Vacit Rating: M Genre: Canon Divergence Status: In-Progress Fandom: Worm Pairings: None Summary: Pretty sure the title gives it away, all things considered. Link: SpaceBattles [spoiler] The writing is very engaging, interesting characterisation, well written action, plot is moving along nicely. 5/5

Title: No good deed... Author: LD 1449 Rating: M Genre: Alternate Universe, Canon Divergence Status: In-Progress Fandom: Worm Pairings: None Summary: Things take a turn for the worse when Taylor saves Shadow Stalker from Empire thugs. Link: SpaceBattles I really enjoy the characterisation of the Wards and Protectorate. The mood is a bit dark/mellow at times, but I think it's pretty well done and appropriate. 5/5

Title: The Rise of One Author: checkerboard.paint Rating: T Genre: Alternate Universe Status: In-Progress Fandom: Worm Pairings: None Summary: Things don't go as planned after the Echidna fight. Hell, they don't even try to follow the script after Taylor's identity was revealed. But everything truly falls apart when the Simurgh comes to Brockton Bay. Canon divergence/AU Link: FFN I've been enjoying this the last few weeks. Pacing might be a bit slow for some people, but update...

Title: A Show of Force. Author: UnwelcomeStorm. Rating: T. Genre: Alternate Universe / Alt!Power. Status: In-Progress. Fandom: Worm. Pairings: None. Summary: Endbringers don’t exist, but the locker still happens and Taylor changes. To Emma, it’s nothing she can’t handle, but she has yet to realize she is surely outmatched. Link: https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-show-of-force-worm-au.22300/ Now what do I say about this fic? On the surface, it’s a normal alt-power,...

Title: Resonance. Author: Halt. Rating: T. Genre: Alt!Power. Status: In-Progress. Fandom: Worm. Pairings: None. Summary: Taylor triggers when Behemoth attacks Brockton Bay. With the city hanging on by a knife’s edge, the only thing people can do is survive and hope for a brighter future. Link: https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/resonance-worm-au.24807/ This fic is comfortable to go fairly AU without giving easy solutions to tough problems. Everyone’s living in camps...

So, I stumbled upon this deleted chapter. Since I'm new to Worm I was wondering if there were any other such deleted chapters that not nixed while Wildbow was writing. I was wondering what happened to Shatterbird... Her fate was so confusing in the story.

Title: Keeper Author: Aubergine Rating: T Genre: AU/OC Status: In-Progress/Abandoned Pairings: none so far Summary: The story is about Elizabeth Clark, an OC, who is a trump who can make an emotional connection with one parahuman at a time, which boosts said parahumans powers and in turn gives her some off-shot of those powers. She tries to be a hero in Brockton Bay, trying to help as many people as she can. Link: SV So, this is an interesting story, because for roughly the first half, it's...

So I recently updated my story and I was surprised by how insistent SV was that I not go on the Ward!Taylor route. When I asked a friend, he speculated that SV (and SB too, I suppose) believe that Ward!Taylor has been explored to death and that it offers nothing new. Honestly, this is a shock to me. The only good Ward!Taylor story I remember is Memoirs of a Human Flashlight. Has the Fandom simply evolved past this trope? Or is it because there are so few good stories that feature it...

Wildbow is seeking editors.

Title: Spirit of Nature Author: VereorNox Rating: T Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Status: WIP Summary: In which Taylor learns that with great power comes great... monuments. And temples. And statues. Link: spacebattles Worm Tags: AU and Light(?) During the Echidna fight, something goes terribly wrong. Taylor and a bunch of other capes get thrown into this fantasy-medieval world that see them as "Spirits of Nature" (i.e. gods). The story focuses so far on how Taylor reacts to these changes and...

Title: Intrepid Author: Cerulean Rating: T Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Status: WIP Summary: Once upon a time, three girls bullied a fourth until a tragedy occurred. In the aftermath of that tragedy, all four embark on their own separate paths through the complicated world of capes. Worm AU focusing on the separate viewpoints of Taylor, Emma, Madison, and Sophia. They each have their own stories to tell, their own friends, teams, and enemies. Let's see how they do. Words: 274 533 (more on...

Title: Crime and Commitment Author: serpentguy Rating: T Genre: Adventure Status: WIP Library Category: AU Pairings: None so far Summary: Taylor had always had doubts about what she was doing, even after she had changed her mind on being a superhero. What might have happened if she had focused on all the good she could do if she approached law and order from the other direction? What might have happened if she had given being a supervillain her full commitment? Words: 73,588 Link:...

Title: Nursing a Grudge Author: Helian05 Rating: M Genre: AU Status: In-Progress Pairings: None Summary: After splitting from the Undersiders after the Leviathan battle, Taylor rescues Madison. Link: Sufficient Velocity We have too few of these type of fics. For one, it's not alt power Taylor, and two, it's a divergent from the middle of the story. Taylor finds Madison and sticks around for her to heal, which kickstarts a new chain of events that I find to be very compelling. Firstly,...

Title: Split. Author: The Laurent. Rating: T. Genre: Alt!power. Status: In-Progress. Fandom: Worm. Pairings: None. Summary: Before the locker, Taylor triggers. She can copy powers, it should be great, but it's too bad memories come with them. Ten chapters. Link: SV. I'm two minds about this fic (ironically). This is an original spin on a common power that explores territory other fics fear to trend. The power sounds broken, but Taylor's victims aren't altered in the slightest,...

Title: Meh, I can take them all! Author: wkz Rating: M Genre: Parody/Adventure Status: Work In Progress Fandom: Worm, One Punch Man Pairings: None Summary: Worm is a story containing Superheroes! Angst! It gets worse! Villains! Grief! It gets worse! Warlords! Bullies! Monsters! It gets even worse! Politics! Evil Conspiracies! Face-heel turns! The End of the World! And Doing the Wrong Things for Right Reasons! ... Gah, that sucks. Let's rewind to the start, add a little something more....

Title: Outcry Author: Zaru and LD1449 Rating: M Genre: Action/Thriller/Horror Status: WIP Fandom: Worm/Dark Souls 2 Pairings: None Summary: none Link: Spacebattles, Sufficient Velocity. SV's copy has threadmarks for easier navigation. Taylor is posessed by Nadalia and Raime, the Ash Bride and Ash Knight respectively, from Dark Souls 2 and as a consequence Winslow is burnt to the ground. The story develops along the lines of Taylor's contentious relationship with the PRT and with...

Title: The Butcher’s Bill. Author: storybookknight. Rating: T. Genre: Alternate Universe. Status: In-Progress. Fandom: Worm / slight Pact crossover. Pairings: None. Summary: The Butcher was allergic to bee stings and suddenly Taylor has fourteen new voices in her head. Obviously, she can’t turn herself in now. It’s warlord all the way. Eleven chapters. Link: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-butchers-bill-worm-au.318308/ An AU where during the Butcher fight, Taylor...

Title: Slaughterhouse: Nine Days Author: JackSlash Rating: T Genre: Drama/Adventure (TBH, I'm not good with this) Chapters: 8 Status: WIP Fandom: Worm Summary: My name is Jack Slash, and I am not a villain. I am the villain. Jack's adventures from leaving the bunker to [spoiler] Link Well written and engaging. First story I've actually seen covers that only-hinted-at time and has fairly unique takes on each scene. The author's prose sounds like how I imagine Jack would...

Title: Agent of Cauldron Author: Zeitchen Rating: M Genre: Action/Drama Status: Work In Progress Fandom: Worm Words: ? (SB) Summary: ? (can't find an official one) Link: SpaceBattles Recommended earlier on in the Worm thread. Agent of Cauldron is about an OC character who triggers with Contessa's power, and it leads to her killing Eidolon (not knowing who he was). It follows her story as a newly recruited Cauldron member, as she is slowly exposed to all the international and...

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Title: The Girls Who Can't Unplug Author: Lavanya Six Rating: T Genre: Romance Status: Complete Fandom: Worm Pairings: Tattletale/Panacea Words: 2,411 Summary: We have our rules and stick to them. Amy because, like ivy, she needs scaffolding to build herself up. Me? Because they make for more opportunities for fun than chaos does. Although if I was being brutally honest with myself, and it's hard not to be, it's because those rules are the only thing that keep this game between us going....

Title: Tattletale Investigates Author: Butterfingers Rating: ? (Will probably progress to M) Status: ABANDONED Fandom: Worm Words: 38,825 Published: June 19, 2014 Last Updated: August 13, 2014 Summary: What if Lisa had avoided capture by Coil's henchmen? What if she met Taylor before the beginning of canon? What if she had a secret interest in Sherlock Holmes and Film Noir? This... is that story. Link: SB Story has been recommended to me in my search thread for a Tattletale-centric Worm...

Title: Propagation. Author: CnJLC. Rating: T. Genre: Alternate Universe / Alternate Power. Status: Abandoned. Fandom: Worm. Summary: The Thinker entity survives, in a way. Years later, Taylor triggers with powers stronger than most, but as she tries to be a hero, other instincts are setting her on a different path- one that leads away from humanity. Seventeen chapters. Link: Spacebattles. This is an old favorite of mine that’s abandoned, but I thought it should at least be put up...

This is something I always thought about when reading canon worm. How much did the capes change people in terms of ingenuity and shit like. It sounds ridiculous, but I'm fairly sure that Wildbow said that there wasn't huge leaps and bounds in the world's tech levels because our engineers and scientists couldn't understand tinker work. Except for edge cases, like Toybox and Dragon, it doesn't appear that tinkers really did much technologically for society as a whole. You've got a...

See title. Looking for good stories with Tattletale as the main character. Thanks in advance!

Title: Journey of the Dragonfly Author: narco-duck Rating: T (no rating given by author) Genre: Action Status: Complete Fandom: Worm Summary: Taylor and Lung and Team Fan Favorites delved deep into Cauldron's tomb to uncover its secrets in the midst of Gold Morning. After their confrontation with Scion, they find themselves in Brockton Bay during the 'bad old days' with an entirely new future ahead of them. It goes as well as expected. Link: SpaceBattles Journey of the Firefly is a...

Title: Arana Author: Ryuugi Shi Rating: M Genre: Action/Drama Status: Abandoned Fandom: Worm/Bleach Pairings: none Summary: Taylor dies at the end of Worm and awakes as a hollow. Link: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bleach-worm-arana.305947/ Arana is on the border of being too short for review, but I think it just manages to make it. Taylor rises as a spider-like hollow and her administrative powers have adapted to her new state. We see the setup of the story, and just enough...

Title: Straight-Edge Author: fallacies Rating: T Genre: Adventure/Fantasy Status: In-Progress Fandom: Nasuverse x Worm Pairings: None Summary: Shirou Emiya was going to be a superhero, even if it destroyed him. Link: http://forums.nrvnqsr.com/showthread.php/5651-Nasu-x-Worm-Straight-Edge Unlike many Worm crossovers, this is a complete fusion of the settings (Worm and Nasuverse (Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime, etc.)) starring Shirou from Fate/Stay Night. Like in fallacies' other works,...

I read Worm about a year ago, had some fanfic ideas, etc. I'm not plugged in with the Worm community - like, I don't hang out on SB/SV/#parahumans. Reading all 1.5 million words again probably isn't in the cards. The HP fandom has some amazing resources for fanfic writers - like this one. Does Worm? I'm plugging along, and I think, "man, what was Brian's last name again?" "Huh. Wasn't there someone in the Wards who had some kind of emotional manipulation power?" "I wonder...

Title: Setanta. Author: Ritic, but posted to the internet by Errant Vagrant. Rating: T. Genre: Continuation. Status: In-Progress. Fandom: Worm. Summary: Twenty years after Gold Morning, the world still isn’t back on its feet, but it doesn’t stop three siblings from making a place of their own. Twenty-five chapters. Link: Wordpress, Spacebattles. You know, I went trawling on Spacebattles for new Worms fics once I realized we got a shiny new subforum, but I didn’t expect to find...

Title: Blood Author: BeaconHill Rating: T Genre: Sophia POV Status: Complete Fandom: Worm Summary: Sophia becomes somewhat bored of Emma and starts wanting someone who is a little more of a predator. One night out patrolling as a vigilante, she encounters a new cape by the name of Redstreak who has powers that control blood. Link: [1], [2], [3], [4], [4 alt] This a pretty short story by the same author of Heredity and is a little bit different than the other typical Worm stories...

Title: Bug on a Wire Author: JacobK Rating: T Status: Probably abandoned Fandom: Worm Words: 41,602 Published: October 13, 2013 Last Updated: November 13, 2013 Summary: Taylor Hebert wanted to be a hero, but she never really planned out how she was going to get there. If she had been a little more proactive before putting on a costume things would have gone differently, that's for sure. Better? Well, that's a different question. Link: ffn spacebattles...

Well hello there ladies, gents, and other non-specified voyeurs. I saw that we had a virginal board here and thought it could do with a nice hard, through posting. So, I'd like to talk about what I think is one of the most divisive things about Worm - the scale and how it changes. Or, in normal superhero terms, the scope - street, city, and global. Everything up to the Leviathan Arc and a good deal of what is beyond takes place at the "street" or "city" level for example, while the...

Title: A Cloudy Path Author: LacksCreativity Rating: T Genre: Crossover/AU Status: Ongoing Fandom: Worm/Supreme Commander Summary: Armed with a different power, making different decisions, ending up having a different life as a cape. Taylor is a Tinker with a highly lethal power, and she isn't weak, far from it, but the fact that her weapons are so dangerous is not something she enjoys. Link: Spacebattles Alt Link: Sufficientvelocity One of the longest and most well written alt-power fics...

Title: How I Learned to Stop Hating and Love the Bomb That is Nero Author: OnlineImothep Rating: T or M Genre: Humour/Historic Insert Status: In Progress Fandom: Worm Pairings: Nothing yet Summary: Nero is reborn as Emma's older sister. Link: It's on Spacebattles, but you can read the story without reading the comments. Okay, so, the summary is probably a big red flag for most, but here is why you should give it a try. Yes, it is not true to Worm in spirit, tone or plot at all. However, you...

Title: Copacetic Author: Materia-Blade Rating: T Genre: Sequel Fic Status: Ongoing Fandom: Worm. Summary: "This fanfic is an attempt at a continuation, following Taylor in her new world, where with the death of Scion and the albeit temporary opening of a portal, powers are only just beginning to spread. Starts roughly six months past the final epilogue." Link: Spacebattles TvTropes: Here Alt Link: Fanfiction.net A fic that attempts to continue Worm, post-Scion, and how Taylor attempts...

Title: Fulcrum Author: ElaraSilk Rating: T Genre: General Status: Ongoing Fandom: Worm Summary: "This is a fic of Wildbow's Worm, where I focus on what's going on in the UK. Should be largely canon-compliant, other than details of canon I have forgotten/misunderstood. Don't expect any of the following to feature heavily: Taylor Hebert; school lockers; Emma, Madison or Sophia; the Wards; the PRT. The Guild and Dragon may come up, the Triumvirate may get a mention here and there, Cauldron...

Title: Dominion Author: Materia-Blade Rating: M Genre: Action/Drama/Thriller Status: WIP Fandom: Worm Pairings: none Summary: Taylor triggered in the locker with the ability to control every person within fifty yards. Her life rapidly spirals out of control, as various parties play games with her life. She quickly realizes that as long as she can't have peace in her own world, then she will have to establish her own dominion. Link: Spacebattles Dominion is a new Worm Fic by Materia Blade...

Title: Weaver Nine Author: Thinker6 Rating: M Genre: Adventure/Drama Chapters: 29 Words: 143,719 Updated:February 9, 2015 Status: Work in Progress Pairings: Not going to spoil this one. Summary: Taylor and Jack Slash are born in each other's places. Weaver is the infamous usurper of the Slaughterhouse Nine, while young Jacob Hebert forges his path through the underworld of Brockton Bay. Link: FFN.net AO3 (because fuck you, spacebattles.) Weaver Nine is hands down one...

Title: Go Gently Author: Shana the Short Genre: Alternate/Crossover Fandom: Worm/Welcome to Night Vale Pairings: Taylor/Alec Summary: (No official summary, this one written by me.) A different shard and a choice from Danny lead Taylor's life in a new and mildly interesting direction. She gets new neighbors, spends time with her friends, and ignores the shadowy figures coming out of the Dog Park, like any good citizen. Link:...

Title: Zenith Author: Ryuugi Fandom: Worm/Exalted Pairings: None Last Update: May 2014 Status: Abandoned Summary: Left for dead after Gold Morning, Taylor is made a Solar and proceeds to do what she does best: conquer and rebuild. Link: http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/exalted-worm-zenith.292735/ This fic is dead. Best to get that out of the way first. However, I still suggest you read it because it's an experience. You don't need to know Exalted to understand this fic. I didn't....

Title: Speak with the Dead. Author: Ziel. Fandom: Worm. Pairings: None. Status: Abandoned Summary: Taylor "died" in the locker and is now a ghost who can't interact with the world. The only people who can see or hear her are the dead parahumans she grabs with her power. GlaistigUaine!Taylor. Link: http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/speak-with-the-dead-worm.304123/ More quoting myself from the Worm fic thread: I think I tried to read this fic months ago but wasn't able to. I...

Title: Maharal. Author: joethirteen. Genre: Time Travel. Fandom: Worm. Pairings: None. Summary: After Gold Morning, Golem goes back in time to the mid-1990s and joins the Chicago Wards under Legend. Link: http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/maharal-worm-time-travel.316647/ This deserves to be in the library. Let me quote myself from the Worm fic thread: It's not a fix-fic and it starts off slow. Golem doesn't go out of his way to "fix" the wrongs of the past by himself, as...

Title: Memories of a Simurgh Victim - Diabolus ex Machina Author: Thinker6 Rating: M. (AOOO listed Graphic Depictions Of Violence/Major Character Death, with that and my own interpretation, I'll go with M.) Genre: General. Status: WIP Fandom: Worm Pairings: None listed, but Amy/Victoria seems likely (if...not in a happily-ever-after way). Summary: The Simurgh comes to Brockton Bay. The Endbringer who sees the future has plans for the city. Victoria Dallon and Taylor Hebert must race...

Title: Morphosis Author: NonSequtur Rating: M Genre: Action Status: WIP Fandom: Worm/Sandman Fusion Pairings: None Summary: N/A Updated: June 2014 Status: Abandoned Link: http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/morphosis-a-worm-sandman-fusion.291136/ Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1361893/chapters/2844076 So I've been trawling through the Spacebattles forums for Worm fics, since they're being pumped out at a ridiculous rate. This is the best of them so far. The premise is yet...

All posts in this thread must be made In Character. Any Out of Character posts must be made in the OOC Thread. (OOC Thread will be up in less than half an hour) ***Worm London*** WORM LONDON RPG Welcome to London, 2009. The city, heart and home of the UK, is beset on all sides by the cruel, the heartless and the wicked. None of these more so than the villainous capes that lurk in the shadows and strike at the unwary. The Invokers, the Gooners, the Knights of the Apocalypse. Each...

Title: Silent Author: Yklia Rating: M Genre: Drama/Action Status: Complete Fandom: Worm Pairings: None Summary: Taylor's power lets her copy other capes. It isn't a direct copy, her variations are not as powerful and she can't copy everyone. Link: Spacebattles Taylor with a slightly different shard, but with the potential to be ridiculously powerful. Insane update rate, and I'm enjoying it so far (of course, I may just be easily pleased). Somebody better at summarizing should take a look...

Title: Cenotaph Author: Notes Rating: T Genre: Alternate Universe Status: Complete Fandom: Worm Pairings: None Summary: Taylor takes credit for the capture of Lung and propels herself in a different direction than canon. Link: Spacebattles Alt Link: Work By Authors Alt Link: Archive of Our Own This is the closest fic with Wildbow's writing style and characterization. Every character is a blast, especially Lung. I know this fic is already in Work By Authors, but it deserves to go in the...

Title: Shy Girl Author: Gideon020 Rating: M Genre: Drama/Action/Humor Status: Abandoned Fandom: Worm/Mario Pairings: None Summary: Shy Girl is an AU where Taylor triggers with a different power, that being the ability to summon and control Shy Guys. Crossover with Mario. Link: Spacebattles, Sufficient Velocity Good news - Taylor Hebert got powers! Bad news - She has ever-so-slightly shattered her psyche in the process. Good news - These little Shy Guys can do just about anything she...

Title: Death's Head Author: Gideon020 Rating: M Genre: Drama/Action Status: Abandoned Fandom: Worm Pairings: None Summary: none Link: Spacebattles, Sufficient Velocity Death's Head is another AU where Taylor triggers with a different power, but this time a more serious and darker story. Taylor triggers with the tinker power to build Wolfenstein tech, with the flaw being that every invention that she creates needs to prominently and visibly display the swastika. So, basically, Taylor becomes...