#smugbug

[ty-bayonet-betteridge]

this is the entirety of their dynamic. this is what theyve been doing for the last however many chapters

[bug4932]

[frogs-in3-hills]

she’s guiltily thought about betraying me about five billion times today but i HAVE to dress her up in cute little outfits

[crosslinked-art]

It’s been two months since I’ve drawn anything, and I’m back with these two goobers

[seathiing]

I bet for infosec reasons Lisa has exactly one photo of Taylor and it's the original busted as hell polaroid selfie she keeps in a safe in her panic room that she lets herself look at once every few months when she's switching out the expired canned food. And Taylor's not even smiling in it

[reyuriwalker]

silly gf and passively suicidal gf

[snazzycrown]

I made a beautiful drawing based off a post

It’s glorious.

Here’s the post:

[germesthegenie]

Canon Worm every once in a while

[thedubiousdallon]

Look, it's old hat by now that kissing her friends sloppy style was actually the least gay way for Taylor to distribute the cure to them. But. The fact that Taylor knew that is irrepressible proof of her queer qualities

[therealtsk]

On the road, thinking about how Lisa had Taylor literally holding her sliced face together and still knows that Danny means too much to Taylor to ask her to stay. How she literally had no words for Taylor when she left again, and still gave her encouragement despite how badly that must have hurt her. How she reached out to Taylor when Taylor was flying alone over an ocean with a failing jetpack only to watch her become Kephri and even then, still supported her and helped her. How she loves Taylor and never asks for anything but her loyalty and friendship and Taylor does that, displays an absolute devotion and trust in Lisa and but can’t stop hurting her. Taylor keeps hurting Lisa and it kills me because Lisa keeps letting it happen until Taylor’s done and in Ward she’s so wounded and bitter and tired and she still wants her best friend back. They’re human beings blunted and beaten into knives and when they embraced each other they cut themselves on their edges. They’re in love but they never got the chance to say it. They fought for each other but they never got to live with each other. Odysseus never made it home and Penelope’s bed is still cold. Ariadne and Theseus make it through the labyrinth and he leaves her on the shore. Do you understand

[cpericardium]

[ty-bayonet-betteridge]

"partner"

[meowmeow1meow]

when i saw the original tiktok they flashed in my mind

[outplacedwriter]

Lisa: Usually my powers fuck up any attempt at romance, but then Taylor is unhinged in such a way that it's always an adventure even if I do get shit right

[newborn-vessel]

I was thinking about Worm relationship dynamics between the Undersiders and especially with Taylor and most of that was fun and silly but I got caught on Tattletale and Taylor's whole deal because whether viewed romantically or not Taylor sees Lisa as one of her closest friends and greatest allies and earnest loves but also associates her with a deep and constant fear that is never completely overcome. Taylor views her as Powerful and All Knowing and so almost puts her on a pedestal where she doesn't truly consider the person holding everything up. But Lisa? Lisa loves Taylor like Icarus's father loved his son. Tattletale constantly creates ways forward for her but can never work well enough to truly save her. She cannot be fast enough, be perfect enough. She watches with desperate eyes as Taylor flies closer and closer to the sun. Grasping frantically at her heels to slow her down, to do anything to stop that final fall. Feeling the guilt of knowing that if she hadn't crafted wings they would have lived in depressive captivity but damn it all they would have lived. Forever wondering if there was only more than wax or if there was only more time things could have been different. Knowing that she could never deny Taylor, that she could never quell that spark that drives her through the air with a voracious smile. That she could not hold back the earnest ambition to reach Apollo and tear him from his golden chariot, perhaps dooming them both to fall but knowing she's taken down a god. Lisa loves Taylor with the knowledge that she'll never catch up to her and with the devotion to fight for it all the same. Because even if she cannot stop the fall she at least can keep her aloft as long as she can. Do you understand. Do you know the fear as you watch her finally fly too close to the sun on that fateful golden morning. Does this post even make sense. Are you listening.

[worm-rwby]

The Emoji Game

Lisa decided to play a little game with the Undersiders, she asked them to pick an emoji that made them think of Taylor and then she went to show Taylor the results.

Lisa: Are you ready?

Taylor: No

Lisa: Awesome! Let's go... First, *she shows on her laptop screen the name of the person and the emoji they chose* Let's see what Taylor chose for Taylor.

Taylor, deadpan: Wow

Lisa: Taylor chose.... [fake drum rolls] THE SPIDER WEB! Yay! Now, why do you think Taylor chose the spider web?

Taylor, dry chuckle: I think Taylor picked this one because of her powers

Lisa: Alright, now tell us the real reason you chose this for Taylor

Taylor:

Taylor: Because of my powers

Lisa, patting Taylor's hair: You are so creative

Lisa: NEXT. Let's see what Brian chose for Taylor [fake drum roll] It's the Night Sky! Awwww. Why do you think he picked that for Taylor?

Taylor: Hm... I think because my powers work better at night and I can camouflage easily in the moonlight, so he thought it was the best scenario for Skitter

Lisa: Brian, now tell us the reason you chose the Night Sky emoji for Taylor

Brian: One day we were talking and she spoke of how vast the universe is, it came out of her so easily and so naturally, it stuck with me and made me think of how incredible her mind is and what else she might be keeping from us, whatever it is I'm sure is amazing and beautiful

Lisa: AAAWWWWW, that was the most neurodivergent flirt I ever heard

Taylor: *covering her face, in social pain*

Brian, blushing hard: Fuck you, Lisa

Lisa: Cuties.

Lisa: NEXT. Let's see what Regent chose.

Taylor, breathing more easily now: Let's, please

Lisa: Regent chose.... The worm! Now why do you think-

Taylor: Next. I don't wanna know.

Regent, proud of himself: *screeches from the background*

Lisa: Okay. Next it's Imp! She chose... The superhero emoji. Aw, that's nice.

Taylor, suspicious: That is nice. I'm confused.

Imp: It's because you're a hero at heart. Ya know? Deep, deep, DEEP inside. Getting deeper by the second. But still a hero.

Taylor: ...Thanks

Imp: *heart you* You go, little bug hero

Lisa: And nooow we haaave. Bitch! Bitch picked the... Shirt emoji!

Taylor: Oh, this one I know. She lent me a shirt once, it was cold and she noticed I wasn't faring very well. It was thoughtful.

Lisa: Adorable. Bitch, why you picked the shirt emoji for Taylor?

Bitch: Because she wears the shirt.

Lisa:

Taylor:

Lisa: Is it a special kind of shirt?

Bitch: No. She just wears the shirt.

Lisa: Okay

Taylor: *feeling embarrassed* Nevermind.

Lisa: Very practical, Bitch, thanks for playing along

Taylor: Let's move on, please

Lisa: Now, do you want to see which emoji did Lisa pick for Taylor? *eyebrow wiggle*

Taylor: I'm ready.

Lisa, very excited: THE SPARKLY PINK HEART EMOJI ✨✨✨ YOHOO

Taylor: Aw

Lisa: Why do you think Lisa picked this one?

Taylor: Because she knows we have a powerful bond

Lisa: Which kind of bond?

Taylor: A strong one.

Lisa, impatient: Naturally.

Regent and Imp: *laughing so hard they just drop on the ground*

Lisa: *take Taylor's glasses away, cleans, then put them back* Try again

Taylor: What's cleaning my glasses suppose to accomplish?

Lisa: *aggressively pointing at the screen, like a tired teacher* What kind of bond do we have, Taylor?

Regent and Imp, in the back: *making naughty gestures trying to help Taylor*

Taylor: Love.

Lisa: Yes. What kind?

Taylor: Uhh... A strong-

Lisa: We've established it is a strong one already, Taylor.

Taylor: *despair*

Lisa: DO WE KISS ON THE MOUTH, TAYLOR?

Taylor: Yes!

Lisa: THEN WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE BOND, TAYLOR?!

Taylor: *shaking, too nervous* A-ah Friendship?

Lisa: AAAAAAAAAA

Imp and Regent: *smacking each other as they laugh to their deaths*

Taylor, trying again: SISTERS!!!

Brian: Oh, no...

Taylor, whimpering and hiding: I'm not good at this game...

Lisa: *aiming a gun to herself*

Brian: That's enough *takes away the gun* Everybody to bed.