The Worm Fanfic Hall of Fame

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Zorian
CURATOR'S NOTE

These aren't just good fanfics—they're good stories. Each one stands on its own craft: precise prose, complete narrative arcs, and characters that feel alive beyond canon. Some rewrite Taylor's fate entirely. Others illuminate corners of Earth Bet Wildbow only hinted at. If you want to know what Worm fanfiction can truly become, start here.

CURATOR'S NOTE

These aren't just good fanfics—they're good stories. Each one stands on its own craft: precise prose, complete narrative arcs, and characters that feel alive beyond canon. Some rewrite Taylor's fate entirely. Others illuminate corners of Earth Bet Wildbow only hinted at. If you want to know what Worm fanfiction can truly become, start here.

Books in this Stack

12 books
Trailblazer

Trailblazer

Done
3ndless

A Worm/Gundam fusion fic where Taylor, disillusioned with established heroes, becomes an independent hero armed with Gundam-inspired power armor and an AI named Veda. In an alternate Earth Bet where Scion died over a decade ago, she sets out to fix her city and maybe the world—or die trying. 1.6 million words, completed.

A Worm/Gundam fusion fic where Taylor, disillusioned with established heroes, becomes an independent hero armed with Gundam-inspired power armor and an AI named Veda. In an alternate Earth Bet where Scion died over a decade ago, she sets out to fix her city and maybe the world—or die trying. 1.6 million words, completed.

Burn Up

Burn Up

Done
JinglyJangles

A short, intense Worm fanfic where Taylor triggers with volatile heat-based powers. Her personality ignites along with her abilities in this stream-of-consciousness exploration of power and identity. No complex plots—just pure emotional combustion. 40,000 words, complete.

A short, intense Worm fanfic where Taylor triggers with volatile heat-based powers. Her personality ignites along with her abilities in this stream-of-consciousness exploration of power and identity. No complex plots—just pure emotional combustion. 40,000 words, complete.

Ring-Maker

Ring-Maker

Done
LithosMaitreya

A Worm/Lord of the Rings crossover where Taylor can forge Rings of Power. This story honors Tolkien while seamlessly fusing Middle-earth's mythology with Worm's setting. Taylor becomes a figure of redemption in a world that desperately needs hope. Completed.

A Worm/Lord of the Rings crossover where Taylor can forge Rings of Power. This story honors Tolkien while seamlessly fusing Middle-earth's mythology with Worm's setting. Taylor becomes a figure of redemption in a world that desperately needs hope. Completed.

Constellations

Constellations

Hiatus
UnwelcomeStorm

Taylor meets a dog that might be a Shinto goddess, or might just be a very good dog. They open a tea shop. A healing fic for those wrecked by Worm's darkness—no gore, no despair, just warmth and found family. Hiatus, but spiritually complete.

Taylor meets a dog that might be a Shinto goddess, or might just be a very good dog. They open a tea shop. A healing fic for those wrecked by Worm's darkness—no gore, no despair, just warmth and found family. Hiatus, but spiritually complete.

Cenotaph

Cenotaph

Done
notes

After her father dies, Taylor rejects the hero system entirely. No Wards, no trusting anyone—she wages a solitary war as a vigilante in Brockton Bay's shadows. Colder and harder than canon, this begins a landmark trilogy in Worm fanfic.

After her father dies, Taylor rejects the hero system entirely. No Wards, no trusting anyone—she wages a solitary war as a vigilante in Brockton Bay's shadows. Colder and harder than canon, this begins a landmark trilogy in Worm fanfic.

Wake

Wake

Done
notes

Sequel to Cenotaph. Taylor is no longer alone, which means she now has weaknesses. The vigilante war escalates as the stakes and costs mount ever higher.

Sequel to Cenotaph. Taylor is no longer alone, which means she now has weaknesses. The vigilante war escalates as the stakes and costs mount ever higher.

Copacetic

Copacetic

Hiatus
Materia-Blade

After Gold Morning, Taylor wants a normal life. She lost her powers, changed her identity, and is trying to start over. But the world remembers what she did, and so does she. A meditation on what happens after the hero retires. Hiatus.

After Gold Morning, Taylor wants a normal life. She lost her powers, changed her identity, and is trying to start over. But the world remembers what she did, and so does she. A meditation on what happens after the hero retires. Hiatus.

Tabloid

Tabloid

Done
babylonsheep

A unique angle on the Worm universe: Paul is a paparazzi in a superhero world. He works PRT PR by day and uses his Stranger power to photograph capes for tabloids by night. A gray-zone survivor balancing two lives. Completed, with beautiful illustrations.

A unique angle on the Worm universe: Paul is a paparazzi in a superhero world. He works PRT PR by day and uses his Stranger power to photograph capes for tabloids by night. A gray-zone survivor balancing two lives. Completed, with beautiful illustrations.

Camera Shy

Camera Shy

Live
TheGreatGimmick

Taylor triggers with the ability to turn invisible—but only when no one is looking. A creative exploration of a seemingly weak power used intelligently. Ongoing.

Taylor triggers with the ability to turn invisible—but only when no one is looking. A creative exploration of a seemingly weak power used intelligently. Ongoing.

Skein

Skein

Hiatus
TheGreatGimmick

Taylor triggers with language and thought manipulation powers, navigating the cape scene through prediction and psychological control. Not a punching story—an outwitting story with complex, sophisticated prose. Hiatus.

Taylor triggers with language and thought manipulation powers, navigating the cape scene through prediction and psychological control. Not a punching story—an outwitting story with complex, sophisticated prose. Hiatus.

Weaver Nine

Weaver Nine

Hiatus
Thinker6

What if Taylor was a serial killer? What if Jack Slash was a hero? Identities swapped, but humanity's core unchanged. A chilling dark AU with brilliant mind games. Hiatus.

What if Taylor was a serial killer? What if Jack Slash was a hero? Identities swapped, but humanity's core unchanged. A chilling dark AU with brilliant mind games. Hiatus.

A Bad Name

A Bad Name

Live
Ziel

An atypical Gamer fic where the protagonist isn't Taylor—it's a homeless addict. After getting the System, the focus isn't grinding levels—it's getting clean, self-redemption, and finding reasons to live. Ongoing.

An atypical Gamer fic where the protagonist isn't Taylor—it's a homeless addict. After getting the System, the focus isn't grinding levels—it's getting clean, self-redemption, and finding reasons to live. Ongoing.