History Fanfic / TherapyFrommerman

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''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/therapy-a-wormfic.29673/ Therapy]]'' is a Literature/{{Worm}} {{fanfic}} by frommerman.

** [[spoiler:Butcher Six]]'s first thought when he realizes the strange woman he's talking to is actually [[spoiler:a shard]]:

* DeathByAdaptation:

''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/therapy-a-wormfic.29673/ Therapy]]'' is a Literature/{{Worm}} Fanfic by frommerman.

Clearly, the Queen Administrator is too powerful. What if Taylor got a different shard, one accidentally broken when Eden collided with Abbadon and received the Path shard? What happens when, for the first time in the history of the universe, there's a shard that is ''actually trying to help?''

Say hello to Sanity, the [[OnlySaneMan only sane woman]] in the entirety of Earth Bet. (The very specific exception to this rule being ''[[TheParagon Legend]]''.)

Completed on October 16th, 2016.

%% * BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler: Taylor's Shard, Conflict Resolution, is able to do this when it is able to speak the Scion directly. While not malicious, doing so convinced the Warrior entity to become a true hero.]]

* YankTheDogsChain: [[spoiler:After years of battling depression, struggles at work and suddenly his daughter falling in a coma because of heavy bullying, Danny Hebert suddenly gets healed of his mental issues and his daughter start to get better... and then he dies because of the bomb the Merchants plant on Taylor's presentation as part of the Wards.]]

* TheAtoner: Almost everyone she treats.
* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler: Taylor's Shard, Conflict Resolution, is able to do this when it is able to speak the Scion directly. While not malicious, doing so convinced the Warrior entity to become a true hero.]]
* EldritchAbomination: One of the results of her power is that she ''has no body dysmorphia.'' Cue body mods to help her out in case she gets into a fight.
** [[spoiler:Exaggerated when she's turned into a massive, city spanning mass of tentacles in order to combat the Simurgh, as it lets her rescue scores of people while using her touch to keep them sane during the attack.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Right up until they shake her hand.
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: Sanity
** TheLancer: Panacea
** TheSmartGuy: Parian
** TheBigGuy: Flechette
** TheHeart: Clockblocker

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Taylor's power is that she can remove the psychological issues of anyone who she touches. It's the only power in the world that has zero combat potential, yet has as many if not more people flocking towards her than Panacea, begging to be cured of everything from PTSD to depression and at one point even pedophilia.

* TheMedic: While not exact, what Panacea does for people's bodies, Sanity can do for people's ''brains.'' Cape or not.
* MindHive: The Butcher [[spoiler: and later Taylor as The Butcher asks her to kill them, making Taylor take their powers and minds.]][[spoiler: Thankfully, Taylor's powers kept them all, and her, sane.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Woman really, but this is the core of Taylor's power in this fic.
** To Taylor's surprise and delight, ''Legend.'' He is the only Cape she has ever seen that has absolutely no psychological issues.

* StoryBreakerPower: On a meta level. Taylor's power is the only one ever seen in the thirty-plus year history of parahuman abilities that has no ability to be used for combat. This is justified since [[spoiler: her shards name is 'Conflict Resolution']]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:After the Merchants attack Taylor's presentation and kill fifteen people, including Danny Hebert, the Protectorate and the Wards go all out against them.]]
* VillainousBSOD: Too many to count.
* TheWoobie: When she first meets Amy, Taylor wonders how the hell she hasn't cracked yet.

** [[spoiler: UpToEleven when she's turned into a massive, city spanning mass of tentacles in order to combat the Simurgh, as it lets her rescue scores of people while using her touch to keep them sane during the attack.]]

* TheParanoiac: Carol "Brandish" Dillon, who believes that Taylor's ability makes her evil because she cannot conceive anyone with Master powers can be good. [[spoiler:So much that she nearly kills Taylor when Mark and Amy bring her to stay at their home after the attack on her presentation.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: A lot of people after being cured by Sanity. Including ShadowStalker who she cures of Sociopathy, and one man who was until the meeting a pedophile. Both collapse to the ground crying seconds later.

** [[spoiler: UpToEleven when she's turned into a massive, city spanning mass of tentacles in order to combat Behemoth, as it lets her rescue scores of people while using her touch to keep them sane during the attack.]]

* GetIntoJailFree: [[spoiler: In order to get in contact with Scion. Taylor pleads guilty at her [[KangarooCourt court case]] so she's sent to the bird cage in order to get his attention.]]

* MindHive: The Butcher [[spoiler: and later Taylor as The Butcher asks her to kill them, making Taylor take their powers and minds]][[spoiler: thankfully, Taylor's powers kept them all, and her, sane]]

* StoryBreakerPower: On a meta level. Taylor's power is the only one ever seen in the thirty plus year history of parahuman abilities that has no ability to be used for combat. This is justified since [[spoiler: her shards name is 'Conflict Resolution']]

* YankTheDogsChain: [[spoiler:After years of battling depression, struggles at work and suddenly his daughter falling in a coma because of heavy bullying, Danny Hebert suddenly gets healed of his mental issues and será his daughter start to get better... and then he dies because of the bomb the Merchants plant on Taylor's presentation as part of the Wards.]]

* WorldHealingWave: [[spoiler: Scion unleashes one of these once Taylor's shard convinces him to be a true hero. Solving all parahuman issues around the word. Either by fixing faults (i.e like turning all case 53's fully human again) or removing powers altogether (depowering s-class treats or those that hate their powers like Fortuna). ]]

* VillainousBSOD: Too many to count.

''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/therapy-a-wormfic.29673/ Therapy]]'' is a {{Worm}} Fanfic by frommerman.

* TheAtoner: Almost everyone she treats.
* TheMedic: While not exact, what Panacea does for people's bodies, Sanity can do for people's ''brains.'' Cape or not.

Say hello to Sanity, the [[OnlySaneMan only sane woman]] in the entirety of Earth Bet. (The very specific exception to this rule being ''Legend''.)

* OnlySaneMan: Woman, really, but this is the core of Taylor's power in this fic.
* TheMedic: While not exact, what Panacea does for people's bodies, Sanity can do for people's ''brains.'' Cape or not.

Instead of Taylor triggering with some form or variation of the Queen Administrator shard and becoming Skitter, instead she triggers with an entirely different shard: A shard that, unlike all the