Arachnikid Relationships (Expanded)

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Both as Frankie Stevens, and as Aurachnid, Earth-711's hero meets a lot of people. Many are characters already known to the Marvel franchise, some are just minor variations of those characters, some are amalgamations of different versions of a character, and some are completely original. Some are heroes, some are villains, some are both, and some are just civilians. Regardless, every one of them has had a large impact on Frankie's life, and Aurachnid's story.

David Clark Ph.D
Frankie Stevens was raised by two fathers, the first of whom is Dr. David Clark. They refer to the man as their "papa" to differentiate between the two. Dr. David Clark is a scientist of some renown. He is the main financial provider for the family, and introduced Frankie to the field of science from an early age. Frankie looks up to their papa for his vast intelligence, and kind heart.

Markus Stevens
Frankie's other father is Markus "Mark" Stevens, who they call "dad." Mark is an ex-Navy Corpsman, honorably discharged after two tours and sustaining a minor shoulder injury. He is now employed as an ER nurse in Brooklyn. Though his husband makes much of the money for the family, Mark ensures that they all stay humble. Frankie admires their dad for his compassion.

Sarah Windsor (née Clark)
Sarah Windsor is technically both Frankie's aunt and mother. In order to have genetics from both families, Sarah offered to be a surrogate for her brother, David. She and Frankie's fathers are very clear that Sarah is not Frankie's mom. Instead, she takes on the role of Frankie's aunt, and her own children are Frankie's cousins. It's because of her genetic influence that Frankie has pink hair and green eyes.

Paige Aarons
Frankie and Paige met during their freshman year at Brooklyn Arts and Technology. The two became quick friends and started dating a few months later, becoming near inseparable. The two had other friends, but socialized the most with one another. Paige was a skilled artist and showed great promise in Graphic Design, though her style leaned towards things that were more uncanny or scary than one would expect. Her skill at drawing landscapes lead to Frankie incorporating urbex and photography into their own parkour hobby so that they could provide their girlfriend with more inspiration.

Paige was Frankie's best friend, being there to support them in regards to their gender identity, taking care of them when they were sick or injured, and making sure they were safe when they sneaked out to practice their parkour on NYC rooftops late at night. Her death was hard to deal with, and for a while they blamed themself for not walking her home on the night she died.

Other Universes
At one point, Frankie travels dimensions to Earth-666*, where they meet an alternate version of Paige. Upon revealing the tragedy that befell Earth-711's Paige, Earth-666's Paige assured Frankie that her death was not their fault, allowing them some form of closure.

Nicky Briggs
Frankie and Nicky first met during college orientation. Frankie had been running late and, as a result, nearly knocked Nicky to the ground in their haste.

Holly Osborn
Holly and Frankie first met in middle school, prior to Frankie's transition and name change. The two were close friends before they parted ways to attend different high schools and colleges. The pair reconnected years later during their respective internships at Octavius Industries

Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man
On Earth-711, Peter Parker is identical to most adaptations. He was bitten by an experimental spider on a school trip to Oscorp. After developing super powers and attempting to ignore them, believing that crime is not a teenager's responsibility. However, when his Uncle Ben was killed by a robber he ignored, he realized there was some truth to his Uncle's famous quote, "with great power comes great responsibility." Peter, with tech to assist him, became the masked vigilante Spider-Man.

Frankie was bit by a similar spider a few months after Spider-Man's debut. Shortly after Frankie became Arachnikid, the two teen heroes met in a professional sense. Both heroes were incredibly wary at first. Spider-Man thought that Arachnikid was an irresponsible copy-cat, but they proved him wrong, and with some not-so-cleverly placed John Mulaney references from Spider-Man, the tension was cleared. After that, the pair became allies.

The pair became closer as they worked together, defeating villains and saving lives. They also shared formulas and schematics for different technologies to help them in their crime fighting. The catalyst to securing their relationship came a few months into Frankie's career as Arachnikid. As the weather got colder, Frankie realized that they were having more trouble than usual staying warm, eventually falling unconscious while on patrol with Spider-Man. Frankie woke up an indeterminate amount of time later in an unknown apartment, notably with their mask still on and Spider-Man still wearing his own. Spider-Man informed them that they had nearly succumbed to hypothermia because spiders cannot regulate their body temperature, and after being bit, neither can Arachnikid. Spider-Man had developed an internal heater for his own suit, and shared the plans with Arachnikid.

After recovering and a bit of small talk, Arachnikid comments that anyone who saves their life and lets them sleep in his bed has earned their trust. Upon taking off their mask Spider-Man recognizes Frankie as "the AcaDec coach from BAT," and takes off his own mask. Frankie recognizes Peter from Midtown's Academic Decathlon team. The two become friends in their civilian lives as well as their hero lives.

Unfortunately, it wouldn't last. Just a few months later, Thanos gathered the Infinity Stones and turned half of the universe to dust, including Spider-Man, but leaving Arachnikid. Frankie took the loss hard, but stayed true to their convictions, though they struggled.

Five years later, without Frankie's intervention, those lost to the "Blip" were returned, just as they had been when they were lost. Since Frankie, now Aurachnid, had five more years of experience than Spider-Man, they took on a more mentor role in their relationship. They went from being a pair of best friends to being more of an older sibling and younger brother. Now that Frankie is the mentor, they feel responsible for Peter and they have trouble sharing duties with him, especially since he's still in school and being Spider-Man is dangerous. However, they both still have each other's backs no matter what comes their way.

Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher
On Earth-711, Frank Castle is nearly identical to Netflix's Punisher, in both appearance and story line. After his family was killed he promised the same fate to those responsible, taking out several major New York gangs before settling into a quiet life as a construction worker. However, it wouldn't last, as a man calling himself Micro, would reveal that the one's actually responsible were Agent Orange, and his best friend Billy Russo. Following the plot of the show, Castle killed Agent Orange and mutilated Russo. Eventually, through a series of events matching the plot of season two, Castle murdered Russo (now calling himself Jigsaw).

Arachnikid became a vigilante a few months before Castle started working with Micro, well after the events of Daredevil season two. At the time, Castle still believed that the gangs were responsible for his family's deaths, and was still making it his mission to get revenge. Frankie reasonably thought that Castle was a little less than sane, and made an effort to avoid him while on patrol. However, once Billy Russo turned up dead, they became more lax, until they eventually ran into him in a professional capacity.

Arachnikid had been taking down members of a local Brooklyn gang, knocking them unconscious and leaving them webbed up for the police to find, when they heard gunshots from outside. Upon investigating they found Frank Castle had murdered twenty-three of the gang members. Alarmed, Arachnikid confronted him and was nearly shot for their trouble. Castle expressed exasperation at being interrupted by a child, but before Arachnikid could argue further, the police arrived, and both of them had to flee.

Unfortunately, major news outlet The Daily Bugle, did not pin the blame for those twenty-three dead gang members on the Punisher, and instead accused Arachnikid. Reasonably outraged at being accused of mass murder, Arachnikid tracked down Castle and demanded he clear the record because, at the time, Frankie was seventeen and couldn't risk their secret identity. Castle tried to argue, but eventually agreed to set the record straight, leading to a tense, but amicable acceptance of one another.

Castle and Frankie became trusted allies a short time later when the Punisher found Arachnikid bleeding after a knife-wielding mugger got in a lucky shot. Despite their protest, Castle took Arachnikid back to his apartment to patch them up. While stitching the young vigilante, Castle remarked that they looked too young to be in the service, referring to the dog tags around their neck. Arachnikid admitted that the tags belonged to their father, who had been taken in the Vanishing. At some point, Arachnikid fell asleep and when they woke up in the morning, the found that they'd been covered with a blanket but their mask had been left on. Frankie took this as a sign that Castle is trustworthy, and since the interaction fit into the rule they'd established during their hypothermia episode with Spider-Man, they revealed their identity. They traded a bit of banter before Frankie commandeered use of Castle's shower and left.

Over the years, the relationship between the two continued to grow, developing into something close to a parent-child relationship. They grew particularly close during the Blip, since Castle himself wasn't reduced to dust, and he was the only real adult male role model they had after their fathers were taken. Frankie refers to the man as their "Murder Uncle," and less frequently as their "Murder Dad." Despite their difference in tactics and morality, they both trust each other to have their backs, and Castle even makes attempts to not kill bad guys when their deaths could be associated with Arachnikid. Following the Blip, he also made sure to keep clothes in his safe houses in Frankie's size.

Their relationship is only discussed outright in character in Aurachnikid-Whumptober 2021, for the prompt "Taken Hostage." In the story Aurachnid is captured by an unknown group of Russians. The leader was never given a name, but his appearance lead Frankie to refer to him as "Slimeball." The group wanted information on the Hand, a subject which Frankie knew very little about, but they only gave non-committal answers in order to keep other people from being targeted. Displeased with their refusal, Slimeball employed the help of a large man named Pavel to force the answers out of the hero. Pavel spent an unknown amount of time beating Aurachnid with his bare hands. Over the course of their torture, Pavel broke several bones in Frankie's face, severely bruised the bones in their chest, and at one point dislocated one of their shoulders. Still, Aurachnid refused to crack, much to the leader's displeasure.

Eventually, Castle did arrive, heralded by the sounds of automatic gunfire. The unnamed leader, upon realizing that he had been played, confronted the still bound Aurachnid. He aggravated their shoulder injury and held a gun to their head, demanding to know who they had called. Afraid of angering him enough to pull the trigger, Aurachnid stalled, pretending not to know who he was talking about. This only angered the man further, but Castle arrived just in time, killing the unnamed man quite graphically just a few inches from Aurachnid's face. The physical and mental trauma the vigilante had been through finally caught up with them. Once they were out of danger and standing upright, they fell unconscious.

In the only exploration of Castle's perspective to date, the man brought the seventeen-year-old vigilante back to his safe house and treated their injuries. It was revealed that he is one of the few people entrusted with a copy of the decryption disc for IDOS's DeadLock protocol. From Castle's thoughts, it was implied that he was grappling with the idea of seeing Frankie as his kid, still dealing with the grief of losing his family so many years later. In the vague details given it seemed as if Castle had finally accepted that the teen was his kid as much as an emancipated minor could be, and had been for some time, though the man hadn't realized.

Frankie woke up some unknown time later in Castle's safe house, with their injuries treated and the gore washed off their face. It was clear from their surroundings that they had been treated for shock, in addition to the blunt force trauma. Castle comforted Frankie as they had a breakdown trying to process the things they had been through that day. Frankie noted that that was only the second time he had used their name instead of calling them "kid," the first being during their rescue, in order to break their dissociation and get their attention. In response, Castle revealed that "Frankie" was the name they called his late son, Frank Jr., speculating that the similarities are the reason he allowed Frankie Stevens to stick around so long. The interaction really solidified their dynamic as parent and child.

Matt Murdock a.k.a. Daredevil
Earth-711's Matt Murdock is nearly identical to his Netflix counterpart. Since the collapse of Midland Circle indirectly caused Frankie to become Arachnikid, the young vigilante didn't meet Daredevil until after the events of the show's third season.

Arachnikid initially found Daredevil to be a little too shady for comfort. He was super twitchy and would never stick around long enough for them to hold a conversation with him. During their first meeting Arachnikid was startled by his sudden appearance and attacked with their web shooters. Daredevil responded in kind before realizing how young Arachnikid was (seventeen at the time). Despite the webbing over his eyes, Daredevil didn't seem at all hindered, leading Arachnikid to speculate aloud that he was blind. Daredevil dodged the question and leapt from the roof, escaping before Arachnikid could catch up. When they met again a couple weeks later, Daredevil admitted that he was blind, but accurately described Frankie's appearance under their suit.

Daredevil took Arachnikid under his wing, in a sense, and made sure they weren't completely alone in their duties and giving them a burner phone with the contacts of the other Defenders, and Claire Temple. He told them to call if they ever needed back up, and to go to Claire if they got more hurt than they could handle. It's during this interaction that Matt revealed his identity to Arachnikid, showing that he trusted them. Afterwards, Frankie did the same, giving the man a name to put to the face he already knew.

Like Spider-Man, Matt Murdock was turned to dust in the Blip. By that point Frankie had gotten pretty close with the man, and they had a hard time dealing with his loss. When those taken by the Blip were returned, the pair struggled to fit back into a normal relationship. Frankie had grown considerably as a person and as a vigilante, and Murdock had a hard time accepting how close Frankie was to Frank Castle, since the Punisher's methods weren't something he could approve of. Still, through frequent interactions they built their friendship up again. Where before it had been closer to an uncle-nibling relationship, post-Blip the pair were closer to equals, and they've always trusted one another to have their back.

Danny Rand a.k.a. Iron Fist
Earth-711's Danny Rand is almost identical to Netflix's Iron Fist.

Unlike their other allies, Frankie first met Danny Rand before they were bit by the mutated spider. The pair first met during the events of Iron Fist S1, when Danny was homeless and was sleeping in Central Park. Frankie had sneaked out of their dorm room to do a parkour circuit across the city when they ran into Danny sitting on a park bench. The pair traded some small talk, and Frankie thought the guy was super weird, noting his out of date iPod, his lack of shoes, and his surprisingly impeccable posture. However, it was only a few minutes later that Frankie decided to get back to their dorm. Shortly after, Danny Rand was legally, and very publicly, resurrected.

Frankie did not meet Danny Rand again for several months, well after the events of the Defenders and after Danny had started his own career as a vigilante. They first met as Arachnikid and Iron Fist after Rand took down a truck full of Golden Tiger gang members and had stopped to run some errands. Arachnikid followed him, but despite their spider-like stealth, Rand was highly trained. The pair easily agreed to be allies before parting ways, however, without his mask on, Frankie noticed that Iron Fist looked a lot like Danny Rand.

Sometime later Danny Rand found Arachnikid wounded and took them back to his apartment for first-aid. When they removed their mask, Rand noted how young they were, though to Frankie's relief, he didn't try to lecture them about responsibility and being careful, citing his own harsh training as a monk. After a bit, Rand recognized Frankie as the "parkour kid" from the park, and was slightly embarrassed when Frankie told him that his own identity was Chinatown's worst kept secret. Rand patched them up and sent them on their way.

Frankie is not as close to Danny as they are to their other allies, though the two trust each other often contact the other for leads on criminals and villains in their areas. They are friendly to one another, but their relationship isn't much more than professional.

Aleksei Sytsevich a.k.a. The Rhino
Earth-711's Rhino doesn't correlate directly to any other version of the character, but is rather an amalgamation of different characterizations. Like most versions, Aleksei was born without any mutations or superhuman abilities. However, when his family fell on hard times Aleksei made a series of poor choices that lead to a life of crime. Since he was not particularly intelligent, Aleksei was easily manipulated into donning an experimental suit of armor, with the promise that it would be removed as soon as the job was done, and he would be paid more than enough to take care of his family. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Over the years many criminal leaders and villains manipulated Aleksei with the promise of removing the armor and keeping his family safe, but none followed through, creating the villain known as the Rhino.

Arachnikid first battled Rhino early into their career, just a few short weeks after becoming a vigilante. Their battle with the armored man was their first against a super-powered enemy, but Arachnikid was confident in their new abilities, and in particular their strength. Unfortunately, that confidence was misplaced. While Arachnikid was far more nimble than the Rhino, he had more strength, and a minor distraction was all it took for Sytsevich to get the upper hand. Using his superior strength, the Rhino punched Arachnikid in the torso, flinging them through the glass front of a Sears Department Store, and several walls inside, where they lost consciousness.

Waking up an unknown amount of time later, Frankie retreated back to their dorm to lick their wounds, of which there were many. Frankie took the failure with a great deal of difficulty, going so far as to throw their suit out in disgust. However, it didn't last. A few meaningful words from a video of Spider-Man were enough to convince Frankie to put the mask back on and put a stop to the armored villain.

The relationship between Aurachnid and the Rhino can be accurately described as nemeses. Both have fighting styles that rely on taking hits in order to tire out their opponents, but given Rhino's strength, that method puts Aurachnid at a disadvantage. Instead they have to rely on their increased stamina to keep out of reach and take him down with environmental obstacles.

The End of the Rhino
"'You are kind, Frankie Stevens. I will not forget what you do for me.' -Aleksei Sytsevich to Frankie Stevens"Frankie, for most of their tenure as Aurachnid, is not aware of the Rhino's rather tragic backstory. However, after more than a decade of fighting him, they eventually learned why he did what he did. Aurachnid sympathized heavily with Aleksei's motive to protect his family, and refused to fight him anymore, an action which caused Aleksei a great deal of confusion.

After Aleksei shared with the vigilante everything he's been through, particularly his desire to be rid of the Rhino armor, Aurachnid told him that they want to help. They offered, no strings attached, to take Aleksei to Frankie's nearby engineering lab and have the armor removed, notably keeping the identities of Aurachnid and Frankie Stevens separate. Though initially suspicious, Aleksei agreed.

True to their word, Frankie removed the armor. However, there were numerous setbacks and the process took several weeks. Frankie took advantage of this time to track down the Sytsevich family and bring them to New York to surprise Aleksei when the process was complete. When the armor was completely removed, Aleksei's body was considerably marred by the long term confinement, but he was in good health when he thanked Frankie and shook their hand.

When Aleksei finally saw his family for the first time almost two decades, the normally stoic villain was reduced to tears as he pulled them all into a hug. Frankie, who was observing the interaction, was also crying as they noted that this is probably the only non-violent physical contact that Aleksei had experienced since he first became the Rhino.

Now well established in an engineering career and as a hero, Frankie provided the Sytsevich family with enough resources to get a fresh start in the country of their choice. They decided to return to Russia, where Aleksei got a factory job and occasionally sent Frankie letters and postcards.

Otto Octavius a.k.a. Doc Ock
Where Rhino is Aurachnid's nemesis, Doc Ock is Frankie's.

The pair met when Frankie was given the opportunity to intern at Octavius industries, alongside Dr. Octavius himself. The pair worked on a joint project over the course of the internship. The initial proposal was a wearable set of tentacle-like limbs that could be used as extra hands as well as aiding in movement over difficult terrain. The hope was to augment the human body in a way that would keep the wearer safer in hazardous environments, and increase efficiency.

Over the course of the internship, Frankie and Octavius grew to be close friends, and Frankie enjoyed their time with Octavius as their mentor. The man made a point to seriously consider all of Frankie's ideas, despite their inexperience, and often asked questions that presented a challenge. He seriously valued Frankie's opinions, and treated them as an equal as much as possible. The pair grew close enough that Dr. Octavius invited Frankie and their family over for dinner with his wife the night before their big presentation of the arms, and Octavius's personal project: a specialized reactor that could theoretically provide power to the entire city,

The day of the presentation, everything was going to plan. The arms worked as designed, until Dr. Octavius was presenting his deuterium-tritium reactor to a group of potential sponsors. The reactor, in addition to generating it's own gravity field that tore apart the lab and killed Octavius's wife, created a massive energy surge. The energy surge fried the neural-blocking chip that protected Octavius's mind from the artificial intelligence controlling the arms. The damage to the neural-blocking chip, and the emotional distress from losing his wife, allowed the AI to gain control of Octavius's thoughts and body, creating the villain known as Doc Ock. Despite Frankie's desperate attempts, the arms had become permanently fused to Octavius's spine. A replacement neural-blocking chip would allow Octavius to return to normal, however, the AI in the arms was desperate to keep itself alive and in control. Frankie became conflicted. Despite knowing that Octavius, without influence from the arms, would want his mind back, Frankie couldn't convince themself to act without his clear consent on the matter. Though the outlook was bleak, however, Frankie refused to give up on their mentor. Any time he was arrested by themself as Arachnikid, or by Spider-Man, Frankie attempted to reason with the villain and convince him that a new chip was for the best. Without fail, Doc Ock always refused.

Frankie blamed themself for Octavius's condition, citing their lack of foresight regarding power surges, and the fact that they allowed their mentor to test the experimental technology instead of offering to do it themself. Battles between Aurachnid and Octavius tend to be emotionally charged, especially for Frankie, and since the technology they built is so strong, battles are certainly hard won.

The End of Doc Ock
"'You— You've done it, Frankie. It's so quiet. It's so calm. My friend, I am so sorry for the pain I caused you.' -Dr. Otto Octavius"Doc Ock's villain tenure lasts a long time, though his origin was several years after some of the other villains in NYC. During that time, Frankie tried everything they could, both as themself and as Aurachnid, to get through to Octavius. Unfortunately, none of those attempts ever worked. The AI was far more mentally powerful than Octavius, and very protective of its own continued existence.

However, during what turned out to be their last major battle, something changed. It initially appeared that all hope was lost for the vigilante. Doc Ock had beaten them bloody and had almost completed his current villainous plot, when Arachnikid had a realization. If nothing they'd done had gotten through to him, coming from Aurachnid or Frankie Stevens, then perhaps they should try being both Aurachnid and Frankie Stevens. It was then that Frankie decided to reveal their identity to Doc Ock and, while severely injured and mostly pinned, they pulled off their mask.

Upon seeing Frankie's bruised face, and realizing that they were Aurachnid, Octavius was overwhelmed with feelings of guilt and a need to protect his young protégé. That sudden influx of emotion allowed Octavius to momentarily gain the upper hand on the AI, ruining the machine he'd built in his latest plot and setting Aurachnid free. Before he lost control to the arms again, he told Frankie to do whatever it takes to get his mind back, giving the genuine consent that they needed to act. Shortly after, the AI regained control, but Octavius's protectiveness over Frankie was strong enough to keep him from attacking. With his plans ruined, Doc Ock fled before Aurachnid could recover or the police could arrive.

Frankie immediately got to work on building a new neural-blocking chip for their next encounter with Doc Ock. Unlike previous versions, this one would be safe for power surges with as many volts as a lighting strike, and extremely durable to blunt force. Frankie had been planing and revising the design for years, since the day that Octavius became Doc Ock. Though the arms could not be removed from his spine, at the very least, they would be under his control. The design was borderline fail-proof.

The next time that Aurachnid encountered Doc Ock, he was a little worse for wear. Since Otto's convictions wouldn't allow the arms to hurt Frankie, the arms had started to take out their aggression on the doctor's own body. Thankfully, the damage wasn't major, and after an exhausting chase, Aurachnid managed to attach the new neural-blocking chip to the apparatus.

For a tense moment it seemed like things might have gone wrong, as Octavius went limp and fell several stories before Aurachnid caught the unconscious man. When he woke up seconds later, Octavius commented that for the first time in years, it was quiet and he felt calm. The pair burst into tears of joy, and a little bit of regret, as they hugged for the first time since the disastrous presentation.

After the situation was explained and Octavius was mostly pardoned for Doc Ock's crimes, he stuck around as Frankie's mentor once more, occasionally helping with Aurachnid problems.

Nora Osborn a.k.a. Green Goblin
Earth-711's Nora Osborn is pretty similar to Willem DaFoe's interpretation, as far as behavior goes, but her origin is far different. In Frankie's story Osborn became Green Goblin in her efforts to treat her daughter's (Holly Osborn) terminal illness. Nora funded extensive research into potential treatments, the most promising being a compound named Neuromine Eprominephen. Unwilling to put her daughter at risk without knowing the effects, Nora impulsively tested the serum on herself. Though Neuromine Eprominephen would later be refined and cure her daughter, this impromptu test resulted in the creation of the Green Goblin. Green Goblin was incredibly smart, often keeping her plots secret until it was almost too late to stop them, and synthesizing a compound that could suppress Frankie's spider DNA, called "Anti-Venom." Nora also carries typical Green Goblin weapons, such as Pumpkin Bombs, Goblin Gas, and Razor Bats.

Green Goblin was a formidable opponent for several story arcs before her daughter's condition was finally cured, but this miracle would only serve to shift Nora's motives, rather than put a stop her villainy. After her nightmarish characterization previous arcs, Nora's new motives painted her as comedic relief, continuing to terrorize New York simply for the drama. Her plots were suddenly far less deadly, and she only showed real hostility towards Aurachnid and other heroes. Though theatrical, Goblin was a real threat.

Goblin remains a recurring enemy of Aurachnid, even when the vigilante was publicly dating her daughter. Holly convinced her mother to be less violent towards her girlfriend, to which Nora reluctantly agreed, not wanting to upset her daughter. This agreement did not spare Aurachnid completely from injury, and they were still somewhat frequently dosed with Anti-Venom and various Goblin Gases. One notable occasion had Nora exposing Aurachnid to a sort of truth serum and using the opportunity to pry them about their intentions with Holly. Despite the reluctant half-truce, Green Goblin had little favor towards Aurachnid, and made no effort to keep it a secret. Any friendly behavior towards the hero was a direct result of Holly's intervention. Knowing this, Frankie often brought up the young woman when they bantered with Green Goblin.

After a couple years as girlfriends, Frankie eventually brought up the idea of revealing their identity to Nora. Holly was unsure, but was convinced by the promise of being able to kiss their girlfriend at home without the mask in the way. The reveal went poorly. Since Nora had seen Frankie romantically involved with Nicky Briggs within the time that they were dating Holly, and she assumed the hero was cheating on her daughter. The couple managed to calm her down and assure her that the whole thing was consensual, and Holly made her mother promise that she would not expose their civilian identity, even threatening to never speak to her if she were to break the promise. Reluctantly, Nora did. After the identity reveal, Aurachnid continued to make quips about Holly to Green goblin, but quickly came to regret this when Nora used her influence as the CEO of Oscorp to temporarily rescind funding to Frankie's lab.