Character from Worm by Wildbow
Alec Vasil — Heartbreaker's runaway son who controls bodies like puppets, so emotionally deadened by his upbringing that his laziness might be the only thing keeping him human.
Alec presents as the team's comic relief — lazy, sardonic, impossible to take seriously. He plays video games during briefings, makes inappropriate jokes during fights, and seems constitutionally incapable of caring about anything. This isn't an act exactly, but it's not the whole truth either. He grew up under Heartbreaker, a Master who controlled his family through emotional manipulation, and Alec's emotional responses were burned out by years of having his feelings overwritten by his father's power. He genuinely doesn't feel things the way other people do. Empathy, guilt, attachment — they're muted signals he has to consciously choose to act on. His power — fine motor control over other people's bodies — is the most horrifying ability on the team, and he treats it casually because treating anything seriously means confronting what was done to him. He is capable of complete bodily takeover given enough time, turning a person into a conscious prisoner in their own flesh.
Lean and handsome with dark curly hair, an easy smirk, and the effortless grace of someone who grew up performing. Wears a white porcelain mask with a gold crown motif and a Renaissance-inspired costume. Lounges in every chair like it's a throne and he's bored of ruling.
Also known as: Regent, Alec, Alec Vasil, Jean-Paul Vasil