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snowynight ([personal profile] snowynight) wrote2022-01-06 09:22 am
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Snowflake Challenge #3

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Challenge #3


In your own space, put some favorite characters into an AU, fuse some favorite canons together, talk about your favorite AU/fusion tropes, or tell us why AU/fusions aren’t your cup of tea. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


I like alternative universes because I like exploration of what if and what makes up a character: how will they change if they live in other societies/take a left turn instead of right in life.

Type of Alternative Universes I like:
  • Canon AU, Mirror Universes, Canon divergent AU, Pre-canon AU that doesn't end up exactly the same as canon
  • Supernatural AU especially for mundane setting canon: secretly supernatural characters, characters coming across the supernatural world, fantasy/horror AU, etc
  • Fairytale AU, especially those that are less famous
  • Historical AU especially set in less explored periods: Silk Road AU, Bronze Age period, Noir AU etc.
  • Fusion with some thought how to integrate the characters. Planescape fusion is my guilty pleasure that I can rarely indulge.

Types of Alternative Universes I avoid:
  • Mundane AU: I really don't see the point of taking away the alieness/supernatural/etc part of the characters and canon. I don't like coffee shop AU unless it's a place for characters to plan revolution/intrigue
  • School student AU. I am bored by generic high school/university student lives in general, unless it's a special school like Starfleet Academy instructors and cadets , Hogwarts professors
  • Unrelated AU: if you take the relationship away, it won't be the dynamic I like in canon anymore

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