Snowflake Challenge #3

Challenge #3

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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