[sticky entry] Sticky: What If? AU Challenge

Mar. 27th, 2017 11:20 pm
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Hello! I’m your host, [personal profile] brumeier. For my birthday I decided to treat myself to one of my favorite fic things: an AU! How do I define an AU? For me, it means taking canon characters and making a significant change in their circumstances. This can happen within the confines of canon (canon divergent) or the characters can be dropped into completely different worlds.

Basically, an AU is a fun way for me to see how I can keep canon characters familiar in wholly new surroundings or circumstances. As simple as ‘what if character A had done this instead of character B’ or as complex as ‘character A is now a barbarian with mystic powers’. And everything in between!

Starting April 2021, the monthly posts will be going bimonthly. I'm keeping this community nice and simple, so here’s everything you need to know:

We’re multifandom! This challenge welcomes all fandoms, including RPF and original fic. All ships, romantic or platonic. I only ask that everyone remains respectful. There’s room for all of us here.

No minimum wordcounts! You can write as little or as much as you want to meet the challenge topic. In fact, you don’t have to write at all. Challenge fills can be fanvids or fanart or whatever outlet your creativity feels like using.

Prompts welcome! I'll offer up some suggestions for each theme, and encourage anyone else who wants to do the same. If you have a cool idea for how a particular theme could play out please respond in the comments.

No deadlines! Every other month, a new theme will be posted, but if you start working on something that takes on epic proportions, you can post it any time. You'll still get added to the masterlist even if you write something for a theme that's years old.

Must be a joiner! Only members of this community will be able to see posts and leave comments. We want this to be a safe place for ideas to be shared. I will also be cross-posting to LJ to maximize participation.

That’s pretty much it, folks. I hope you’ll be inspired by each theme. I’ll be trying to write something for each one as well because, as I mentioned, I love AUs!

You can post your completed works anywhere, as long as you link it back here to be included in the masterlist that I compile for each AU theme. And we can all revel in the loveliness of AUs!

You can find the AO3 collection for this community here.

*o*

Update: If you're looking for a beta reader or would like to offer your services as one, please check out this post.

*o*

Masterlists
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Title:  Unassailable
Author: [personal profile] jane_x80 
Bingo Square: Regency
Fandom(s): Módào Zǔshī 魔道祖师 / The Untamed 陈情令
Pairing(s): Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Wordcount: 4,677
Warning(s): None

Summary: The ton in London is abuzz with the newcomers, two Chinese lords who seem to be wealthy, single, and incredibly handsome. One, Lord Lan, is the strong silent type while the other, Lord Wei, is charming and pleasant. Nobody knows very much about them but they seem to be perfect gentlemen until one is insulted by one of the minor lords.
OR
The one where Lan Zhan gets to beat up a Regency-era lord in a swordfight.

Title:  A Cup of Love
Author: [personal profile] jane_x80 
Bingo Square: Wild Card - Bakery/Coffee Shop AU
Fandom(s): Módào Zǔshī 魔道祖师 / The Untamed 陈情令
Pairing(s): Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Wordcount: 9,639
Warning(s): None

Summary: Post-grad Lan Wangji does not have time for gossip, coffee shops or friends. But after an unavoidable meeting, he cannot get his mind off the barista known as the Yiling Laozu who has captured his attention. He even becomes a regular at the Laozu's cafe.
OR
Wei Wuxian wins Lan Wangji over with baked goods and latte art and doesn't even tell him his name.

Title: I Hurt Myself Today 
Author: [personal profile] jane_x80 
Bingo Square: Sports
Fandom(s): NCIS
Pairing(s): Anthony DiNozzo & Jethro Gibbs
Wordcount: 5,090
Warning(s): None

Summary: A few years after the events of Everyone I Know Goes Away In The End, Tony DiNozzo is a player in the NFL and is injured. Gibbs gets a call from the hospital and he goes to help the kid out. Tony did save his life, after all.
NOTE: This is an AU of pre-canon after Tony saves Gibbs from being killed in the apartment fire in Baltimore, Gibbs gets to help Tony out when he's injured.
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Title: 'Poor, Pretty Fool'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Disturbing concepts; mild innuendo; brief violence; character death
Notes: Using Challenge #24: Fairy Tale AU. Crossposted to [community profile] ficlet_zone and [community profile] genprompt_bingo.
Summary: Her curiosity had planted such intriguing scenes in her imagination.

Poor, Pretty Fool )
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Title: 'The Great Gian'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Wayne & Shuster
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [personal profile] spook_me
Summary: The Great Gian is "great" no longer!

The Great Gian )
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[personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Title: 'Contraband'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: In their line, aliases were a survival tactic.

Contraband )
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Title: 'A Frigid Throne'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Pokémon (Spoilers for Pokémon Black 2/White 2)
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some disturbing imagery
Notes: Using Prompt #16: Dystopia AU. Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo.
Summary: Ghetsis sits upon his frigid throne, content in the power that he wields.

A Frigid Throne )
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Title: 'Buzzkill'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo. Using Challenge #7: Supernatural AU; Challenge #8: Magic AU; Challenge #12: Lost/Stranded AU; Challenge #24: Fairy Tale AU; Challenge #25: Party Hardy AU; Challenge #30: Mythology AU; and Challenge #56: Treasure Hunters AU.

Summary: I brought the treasure back for you, Monica. Guard it with your life.

Buzzkill )
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Title: 'The Book'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: What a silly old joke, I did tell myself

The Book )
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Title: 'Oobleck'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: The Monkees/Doctor Who
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo and [community profile] ficlet_zone
Summary: "It's the only explanation we're going to get," Peter answered.

Oobleck )
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Title: 'Bumping Into You'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: Waving awkwardly at them, Zelda attempted a feeble smile.

Bumping Into You )
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Title: 'Girls' Night'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: "Adventure isn't sexy," Phoebe asked. "Being chased by treasure-guarding monsters isn't sexy?"

Girls' Night )
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Title: 'Rendal'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: He'd pored over every detail, until he was sure that he had it memorized.

Rendal )
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[personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Title: 'Misdirection'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Using Challenges #3: Soulmate AU; #12: Lost/Stranded AU; #21: Food Service AU/#25: Party Hardy AU/#39: Politics AU; #50: Espionage AU; #55: The Staff AU; and #56: Treasure Hunters AU. Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo.
Summary: "Well, well. You're a spy, and I'm a thief."

Misdirection )
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Title: 'Memory Delving'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: "We each have our own interests to safeguard."

Memory Delving )
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Title: 'Hell Money'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: Shutting his laptop, Chandler sighed.

Hell Money )
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Title: 'Password'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] emotion100 and [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: Ross stared at the eyes, taken aback.

Password )
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Title: 'Grandpa Was A Cowboy'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Original Poetry
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: What a sight it would be

Grandpa Was A Cowboy )
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Title: 'Trainee Fairies'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: "Attention! Could everybody settle down, please?"

Trainee Fairies )
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Title: 'Wonderful Profession'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: Inuyasha
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] genprompt_bingo
Summary: The responsibility is great, but it's one that she embraces.

Wonderful Profession )
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Title: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale at Ao3
Written for Challenge: Number One
Fandom: FullMetal Alchemist (2003)
Character |Pair: Edward Elric/Alphonse Elric
Author: Vexed
Words: 2057
Rating: R
Summary: Scar and Tucker are dead and Nina is alive. Al has been back in his own body for a few years. After spending years living on the streets Ed wants to have a normal life. Sadly their past threatens to catch up to them.
Warnings: They are legal aged brothers in a consensual incestuous relationship.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

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