AUEX Letter
Jul. 5th, 2021 01:09 pmMy general preferences are here.
Blanket DNW are graphic/extreme violence, sexual violence, cruelty to animals/children, death of nominated characters.
To keep this letter from being five miles long, I like to talk about the generic AUs upfront. Anything in this section is applicable to all fandoms unless stated otherwise.
ALL: Boarding School AU – This one is all about the hijinks. Hidden passages, silly pranks and plots, girls vs. boys. I’ve been reading some of the 1910s-1930s series juvenile fiction lately, and the whole sense of really identifying with the school resonates. (Grace Harlowe is the latest, for the curious.)
ALL: Canon Divergence AU – I am all about the paths not taken and what-ifs.
ALL: Character Journeys To The Underworld to Rescue Their Dead Friend – I’d prefer friend on this, but love the idea of fighting everything for a person you love.
All: Clue Fusion – Exactkly what it sounds like. Whether it involves characters from Clue or just mirrors the setup is up to you.
ALL: Dimension hopping to find a timeline that isn't doomed – I love how they refuse to give up, even as the timelines don’t get better.
ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline – Similar to the Canon Divergence AU, only in this one people can go back along the path untraveled back to “current” reality.
ALL: Dimension travel to mirror universe – Again, I like the idea that they can get a glimpse of the mirror universe without getting trapped in it.
All: Figure skating AU – Here for the playful and the fun. I’ve enjoyed Yuri on Ice and had the early to mid 1990s fascination with figure skating.
ALL: Ice Age Never Ended – I like the idea of sticking the canon in an ice-age landscape (yes complete with megafauna).
All: Most Dangerous Game AU – Humans are the most dangerous game, and this prey fights back.
All: Regency House Party AU – This hits my people gathered together and Regency enjoyment nicely. Feel free to throw in some suitors, matchmaking mamas, meddlers and lush description.
ALL: Snowed in at a Haunted Hotel – Group of people trapped together, isolated from the outside by the elements (and maybe One of Them is a Killer), having to deal with each other AND there’s a ghost. I love the snowed in, but feel free to have the ghost/haunting not be real (a la Scooby Doo).
ALL: Trapped on an island – Group of people tapped/stranded together, against the elements, danger in the midst? My jam. Conflict over how to handle things? Go. One of Them is a Killer. Go. Reveal a plot? Go.
All: Trojan War AU – I was torn between this and Greek Mythology – I am not opposed to having the gods make appearances, but I prefer the human characters. Hector, Andromache, Odysseus, Penelope, Clytemnestra, Cassandra are some of my faves. If you put in an Agamemnon analogue, make sure you punish him.
ALL: Duck Tales (2017 reboot) fusion – This is my new fandom hole and I’m tempted to see how people would combine it with other fandoms. Feel free to leave non-DT characters as they are or make them ducks/birds as appropriate.
All: Hunger Games AU – Really interested in the Games/tribute aspect of this.
ALL: Dinosaurs & Tropical-Type Climate & Flora Survived to Canon – Looking for a lost-world island type thing here (which, of course, canon villains will use in their plots). Including a pterodactyl is a MUST (and either character is picked up in its claws or rides it)!
All: Earth invaded by aliens – Invaded is the key word here, not interested in the aliens WINNING but I am totally here for opposing sides having to work together. And if you want to invoke the whole “fauna makes Earth a death world” and have the animals play a part, I am down.
ALL: Heroes & Villains on the Same Side – I like a good story where they have to work together.
All: Jonny Quest fusion – Including Quest and crew and the gadgets could be a lot of fun.
ALL: One Character Writes Tell-All Novel – Spill the tea and make it HOT.
Crossover: Villain from one fandom is causing trouble in another fandom – I’m good with this being either a case where the villains cooperate OR the villain in the destination fandom is just as annoyed, leading to Heroes & Villains working together.
ALL: Reality TV Show AU – Prefer cooking shows for this (i.e. Hell’s Kitchen esque)
All: Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) – Doesn’t have to be the same time period (although I am down for that as well) but preserve the Nick and Nora dynamic between the characters.
All: Miss Marple involved – Whether the mystery take them to St. Mary Mead or meet her whilst traveling, don’t overlook the old lady and her knitting.
All: Murder on the Orient Express fusion – Include Poirot if you like, or go for more of the setup.
ALL: True crime podcast AU – Pretty much what it sounds like.
All: Arcane Society AU – I loved these books – the powers, the mystery, the romance.