desertvixen | Alternate Universe Exchange 2023 (Reply)

This is one of my favorite exchanges, because I love love love Alternate Universes.

My general preferences are here. I just updated by the way, so even if we've matched before, might be good to check it out.

My blanket DNW are graphic/extreme violence, sexual violence, cruelty to animals/children, death of nominated characters.

Treats are VERY welcome.

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. I’m trying out something new here, these are in descending order of popularity.

Canon Divergence AU – I am all about the paths not taken and what-ifs. I am totally here for fix-its, but I’m also here for wandering down different roads. 6

Flying Dutchman AU: They don’t have to sail around the Cape but looking for the heart of the story – the determination to do the thing even if it take eternity, the abandoned ship – feel free to evoke Mary Celeste as well. This one translates nicely to space-based canons.

Travel Through Alternate Timelines to Get Home: All the fun of what-ifs, but no permanence. Did you read Q-Squared? Everything after “Derailment” would be great for me. Skipping from one timeline to the next? Here for it, whether they just get a glimpse or stay awhile.

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. They aren’t stuck there (well, unless one of them wants to be?)…. Sort of like flirting with canon divergence AUs, or letting you do more than one… 5

Most Dangerous Game AU – Humans are the most dangerous game, and this prey fights back. This plays well with Trapped on an Island and the other trapped AUs, as well as enemies working together.

Character Journeys To The Underworld to Rescue Their Dead Lover OR Resurrect their Loved One–I love the idea of fighting everything for a person you love, of trying to rescue them (and succeeding please!). I’m also interested in how they get to/enter the underworld, and bargains/conditions. In general, I prefer the female characters to be the ones making the journey. 4

Clue Fusion – Exactly what it sounds like. Whether it involves characters from Clue or just mirrors the setup is up to you. I love the house, the dark and stormy night, the secret, the time limit to figure out who is the killer, and the surprises. My faves are Wadsworth, Miss Scarlet and Mrs. White.

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.

Bermuda Triangle AU – Lost with no trace? Does the Triangle send them elsewhere? People trying to prove/disprove the Triangle?

Boarding School AU – This one is all about the hijinks. Hidden passages, silly pranks and plots, girls vs. boys. I’m a fan of the 1910s-1930s series juvenile fiction, and the whole sense of really identifying with the school resonates. (Grace Harlowe is the latest, for the curious.) 3

House on Haunted Hill Fusion: Much like Clue and ATTWN, I love the group gathered by a host who has Plans for them and an isolated location, where obviously they can’t just leave. Ghosts are not required, but the trapped until dawn factor is a favorite. I prefer the original with Vincent Price overall, but I do love the builder’s descendant in the 1997 remake. “I lied. The house is alive, we’re all going to die.” I’m good with some people surviving. Running out of Scotch is optional.

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. The banter, the snark, the six martinis, the dinner party to force the killer’s hand…

Murder on the Orient Express fusion – Include Poirot if you like, or focus more on the setup – a bunch of characters who don’t seem to be related but are, as the few outsiders discover.

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. I love seeing how you can transform people to fit the Regency.

Golden Age Detective AU: The London Detection Club. The Queens of Crime. 1930s period pieces. Feel free to include detectives from the Golden Age (any of Christie’s detectives, Lord Peter Wimsey, Inspector Alleyn) or just invoke the feel.

Character comes into inheritance with strange conditions: This is one of my Regency jams, especially if the condition involves marriage. Or the choice of staying somewhere overnight or forefeiting all? Bunch of “relatives” you never knew about? Westing Game?

Time Travel Fix-It – Let’s fix the bad thing before it actually happens (without making things worse, please).

Canon 100x more gothic and forboding: Yes I am here for atmospheric and abandoned/isolated places (that maybe were never really there) and creepy family secrets and brooding heroes with dark pasts and heroines who don’t quit on them…and fog. 2

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)! Saber-toothed kitties please?

The female characters are the main characters: Not looking for major changes in their roles but focus on the female – and if possible give the women a chance to lead and/or show their stuff. Classic examples for me are Nancy Drew realizing a ransom message is written in eyeliner pencil, or Della advising Perry about women up to no good.

Jonny Quest fusion – Including Quest and crew and the gadgets could be a lot of fun. Prefer Classic Quest look but feel free to age them up and include Jade.

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).

Frozen Fusion – Exactly what it sounds like.

Tangled Fusion – Exactly what it sounds like.

Time travel to future where characters are in a relationship – And it convinces them to get together… confidences between past and future selves optional.

Victorian Country Weekend AU – Ripe for mysteries or other affairs, in excellent fashions.

Archaelogist/Adventurer AU – Picked this one because I like to have both types represented, and either rivaling each other/working together.

Canon Divergence Fix-It – Canon has hurt me/disappointed me, the AU will make it all better…

Vorkosigan Saga fusion: I love Barrayar itself, so keep them at the forefront.

And Then There Were None fusion: I love the stranded on the island, why have we all been brought together, mysterious host and circumstances, people getting picked off (you don’t necessarily need to kill them off) vibe of the story. If you have a pair of characters standing in as Vera/Philip from the play version that is a plus.1

Cozy Mystery in Canon Setting: So here I’m totally down for a small mystery that maybe isn’t so small as it looks (paging Miss Marple), or a totally fluffy mystery.

Hunger Games AU – Really interested in the Games/tribute aspect of this, but prefer for the characters’ canon to be transformed, not to be taken to Panem.

Ice Age Never Ended AU – I like the idea of sticking the canon in an ice-age landscape (yes complete with megafauna). Saber-toothed kitties please!

Multiple Universes collide: Cracky hand-waves ahoy! Feel free to McGuffin the EFF out of the mechanism, but I want to get groups of people together who shouldn’t be.

One Character Writes Tell-All Novel – Spill the tea and make it HOT. Prefer the tea to be about nominated characters.

True crime podcast AU – Pretty much what it sounds like. Please be respectful towards whatever fictional crime you use.

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.

Fairy Tale AU – If you want to use a specific fairy tale, that’s fine but I’m really looking for more of the feel and elements, rather than a specific story. I am very fond of tumbling down castles that hide secrets and enchanted forests. Check out my works for ones I enjoy!

Dimensional Travel to Mirrorverse where Characters Meet Evil Versions of Loved Ones – Looking for the dissonance here, the betrayal.

One character solves mysteries on the side while canon events continue as normal – Think Miss Marple or Jessica Fletcher here.

Canonically dead character survives – How does this change our story? Not necessarily all good?

Titanic AU – Looking more for the feel than a direct lift of the cast. Definitely here for the hubris and lack of preparation because of the ship can’t fail…

Canon Alternate Reality that was “resolved” persists instead – Tell me what’s going on in the alternate reality! Does it ever bite the canon reality in the ass?

Character A is a hockey player and Character B is a figure skater – If you have not seen The Cutting Edge, go do your homework. That’s part of the vibe I’m looking for.

Starfleet Academy AU – Pretty much what it sounds like.

Canon Breakup Didn’t Happen – If they don’t break up, how does it change things? For better or worse?

Female characters don't get put in the fridge – Exactly what it sounds like. Let female badasses be female badasses.

Starcrossed Lovers Keep Changing Fate Only To Come to Worse Ends Every Time – Just what you’re thinking.

Fairy Tail

Levy McGarden/Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail) Laxus Dreyar/Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail) Evergreen/Elfman Strauss (Fairy Tail)

ALL: Canon Divergence AU ALL: Character Journeys To The Underworld to Rescue Their Dead Lover All: Clue Fusion ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline ALL: Fairy Tale AU All: Golden Age Detective AU All: House on Haunted Hill fusion All: Hunger Games AU All: Regency House Party AU ALL: Snowed in at a Haunted Hotel Fairy Tail: Eclipse does not happen at Grand Magic Games ALL: Travelling through alternate universes to get home ALL: Character comes into an inheritance with strange conditions All: Dimensional Travel to Mirrorverse Where Character(s) Meet Evil Versions of Loved One(s) ALL: Frozen Fusion ALL: One character solves murder mysteries on the side while canon's events continue as normal All: Most Dangerous Game AU All: Trojan War AU

More on the specific AUs in the letter. All characters do not need to appear (but I would also love that) - if you want to just focus on one couple.

You can pick one of the couples or groups, do not need all!

Mira/Laxus - I can't not see this (plus it lines up nicely with Ever/Elfman)

Levy/Gajeel – My OTP

Elfman/Ever - Just get a room already!

For the Eclipse Gate not happening, what I would really like is for the competition to be just that - a competition. Fairy Tail should still kick ass, obviously, but no requirement to save the world. Feel free to focus on what should be an epic celebration party.

For underworld journey, I really see this as Levy/Gajeel but it could work for any of them. I’d prefer to see the women making the journey (especially Levy/Gajeel).

ALL: Canon Divergence – So many places and ways to go with this one, but I’d love what’s going on in the diverged canon we see in GMG?

All: Clue Fusion – Laxus with the lightning bolt in the guildhall?

All: Most Dangerous Game AU – I’m interested in an outside party (maybe Ivan) trapping them into it

All: Regency House Party AU – I think this would be hysterical.

All: Snowed in at haunted hotel – Is it a job? A trap? Just bad luck? Have fun!

All: Trojan War AU – It could be interesting. Not sure how you would want to break them out, but Mira could be Helen…

For the significantly diverged timeline, one where Laxus’ father somehow becomes guild master would be interesting.

Hunger Games AU – Perhaps instead of districts, each guild has to give up a pair of tributes? Maybe make it the Grand Magic Hunger Games?

ATTWN fusion: I’d love to see this with Fairy Tail characters.

Mystery: I can see either Mira or Levy as the protagonist on this one, would love to see Laxus or Gajeel helping her under duress.

Fairy Tale AU: Any of these three ladies would make an excellent fairy tale protagonist.

House on Haunted Hill fusion: Trap disguised as job? Job disguised as trap?

Traveling through alternate universes – How are they different? Good/bad?

Inheritance – Arranged marriages? Magical artifacts that require some chasing?

Dimensional Travel to Mirrorverse Where Character(s) Meet Evil Versions of Loved One(s) – Really thinking Levy/Gajeel here, evil Levy could be fun.

Frozen Fusion – How do they fare in Arendelle? Feel free to bring Gray along.

G.I. Joe (Cartoon)

Anastasia "Baroness" DeCobray/Ralph "Steeler" Pulaski (GI Joe Cartoon) Cover Girl/Wayne "Beach Head" Sneeden (GI Joe Cartoon) Blaine "Mainframe" L. Parker/Zarana (GI Joe Cartoon)

ALL: And Then There Were None fusion All: Bermuda Triangle AU ALL: Canon Divergence AU ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline ALL: Dinosaurs & Tropical-Type Climate & Flora Survived to Canon Time Period All: Jonny Quest fusion ALL: The female characters are the main characters ALL: Travelling through alternate universes to get home ALL: Time travel to a future where the characters are in a relationship G.I. Joe: Zarana is actually working for G.I. Joe G.I. Joe: One Joe is actually working for COBRA G.I. Joe: Baroness is actually working for G.I. Joe All: Clue Fusion All: Time Travel Fix-It All: Most Dangerous Game AU ALL: One Character Writes Tell-All Novel

More on AUs in the letter. All characters do not need to appear (but I would love that as well) but please do include one of the couples. I specifically do not want the Zarana working for G.I. Joe AU if Mainframe/Zarana is not a focus.

G.I. Joe: Zarana works for G.I. Joe/Baroness works for G.I. Joe – The whole deal in Computer Complications? Mainframe/Zarana doomed romance – how much more fun is that if she’s actually a Joe. (So yes, a Joe pretending to be a COBRA pretending to be a Joe…) Please include MF/Z! Is she with GI Joe, pretending to be with COBRA, pretending to be with GI Joe when she meets Mainframe, or is their relationship the catalyst for her coming over? A plot where they channel Hart to Hart would also be good!

Or the Baroness as a double agent (tired of dealing with mercenaries who are being paid by the hour, perhaps?) would be excellent as well. Or maybe she has been one the whole time… Or maybe she feels the need to act on the side of good for her own personal reasons? I always enjoyed her autonomy.

OR… For the Baroness or Zarana one (and if you did a set-up where they were each working for the Joes and neither one knows the other is, and they keep tripping over each other, that would be wonderful!), I’m interested in how they see the two groups, as well as their motivation. I’d also be interested in their interactions with Scarlett and/or Cover Girl.

I love the idea of enemies working together, a temporary truce, the grudging realization that this is the only option, the discovery that maybe the baddies aren’t all that bad… maybe even a moment of wishing they didn’t have to be enemies? I’m also there for working together right up until the second they can turn on each other again.

G.I. Joe: One Joe is secretly a COBRA agent – I would prefer that it not be one of the nominated characters, or Dusty, but everyone else except Deep 6 and Torpedo is fair game. (Actually on this one Flint might be an excellent choice.) This one I’d also like Zarana to be involved. I’d prefer the focus be on the nominated characters trying to catch them. I don’t have a preference as to who you make the COBRA agent as long as you get into the why, just a little.

ATTWN fusion: I’m good with mixing Joes and Cobras on this one, or having COBRA members have a bunch of the unmasked Joes.

Canon Divergence AU – I’m really looking for the Worlds without End parallel universe storyline – what happens in that world? I’d also be interested in an AU stemming off the Serpentor arc.

Clue Fusion – What it says on the tin. Feel free to mix Joes and Cobras.

Dimension travel – This could play nicely off the Worlds Without End storyline, or Serpentor. I’m completely down for them teaming up with the Worlds Without End crew and duplicates working together.

Dinosaurs & Tropical-Type Climate & Flora Survived to Canon Time Period – Island of dinosaurs, Joe and COBRA fighting to find it/conquer it. Paging Dr. Quest…. Joes and Cobras can work together on this one until it’s not needed… Or, to get real specific, remember “Cobra’s Creatures” and the animal mind control device? That could be a lot of fun.

Jonny Quest fusion – a Joe team up with Team Quest/COBRA working with Dr. Zim? I’m here for it. Feel free to combine with alien invasion, heroes & villains or dinosaurs. Or, to get real specific, remember “Cobra’s Creatures” and the animal mind control device? That could be a lot of fun.

Most Dangerous Game AU – Pretty much what it says on the tin. Bonus points if they have to work together. Focus on nominated characters, please!

One Character Writes a Tell-All Novel – Spare no secrets, and dish ALL the dirt!

Female characters are the main characters – Not just that, but I love to see them saving the boys.

Travel between alternate timelines to get home/Time Travel Fix It - I'd be super interested in more on the Worlds without End parallel universe storyline, including the Baroness/Steeler romance. Or make it so the alternate reality never exists and those 3 do not die?

Bermuda Triangle – Is COBRA somehow using it?

Time travel with future relationship.- This could be fun on its own or paired with any of these.

Voltron: Lion Force (1984)

Allura/Lance (V:LF) Allura/Lotor (V:LF) Romelle/Sven (V:LF) Allura & Romelle (V:LF) Allura & Orla & Romelle (V:LF)

ALL: Canon Divergence AU ALL: Canon is 100x more gothic and foreboding ALL: Character comes into an inheritance with strange conditions ALL: Character Journeys To The Underworld to Rescue Their Dead Lover ALL: Frozen Fusion ALL: Flying Dutchman AU All: Most Dangerous Game AU All: Regency House Party AU All: Tangled fusion All: Time Travel Fix-It ALL: Travelling through alternate universes to get home VLF: Lotor actually turns good VLF: Lotor actually conquers Planet Arus VLF: Voltron pilots have previous connection to Arus All: Dimensional Travel to Mirrorverse Where Character(s) Meet Evil Versions of Loved One(s) ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline

More on the specific AUs in the letter. All characters do not need to appear (but I would also love that) - if you want to just focus on one couple.

I picked the trio of Allura & Romelle & Orla because it seems like Orla resides in another dimension, and that facilitates A LOT. Also she is interesting. I love Voltron but the plot holes are big enough to fly a robot lion through.

Travel between alternate universe to get home – Feel free to combine this with any of the Voltron specific AUs.

Regency House Party – Nanny trying to get Allura married off even though there are suitors RIGHT THERE.

Canon more Gothic – Creepy, atmospheric. I feel like this one is good with Romelle/Sven or Allura/Lotor.

Dimension travel to significantly diverged timeline – see Voltron specific AUs, or if you know Golion and want to flirt with that – I’m down.

Canon Divergence AU – This can be a Voltron specific one, or less so. What if Sven didn’t drop off the team? What if more of the royal court survived?

Mirrorverse and Evil Loved Ones – I think this would be very powerful to explore with Allura – a deal where her parents are still alive, but she has to discover the hard way they aren’t the good guys. Sounds like a job for Lance to rescue her…

Underworld Journey – I would really love to see this one. I think it would be great for Romelle to go after Sven (or maybe reverse), with Allura and Lance along for the ride?

Lotor turns good – Like for real. Not temporary, but of course everyone is going to be highly suspicious. How does that play out?

Pilots have previous connections – Maybe it’s not coincidence that they all end up there? Maybe they’re selected for it (even if they don’t know why – not a big Voltron Force fan but the ep where they find the old ship that thinks Keith is his grandfather – that’s where I’m going) or maybe it’s coincidence. Or combine with the inheritance one!

Lotor conquers Arus – this could be good for any of the timeline ones. Of course he’ll keep Allura as his queen but maybe that backfires on him. I’m completely down for her stabbing him in bed.

Frozen or Tangled fusion: Exactly what it sounds like, how does Allura fit with this crew? How does human Sven feel about reindeer Sven?

Flying Dutchman: Derelict spaceship? I’m there.

Most Dangerous Game: This would be great for temporary truces.

Frozen (Disney Movies)

Solo: King Runeard (Frozen Movies) Agnarr/Iduna (Frozen movies) Anna/Kristoff (Frozen Movies)

All: Bermuda Triangle AU ALL: Boarding School AU ALL: Canonically Dead Character Survives ALL: Canon Divergence AU All: Canon Divergence Fix-It ALL: Character A is a hockey player and Character B is a figure skater ALL: Canon is 100x more gothic and foreboding ALL: Character comes into an inheritance with strange conditions All: Journey to the Underworld to Resurrect Loved One ALL: Cozy Mystery in Canon Setting ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline All: Tangled fusion All: Murder on the Orient Express fusion ALL: Titanic AU All: Trojan War AU ALL: True crime podcast AU Crossover: Villain from one fandom causing trouble in another

More on the specific AUs in the letter. All characters do not need to appear (but I would also love that) - if you want to just focus on one couple.

Bermuda Triangle AU – Maybe that’s what happened to their parents?

Boarding School AU – It just sounds fun.

Canonically Dead Character Survives – Thinking of their parents. I would prefer not to have just Agnarr/Iduna because I want to see impact on Elsa and Anna.

Canon Divergence AU – What if Elsa never froze everything? See “canonically desd character” survives. Or what if Hans had married Anna and carried out his plans?

Canon Divergence Fix-It – How do alive parents change the story?

Character A is a hockey player and Character B is a figure skater – Think Cutting Edge but honestly for Anna/Kristoff I could go either way.

Canon is 100x more gothic and foreboding – Exactly how it sounds.

Character comes into an inheritance with strange conditions – Another mystery to figure out?

Journey to the Underworld to Resurrect Loved One – Their parents?

Cozy Mystery in Canon Setting – Anna would make a great cozy mystery heroine.

Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline – a timeline where the dam is never built? Elsa doesn’t come back?

Tangled fusion – Could be fun.

Murder on the Orient Express fusion – Again this could be fun

Titanic AU – Maybe this is their parents’ ship?

Trojan War AU – Could be fun.

True crime podcast AU – Again, this would be fun with Anna.

Crossover: Villain from one fandom causing trouble in another – I’m really thinking of Voltron on this one.

Star Trek: The Original Series

Spock/Nyota Uhura (ST: TOS)

ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU All: Bermuda Triangle AU All: Canon Alternate Reality that was "Resolved" Persists Instead ALL: Canon Divergence AU ALL: Character comes into an inheritance with strange conditions All: Clue Fusion ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline ALL: Time travel to a future where the characters are in a relationship ALL: Flying Dutchman AU All: Golden Age Detective AU All: Murder on the Orient Express fusion All: Regency House Party AU All: Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) ALL: Travelling through alternate universes to get home Star Trek: Starfleet Academy AU

More on the specific AUs in the letter.

Archaeologist/Adventurer AU – Thinking Spock/Uhura on this one, maybe a Peabody and Emerson sort of vibe?

Bermuda Triangle AU – Not that weird for Enterprise.

Canon Alternate Reality that was "Resolved" Persists Instead – Could be fun.

Canon Divergence AU – Always good here for a Spock/Uhura always together.

Character comes into an inheritance with strange conditions – weird thing on Vulcan?

Clue Fusion – Exactly what you think.

Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline – any number of choices here or mirror time!

Time travel to a future where the characters are in a relationship – Exactly what it says on the tin

Flying Dutchman AU – Just what you think.

Golden Age Detective AU – These two would do well solving mysteries.

Murder on the Orient Express fusion – See above, feel free to include everyone

Regency House Party AU – A musicale, perhaps?

Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) – It could work.

Travelling through alternate universes to get home – In how many of these alternates are they together?

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy AU – I see the 2 of them as instructors.

Star Trek: Picard

Solo: Admiral Elizabeth Shelby (ST: PIC) Ro Laren & Seven of Nine (ST: PIC) Beverly Crusher/Jean-Luc Picard (ST: PIC) Jack Crusher/Sidney La Forge (ST: PIC) Beverly Crusher & Jack Crusher (ST: PIC) William T. Riker & Ro Laren (ST: PIC)

ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU All: Canon Divergence Fix-It ALL: Canon breakup didn't happen All: Female characters don't get put in the fridge ALL: Flying Dutchman AU All: House on Haunted Hill fusion ALL: Multiple Universes Colliding All: Murder on the Orient Express fusion All: Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) ALL: Travelling through alternate universes to get home ALL: Victorian Country Weekend AU ST (DS9): Ro Laren is the station's Bajoran representative ST PIC: Beverly doesn't stay away for 20 years Star Trek: The "Borg Are Everywhere" Timeline from "Parallels" ST (TNG): Crusher and Worf are also captured in "Chain of Command" All: Most Dangerous Game AU

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More on the specific AUs in the letter. All characters do not need to appear (but I would also love that) - if you want to just focus on one couple.

Archaeologist/Adventurer AU – Picard/Crusher, need I say more?

Canon Divergence Fix-It – I really hate the part where Bev is separated from the whole for 20 years, so that would be good. Or maybe save some people who need saving?

Canon breakup didn't happen – P/C, need I say more?

Female characters don't get put in the fridge – Ro and Shelby, hook one of them up?

Flying Dutchman AU – Exactly what it sounds like.

House on Haunted Hill fusion – Exactly what it sounds like, maybe with some archaeology thrown in? Or holodeck?

Multiple Universes Colliding – Q-Squared update?

Murder on the Orient Express fusion – Holodeck?

Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) – Holodeck time for P/C?

Travelling through alternate universes to get home – You know the drill.

Victorian Country Weekend AU – Could be fun.

ST (DS9): Ro Laren is the station's Bajoran representative – So not a DS9 request but if Ro HAD gone on to take that role, how could that have changed her story arc in Picard?

ST PIC: Beverly doesn't stay away for 20 years – Maybe she stays away for some time but I just don’t buy that everyone LET her disappear for 20 years?

Star Trek: The "Borg Are Everywhere" Timeline from "Parallels" – Feel free to have this be a universe they run into.

ST (TNG): Crusher and Worf are also captured in "Chain of Command" – How might this have changed the arcs in Picard?

Most Dangerous Game AU – Exactly what it sounds like.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)

Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike (ST: SNW) Khan Noonien-Singh & La'an Noonien-Singh (ST: SNW) James T. Kirk/La'an Noonien-Singh (ST: SNW)

All: Bermuda Triangle AU ALL: Character Journeys To The Underworld to Rescue Their Dead Lover All: Clue Fusion ALL: Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline Star Trek: The Doomed SNW Romulan War Timeline ALL: Flying Dutchman AU All: House on Haunted Hill fusion ALL: Starcrossed Lovers Keep Changing Fate Only To Come to Worse Ends Every Time ALL: The female characters are the main characters All: Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) All: Time Travel Fix-It ST (SNW): Illyrians are allowed in Starfleet Star Trek: Pike is less injured/recovers from his injuries ALL: Canon Divergence AU All: Golden Age Detective AU

More on the specific AUs in the letter. All characters do not need to appear (but I would also love that) - if you want to just focus on one couple.

So we did noms and all before Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow aired and if you’re watching SNW, you’ll understand why I had all the feels about La’an/James. I’m good with using the UEF Kirk instead of the “real” Kirk, or with having that influence the La’an/James relationship. That episode really blew me away.

Canon Divergence – This is still a pretty new canon, so no strong preferences on this one but I’m always down for a what-if involving Una and the Illyrians, or the universe where Pike/Number One hook up. Or La’an/James because that ep left me wrecked.

Character Journeys To The Underworld to Rescue Their Dead Lover – This feels pretty on-brand.

Clue Fusion – You know the drill by now. This one could be a lot of fun and the food will be fabulous. Or if you want to go with the board game (considering Spock has been exposed to Yahtzee and drinking games), go for it.

Dimension travel to a significantly diverged timeline – What it says on the tin.

Flying Dutchman AU – Prefer them to find the derelict

Regency House Party AU – Exactly what it sounds like.

Star Trek: The Doomed SNW Romulan War Timeline – I’m interested in what happens before we get to our Pike’s entry. This would be a great place for La’an/James – how does their relationship develop?

Star Trek: La'an is aboard when Khan is found – I’m pretty sure she would be like “Kill him now” but I am down to see how you play it out, especially in light of Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow? Maybe some aftermath?

House on Haunted Hill fusion – Exactly what it sounds like.

Starcrossed Lovers Keep Changing Fate Only To Come to Worse Ends Every Time – Originally thinking Pike/Number One but La’an/James would be good as well. Feel free to get angsty with it.

The female characters are the main characters – As the icon says, hell yes the chick’s in charge. Focus on them,

Thin Man AU (snarky married sleuths) – Just what it sounds like.

Time Travel Fix-It – This one is ripe for it.

ST (SNW): Illyrians are allowed in Starfleet – How would this change things? Would there still be issues/Augment prejudice?

Star Trek: Pike is less injured/recovers from his injuries – Prefer less injured here.

Golden Age Detective AU – Exactly what it says on the tin.