Snowflake Challenge #3

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 know that AUs aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I love them. Phantom of the Opera was one of my earlier fandoms about ten years ago (Ten years old... does anyone get this reference?), and it basically ran on AUs. If you were any kind of Erik/Christine shipper, you pretty much neede AUs for any fic given how the original musical/book both end. Plus, it was fun to see how people could make the story work in a modern setting. My favorite AUs back in the day were written by Quiet2885, but I haven't read any of them in years.

I think my favorite kind of AUs are the canon divergent ones, though. It's fun to imagine how the story and characters would be different if just one thing changed--or many things! It reminds me of that wonderful time when I am in the middle of a new canon and my mind is flooded with possibilities of what could happen next--like when we were all reading HP for the first time and tons of theories were floating around. It feels like the possibilities are endless, but eventually, the canon must settle on one.

Also, I wanted to write a Fallen London/Night Vale fusion back in the day, but I was intimidated by the scope of Fallen London canon.

ETA: As for crossovers, I really want to read some Good Omens/The Good Place crossovers. If you know any good ones, please rec them! I'm interested to see how to reconcile the different approaches to the afterlife/deity/religion.