AU5k Exchange 2024 Creator Letter

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Hello, I'm Q! This is my Creator Letter for the 2024 AU5k Exchange. First, thank you for your interest! Whether you're my assigned giftor or thinking of making a treat, I appreciate you so very much :)

This letter has my general DNWs and Likes, and then I have individual sections for each of my fandom requests for this year's exchange (and I don't have a preference between any of them, so don't think if one's section is longer than the other that I want it more!). I hope my provided details will give you some inspiration! I really look forward to whatever y'all create, I know I'm gonna love it <3


GUIDE

• DNWs


• General Likes


• Dark Likes


• Smut Likes


• Crossover Fandom


• Critical Role (Web Series)


• All For The Game - Nora Sakavic


• Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan


• DCU (Comics)


• Supernatural (TV 2005)


• Prison Break


• Marvel 616


• The Following

DNWs

• Genderbends (but trans welcome!)


• Scat


• Crackfic or Pure Fluff


• Reader Insert


• First Person POV

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GENERAL LIKES

• Angst and Hurt/Comfort of all kinds


• Universe Travel


• Time Travel/Loop


• "What If" stories, like "What if Character had done X instead of Y?"


• Role Reversal


• Rescue Missions


• Second Person POV (can be fun as long as it's not readerfic!)


• Trauma Recovery


• Touch-Starved Characters


• Rare Pairings


• Enemies to Lovers


• Trust Issues


• Power Dynamics & Imbalance


• Identity Porn


• Amnesia & Memory Alteration


• Fix-Its


• Missing Scenes


• Trapped Together


• Undercover


• Found Family & Deep Bonds Between Characters


• Drug Use


• Pre- and Post-Canon


• Alternate Universes (favorites listed below!)


• Outsider POV


• All Kinds of Endings

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DARK LIKES

I'm a huge fan of darkfic, whether that's serious Dead Dove: Do Not Eat or whump or simple hurt/comfort (with a healthy dose of hurt XD). This can mean physical, mental, or sexual (absolutely a fan of noncon!). I also really enjoy the aftermath of these events, having characters deal with what's happened to them. Some more great things are:

• Manipulation (emotional, mental, etc.)


• Mind Control & Demon Possession & Hypnosis


• Codependency


• Trauma Exploration


• Gaslighting


• Brainwashing/Conditioning


• Worse-Its


• Kidnapping & Captivity


• War Prize


• Addiction and all the things that go with it


• Forced Pregnancy


• Droit Du Seigneur/The Lord’s Right


• Betrayal


• Sensory Deprivation


• Stockholm & Lima Syndrome


• Drugged Sex


• Auction


• Forced Consent


• Extreme Possessiveness


• Fuck or Die


• Torture (waterboarding, electrocution, etc)


• Ignored Safeword


• "Take me instead" situations


• Abuse


• Earn Your Keep


• and just about everything 😆

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SMUT LIKES

These really are non-exhaustive, as I’m down for basically everything other than scat! These also can be used with any level of consent (including the complete lack thereof XD) and make me super happy.

• Weapon Play - Gunplay is definitely top of the list, but I love all kinds! If you can think it I guarantee I’ll like it


• Bondage - The regular kind for sure, along with Predicament Bondage and Honor Bondage


• Messy Blowjobs, Face-Fucking, Deepthroating, Face-Sitting


• Boot Worship - One character licking another’s shoes or kissing them....great great shit


• Fingers in Mouth. Tbh anything in mouth; oral fixation FTW! This includes Gags for sure


• Humiliation, Degradation, Objectification, Begging


• Biting - Neck, thighs, everywhere is good. Love bruises being left behind


• Breathplay/Choking - Whether by hand or belt or suffocation or whatever you like, it’s all damn good


• Praise Kink, Loyalty Kink, Competence Kink


• Impact Play - Spanking, Belting, Whipping, Etc.


• Manhandling/Strength Kink - It’s great when one partner is much larger/stronger than the other, and can really manhandle them around. Love one character being held down during sex or grabbed roughly


• Desk Sex, Wall Sex, Car Sex, Semi-Public Sex


• Non-Penetrative Sex - Thigh Fucking, Asscheek Fucking, Breast Fucking


• Glove Kink - Being fingered with gloves on, sucking on gloved fingers, descriptions of the gloves on skin, etc.


• Somnophilia (especially the noncon variety)


• Tentacle Porn (both by creature and by plant), Oviposition, Bestiality (both monster & regular animals)


• Forced Feminization - A male character being put in lingerie or skirts or panties; being called things like “babygirl”; having their genitals referred to with a feminine slant (such as their asshole being called a pussy/boypussy, their cock being call a girlcock, their pecs called tits, etc.) (Though I'm NOT a fan of makeup!)


• Cock Warming, Glory Hole


• Womb/Cervix Fucking (yea I know, physically impossible, idgaf it's sexy)


• Breeding Kink - Whether being bred is actually possible or not, I love one character really kinking on the idea, especially if they’re not on the receiving end


• Object Insertion/Regular Items Used in Sexual Ways - Neckties used for bondage, something normal filling the role of a buttplug, etc.


• Watersports, Omorashi


• Necrophilia - Read a fic where this was a main aspect and suddenly had a discovery about myself. Love how dark and terrible this is. Whether someone's fucking a dead body or near one or on top of one, I am game


• Rape Roleplay - Both violent and gentle

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CROSSOVER FANDOM

Hans (Frozen) meets Varian (RTA) and sees someone who can help him get a kingdom

I watched Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure and my first thought upon seeing Varian's arc (after anger for him for the way he was treated, lol) was "oh man, what if Hans got his hands on this kid?" because it would be EPIC. Hans was manipulative bastard extraordinaire, and Varian wanted so desperately to be believed and trusted and helped. Much like how Hans was able to pinpoint exactly what Anna wanted and use it to his advantage, I think Hans would have no trouble getting Varian on his side and convincing him that he could help him save his dad, help him achieve everything he dreamed of, just a teeny tiny thing he needs help with in exchange...

Malcolm (Prodigal Son) starts seeing an adult therapist - it's Hannibal (Hannibal TV)

I'm a slut for crime show crossovers, especially when it includes a mentally unstable hero, and I think this scenario would be so fucking fun. Hannibal loves picking apart the brains of those in his care, and Malcolm is told over and over again that he needs an adult therapist—what if he finally goes to see one, and unfortunately for him it's this one? Malcolm already has one serial killer lingering in his mind and fucking him up, what's one more? And what would that be like for Hannibal to get to play with the son of the Surgeon? I bet he'd have a grand time XD

Q (James Bond) is a Holmes or a Moriarty (Sherlock TV)
Q (James Bond) is/was working with Jim Moriarty
Q (James Bond) is the only one who believes Sherlock about Carl Powers

An absolutely tried and true and fantastic crossover, some good ol' fashioned Sherlock/James Bond! I loved Q to pieces when I watched those movies and have absolutely devoured (and written) so many crossover fics for these characters. I especially love the ones that have a link of some sort between Q and the best villain Jim Moriarty, so I'm so fucking down for any version of that, but I'd also love some good ol' Q and Holmes Boys interactions! Why would Q believe Sherlock about Carl Powers? What are they to each other? How would that play out? Any of this would be a ton of fun!

Villain from one fandom causing trouble in another

I have a bunch of delightful villains tagged in this crossover exchange with a bunch of damaged or difficult or what-have-you heroes paired up with them, and I just want to see them let loose XD Remove the villain from their normal group and normal hero and see what fucking happens. What is it like for Joe to meet someone like Will after his interactions with Ryan? Does Moriarty give MI6 hell? How does Hannibal go about fucking up everyone's days with a polite smile? Maybe Hans winds up in Corona instead of Arendelle and makes it everybody else's problem. What's it like for Malcolm to juggle another intelligent psychopath with his dad behind bars?

Alternate POV of Canon Event Reveals AU Reason It Happened

I love the concept of this tag and I especially love it for crossover ships, and how extra fucky and twisty it can become because of them. What's been happening in the background or off to the side that really made canon events come to pass? Was Hannibal whispering in someone's ear to see what would happen, and then bask in the fallout? Was Moriarty doing the same, or playing both sides of the game? Maybe Q had something to do with the way The Game played out for Sherlock, or the way his cases were handled. Maybe Hans was in Corona, influencing people to turn on Varian. Maybe Joe passed along a little help in aiding Hannibal's escape. There are absolutely so many possibilities and I'd be delighted by any of them!

Different First Meeting - Characters Met in a Mental Health Ward/Facility Pre-Canon

This idea has the potential to be so fun and it has me so entertained just thinking about it. Like, how would this go? Is it dark and angsty, with a pair of people at their lowest? Is one character in a position of power over the other? Is it like the Spider-Man pointing meme? What's it like when canon plot times come around, with this meeting in the past behind them? What would the entire dynamic be with this under their belts? What extra layer of unstable would this add to some already pretty unstable characters lol?

Friends (seemingly?) abandon character and villain manipulates them into switching sides
The Villain Manipulates the Hero into Joining Them

I am an ultra fan of a hero working for a villain, whether that be through blackmail or amnesia or, best of all, good ol' fashioned emotional manipulation. I am so here for my fav guys getting their heads turned around, their tiny weak spots exploited. Let a villain figure out their fleshy innards and use it to turn them against their allies. They all deserve it, as a treat. Hannibal's the king of gaslight gatekeep girlboss and Hans is the fucking KING of manipulation, and you can't tell me Moriarty and Joe (two men with their own dedicated organizations) wouldn't chomp at the bit to take one more person under their control. Any of the relationships with these tags would be super fun.

Take a bad thing that happened to a character in canon and make it better
Take a bad thing that happened to a character in canon and make it even worse
Break the Ways Canon Resolved Conflict and Make it Worse for the Characters

A group of self-explanatory tags, and classics for a reason! I am always here for angst and whump and things going awry, so of course these tags are my bread and butter, especially when combined with funky and fun crossover relationships XD Let a bad guy from another fandom come in and make everything worse. Or maybe a hero from another fandom has the perfect solution to fixing an issue that took place! Maybe a separate fandom hero is just the missing link needed to take the bad guy down. Or maybe it's the exact opposite—the hero finally taken down because of the new angle another villain has on everything. Take canon events and make it your playground XD

ATLA/Bender AU
Harry Potter AU - Hogwarts Setting

Give these psychos powers and let's see what they get up to XD I really am just running on Vibes for this, I think it would be fun as fuck. These are two setting AUs I really enjoy in general and then you use them for any of these crossover relationships and I am so fucking down for them! Give me cat-and-mouse games a la Harry and Voldemort, or your choice of characters as students or teachers and how that might go. Give me freedom fighters and tyrants in a Benders AU, give me those with powers and those without, give me what a serial killer would be like in one of these worlds because it is sure to be Wild. Give me whatever the fuck strikes you for these AUs with these folks!

Winter Soldier AU

Look, "who the hell is Bucky?" changed my fucking brain chemistry when I first watched CA: TWS and I'm still not over it to this day. Give me all that sweet angst, give me the hero working for the villain, give me betrayal and memory loss and terrifying competence from someone you thought was dead. I am so down for whatever I just fucking love Winter Soldier AUs so goddamn much. What would Varian be like in the hands of a villain's control, or Q, or any of the brilliant profilers? Do they get them back at the end, or are they lost forever? Who has them under their thumb? Who is the Soldier's "mission"? Whatever you give me will be great I just know it XD

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CRITICAL ROLE

Caleb leaves the Mighty Nein; gets recaptured by Trent
In ep88 Trent tries to keep Caleb at Vergesson Sanatorium (succeeds or fails)
Trent spots Caleb in ep18 instead of Caleb getting away w/o being noticed

I am a simple gal, I am just obsessed with Trent "What if" AUs and will devour them wherever I can get them. The campaign just suits them so well!! There are so many instances where something might've gone horribly wrong because of Trent's presence—I'm still mind-boggled that Trent didn't recognize Caleb in ep18 when they're in the fighting pits, and in ep88 I was on the edge of my seat expecting Trent to try some shit at the Sanatorium since Caleb was right there and in a pretty vulnerable headspace thanks to returning to where he was held for a decade and being surrounded by threats. Also, I think about the fact that Liam nearly had Caleb leave the party at least once a week, it makes me insane. Matt outright saying that he would've had Caleb then come back later as a volstrucker would've been SO FUCKING AMAZING, and as much as I thoroughly adore Caleb's canon arc, I still think that would've been cool as shit.

Caleb Widogast Winter Soldier type AU

This kind of ties into the idea above of Caleb getting brainwashed by Trent again, but honestly any villain will do! I am just a massive sucker for hero-forced-to-work-for-villain stories, whether that be mind control or blackmail or what have you, and absolutely nothing is better than the Winter Soldier kind of shit. I mean, "who the hell is Bucky" changed my brain chemistry when I first heard it, and I haven't been normal about it since. So give Caleb to a bad guy and put him through some terrible times and then set that brainwashed powerful boy loose!!

Imogen gives in to Predathos; Orym and Fearne follow through on taking her out
Laudna goes full darkside; Orym fulfills her wish to be the one to kill her

Look, a narrative cannot give me a possible "hero goes darkside and other hero swears to take them out" storyline and then NOT have me want to see how the fuck that would go DESPERATELY. Orym and Fearne making that promise early on to end Imogen if she were to lose herself to Predathos was such a truly exciting and heartbreaking idea, something that would be horrible for all parties involved, and thus I want to see it play out XD In a similar vein, Laudna actually said she wished it would be Orym and Seedling to end her, and that made me so fucking ill in all the best ways. So give all that pain to Orym, make him have to kill one of his friends for the greater good or even just to save them from being something they never wanted to be. I am here for all that tasty angst XD

Swordgate doesn't happen; Orym uses Otohan's blade unimpeded

I don't have much to say for this, only that all the shit that went down with "Swordgate" made me so fucking insane, it was an insane event that did not need to happen, and I really would love an AU where none of that crazy shit went down and Orym got to follow through on using the Summit Blade. Like, we had that beautiful scene of him practicing with it outside, and reclaiming something terrible, and utilizing something that killed his family and friends and himself as a tool for HIM instead, and then it all went to shit. So please just give me Orym using that blade like he deserved to. Hell, maybe you still want to give him Seedling and break D&D mechanics to let the boi dual wield, or maybe not! Just pls put Ishta in Orym's hand and let him go XD

The Bright Queen takes Ashton to study the beacon in his head

All the shit going on with Ashton is endlessly fascinating to me, and getting to see the Bright Queen take an interest and want to study him was absolutely what I wanted out of that meeting. And the fact that she pulled Chet aside and made him an offer, how clear it was that she wanted to get her hands on Ashton after everything was over, was DELIGHTFUL. I want to see that go down, whether it actually is Chet turning Ashton in (though, despite what he says, I can't truly see him doing that) or some other party working for the Bright Queen, I'm good with it all, I just want Ashton brought to the Kryn dynasty to see what the fuck's going on with the apparent beacon in his head, with all that might entail. Let it get a little fucked up or a little funny, all's good, I just think this would be a blast.

Hunger Games Victor AU

The various parties of Critical Role would just be really fucking cool to see as various Victors of the Hunger Games. I don't have a lot of specifics here, just that all these characters are so damaged in so many ways and I think that would fit the Vibes of a bunch of damaged Victors, especially featuring one of my boys Caleb or Orym (or Percy!). Are any of them involved in a brewing rebellion? What is their role for the Capitol or their home districts now that they're Victors? Who's from where and how do these relationships go? Anything would be a lot of fun!

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ALL FOR THE GAME

Kevin does recognize Neil in their first meeting

I was three pages into this series and this concept something I became instantly so curious about seeing happen, which only compounded the more and more I read, and now I desperately want to know how this might've gone. Like, genuinely, what the FUCK would Kevin have done if he looked at Neil Josten and recognized Nathaniel Wesninski? The boy was terrified of all things Moriyama, and knew what Nathaniel was supposed to be—what the hell would he have done, if he had no tie to Neil yet, if Neil wasn't a member of his team and already in the spotlight? How would Kevin have reacted? I honestly have no fucking clue so I ask you, dear writers, to tell me XD

Nathan catches up with Neil far earlier; Neil is sent to the Moriyamas

Imagine Neil, somewhere between ages 12 and 18, getting caught by his father instead of making it all the way to high school graduation. And Nathan wants revenge, obviously, but he's also still a loyal man, and if he kills his wife, maybe the brat doesn't have to die, maybe the deal can still be salvaged. What would that have been like? Neil not completely raised at the Raven's Nest, not completely under the Moriyama thumb, still having his mother's lessons in his brain about hiding and running and staying away, now forced to go to the monsters. What would that in-between kind of situation look like? What might his dynamic be like with Riko and Jean and the other Ravens? What might his attitude be like?

Riko gets Neil to sign the contract during Winter Break
Riko succeeds in breaking Neil down during Neil's time at Evermore

My favorite thing in the world is a hero getting dragged down to the level of a villain, all the better if that includes manipulation and pain and a little bit of fun conditioning or breaking along the way XD And honestly, if anybody was gonna do it, it would be Riko Moriyama. Neil already came close, with the way he was after winter break, but what if it went further? What if Riko went harder, or used more compelling threats? What if Neil didn't return to the Foxes, or did so with a contract for next year already signed? What if he got sent back to the Foxes but he was a complete shell of the person he was before? I am so here for the angst and pain and what the fallout of all this shit might be!!

ATLA Pro Bending AU

TBH this is just me sliding the AFTG universe slightly to the left lmao because really is pro-bending all that different from exy when it comes to these sport-obsessed nutjobs? Give them some powers and set them loose on a world stage, let them pro-bend. Bring the Moriyama mafia to the world of the Avatar. Make Neil a pro-bending junkie instead of a dude who can't let go of his racket. Do whatever you want for the bending, I could see an argument for quite a lot of different stuff for all the characters! I just think it would be Neat.

Winter Soldier AU

Look, "who the hell is Bucky?" changed my fucking brain chemistry when I first watched CA: TWS and I'm still not over it to this day. Give me all that sweet angst, give me the hero working for the villain, give me betrayal and memory loss and terrifying competence from someone you thought was dead. I am so down for whatever I just fucking love Winter Soldier AUs so goddamn much. What would Neil be like in the hands of a villain's control, when we already know what a master criminal he would've been if not on the path he ended up on? Do they get him back at the end, or is he lost forever? Who has him under their thumb, Riko or Nathan or maybe Ichirou? Who is Neil's "mission"? Whatever you give me will be great I just know it XD

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PERCY JACKSON

Dionysius can feel Kronos entering camper dreams; works to stop it before it's too late

So Dionysius is the god of madness alongside all the party shit, right? So what if he could feel the creeping darkness of Kronos beginning to reach out to campers via their dreams? What if he could tell what was happening to Luke, what nightly visitor he was getting? Dionysius acted like he didn't give a shit about demigods but he truly cared about them all, and I don't think he would've taken very kindly to the king of the titans trying to weasel into camper minds and manipulate them. What might he have done? What could he do? What would he feel about the justifiable rage the demigods had, but how terrible a solution Kronos would be? Dionysius was once a demigod too, after all. He'd know better than most. And I would love to see this play out.

Hermes refuses to give up on Luke instead of leaving him to his fate

Look my guys I'm a simple person who simply wants to see a father not go "oh well" about the horrible fate lying in store for his son. Like seriously, what if instead of just accepting that shit and peacing out and being all sad and melancholy, Hermes actually got off his ass and did something for his kid? Whether that's pre-books, at literally any point through his childhood, or during the books, where he gets the jolt he needs to go try to help his son, anything would be good. I just want Hermes to actually step up. Maybe it's pointless, maybe Luke's fate comes about anyway, but shouldn't a parent love their child enough to try? Doesn't Luke deserve a parent to look at him at any point and not just accept all the bad things were going to happen to him, one who doesn't just remove themself from the situation? I think there should be a universe where that happens.

Luke and Hylla (and Reyna?) meet during Sea of Monsters

I was doing research for a fic and saw what Hylla's age was when we meet her in Son of Neptune, and did the math to see that she was about a year younger than Luke would've been, and then my brain started showing how much potential crossover there could've been between their arcs, and how much fun it would be to see it play out. Hylla and Luke are both people who have manipulated others to get what they need, with the intense belief that they were doing the right thing, and both garnered themselves intense reputations. It's also never explained how Hylla already knows about both Greek and Roman demigods. There's just so much to work with! So what if they met during Sea of Monsters, both out on the ocean? After Circe's island implodes Hylla & Reyna got taken by pirates, but what if Luke found them instead? Or what if the pirate ship crossed paths with the Princess Andromeda? Honestly I just love the idea of these characters overlapping so whatever ideas you have would be amazing.

Silena is loyal to the cause of overthrowing the gods

Ok so I have many many feelings about Silena Beauregard, all of them positive, but also I have So Many Questions—namely, what if she was lying? We only know about what went down between her and Luke because of the shit she said, there's no proof one way or the other that her account is accurate. She said she never wanted to be a spy, that she thought she was helping, that Luke forced her to keep doing it, that she was a victim. And yes, that's probably true in the world Rick wrote. But what if she was full of shit? What if she was loyal to Luke's cause the whole time and the only reason she said that shit was to cover her ass when the truth came out? What if Silena was the best fucking spy in the world and was on the Kronos side from the start? I think that would be endlessly fascinating.

When Thalia comes back she leaves to join Luke

My hot take is that I genuinely believe this should've happened 😆 Like imagine you come back to life and everyone tells you that your best friend (and maybe more) is basically the antichrist and out there trying to resurrect Kronos. And you're like, well that's a colossally dumb idea but also he's 100% right about how shit the gods are and that they need a shake up desperately and the system as-is isn't working and they should tear it down...And you're like welp, clearly you guys aren't making any progress in getting through to Luke or any of the other many demigods who joined him or coming up with a solution to the God Problem™️ so maybe it's time to take matters into your own hands. Or basically any variation therein of Thalia going to join Luke upon waking up and learning the situation.

Arcane League of Legends Setting
ATLA/Bender AU

Basically take canon and sliiiiide to the left with it! I think the core ideas of the PJO books and battles and complicated issues and multiple sides to a story would fit so nicely into Arcane or ATLA worlds. Like, Jinx and Jet are two characters who have done truly atrocious things but in their heads they're doing them for the right reasons, and that fits the bill for Luke and his Kronos army demigods so nicely (it isn't a 1:1 mirror, that was just an example). So turn these demigods into benders, or whatever the fuck you can come up with for Arcane. Let them fight an unjust system but maybe causing more problems for their people along the way. Who are they fighting? Do they succeed? How does all this shit go down in another world?

Character becomes the Avatar of Khonshu (from Marvel)

This idea came to be like a bolt of fucking lightning one day and now the AO3 tag for it has multiple fics and I'm a greedy bitch who wants so many more versions of this AU XD So give me your take on it! Is this in canonverse, with Luke on his mission to release Kronos and get justice/revenge for his friends and fellow demigods? Or is this a complete AU of some sort? I just think Luke would be the perfect candidate for Khonshu—someone with a lot of wrath, someone who seeks justice and revenge, someone desperate to right all the wrongs he sees no matter what it takes...Khonshu would have no trouble at all getting Luke to agree to be his avatar. And I think it would be cool as shit.

Hunger Games Victor AU

One thing I love so much about Hunger Games victors (and there are a bunch) is the ones who are just bitter and angry and have to pretend to smile and wave like nothing's wrong and the system isn't fucked to high hell—and thus I want to drop Luke Castellan & Co right in the center of it all. A rebellion is brewing, and there are a lot of different ideas for how to go about that, what the right path is. I don't have a lot of specific ideas for this one I just really like the idea, and I can so clearly picture these characters (Luke especially) as Victors of the Hunger Games, and all that entails.

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DC COMICS

Black Mask learns who "Crutches" is during Mobbed Up
Dick's history as Renegade and/or his time in the Mob comes back to bite him in the ass

I will never stop being utterly obsessed with the entirety of the "Mobbed Up" storyline and I remain desperate for much more content about it. Literally anything around this subject will make me extraordinarily happy. Does Roman realize his new enforcer is the son of Bruce Wayne, or maybe even worse, recognize those moves as those of a Bat? Or maybe years down the line when Dick thinks it's all behind him he gets a rude wakeup call in the form of a mobster coming to collect, or someone remembers him in the wrong company, or maybe Tommy Tevis comes back into play and it shakes up Dick's life. I just want Dick's time as a mob enforcer please there isn't nearly enough of this shit.

Dick stays with Eddie & Liu for far longer and/or returns to them later
Dick stays with Shrike & the Vengeance Academy instead of returning to Batman

Two storylines that had so much fucking angst and deliciousness and then went away far too soon! Look, if you're going to show me a young Dick teaming up with a villain and said villain training him up and giving him special attention then I'm gonna fucking jump on it, you get me? I think the boy deserves to be put in Situations. So maybe he doesn't overhear Liu & Eddie talking about breaking into Wayne E, maybe they drag him further down their rabbit hole or get their hands on him again after a future tragedy. Maybe Dick likes the way Shrike looks at him as if he's so capable, likes the potential he has to be one of the greats if he continues following Shrike's path—how much different would these verses be? Would be pretty fucking cool, imo

The aftermath of "Ric" & various bad guys messing w/ his memories has a lasting impact for Dick

Ok so we all agree the Ric Grayson shit was weird as fuck and we wanted it gone, but I'm hoping we can also agree that the way they ended it was BATSHIT INANE. Ok so we had the Court of Owls brainwashing him and turning him into their loyal assassin—super cool, I'm always down for a Talon!Dick. Then we had the Joker getting ahold of the brainwashy crystal and making Dick think he was his son and be loyal to him and all psycho. And THEN Dick got his original memories back, and acknowledged that he still had all the false memories, which means he has THREE LIVES OF MEMORIES IN HIS HEAD. And then we just—moved on. Nightwing was back, all was well. It's been years and I am still not over this. I want to see this fallout handled right! What would have actually happened with all those factors in play, with Dick's head and memories as screwed with as they were? How would he have viewed his family, the Court, all the villains? Give me that complexity we were deprived of!

Hogwarts AU - Slytherin Dick Grayson

I am perpetually a fan of Hogwarts AUs, seeing all the different ways people like to sort their fav characters, but nothing gets me as excited as a Slytherin Dick AU and so that is what I desire XD The man has been leading superhero teams since he was a teenager, has been Batman, has led the Justice League, has tricked and lied and beaten so many opponents, outsmarting people left and right, and I will die on the hill of him being perfect Slytherin material. Imagine him in green and silver robes, smiling that bright smile of his, everyone fooled by his performance and not seeing the sharp mind underneath, taken in by his kindness. I think Hogwarts deserves a Slytherin head boy and I have the perfect candidate in mind!

Winter Soldier AU

Look, "who the hell is Bucky?" changed my fucking brain chemistry when I first watched CA: TWS and I'm still not over it to this day. Give me all that sweet angst, give me the hero working for the villain, give me betrayal and memory loss and terrifying competence from someone you thought was dead. I am so down for whatever I just fucking love Winter Soldier AUs so goddamn much. What would Dick be like in the hands of a villain's control, when we already know how absolutely damn good he is at what he does, especially with no restraints on like he has as a hero? Do they get him back at the end, or is he lost forever? Who has him under their thumb, which villain finally managed to clip the bird's wings? Who is Dick's "mission"? Whatever you give me will be great I just know it XD

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SUPERNATURAL

Both John & Dean die in season 2 ep 1 instead of just John
Azazel doesn't die at the end of season 2

These are two AUs that would've VASTLY changed the game and the plot of Supernatural, and I desperately want to see one of them play out. Like, if Dean hadn't been around for all the shit coming in season 2, how might Sam have dealt with it? Sam fully believed there was something evil in him in s2, and without Dean there to combat those feelings and stand by him, how much worse might it have been? What might Azazel and the demons have been able to do without big brother getting in the way? (Also, if you want to instead do an AU where Dean dies but John lives, I would be very down to see how that would play out, because hoo boy I bet it would be A Lot.) Or! What if Azazel wasn't killed, and was actually there after the release of his army through the Devil's Gate? The demons in s3 said there was chaos in the wake of Azazel's death before Lilith took command, and a lot of people thought Sam was supposed to step up, so what if Azazel was still there? How much differently might all the demon shit have gone if they still had the prince of hell leading the charge?

Any Hunter(s) succeed(s) in doing what Tim & Reggie attempt to do to Sam in 5x03
Tim & Reggie succeed in their plan in 5x03 to use Sam as a living weapon

I'm a simple bitch, forever obsessed with what Tim & Reggie tried to do in s5ep3. They wanted to use him as a literal living weapon, trying to feed him demon blood to use his abilities in the fight against Hell. They saw him as something evil, but instead of wanting to kill him they wanted to turn him into a weapon for their side instead of the demons'. And I just...god, that's so fucked up and so perfect and extremely up my ally. So what if it actually worked? What if Sam hadn't been strong enough to split the blood out, or what if Tim & Reggie came back later to finish the job? Or what if another hunter stepped up and managed it!! Word sure was spreading about Sam and his abilities during s5, I can absolutely see some more hunters deciding to use the tool they've been given, even if Sam doesn't want it to happen. I absolutely love imagining this, and imagining how horrified Dean would be about what was happening XD

Dean is in Hell for much longer; the plot topside still continues as scheduled

Let's say the angels didn't get to Dean for a while longer, or didn't even attempt it until later in the game, or any related scenario like that—but the demons are still breaking seals, right? They're still working on opening the Cage. Sam is still working with Ruby and developing his powers. So how might that go? That's really all this request boils down to for me lol, I am just so interested in what might happen if Dean wasn't there for a lot longer. How deep might Sam have fallen into Ruby's clutches if she had much more time than 4 months? What would the hunt to save seals look like with Sam working hard on it but not working with any other hunters; would Bobby push harder for Sam to let him back in, or would it be the Sam & Ruby show, occasionally crossing paths with others? How dark might Sam have gotten, with no voice in his ear except Ruby's? What would be different without Dean there?

After season 7 finale (Dean & Cas vanishing) Sam's hallucinations return

You've heard of Sam hitting a dog and trying civilian life, now introducing Sam losing his mind a little bit in the wake of the "deaths" of Dean and Cas! Season 7 had Sam very much not as his strongest in all the excellently angsty ways, and I loved the Hallucifer shit with my whole fucking soul. So, if his brother and best friend both seemed to have violently died taking down the leviathans, what if the hallucinations came back? What if his brain couldn't quite take it, and Hallucifer returned? Imagine Dean returns and doesn't find Sam leaving civilian life, but instead very deep in talking to things that aren't there, maybe even consulting Hallucifer on cases like he did in 7x15 (one of my absolute favorite episodes). Or maybe it's worst case scenario, and Sam's back in a mental health ward. I'd prefer if he wasn't on death's door, that he was actually allowed to sleep and eat this time around, but Hallucifer giving Sam a Bad Time™️ would be super fun. Sooo yea! Just Sam & Hallucifer post-season 7 shit XD

Despite Dean's interference Sam does finish the Hell trials in 8x23

This is an idea a friend pitched to me a while back, one I didn't end up writing because it's such a cool idea with so many possibilities that my brain couldn't pick a direction to go in, so now I have come to you lovely folks to see if you'll write it instead XD So really, what the fuck do you think would've happened if Sam finished the trial instead of letting Dean stop him? Sam was so ready to be done, and all it would've taken was one last action and it would be. And then that's it—no more demons on Earth, at all. But it's not like everything's hunky dory, the angels are all still falling with all that entails and now Sam is dead as well so Dean's alone (also, small side note if you feel like it, but what would've happened to Sam's soul in this scenario??). So really just have at it, show me how you think this might've gone down!!

After Dean tells him it should've been him Sam makes a deal to trade his life for Charlie's

This prompt is me coming for pure angst and pain and I think it would be Neat XD That entire Mark of Cain plotline was brutal on so many layers and Dean saying it should've been Sam as they burned Charlie's body was one of the most painful things in the entire 15 seasons of the show. So what if Sam took it to heart? What if he couldn't let go of the guilt and grief, couldn't stop thinking about Charlie and what Dean said, and then went to make a deal to bring her back? I can't imagine any demon would say no to a deal like that, not when the prize is Sam Winchester's soul. Also, Sam might think they need Charlie more than him because of her work with the book. So what if Sam did it, believing it was the right thing, believing it's what Dean wants? Then what?

When Sam enters the cage in S11 he says yes to Lucifer's deal instead of no

I have rewatched s11 ep9-10 more times than you can imagine, I can quote the entire scenes between Sam & Lucifer verbatim, and I would've KILLED, literally killed, to have Sam say yes and get Samifer walking around again. Maybe it happens early in their interactions in those episodes, when Lucifer's still pretending it was God telling Sam to get Lucifer's help instead of a trick—really hit home that God needs Sam to do this, is seeking him out, playing on all of Sam's issues with faith and desire to be seen as worthy in the eyes of Heaven. Maybe he succeeds there in convincing Sam, getting that "yes" before the truth comes out. Or maybe his walk down memory lane hits his point home, makes Sam realize he needs to do this even if it started as a trick, that they need some archangel help if they have a shot of taking down Amara. Or maybe Lucifer's threats against Dean work, once Dean & Cas show up to help. Maybe this time when Lucifer says either Sam agrees or he kills Dean, he nearly follows through, and Sam caves. Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, would be so good. Just give me season 11 Lucifer!Sam I beg 😭

In season 11 the plan for Sam to take the Mark of Cain and lock Amara away does succeed

I absolutely get why the show didn't go this direction, and I actually enjoy the way they closed that plotline by bringing the celestial siblings back together, but also it is now perfect fodder for fanfic XD It nearly happened! The Mark was appearing on Sam's arm before everything went to shit! Just a little bit longer and we would've had Sam Winchester bearing the Mark of Cain. So what then? Give me some of Sam's Mark Arc. How different would it be from Dean's, and how the same? What would Dean have done, knowing he couldn't do a thing to get rid of the Mark since it's the only thing keeping Amara locked away and they know how her being free goes now. Would he set himself up as his brother's keeper, watching Sam's back and keeping him from going too far, knowing firsthand what the Mark feels like, what it makes you do. Truly—what would it be like for Sam Winchester to bear the Mark of Cain?

Arcane AU - Char A as Jinx & Char B as Silco

I saw Vi say a bunch of terrible shit because she was upset and Powder sob and beg for her sister and Silco raise a knife and then find himself holding Powder instead of killing her and it made me Feel Things and I needed Sam as Powder immediately so here I am. Give me that good angst, that amazing dynamic between young "hero" and villain. What are the villain's motives, and who is it? What did Sam do to become in this position? What happens when Sam gets older? This could take place in canon world or in the Arcane setting, both are good with me, I just really want Sam in the role of Powder/Jinx and a bad guy (or simply immoral guy) in the role of Silco and all the fucked up shit therein XD

Winter Soldier AU

Look, "who the hell is Bucky?" changed my fucking brain chemistry when I first watched CA: TWS and I'm still not over it to this day. Give me all that sweet angst, give me the hero working for the villain, give me betrayal and memory loss and terrifying competence from someone you thought was dead. I am so down for whatever I just fucking love Winter Soldier AUs so goddamn much. What would Sam be like in the hands of a villain's control, when we already know how absolutely damn good he is at what he does, especially with no restraints on like he has as a hunter? Do they get him back at the end, or is he lost forever? Who has him under their thumb, the demons or other hunters or maybe even the angels? Who is Sam's "mission"? Whatever you give me will be great I just know it XD

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PRISON BREAK

The execution doesn’t get delayed in 1x15 and Lincoln actually dies

I've been on my millionth rewatch of this series lately, and one of the things I truly always wondered about was the "what if" of the execution going through in 1x15! What if the order didn't come in to delay? What if Lincoln actually died? That would be Michael's entire purpose for the escape—I can't imagine he'd still give a single shit about going through with it with Lincoln dead, but by this point he's got a whole group of dangerous men demanding him to act—how the fuck would any of that go? How would Michael handle it, if at all? Hell, what might that mean for the Company & Co?

Either Jacob Ness or the Company succeeds in conditioning/brainwashing Michael

Look I will never not be a fan of a hero being forced to work for a villain, and it is made all the better when the hero actually has their mind turned against them, especially when it's a character like Michael who prides himself on his intelligence and his control of every situation. The Company really did their fucking best to drug Michael up and make him loyal to them in season 4, and Jacob Ness would've given fucking anything to have Michael fully under his control like that. So what if it did happen? How the fuck would that change the game going forward?

Michael isn’t faking his amnesia in season 5; actually doesn’t remember anything

Similar to my blurb directly above, I just really fucking love a hero forced into the position of a villain. And with no memory, Michael would be such a fucking threat! Jacob Ness could've taken over the universe!! It's those Winter Soldier vibes and just *mwah* chef's kiss all over this bitch. What would Linc & Co do? What the hell could they do? If Michael's still in that prison in Yemen, then how the fuck are they getting him out without him wanting to work with them? Or if you change it and Michael's still out and about working for Ness while memory-less, how would those interactions go? I'm so here for it.

Michael works for the Company for longer in season 4
The Company starts trying to recruit Michael earlier than season 4
Character was kidnapped as child and raised by enemy instead

Maybe I am a broken record, but heroes! working! for! villains! Give me that blackmail, give me that manipulation, give me that whatever-the-fuck-strikes-your-fancy, just give me Michael using that big brain of his in service of the enemy. Maybe they see his skills long before canon and start courting the brilliant son of two of their operatives. Maybe Mahone is sent to recruit Michael instead of kill him and uses Linc or LJ as leverage in season 2 to make that happen. Maybe after Aldo ditched and their mom "died" Michael got taken in by the General or some other Company operative. Anything would be the shit.

Arcane League of Legends Setting
ATLA/Bender AU
Hunger Games AU

Honestly I have no specific thoughts for these AUs I just think they'd be uber neat with Michael Scofield in it. How would he be in these worlds? What allegiances would he fall into? How would his relationship with Linc or the other characters play out in a different verse, but with Michael still being the person he is? That's my only thing—no matter what cool creative direction you take this, I beg of you to not change what an absolute genius Michael Scofield is, no matter where he ends up XD

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MARVEL 616

Ben Reilly doesn't leave the God Fighters to become Spider-Man

I really fucking enjoyed Ben's time on the God Fighters team with Tony Stark & Co, and as much as I loved the Beyond Run (until the end) I really am so curious about what would happen if Ben had stayed with them! They were all really bonding, Tony going as far as calling them his friends, and traveled through space together. Then the team, sans Ben, had to go on to deal with Tony and all that cosmic shit and I just want to know what might've happened with Ben present for it. Or, hell, on the flip side, what might've happened at Beyond and with Peter if Ben stayed with the God Fighters?

Ben Reilly doesn't escape Miles Warren

This could be for any of the times Miles had his hands on Ben! All I know is this guy tortured Ben literally to death nearly 30 times, treating him as nothing more than a science experiment, and constantly used him to further his own gains and mess with Peter, and fuel his sick obsessions with Peter. He manipulated Ben and abused him and turned Ben inside out, and I'm here for the angst train. Take any of the occasions Ben was under Warren's thumb and expand on it! Maybe Peter or Kaine learn what's happening, maybe not. World's your oyster XD

Beyond succeeds in brainwashing Ben to their cause

The Beyond plotline was basically made for me—hero working for villain? Check. Hero being artfully manipulated into following villain's orders? Check. Villain erasing hero's memories to make them more pliable? Check. It was BRILLIANT. And despite the terrible ending (really, Marvel? Having Ben attempt suicide? Really?) I still look very fondly on this story and everything Beyond put Ben through, so obviously I'm curious about what might've happened if they managed to take it all the way. They were SO CLOSE to a perfectly loyal brainwashed Spider-Man who still acted like Spider-Man. If that last memory erasure session hadn't gotten fucked up, who knows what might have happened?

After Clone Conspiracy Kaine and/or Peter go after Ben to help not to hurt
Instead of becoming Chasm Ben gets help from Peter and/or other heroes

I am very much here for all of the pain Ben goes through in canon, but I ALSO really wish he'd gotten a million times more support than he did. Time and time again Ben was abused, went a little psycho in response, and then got treated like he was the ultimate villain who could never be redeemed or saved. And the two major instances of that were after Ben's whole stuff with New U in TCC, and the fallout of Beyond where Ben became Chasm. What might've happened if instead of jumping to murder or imprisonment or believing he's irredeemable, his brother(s) or another hero decided to help him, because he seriously fucking needed it.

Time Loop - Character makes things worse before making them better

I love this tag as a concept, because it could be played out in so many ways and all of them could be fun. Is the person looping trying to AVOID something that happens in canon and make it better, or trying to achieve a good canon event? Who's the looping character—is it my blorbo Ben, or someone like Peter or Kaine or Tony stuck in a loop and trying their fucking best to fix something happening around Ben? When things get better, are they fixed completely or simply hopeful? Hell, what made the loop in the first place? Just such a winning tag XD

Character becomes the Avatar of Khonshu (from Marvel)
Character Gets Chosen By a Lantern Ring (DCU)

What the fuck would happen if one of these things happened to Ben? It really depends on when it happens, doesn't it, but absolutely anywhere could be a winning concept. What if it's after a disaster event like Clone Conspiracy or Beyond, when he's unstable and absolutely at his lowest? Prime material for Khonshu, that's for sure. Or maybe it's when he's finally started to feel good again, like mid-Beyond or mid-Scarlet Spider, maybe even in the open time period before he joins the God Fighters. How would Ben react to be chosen as an Avatar or as a Lantern? Boyo has quite a few self-worth issues—what would his response be to something big like this?

ATLA/Bender AU

TBH I just really thought it was a cool idea to put superheroes into an ATLA world, and how that might go. What kind of Benders might they be? Do you work in the Clone thing when it comes to Ben and Kaine, or is it a more literal brothers of Peter situation? Who's the big bad, what's going on? Is it in the canon ATLA plot or one of your own making? Where do they fit into all the shit happening? Just some spit balling food for thought! This little AU could simply be a lot of fun.

Winter Soldier AU

Look, "who the hell is Bucky?" changed my fucking brain chemistry when I first watched CA: TWS and I'm still not over it to this day. Give me all that sweet angst, give me the hero working for the villain, give me betrayal and memory loss and terrifying competence from someone you thought was dead. I am so down for whatever I just fucking love Winter Soldier AUs so goddamn much. What would Ben be like in the hands of a villain's control, when we already know how absolutely damn good he is at what he does, especially with no restraints on like he has as a hero? Do they get him back at the end, or is he lost forever? Who has him under their thumb, Beyond or Miles Warren or maybe any of the bad guys who have used him? Who is Ben's "mission"? Whatever you give me will be great I just know it XD

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THE FOLLOWING

Ryan keeps visiting Joe after he's been imprisoned (any of the times)
It takes longer for Ryan to figure out Joe's a killer; they get closer than in canon

Look at my core I am a person obsessed with the dynamic between those two and absolutely gagging for that relationship getting dragged even deeper. Ryan by his own admission understood Joe's pull and genuinely liked him before he figured out what he was—what if it took him longer to figure that out, what if Joe really pulled him in? What would it be like for Ryan when he did figure it out, if they'd formed a real bond? Or, what if in canon Ryan hadn't been able to stop himself from visiting Joe, feeling the same draw to him that Joe felt in return (even if he absolutely hated himself for it). Any of the times of Joe's imprisonment would be super fun, with their own angsts and dramas and traumas. Just let these unstable men get even closer than they already are XD

Joe doesn't die in season 3

I totally get why they finally killed Joe off, but also!! Imagine if they didn't. Truly, show me how you think that would go. Joe knew a lot about the coming plot and the threats Ryan was facing, and he also was in so deep of his attachment to Ryan by then. Plus, Ryan in turn had gotten sucked in deep right alongside him, utterly fucked up by their bond, dreaming of Joe teaching him to kill—if Joe lived, whether through escaping or just not getting executed for whatever reason, how would that go?

Ryan gives in to all the things his hallucination of Joe wants him to do

My endless desire to see the hero of the story dragged down to the villain's side!! And honestly, the fact that I'm as chill about all that hallucination shit as I am is a MIRACLE because holy fucking shit my dudes, how did they actually put that on television. They gave us Ryan dreaming of Joe holding him and teaching him AND THEN HAD A HALLUCINATION OF JOE DO THE SAME THING and honestly guys I just think it deserved to go So Much Further. If the show hadn't been cancelled, maybe we would've got that. I think we really really deserved it. Let Ryan go fully off the deep end as a result of Joe dying. He deserves it. So does Joe XD

Ryan joins Joe at any of the opportunities Joe gave him to

A continuation of my endless desire to see a hero on the side of the villains, especially if it comes with all that delicious self-loathing that Ryan Hardy wears like a second skin at all times. Man did Joe want Ryan to join him so fucking desperately, like the guy might've pretended to want Ryan dead sometimes but just like everyone called him out for, he honestly just wanted Ryan at his side and tried Hard to get him there, dragging Ryan through the mud the best he could in all his weird love-hate feelings for the guy who took him down. So what if he managed to get Ryan there sooner? What if he managed to truly drag Ryan down with him and make Ryan join him? Hell, what if Joe's fantasy in season 3 was real and Ryan broke him out? The possibilities are endless XD

The Magicians (TV) AU

Honestly my desire for this was solely born from the fact that the vibes of Martin Chatwin strike such a similar chord to me as the vibes of Joe Carroll. So tbh I don't have a lot of specific thoughts for this idea, I just think it would be Neat. Give the boyos some powers, add a new layer to their fucked up dynamic. Because magic surely will only make everything better, right? XD Nothing could possibly go wrong with a man like Joe Carroll having magic at his fingertips.

I want to thank you for reading my Letter, and I hope you have a good time writing! I'm so looking forward to whatever you lovely folks come up with :) <3

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