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This year, we're celebrating AU-gust outside, so excuse the silly photo please!

Thank you for participating and celebrating AUs with us! It has been fun, like always, and we can't wait to see you again next year! 💕

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As per tradition, today you should combine two of the AUs from this list. Which ones did you go with?

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What if your characters were there from the very Beginning? How did it all start? Is it the starting point of the whole universe, or just one person's whole world, perhaps another person?

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What did they do? Who are they running away from? This prompt has the potential for a thrilling, action-packed story, heart-wrenching angst, horror, or something sweet-bitter.

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Time for some fluff or hurt/comfort! Is your character a professional, helping the sick and the elderly? Or are they a caretaker as a personality trait? Are they good at what they do? Are they appreciated? I hope the circumstances that led to this arrangement weren't too angsty!

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A scientific or magical mishap has left your character significantly younger. Or perhaps you've decided to explore their childhood. Maybe you want to know how canon would've gone if the protagonist wasn't a gruff middle-aged man but a young optimist. Why is your character young?

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A historical AU! Is everyone acting properly? Are the social norms being upheld? Living in the city, enjoying the newest inventions, or living in the countryside where the new advancements haven't reached you yet?

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On the verge of a breakthrough, competing with a rival with the same goal, hiding from the government who doesn't want you to discover their dirty secret. Mad scientists, people dedicated to helping humanity, brilliant geniuses who break the laws of physics before breakfast.

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A spicy dynamic! What led your characters to fake their feelings? Are all parties on board, pretending for an audience, or is it one-sided, perhaps someone pretending that they hate their secret crush?

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A popular singer who needs a bodyguard, a rock band, a group of friends who create music (and drama), or a lone violinist, a recluse artist with a mystery surrounding them. So many options! What was your take on the Musician AU?

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Who went the angst route, and who went the fluffy, found family route? Is your character an orphan, or did they turn someone into an orphan? Is this a story about grief? Does this story end on a happier note? Or did you just completely crush your characters?

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Inspired by Shakespeare himself, Absurd Tragedy is not an easy genre to master. A series of unfortunate events so bad that you can only laugh. A normal Monday to some. What had your characters laughing hysterically through tears?

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Is it time for your favourite fandoms to create one perfect universe together? Did you get a brilliant idea nobody has thought of before? Tell us all about the creative cocktail of characters and universes that you worked with today!

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Time for some action! Technology so advanced it barely makes sense, honeypots, spies spying on spies, spy kids! Are your characters working for the good guys?

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More sci-fi! Is it time for humanity to explore the universe? What issues does space travel bring? What adventures? Is the technology new, or has space travel been around for a long time? Is the trip voluntary, or was alien kidnapping at play? 👽

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A fluffy AU for sure! Unless... Did someone bring the Hanahaki disease into this? Is there, perhaps, some rivalry going on? Or is love in the air (along with allergies)?

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One of the tougher AUs this year, but what fun! Hobby drama is fun to watch from far, far afar. Did someone crochet the same animal as you this month? Is someone's blogging style just a bit too similar? What hobby did your characters take up, and who is souring it for them?