#AU - Canon Divergence

[raviraaa]

two sides of the same coin or smth…

imagine arthur waking up after centuries & stumbling into a new world only to find a merlin who doesn’t remember him, but still wears his wedding ring around his neck as if it means something.

[mtndw-whteout]

Some doodles based of my previous post -> link

Oohhh man

[lumiink]

found this hiding the the files since I couldn't post it when I drew it, but the chapter's been posted, so now I can!

[chanihobbit]

My take on a Kaidan Alenko suffering from amnesia fic. Didn’t actually go in the direction I had originally intended but I’m still very happy with it.

Summary: When Kaidan almost gets his head bashed in on Mars he wakes up not remembering the last two years of his life and that includes all of his time with one Commander Shepard.

[amoratearte]

Rhaenys lives AU

Following the high screeches of his dragon, Daemon is confronted by the ghosts of his uncle and wife at the Harrenhal heart tree. Before the prince can will himself to snap out of it, he hears pleas for him to save Rhaenys on the morrow.

[phantomstatistician]

Fandom: Megamind

Sample Size: 833 stories

Source: AO3

[dakotaawolven]

"love is deep as the road is long"

Elena has barely been in New York a single day when she discovers Elijah Mikaelson with no memory of who -or what- he is. So much for the so-called vacation Caroline had planned for her, because there's no way she can just leave him lost and alone in the city. Instead, she makes the decision to try and figure out what the hell happened to him.

[maeday1551]

Fic: For light shines brighter against the shadows edge

Ch 1-2/?; E; ~6k; a haladriel fic

The peoples of these lands share many tales, though they are all unique in their tellings. The tales tell of a lady of light who bound her light to the dark lord to hold him fast. The sun may rise, the sun may set, but ever does the lady of light hold the dark lord.

Or: Galadriel goes to stop the Dark Lord Sauron from enacting his plan to create the One Ring. But something goes wrong and they wake 4,000 years later, well into the Third Age, awoken by none other than Gandalf and four familiar Hobbits and one handsome ranger. The road is ever winding, but where does this one lead?

[lambourngb]

prompt- we're born with white blood, which darkens with mortal sins.

established icemav - short ficlet

Ice hissed as his razor cut a little too close to his jawline, nipping a tiny bit of skin in its wake. He stared in the mirror, transfixed for a moment as the blood welled up, black as night, and then dripped onto the vanity countertop.

He remembered being a young officer, blood as white as milk, even after the Layton mission. Killing a MiG pilot to save his own life and that of his RIO apparently did not count as a crime.

However, after thirty years of serving at the beck and call of the Admiralty, once four stars were on his shoulder, it meant his blood was no longer pale and innocent but dark obsidian. That was where the real crimes laid; behind the broad desks and under the pen of troop deployments, signing off on regulations that only became fair after 2011. That was the price Ice paid for those years of being part of a machine that wanted to do good but couldn't be good while doing it.

"Hey babe, do you think you have time for lunch today," Mav called from the bedroom, shocking Ice out of his trance.

Quickly he grabbed a tissue, mopping up all evidence of his black blood and flushing it before his husband could see it. Mav's blood was the color of oatmeal, never darkening past his childhood of petty crimes. When they had fallen into bed together, Ice's blood still pumped through his veins pale and ice-white. Somehow through luck and deployments, he had managed to conceal his current state from his husband.

"I think so; I'll tell my aide to clear the space," Ice replied, holding a folded-up tissue against his cut as Mav came into the bathroom behind him.

Mav wrapped his arm around Ice's side, tucking into his warmth. His husband was already dressed for the day at the base, his uniform scratched deliciously at Ice's bare skin as he stood in front of the vanity in only a towel. "Did you cut yourself? Here, let me see-"

Ice leaned away from Mav's hand, dodging his attempts to pull away the tissue. The cut had probably clotted by now, but it was still too risky for Mav to see the dark stain from his wound. "I'm fine, and you're going to be late. I'm not running interference with Cyclone again."

"When did you run interference the first time?"

"Day one when you broke the hard deck and performed an illegal cobra maneuver," Ice reminded him sternly. They both winced in memory of that lecture during the training for the uranium mission. Thankfully it had all worked out, and everyone had returned home safe and sound. Still, regardless of success, Cyclone remained a stickler for being on time. "And, of course, you were correct in your teaching methods; I don't regret stepping in."

"Have you ever?" Mav asked, his thumb trailing against the softness of Ice's waist before creeping closer to the tied towel. "Regretted stepping in?"

Ice looked at his husband in the mirror, knowing that the blood in his veins had darkened over time as he gathered favors and performed miracles to keep his wingman in the air and protected. "Never. You're worth it."

[raviraaa]

#3 of random merlin prompts:

AU - canon divergence, where Kilgharrah lied about the prophecy intendeding Arthur‘s (& Morgana‘s) death to end the Pendragon line. The dragon alters the prophecy just enough for his own interests that Arthur can lead Albion into the new era before he‘s supposed to meet his death at Camlann.

The key part he switches is that it was Merlin all along who was supposed to rule beside Arthur, as his King Consort and openly as the powerful sorcerer he is. But when Arthur starts falling for Gwen, Kilgharrah sees his opportunity to simply switch one servant for another with dire consequences.

And Merlin being Merlin does everything it takes to see the fake prophecy come true, even if it will break his heart.

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Added bonus: Arthur doesn’t listen to bullshit prophecies and marries Merlin anyway and lives.

[edenwolfie]

Chapter 10 of ‘Til our compass stands still is up! Back to the Den we go!

Transcript of the images above beneath the read more!

’Til our compass stands still by edenwolfie

Summary: After getting lost in Ghost City, Xie Lian bargains away years of servitude to the Gambler’s Den to help a man in need. He dons the robes of a worker and hides his face and life behind an enchanted mask, protecting himself from the city’s denizens. Xie Lian finds an unexpected home in Ghost City before he ever sees the lord of it, the infamous Hua Cheng. When he finally does, something about himself seems to catch the attention of the Ghost King, slowly striking up an unusual friendship. Xie Lian must figure out how to navigate his burgeoning feelings, how to keep his identity to himself, and how to get over a ghost so clearly in love with someone else. Rating: Explicit Fandom: TGCF Relationship: Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (M/M) Characters: Xie Lian, Hua Cheng, Yin Yu (background), Original Characters Current Word Count: 167k [Chapters 10/11] Additional Tags: Ghost City, canon divergence, different first meeting (you know what I mean), slow burn, secret identity, identity porn, mutual pining, angst with a happy ending, fluff, friendship, found family, first kiss, first time, original characters, canon-typical violence, discussion of suicide, PTSD, panic attacks, masturbation, book spoilers, hurt/comfort, semi-public sex.

[whereintheworldiskamalakhan]

Sometimes a family is 1 kid, 1 mom, 2 dads, 1 pet Godzilla, and 0 communication skills.

[cantheysurvive2001aspaceodyssey]

Submitting my AU canon-divergent Commander Rourke from Atlantis the Lost Empire.

I have a fic series with him (I'm sorry, I couldn't decide which one best showed his character.) And I RP him here, so he has an info page.

I really hope people give him a chance, because he's very different from his canon counterpart.

If it means anything here, he was worthy to possess the power of Thor. His canon counterpart was not (Canon WAS, however, the lowest percentage of Yes votes, which is funny to me for some reason.)

He also beat his canon counterpart in a fight. Which is also funny to me.

*Photo edit done by me.

[t-bird510]

Warriors of Hope Swap AU - My take on the concept.

So basically I thought of a great idea for a WOH AU, But instead of characters personality’s or backstories are swapped…It’s the characters ages in a sense.

Basically the basic concept is that the Warriors of Hope members from the canon Danganronpa series are teenagers and the High schoolers like Class 78 and Class 77 and other Teenagers are the age of the Warriors of hope during The games events.

Though in this cause the Children version of Class 78 and other classes would probably have more messed up backstories or something due to the lore of Danganronpa and the role the WOH did in the Original game.

Also, for my concept I can see some of the members Either being hesitant on doing their tasks or rebelling against them and stuff like that.

Like Sakura or Mondo for example…

Or Other characters that could appear from other Fangans for this AU concept.

I can see Junko staying the same age from the OG games due to the lore and stuff like that.

But yeah! This was made for fun so what the heck!!!

Also feel free to make your own take on this concept and stuff like that.

[amoratearte]

Dragonstone AU, Laena and Rhaenyra with their girls, and a cheeky little boy

PS: check out the necklaces

[atonalginger]

Final Hoist the Colors update, A coda

The final two (2) chapters are now live on ao3. They serve as a coda to the story and a set up for what's to come. You find them by clicking the link Here!

and a sneak peek from chapter 9:

“Word along the trade routes continues to be that both factions keep selling the implosion of the Crimson Fleet as a boon to the settled systems when in fact things have gotten worse,” Daiyu looked around the table, “when we were fully operational things could get rowdy but ship captains knew how to respond. Now it’s like the number of spacers quadrupled and with Bayu gone the problems will get worse. It was rough enough this time round that I had to skip a system after we got word of a ‘toll’ near the planet. UC isn’t doing anything to fix it; too far out for them to care.”

“We knew this would happen,” Jazz fidgeted with a small multi-tool, “I thought we agreed to let it fester while we rebuilt our foundation?”

“That was the plan until Benny had to go poking his nose where it didn’t belong,” Del sat back in his chair, the base of it squeaking with his movement, “we could let things fester because the Syndicate served as a buffer, keeping the worst dregs from reaching parts of civilization while the rangers and UC pelotudos nabbed the others.”

“Still fail to see how it’s now our problem,” Jazz shrugged, “we aren’t the law. They’re the ones responsible with protecting people. If they can’t do that then that’s a them problem.”

“It’s our problem because it’s affecting our bottom line,” Daiyu leaned forward, “missed stops means missed credits. It means we don’t get the parts and supplies we need. Means we can’t fix our broken ships, pay our tired crews, can’t keep our makeshift bar stocked. Our people have stayed so far because they believe in our goals but if things keep getting worse we will bleed bodies and everything we’re building toward falls to shit.”

“Well said,” Del stretched his back, a couple audible cracks sounding before he settled back into his seat, “Plus we have an agreement with the Rock, off the books of course, that keeps them off our asses. That agreement stipulated that we clean up our messes and not make their jobs more difficult. For the past year that has meant hunting down stragglers but with Bayu dead our targets have shifted.”

“Still can’t believe we took that deal,” Shinya mumbled.