#a story can be full of cliches and topes and still be fun

[teecupangel]

Just thought of this story idea. AltDes modern-zombie apocalypse-soulmate-a/b/o AU where Altair, Ezio and Ratonhnaké:ton are surviving together and they find Desmond purely by accident when looking for supplies because he went and got himself trapped in a bear trap. And by trapped, I mean he tripped and fell shoulder first onto the bear trap and is incapable of freeing himself. And decided his life is fucked enough he was planning on just dying there. And two days later Altair shows up. #tropes

Does that #tropes mean you want to add as many tropes to this one as possible because I’m game.

Alright…

Let’s see how many a/b/o and zombie apocalypse tropes we can add to this one:

Of course, since this is meant to be a/b/o, the reason why Altaïr was able to find him is because Desmond’s heat was starting and his body reacted to it.

They have heat sex… after Altaïr helps Desmond get out of the bear trap, of course. I guess we can have a bit of frottage and groping while Desmond is stuck in a bear rap. But any other sexual acts must be done after Desmond’s wound gets bandaged.

This gives us an excuse for an “I told you to strip because I need to see the wound but you thought I wanted to see you naked… which I also want to see.” scene.

Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton finally caught up to them and they decide to provide security while the two are busy ‘riding’ Desmond’s heat. A short POV of them could be used to add in the following tropes:

Obligatory tragic backstory before the zombie apocalypse

A brief overview of the kind of zombie we’re dealing with (slow or fast? Can see or relies on hearing? Only humans or will there be zombie animals?)

Heat sex would include… well… lots of sex and other heat related sex tags

Of course, they realized that the reason why Altaïr lost his composure with Desmond’s heat is because, surprise surprise, they’re mated pairs (aka the a/b/o equivalent of soulmates).

The trope-est setup we can do is make this a road trip and, say, Desmond was trying to get to the Farm because he believes that, if anyone could survive a zombie apocalypse, it would be the goddamn Farm. Altaïr is game because it’s what his mate wants. Oh, and also, they have heard of the Farm before and the rumor does suggest that it’s a safe haven but no one knows the location so they’re definitely interested.

They absolutely have someone they only have contact with thru their radio who provides them with information. This could be Edward or maybe Clay.

Another possible trope: the dude with the radio playing tunes and giving updates (this could be Edward, Clay or even Shaun/Rebecca)

The remains of the government/military are assholes because that’s the law of zombie apocalypse (and any dystopian apocalypse in general). These guys can be the Templar characters.

Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton act as protective brother figures toward Desmond (and they act like brothers with Altaïr as well) with Ezio being the cool flirty older brother type and Ratonhnhaké:ton being the quiet but reliable younger brother type.

There will a shopping montage, ofc, and that’s a staple in zombie apocalypse stories.

In this shopping montage, Desmond gets a pregnancy test and, surprise surprise, he’s pregnant.

Since we’re going for as many tropes as possible, the third act will be a separation brought by a horde of zombies. Bonus points if one of them is presumed to be dead.

The reunion will, of course, happen on the Farm.

Now, the cliche sad story would be that the Farm is abandoned BUT it can be fortified easily to give a sense of hope. The cliche happy story would be that the Farm is filled with people who help our main characters. (The latter would give us an excuse for someone to punch Bill… or, you know, Bill could be one of the zombies that will be killed during the separation sequence)

The epilogue will have their kid being cute and adorable. For more tropes (babies ever after), end the story by saying that they’re expecting another child already.

Here's another zombie apocalypse AU idea that's more along the line of "Desmond is immune because he's the universe's favorite chewtoy"