#tbh if Showtime wasn't so incredibly relevant to this AU's plot I would let Pomni/Caine ships be possible

[tadc-harlequin-au]

I don’t know why but I want a “ribbun” I know the chemistry is very much not there but the idea of gangle having a crush and with too much of being near Jax formed it

Well, the Harlequin AU diverges from canon a lot

And in this AU, Jax has a character development arc that starts all because of Gangle, giving opportunity to shine for Ribbun shippers looking for possible Harlequin!Ribbun content without it being incredibly toxic and damaging

This AU in general, while it would stay mostly as just a found-family-friend-group canonically, still opens the possibility of romantically shipping whatever you like because there'd be an abundant amount of interactions within the group. The only exception, being Showtime, as it plays a major role in the story and already has a linear planned storyline relevant to the overarching plot.

But that doesn't mean you can't have your usual Pomni or Caine ships here like FunnyBunny or RoyalTeeth platonically, though I am getting off track

For example, Bunnydoll. In the Harlequin AU, Ragatha is very much constantly annoyed with Jax and loses her carefully-crafted, calm lady-like persona around him because he lives for her reactions. Though that starts to change from annoyance, to amusement; even joining in on the chaos as the story progresses on.

Or Abstragedy; where in this AU, Z is a closed off Puppet who doesn't seem to care about anything in the slightest, except Gangle can see through this giant Puppet's apathetic mask. So Gangle slowly earns Z's trust, enough for Z to open up and be more like themselves around her.

As I've said before, I want the cast to form a healthy relationship here even with their horrible upbringings BECAUSE this is an AU that strives for the best possible outcome for everyone (I do not care shut the fuck up this is MY AU I get to choose the CANON ending); and so I chose relationship dynamics that start off not exactly as healthy, but massively improves overtime and also sticks to the personalities I've assigned to each one (as well as becoming better versions of their prior selves).

Point is, ship what you ship. This AU, rest assured, will provide an open window for you to jump in and grab whatever ship you'll like, give it a ton of content for you to run with it. All in equal terms, except Showtime because that's the main part of the show HAHA