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bakerstreet2013-08-21 07:40 pm
luft) wrote in bakerstreet2013-08-21 07:40 pm
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the alternate universe meme.
The Alternate Universe Meme
How To Play
1. Post with Your Character, name and canon in the subject line.
2. Feel free to mention which AUs you’re willing or not willing to play in the body of the comment.
3. Tag by rolling for an Alternate Universe setting using rng.
4. Or Tag by picking whatever AU you’d like to play in most.
5. Have fun!
Alternate Universes
i - All Human: In an All Human AU, characters who are canonically vampires, werewolves or superheroes, are now humans, with corresponding changes to their backstories.
ii - Apocalypse: A portmanteau of "apocalypse fic", apocafic is fiction set during or after some sort of apocalypse, or end of the world. Some canons carry a built-in apocalypse against which the protagonists are fighting: in apocafic, they lose. For example, apocafic in Stargate and X-Files is usually set after the alien occupation; Supernatural apocafic is set on a demon-controlled Earth.
iii - Band: An alternate universe in which the characters are members in, or form a band. Often, the instruments they plan and their roles in the band are analogous to their canon identities. For example, Tony Stark might be cast as the fame-hungry lead singer who is also a musical genius, or River Tam might be a classically trained pianist who, after a terrible experience at Julliard, writes songs for Mal Reynold's grunge rock band, Serenity.
iv - Circus: Circus AUs are a popular trope in fanfic and sometimes fanart. Using a circus as a setting means introducing the characters to each other in a close-knit community. That can help break down barriers between them and make them bond together against the outside world which may not understand them as well as the other characters do. It also brings a sense of adventure and the idea that this world may have different rules and everything is possible. A circus can also be a good place for characters to go undercover and meet the love of their lives.
v - Coffee Shop: The Barista AU (or coffeeshop AU, or the closely related bakery AU) is a popular fanfiction trope in LiveJournal fandoms. In most cases, one half of the main pairing is the barista and the other is or becomes their favorite customer; in some stories the whole cast works at a coffee shop. This trope is especially popular in fandoms where one character is very attached to coffee, either in canon or in fanon, or is frequently stressed.
vi - College/High School: College Fic is a popular genre of fanfic (less often a genre of fanart) that places characters together in college or another secondary institution such as the Starfleet Academy in Star Trek fic (then called "Academy Fic"). This can be canon stories, for example backstory if characters have or could have met during college, or College AUs, similar to High School AUs. In science fiction, historical or fantasy fandoms the present day College AU is a popular subgenre of the Modern AU that puts fantastic or historical characters in more mundane everyday settings.
vii - Cop/Detective: An alternate universe in which the characters are cast as cops or investigators of some kind. Often, the canon villain is also cast as the villain in the story. This might be set in modern times, or in a noir-like environment, complete with gangsters and femme fatales.
viii - Daemons: His Dark Materials is a fantasy trilogy by Philip Pullman. The trilogy consists of The Golden Compass (1995; published in the UK as Northern Lights), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). There are currently two companion novellas: Lyra's Oxford (2003) and Once Upon A Time In The North (2008). A movie adaptation of the first book was released in theatres in late 2007. Humans have their souls living outside their body in the form of an animal companion. Males have female souls and females have male souls. The animals often correspond to the character’s personality.
ix - Fantasy: An alternate universe populated with fantastical characters like elves, dwarves, unicorns, sorcerers, and dragons. Canon characters might be cast as analogous races (e.g. Clint Barton or Katniss Everdeen as elf archers) or they might be humans in a fantastical setting. Characters also might be able to secretly shape-shift into another form, like a dragon, and therefore is related closely to were/vampire/supernatural AUs.
x - Historical: A historical AU is a fanwork which moves characters into a different historical period than their canon setting. Typically this involves taking "contemporary" characters (from the late 20th Century or 21st Century) and putting them in an earlier historical period (such as the 19th Century or before). Popular settings for historical AUs include: Pirates, America's Old West, Britain's Regency period, Ancient Rome, a vague facsimile of medieval England such as Robin Hood, and many others.
xi - Hooker/Porn/Stripper: Hookerfic is a type of fanfic where one or more of the characters is a sex worker. There are many different types of hookerfic, ranging from more realistic depictions to the more common Pretty Woman-type fantasy of a hooker with a heart of gold, rescued from life on the streets by a client. Sex work of all kinds is portrayed—brothels, escorts, street prostitution, "call-girls" as well as strippers and go-go boys.
xii - Magic: Magic AUs are alternate universe fanworks that incorporate magic in fandoms where there is no magic present in canon. (Or in some cases, fanworks that make a canon with magic more magical.) They differ from Elf AUs in that there may be magic without any elves showing up, and are opposites of All Human and Mundane AUs.
xiii - Neighbors/Roomates: An alternate universe where the canon characters live next-door to one another, or in the same apartment building or complex, or in the same apartment. Often, this is also an all-human AU, if the canon characters are powered in some way. The forced proximity is usually used to create romantic tension between characters.
xiv - Space/Sci-Fi: A space AU is an alternate universe where a source set on Earth is transported into space; works are often referred to as "[Fandom] in SPAAAAAAAAACE!" The trope can be a form of crackfic, but often includes surprisingly serious reinterpretations of the most earthbound of sources, particularly historical fiction written or set before space exploration. Cyberpunk trappings such as robots, cyborgs and AIs are often included.
xv - Steampunk: Steampunk was originally a term for a sub-genre of speculative fiction that imitated 19th Century "scientific romances" like the work of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Later, the term was applied to a general aesthetic involving styles that would be "futuristic" from the perspective of the 19th Century. Steampunk appears in fanworks as both a genre and an aesthetic. There are some fandoms for which the canon is steampunk(-ish), e.g. The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, but more often it is found as steampunk alternate universe.
xvi - Western: The Western is a genre of fiction set in the later half of the 19th century in the Western part of North America, especially the United States, but also Canada and Mexico. Sometimes also included in the genre are stories about Western-type characters and plots in other settings, e.g. "Space Westerns" (in science fiction settings) and Contemporary Westerns (set in the western part of contemporary North America).
xvii - Were/Vamp/Supernatural: A reversal of the All-Human, in these fics characters who are normally human are now supernatural creatures of some kind the most common being werewolves or vampires.
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...Mmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I know for sure it would be more boring if you followed the rules all the time, even if it would mean less body count of innocents.
[That was supposed to be teasing, somewhat. But she couldn't get enough so she sucked that spot on the blueblood's neck. Fair was fair, right?
...What is she even thinking?]
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she runs her tongue over the rim of Terezi's ear, mimicking her sister's schtick, tries but fails to hold back a moan at Terezi teasing her neck, reaches up to run a hand distractedly through Terezi's short hair. ]
Justice is a bulgekill! Who cares about bodies? The only one I'm interested in is right here.
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I don't agree that justice is a bulgekill. It's a lot of things for me, even a turn-on. Like how you are crazy about what you do, right?
[But she agrees about the bodies thing, oh yes, she so does, that is why she is still on top of Vriska right now. And why she has moved her head a little too so she can lean in, so her lips could meet Vriska's.
Not that she would openly say she'd agree though.]
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[ specifically, about Terezi's hands on her chest. she inhales sharply, but luckily her groan was stifled by the sudden kiss--it takes her by surprise at first, but then her lips stretch back into her characteristic spider's smirk as she twines her fingers deeper into Terezi's hair to pull her closer and deepen it.
can't say she minds this at all. ]
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[Terezi certainly allows Vriska to do just that, as she nibbles a little on the girl's bottom lip, before prodding at her lips with her own tongue, intending to push in past those cerulean lips.
Her hands moved down a little, near the edge of Vriska's shirt all the while.]
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You make it a habit of biting people's tongues when they try to give you a good kiss, Serket?
[She moves back in not exactly to kiss again just yet, those hands sliding up a little to touch the skin underneath Vriska's shirt.]
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[ running her tongue over her own fangs with a lazy smirk, only slightly disappointed, but trying not to show it. but she arches under Terezi's touch, pinches the hem of her own shirt to lift cheekily up and bare a bit more midriff. you know you want this, sis. ]
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[That's not even a word but Terezi doesn't even care, and then Vriska is just doing this all to make herself look even more attractive than she already is. A thought she didn't catch in time and happens to be glad that Vriska can't read her mind.
Although now with more of Vriska's middle exposed she gives a grin and moves down to press her lips against her stomach, nipping and sucking on the skin all the same. Yeah, she definitely wants this, absolutely, even though she would say she was 'doing her job' the surprise had been completely up to her.]
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[ manipul8tion was her thing, but it really was too bad it didn't extend to mind reading, just control. she arches back against the pillows, pinching Terezi's brastrap between her fingers--it was tempting to just pull it off, but Vriska was still entirely too clothed right now.
it was also tempting to fix that, but she thought she'd let her sister solve that problem for her. ]
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One of the many things you're guilty for. I see you're enjoying this, Serket.
[Speaking of fixing problems and taking off clothes, this is why Terezi shifts and starts to lift Vriska's shirt off now.]
So, why did you choose me?
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You must be seeeeeeeeing things. I'm just getting a kick out of the private show... or demonstration, more like.
And you even have to ask why?
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Although I know you're going to say it was to try to embarrass me or something. Or an answer filled with bravado.
[Oh yes, more skin of Vriska shown at least. She considers going for the bra instantly, but only nervousness is stopping her from doing any of that too quickly.]
I see you've also kind of grown. But you still act like you were when you were six sweeps!
[Terezi just decides kiss more of Vriska now, up close to where her bra was, with some licking because why not, while one of her hands goes down to her jeans. But then she just waits on that, because, reasons.]
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[ trying not to pant under Terezi's kisses, even as her head feels slightly hazy with desire. fine, she'll try what Terezi is too chicken to do, and slides a hand daringly under the cup of her bra, pinching her nipple between her fingers. ]
Don't tell me you have a problem with how I act. I'll keep my answer to myself, thanks.
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[She's not expecting that--at first Terezi tells herself that it's too still early enough for her to still back out. Her face feels a bit more flushed now, her breath painfully obvious heavier and her head feels clouded enough for her to unzip Vriska's pants.]
Your welcome, Vriska. You're still easy to tease about the whole thing, you know.
[Another pause.]
Are you alright with this? All of this?
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[ more than a little cerulean in the face herself, but she tries to smile cockily even as she wriggles her hips, slides her hand further up to lift Terezi's bra and expose her breast. Vriska acts first and thinks later. and right now thinking is hard, and acting is far too tempting. ]
That's a trick question, by the way. Spoiler alert.
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[She's distracted as well as distracted-sounding enough (complete with the gasp that came before that as almost all of her is technically exposed) as she pulls down Vriska's pants. Then she realizes what she said and how the question was phrased. Then she also simultaneously realizes she doesn't care too much, especially as her hand goes to cup her by her clothed crotch for a grope.]
I never would have guessed! Especially since you're asking a blind girl a question like that. But I'll take that as you're okay. With all of this. Unless you aren't.
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[ she grinds against Terezi's hand, breath coming in fast and shallow, trying to wriggle out of the rest of her jeans even as she toys with Terezi's exposed nipples, pinching one between thumb and forefinger. those gasps were really messing with her. ]
I'm not going to be okay with this if you don't take off my bra right now.
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[She is gasping and panting now, her excitement becoming a little more than obvious, and her other hand helps Vriska get herself out of those jeans.]
Maybe I'll just allow you to keep your bra on just because.
[A tease of course as that hand rises to lift off Vriska's bra, giving a quick, appreciative squeeze. But not for too long, as her other hand is still working, moving between the other troll's legs.]
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[ but her voice is more play-annoyed than it is genuinely. it might be pretty boring if she could just boss her sister into doing whatever she wanted, after all. she rubs up against Terezi's hands with a muffled moan, slides her own thigh up between Terezi's to try to reciproc8 as best she could, though it's clumsy with need. ]
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[She can totally tell it was playful, just as much as hers was. The other almost completely naked underneath her. This was much more arousing than hanging around anyone else and getting just a little scandalous. She's now totally throwing herself into the moment as her own body is trying to press down against that thigh of hers, and her hands giving more concurrent gropes. The one hand teasingly sliding a finger against an exposed nipple.]
Nnn...
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[ but she slides her leg between Terezi's in an unsteady rhythm, free hand dropping down to her hip even as she gropes back, slightly shakily as Terezi does the same to her. when did she get so good at this... experience at her job, huh. the thought is strangely annoying, enough to make her nip again at Terezi's ear, slightly more sharply than she did before. ]
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[Oh yes, certainly experienced, even if Terezi herself didn't find it all too much of a good thing to be at least in this area. She just found it something as a required thing as a result of working here for so long.
When she nips harder at her ear, she hisses a little as the pleasant haze of pleasure comes through with a small prickle of pain. She continues her administrations as so, squeezing that nipple she had caught under her finger, between her fingers now.]
Vriska...ah... do you want your boxers still on? You have eight seconds to answer before I rip them off.
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[ she grinds down slightly against Terezi's knee--not really helping in removing, but more for emphasis than anything. for once, 8 seconds might even be too long. and maybe the bite was sharper than she'd intended, but she tempers it with a swipe of her tongue along Terezi's ear, breaking it with a slight gasp at the rougher touch of her fingertips. ]
Come at me, Pyrope.
hereeee we goo oop
[Yes, clearly the best comeback of the century. Everyone, give her a round of applause. She is grinning though, and pulls away, so she can effectively pull down Vriska's boxers.
A tiny voice in her head asks her how she even managed to get this far, with how hard and fast she can feel her own heart pounding. She doesn't reply to the other comment now, making her move to 'come at' Vriska quite literally as her fingers sort of just. Slip right between the cerulean troll's legs, to touch her teasingly right there.]
\o/
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