[ SECRET POST #3622 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3622 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think an AU needs to be realistic in the sense of "Would the canon version of the character realy do something like this?" You're starting from the premise that the character would go to grad school or open a restaurant or become a rock star or join a religious order or become a space marine, despite showing no canon interest in academics or food or music or religion or whatever. I don't think you need to come up with a justification or backstory for why the character did this, either.

I've read some very good AUs that had characters doing things wildly different things than in canon but still made it feel believable. I think the most important thing is keeping the characters' voice and personality intact as well as their core values.

[soldatsasha]

Yeah, this. The fun of an AU is plucking characters from their setting and seeing what they do in a new one.

Plus, I think some of the appeal is figuring out how a character would get to that point. Like what would make Harry Potter leave the wizarding world and join a muggle grunge band? How does AU Thor Odinson wind up in grad school, and what would he study? Maybe he feels pressured into academia because his parents are both noteworthy scientists (mirroring their canon skills with magic), or he's expected to before he takes over Asgard Inc. from Odin.

[(Anonymous)]

Link those AUs, anon! I'm always up for good AUs.