The 50 AUs Meme

brighterthanroses:

So I love writing and reading AUs. They’re delicious and multi-faceted, like that latte from your favorite coffee shop. You know, the one you write into all your coffee shop AUs. 

The goal of this meme is to write 50 AU fics. There’s no time limit, no deadline. It might take you a month; it might take you a year. That’s okay—we all write at different paces. The point of this exercise is to get you to A) do some research, B) flex your creative muscles and C) have fun. Write a drabble, write an epic, write something in between. Write for multiple fandoms. Write for a single fandom. It’s up to you.

There are a couple of ground rules.

• Each fic MUST include at least three characters from the source material. They obviously need to be as in character as they can be, so if your OTP doesn’t quite fit the AU, maybe use different characters instead! 
• In order to complete the meme, you have to write a fic for each AU scenario. There might be a couple of free spaces on there for you to do with as you choose (create your own prompt and write for it), but otherwise please only write AUs that are listed. Don’t worry, there’s 50 of them. You’ll find inspiration for at least thirty
• Tag your fic with #50ausmeme so I can read them!

Now, here are the AUs.

1. 1920s au
2. superheroes au
3. group therapy au
4. political drama au
5. free space!
6. college au
7. beyonce fans au
8. retail workers au
9. (real or imagined) ghosts haunting protagonist au
10. pirates au
11. dual-time romance au
12. tombstone, arizona au
13. pantheon/mythology au
14. time loop au
15. scheherazade au
16. roadtrip au
17. sex workers au
18. adventurers au
19. artists au
20. mermaid/selkie au
21. indie record store au
22. fairy tale au
23. scientists au
24. witches au
25. revenge fantasy au
26. high school au
27. criminal masterminds au
28. activists au
29. guardian angels au
30. falling in love with the literal devil au
31. celebrities au
32. free space!
33. senior citizens au
34. woodstock au
35. futuristic au
36. corporate executives au
37. supermodels au
38. country living au
39. international spies au
40. chefs au
41. zombies au
42. lawyers au
43. ancient times au
44. ballet/dancers au
45. haunted house au
46. journalists au
47. domesticity au
48. dystopian society au
49. sharing a cab au
50. free space!