August 2026 is AU-gust here at the Prompt Foundry!
Alternate Universe takes on our favorite stories—be they shows or books we love, or tales of our creation—can be a delightfully fun way to explore what makes those stories tick, what makes those characters who they are, and what in them is important to why we enjoy them.
On the other side of the coin, some settings and scenerios are popular for AUs because there's something special about that environment or situation that really tickles our brains, and it can be fun to figure out how to fit different characters and their contexts into that world.
So let's run through the multiverse and play with some AUs!
Feel free to combine different days’ prompts with each other, or combine them with other events, like last year's March of the Blorbos! Draw, paint, sculpt, sing, write fiction, write poetry, write academic analysis—use your OCs, your favorite characters from media, your own experiences, whatever tickles your fancy.
If you use this list, please tag me here @thepromptfoundry, I’d love to see what you create!
Respond to as many prompts as you want or as interest you, don’t worry about missing or skipping any, or posting your work after the day the prompt is assigned to. Remember, this is supposed to be fun!
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Plain text list below the cut:
1 Coffee Shops
2 Superheroes
3 Genderbent Characters
4 High Schoolers
5 Androids and Robots
6 Steampunk
7 Vampires
8 Werewolves
9 Soulmates
10 Professors and Academics
11 Actors Behind the Scenes
12 Professional Sports
13 Cozy Farm Life
14 Rock Stars
15 Pirates and Sailors
16 Merfolk
17 Elemental Powers
18 Faeries
19 Circus Arts
20 Post-Apocalypse
21 Externalized Souls (Daemons)
22 Libraries and Bookshops
23 Mob Bosses
24 Swords and Sorcery Fantasy
25 Hanahaki Disease
26 Arranged Marriages
27 Starships and Space Travel
28 Catpeople
29 Good Guys Gone Bad
30 Bars and Bartenders
31 Time Travel
It's been a while! I tried drawing Daryl from Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. He looks pretty different from my usual anime style, but I really had fun with it. He's a funny guy!
Inspired by @awlimagines
Do you think matching couples are cute? New DLC Announced for Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
A set of costume DLC that matches you up with your special someone was announced in a new DLC pack for Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar on the Japanese PR page for the series. You can either purchase a full set, matching you with every candidate, or separate sets that match just the boys or girls, depending on your tastes.
Full set, 1000 円, half sets 600 円 each.
So far, these aren't available on Steam or international platforms outside Japan, but will likely appear in the next day or so. This post will be updated accordingly at that time.
The first floor of Daryl’s lab has all the items for it!! I'm still looking for a wallpaper and flooring combo I like. I'll need to figure out a custom design for the trap door too. Next for his house is eventually the basement and Leia.
Illustration for a Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Zine
As a kid I played this so much and the vibes have forever embedded themselves in my soul even though I never figured out how planting worked and survived on fish, mushrooms, and milk.
Trying to capture the hazy winter color palette of the game was a fun challenge!
Vote for Daryl!! He may not be pretty like Eileen (he's adorable) but he has all the standards of a tumblr sexy man!
1. 'Evil' - No one in the valley is really evil but Daryl would fill that the closest. If it isn't for his tirades against Carter (hilarious), then for spying on your child, having beef with your cattle, yelling at Pui, amd trying to catch Mukumuku.
2. Bean Sprout Physique - He limits his food for science! This man isn't eating much unless you're feeding him.
3. Bravado - Tell me someone more animated about their losses and perceived slights. The guy gives you a free seed maker in exchange for some fish. It's not because you're bffs but to spite his colleagues in the city by showing who has the superior product through you.
4. Style - He wears a suit!! It may have seen some better days but it has it's own charm. I think his disheveled appearance and mismatched socks and shoes are cute...
Daryl is hands down one of the best characters in the whole of the HM/SoS franchise as well as most entertaining. We were robbed from him not being a marriage candidate.
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