if youโre struggling for AU ideas take aย look-seeย at this list iย wrote for my friend who dubbed it โbetter than the 10 commandments"ย
1)ย ย ย ย ย Coffee shop AU
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย Barista and person who has a ridiculous coffee order
ii)ย ย ย ย ย Iโm worried about your coffee dependency
iii)ย ย ย ย you accidentally poured boiling hot coffee over me so youโre responsible for taking me to A&E
iv)ย ย ย ย you give me a different fake name every time you come into starbucks and I just want to know your real name bc ur cute but here I am scrawling โbatmanโ onto your stupid cappuccino
2)ย ย ย ย ย Flower shop AU
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย You buy a weird amount of flowers and Iโm concerned as to why
ii)ย ย ย ย ย Iโm allergic to flowers but I work in a flower shop โ youโre a customer whoโs very confused as to why Iโd do that
iii)ย ย ย ย (this is also a good way to incorporate flower meanings eg, buying certain colours/types for person to represent feelings etc.)
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย Youโre overdue on this book and I want it so Iโm tracking u the fuck down
ii)ย ย ย ย ย I work in the library and Iโm a little concerned for your health bc you never stop studying
iii)ย ย ย ย The libraryโs pretty empty save for you and me and OH that couple making out loudly in the shelves somewhere
4)ย ย ย ย ย Awful first time meeting
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย I accidentally punched you in the face when I was too overexcited about something
ii)ย ย ย ย ย I thought you were my friend whoโs just done something awful to me (read: cut my hair while I slept, dyed all of my clothes pink, etc. etc.) because you look similar from behind so I stormed up to you and shoved you from behind while calling you an asshole
iii)ย ย ย ย You get the gist to this one
iv)ย ย ย ย Oooh when you told me your name I thought you were joking because itโs fucking awful and I made a joke about it and things got awkward real fucking fast (perfect for a Hannibal au just saying)
5)ย ย ย ย ย Weird places to meet/awkward meetings in general
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย We live in the same block of flats but havenโt ever talked and Sunday morning we were both doing the walk of shame and had to stand in the lift together
ii)ย ย ย ย ย โokay I know that being in the woods at 2am is a weird thing to be doing but my friend called me and- wait, why are you in the woods at 2am, fuck Iโm going to die arenโt I?โ
iii)ย ย ย ย A personal favourite of mine โ first day at a new job and oh fuck my boss is the person I drunkenly hooked up with last weekend/night
iv)ย ย ย ย We keep accidentally running into each other Iโm not a stalker I swear
v)ย ย ย ย ย You live across from me in our apartments and we smile when we see each other but we donโt really know each other and oh youโre the stripper at my friendโs stag do/hen night fuck this is really uncomfortable
vi)ย ย ย ย โMy showerโs broken but Iโve got a date tonight could I possibly use your shower please?โย โOh sure (neighbour that Iโve been crushing on for the past six months) of courseย you can use my shower to get ready for your date (fuck fuck fuck)โ
6)ย ย ย ย ย Friends to romance โ pining and all that wonderful shit
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย Youโve got a date tonight and you asked for advice on what to wear but Iโm so in love with you and damn you look good in the outfit I picked out for you
ii)ย ย ย ย ย I really like you but youโre my best friendโs ex
iii)ย ย ย ย Youโve liked me for ages and were really obvious about it and I didnโt like all the attention but now youโre over me I really miss it and fuck I think I like you too?
iv)ย ย ย ย Somewhere along the way of getting into bar fights together, staying up all night with movie marathons, other friendship things, Iโve fallen in love with you but oh my god this could ruin EVERYTHING
v)ย ย ย ย ย Friends with benefits oh wait I like you
7)ย ย ย ย ย FAKE DATING HOLY SHIT I LIVE FOR THIS
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย Itโs my highschool reunion and I need a hot date so I can rub it in the faces of the people who hated me
ii)ย ย ย ย ย My homophobic parents are coming to visit will you pretend to date me as an extra โfuck youโ?
iii)ย ย ย ย Thereโs a person who wonโt stop bugging me will you pretend to be my partner so that theyโll fuck off?
iv)ย ย ย ย I told my sister I have a boyfriend so sheโd stop trying to set me up with people but now sheโs coming to visit and Iโm in too deep I need a fake boyf ASAP
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย The first words your true love(s) will say to you are tattooed on you and why the fuck are their first words something really ridiculous like โIโll pay you a tenner to punch me in the faceโ or โquick whatโs your favourite animalโ or โfucking shit hell holy fuck wow oh my god jesus h Christ fuck meโ etc. or even worse a really ridiculous song lyric like ย the opening lines of uptown funk or a high school musical song or smthing did you have to serenade me the first time you saw me asshole?
ii)ย ย ย ย ย You get an โimpressionโ of your soulmate when you turn 18 or something but all I got was a strong smell of bananas or an overwhelming feeling that Thatcher was a good prime minister or an image in my mind of a fucking unicorn
iii)ย ย ย ย The more ridiculous the better actually
iv)ย ย ย ย Something like whenever your soulmate sings a duet you canโt help but join in and my fucking soulmate is in a goddamn band but I canโt sing for shit
v)ย ย ย ย ย Or maybe something like soulmates always sneeze at the same time and I cant be sure but me and this kid in my French class just sneezed at the same time are we soulmates or was it a coincidence (proceed w character trying to make themselves sneeze around said person to see whatโs what)
9)ย ย ย ย ย Alternate universes for real
ii)ย ย ย ย ย Siren and asexual pirate who doesnโt understand why all his crew are losing their shit that person has a nice voice sure but what the fuck is happening
iv)ย ย ย ย We live in a world where the greek gods are real and you went and got yourself cursed and now I have to go on a fucking quest to sort this shit out why do I love you again?
v)ย ย ย ย ย Pacific rim au (either theyโre drift compatible or one of them is a ranger and the other stresses constantly bc what if they die yes I have read a fic like this no I didnโt come up with this one but itโs fucking good) (also if you havenโt seen that film go watch it now)
vi)ย ย ย ย Literally any movie or book universe you like tbh just go for it
10)ย ย Other aus that I like
i)ย ย ย ย ย ย I wanted to go on the ferris wheel but there has to be two people to a cart come on random person letโs go oh wait are we stuck at the top? Fuck
ii)ย ย ย ย ย We work in the same office and you have a goddamn squeaky chair and you wONT FUCKING STOP SQUEAKING IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT ANNOYS ME
iii)ย ย ย ย Our mutual friend set us up on a blind date and I thought Iโd hate it but youโre actuallyโฆ kind of funny? But because I expected to hate it in no way am I going to let you change my mind just because youโre gorgeous and funny and intelligent oh no my friend is not winning this
iv)ย ย ย ย It started to snow and Iโm the only one of our friends who would go outside with you โ I soon found out why none of the others would go out in the snow with you (this works best if theyโre new friends who donโt know each other all that well) when you shoved a handful of snow down my back and declared snow war
v)ย ย ย ย ย Itโs nowhere near Christmas itโs literally still November would you calm down about Christmas wait no why are you getting the tree out no stop please stop (if you do this pre-relationship you can have the grouchy one secretly finding the otherโs excitement endearing and falling in love with them actually that works for established relationship too)
vi)ย ย ย ย Current partner got a new job in America (or other country far away) and weโre getting by on skype calls and emails but itโs not easy and then I met someone new (can be poly or can be finding the OTP person)
vii)ย ย You want us both to get in shape and I hate working out/running but your ass looks really good in shorts oh the things I do for my friends and their nice asses
viii)ย Carrying on from 10.vii. youโve caught me checking you out in what I thought was a subtle way too many times and now youโre calling me out on it what do I do???
ix)ย ย ย ย Youโre an actor/other famous person that I really admire and I just saw you in the street and as I was debating whether or not to say hi you came up to me and started flirting what do I do??
x)ย ย ย ย ย You were waving at your friend behind me but I got confused and waved back at you and now Iโm dying of embarrassment but you think itโs cute
xi)ย ย ย ย I sat down in the wrong class and Iโm panicking but donโt want to get up and leave because the class has started and you think itโs hilarious and shut up you dumb fuck you donโt know me aahhh
xii)ย ย Iโm a waiter at this wedding and youโre a drunk guest who will not stop hitting on me please Iโm trying to work no I canโt dance with you omg let me find you some water
xiii)ย Our best friends are that awful โcuteโ couple that make-out in public and call each other โsweetieโ and โsugarโ and โbabeโ and god theyโre awful letโs talk about how awful they are โ develops into โshit weโre the awful couple nowโ
xiv)ย You pissed me off in class so I threw a book at your head and now Iโm in detention and jesus fuck I hate you so much and the teacher made me apologise and wait youโre cuter up close and the way you talk is kind of nice actually oh fuck no
Okay I could go on forever but this is over 1,500 words of auing already I have too many ideas christ
send me some to @theskyis-foreverย with a pairing for me to write :)
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