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My name is Vicky. I'm a nerd-in-training and blog about books, Dick Grayson, and other things. I also draw stuff and write fanfiction occasionally.

[thepromptfoundry]

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!

If you have any questions or musings, check our FAQ, and if you don’t find your answer, shoot me an ask.

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

[theartofdreaming1]

Oooh, I love me a good AU! I'm still wrestling with some nasty artist's block, including an inability to finish any of my WIPs - so maybe it's time to get some external forces involved:

Dear followers/anons, feel free to send me a prompt/AU and I’ll do a doodle/drawing based on it :)

Gladly pair these up with the following fandoms/characters if you wanna:

The Hunger Games/everlark/everdeen sisters

batfam/dickbabs/batcat

the Quarry/lauramax

Northanger Abbey/Henry + Catherine

[wizardnaturalist]

a book should be $5 a little drink should be $2 and museum access should be free and all hours

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

You have became this medieval role, how do you feel about it

you are in the medieval era and you have this role!

How do you feel?

great!! I love this

good!

It's okay

So bad. I hate this

This is similar to my real job!

Results/other

Remaining time: 2 days 8 hours

[soranatus]

The Trinity by Gabriel Picolo

[velvetnightgallery]

Two Men Contemplating the Moon (1830) by Caspar David Friedrich

These two figures are seen from behind so that the viewer may participate in their communion with nature. One has often been identified as Friedrich himself, and the other is Friedrich's disciple August Heinrich (1794–1822). Fascination with the moon ran high among the German Romantics, who regarded the motif as an object of pious contemplation. This is the third version of one of Friedrich’s most famous compositions, the first of which was painted during Heinrich’s lifetime (1819; Albertinum, Dresden) and the second soon after his death (ca. 1824; Nationalgalerie, Berlin).

[hagnanimous]

Me when I read a book by a famous author that’s a modern classic and everyone says it’s really good and then it’s really good

[laced-in-ruin]

My biggest advice for those who want to get into comics, is just DO it. Look up a character who interests you, and start reading any runs they're in. If you like batman, read Year 1, the Long Halloween. Just hop in. There's no right or wrong way to do it. You might be a little confused if you read volume 3 or 4 of a series, but it'll still be READABLE because the comic writers do a great job of leaving authors notes on some pages that include details on where to find the full story of information a character may have just dropped.

I also reccomend watching the dc animated stuff. They often directly base of comics, and give you an idea of some of the characters you might want to look into. Young Justice, Under the Red Hood, Son of Batman, My Adventures with Superman, etc. Those are all great to get into the storytelling style and vibe of characters.

If you're specifically curious about Batfamily (Batman, his robins/kids, etc) i recommend actually reading the Wayne Family Adventures comic on Webtoons, which has also been traditionally published, just to get a basic idea of who all the characters are and from there you can pick some to start with for reading actual canon backstories and lore.

And as always, if you want to know something, Google it. 65% of my time when I was first getting into DC was googling and reading through reddit threads. Never be ashamed for needing to look something up! There are tons of things I still don't know- you probably won't know everything and that's okay!

Always remember- superheros are supposed to be fun, and inspire you to consider your own morals and question authority.

[kitkat5628]

Barbara's Nightwing dolls

Full panels + sources:

Birds of Prey #1 (1999), Batman #569 (1940)

Birds of Prey #18 (1999), Birds of Prey #1 (1999)

Birds of Prey #4 (1999), DC Super Hero Girls: Final Crisis

[theartofdreaming1]

Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight #180

[kitkat5628]

Thank you for adding this!

Also if, from your tags, this is what you're referring to:

Then it should be from Robin #99 (1993)!

[theartofdreaming1]

This is exactly what I was thinking of! Thanks!

[kitkat5628]

Barbara's Nightwing dolls

Full panels + sources:

Birds of Prey #1 (1999), Batman #569 (1940)

Birds of Prey #18 (1999), Birds of Prey #1 (1999)

Birds of Prey #4 (1999), DC Super Hero Girls: Final Crisis

[theartofdreaming1]

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #180

[lost-my-gender-in-the-war]

I love when Bruce is Barbara’s number one fan

[kitkat5628]

As everyone should be.

And yes the queen is the strongest and always right.

[theartofdreaming1]

Batman: Gotham Knights #6

[houseofrozhenko]

Batman being proud of the victim was autopsying for fighting back against her attacker, enough that some of the attacker’s DNA was left behind, allowing Batman to easily bring him to justice

[bowditch]

if you haven't read it, this is Batman Black and White #1 (1996), a story called Perpetual Mourning.

He does the autopsy both to solve the crime and to identify her because she's in the system as a Jane Doe. He does track down and confirm her identity.

Some final page panels:

[stephanisoejono]

happy new year -------------_--------------------

[calamity-aims]

[beartnie]

There’s a quote from Bert where he says he‘s “known big bird since he was a little bird” and the thought of it makes my heart cry so here’s that

[shamebats]

"it's just stress" oh thank god, it's just the silent killer that slowly kills you, perfectly harmless, no need to worry

[naldibutnice]

Faery-Fruit by Nell Brinkley, 1915

[starbuck]

reading and watching “classic” books and films is such an interesting experience because, before you get into them, when you only know them by name and maybe the vaguest plot outline, they’re intimidating and stuffy and up on a pedestal, but then you finally take the leap and check them out and realize that almost every story that’s achieved such a legendary level of popularity did so because something in its emotional core reached out and grabbed a lot of people by the throat and you are NOT immune.

[devincastro]

[tguzz]

I will always reblog this

[bradspace3000]

still remember how revolutionary this ad felt 10 years ago

[annesophiewashere]

excuse me but it still feels revolutionary

[stevviefox]

Keep reblogging until it feels normal everywhere.

[ruffboi-mags]

For context: this came out in 2011 in Australia. Same-sex marriage would not be legalized until December 2017.

It was only legalized in 8 US states (the 8th only a few months before), and wouldn’t be legalized nation-wide until 2015.

It was only legal in TEN COUNTRIES in 2011. We wouldn’t hit 20 countries until 2017. (Australia was 23rd)

As of today (April 14, 2026), I believe only 38 countries have fully legalized same-sex marriage. Out of somewhere around 200 countries in the world. That’s only ~19% of countries.

This is still revolutionary.