lol I can tell you, the AU bug bites. It’s hard to go back, at least for me, when there are so many possibilities.
Yeah, I can definitely see that. I’m just generally so fascinated with the characters in their canon situations, and the various ways those might evolve, that I just keep spinning those tales.
The fact is, I don’t know where my ideas come from. Nor does any writer. The only real answer is to drink way too much coffee and buy yourself a desk that doesn’t collapse when you beat your head against it.
I have never done this. The closest I cam was a drabble for a 00q challenge that I set in a cafe, but it’s not AU…it’s just Bond and q having a discussion (it isn’t going well) in a cafe.
Actually, other than the inherent unreality of smashing Zach’s and Chris’ faces together, I’ve never written any AU. Everything is canonish. And I honestly don’t read many (though @suedescripture‘s Blind Dating and Princesses are notable exceptions, as well as that naked yoga one on LJ).
If I were to do a coffee shop AU with Pinto, I’d probably set it at a college. Zach is the new, young, hot Drama professor who frequents a cafe near campus every night to work on grading and setting classwork for the next day. Chris is a broke English Major who reads constantly between making espressos and can be completely disinterested in taking orders if he has an essay due. But he’s very charming nonetheless. And when Zach decides to have his students perform an adaptation of Chris’ favorite book, well, a few consults wouldn’t go amiss, would they?
Hmm. You know I’ve never really done that. The closest is probably Assumptions, where Zach accidentally observes Chris having sex with a guy, and it totally turns everything he thought he knew about Chris on its ear. But Chris isn’t really in a relationship with that guy, so I’m not sure it counts.
If I did that in Pinto, I’d probably go back to early Trek days for the setting and have the cast discover that they weren’t always just running lines together. If I did it for 00q, Eve would definitely be the one to discover them, and be outraged that they’d managed to hide it for so long from her, because she’s observant, dammit! If I did it for spirk…well, poor Bones. That’s all there is to say about that. And a severely incomplete away mission log…
I want to reread the ENTIRE series now that its done, just so you know if it takes me (and maybe others) awhile to comment on the newest parts! ILU and Bleary!Verse! <3
Aw Suede! You’ve made me so happy! Yes, several people have said that either they had started over or they will, which was part of why I decided to do a retrospective of picspiration… some of these are canon that never made the fic, mixed in with things I embedded or used in mood boards. But it is fun for me to look back to the beginning again as well. Hopefully it will all hold up for you on another reading.
And just so you know, I recently reread all of Blind Dating. Love those boys, and you. <3<3
Think about how satisfied and less frustrated you’ll feel when you see your words written down.
Yes, I think now that I’ve thought my way out of the corner (with a great suggestion from my awesome beta @seepunkrun) it will be easier to motivate. Thanks for the support!
Eh I’d say option one. Much as I always want more bleary, you can always just write a one-off sequel someday of you want to. Why beat your head against a wall when the fic is already finished and awesome?
Well, I appreciate the out, but I think I’m okay now. This is part of their story, part of my headcanon for them, and me knowing it and all of you not is somehow unsatisfying to me. I got the help I needed last night to get it on track, and it really won’t take that much rewriting, just tweaking a few scenes and getting a much more satisfying end.
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