AUs

What are the systems that have Jupiters and Saturns beyond four or five AUs astronomical units, or the distance from the sun to the Earth?

First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

I personally have always been a * huge* sucker for AUs as well.

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What are the systems that have Jupiters and Saturns beyond four or five AUs astronomical units, or the distance from the sun to the Earth?

First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

So I'm just talking about what about this fandom made AUs suddenly readable to me.

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010

My point is, in these fandoms, AUs are just as good as non-AUs - and they are more likely to be long and detailed and plotty, which is a good thing for me.

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010

What are the elements that make a fandom great for AUs?

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010

Popslash and bandom and J2 and Lotrips and AIRPS all count for this; I can't read RPF involving living people, because I am tragically allergic to celebrities, but I bet these fandoms are FILLED with great AUs.

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010

Before I got into my current fandom, I could not understand the appeal of AUs.

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010

I'm not sure that would be the same for any setting with those particular characters, but a lot of their situation is very essential to them, so the variety of believable AUs is at least limited.

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010

But AUs often give me that feeling: if you like these characters so much, why are you putting them in weird scenarios where they're so far removed from what made you fond of them in the first place?

TFV and me (mostly TFV) on fannish AUs hradzka 2010