Inspiration for AUs and Headcanons

[fleurviolette]

 Where do you find inspiration for an AU or a headcanon?

Maybe it could be from an elaborate plot of a book, movie, or even tv? Or maybe the inspiration comes from a youtube video of someone eating an entire menu in a moving truck?

I'm just curious to find out, because sometimes inspiration can be found somewhere unexpected. 

Comments

[silveradept]

Often times, there's a bit where I go "Oh, WTF?" in canon. Or, I realize that I'm going to have to answer that question without ever actually getting the official one. And, occasionally, because I have ideas that crash together and refuse to go away.

More often than not, though, you'll see the headcanons and AUs start appearing because the secondary characters are off-screen enough that you can start speculating about what they're doing and what they're interested in. And that causes all sorts of fun.

[fleurviolette]

Sometimes headcanons can clash with canon, but then there's always the canon divergent au route.

Yes, at least that part gets the creative juices flowing, just to see where it goes.