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Inspiration for AUs and Headcanons
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.
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.
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My "Rebuilding the Table" stories in the Kingsman fandom were based on the end of the first movie and extrapolating, so while I consider them an AU, it's at least partially due to the second movie jossing my very logical assumptions. ;-)
"The Great War" on the other hand was an AU in the same fandom from the beginning. There was a prompt at Dressing Room Three and it sparked a little "Hmmm" and everything went from there. I love getting random prompts and occasionally hang around the fringes of prompt communities to pick up ideas (which I credit). It's one of the reasons I adore writing for Yuletide. Prompts let me latch onto something and then swing free in my imagination.
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So, what about headcanons? Do you stay within or deviate from the source material?
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Still, one of the best comments I've gotten was "headcanon accepted!" It's nice to know that others can see my point.