Snowflake Challenge #3

Challenge #3

In your own space, put some favorite characters into an AU, fuse some favorite canons together, talk about your favorite AU/fusion tropes, or tell us why AU/fusions aren’t your cup of tea. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I don't typically like AUs or fusions. I don't get the appeal of coffee shop AUs or most other popular ones. Adding or subtracting superpowers or paranormal powers tends to undermine the themes of the original canon. They feel like scooping characters out of the context that makes them those characters. Whatever the appeal is, it's lost on me.

However, I did just post on how Leverage and Queer Eye are basically the same show: 5 people swoop in, each with a defined role, fix someone's life, jarring product placement, one has fantastic long hair, etc. Both shows even had highly successful revivals!

Also, I am gathering notes for a Leverage by Gaslight AU. Both the start of the steam travel era and the start of the information age had similar things going on vibe wise. The reach of Grifters flourished. Thieves could city hop. The start of high speed communications with telegraphs meant early hacking. The first known instance of the The Wire Scam was done with mirrors in about that era... It is very much a back burner project right now that I don't start to write until I've got other projects done. I need to finish The Other Train Job and The Love Letter Job fics first, and that will take me a while.