Dear AU Creator...

[sandy79]

...thank you so much for making anything for me! No matter what it is, I already know that I will love it to the moon (and back)! *hugs*

Table Of Contents

A. General Preferences
B. Captain America (Movies)
C. Marvel Cinematic Universe
D. Agent Carter
E. The Falcon And The Winter Soldier
F. Moon Knight
G. Star Wars Original Trilogy
H. Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
I. Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

General Preferences
most of them fit both fics and fanart, though I have written them for writers

DO NOT WANT

- Non-canonical character death (especially, of course, in the pairings I requested, but also in general) - temporary character death is okay, but the "dead" character should be back with the others in the end (or at least the way back should begin to be paved)

- Funerals (comes from my RL abhorrence for them – too much bad emotion!) – visits to existing gravesites (with or without a heartfelt, one-sided conversation) are okay, though!

- Hurt without comfort

- Super dark!characters (accidental darkness (i.e. a character following another one in a manner that borders on stalking, but stays on the rather humorous side, especially if the followed character notices it early on and decides to play along) is okay, the same goes for using manners that are not exactly only on the good side to reach their goal ;)

- Character or ship bashing (If you can't stand a character/ship, please man up and contact the mods for a change)

- No discussion of real-life politics and the awfulness therein! The same goes for the pandemic and/or the Ukraine crisis, please.

- Rape/non-con (dub-con is okay to a certain degree - if you're not sure, please reach out)

- Breakup fic (you can break them up, but bring them back together in the end)

- Characters being shown as dumb / demoted in their intelligence / reduced to being just a "tool" in someone else's belt.

- No sexual situations with underage characters. Please age them up if you want to create something with them.

- for any A/B/O tags – no characterization of omegas as “birth machines” or demoting them their basic human rights

- When writing characters with a disability (in canon/temporary) – please don’t picture that disability as a handicap (e.g. a blind character that has to completely rely on other people to get the most basic things in live done). A lot of disabled people in RL have adapted and live a wonderful, rich life like any other, so please keep that in mind.

- Another absolute No-Go for me: ANY form of racism, misogyny, discrimination because of sexual orientation, gender, religion or color (not even a trace of it, please!).

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LIKES

Smart characters!
Or (at least) being competent in what they are doing, even when they know there might be consequences (can also be used as a kink!)

Idiots in Love!
Which means for me the characters are pining for each other without knowing the other's true feelings, and usually realize it later on (with or without some helping hands!)

Everybody's Alive!
Most of my fandoms have their share of sad-ending relationships (in any flavor), so if you can give me some happy ending, with nobody dying (as noted above, temporary deaths are okay), and with as much fluff as you can, I'm (more than) good!

Romance Tropes!
I'm pretty much game for almost all of them XD (if written in a good way), but I have kind of a soft spot for the following: friends with benefits (that might evolve into something more serious), slight jealousy/possessiveness (not over the top display, please, but simple gestures/words are okay - as long as both partners can laugh about it afterwards, you're good), Cuddling (works also on the friendship front), Misunderstandings (as long as they are clarified and don't drive a wedge between the characters), Fake Dating (that evolves into real dating), Fake Marriage, A/B/O (in a way that doesn't display omegas as birthing machines only/demotes them to humans with no rights whatsoever), Bed Sharing (both at the beginning of a love relationship or friendship), Meet-Cutes (and Meet-Uglys that get turned around)

AUs!
Don't get me wrong, I love my fandoms just right as they are (in terms of setting/time and all that jazz), but I love reading about the characters in a different time/setting. Favorites include: Space AU, Modern AU (for any fandom that's usually set in an earlier time frame - vice versa for any modern setting fandom), Band AU

Working relationships!
In a way where the characters have managed to have an established relationship while working in the same field (for example cops, or FBI agents), probably despite the misgivings of their bosses, but now they have to live with the "consequences" aka the emotions that threaten to take them over when the other half is in a dangerous situation (and yes, they know each other better, but especially when one of them is known for reckless behavior, they can't help but worry, most of the time to the slight amusement of their colleagues)

Case fics!
Be it within the lines of the established fandom setting or in an AU, a clever written case, with some unexpected twists and turns and some mystery (that isn't too difficult to explain in the end), is very welcomed and enjoyed at this place!

Smut!
As I love to write whenever something like this letter comes up - I'm a big girl, so don't hesitate to go as smutty as you are comfortable with! First times are as perfect as new sides in an established relationship - as long as the characters are happy afterwards, I'm as well! For Artists: don't be afraid to show certain bits (both boys and girls) ;)

Crossovers & Fusions!
I usually request this in signups only if I have a slot free, but I’m always open for crossovers (even with fandoms I’m not so familiar with XD). The same goes for fusions (e.g. Neal Caffrey being an MI-6 agent like James Bond, maybe meeting him).

Music!
I'm a music aficionado at heart (with a heavy preference for music up until the early 1990's), a huge Bon Jovi fan, but if you can incorporate any song out there, feel free to broaden my horizon, so to speak. I also never say no to any kind/variation of Band AU/Musician AU.

Strong Female Characters!
That’s something that turned up on my radar rather recently XD I love independent characters in general, but there’s something about it in combo with a female character. And if they have a so-called “weak” moment, it’s either because they chose it themselves, or that they feel comfortable enough in the company of others to let their guard down.

There's definitely more to these lists, but these are my absolute favorites (or dislikes). And I repeat once again: If you're not sure about anything, please don't hesitate to reach out.

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Fandoms

I might give you some pointers as to what I would love to see/read, but in the end, I'm open to anything you want to give me. Of course you can include any other character from the fandoms, but please keep the focus on the pairings listed ;) And the tags mentioned for a certain fandom are mostly interchangeable, so if you see something in a different fandom that would fit to your idea for what we’ve been matched on, feel free to work with it XD

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Captain America (Movies)

My “homestead” inside the MCU, so to speak. I saw all movies, up to “Endgame”, but these three, along with “Black Panther”, are, hands down, my favorites.

Characters/Pairings
- Bucky Barnes & Maria Hill & Wanda Maximoff
- James "Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Maria Hill
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Maria Hill & Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov & Sam Wilson
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Maria Hill & Wanda Maximoff & Sam Wilson
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Peggy Carter
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Peggy Carter & Steve Rogers
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Maria Hill
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Maria Hill/Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Natasha Romanov & Steve Rogers
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Sharon Carter/Steve Rogers
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Sharon Carter/Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov
- Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers & James "Bucky" Barnes
- Maria Hill/Steve Rogers
- Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov

Additional Tags
- Captain America: Bucky doesn't fall from the train and is on the plane with Steve when he crashes
- Captain America: Steve & Bucky both come through WWII unscathed
- Captain America: Winter Soldier Bucky recognised Nat instead of Steve
- Captain America: The Super Soldier Serum changes Steve's abilities but not his appearance
- MCU: Peggy finds out Bucky is alive in the 60s
- MCU: Wanda removes Bucky's Winter Soldier programming
- Marvel Comics: Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes
- Marvel Comics: Bucky Barnes is born in the present time
- Marvel Comics: Bucky Barnes is a veteran
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- Captain America: Clint Barton is active and involved in CA: The Winter Soldier
- Captain America: Natasha was born sooner and played a part in WWII
- Captain America: Steve doesn't crash the plane or is found immediately in WWII
- Captain America: Steve gets out of the ice sooner or in a different way
- MCU: Peggy became Cap instead of Steve
- MCU: Steve is found by an SI expedition
- MCU: Steve is found sooner
- MCU: Steve was snapped
- MCU: Pepper Potts and Maria Hill are active and involved in Captain America Civil War
- MCU: Maria Hill survives the Snap
- MCU: Maria Hill is adopted by the Starks as a little girl

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

I love the MCU in general, and there are probably a handful characters that I can't stand (mostly the villains). My most favorite characters are Clint Barton and Bucky Barnes, with everyone else right behind them (to a certain degree with some characters, but that's more due to storytelling). Feel free to include certain aspects from the comics as well (i.e. Clint being deaf/having to wear hearing aids, or having Lucky at his side, or Bucky taking up the mantle of Captain America). I'm pretty much open for any pairings, as long as they are working for me (or you can explain it why these two characters are perfect together). Only exceptions are: Bruce/Natasha (as teased in Age of Ultron); Steve/Sharon (as implied in Civil War), Grandmaster/Loki (this is more on the fic side, I didn't get that certain vibe from the movie); any pairings that involve any of the bad guys (like Rumlow, or Rollins), I accept past relationships here, but no present ones.

Characters/Pairings
- James "Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Clint Barton
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Pietro Maximoff & Wanda Maximoff
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Yelena Belova & Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Mantis
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers & Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Wanda Maximoff
- Clint Barton & Steve Rogers
- Clint Barton/Marc Spector
- Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
- Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
- Clint Barton/Phil Coulson/Natasha Romanov
- Clint Barton/Yelena Belova/Natasha Romanov
- Phil Coulson/Steve Rogers
- Solo: Natasha Romanov
- Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanov
- Wanda Maximoff/Marc Spector

Additional Tags
- MCU: Bucky Barnes did not murder Howard and Maria Stark (video is HYDRA ploy)
- MCU: Bucky Escapes Hydra Earlier
- MCU: Bucky goes on the run with Steve instead of going to Wakanda
- MCU: Bucky is not completely deprogrammed from being the Winter Soldier
- MCU: Bucky is pregnant when he escapes from Hydra
- MCU: Bucky isn't snapped
- MCU: Maximoff Twins and Bucky escape Hydra together
- MCU: Someone else is the Winter Soldier
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- MCU: Clint doesn't get offered a deal; goes on the run with Steve and Natasha
- MCU: Clint goes into the framework to rescue Phil
- MCU: Clint is assigned to the Bus
- MCU: Clint is stabbed in Avengers instead of Phil
- MCU: Clint recruits Phil into SHIELD
- MCU: Avengers live in the Tower post 2012 movie; team grows into found family
- MCU: Handler's Right: Coulson Gets To Fuck Clint In Every Safehouse
- MCU: Natasha doesn't die and Steve stays in the present
- MCU: Natasha Romanov Lives
- MCU: Pietro Maximoff Lives
- MCU: the soul stone causes Natasha to travel back in time to before the Avengers movie
- MCU: The soul stone causes Natasha to travel back in time to WWII
- MCU: Wanda becomes the Scarlet Witch sooner
- MCU: Different characters were snapped and went on adventures during the five years
- MCU: Asgardians don't encounter Thanos and instead settle in New Mexico
- MCU: Asgardians don't encounter Thanos and make it to Earth
- MCU: AU that branches off from the variant 2012 universe and HYDRA thinks Steve is one of them
- Marvel Comics: Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch joined the X-Men

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Agent Carter

I only discovered this gem when it already was over XD Anyway, I love all the characters in there, especially Peggy, Daniel, Howard and the Jarvises, so feel free to include any of them not named below in your work XD

Characters/Pairings
- Daniel Sousa/Jack Thompson
- Peggy Carter & Daniel Sousa & Jack Thompson
- Peggy Carter & Jack Thompson
- Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli
- Peggy Carter/Daniel Sousa
- Peggy Carter/Daniel Sousa/Jack Thompson
- Peggy Carter/Dottie Underwood
- Peggy Carter/Jack Thompson
- Solo: Peggy Carter

Additional Tags
- MCU: HYDRA's infiltration of SHIELD is detected earlier
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- ALL: Fix-It AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood

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The Falcon And The Winter Soldier

Along with "WandaVision", "Hawkeye", "What If?", and "Moon Knight", one of my favorite Disney+ Marvel series so far. Sure, I loved Bucky and Sam ever since they first met in "The Winter Soldier", and their ongoing banter in "Civil War" was one of the best parts of that movie for me XD, but here, here they both finally get the space to really shine. Next to them, I also love Sarah, Ayo, Isaiah and Joaquin, like the twist they gave to Sharon, and tolerate Helmut (he's growing on me XD), but I don't want John Walker and/or Karli Morgenthau around, please.

Characters/Pairings
- James "Bucky" Barnes & AJ Wilson & Cass Wilson & Sam Wilson & Sarah Wilson
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Helmut Zemo
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Sam Wilson & Helmut Zemo
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Selby & Helmut Zemo
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Sarah Wilson
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Helmut Zemo
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson/Helmut Zemo
- Sam Wilson & Helmut Zemo
- Sarah Wilson & Helmut Zemo

Additional Tags
- MCU: Sam figures out Sharon is the Power Broker during TFATWS
- MCU: Zemo didn't go back to prison after TFATWS
- TFATWS: Bucky erroneously believes that Sam is his handler
- TFATWS: Sam becomes Bucky's handler
- TFATWS: Bucky misses the simplicity of being the WS; asks Zemo to take control of him again
- TFATWS: Reverse Parole AU (Zemo officially in charge & Sam & Bucky as his parolees or prisoners)
- TFATWS: the Winter Soldier is sent to take out the new Captain America
- TFATWS: Zemo doesn't go back to prison
- TFATWS: Zemo takes back control of Bucky
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Escort Service AU

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Moon Knight

Truth be told, I didn't expect this show landing high up on my favorite series list XD Sure, I knew before that Oscar Isaac is one hell of an actor, but Lord, I wasn't prepared at all for the performance he pulls here, especially in Episode 5, which is, hands down, a par force tour you hardly see these days. Additionally, it finally brought the whole, very complex character of Marc Spector to my attention. I also love May Calamawy as Layla El-Faouly to pieces, and the way she accepts the changes to her estranged husband. Arthur is far more interesting than I thought, and Ethan Hawke also left quite an impression on me. Just please spare me any mention of Donna, the museum's security guard and/or Marc’s childhood trauma.

Characters/Pairings
- Khonshu/Marc Spector
- Layla El-Faouly/Marc Spector
- Layla El-Faouly/Steven Grant/Marc Spector
- Steven Grant/Khonshu/Marc Spector
- Steven Grant/Marc Spector

Additional Tags
- Moon Knight: Avatars are expected to serve their god sexually (or so Khonshu tells Marc)
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- ALL: Fix-It AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood

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Star Wars Original Trilogy

If anyone would have asked me about the original three movies before this January, I might have blanked a bit. Sure, I knew the names of the main characters, and that it is set in a different galaxy, but apart of that - nada. Well, I finally took the plunge and dove into the tales from the galaxy far, far away, and what can I say? I fell in love with the trio, along with Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO and Lando.

Characters/Pairings
- Bail Organa & Breha Organa & Leia Organa
- Bail Organa & Breha Organa & Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
- Bail Organa & Breha Organa & Luke Skywalker
- Bail Organa/Breha Organa
- Leia Organa/Han Solo
- Lando Calrissian/Han Solo
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
- Luke Skywalker/Han Solo
- Lando Calrissian/Leia Organa/Han Solo
- Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker

Additional Tags
- Star Wars: Luke runs away and goes to the academy with Biggs
- Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are raised together
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan escapes the Death Star
- Star Wars: The Death Star is above Dantooine in A New Hope
- SW: Alderaan Is Not Destroyed
- SW: Anakin | Darth Vader reconciles with Luke and Leia
- SW: Anakin | Darth Vader lives and ditches the armor and helmet
- SW: Anakin hides with Obi-Wan on Tatooine
- SW: Character realizes the extent of Darth Vader's medical torture
- SW: Darth Vader Defects From the Empire
- SW: Darth Vader Is Redeemed Earlier
- SW: Darth Vader Lives
- SW: Darth Vader Raises Luke and/or Leia
- SW: Force Ghost Obi-Wan Takes A More Active Role
- SW: Force-sensitive Lando
- SW: Luke and Leia Never Learn of Their Parentage
- SW: Obi-Wan and Anakin fall in love as force ghosts
- SW: Obi-Wan and Anakin live and become like an old married couple
- SW: Obi-Wan and Darth Vader reconciliation
- SW: Obi-Wan is Leia's Jedi Master

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Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Up until this January, this was the only trilogy in the entire Skywalker Saga I had seen (several times, even). And while I can understand that these three movies lack a bit in comparison with the original trilogy, I still can't understand the hate against it. I love the movies, and while Anakin is slowly growing on me by now, my #1 favorite character still remains the wonderful, gorgeous Queen and later Senator of Naboo, one Padmé Amidala, along with the equally wonderful Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Characters/Pairings
- Leia Organa & Anakin Skywalker
- Leia Organa & Anakin Skywalker & Luke Skywalker
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker
- Padmé Amidala & Leia Organa & Anakin Skywalker & Luke Skywalker
- Padmé Amidala & Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
- Padmé Amidala & Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Padmé Amidala & Obi-Wan Kenobi & Bail Organa
- Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
- Padmé Amidala/Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Padmé Amidala/Obi-Wan Kenobi & Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker

Additional Tags
- Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are raised together
- Star Wars: Mace Windu lives
- Star Wars: Mace Windu raises Leia Organa and/or Luke Skywalker
- Star Wars: Maul spills the beans about Palpatine
- Star Wars: Palpatine dies on the Invisible Hand
- SW: Anakin doesn't Fall
- SW: Anakin Doesn't Turn to the Dark Side and Padmé lives
- SW: Anakin raises Leia
- SW: Anakin raises Luke
- SW: Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader Dies on Mustafar
- SW: Female!Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader
- SW: Force-Sensitive Shmi Skywalker
- SW: Jedi Shmi Skywalker
- SW: Leia and Luke raised as Jedi
- SW: Leia went to Tatooine and Luke went to Alderaan
- SW: Obi-Wan and Padme raise the twins
- SW: Obi-Wan doesn't leave Anakin on Mustafar
- SW: Padmé Amidala Lives
- SW: Padmé is sealed in carbonite to fake her death and is revived in sequel trilogy time
- SW: Shmi Skywalker Lives

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Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

As I said above, I hadn't seen any of the other SW movies until this January. Well, I had seen "The Force Awakens" before, but for some reason, it didn't click with me. Anyway, by now, these three movies are my favorite trilogy within the Skywalker Saga, and a big part of that can be chalked up to the three new leads we got - Poe, Finn and Rey, as well as their interactions with the original trio Han, Leia and Luke. Yes, there are some weaker points, but like so many other times, I can't really get the people who don't like or even condemn them. *shrugs* Anyway, the characters listed below are all favorites, and while Armitage Hux is not on the list, I included "his" additional tag as it might change up the story of Ben/Kylo quite a bit ;)

Characters/Pairings
- BB-8 & Poe Dameron
- Poe Dameron/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren
- Poe Dameron/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren & BB-8
- Poe Dameron/Finn
- Poe Dameron/Finn & BB-8
- Poe Dameron/Finn/Rey
- Poe Dameron/Rey
- Chewbacca & Rey
- Finn/Rose Tico
- Kylo Ren/Rey

Additional Tags
- Star Wars: Force-Sensitive Armitage Hux
- SW: Ben doesn't kill Han
- SW: Ben Dreams of Rey While Growing Up & Their Dyad Keeps Snoke From Getting a Foothold in His Mind
- SW: Ben goes with Han
- SW: Ben Solo is a smuggler
- SW: Ben Solo is part of the Resistance
- SW: Ben Solo lives
- SW: Ben Solo never joined the Dark Side
- SW: Hux Doesn't Die
- SW: Kylo Ren doesn't torture Poe
- SW: Kylo|Ben & Rey Become Gray Jedi Together
- SW: Light Side Ben Solo
- SW: Light Side Ben Solo and Dark Side Rey
- SW: Poe and Ben are childhood sweethearts
- SW: Poe and Ben built BB-8 together
- SW: Rey accepts Kylo's offer in the throne room and falls to the Dark Side
- SW: Rey is raised by the Force ghosts of Obi-Wan and Anakin
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU