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[skygiants]

As a sort of corollary to my last top fives post, I guess, evil_little_dog asked me for the top five AUs I would like to see for FMA. Which seems a little redundant, but I have valiantly tried to think of new ones!



1. The Musical AU



This one is pretty much a gimme. It is a belief I hold strongly that every show should have a musical episode, or it is failing in its duties. It could be just a matter of giving Greedling a chance to sing Lady Gaga or it could be a full-fledged Broadway AU in which leading man Mustang is secretly plotting to topple the tyrannical diva Bradley in a singing-and-dancing revolution, OR BOTH, as long as there's a back-up chorus!

2. The Terrible Fantasy Cliches AU



ELVES. WIZARDS. ANCIENT PROPHECIES. I can see two ways to do this: either you use the thoughtfulness and story excellence that characterizes FMA to do a really nuanced exploration and deconstruction of the standard Eurofantasy setting, or you just full-on embrace the ridiculousness and give everyone +10 POWERS OF MAGIC MISSILE AND A DRAGON.

3. The Historical Revolution AU



I am not limiting this to the French revolution, it is just that Enjolras is pretty iconic. Any historical revolution would do, really! I love revolutions and am not picky. :D

4. The Wacky Office Hijinks AU



This is sort of cheating because it's basically what Team Mustang does on all their off-days anyway, but I never, ever get tired of stories about Breda cunningly stealing Falman's stapler and could read Murder Must Advertise-ish office hijinks ALL DAY LONG.

5. The AU Where Everyone Is Lions



Basically my feelings are that if it exists for Hamlet, there is absolutely no reason that it shouldn't exist for everything else as well. (I can't decide whether we call him the Hohenhlion, or MUFASENHEIM.)

If anyone is inspired by this to write snippets, I, um . . . will be happy? Will write a snippet back perhaps? SOMETHING.

Comments

[ceitfianna]

I would live in a fantasy world if it meant I got a dragon and these are all brilliant.

[skygiants]

It would depend on the kind of fantasy world, for me! I am not sure I would take a dragon, however cool, above NO BATHS EVER AGAIN. Which is not to say that I didn't dream about having a sparkly telepathic soulbonded dragon when I was a kid, because I totally did.

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

either you use the thoughtfulness and story excellence that characterizes FMA to do a really nuanced exploration and deconstruction of the standard Eurofantasy setting

I don't actually know FMA fully (have only seen some of the series), but I would totally read this. Genre deconstruction for the win!

[skygiants]

I love genre deconstruction with a passion, especially of genres I know as well as I do cliche-ridden Eurofantasy! Oh, my childhood.

[aamalie]

Greed would totally star in a musical. And musicals are the genre of my heart, SO I APPROVE OF THIS AU LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

anfldjafkld Office AU, yesssss. Team Mustang office hijinks. The constant war over who the hole punch belongs to never ends. (Does it involve supply closet makeouts between the boss and his aide? How is that even a question? OF COURSE IT DOES.)

Finally, I vote MUFASENHEIM. Just because it's really fun to say out loud 5 times fast.

[skygiants]

Greed would be the GREATEST AND MOST FABULOUS DIVA EVER. Every costume would be covered in sequins head to toe.

Poor Falman just wears his long-suffering-disapproving face ALL THE TIME. Meanwhile, Hughes drops by every other day to steal people's stuff just for the lulz. (Isn't that just basically a requirement of any wacky office hijinks AU?)

It is! And sounds appropriately dramatic. MUFASENHEIM. He lives in you!

[skylilies.livejournal.com]

MUSAFENSHEIM.


/died laughing.


i would pay big bucks to see that musical.

[skygiants]

AS WOULD ALL RIGHT-THINKING PERSONS.

[schellibie.livejournal.com]

I LOST MY SHIT AT MUFASENHEIM. sdkjfhsdjfhsd.

[skygiants]

Imagine his face forming out of stars in the sky, glowing benevolently down . . . possibly weeping comets . . .

At least until Ed punches it apart, obvs.

[kindness_says]

AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH.

I wasn't going to read this, because I don't know FMA, but it turns out I do know these genres/sources, some extremely well BRB LAUGHING FOREVER

[skygiants]

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[arefadedaway.livejournal.com]

I was doing so well trying to suppress my giggles so they wouldn't wake up my suitemate next door. And then I reached Scarjolras and lost my shit. TEARS OF LAUGHTER IN MY EYES.

[skygiants]

I AM SORRY TO YOUR SUITEMATE. *solemn*

(I couldn't find any pictures of Enjolras and Gavroche together, but Mei is TOTALLY his Gavroche.)

[bravenewcentury.livejournal.com]

This is probably an appropriate moment to mention that if I ever have the time/vidding skillz I fully intend to make a 100% lip-synced vid of the Promised Day arc to "One Day More" (Hoenheim is Valjean, Roy is Enjolras, Bradley is Javert, Envy is the Thernardiers...).

I would also like to fund the "everyone is lions" AU, just for the perfection that is MUFASENHEIM.

[skygiants]

js;kdjfsI SUPPORT THIS VID 110%. *____* Envy as the Thenardiers! That is kind of ridiculously perfect. (But who is the Marius/Cosette/Eponine love triangle? It is tricky because FMA is amazingly 100% love triangle free! Although I guess if Valjean is Hohenheim then Cosette could be Ed, which: LOL.)

One is all, all is one! IT'S THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.

[genarti]

*_____________________* BEST.

[elspeth-vimes.livejournal.com]

Possibly Mei would stage this musical.

[skygiants]

SHE WOULD. She would totally talk Scar into participating, too, which is about the only way I can see him being convinced to take part at all.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I have been having Lousy Day for the past week, and this is a wonderful pick me up.

Particularly love the idea of Greelin belting out...c'mon, ELVIS. He'd do the lip curl so very well.

MUFASENHEIM may have to be the name of my next pet.

[skygiants]

I am glad it was well-timed, then! :D

TOTALLY the best name for a pet.

[jothra]

Becca, I always love your manips, but that last one made me hyperventilate.

[skygiants]

>:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[kd7sov]

This is probably a slightly less apropos place to mention it than the other post, but. I've managed to come up with another AU that every fandom needs.

Piano Man. Yes, the Billy Joel song. You can fit just about any combination of characters into the available roles, and there are very few fandoms that manage to completely exclude the possibility of bars with pianos in them.

[skygiants]

I gtuess that is sort of similar to the coffee shop AU in spirit! Although it's also less an AU per se than a potential songfic, I suppose . . . .

[ningicoco.livejournal.com]

LOLLOLOLOLOLOL MUFASENHEIM- SON I AM DISAPPOINT

Did I mention that I love you <333333333

[skygiants]

Ed is like, NO FAIR, DAD, I AM SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE WHO IS DISAPPOINT!

<33333333333333

[zumie-ashlen.livejournal.com]

on the topic of the last AU

Enjoy. (http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/KanuTGL/CosplayTimeTLKFAA.jpg)

[skygiants]

as;ldjfk;sWHAT. WHAT. IS THIS REAL LIFE. OH MY GOD. Olivier with sword in mouth! Hughes with Elicia's photo! HAWKKEYE'S HAIR. as;jlkdfjsd;las