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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.

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From:

ceitfianna

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

From:

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!

From:

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.

From:

skylilies.livejournal.com

MUSAFENSHEIM.

/died laughing.

i would pay big bucks to see that musical.

From:

schellibie.livejournal.com

I LOST MY SHIT AT MUFASENHEIM. sdkjfhsdjfhsd.

From:

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

From:

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.

From:

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.

From:

elspeth-vimes.livejournal.com

Possibly Mei would stage this musical.

From:

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.

From:

jothra

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

From:

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.