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[brotherlyunion.livejournal.com]

the|alternate|universe|meme

ONE. list your characters (journal names optional).
TWO. others reply with one of those characters or a pairing for you to write; platonic or romantic is up to you.
THREE. pick five cliché AUs from this list (complete with explanations!), and write something of any length - a sentence, a paragraph, a drabble, or a full-length ficlet, if you'd prefer - for each of those five AUs, involving that character or pairing.

Comments

[darkling-wind.livejournal.com]

Issei (and maybe in the cyberpunk setting?)

Cyberpunk Issei

[stripping.livejournal.com]

As soon as he got home every day, Issei jacked in to the DramaDramaDuck server. There he met his usual friends, as well as unfamiliar faces.

His virtual body had been upgraded to withstand what the more violent members of the server could throw at him. He didn't want to leave his friends bereft, after all. Issei threw in a few upgrades to appearance here and there, to better woo his virtual boyfriend.

He could quit any time that he wanted. It didn't matter that his only friends were people whose real faces he had never seen. He could quit.

Re: Cyberpunk Issei

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. Fun!

University Issei

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Issei was known throughout the campus for being a stick in the mud. He went to no parties, he did all of his projects days before they were due, and he was the president of most of his clubs. He was a very serious student, and he didn't have many friends at all.

He was also discovered one day, having slept through his classes, curled up in bed with his roommate. Both of them had their clothes still on, and it appeared that they were simply cuddling and sharing each other's warmth.

No one had the heart to wake him.

Powers Issei

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Ryudo!" someone shouted.

"Hm?" Issei halfway turned.

"Think fast!" Shinji tossed a rock at Issei's head.

It stopped midway in the air and fell harmlessly to the ground. Issei twitched. "So, you were trying to kill me, hm?"

"No, I - what the hell was that?" Shinji asked with wide eyes.

"You could seriously injure someone with that stunt," Issei lectured. "Not me, but someone. I hope you are ashamed of yourself."

"Forget about what I was doing for a second - what are you?!" Shinji yelled, drawing the attention of a few students.

Issei smiled grimly. "A telekinetic."

Steampunk Issei

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Issei was walking down the road, minding his own business, when he was picked up and lifted onto a ship flying past.

"What's the big idea?!" he asked, glaring at the person who had kidnapped him.

"You're being recruited to the service of the Queen," the man answered. "My name's Ban Midou. Welcome aboard, kid. You're the new cabin boy."

"Thanks," Issei huffed. "My name, as you did not ask before you lifted me up, is Issei Ryudo. How long am I going to be here?"

Ban shrugged. "As long as we need you, I guess. It's not so bad."

Historical Event Setting Issei

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

Issei ducked into the bomb shelter as the air raid sirens went off. It was terrifying at first, but gradually he grew used to the frequent bombings. Everyone did.

Except the children.

"So, how are you doing?" he asked a shivering little girl.

She blinked up at him blearily.

"You look lovely today," he continued, taking her hand. She looked dirty and worn out, but she didn't need to know that. "Is that a new dress that you're wearing?" Anything he said was good enough, as long as it distracted her from the terror.

She smiled at him.

Good enough.