Alternate Universes

[intheheart]

EPIC PIRATE AU
PIRATES. 'Nuff said.

Stories. Yvonne begins.

this wild darkness. Melanie comes to Plymouth.

Sea-Grey. He found her by the sea.

Michael. Danny only looked away for a moment. WARNING for child death.

Triptych. Gail and her late, unlamented husband.

Day One. Captain Nathan Kendall meets Mistress Gail Hirschfeld.

Something Starting. Captain Nathan Kendall and Mistress Gail Hirschfeld get better acquainted.

Things Fall Apart. Gail has a bad day, the mutineers have a worse one, and Pat suffers a disappointment. WARNING for violence, threats of sexual assault.

Don't Go. The words are choking him.

Stop Me. She can't speak.

Come Back. He misses her.

Unspoken. Gail, between choices.

Sacrifice. "There's only one way you'll ever lose me, and that's if you stop me now."

Help Is On The Way. Aaron is not as abandoned as he thought.

Full Circle. Our heroes earn their happy ending.

Equality. Starting on equal terms.

Intimidation. Ivy's scarier than you.

Tellin'. Danny tells her story to Nathan and Gail.

The Right Thing. Gail and Nathan do the right thing.

Fox Hair and Sea Eyes. Every story has its beginnings.

Wind in the Sails. Summer's been waiting her whole life for this.

Assumptons. Protip: don't mess with the captain's baby sister. WARNING for bullying.

Jewels. "We are closed!"

Practice. Ivy tries on a dress. Hilarity ensues.

Patience. The inability to make a decision is often called patience. That inability is not always self-imposed.

Longing. Gina sees Ivy for the first time.

Come With Me. A leap of faith.

Mirror. The difference between pretty and beautiful, or how Gina became Summer's friend.

Freedom. Gina comes to terms with freedom, and with love.

Fresh Start. Gina sees Plymouth and makes a friend.

Starting Fresh. Olivia makes a friend and worries.

Safe. Everyone's favorite barmaid.

Crosses. When dealing with Captain Hirschfeld-Kendall, one would be wise to know how to pronounce her name, and also, you know, not try to shoot her.

Gifts. The difference between giving and sharing.

Tentacles. Gina's new life is fantastic, but occasionally deeply, deeply weird.

Assumptions Redux. The sweet ones are the scariest. WARNING for bullying.

Maybe. Maybe love's worth it after all.

the world and all its wonders. Yvonne and sex. WARNING for graphic discussion of sex, veneral disease, dubious consent, miscarriage, and prostitution.

Stitching. Felipe and Zack have a bad day and encounter a mystery.

Distress. Summer is less in distress than previously suspected. WARNING for vague threats of sexual violence.

Changing. The world is changing.

On the Dock. Three people watch the ships.


EPIC PIRATE AU/Mermaid AU
A crossover between EPIC PIRATE AU and Isana's Mermaid AU.

Mysteries. Summer gets rescued; Zack and Felipe get flabbergasted. WARNING for a very brief moment of possible implications of suicide.

Their Faces. Summer and Setsuko.


Sociopathic Besties AU
Aaron is a sociopath and best friends with Polyfaceted's Maria Corlioni. Find more stories here. WARNING for violence, disturbing imagery, and bloody murder throughout this AU.

Spring 1994: Rat Poison. Aaron takes something dangerous away from Ivy.

1994: Split. The same moment in two worlds.

1994-2000: Careful.

2000: Lies. An essay Aaron might have written, if he felt inclined to go to jail.

2002: White Oleander. This monster in the dark thing isn't doing it for Aaron anymore.

2014: Thursdays. Jenny really hates working Thursdays.

2014: Knives. He's never liked knives.

2015: Alternate Solutions. Best friends help each other out, or, an alternate fate for Mr. Henry J. Holmes.

2015: Rules. Aaron breaks the rules. Additional WARNING for outright murder.

2015: Amputated. At some point he realizes he's going to die. Additional WARNING for outright murder.

2015: Motive. Aaron has a problem, or, what does one do after accidentally framing one's sister for murder?

2015: Shock. She didn't do it.

2015: Conversation. Aaron gets some advice from his best friend.

May 2016: Killers. Aaron decides to remove Ivy's biological father from the equation, permanently.

May 2016: Spoilsport. Maria is not pleased.

May 2016: Power. Killing is fun.

And If They Did, I'd Have To Kill Them. Some people have really horrible senses of humor.

Wish You Were Here. Aaron sends his best friend a postcard.

Sociopathic Co-Parents: Obligations. Maria and Aaron go to Marietta's back to school night.


Sunny AU
Olivia was never kidnapped by her mother.

June 26th, 1999: Holding On. Hugh gets a phone call.

1999: Honor. Hugh makes a point.

1999-2004: Completely. There is something wrong with Olivia. WARNING for depressive thoughts and actions.

Late summer 2002: Sunlight. Joanna's life changes.

November 2005: Announcements. Somebody's cell phone was ringing.

Encouragement. Some things, like a plant, need careful tending and a light touch; Olivia helps.


Framed AU
Gail is framed for embezzlement and loses her job.

2005: Greed. A glimpse into the mind of George Colin Clark IV. WARNING for general terrible-personness but nothing specific.

Summer 2006: Distortion. The net closes.

Summer 2006: ice over. Gail has gone quiet, now.

Spring 2007: Assistance. Gail goes to a job interview and winds up delivering a smackdown. WARNING for autism-related ableism.


Sisters AU
Jake's sisters didn't die with their parents.

December 2008: Meet and Greet. Lauren picks a fight.

February 23rd, 2010: Birthday Blues. Jacob Foster has the most stereotypical family troubles ever.

August 2013: Comfort. Jake doesn't want to hear it.

Wicked Girls. Their stories are not done.


AU George
Hugh and Joanna have a son. His name is Matthew, not George. The AU is called thusly because I want to hug it and pet it and squeeze it and call it... you get the picture.

April 2010: Enlightenment. Menopause, for heaven's sake.

April 2010: Miracles. Little miracles.

April 2010: Hopes. Joanna tells Hugh she's pregnant.

November 2010: Lost Children. You can't protect your children.

White Lies. Three times Hugh was less than honest with Joanna.

Black Friday. She's had the dreams ever since Matthew was born.


Straight AU
Gina is straight and marries a man named Grant McKean. WARNINGfor domestic abuse throughout this AU.

somewhere far away. The things we believe are not always true. Additional WARNING for implications of suicide.

Spring 2003: Comfort. Gina gets dumped, and goes to church.

2006: Perfect. She'll be his.

Spring 2007: Jealousy. How you miss the signs. Additional WARNING for dubious consent in sexual situations.

September 2014: Earthquake Weather. Gina picks Robbie up from school, and has an enlightening conversation.

October 2017: At The End. No more second chances.

October 2017: Absolution. Her life with Grant was patterned on her skin. But not her soul.

October 2017: Fighting Back. Gina has a scare, and makes a choice.

December 2017: Faith. Gina gets her faith back.

Early 2018: drop. She won't let this go.

2018: Palingenesis. It's a dreadful day, and Gina can't stop smiling.

June 2031: Memory. Caty McKean doesn't remember her father.

Tender Places. There are tender places in Leah's memory.


AU FULL OF LULZ
Nathan Kendall gets set up on a blind date with Polyfaceted's Isabella Corlioni. Hilarity and sex ensue. Find more stories here.

May 2010: Jack Iverson Is a Dead Man (And Nathan Kendall is Going to Hell). Nathan gets set up on a blind date. Co-authored by Sara.

August 2010: Drinking Buddies. Aaron reacts to the events of Asplosion, and makes a new friend.

August 2010: Promise. Aaron learns a lot more about the Corlionis then he ever really wanted to, and gets nervous.

September 2010: Double Date. Joy has plans. Evil plans. Co-authored by Sara.


Threesome AU
Otherwise known as the WTF Kind Of Timeline Do You Call This? AU, because we really don't know. Joy meets Chloe and Kurt, and falls in love.

Ambush. Joy brings her coworkers a treat.

Poledancing. Kurt and Chloe catch a show of Joy's. Co-authored by Nikki.

Lapdance. Chloe finally gets that lapdance. Co-authored by Nikki.

Introducing Joy. Chloe, Joy, and Kurt go on a date. Co-authored by Nikki.


Joy/Chloe AU
What it says. Joy and Chloe 4eva.

Country Girl (Shake It For Me). Noah meets Joy while she travels America.

Show Me Love (Dance Remix). Joy's side of Show Me Love.

Oral Sex. Joy needs to hear Chloe's voice.

New Beginnings. Jax and Noah take in a house guest. Co-authored by Nikki.

Five Times Joy Did Jax's Nails (And Once He Did Hers). Exactly what it says on the tin.

Reverence. Alex goes hunting.

Permanence. April's parents are always with her.

Experience. Emmett drops some knowledge on his roommate. It doesn't take. WARNING for minor misogyny.

With Post-Zombie Apocalypse AU At Least. There's so many things Joy wants that she can't have. Warning for background homophobia and stay-in-the-kitchenness for ladies.


Crossover AU
A simple crossover between In the Heart and Polyfaceted. Find more stories here.

2014: Politics. "What have you done?"

December 2020: Classy. "What are you doing Saturday?"


The House AU
An experiment with genius locii.

The House. The house always knew things first.

Fog. The house takes care of her. Warnings for child abuse, neglect, kidnapping, enforced amneisa, misogynistic language, depiction of depression.


AU IN SPAAAACE
Exactly what it says on the tin.

Wanting. It wasn't exactly love at first sight.

Reasons. Danny gets a reason. And some kids.

Screwed. Lars is screwed, and not in a good way.


Apocalyptic AU
A virus wipes out ninety percent of the world's population. WARNING throughout this AU for infectious diseases.

Infection. The virus laughs.

Guilty. She knew what she was doing. Additional WARNING for survivor's guilt and depiction of a form of suicide.

Stay. Aaron stays.


Fantasy AU
Again, exactly what it says on the tin.

Adrift. The beginning of William Kendall's most enduring love affair.

Rough Waters. In which Aaron is not paranoid and Ivy gets a shock.


Kitsune AU
In the Heart as a Japanese fairy tale.

Red Fox Woman. The tale begins, as they always do, with a beautiful girl and a red fox woman.


Phase Crossover AU
A simple crossover with Nikki's Phase.

December 18th, 2010: Night Out. Danny and Angie celebrate DADT getting repealed. WARNING for homophobia and a bar fight. Co-authored by Nikki.

October 31st, 2012: Trick or Treat. A tale of two miniskirts. Co-authored by Nikki.

Everybody's a Winner. Ivy and Angie have a race. WARNING for homophobia.


Magic AU
Again, exactly what it says on the tin.

Clairvoyance. Ahava sees things.

No, Really. Andy's moms are witches. No, really.

Cough Syrup. Magic versus science versus ungrateful children, or, Thomas has a cold and Zack is the voice of reason for once.


Fairy Tale AU
An AU where everything is a fairy tale, and nothing is as it seems.

Dreams. Sometimes, Lars dreams that he is human.

Sand and Snow. Christine Warmind will not let them take her siblings. Warnings for child disappearance, threats of being burned alive, bear-induced death.

The Mountain. I was born my parents' only child, and there the trouble began.

winter. "The Snow Queen took him, and I will get him back."

Warm. She's cold.


Mad Scientist AU
Exactly what it says on the tin. Again.

2011: To the Moon and Back. Ivy's plans draw towards their successful conclusions.

February 2012: No. There were some benefits to being a mad scientist's older brother, the relevant one being that she wouldn't dare vaporize him.

2012: The Acts of Ivy. No one expected Ivy to actually take over the world.


Reality Show AU
Shame is for wusses.

Faces. Gina prepares.

Interview. Entrance interviews. WARNING for homophobic slurs, sexism.


Urban Fantasy AU
Where nothing and no one are precisely what they seem.

Urbs omnia. New York City should be Urbs omnia, city of everything. Warning for sexual harassment, depiction of a panic attack.


Miscallaneous AUs

Regrets AU July 1999: Regrets. "Any regrets?" Allison asked.

Creepy AU Possession. Mothers give life. They can also take it away.

Secrets AU 2018: Secrets. Amelia's perfect life is not as perfect as she thought.

Whimper AU: Whimper. This is the way the world ends.

Fairies AU: Faeries. Summer sees fairies.

Mirror AU: Chasms. Olivia doesn't understand. WARNING for implied domestic abuse.

Superhero AU: Wildfire. Ivy is a superhero. Run for your life.

Committal AU: Crazy. She'll show them who's crazy. WARNING for implied ableism.

Arelie/Farid AU: Between. She knows it could be all right.

That One AU Where Joy Slept With Torey That One Time: Favors. Joy asks a favor. WARNING for mention of Maya's exploitation and violence.

Regency AU: Could Have Been. They are happy as they are.

That AU Where Joy Really Is A Time Lord And So Is Jax: Datebook. Joy's datebook, in a universe where she really is a Time Lord.


EVERY AU EVER

Threads. How things might have been, and how they are.

All the World To Me. have been around the world/there's so much there to see/And the story never ends/You're all the world to me - Dar Williams, I Have Been Around the World. Warnings: character death, infectuous diseases, coercive sex/nonconsensual sexual activity, thoroughly consensual and enthusiastic sexytimes, discussion of homophobia.