◖FIRST THINGS FIRST◗

 WHAT IS AN AU MEME? / WHAT DOES AU MEME MEAN?

- AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE (ALSO KNOWN AS ALTERNATE REALITY), COMMONLY ABBREVIATED AS AU, IS A TYPE OR FORM OF IN WHICH CANONICAL FACTS OF SETTING OR CHARACTERIZATION IN THE UNIVERSE BEING EXPLORED OR WRITTEN ABOUT ARE DELIBERATELY CHANGED (source).

 WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF AU FICTION?

 - THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF AU FICTIONS.  THEY INCLUDE (source):

ALTERNATE TIMELINES - THEY FOLLOW THE ESTABLISHED CANON BEFORE VEERING AWAY AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT.

CONTEXTUAL REASSIGNMENT - THEY TAKE THE CHARACTERS FROM A SERIES AND PLACE THEM IN ANOTHER TIME, PLACE, OR SITUATION.

SWAPPING THE CHARACTERS WITH THE ACTORS WHO PLAY THEM - THE ACTORS MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN THE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE, MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN THE “REAL” UNIVERSE, OR THE STORY MAY FEATURE BOTH SIDES OF THE SWAP.

CROSSOVERS - TWO UNIVERSES (COULD BE FICTIONAL AND/OR REAL) ARE PLACED IN A SITUATION IN WHICH THEY INTERACT.

PREDICTIVE FICTION BECOMES ALTERNATE UNIVERSE - AU FICTIONS BECOME THE “CONTINUATION” FICTIONS OF THE PRECIDING SERIES.

 WHAT ARE AU MEME EDITS / AU MEMES?

- AU MEME EDITS OR AU MEMES ARE STILL A TYPE OF AU FICTIONS, ONLY GRAPHICS ARE MAINLY USED.  THE PHOTOS USED IN THE EDITS ARE THE ONES THAT SHOW/EXPRESS/SIGNIFY THE STORY THAT IS BEING TOLD.  TEXT ALSO COMES WITH THE EDIT ALTHOUGH THEY ARE PARTICULARLY SHORTER COMPARED TO THE STORIES/SERIES/ORIGINAL WORKS THAT PRECEDE IT.

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