Plot Bunny - Any Fandom/Pairing

[darvyn]

Here is my idea.

I'll type it here too.

Imagine and "All You Need is Kill"/"Edge of Tomorrow" AU with your OTP.

For those unfamiliar with either of those "All You Need is Kill" is a manga that inspired the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" starring Tom Cruise. The premise is an action/sci-fi version of Groundhog's Day.

You have the main character enlisted into the army to fight these aliens that have come to Earth. But during his first battle, he dies rather gruesomely, only to find himself waking up the day before. He goes out and dies again. But this time he crosses paths with the army's best fighter, who recognizes what is happening to him and tells him to seek her out when he wakes up again.

Plot ensues, and the main character finds himself falling for the best fighter as he grows to learn more and more about her with each loop.

I just think this premise is very fun, and would be very fun to explore with other OTPs and Fandoms.

Specific examples include:

WangXian - Wei WuXian getting stuck in the loop and trying to reach the annoyingly talented and stoic Lan WangJi. And so Lan Zhan has to deal with Wei Ying who talks a mile a minute and is way too enthusiastic about using the loops to their advantage to win the war.

But now I'm also considering... Lan WangJi getting looped (literally) into this and having to deal with burgeoning feelings for the infuriating Wei WuXian that trains him to deal with the loops and how to use them to his advantage. Ahh. Just either or sound good to me.

Also I suppose this could be used in-universe or as an AU. I just love me some time-loop shenanigans.

Sterek - Honestly either Stiles or Derek could get stuck in the loop. It would just be delightful to watch. I also suppose this is one that could happen in-universe too.

This premise, whether it's specifically an Edge of Tomorrow/All You Need is Kill AU or just a time loop AU, is just so appealing to me. So much pining can develop for the person that is stuck in a loop. I mean I also understand there are much darker spins that the time loop AU can take, but sue me, I enjoy time shenanigans.

That's all I wanted to say. Maybe I'll write a time loop fic one of these days.