I tend to favor castmates in memes and I realized it's because the threads are usually deeper and more unique to the characters/show off their voices. I'm not against cross-canon, but too many of the cross-canon threads I've had end up feeling really generic and very SOL, which I'm not into. I can be into memes where people get into morals or vulnerabilities really quickly (and not just of the 'I'm unlovable tell me how hot I am' type of vulnerable) or where I can AU into someone else's canon and we can use that as a shared jumping off point to explore what's unique about that character combination. I've pulled back from meme play now that my canon is less popular, though, because I a.) don't know a lot of other canons and b.) have had people clearly not vibe with the AUing and just want to do a generic jamjar thread and not involve setting or history at all.
It can also be helpful to think out what kind of cross-canon might appeal and what might not. I don't have much interest in modern and realistic characters/fandoms, for example, whereas I can vibe with SFF, historical canons, etc.
I also find I vibe with cross-canon way more in a game where relationships can develop organically and both characters have some impetus/reason for interacting. Some kind of common ground.
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I tend to favor castmates in memes and I realized it's because the threads are usually deeper and more unique to the characters/show off their voices. I'm not against cross-canon, but too many of the cross-canon threads I've had end up feeling really generic and very SOL, which I'm not into. I can be into memes where people get into morals or vulnerabilities really quickly (and not just of the 'I'm unlovable tell me how hot I am' type of vulnerable) or where I can AU into someone else's canon and we can use that as a shared jumping off point to explore what's unique about that character combination. I've pulled back from meme play now that my canon is less popular, though, because I a.) don't know a lot of other canons and b.) have had people clearly not vibe with the AUing and just want to do a generic jamjar thread and not involve setting or history at all.
It can also be helpful to think out what kind of cross-canon might appeal and what might not. I don't have much interest in modern and realistic characters/fandoms, for example, whereas I can vibe with SFF, historical canons, etc.
I also find I vibe with cross-canon way more in a game where relationships can develop organically and both characters have some impetus/reason for interacting. Some kind of common ground.