Probably an unpopular opinion but I hate it when you have an AU fic where the ship- who have known eachother for a long time- are JUST meeting eachother in whatever scenario they are placed in.
Like, no, the ship is built on the fact that they've known eachother for so long! Having them fall in love after just meeting eachother takes away the magic of it all!
Say you have a highschool AU or something, and the ship have known eachother for a long time, make them lifelong friends who met in preschool/kindergarten! If you have a coffee shop AU, have them be old friends who met as teenagers or something!
















