Prompts and starters:

1. The garbage one written at 3am.

the spring breeze rustling through the evergreens was a welcome change from the summer heat, and the summer bugs. the season was turning and it could be felt in the air. not that anyone was around to feel it, anyone but david, that was.all the children, and even the other counselors had left camp campbell for the winter. better to be in a heated flat than a drafty cabin when the snows inevitably hit. but not david, he was 'holding down the fort' so to speak. this was his home, nowhere was waiting for him.speaking of, every home needs cleaning, and this was exactly what the tall fellow was doing. pushing the mess-hall door open with his behind to emerge into the sunlight, dawinging an apron and a pair of rubber gloves that were too large for his hands. holding a metal bucket in his arm.he took a deep breath of the crisp autumn air and surveyed his surroundings before his eyes landed on... a stranger? but no one should be here? what was someone doing at camp campbell during the off season, and so early in the morning at that?"hello! are you lost?"the lad called out with a smile on his face. casually catching the soapy bucket from underneath as it began to slip from his wet, rubbery grasp. bending down to place the metal container under an outside tap whilst still casting a smile over the stranger before him. of course he was curious about the off-seasonal newcomer but he was also on a task and those windows weren’t going to wash themselves.

2. Abandoned building.

“davey, you idiot… you’ve really messed up this time…”he whispered to himself as the tall fellow let his feet lead him into what was left of the crumbling building. knew these woods like the back of his hand, huh? no way he could get lost up here, huh? back before sundown, huh? yeah, that’s what was happening. absolutely not this idiot watching the last of the daylight drain from the sky whilst stumbling around in this long abandoned building.maybe it started as a rich man's mansion up in the mountains, but rumours about this place pin it to be everything from a summer get-away, to a hospital, to an orphanage, to an insane asylum. but tonight, it would be a refuge for one lost fool. not much more than a shell, with the forest flora slowly but surely creeping in through the now glassless window panes.dirt, rubble and debris crunching under david's feet as he made his way along the empty corridors. clutching his rather bare arms to his chest, squinting into the darkness to try and find something that looked safe to rest on.“it- it could be worse… at least i have a roof over my-
-hello?”a noise? a rustle? something behind the lad made him stop to timidly look over his shoulder. still holding both arms tight to himself, cupping an elbow in either palm. eyes wide as those pupils tried their darndest to make anything out in the light of the few errant moonbeams that did a poor job at lighting this place up.

3. Making a splash.

a quiet twilight at the lake, not much to separate this from any other day. still and silent, with barely any people around, it gave the local fauna and flora a chance to send their sounds through the air. the gentle rustle of the forest like music as the light slowly drained from the day. The moon and sun still had a few hours to share the same sky before it would be dark.as it always goes, good things can’t last forever. the silence being broken by a disturbance on the water. a loud splash a little way off shore caused nearby birds to take flight, dispersing from the tree tops into the sky. whatever was out there sure didn’t seem like it wanted to be, fighting against the waters to make its way over to the shore.a good five minutes passed as the struggling and splashing got closer but quieter. eventually ending with a figure dragging itself out of waves on all fours. but it wasn’t an animal, the panting and murmuring gave that away, not to mention the silhouette was unmistakably human. dragging himself up onto the stones, coughing and spluttering out a decent amount of lake water as he went.and as soon as he was a comfortable distance from the water, he collapsed onto his back. arms out to the side, waves still lapping at his feet. looking worse for wear. ripped and soaked clothes, one shoe missing with the sock threatening to go next, and a few stray lake plants in his hair. the guy looked exhausted but as he lay there, breathing getting slightly less heavy with every second that passed, he burst out laughing… just laughing and staring at the sky as he lay there.

4. All tied up.

this was a sick joke that was going on a little too long for david's liking. someone, anyone would be along any moment to help him out, right? surely they wouldn’t leave him here overnight, especially with the wolves and bears up in these mountains. but whoever was coming to tell him this was all one big prank better hurry as that sun didn’t look like it had long left in the sky.you peacefully drift off whilst relaxing on the lake's dock one time and the next thing you know, you wake up to soft grass under you, a gentle breeze in your hair and a chain around your neck. whoever was behind this was going above and beyond to scare the heck out of him. thankful for the fact they’d kept his clothes intact, but the culprit had enough sense to empty his pockets beforehand.and just how had the poor lad ended up? well, one length of chain, two padlocks and a very sturdy evergreen used in conjunction with each other to keep him in place. one end of the chain around his neck and the other around the tree, both padlocked tight enough to not be slipping off either.giving him a small radius around the tree to walk around in and from the state of the ground, he’d done a good few laps around the tree in the time he’d been here. but now he sat, back against the trunk, face in his hands, elbows to knees style. surely, someone, anyone would be along soon…and the snap of a nearby twig gave him hope. someone or something was out there.

5. Log cabin blizzard.

gahd! heck! it was cold! it was colder than cold and he was getting sick of it! sick of aimlessly wandering around in the flurry, unable to see further than a few inches in front of him. not to mention he was absolutely under dressed for these conditions, but it had come on so quick and strong that no one seemed to get any warning.he’d been out here too long and desperately needed to un-blue his extremities.and what dumb luck the lad had to walk face first into a door of all things. even dumber luck that it opened when he wrapped his numb fingers around the handle, blowing open to let in the guy and a decent amount of snow.but despite the lack of feeling in nearly all of him, he managed to put his back against the door and slam it shut once on the other side of it.with the door shut, finally he could relax. shutting his eyes and letting out a sigh of relief as the exhausted guy let his back slide down the door and land his butt on the floor. still somewhat chattering but even what little respite he was getting from the storm raging outside was a massive improvement.so bad outside that the stranger hadn’t even taken a moment to see if anyone lived in the log cabin he’d just let himself into. surely, whoevers residence this was, they’d take pity on someone who looked about as threatening as a lost puppy right about now.

6. Bus crash / Stranded.

having to get on a bus was bad enough but having to get on a bus at four in the morning was even worse. the few people up at this ungodly hour shuffling onto the raggedy old tin can to go off to wherever demanded their presence this early. it was somewhat empty, only three or four people not including the driver. and they were off, with everyone on board the engine fired up and through the morning mist the bus cut.but that wouldn’t last very long. who knows why it happened, maybe the driver was tired or the road was slippery. maybe that morning mist was just too thick but in an instant the bus went from happily chugging along to careening down the side of a cliff quite violently. no one ever plans to be in a crash like that but here they were, gravity doing its absolute best to leave no one alive.and just as quickly as it had started, it was over. the now near shell of a vehicle coming to rest at the bottom of the cliff, a big hole in the trees it had crashed through. landing nicely in the middle of absolutely nowhere, the seemingly endless forest. the screaming was over and it was silent, that was until a voice wrang out. someone survived that?“ugh- what the-”said the tall fellow who was dragging himself out of the debris, trying to avoid broken glass. coming to rest a few feet from the wreckage, panting and trying to get his breath back. sure he looked scuffed up but nothing was clearly broken.“-hello… hello?”if he lived, there might have been someone else? all he could do was verbally check until he’d calmed down enough to stand up.

7. Camping TV show.

[“A new reality show has launched where you and a complete stranger have to live together in a small camper van for two months. Where will you go? What will you do? And most importantly… will you get along?”] - taken from a prompt site.win money and all you have to do is live on the road for 2 months? sounds like easy cash, right? but you have to live with a complete stranger.well, the date came, y/c given had been given a meeting place and time. the time - stupid o’clock. and the place - a little campsite overlooking a lake. from here, they were free to travel wherever they liked but every good adventure starts somewhere, huh?Y/C would arrive to see, well, not a whole lot. a mostly vacant site, no camera crew, no grand welcome… just one little orange volkswagen camper and one guy loading camping-y things into the back of it. seems the people who set this thing up didn’t have the courtesy to pre-load the little camper up.some people would take an opportunity like this for the money, or time away from a bad place but by how this lad was dressed, he most probably took up this opportunity just to camp. hoisting what looked like a tent bag into the open back doors of the vehicle before leaning back and catching his breath.that was when he spotted y/c, out of the corner of his eye. raising a hand to give a very gentle wave in their direction. he already looked too happy for someone who was made to get up at this hour. but with the amount of stuff that had already been loaded into the van, he’d probably been here a while.

8. Coming soon.

more coming soon!

Disclaimer: Knowledge on these AUs is based almost solely on lone art pieces and their titles. Searching for the Wiki’s or more info often to dead ends, so descriptions are improvised. I do not claim ownership over the AUs but this information may differ from any solid fan-canon. Happy to twist and play around with any of these concepts.

Cannibal Camp AU

Playing off the “innocent business practice with a dark secret” trope. This AU is centered around the unassuming Camp Campbell. Which, on first glance, seems like nothing more than a successful summer camp for children. But behind the log cabins and mosquito nets, sinister actions are taking part in the shadows.Of course the children have nothing to do with it, displaying as a functioning summer camp is important to keeping the charade up. If children were to go missing, it would raise too much alarm. It’s the tourists, hikers and kids that don’t get picked up or ‘run away’ that aren’t so lucky. If you go venturing in the woods around the camp, you might just not come back.A somewhat untapped market, the demand for organs is high and the demand for flesh is surprisingly higher. The staff at Camp Campbell are all in on it. Some do it for money and some, like David, are in it for other reasons. The thrill, the hunt, the flavour, the rush.So best not end up lost and wandering around this secluded little camp, where your screams will be laughed off as “Probably those damn bears again…”

Cryptid Camp AU

Camp Campbell is just a summer camp for children? Right? Well then, try to enroll. Put in a job application or fill out a form to send your kids there, oh wait, you’re human, you can’t! All attempts to find a means in will be met with dead ends or rejections. This is because the little lakeside getaway is secretly inaccessible to humans. As friendly and welcoming as it looks, Camp Cambell is only for those in the know. They only accept those with a more “supernatural” side.A summer school for gifted children, hybrids, monsters, cryptids. That’s right, every person who works or vacations here is hiding an inhuman side. Tucked in the mountains where not a lot of humans go, where the young’uns can practice honing their powers away from prying human eyes. Where those who are mature but aren’t ready to be in a human society can work for their accommodation and protection as a part of the staff team.On that team is David. Co-counselor and werewolf who lives on grounds all year round. When he was just a pup, he got sent here but seeing as he never fully mastered his easily excitable wolf side, he thought it wise to stay on. Don’t need your tail or fangs coming out in public, and on particularly feral full moons, roaming the woods is a thousand times safer than trying to stay confined to a city flat.

Alternatively: On that team is David. Co-counselor and merman who lives on grounds all year round. Sent to the camp at a young age because his home was far from any large bodies of water, he quickly became at home in Lake Lilac. Much safer than living near humans and free from the stress of getting wet and revealing your scales at any given moment.

Apocalypse AU

This one is probably the loosest AU as it could be anything. Zombies, natural disasters, nukes, rapture, aliens. Whatever happened, it left the world in a post apocalyptic state and now the survivors have to fend for themselves. This one will need a little discussion before starting to figure out the what, why and where of it all.

Hero camp

(Superheroes/Villians)No fancy art for this one. There wasn’t a lot out there.
The general idea is similar to the Cryptid Camp AU, where the camp is set up to help kids with powers have a summer camp experience and learn to control their powers better. The hard decision is with David's powers, however. Could go for the obvious nature manipulation / earth elemental shtick, or could twist it with something a bit more unique. For example, he is a camp counselor because his powers aren’t very helpful to anyoneIdeas include:
- Being able to see what a mirror has seen. Touching it and playing back the last 48 hours like a DVR.
- Touching two people at the same time and letting them feel each other's emotions (hence, counselor). The empath shtick.
- Shapeshift but only into static plants for a few minutes at a time.
- Speak to animals.That, or he is out here to keep his extremely dangerous power away from cities.Happy to mix the AUs up into some kind of supernatural creature murder camp, or creatures in the apocalypse ETC.Might add more soon!