#as prev mentioned the real reason I have so many AUs is bc i keep coming up w ideas BUT while my s/i in the canon timeline

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bc im Very Normal i made this timeline map just for my gf self insert alone bc over the years i keep coming up w AUs lol. so! a breakdown/description of each of the times

80s: If the Portal Went....

Wrong (canon): The timeline that’s canon to my self insert. Ford got lost in the portal and after finding out, my self insert while searching for ways to bring him back learns about the Time Squadron, joins solely to have access to their time-traveling tech, and defects as soon as the opportunity presents itself so they can travel across timelines looking for their specific Ford. BUT BEFORE ALL THAT they’re just a silly little science fiction comic author who comes to GF during the summer for creative retreats which is how they first meet Ford (in person anyway. He became aware of their work and sent them a seven page letter criticizing their comics of their “scientific inaccuracy” when depicting paranormal creatures/phenomena).

Right (alpha timeline): Based off the timeline mentioned in the journal where Ford never entered the portal and the project surrounding the portal actually went right. In my self insert’s canon, Ford was going to propose w the completion of the portal so bc in this AU the project was successful, Ford and my s/i get married and settle down in GF along w his research institute 

“Cogwheel” AU: AU where it’s just me in present day GF. My s/i here is prob the closest to just irl me, no lore heavy backstory on why I’m there just. Me in GF. While this AU is my least lore heavy, its prob my most self indulgent bc it makes me the most central to the plot lol. The cogwheel is my symbol on the wheel of intrigue bc the wheel itself is Literally part of cog (i like cogs and as a friend pointed out, the cog also fits in w the time motif). Had an idea that the wheel can only really be activated if my s/i is also there almost as a final key/emergent property and that was the reason why (in addition to Ford bickering w Stan in the finale lol) that we don’t see it work. Vegas AU (with Stan): AU where it’s me w Stan! I also selfship w Stan but Ford is more a primary F/O. Just a fun AU where my s/i meets him in Vegas.  Dating both Stans (Best Timeline): I mean like. What is there left to say lol. Just present day me smooching two Stans, ideal.