provided the AU characters and their lives/situations have enough parallels with the canon counterparts' to not make me feel like i'm reading about a bunch of OCs
Yes, that! I think it's often a fine line to tread and I'm always impressed with the people who pull it off the best, because then it's so much fun trying to piece together the AU-verse and canon.
As for the Late Bloom sequel, it is still planned out, I'd hate to force you to break out the sad emotes there. *g* Now just to, er, actually write it all down sometime. Oh dear.
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Yes, that! I think it's often a fine line to tread and I'm always impressed with the people who pull it off the best, because then it's so much fun trying to piece together the AU-verse and canon.
As for the Late Bloom sequel, it is still planned out, I'd hate to force you to break out the sad emotes there. *g* Now just to, er, actually write it all down sometime. Oh dear.