AUs For Use

Chapter 1: The Two Minds In Two Bodies AU

Two characters get Freaky Friday swapped, except it won't stop. They can hear each other in their heads and somewhat feel the other's emotions, and they keep switching bodies. Maybe certain situations or places or times trigger the swap, maybe they eventually learn to control it.

It's all the fun of characters with split personalities without them actually needing to be insane, plus some mistaken identity and walking in each other's shoes.

Bonus side effects/signs: The sclera of the eyes turn the color of the other person's pupils when they're controlling the wrong body. Speaking in the third person and trouble with pronouns (I, us, she/he/they, her/him/then, we, me, etc all get swapped around) can happen. Over enough time, the feeling of one body being theirs and the other not can fade, leaving both feeling equal ownership over both bodies, though sometimes only one personality experiences this — this can lead to issues.

Extra notes: If one blacks out/disassociates/etc, or gets a really bad injury, the other can take control and force their body to move; this can cause more damage, physically and mentally, but is useful in a pinch. The strain of mentally fighting each other can cause them both to pass out of not resolved.

This can be especially fun if rivals or outright enemies get swapped, or people of two separate species. If they share dreams/can look through each other's memories/see through each other's eyes, than deals might have to be made to keep certain secrets safe. Maybe they hate each other, but reluctantly start to bond because of their connection, until one getting hurt/in trouble sends the other scrambling to save them. Maybe one's more mentally equipped for certain situations that the other can't handle. Maybe they fight through the other's triggers or swap throughout a battle to be less predictable.

The possibilities are endless! Seriously, though, someone please use this, I really want to see it become a thing...