Time travel AU question

[conuly]

Or poll? IDK.

Let's imagine somebody is actually planning to go back in time mentally, into their own younger body, and fix things. And I guess for the ease of simplicity we'll assume they have no intention of returning to their current time except by the usual way, that is, going through it all again. (Except not, because if they fix it, it'll be new and different and better in some way.)

But they're a screw-up, because that's more interesting, and everything is going to be much harder now.

So for any given value of somebody, who are they, when do they want to go, and when do they actually end up? No fair suggesting that they end up in their own infant body - they can't go anywhere earlier than a short period before canon - whatever canon it is - picks up the camera.

(Also, to keep this from being depressing, no self-inserts in RPF. Sure, we'd all like to go back in time and give a witty comeback to whoever and then assassinate or at least punch our least-favorite world leaders, but we just can't. Fiction only!)

Comments

[acelightning73]

I'd think you'd pop back to that period of your life where you started really seriously thinking about "what do I want to be when I grow up?" and "how do I get there?". (Possibly early pre-teens or middle school. Before the grownups start pestering you about it.)

If I go back there knowing what adult-me knows, there are a few things I might have been able to do differently before the point where my choices made my life go n-dimensionally pear-shaped. I might have become Wiccan earlier. I probably ought to have studied chemistry, not physics, for my I-need-to-become-such-a-brilliant-scientist-that-they'll-have-to-make-me-an-astronaut plan.) I might have been better off if I discovered sex and drugs and rock'n'roll sooner than I did.

[conuly]

I really thought I was clear that I was asking for ideas about fictional people in fictional settings? Like, if Luke Skywalker wanted to change things, or if Princess Peach did?

[low_delta]

I'm not sure it is clear what you're asking for. Do you want suggestions for specific fictional people? Or just general ideas? You mentioned RFP in your last paragraph, but it seemed parenthetical.

[conuly]

It wasn't parenthetical at all. I said specifically "no RPF" and "no self-inserts". Obviously everybody here is a real person, and obviously anything about yourself is... well, about your self.

I'm not sure how multiple people could think that *is* parenthetical.

I simply wanted to know if anybody had any thoughts about any fandoms that they're interested in.

[conuly]

(Even if it was literally in parens, of course.)