apolladay:

When making a modern/mundane AU, how do you choose an occupation for characters whose canon occupations lack a modern/mundane equivalent?

Closest related job (knight/city guard -> soldier/police)

Closest cultural equivalent (wealthy noble -> CEO)

Generic job but relevant hobbies (adventurer -> plays fantasy games or LARPs)

Random generic job (samurai -> convenience store employee)

Whatever is sexiest/makes the meetcute work (princess -> tattoo artist)

Other/Nuance/I’m bald

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