ueueueue thank you for this ask tiivti aus are something to die for i remember oomfs saying we have a lot of tiivti aus because they are meant to be in every universe and ive wept so much like augh 🥹 and pls remember that the ranking is just my personal opinion ehe! off we go

1. BEACH AU BEACH AU BEACH AU ∞/10 MY FOREVER ROMAN EMPIRE augh what can i say beach au is the peakest of peak everything about beach au hurts in the best way... after r7 i tortured myself by looking at too many beach au arts and bawled my eyes out... beach au is often lumped with high school but it is something very special to me and beach au has that kind of ambience that just can't be replicated in other aus so mhm... also TILL CAN'T RESIST CUTE IVAN AND MAKING THE FIRST MOVE!!!! beach au is so amazing really i still wish for a day it appears in till's pov i would be so annoying...

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1. highschool!
   ive already said that i dont group highschool and beach together but many of hcs from hs can be applied to beach as well! i rlly like the concept of literature student ivan and music/art student till- they would be childhood sweethearts for sure and have the most lovely (and annoying) pinning known to man sajflskf anyway for me everything in this au is peaceful- i think ivan would be someone who takes special interest in the impact of wording as it directly related to psychology, whereas till would be more eager to learn about abstract visualization and imagery, he's a very sensitive boy there- they could write their own novel with illustration... look back au there ehe (I DO HAVE A DRAFT FOR THIS AU BTW)

2. band au
   i dont rlly feel so strongly about other aus outside of canon and beach but i really like the aesthetics of band tiivti and unknown sorrow in general... also im somehow surrounded by too many band au truthers so i got kinda curious about the lore and turned out its very wholesome and sweet? ivan leaving his label to join till with his independent band iirc? i think its rlly lovely and mirrored so much of ivan and till's desire in canon and how their relationship blooms so investing in band au is like looking at canon through a mirror ahhh my personal hcs for band ivan is that he would play the bass and write the lyrics yay i would like to be indoctrinated to this au more *wink wink at you oomfs even though im still jealous about the content yall got/lh 💫

3. bunny!
   BNNUYS!! whenever i feel too stressed out i would wander ibannylove tag and feel immediately better <3 ibanny and tillbun give me cuteness aggression and i rlly love how they are generally portrayed to be so in love with each other- and the best thing about this bunny au is whenever ibanny tried too hard to change himself so he can catch tillbun’s attention, tillbun would immediately reassure and let ibanny know hes loved in every form they are honestly so adorable awww pls send me more bunnies 💌💌

4. off the record – actors au
   tbh i dont rlly invest in actors au (and by extension, i dont actually hype for alnst friday to be otr lmao sorry TvT) this mostly because otr personality is vastly different from canon... but i did talk with oomf before about how otr is a nice parallel to tills problems as an artist in canon, the relationship between your selfworth and art, so its really cute to see till sunbae being more open with the presence of ivan, someone who would always try to understand him (ehe matching earrings) and accept him as just who he is- and similarly, otr ivan struggles with his confidence- till sunbae is mindful of this and encourages him to perform as he knows anyway- both of them trying to help eo and fall in love is so beautiful 🥹

5. sweet dreams cafe
   i dont have much to say abt this au because we just have the bare minimum but till looks hella fine 🤤🤤🤤 cafe till is the inspiration for my rebel till design ehe- as for the story iirc till seems to overwork himself and never gets enough sleep??? i rlly like the concept of till being a secret musician at night just to tie with band au and ivan sneaks his way to the cafe because hes a fan and wanna be closer to till lmao- lovely au

6. emojock
   oh... what can i say, frankly, i dont like this au very much 🥹 the issue is that imo sometimes it can get really stereotypical plus im already hooked to ivan being a quiet, book loving, stargazing boy so i cant really wrap my head around jockvan tbh (i know he can be multi-layered and i like the concept of his facades being discarded one by one but like its the first impression augh)- i kinda like emotill but outside of that i dont think about the au or its portray that much ueueue

yayaya thats all of my ranking i hope i make sense in this ehe thank u so much for the lovely question live laugh love tiivti teehee 💌💌💌

woahhhh hii 💌💌💌💌 omg im so happy that im beach au to you ehe i always get giddy giddy whenever people notice this hyperfixation of mine and u are honestly so sweet 🥹 beach au caught my eyes the very first time i got into tiivti and i was mesmerized by the visual and melancholic feelings that come with it! hmm what is the word? ambience! yah, that type of ambience, of muted longing and second chances are always my favourite in every media 💌 when u think about it, the sea is a giant fishbowl, where its just the two of them in their own bubble of happiness, where till doesnt have to lose ivan 🥹 everything about beach au hurts in the best way... the more personal story is that i began to think of beach au even more after round 7, i was in a lot of despair and started on writing rebellion au, which has a scene in the end of till carrying ivans limp body to the sea for their last goodbye- this made me think about beach au, and with the release of the trace comic about the love that never goes away, then with wiege, it finally spirals to noras beach au of today that revolves around till navigating grief in a gentler world... the au is very dear to me so i really appreciate this message of yours 🥹🥹 if u wanna talk more about beach au u can drop ur @ i would be very glad to yap all about it!!! love u 💌💌💌