Cultverse

Cultverse was an AU shared universe in Bandom centered primarily centered around the premise of Pete Wentz being a cult leader. Gabe Saporta also heavily features in fic related to Cultverse, because of a meme in Bandom relating to his basement.The "Gabe Saporta's Basement" meme primarily centers around the fact that Cobra Starship has a song called "It's Warmer In The Basement" about, well. "[L]oving a girl so much that you tie her up and lock her in your basement, so you don’t have to share her with the rest of the world," in Gabe's own words. As of 2017, the master page of fic has been deleted, although the Cultverse Livejournal community still has posts viewable. The account was created on 19 May 2007 and the most recent post was on 29 April 2011.Cultverse Livejournal Community Profile. Accessed 13 Nov 2019.
==History==
Thanks to Strikethrough and Boldthrough, information on Livejournal-era fandom can be quite hard to come by and a huge chunk of it has been lost to the ether of the internet, making the complete history of Cultverse spotty at best. However, Wayback Machine viewing of queenofhell's now defunct Livejournalqueenofhell on Livejournal. Accessed 13 Nov 2019. reveals that Cultverse began in the comments section of a January 2007 post by gigantic that reads:
The comments containedThe deletion of a Livejournal account also deletes all comments the account made, regardless of where they were made. some of the first fic set in a universe that would come to be known as "Cultverse" but the first "proper" fic in Cultverse is It's Like the Pied Piper (Only It's a Little Bit More Like a Cult) by queenofhell. That fic was initially posted with the following statement in the header:
From there it can be assumed that queenofhell created the Cultverse livejournal community after several months of the AU growing in popularity. The introduction to the story it's not a fashion statement (it's a fucking deathwish) backs up this assertion with the following explanation:
However, not much about the community itself is still available on the internet thanks to the migration from Livejournal to Tumblr in the 2010s. The only available Wayback Machine capture of the Cultverse livejournal community while it was still active is from December 2007 and contains a mod post from queenofhell that reads:
This mod post is a testament to the popularity and scope of Cultverse at its height, but the rest of Cultverse history is sadly lost, including the masterpost of Cultverse fic and the official cultverse writing policy. There are extant works available on AO3, but a significant chunk of what was written for it is now lost and current fandom culture means that works in the vein of Cultverse are unlikely to be reposted, even to AO3. A tweet from mondegreened in 2018 says:
==Surviving Works==
*By Queenofhell_proserpina
** It's Like the Pied Piper (Only It's a Little Bit More Like a Cult, the first work set in this AU (predominantly Pete/Patrick, Pete/others)
** GINASFS, Pete/Patrick, background Gabe/Patrick
***This fic is set directly after iphignia939's that's where you live - " you can’t escape now/I’ve got you locked inside this room."
** Black Mamba, Pete/William Beckett, William/Gabe
** Angels and Kings
** Clandestine
** I Have Friends In Holy Spaces, Brendon Urie/Shane Valdes/OFC, Ryan Ross/Brendon Urie
*By iphignia939
** that's where you live, Gabe/Patrick, Pete/Patrick
** Symbolism
*By magdalyna
** Molotov Cocktails and Drum Beats, Pete/Patrick, Pete/Joe - "Andy reflects on the events in his life leading to starting a cult with Pete Wentz"
** Practice Makes Perfect, Pete/Patrick, Pete/Mikey, Pete/Gabe - "Andy has rules for his universe"
** Audiophile, Pete/Jon/Brendon, Panic GSF - "Jon makes sense of the world through sound and photographs"
** Snakes and Tiny Glass, Pete/Patrick, Gabe/William, Gabe/Patrick - "Gabe in the beginning."
** Papercuts, Pete/Travie, William/Travie, Gabe/Travie - "Travis contemplates belief."
** Shifting Opinions - "Andy finds a new way of dealing with life's little mishaps."
*By magdalyna and joker_and_thief
** We Set the Wrong Course, Pete/Ryan, Pete/Patrick, Panic GSF, William/Gabe/Travie - "Ryan wants to make Pete proud."
* By frausorge
** the men, the myths, the monotones, Ryan Ross/Fox Mulder - "Ryan isn't surprised to see the FBI guy on the doorstep."
** Your New Life With Us, Ryan Ross/Fox Mulder, Ryan/Spencer/Brendon, Ryan/Jon - "I'm telling you, it's no big deal," Ryan said."
* By theaerosolkid/lilywhitelilith
** Fire On Your Tongue, Brendon/Ryan, Pete/Brendon - "Brendon is having difficulty accepting the importance of the Message."
**Beating (Faster, Faster), Brendon/Ryan, William/Spencer, Panic! GSF - "Direct follow-up to Fire On Your Tongue; Spencer sees the light, and is needed."
**Ashlee/Pete ficlet
* By 0nlymemories
** All We Are (Is Bullets, I Mean This), Gerard/Mikey - "This is a cultverse AU, focusing on Gerard and Mikey's relationship."
* By roboticeyes
** Desperate Desires And Un-Admirable Plans, Brendon/Ryan
* By mizubyte
**Disney Is Not A Cult (Not Yet) podfic by reena_jenkins, Kevin Jonas/Mike Carden, Kevin Jonas/Pete Wentz - ""Pete's always looking to find new ways to spread the message. The JoBros would be perfect for reaching a whole new audience.""
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Category:Shared Universes