Dumb Blonde AU

The **Dumb Blonde AU** or **Blondie AU** is a series of fanart works by HorsesPlease, mocking the characters Daniel and Jen for their blonde hair.

In 2023, it became the main setting of much of his fanart. It also has its own blog on Tumblr.

## Premise

Perhaps Cameron Campbell was so horrible, that even Gwen and David had no choice but to resign out of protest. With no campers and no workers left, his camp closed for good, and he landed himself in jail again for his many crimes.

As for Gwen and David, they noticed that all those months at camp made them stronger, so they started working in a gym as coaches, ever since they started working out to relax.

In this AU, Daniel and Jen never joined any cults, but were two awkward artists whose fantasies were a way to cope with their sad background. Originally they were depicted as stupid fans who are obsessed with being girly, but after some feedback, HorsesPlease changed his AU. They still have some degree of clumsiness in spite of their creativity.

### Daniel!

See also: Daniel (Blondie AU)

In his fanart, Daniel is often depicted as if he is more stupid. Initially he ends up being abused in ridiculous ways, but since 2023 onwards, Daniel ends up being depicted as if he is very awkward, but creative.

This Daniel is the brother of Daniel (from Detroit Become Human) and Simon, who are ashamed of his awkward behaviour. CC Daniel is known as "Little Dan" or "Danny", which DBH Daniel is known as "Big Dan" and is more successful than him.

Although he is often seen as a clumsy goofball, behind his silly behaviour he is rather creative. The "Xemug" thing was his own creation for his science fiction novels.

His name in this AU is Daniel Dobermann, and he is possibly German.

### Jen!

See also: Jen (Blondie AU)

In this AU, Jen's creepiness is just one part of her personality, a front for her creativity. While Daniel is better at writing and doodling, Jen is better at animating.

She is rather rich by how many outfits she could wear any day, as one of several daughters of a vain father who left a mansion and lots of money behind. Still, she lives a simple life, getting paid only by her profits from art commissions.

Her name in this AU is Jen Iris, and she is Norwegian-Balinese.

### Jasper!

See also: Jasper (Blondie AU)

Jasper, in this AU, is alive and is an adult. He did not die from the explosion, but got burned, so he was traumatised that he left the camp altogether. He is a surfer dude.

The problem is that people call him "Shaggy Doo" because of his hair. In fact, he brushes his hair to help himself relax. Daniel also helps Jasper learn to accept himself for who his is - manly or girly, it doesn't matter as long as Jasper is happy with who he is.

His name in this AU is Jasper Haraldsson, and he is Icelandic. As he is much stronger than Daniel and David, some wondered whether is he "half-giant".

### David

In this AU, he's often depicted as the opposite of Daniel. Strong, manly, buff, and he can easily beat Daniel in a fight.

Angered by Cameron's crimes and abuse, he and Gwen took the step to quit, standing up against their abusive boss. Although it led to the end of Camp Campbell, the campers praised him as a hero. That may have encouraged him to become a gym coach.

His name in this AU is David Avalon, and he is Welsh.

### Gwen

Like David, she is also depicted as the opposite of Daniel. And like everyone around him, she knows that he has a big girly streak, and pokes fun of him. Due to her job as a camp counsellor, she and David became physically tougher.

She also brings him to the gym to make him do workouts, to make Daniel become more like a man. Perhaps all that time in the gym and its stable wages made her less anxious and more confident, making her the opposite of the miser she used to be.

With more time in her hands, Gwen also became an amateur author, encouraged by her books' popularity to *encourage* others, both in creative arts and in workouts. She became a playful beacon of positivity!

Her name in this AU is Gwendolyn Parkerson, and she is possibly of African and English descent (hence her red hair and her name).

## Minor characters

### CC

* Max - "Daniel's worst nightmare", his biggest fear. An annoying brat who likes to torment Daniel for his stupid behaviour.
* Nikki - another disastrous kid whom Daniel fears and dreads.
* Neil - third of a trio of troublemakers, he is the only one that is more liked among the three for being more "sensible".
* Jacob - Bonquisha's boyfriend, a well-dressed gentleman who is an amateur novelist.
	+ Gwen, Jacob, and Bonquisha are also members of a writers' club.
* Bonquisha - a bodybuilder who sometimes visits the gym and chats with her friends. Perhaps she helped Gwen become more fit.
* Graggle - an Atlantean-Norse immortal who was born at around 1400 AD. His "humanoid" form is his real form, and he only appeared as a monster to play around.
* Zephyros - a great green bird who crows so loudly every morning. Notorious for his incredible stupidity.

### Crossover

* Daniel and Simon - Daniel's siblings. The other Daniel is "Big Dan", his older twin, while Simon is one year younger than the twins.
* Jaune Arc - an occasional visitor to David and Gwen's gym. He is known for being stronger than David, Jasper, and Bonquisha.
* "Huggy Wuggy" - a stupid, noisy Maine Coon cat who is sometimes Daniel's pet.

## Shippings

The Dumb Blonde AU is an open-ended AU for the author to make whatever doodles he can think of, so even if he has several favourite shippings (like Jeniel and Gwenvid), he uses different ships as he feels like it.

He explained that the different shippings for the same character can be different timelines and versions of the same character. So for example, Daniel A loves David A, Daniel B loves Jen B, and Daniel C loves David C and Gwen C; meaning multiple Daniels in different universes. In short, it's a multiverse.

### Jeniel (Timeline A)

"*What's worse than one manchild? Two manchildren, a manchild and a womanchild, about to start a brand-new dysfunctional family, yay!*" - some angry clown

"*We're not married yet*, *dolboyob!*" - Jen

This is almost the "canon" timeline of this AU. Jen and Daniel are attracted to each other over their love of art and fantasies, while David and Gwen fell in love since their time in camp and their gym coach careers.

### Gwenvid (Timeline A)

This is part of the same timeline with Jeniel. Their friendship, gym career, and romance were the point of diversion from the canon.

### Danvid (Timeline B)

In this timeline, David and Daniel fall in love, because both of them find each other cute and attractive. David likes Daniel's cute appearance, and Daniel loves David's muscular form.

### Gweniel (Timeline C)

"*Look at you, Barbie boy. You're so skinny!*" - Gwen, making fun of Daniel

In this timeline, Daniel and Gwen fall in love. Daniel finds Gwen to be cute, while Gwen enjoys mocking Daniel for being weaker. Nonetheless, Gwen also brings Daniel every day to the gym to make him stronger, so he will end up becoming a manly man like David.

She also wants Daniel to put his Xemug science fiction to good use.

### Gwenjen (Timeline E)

Jen gets attracted to Gwen because of Gwen's muscular build.

### Gwen x Jasper

Poor Jasper. As a man, he may be celebrated as a champion of masculinity (and bisexuality), he inevitably becomes a magnet of annoying fangirls.

One such fangirl is Gwen, who bothers him by her annoying behaviour and cheeky looks. Eventually Gwen learns to respect him as a person, so he can be used to her.

## Trivia

### Miscellaneous details

* In this AU, Jen is a natural blonde, because she is half Indonesian (probably from Bali), half Norwegian.
* Daniel has Slavic ancestry, possibly Czech. Contrary to rumours, he is not Russian.
* Jacob's full name would be "Jacob Laurier".
* Bonquisha's full name would be "Bonquisha Moreau". She likes classical music, and she can understand French, which she learned from some of her dad's relatives.

## External links

* Tumblr
* Author's Twitter