What If Fics

This thread is for any kind of What If, or "For Want of a Nail" fanfics. Basically, a fic where everything goes according to canon until one point, and then things go differently according from that point. Generally, these are longer fanfics with as much focus on adventuring as on shipping.

So, if you'd like to recommend a pearlshipping fanfic of this kind, feel free to do so here. Or, feel free to brainstorm and share ideas for such fics here, either that you are writing, considering writing, or just dropping ideas off for others to work with. Because there are not nearly enough Pearlshipping fics, let alone long ones.