anyone else have this problem?

1. OH MAN I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A NEW STORY! It would be an AU futurefic.
2. THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
3. But it's AU enough that I could eliminate the canon references and make it an original fic.
4. But... the scenario doesn't have enough plot to make it interesting if it isn't fanfic.
5. So I need more plot.
6. BUT IT SOUNDS SO UNORIGINAL AS ORIGINAL FIC.
7. Also I love the fandom characters so much that I'm super invested if I'm writing about them. It's not nearly as exciting with original characters.
8. But it could be. If I bring in that other fandom element and tweak it enough to make it original.
9. But what if no one wants to read it unless it's fanfic.
10. OH GOD WHAT SHOULD I DO.

Rinse and repeat.