Stranded on a Desert Island

Tropes and genres
Tropes and genres
Synonym(s)	desert island fic, desert island AU
Related tropes/genres	Cave Story, Canadian Shack, Cabin Fic
See also	No Island AU
	Related articles on Fanlore.
	Contents 1 Desert Islands in Canon; 2 Example Fanworks; 3 Fannish Resources;

Stranding a character on a desert island is a trope with a long tradition in published media. (Desert island means isolated and deserted, not necessarily tropical or dry.) See the TV Tropes entry.

In science fiction fandoms, this trope appears when characters are marooned on an uninhabited planet.

The trope is also used in AU fanfiction, as well as canon-compliant fanfics where a character canonically spends time on a desert island. A small number of works are specifically Lost AU fics, placing characters from a different fandom on the desert island from Lost.

Not to be confused with the fan activity of deciding which fanfics to take with you if you get stranded on a desert island.

Desert Islands in Canon

Example Fanworks

Arrow:

Works often focus on Oliver Queen's time on the Lian Yu ("Purgatory") island. In a few other works they do a Role Reversal AU in which Felicity Smoak or Sara Lance get stranded and become the Arrow.
- no man is an island (oh this i know) by confidentialityspice

Bandom:

the present and the distance by behindthec

Black Sails:

This is not a very common trope in this fandom, despite the show's canonical focus on piracy. Characters can become marooned after falling overboard, shipwreck or mutiny. It is used as a plot device to explore and develop the relationship of two characters, usually Captain Flint/John Silver or Abigail Ashe/Billy Bones.
- Fifteen men in September by ballantine
- A tide of hope by seren23

Hawaii Five-0:

Overboard

Marvel Cinematic Universe:

Between Heaven And Hell by katiedid, Darcy/Steve & side pairing Bucky/Natasha, Darcy gets stuck on a deserted island with a few unexpected guests. (2015)

One Direction: