AU. How does one get past a train wreck like HTGAWM to even write an AU anybody would even care abou

AU. How does one get past a train wreck like HTGAWM to even write an AU anybody would even care about? I want to change his name throw away all it. The question becomes who then can identify..or care. I still want to write an AU of dark academia, neo-noir, college professor/detective, husband and wife team, murder mystery story but I keep using the old “writers block” excuse. Maybe its just the disaster that is 2020. Maybe its just me. Damn it Frank,..(my Frank) where are you?