dumb it down

[gonnafeelgood]

You'll sell more records if you (dumb it down)
bandom (The Dresden Dolls & pop), Amanda Palmer & Ashlee Simpson, PG, ~1200 words.
Title by Lupe Fiasco, beta by algernon_mouse and secrethappiness. All remaining mistakes and the hate-on for L.A. are all mine. It’s fiction, it’s not real, it didn’t happen.

Posted as a part of 14valentines [Day 14] V-Day, International. I didn’t make it all

Comments

[new_evolution]

I love this pairing and I never would have thought of it before now. I want Amanda to touch Ashlee in inappropriate places. Also, your characterization is awesome.

[gonnafeelgood]

Thanks! I guess it's really only a pairing if you squint - I hadn't decided whether it was a pairing or just a meeting, but I'm glad that you saw it one way!

Thanks for reading and, always, for the feedback.

[neery]

Am I ever glad not to be Ashlee, right now. I really liked this look into her head, her recognizing how much bullshit it really is that all the women are going hungry, especially when most of the men don't care, but not able to allow herself to just say fuck the image and have those mushrooms, either.

[gonnafeelgood]

Thank you!

[elucidate_this]

oh man. awesome awesome awesome. awesome.

[gonnafeelgood]

♥

[go_gentle]

This is not a pairing I ever would have thought of but I like the way you make it work.

[gonnafeelgood]

Thank you! I don't know if it's a pairing or what, but I love that people are willing to read sympathetic Ashlee stories.

[marginaliana]

Wow, this is really interesting. I really like the way you show us how Ashlee might have reasonably gotten stuck in her image without it being too obvious. Very cool.

[gonnafeelgood]

Thank you very much!