AH hello!! I’m so glad to see that you have a tumblr, i just read your fic “five times gimli died (and one time he didn’t)” and it completely blew me away!! Such a lovely gigolas/gimleaf fic!! I’m going to be thinking about it for a while ;v; it’s so wonderfully put together, and I thank you for sharing it!

Oh my stars, thank you! Welcome, I'm glad you found me here you will find a lot of gimleaf nonsense on this blog so enjoy lol.

I think I responded to your comment on the fic too, because the names are similar, but just in case that's just a crazy coincident and you're not the same people and/or in case you check your tumblr notifications more than AO3 emails, let me recommend you some further delightful gimleaf reading in this marvelous essay by @roselightfairy about their relationship in the books because it's THE BEST. It turned me into a writhing puddle of feelings, it will do the same to you I am sure.

Hi! Regarding the Director’s Cut asks, I may not be doing it right but I’m curious…

What inspired you to write Prairie Doll? Such a unique AU, I would love to hear more about your research process. ❤️

*Squealing* Thank you so much for the ask, Jess!!! (Sorry in advance because I’m totally gonna nerd out. lol) So, given Fez’s interest in Little House on the Prairie and being all ‘bout that farm life as his long term plan, it got me thinking. One of my two majors in college was History, and I had a subconcentration in U.S. History circa the Civil War/Reconstruction era. (I’ve been fascinated with this period of US History for a loooooooooooong time. lol) Anyways, it got me thinking of what would Fez’s life look like during this era. Although people were going out to California during this time, because the Transcontinental railroad hadn’t been completed yet, I hesitated to have Lexi try to follow Cassie out to California because if she’d lost contact with her, it would be highly unrealistic that Lexi going after her would be successful, and I’ve always known I’m going to reunite the Howard sisters in my story (It’s coming! I SWEAR!!!).

Given those 2 constraints, I tried to think of somewhere in the US that would be relatively far from where Lexi & Cassie started (which would make a little more sense why Cassie was responding to a mail order bride advertisement), while having enough going on that I could introduce the other characters in a way that made sense without trying to retcon entire arcs/storylines, but still being a little chaotic in a way that a state/city that was established for 100-200 years at this point in history likely wouldn’t be. I also didn’t want to feel duty bound to really dive into Reconstruction politics/attitudes by setting the story in the post-Civil War South, not to mention, I just didn’t get the vibe that Fez would’ve fought for the Confederacy. The other thing that I really enjoy about it (although it’s definitely been challenging at times) is that it’s such a fun era of history to think about how would things that we don’t necessarily think about play out in this world.

For instance, Ash’s awkward clothing sitch. Like, for the most part (certainly in canon Euphoria), if Ash started having a growth spurt or he had clothes he didn’t like, what have you, he or Fez could just go to the store or order something on Amazon or whatever. They have the means—both actually and economically—to get him clothes he likes and that fit. The whole idea that people would give him shit for not having clothes that he doesn’t look awkward in is a little crazy. But, transport him to the late 1860s/early 1870s? Yeah, now it’s a little less realistic (even for merchants with a little bit of money) to think he either (a) has some huge selection of clothing to pick from or (b) it would be easy for him to just get/find/buy clothes that are the right size. I mean, commercial clothing production really was just not as much of a thing back then, and clothes were still fairly expensive. It wouldn’t be uncommon to expect multiple members of the family to wear the same clothes, but add in the fact that they’re not living with Kitty full time and there’s no other wife/female relative who would be expected to take care of family tailoring for them, yeah, Ash more than likely would get stuck not only wearing Fez’s hand-me-downs but wearing them even though they don’t fit and he looks ridiculous doing so. But those kinds of things are great for the story! Because then it makes it easy/easier to figure out how to introduce the characters into each other lives and have those sub-conflicts (What does A need from B?) that help drive the story forward and develop the characters within the larger context of the story I’m trying to tell. 

Anyways, I hope you like this BTS take on Prairie Doll!! Thank you so so so much for letting me nerd out and talk about my story/writing thoughts!!! 🥰💗🥰💗🥰💗

Happy happy birthday tea!! I hope you've had a lovely day as lovely as you and I'm sending you best wishes for the coming year! 🥳🎉💝

Hey friend!! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes. Really appreciate you 🥰🥰🥰

💞✨ send this to the 12 nicest people you know or seem to have a good heart and if you get 5 back you must be pretty awesome 💞✨

Thank you so much! I really appreciate this.

You’re placed in a room with an animal. The door is closed and you cannot leave. The animal is completely calm and has no intent of harming you. You are in no danger unless you provoke the animal in some way.

OUAHFGHGHHH that was so sweet.... mazey wanting to break out twister and then being shamed for being childish and fig, a dope ass rock star with a leather jacket and fishnets says "hey, I would fucking love to play twister" like. the way fig is so genuinely kind sometimes. those pictures of punks letting kids touch their mohawk spikes. yknow what I mean?

Big fan of whenever a creator from one of the other languages meets Bad for the first time and he tells them his name is BadBoyHalo and explains it to them

Then they fucking hit it off and later the creator explains to him that no, he is not a bad boy, he is a good boy, he is GoodBoyHalo

Posted this on my twitter but thought I'd share here too and add some fun little context !

When Ryan was signing he started telling me about an ice-cream place in LA called Jenny's and then kinda stopped and said "I'm not sure why I just told you that little fun fact " -- told him I'd check it out if I was ever in LA (and I will !)

Before Shane signed he asked me where I stood on the Boogara-Shaniac scale. I told him that mentally I'm a Shaniac but as soon as I enter a spooky place I become a Boogara because I get scared of everything. He told me that he thought that made me more of a Boogara but then wrote that, making me an official Shaniac (I'm surprised he didn't revoke my card)

I made them pins and bracelets, one of which said History Lizard, and that made Ryan laugh

I didn't give them the pins and stuff when I took my picture with them, I waited until everyone had gone. I took the stuff out of my bag and just kinda stood there cause I got super shy about it but Shane noticed and came up to me. Thanks Shane :')

Ryan's favorite color is purple fyi

I don't know what it is about seeing an actor covered in fake blood but the lizard in my brain immediately slams the serotonin button, thank you for your work 🥴

I'm glad you enjoyed! Here to do the bloody work!! 😈😈

Johnny's ass keeps pushing Sento away from the support on his back because it's too big btw, do you think Sento knows. Is Sento aware that johnny's cheeks are constantly pushing it. And if so, do you think Sento cares at all, being a sword and all. Is that mundane for a sword. Does Sento compare whose backs or waists or butts or hands felt nicer. Does Kenshi know. Would it tell Kenshi that his hands are the most caring but Johnny's ass is the biggest.

I love when you reach the point in a conversation with a new specialist where they ask "so other than x reason you are coming to me, you're healthy?" I always want to burst out laughing because if I had a penny for everytime a doctor asked me that, I would have a whole dollar. But, instead, I start listing my various chronic illnesses and watch their expression get increasingly disappointed. It's so funny.

The wonderful @libra-lizard tagged me to see what my character profile is! Here are my Top 5 characters I aligned with. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter): 87%

Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice): 85%

Jo March (Little Women): 85%

Vitruvius (The Lego Movie): 85%

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings): 84%

Strong, opinionated lunatics that care deeply for their tribes. That tracks. lol

If @jandjsalmon @good-night-dodger @juuls @lurker-no-more @myfemininedivine wanna check out THIS QUIZ HERE (or anyone else for that matter!!), no pressure!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

OUGH your buggy homestuck designs are SO CUTE!!!!!!!! That's such a fun concept and I LOVE the different molts and the explanation for mutants!!!!!!!!!! Bug lore bug lore bug lore!!!! I also adore the outfit you did for Terezi's third molt, I thought the boots were really creative and it just looked! So cool!!!!! <333333 would it be possible to see Vriska's various molts? ALSO. I NEED YOU TO KNOW. I AM GIVING YOU A VERY EXCITED DOUBLE THUMBS UP I ***LOVE*** ANOMALOCARIS I HAVE LIFE SIZED ANOMALOCARIS PLUSH AND HE IS MY FAVORITE EVER. trilobites very good too I have. So many trilobite fossils and I think that those two were a great choice for the sea dwellers!!!

thank you so much for sending in an ask im THRILLED WITH YOUR EXCITEMENT!! i love extinct arthopods too+i just LOVE BUG FACTS SO MUCH… i rlly should do a spidertroll lore post but until then here’s the molts you requested!! i actually really struggled in the past with human anatomy so im super proud of how these turned out shes so big and confident and cool!!! a thanks again for the ask :D

OH MY FUCKING GOD

I JUST WENT TO MY LOCAL HOT TOPIC THAT I'VE BEEN GOING TO FOR LIKE. 5 OR 6 YEARS NOW RIGHT??

I GOT SOME MCR STUFF BECAUSE. OF COURSE. IF YOU'VE SEEN MY RECENT POSTING HABITS YOU KNOW. THE BRAINROT IS REAL

I WAS TALKING WITH THE CASHIER ABOUT THEM BECAUSE HE WAS ALSO A FAN AND HE FUCKING SAYS "you wanna know a fun fact? this is the hot topic the lead singer used to work at! :D"

FUCKING WHAT

GERARD WAY USED TO WORK AT MY LOCAL FUCKING HOT TOPIC?!?

AND AFTER I LEFT I LOOKED IT UP TO MAKE SURE HE WASN'T FUCKING WITH ME AND YEAH. HE WAS RIGHT. WHAT THE FUCK

SORRY FOR THE ALL CAPS THIS IS LIKE. WORLD-SHATTERING INFORMATION TO ME AND HE JUST DROPPED THAT SHIT SO CASUALLY WHAT THE HELL BRO. I NEEDED TO SCREAM ABOUT THIS SOMEWHERE

ROSE: Sorry, I can't hang out. I forgot how to mimic human-like behavior.

JADE: i mean if you wanna just loom in the corner like some kinda creature thats cool!! we just dont want you getting left out