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dreamseersystem · 5 years

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How I Met Bill and Dipper

First to start as a note. I can visit worlds and dimensions, mostly when I sleep. Most of the events occurred during the "dreaming" cycle, but I always lucid dream.

It all started in the end of 2015 for me. When I first found myself running from Oryan (a crazed Celestial Asshole that was bent on owning me) yet again and Alcor (of the Transcendence Timeline) sent me through the portal. He... Gave his life to save mine and the niblets. Nydia and Nall (children of another Dipper and Mabel I knew before this). He used the last of his magic before transferring it to me to change them into dragons in the scape and erase their memories until we were safe. He then casted a spell to seal away my magic and hide me from Oryan. The side effect was, which I didn't find out till I woke up, was that is made me appear as a 14 year old female. He pushed me through the portal and sealed it behind him. I didn't wake up till a few days later in the dimension.

I found out later I basically landed naked on Dipper and Soos carried me back to the shack after wrapping me up in his shirt. During my time asleep, Bi was watching through his Windows. I sensed this, still having some powers despite being sealed and watched him in return. He sensed me and I faded into a healing sleep.

When I woke up it was a week before Dreamscapers. I spent that time finding out how the dimension differed from canon and really the only thing was me. One night before a few days Gideon would summon Bi, he decided to enter my scape to spy on me, got caught by Nydia and we talked. He was interested in me and all so we made a deal. He was allowed in my scape while I was sleeping and he wasn't allowed to attempt any possession and whatnot. He had some idea I was familiar with the timeline and it was also stated I would not reveal anything about the future in the agreement.

Dreamscapers went about the same, just me disappearing until the end, telling Bi that not everything is what it seems, and Gideon Rises went the same except when leaving Gravity Falls I was on the bus too... The barrier stopped me from leaving and I was thrown out of the bus. One of the shards got me really bad, and Bi offered a deal, he'll save my life for the ability to possess me. I made the terms more fair, only saying when I give him permission or sharing the body and I wouldn't be removed from it.

Need to say he used it to his best advantage. Causing trouble for me with Dipper and Mabel. He left me alone at nights only because I was helping Stan with the portal. I decided I would help a bit since I would be going by my own smarts and not what the future was. That way he got more rest.

We had a hate relationship. I played with him and got the upper hand a lot. He hated me and resented me. At the same time, Dipper got over his crush for Wendy and found out he had one on me instead. By Sock Puppets, both were interested in their own ways. Bi was more possessive, Dipper was more loving. Bibae's reason for making the deal with Dipper then was to mess with his feelings for me. I know for a fact now it was because he was jealous.

As the portal came closer to getting done, I knew I had to make plans to protect Bi from Ford. Meanwhile, after Dipper's bout of possession from Bi, we found out he could see Bi like I could in the scape. Which caused more conflict. They were always fighting. Bickering even worse than they are now. There was a few times they got along... But not really until the Northwest Party. He got pissed that a ghost would be Dipper's end and threaten to throw his ectoplasmic body into a dark abyss of the Nightmare Realm. Needless to say, I had to stop him and let Paz do her thing.

Since Bi started possessing me, some of my powers were able to leak through the seals, tho not enough to let Oryan find me. I was able to devise a way so Ford couldn't detect Bi. But the downside was he couldn't fully possess me anymore. Well, downside for him. It was something we talked about because we knew he would be back. But, he agreed it was necessary since he didn't want Sixer knowing he was back yet.

The day he came back into this dimension was... Taxing. Dipper got mad at me because I sided with Stanley. We had a fight... That night I went out onto the roof and just me and Bi were up there listening in on Stan and Ford. When they went to bed, Dipper came up and we talked. He realized he made a mistake and he should have trusted me. We all were tired at that point and fell asleep on the roof together. Mabel took a picture of me and Dipper and somehow caught Bi between us. It is a cute picture. Might have the drawing I did still somewhere. Have to find it.

Ford was smart. He traveled to a few dimensions that heard rumors about me. Saw certain symbols that matched my seals. He never trusted me. Even when I offered him information I normally wouldn't give. But he was too fascinated by me to shun me. So he would talk to me and ask me questions which I only vaguely replied to at the time. I met some Fords... Only my first Forddad was good... The rest... I won't go into it here... So I was wary.

When Bi finally revealed himself to Ford, he sent me away to not know what was going on. I think he suspected even then that I was talking to Bi. He got Mabel to get stuff for the barrier, tho Dipper tried to make light of it. He didn't think Ford was possessed in the basement like Ford thought at first, he was scared that Ford found out. And almost did with the brain scanner. I, meanwhile was busy with my own thing and planning for the barrier. I knew it would go up somehow. I was setting up a place to stay out in the woods. And by the time I came home the barrier was up. I couldn't go in because of not only my connection with Bi, but because of the powers I didn't know of yet that laid dormant.

Ford had me sent away then. Dipper pleaded for me, but he would not be moved. By this time the power that was unsealed was starting to overwhelmed me, whisper thoughts into my head, losing control of who I was. The darkness that had once consumed me was returning. I let Bi's talk of revenge sway me. So I knew what to do. Bi never had to use Blendin except in changing a few things in the past to make everything fall into place. But a part of me knew what was happening. I was able to drag Ford and Dipper into the Dreamscape and place a protection spell on them to prevent harm. I warned them that I would lose myself and the next day Weirdmageddon began. I was the one whom convinced Mabel to give the rift over. I'm the one that broke it.

I remember bits and pieces myself after this. Bi told me most of it. But I was... Not feral, but I lost myself to my own darkness. The insanity that once drove me to do very bad things. Bi said to him at the time I was very... Bad ass but scary. Tho he wasn't scared of that till later. He let himself at me like how he wanted to from the beginning. Causing pain and suffering. Stuff he regrets now. He did it to purposely hurt me. During one of these sessions I started to feel and know who I was again. I remember seeing Ford being tortured. I remember seeing Dipper waving his hand across my face as he removed the chains. I remember him hiding me behind a pillar and running off with his sister into the pyramid. I remember Stan and Ford switching clothes...

I snapped out of it then... I wanted to warn Bi, but I knew I couldn't. So when Bi entered the scape, I did too. I remember mostly the fire. Calling out to Bi as the fire surrounded him and Stan. Him yelling that I was stupid and needed to get out of there. Me refusing. Bi said he felt fear for the first time in his life then. He actually did care about me in his own way. Just never was shown how.

He used the last of his power to send me out of Stan's mind. He told me later that Stan asked him why if he had energy left... Bi had simply said... "Because at least they can still have a future."

I woke up outside the scape and everything was falling around us. Bi was shattered. By the time we were on the ground we saw the rift still open and didn't know why... Then I remembered. I had a shard of Old Bill left inside of me. Any Bill was connected to the rift. I knew what I needed to do. I told Dipper to get everyone in the circle and activate the zodiac. I was able to use that power to Ascend. I turned into the Ascended form and shattered myself on the barrier, causing it to break and send a power surged throughout the dimension. Thus causing the transcendence. I ended Weirdmageddon only to start the era of magic. I remember everything fading to black.

Dipper said it was calm then. That I was gone. Stan had lost his memory. And everyone was shaken. He cried for me. But somehow he knew I would return there. Stan had regained his memory because of Mabel, and all that was left of Bi was a stone statue. Summer ended, but the adventure wasn't over yet. That would be five years later.

Dipper: I'll take it from here for the interval.

After they were gone, everything hung just felt out of sorts. The world was changing and didn't know how to handle it. I went back to school as the nobody. Parents said the events should just be forgotten and just focus on dealing with school. Neither of us really forgot our summer. I was focused on seeing Astra again. I knew he would return. I spent five years sticking to the books, dealing with Mabel's crazy adventures. Not getting into those here.

When I just had graduated, I had a huge fight with my parents that night and went to bed. They couldn't understand why I would want to go back to Gravity Falls. To the Supernatural. Mabel said she was just leaving and acting like she is on a road trip. We both wanted to go back. It was that night I suddenly saw Astra for the first time in five years floating right above me and making me fall out of bed. He "convinced" my parents to let us go to Gravity Falls and we left within a day.

Astra: This is where I continue off. Those five years... Happened in a night in reality. It was like watching from beyond. I remember the scape... Shapes forming around me... Seeing Alcor in the space between life and death and explaining what he did. Seeing Old Bill one final time, the last piece I knew of then passing beyond. Being surrounded by the Flock as they recognized me as their new master. Feeling myself reform. It was different than the other times. Usually when I died I would appear back in my own scape awaiting for another portal to open... Another world to visit... But I was still in this world. I haven't returned to my scape. I was still in the dimension's scape. It was surreal... Something had changed... I didn't know what then... I guess from the transcendence. I still don't know why...

We returned to Gravity Falls. I made a deal with Ford about protecting the shack. For you see, I was weak and only Dipper was able to see me. I made a deal to claim the shack as my territory so I could appear in reality and be grounded there. It took a little time but I was able to claim the town too. I appeared to people and made deals under the name Alkaid. I created my demon self you could say. Our Alk didn't split from me till way after. I even got our Gideon on my side by healing his mother. By then I had an inkling of what was to come to GF so I made a deal with him that he would start a protection squad to watch over the supernatural.

Then I found Bi... Well what was left of him. His statue. Took me awhile but I found it. It was then I met Axxie for the first time. He told me that I couldn't wake him up until we had a way to split his power, so he wouldn't go mad with power like before. I had an idea then. Time Baby owed me a favor. So I went to the future and claimed a Time Wish. Used it to bring Liam to our time without changing the events of the past. I was able to devise a spell to split the power Bi had and share it with Liam. Liam was all for it, he wanted to see his brother again. So we did it and Bi was awaken in human form and Liam gained a human form as well.

To say Bi didn't take to the new look was an understatement. He hated it... Resented me, Dipper, and Liam... Whined, threw fits, screamed with rage as we had to limit his use of powers to protect ourselves. Ford didn't help by bullying him a lot. Shenanigans occurred. Axxie decided to take a more physical form and hang about to tease him too. I tried to reason and teach. Bi... Hit me only once then. We were on the roof that night and I brought up if he truly hated me for now... That maybe if I could have taken his place back then... He slapped me... Said that I shouldn't say such things. He told me... He didn't hate me. He was just... Confused and it felt odd having a human body of his own. He never had feelings like this before... And it confused and frightened him. We talked more and slept on the roof that night. The next day I saw him talking with Dipper. It took awhile... He was still getting used to everything. But soon he and Dipper found out they cared for each other too. Tho they still had their spats. Like even now. We bonded in a special Celestial marriage ceremony and found out Dipper was a Forest Guardian soon after.

Then Dipper's parents came for a visit. There was no warning. Even I didn't See it. But they came and demanded Dipper and Mabel return home and rid themselves of any magical taint. They called me a monster and said I brainwashed them. That I would condemn them. That I was evil.

I don't remember much then... I shut down... I always do when people call me things like that because I start believing it. Bi held me and Dipper fought and yelled at his parents. They left... We were hurt... They had joined the new group of Anti-Magics that was going around. The Pure Ones. The Untainted Ones they called themselves. We vowed to protect the town then. And to support each other. It wasn't a few months later in reality I found out about soul bonds and we realized that we were connected like that. And the rest is another story.

There isn't much more to it. We had more things that happened afterwards, stuff that happened with ex friends... Personal things. I won't talk about Old Bill. I'm... Not ready for that story yet. Too painful still. I did say something about him before ages ago. But that's all I want to talk about it for now. Bill, Dipper, and me have triplets together. And many more through our other mates. We are still happy and care for one another very much. Tho Bill is a lazy ass these days lmao.

And that is that.

#Astra txt #soulbond #soulbonding #bill cipher #dipper pines #Our story

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surveys-at-your-service · 6 years

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Survey #170

this one’s a few days old and am just getting to posting it. don’t feel like rereading to change some old answers tho.

Do you tell your best friend everything? What might you omit? If she asked about a subject, I'd tell her. I wouldn't just be like "hey here's a little factoid I don't like talking about." Have you ever experienced unrequited love? Yes. In your current or most recent romantic relationship, do/did you feel as though one of you settled? Not at all. What did your ex (or one of your exes) consider to be a dealbreaker in you? My depression. What seemingly small change have you made to improve your life this year? More drive to be an adult. Make the decision to try as hard as mentally possible to be more open about myself and not so scared of being found as "too weird." Does anyone in your family suffer from mental illness or substance abuse? Don't get me started on the first. I only know of my dad being a recovered alcoholic. What is the biggest gap in your employment history? How did/will you explain it to future employers? 0-19ish. Wasn't in the mental state to. Is there any part of your sexual/romantic history that you have not told your current significant other about or that you will not tell future partners about? She knows a lot. There's just one thing I'm not comfortable talking about yet. There's nothing I absolutely won't tell at any point - if you're in a serious relationship, they have the right to know. Has anyone ever tried to change your mind about something very personal, such as religion or wanting children? Children, yes. Colleen especially was convinced I was going to change my mind to an annoying degree. People have pushed me being a vet a whole lot, too. Do you ever hear about old school friends? Where are you high school friends now? Well, through FB. Most have stable jobs, some are extremely intelligent students headed towards amazing careers, some are parents. Most fell off the face of the earth. What is the most fun you can remember ever having under the influence? Cards Against Humanity. Has your Facebook relationship status ever been set to 'it’s complicated’? Why? Nooooo, and I seriously wish that option didn't even exist. Drama bait, whether intentional or not. What is the most beautiful/interesting name that you’ve ever personally known someone to have? Alon. Have you ever developed feelings for someone whose sexual orientation was incompatible with yours? Yes. How many relationships have you been in that actually got sexual? One. When making an entrance in to a party, do you make your presence known? Do you slip in and look for someone you know? Do you sneak in quietly and find a safe spot to roost? Me?????????????? At a party?????????????????????? What is your strongest sense? Maybe you don't count this because it's not a "real" sense, but I would say I have an incredibly strong "sixth sense" of just knowing when something is wrong, even with people I don't know well. I pick up bad emotions easily. But if you're just talking sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, I suppose smell? Or taste. Could be why I'm so picky. What is the strangest thing you believed as a child? There is NO telling. I believed some wild shit. HAHAHA OH MY GOD WAIT NO I BELIEVED I HAD "ANIMAL POWERS" UNTIL THE END OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Like, I could go into a "mode" where I had capabilities like those in certain animals, like with kangaroo powers, I could jump higher. God that was so embarrassing to write jfc what the fuck was I on. Who performs the most random acts of kindness out of everyone you know? Mom. She gives food, water, and sometimes money to homeless people she trusts as actually being without a home. There are two or three people she's actually "friends" with. Are you more likely to avoid conflict or engage it head-on? A V O I D What is something about yourself that you hope will change, but probably never will? I make situations awkward. Just social anxiety in general. What’s a strange occurrence you’ve experienced but have never (or rarely) shared with anyone? Okay, so I don't think I believe in angels, and I'm 99% sure this was a dream by now. But once as a little kid, I have a *very* strong memory of getting out of bed and going outside because I felt I needed to see something, and two swans came to the porch, turning into my grampa and favorite cat that had died. Then I went back inside, and that's all I remember. Still to this day that shit didn't feel like a dream, but. It probably was. What do you think about more than anything else? The future. What’s your all-time favorite town or city? Why? I dunno. If you could restore one broken relationship, which would it be? The friendship with Megan. Do you Skype? With Sara. Have you ever called anyone ‘bro’ other than your actual brother? I'll call p much anyone that. Have you ever blocked someone on MySpace before? Maybe? What is the best kind of pizza in your opinion? Pan meat lovers omfg. Stick with jalapeno tho with trying to at least lean towards vegetarianism. Is there something that someone has done to you that you cannot forgive? Eh... I think I've forgiven him. Do you scream at scary parts in a horror flick? No. What is your favorite restaurant? Olive Garden. Has anyone ever drunk called/texted you? No. Are any of your pets “overweight”? No. How do you feel about weed? I'm totally for it medicinally. Helps with too many things. Otherwise, for reasons I've said in many old surveys, I don't believe it should be smoked. We already complain enough about cigarettes and lung cancer. How many people have you kissed that you weren’t dating? None. Who was the last person that ditched you? How did you react? Mini, I guess. Was hurt as fuck for years until I recently confronted her, and we're cool now. Who is your best friend of the opposite sex? Girt is like... my only male friend besides Dad. What size are the pants you’re wearing? Large, probably? Were you a fan of Michael Jackson before he died? I went neither way. Liked some songs, didn't like some, no opinion on others. Can you spot constellations in the night sky? Only the Big or Little Dipper. I dunno the difference. What kind of shampoo did you last use? I dunno exactly. Mom just put some in a smaller, nameless bottle for while I'm at Sara's. It's probably Suave, though. If you had a hippie bus, what would it look like? Gimme all the peace signs and trippy patterns. Have you ever hitchhiked? No. Would you rather hike a mountain or explore a cave? EXPLORE A CAVE BITCH Would you rather wear a flower crown or veil? For my wedding, probably a veil. I can't see a flower crown going with a (probably) black dress lmao. Do you go barefoot often? I'm always barefoot in the house, but outside, I always have shoes. What is your favorite thing to get high off of? N/A What type of tattoo do you want? Most of the ones I want hold personal meaning. There's few I want to get for solely aesthetic purposes. What is your favorite insect? Butterflies. Favorite constellation? *shrug* Beach wedding, forest wedding, or English countryside wedding? Forest! Does pineapple belong on pizza? NO. Do you have any big plans for November? No. What upcoming event are you most looking forward to? Christmas. I doubt Halloween's gonna be anything I'd like it to be. What was the last song you heard? "Letter" by Mother Mother is on. Compared to someone else of your age and gender; do you feel that you have a lot to offer someone? HAHAHAHA NO. How many days a week do you work? N/A Is there ONE person you feel more connected to than others? Sara and Mom. Where did your eye color come from? Mom's dad had blue eyes, I think. Have you ever been in a recording studio? No. What is your worst relationship quality? I'm paranoid. I'm that "do you still like me?" person after marriage, I'm sure. What was your most recent serious injury? Does sun poisoning from Hell itself count? When was the last time you baked something for someone? Never lmao. Would you rather be kissed on the neck or on the lips? I mean it depends on the mood. What is one thing you’re not looking forward to in the next week? I'm going home Wednesday. Would you consider Christmas your favorite holiday? Second-fave. How many chances do you normally give someone before giving up on them? Way too fucking many. But it also depends on the offense and person. Did you parents know what gender you were before you were born? Yeah. Are you for or against inter-racial relationships? Totally for. Would you say you’re more of a pessimist or optimist? I'm definitely a realist, but if I had to pick, I lean more towards pessimism. Have you ever been addicted to something unhealthy? No. When the holidays come around, do you watch holiday movies? Not really. Would you say you’re a friendly person or not so much? I think I'm very friendly, just shy and awkward socially. When was the last time you ate something from Burger King? LEMME TELL YOU THIS SHIT. Months ago, I went for a veggie burger. THESE. IDIOTS. Put all the normal shit BUT NO PATTY IN A FUCKING BUN. WHEN THEY HAVE ACTUAL VEGGIE PATTIES. We waited forever, so Mom was already in a bad mood. She went in and the manager was livid; she gave us a free drink and fries. BUT, the burger fucking sucked, it was so overcooked. Sooo that was fun. When someone mentions a song, does it make you wanna listen to it? Rarely if it's a song I don't know, unless I like the artist. Song title may interest me, too. Who is the nosiest person you know? Do you like them anyways? BITCH ME. Are you one of those people who like The Nightmare Before Christmas? Okay so, I first watched it in school and I didn't like it at all. Then I started loving it??? I have like sooo much Jack stuff. What’s the best food to have at a sleepover? Pizza! Do you like the yellow Cheetos better or the orange ones? You mean normal or hot? Gimme them spicy boiz. Do you know anybody with different colored eyes? No. Are any of your relatives vets? Don't believe so. Who cleans the most in your house? Mom. I really need to do it more. Do you own any shirts that cost over 100$? Jfc no. What about any shoes? Do you think that’s a lot of money for clothes? No, and obviously. What’s the movie theater in your town called? Uhhh I think Cinemax? How many minutes do you consider late? Over five. What kinds of food do you dunk into milk? Some cookies. Do you have any current or past teachers on your Facebook friends? No. Are there any baby pictures of you up? On FB? No. Do you have any friends who have bleached blonde hair? Maybe Alon still does, idk. Are you wearing any jewelry that a boyfriend/girlfriend gave you? No. Have you ever seen the last person you kissed cry? Yeah. What’s the last thing you were excited to eat? A donut sobs. Who's the most romantic person you ever went out with? I dunno... none were/are like especially romantic. Is there anything hanging from the ceiling in your room? Some Pyramid Head gift tags, a stuffed fae dragon from WoW, and a cool lantern. Have you ever seen the last person you hugged dressed up fancy? Not in person, but in pictures. (If your parents married), Do you know where they got engaged? No. What was the last picture you printed of? The reference I made of my tattoo for the artist. What restaurant has the best fries? Bojangle's the Queen. What does your mailbox look like? Just a basic black one. Have you ever gotten something stuck on the roof? Probs as a kid. Does your computer make a lot of noise? Not really. Unless it's overheating. Who did you last drink or smoke up with? Mom and Sara. How many board games do you own? Idk, there's just a few in a cabinet in the living room. What does your BIGGEST mug look like? We don't have any really big ones. Newest musical discovery? I really love Powerwolf. Last thing you cleaned? Clothes. What exactly do you carry around all your stuff in? Purse. What do you carry around, typically? Phone, iPod, wallet, hand sanitizer, keys... Where is your newest scar? There's still a little scab on the bottom of my tat from heavy shading, but it's almost healed. If you mean like, "real" scar, cat scratch on my right hand. Where is your oldest scar? Ummm probably this random one on the top of my right wrist. No clue where it came from, been there for years. Last thing you disposed of? A bottle, I think? Are you good at recovering from injuries? I dunno. How many different public restrooms have you used this week? I think just one, at the reptile convention. Do you have more piercings or tattoos? Currently tied at six, but piercings the day I get home and get my tongue redone. What color and type is your vehicle? N/A Looking to upgrade or add any time soon? N/A What animal do you have the most possessions *of*, or featuring? Meerkats. What do you use to wash your dishes? Ugh, hands, gross. I refuse to have my own home that doesn't have a dishwasher. Last thing you measured? Ummm probably water when I was making ramen. Last thing you weighed? Myself. Do you talk to your parent(s) [almost] every day? Ma, yes. Last person to tell you that you smell good? Sara although I don't see how, I needed a shower. @_@ Last person you told that they smell good? Sara. How many iPhones have you had? One, I think? Last person you ran into unexpectedly? Good question. Last compliment you received on your appearance? Uhhh idk. On your character/personality? Sara's mom pointed out this morning that she liked how I watch out for Sara and reminded her to call the library (applied there) and it made me so happy alkdjowie. Her approval is important to me. Do you remain friends with anyone you met at your first job? No. Woulda liked to, but. How many chargers do you have for your current cell phone? One, though Mom's fits mine, too. Do you have a good work/life balance? N/A Have you ever ordered pizza online? Yeah. Do you own a treadmill? No, but I want one. Have you ever signed up for a gym membership? Yeah. What color was the last fish you had? I couldn't tell you. Is there a garbage can in your room? What color is it? No. Have you ever read in the bathtub? I may've as a kid? Does your animal sleep with you? Roman, pretty much always. Rarely Teddy, but hhe doesn't like getting off the bed; I put him on it if he wants, so getting down's the only thing. Have you ever had to wear a hairnet? I think I have, but I don't recall for what? How many favorites do you have on YouTube? Holy shit idk. I used to favorite almost anything I liked, though for like a year or so now I've been really picky with what I favorite because it's become a playlist I go to that I know will cheer me up or are just videos I find very important. What kind was the last chip you ate? Uhhhh Lays, p sure. What is your favorite song to play on Guitar Hero or Rockband? I physically cannot play "Hotel California" by the Eagles without moving in some sort of way or singing. The fucking solo ahhhhhhhhhh goosebumps every time.

#survey #quiz #questions #random

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minijenn · 7 years

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Fake Universe Falls Chapter Titles

Why? Because why the hell not? So here we go with me making up bullshit chapter titles of literally EVERY. SINGLE. CHAPTER. of Universe Falls! Enjoy! (under the cut!)

Prologue: The Gems Go On a Nature Walk Chapter 1: Dipper and Mabel Are Rebellious Little Shits Chapter 2: Steven is An Innocent Sunshine Child Chapter 3: In Which The Crossover Part of the Fic Starts Chapter 4: Tourist Trapped (Minus Tourist Trapped) Chapter 5: Gem Glow But Cookie Cat is Dead (Again) Chapter 6: Opal Punches a Robot In the Face Chapter 7: The Mystery Kids Become the Mystery Kids Chapter 8: The Chapter Jen Hated Writing the Most Chapter 9: Boys 2 Men (Except They’re Still Just Boys) Chapter 10, part 1: Greg Woke Up Too Early For This Shit Chapter 10, part 2: UF Journal is Even More Shady Than Canon Journal

Chapter 11: Gideon Almost Commits Double Homicide Chapter 12: Steven and Dipper Do Something Stupid (part 1) Chapter 13: SU Episodes that Weren’t Important Enough To Get Chapters to Themselves Chapter 14: Fun With Pink Pets and Time Travel Chapter 15: Insert Video Game Reference Here Chapter 16: Pearl Doesn’t Eat Summerween Candy Chapter 17: Dipper and Mabel Nearly Die Because of Something Gem Related (part 1) Chapter 18: Baby Melon is a Baby Melon (Get it?) Chapter 19: Keeping Secrets Leads to Draaaaaaamaaaaaa Chapter 20, part 1: Fluff Hour With Lapis Lazuli Chapter 20, part 2: Angst Hour With Lapis Lazuli

Chapter 21: An Actual Fucking Mystery In this Story For Once Chapter 22: Pearl Nearly Kills the Kids, What Else Is New? Chapter 23: Public Pool Makeout Session Chapter 24: Dipper and Steven Do Something Stupid (part 2) Chapter 25: The Gems Are Terrible Employees Chapter 26: Sleeping On Hay Is Overrated Chapter 27: Everyone Argues for Like, 17,000 Words Or Whatever Chapter 28: Lion Acts Like the Fucking Cat He Is Chapter 29: Stan and Amethyst Break the Law (Part 1) Chapter 30, part 1: The One with Bill In It (part 1) Chapter 30, part 2: Alexandrite Punches a Robot In the Face

Chapter 31: Jen Mashes Two Songs That Don’t Go Together Together Chapter 32: Dipifica Foreshadowing (part 1) Chapter 33: Dipper and Steven Do Something Stupid (part 3) Chapter 34: Amethyst Gets Her Ass Kicked Several Times Chapter 35 A: Stevonnie Has Crippling Social Anxiety Chapter 35 B: Maven Has A Massive Identity Crisis Chapter 35 C: Stepper Has A Schizophrenic Split Personality Chapter 36: Rose Was Shady AF (part 1) Chapter 37: Young Greg and Baby Steven Cameo In a Chapter Chapter 38: Stan and the Gems Try to Be Normal (And Fail) Chapter 39: Dipper and Lapis Are Sarcastic and Adorable Chapter 40, Part 1: Dipper and Mabel Nearly Die Because of Something Gem Related (part 2) Chapter 40, Part 2: Garnet Drops Some Sick Beats

Chapter 41: Just Talk About Your Feelings Dammit! Chapter 42: Peer Pressure is Actually Ok Chapter 43, Part 1: The One With Bill In It (part 2, with 150% More Angst!) Chapter 43, Part 2: Another One With Bill In It (Rated P for PAIN) Chapter 44: Pearl Indoctrinates Two Kids Into Being Martyrs Chapter 45: Matchmaking Always Fails Chapter 46: That is... Fucked Right Up Chapter 47: Night At the Cult Headquarters Museum Chapter 48 A: Greg Accidentally Gets a Job and a Girlfriend On the Same Night Chapter 48 B: Pearl is Salty, What Else Is New? Chapter 49: Dipifica Foreshadowing (part 2) Chapter 50, Part 1: The One Where Shit REALLY Hits The Fan Chapter 50, Part 2: The Angst Train to Backstory Town

Chapter 51: Rose Was Shady AF (part 2) Chapter 52: Pearl Fucks Up, What Else is New? Chapter 53: Dipper and Ford are Nerds and No One Is Surprised Chapter 54: Ruby and Sapphire Are Terrible At Conflict Resolution Chapter 55: Stan and Amethyst Break the Law (part 2) Chapter 56: Peridot Tries to Troll Everyone (and Fails) Chapter 57: Rose was REALLY Shady AF (part 3) Chapter 58: The One With Bill In It (part 3, Plus Unicorns) Chapter 59: Peridot PIsses Literally Everything in Gravity Falls Off Chapter 60, Part 1: A Fuck Ton of Fusion Fuckery Chapter 60, Part 2: Peridot Uses the Bathroom

Chapter 61: Steven Sings the Campfire Song Song Chapter 62: Stan and Amethyst Break the Law (part 3, This Time with Peridot) Chapter 63: The Nerds Have an Ego Fight Chapter 64: Steven Is Only Somewhat Ok At Conflict Resolution Chapter 65: Greg Is the Only One Who’s Good With Babies Chapter 66: Dipifica Foreshadowing (part 3, This Time with Peridot) Chapter 67: The Rational Giraffe Wife is Irrational Chapter 68: Peridot Does Stupid Shit For an Entire Chapter For Our Amusement Chapter 69: The Gems Rescue Ford Almost Constantly Chapter 70, Part 1: Lapis and Jasper Have a Rough Breakup Chapter 70, Part 2: Steven is Really Good at Cluster Resolution

Chapter 71: Keep Your Arms and Hands With the Lazuli At All Times Chapter 72: The Gang Plays Baseball or Dies Chapter 73: Matchmaking Always Works (Also Dipifica is Now Canon) Chapter 74: In Which Jen Has to Write a Fuck Ton of Original Songs Chapter 75: Morally Ambiguous Possession For Fun and Profit Chapter 76: Kids In Trenchcoats Race a Jerkass and His Jerkass Friends Chapter 77 A: Ford Tells Bill To Go Fuck Himself (He Does Not) Chapter 77 B: Ford Gets an Embarrassing Tattoo Chapter 77 C: Ford Makes Some Friends But Mostly Just a Lot of Enemies Chapter 78: Half-Turning Into a Monster is Actually Not Fun, Who Could Have Guessed Chapter 79: Lapis is an Overprotective Mom Chapter 80, Part 1: Dipper and Steven Do Something REALLY Stupid (and Dangerous, part 4) Chapter 80, Part 2: Stepper Has a Really Bad Time, Like, In General Chapter 80, Part 3: Everyone Goes to Beat Bill Up (Doesn’t Really Work)

Chapter 81: Ford Tells Dipper to Chill It Out With All The Fucking Angst (He Sort of Doesn’t Listen) Chapter 82: The Reverse Kids Are Fucking Little Brats Chapter 83: Don’t Let Children Around Rose. Ever. Chapter 84: Being an Adult Fucking Sucks Chapter 85: Jasper Picks on Someone Her Own Size Chapter 86: Stan and Amethyst Break the Law (part 4, This Time To Save Everyone) Chapter 87: Bismuth Deserved Better, I Can’t Even Make a Joke About That Chapter 88: GR Pacifica Wants the D(ipper) Chapter 89: Pacifica Tells Dipper to Chill It Out With All The Fucking Angst (He Actually Does Listen This Time) Chapter 90, Part 1: Jasper Has a Shitty Day Chapter 90, Part 2: Rose Was INCREDIBLY SHADY AF (part 4) Chapter 90, Part 3: A Human Sized Hamster Ball In Space

Chapter 91: Garnet Has a Jealous Side Chapter 92: Lapis and Pacifica Have a Team Building Excersise Chapter 93: The Kids Go To Therapy (Because Oh God They Need It) Chapter 94: Everyone’s Hot AF As a Teen Chapter 95: Pearl Is Gay, What Else is New Chapter 96: Half-Gem Kids Have Angst Just In General Chapter 97: The Thanksgiving Chapter, But In Summer Chapter 98: Time Travel Makes Everyone Sad, Especially Me Chapter 99: I Changed My Mind, Don’t Let Steven Around Rose. Ever. Chapter 100, Part 1: Some Nerds Almost Die on an Abandoned Gem Ship Chapter 100, Part 2: The Big One (TM)

Chapter 101: The One With Bill In-Oh Fuck It He’s In Literally Every Chapter In This Damn Arc Chapter 102: How To Survive the Apocalypse with Dipper and Lapis Chapter 103: Amethyst Does Not Get Her Ass Kicked Several Times Chapter 104: Dipper Snaps Dippy Fresh’s Neck (Yes That Is Actually Going To Happen) Chapter 105: The One With the Song From the End Credits Chapter 106: *Insert Inspirational Full Company Musical Number Here* Chapter 107: Everyone Builds a Giant Robot (To Punch Bill In the Face With) Chapter 108: The Zodiac Is Somewhat Less of a Copout Chapter 109: Bill and Yellow Diamond Bitch At Each Other Chapter 110: Everything Goes to Fuck Epilogue 1: Everything’s Ok Now But its Angst Epilogue 2: Jen Cries For the Rest of her Life

#idk why i even felt the need to do this #i guess for the sake of foreshadowing and hinting at some stuff???#i dont really know #jen writes #universe falls #stupid shit

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gravitijatuh · 7 years

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Shooting The Star, Chapter 2: Do It For Her

Rating: T+

Characters: Dipper Pines, Mabel Pines, Stanley Pines, Stanford Pines, Bill Cipher

Summary: Stan and Ford watch Bill give chase to Dipper and Mabel. They watch each other swap clothes. They watch Dipper struggle in Bill's grip. They watch Mabel's life drain from her eyes. They want to make a deal. With every deal, however, comes an insurmountable cost.

Note: So this chapter comes one year and two months after the first chapter was posted. Good god, I am sincerely sorry this took so long. I honestly don’t expect many people to read this, but I put a lot of time into it, so I hope whoever reads appreciates it. This will be the last chapter of this AU. Thank you for reading.

AO3 | Chapter 1

Stanley Pines was a broken man.

Haven't you always been broken? a voice whispered in his head as he'd watched his great-niece fall dead silent, in time to the sound of his knees hitting the floor. Time had seemed to slow down, all senses on mute. It didn't feel real; nothing jarring had ever felt real to him. Despite the slowness of reality around him, three words were moving through his head at the speed of light.

Mabel is gone.

Never had he expected to see Mabel Pines, the jubilant, sweet ray of sunshine that she was, meet her death before his own. If anyone deserved to die today, it was him. The plan was for him to ultimately die today, wasn't it?

He felt his hands twitching uncontrollably before anything else. He looked downwards to find the six-fingered gloves, the ones with the awkward fit, trembling at a dangerous intensity. What a shock. Everything he felt was just shock.

Stanley Pines pulled off his brother's gloves to take a look at his hands in the flesh. There was an imprint of the bandage from a few weeks ago, and on the back of his right hand, the cut he remembered getting when the portal had shone blue, a sign that after thirty entire years his efforts had not been for naught after all.

In that moment, standing in front of the portal, he felt like a fixed man. All the lies he'd spun, all the smiles he had to fake, all the failures he'd taken like a punch to the face had all culminated into that moment of euphoria.

When he saw his brother step out of the portal, he no longer felt like a failure. He felt complete.

When he felt the bitter sting of his brother's fist against his face, his brother's harsh words against his ears, he fell apart.

What good was having him back if they were suddenly at each other's throats? Bringing up bad blood after decades-old conflicts?

Stan was broken, all over again.

He drew his hand away from the cut in his skin, remembering himself. The twitching in his wrists had died down to a faint buzz.

Stan turned to his brother, who was now on his knees beside him. They were soundless, but they shared the same broken look.

They were fractured together.

Stanford Pines didn't realize tears were falling from his face until he saw the droplets hitting the ground.

How long had he known Mabel? A month? Less? Yet she was the sun at the center of his universe, providing light when he'd trapped himself in his own dark world.

The sun had just met her death, yet it took barely a second for Stanford to feel a suffocating sensation.

Suffocating. The word was so, so bitter to him. He remembered the very words that had passed his lips not a week ago.

"And isn't it suffocating? Having to be by her side all the time?"

He'd called Mabel's company suffocating. He almost wanted to laugh at his ignorance. Mabel was never suffocating.

The sensation now was wrapped around his throat like a phantom fist, trying to cut off his air intake. It was cruel, the way karma stung.

Maybe if he put his hands over his eyes, none of it would be real. He could float in his own dark, pitch black universe, and pretend nothing was happening. Everything would be at a blissful constant.

All he'd done behind the portal was fighting off monsters that were out for his blood. All he'd ever done was fight. Now here he was, trying to hide inside himself and escape his biggest fear of all.

Ford buried his face in his hands. He could feel the fez, the borrowed one that didn't belong to him, slip off his head and hit the ground with a soft thud.

As much as Stanford tried to distance himself from reality, a cold voice snapped him directly back into it.

"WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?! COULD IT BE THAT YOU OLD PINES TWINS TRIED TO DO A SWITCHAROUND ON ME?!"

Stanford's heart dropped into his stomach. The fez was on the floor next to him, abandoned and almost forgotten.

Oh no.

Bill let out an earsplitting, demonic laugh. "You two really thought you could outsmart me! Priceless!"

Ford's mouth twitched. The demon's arrogance, his insensitivity, filled him with fizzling rage.

"Come on, lighten up, you three!" Bill shrieked, addressing all three living Pines. "Death is inevitable, at my hand, at least! Surely you should have seen this coming!"

"She didn't deserve to die!"

The words left Dipper's mouth before he could think twice. He was near blind with fury.

"Well, here's a lesson for you, kid." Bill approached Dipper very suddenly, towering hundreds of feet above him. With his one eye, he cast a glaring beam of light onto the boy and his sister's cold corpse lying beside him, the glow akin to a stage spotlight. "In this world, no one gets what they want. No one. How long's it gonna take you to figure that out, Pine Tree?

"What? What do you have to say to me?" Bill challenged, upon noticing the wild animal-like look in Dipper's eyes. "Go ahead, kid! Let it out!"

Dipper swiftly aimed a punch at the demon, but Bill slid out of the way with ease.

"You'll have to try a lot harder than that!" Bill shrieked, clearly amused. Dipper growled and tried with all his might to punch or kick the Bill, over and over, but the demon was quick to dodge every time. This only outraged Dipper even further.

"WEAK! YOU WEAK, SPINELESS SORRY EXCUSE FOR A DREAM DEMON! FIGHT ME LIKE THE MONSTER YOU SAY YOU ARE!"

Dipper expected an immediate dismissal of his words. It was of Bill's nature, of course, to do so.

But no, it seemed this wasn't the case. Bill was silent for mere milliseconds before turning completely bloodred.

"WEAK?"

Bill's huge hand plucked Dipper off the ground. Without warning, his cold touch was relentlessly digging into the skin of the boy's neck. He gasped for air, limbs flailing, and eyes darting like mad.

"YOU DARE CALL ME WEAK? I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU ALONG WITH YOUR WEAK-WILLED SISTER!"

Dipper desperately struggled for air, but the demon was absolutely murderous. He was determined to make the boy's death as slow and agonizing as possi--

"WAIT! STOP! BILL, STOP!"

Bill froze. Stanley and Stanford Pines were each waving their arms like mad, in hopes of catching Bill's eye.

"We... we'd like to make a deal with you."

Now this attracted Bill like a moth in the path of a light. A smug smile spread across the creature's lips, and Dipper was released from the death grip that was Bill's massive fingers. He gasped and inhaled uncontrollably, falling to his knees as he refilled his lungs with air.

"A deal, you say?" Bill chuckled evilly. "Tell me more."

Bill shrunk significantly so that he was only the size of the cage imprisoning the elder Pines twins. He casually crossed his arms and gestured for one of the men to speak.

Each Pines shot each other a momentary glance before Ford spoke up. "There is... something I'd like to give you. But if and only if you comply with the terms of the deal I will propose to you."

"Go on," the demon urged.

Ford took in a shaky breath. "I am willing to give you the formula that will collapse the weirdness barrier surrounding Gravity Falls."

Bill's eye lit up suddenly and intensely. The matter of the barrier, caging him and his powers within the boundaries of the small town, had nearly slipped his mind.

"Ohoho, so you've had a change of thought, have you?" Bill chortled.

"Yes," Ford said, shame clear on his face. "You simply have to uphold your end of the deal."

"That being?" Bill seemed amused.

"Bring Mabel back to life."

Bill raised his single eyebrow.

Then... he laughed.

"Bring Mabel back to life," he repeated, between chuckles. "You're willing to give up the entire universe... just for your Shooting Star."

"She means the universe to me." Ford's voice was choked.

It should never have been this way, Stan thought. It should have been Bill that died, not Mabel. She never deserved this.

Stan and Ford shared a look, communicating a thousand words by not saying anything at all.

How selfish I am, Ford thought. How horribly, awfully selfish I am.

"If you really are serious," Bill said, shrinking down to his normal size, "then we have a deal. The formula to the rest of the world in exchange for her life."

Bill snapped his fingers, and his hand became engulfed in rich blue flames.

Ford extended his hand toward the demon. "I've never been more serious about anything in my life."

Their hands were just about to connect when Ford hesitated and pulled back. "Hold on right there," he said. "By bringing her back, you promise that you will never hurt her again. You also promise that you will never hurt me or my family again. Do you understand, Cipher?"

"Yeesh, I get it, I get it." Bill laughed. "I don't need you all anymore. I've finally gotten what I've wanted all these years."

Before Ford could hesitate again, Bill reached forward and harshly grasped his hand. Ford's grasp was tight as the fire spread to his fingers.

With one shake, the agreement was sealed.

Bill's body appeared to turn to stone. A holographic, almost clear version of himself rose from the triangular statue.

"I'll see you on the other side, Stanford Pines." He smiled demonically.

"Take only the formula and nothing else," Ford said, but Bill Cipher had already dove into his mind. Ford dropped to his knees, and then there was nothing.

The barrier was breaking.

From the atmosphere, there came a massive, ear-splitting, creaking-groaning sound as if the world itself was falling apart. Outside the Fearamid, the sphere of weirdness was dismantling, dissolving into the air. Black clouds thick as cinderblocks covered the sky, infecting the surrounding cities whose skies were once healthily blue. Bill's minions could be seen rising from the ground and flying in all directions, eager to spread their madness to the rest of the world. Electric lightning shocked the atmosphere; thunder roared; otherworldly demons screamed. Hell was coming to life on Earth, and Bill was at the center of it all.

Bill Cipher was now known as the supreme overlord of Dimension 46-apostrophe-backslash. He was ruler of everything within the galaxy; everything succumbed to his needs; everything he'd ever wanted was now within his grasp.

The demon had reinvented his appearance; he'd replaced his yellow hue with the color of electricity, and his eye was now deep red rather than white. His bow tie had changed into a real tie the color of blood. He'd increased in size; his voice decreased in pitch. His words boomed louder than the thunder crashing outside.

"How does it feel to finally have your dimension liberated?"

As Bill laughed, the Pines shared the exact same look of horror. The universe was falling apart all because of them. No longer did they live in a free world. They would have to be fighting for their lives every single day in this apocalyptic galaxy. Chaos would run rampant, crime would ravage entire countries, stars would explode, solar systems would crack open.

And yet... wasn't there a silver lining?

"You know the rules, Cipher," Ford said thickly. "I give you the formula, you give me Mabel."

"Of course, Six Fingers. I know how this works."

And for the first time, Bill Cipher upheld his end of the bargain. No tricks, no loopholes, no games. He snapped his fingers, and Mabel's lifeless corpse suddenly levitated in the air. Dipper backpedaled away, trembling.

"Just this one time, Stanford Filbrick Pines. Just this one - last - time."

Another snap, and suddenly, a pink, glowing aura surrounded Mabel. Dipper's eyes bulged as Mabel's body appeared to absorb the light. A single tremor traveled through her body, and then - without warning - she jerked upright, her chest filling with air, her eyes shining bright as day. She floated back down to the ground, landing on two feet. Flexing her hands, inspecting every part of herself, she was incredulous.

Mabel Pines was alive.

"MABEL!" Dipper cried out. The tears came quickly as he threw his arms around his sister, and at once, he was complete again. Never mind the world falling apart outside; his twin sister, his other half, was alive.

"Oh my god, Dipper," Mabel squeaked out, already sobbing. She held Dipper closely, tears streaming down her face. "I-I died. I died! How- what happened-"

"Mabel, Ford made a deal with Bill." His voice cracked so frequently, Mabel could just barely understand him.

"He-- he what?"

"He agreed that he'd give Bill the formula to dismantle the barrier so you could come back to life," Dipper choked out. "He gave up the world just for you."

Mabel turned to Stan and Ford, but with the cage around them gone, they were already sprinting toward the twins. In one fell swoop, they'd gathered Mabel and Dipper in a tight, bone-crushing embrace.

"Mabel sweetie," Stan said, his voice hoarse. "I can't believe you're back."

"I can't believe it either," she sobbed. "Grunkle Ford, you really- you really-"

"Yes, sweetheart, I sacrificed everything for you," Ford said, his voice now thick with oncoming tears.

"But- you shouldn't have," she sniffled. "My life isn't worth the universe..."

"To us, it is," Ford said firmly.

"The world's falling apart," Mabel whispered.

"We'll get through it together," Dipper reassured her, and Mabel said no more.

The Pines family stayed huddled in their embrace as long as they could. Storms and destruction were breaking their world apart, and they all knew that sooner rather than later, they'd have to start running. Life would be one battle after the next after the next, but with each other... it was all worth it.

With their universe falling to pieces, Dipper and Mabel Pines held each other close.

#gravity falls #gravitijatuh #lxilani #shooting the star #shooting the star au #fanfic #dipper pines #mabel pines #stan pines #ford pines #bill cipher #feels warning

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Grunkle Stan’s Got Flaws

//I’ve been feeling in the mood to write some thoughts regarding characters and such and seeing it brought up on my dash. I thought I’d point out a few specific things. A lot of people like to give Ford a bad rap for a lot of his behavior (holding a 40+ year old grudge, projecting his issues with his brother onto Dipper, etc), but I think a lot of people also overlook that Stan isn’t a saint. And I don’t just mean that because he’s got an affinity for breaking the law at the drop of a hat. I mean, like, he does things that are problematic, too. Honestly, I love Grunkle Stan (he’s actually probably my top favorite character in Gravity Falls), but let’s take a looksie here, shall we?

1. His bad relationship with his brother isn’t entirely Ford’s fault. If we look at A Tale of Two Stans, we can see where Ford gets the impression that his twin can be “suffocating.” When Stanford mentions having dreams of going to a school (a dream which conflicts with sailing around the world and treasure-hunting), Stan immediately dismisses that dream and even mocks it to a certain extent (referring to his brother as a nerd robot). This is largely because Stan seems to have a kind of dependence on his brother (due to very low self-esteem issues and from considering himself the dumb twin, which probably isn’t helped by the way his parents have treated him and such) and is afraid of being away from him...

And while that can be understandable, it doesn’t really excuse the fact that it’s a lot of pressure to put on one person (Stanford), and that in healthy relationships, compromise is a necessity. You can’t always have what you want (especially when one considers the fact that Stan’s dream was... kind of on the unrealistic side. Stanford was trying to be more practical).

Another thing is that if we take the flashback where Stan is cheating off Stanford’s (quiz? worksheet?) test as any indication that Filbrick might have been telling the truth about “riding on his brother’s coattails” then we got to try and look at how that probably makes Stanford feel, too.

Stan has basically been “using” his brother to pass through school, never really putting any effort of his own, and also jumping in on his success (probably for the attention that he never gets but it’s still kind of a bad move) if that image where he’s getting in on the photo where Stanford is posing with an award is any indication. It must be kind of hurtful to be treated like that, to be seen only for what good you can do for someone else. Now, obviously, Stan cares a lot about his brother, and I’m sure that wasn’t the intention he was trying to get across, but because both him and Stanford are sorely lacking communication skills-wise (regarding feelings, emotions, and such), it’s the impression that ends up getting across.

I could go into how this would probably be a little more damaging to someone like Stanford since it seems like his family (particularly Filbrick) put a high value on his intelligence and perhaps even pressure on him to succeed (Filbrick seemed really adamant about that whole potential millions thing), but that’s probably for another time.

Again, all of this can probably be pinned down to how Stan was raised, but if we’re going to use that as an excuse for Stan’s behavior at this point then we probably owe Stanford the same courtesy. Interestingly enough, Stan and Ford’s dynamic and how they’re treated by their family is well-documented in a lot of dysfunctional families. In dysfunctional families, there’s one kid, usually the oldest but not always, who is treated as the “golden child.” They can do no wrong and are often exemplified as the success story and “proof” that the family is normal (when they clearly aren’t). Another child in this family, however, is usually labeled as the “problem” child. They’re the one that gets blamed for all of the family’s problems. (The more children there are, there can be other roles they play; it varies from dysfunctional family to dysfunctional family). The thing to keep in mind about this kind of dynamic is that it’s very harmful to BOTH children.

TL; DR for this part: Stan cares a lot about Ford, but he’s not very considerate of his feelings. This is probably a result of his upbringing, but if you’re going to play that card, you need to play it for Ford, too. Also, at some point, people are responsible for their own actions.

2. Stan’s temper. Now, if we’re being honest here, Ford has anger issues, too. The fight some 30 years ago between him and Stanford before the portal gets turned on? Both of them are definitely at fault for that. But here’s the thing.

When Stanford goes too far, he immediately backs off. He apologizes. He’s concerned. Stan? He’s still too angry to think straight and continues the fight, anyway. The smart thing to do would’ve been to call the fight off at that point, maybe just leave to cool his head or maybe give his brother a chance to explain himself. But no. He goes right back to punching Stanford in the face. And... Stanford actually doesn’t fight back? Maybe the blow kind of stunned him or something, but he doesn’t try to throw a punch or anything. He just lets Stan get away with punching him. And then, Stan starts advancing on him, and well you know what happens next.

Now, we can probably speculate that besides being too angry to think straight, the pain might have also been a factor in throwing that punch, too. Stan kind of seems like he’s been in a lot of terrible, tough situations, and has probably had to “fight through the pain in order to survive” on more than one occasion. But while that provides a REASON for his behavior; it does not, under any circumstances, excuse it. Also, at this point, he’s probably about in his early thirties (according to Journal 3, anyway). He’s an adult and responsible for his own actions. Him feeling really guilty about it afterwards doesn’t excuse his behavior, either.

Especially when we consider the fact that even after 30+ years, he still hasn’t gotten any help or tried to do something about his anger issues. During Weirdmageddon, his anger issues are a contributing factor to the reason the Zodiac circle doesn’t work, Bill captures them and nearly kills the kids. Again, he expresses guilt over this and self-sacrifices make up for it, but... he’s really gotta realize at some point that punching people isn’t the answer to his problems.

TL; DR for this part: Stan has anger management issues. Like... really bad. The reason behind those anger issues or any guilt he might have about it afterwards doesn’t change that the thing he did was wrong. It also doesn’t change the fact that he still doesn’t seem to have it under control when at 60+ years old, he should really have tried getting some help for it by now.

3. Stan probably shouldn’t be put in charge of children. Dipper and Mabel are twelve years old, so they’re not exactly fragile or incapable of doing things for themselves. But... he really seems to leave them on their own an awful lot? In the Inconveniencing, he apparently sees no problem with letting them hang out with Wendy’s friends (all teenagers) really late at night. That’s... kind of a recipe for trouble.

In Legend of the Gobblewonker, we find out that he involved the kids in a counterfeiting scheme and because it’s apparently legal to throw children in jail in Gravity Falls (you guys seriously need to consider editing the town charter), they spent a night in jail with their Grunkle Stan. Funny but... also not if you think about it.

In Headhunters, he also sees no problem with letting the children go into town to try and find out who broke into his house and vandalized his property (Wax Stan) while one of said children is holding AN AXE. He even lampshades this level of neglect by saying it’s something a responsible parent wouldn’t want them doing... And yet, he lets them do it, anyway. Yes, it’s a funny line. I laughed. But... what the fuck, Stan?

In Boss Mabel, he leaves Dipper and Mabel alone (and lets Mabel run his business) for THREE DAYS. THREE DAYS. Now, we could possibly try to excuse this with the thought that MAYBE he put Wendy (a teenager, and I’m not sure teenagers should be put in charge of children for a whole three days) or Soos (he’s a young adult at least, but he’s also... kind of like a big kid himself? Though, to be fair, Stan isn’t that much better as far as maturity goes; in fact, Soos seems like he’d be at least slightly more responsible) in charge. And again, it’s not like Dipper and Mabel are super young, but yikes.

And then there’s Soos and the Real Girl where he apparently takes a trip to Vegas for a little while?

And let’s not forget Journal 3 where Stanford makes the comment himself that Stan should not be put in charge of children (on account of the fact that Dipper doesn’t bathe nearly as often as he should and Mabel’s diet seems to consist entirely of items with the word “gummy” in them). I mean, I don’t think Stan is purposely trying to neglect his niece and nephew; he clearly loves them both dearly and would give his life for them.

TL; DR: In Stan’s own words, he isn’t the “best” summer caretaker. Also, when you think about it, how many times have Dipper and Mabel nearly died when Stan wasn’t watching?

4. Ford might not be the only one projecting his issues. While this isn’t exactly addressed in the show, it’s clear that Stan favors Mabel over Dipper. It’s not hard to see why. Mabel and him are very similar in a lot of respects. And although Stan can see things he has in common with Dipper, it seems pretty obvious that Dipper has a lot of qualities that are similar to Ford’s. Although, Stan in his mindscape tells Soos that the reason he’s hard on Dipper is to toughen him up (and I don’t think he was lying about that), it’s also possible that Stan is tough on Dipper because it seemed to him that his dad wasn’t as tough on Ford as he was on him and that Mabel is his favorite because he himself was never the favorite.

Consider also: “It’s unnatural for siblings to get along as well as you do.” And the fact that he has also pitted Dipper and Mabel against each other (with the room key in Carpet Diem).

This is speculation, though, and possibly a kind of nitpick, so let’s move on.

TL; DR for this part: Stan likes Mabel more than Dipper because Mabel is more like him, and Dipper is more like Ford.

5. Stan is way too hard on Dipper. And the reason he’s hard on Dipper? To toughen him up like his father did to him? Uh, yeah... Taking parenting lessons from an abusive parent who kicked you out? Not a good idea. I’ve seen people bring this up in posts before, but just take a look at Dreamscaperers. Stan is so hard on Dipper that Dipper was convinced Stan HATED him. It took actually going into his GRUNKLE’S MIND which is not something people are normally able to do, to find out otherwise. If Dreamscaperers hadn’t happened, Stan’s relationship with Dipper could’ve been just as bad as his relationship with his brother.

And the thing is... Stan seems to have no idea that what he’s doing is wrong. This kind of tension in their relationship never really got addressed. Stan is going to keep bullying Dipper because he thinks it will make him tougher, and Dipper just keeps on taking it because he seems to think it’s perfectly fine for his grunkle to bully him in this way because he thinks it’s making him tougher, too. But I’m not really sure it is exactly. I think it’s just going to cause Dipper to have some issues later on down the line. Repressed rage or even anger issues like his Grunkle Stan has might be a possibility. I’m not sure. It’s hard to say. Either way, it’s not healthy.

TL;DR: Stan almost ruined his relationship with his great nephew because taking parenting lessons from his father seemed like a good idea at the time.

Here are some major things, I think. I’m sure I might be missing a few. But I just wanted to put all of this out here. Feel free to add whatever you’d like. And again, keep in mind, I do NOT hate Stan. I am NOT demonizing Stan. I love Stan as a character. But as a character, it’s important to recognize that he is also deeply flawed.

TL; DR Overall: Stan is just as messed up as Ford, guys. I mean, really. Look at this mess.

#ooc #character analysis #stanley pines #stanford pines #dipper pines #mabel pines #dysfunctional family stuff

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sukikobold · 7 years

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Guess I was encouraged to actually talk about this so….?

There’s a LOT of big anime spoilers in here, so just warning.

I’m going to start where my thoughts started but I apologize in advance because I’m sure there are people reading (maybe) who like this ship.

Sooo every once in a while I’ll run into some fanart of Mob and Tsubomi being a thing, and I find myself annoyed. Maybe not annoyed annoyed, but I will immediately start thinking through the reasons why I don’t believe that can be a thing. Or if it is, it won’t last very long and probably won’t end that well. Yeah, Tsubomi is a huge motivation to Mob and why he started working to improve himself, but he hasn’t actually spoken to her in the entirety of the show. I see this plot as something like the crush plot in Gravity Falls. Dipper had a HUGE crush on Wendy and she was his motivation for doing things (a lot of times the wrong thing) in most of the season 1 episodes, but it never went farther than that. Heck, they actually got along really well and it didn’t go farther than that. Similarly, I feel like Tsubomi is going to be “that girl I had a crush on in middle/elementary school”. Unless ONE gives her some major development in a later plotline. I’m doubtful though.

I think my biggest issue with it is how she dropped him like a dead fish once she got bored of his powers. Yeah they were little kids, but it still bugs me. That means that she didn’t play with him because she thought he was nice or fun or anything. She played with him because he was entertaining, and when he stopped being entertaining, that was the end of that.

This got me to thinking about Mob’s other relationships, specifically his good ones, and what make them his good ones.

Mob’s friendships, his good friendships, are not based around his powers. Maybe his powers caused their meeting, maybe they created a conflict or something, but they aren’t the reason that person still likes him or hangs out with him. They don’t see psychic powers as the trait that absolutely defines him. Maybe this is too obvious for me to be describing so much, as any good relationships should be like this, but I guess I’m still talking about it. >->;

Reigen is by far the best example of this. If fact, a chunk of my argument of how good a person he is is based on it. Yes, he uses Mob’s powers. That’s why he employs him. But when they go out to eat or talk about school or anything like that, he never mentions them. If Mob brings up concerns about them or is having problems, they’ll become a conversation topic. But even then, it ends in Reigen explain how they aren’t what makes him special. Even when they first met (and before Reigen knew Mob was a real psychic, mind you) he told him they were just another characteristic, that they didn’t define him. And they certainly aren’t why Reigen cares about him so much.

The Body Improvement Club is another really good example, because at least within the anime, they aren’t even aware he has psychic powers, I don’t think. They just see a guy who wants to improve himself and are 100% behind him because that’s what their club is all about. Even though he’s anemic and passes out a lot.

Teru is one of the ones who first interacted with Mob specifically because of his powers. Afterwards his entire life view was flipped and he realized that he, too, was not a special person because he had powers. But it wasn’t just that Mob shattered his conceit. I don’t think they would have become friends just on that. Teru did not believe people could change prior to their fight. He relied completely on his powers because he didn’t believe he was capable of improving at anything else. Then he sees Mob, a thousand times stronger than he is, trying to improve himself physically. Even if it’s hard and will take a long time, he’s still trying. I think that’s what kept Teru thinking as positively as he did following that fight. He believed that even though he wasn’t as special as he used to think, he could still change and make something better out of himself. I think that’s the reason he insisted on helping Mob when everything with Claw started happening.

Ritsu is…complicated (one-word summary for his entire character arc). He always knew Mob had powers. that was a constant in his life. But again, not the reason they got along so well as brothers. During the height of Ritsu’s…issues, he says that that friendship was never real, but I’m not sure I believe him. He’s so caught up in convincing himself that his actions are justified (even if he says there’s no rhyme or reason to them) that his perspective on how he’s felt in the past is skewed. Yes, he was scared and stressed because of how badly he wanted powers. But he still loved Mob. That much is proven about ten minutes following him saying how them getting along was an act. Even more so after everything with the 7th division is done. He believes Mob’s powers are the absolute strongest, but that isn’t why he’s so devoted to him.

It’s a minor thing, but I really like how his parents treat him. And his powers. His dad talks about them like it’s a normal part of growing up, just another part of puberty. His mom is annoyed by all the spoon bending (not that you can blame her if she has to keep replacing them) and calls it a bad habit, but in a way that it could be nail biting or something equally commonplace. They never talk as if they’re unusual or supernatural and this was probably extremely good for Mob growing up.

So uh, long story short. Mob’s best relationships are only made when people look past his powers. They don’t see an insanely strong psychic. They see Mob. This is probably the intended theme of the whole show but, uh, I guess I just ended up thinking about it way too much this morning. o-o;

#writing stuff #kinda?#mp100 #character analysis #amanda talks too much #don't even know how easy it is to follow my thoughts here #but here they are #spoilers #mp100 spoilers #I should probably go through and edit this #...#meh

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