Here is my hot take of the day: f¡ddl3st4n is just repressed Stancest. Like, pretend all you want, but we damn know that the nerd x jock ship you want to see (and is way more canon) is another one, babe.
Merry Yaoimas!
Stan trying to flirt his way out of situations - a fiddlestan comic
(If u saw this on twitter a few days ago shh. I completely forgot to post here KWUCDJJF)
Comic I made for the @fiddlefordmcgucketzine! Pretty old but I hope people enjoy this nevertheless! rip quality.
Introducing: the Stanford Font
After many hours of tedious work, I can finally share with you my recreation of Ford’s handwriting in Journal 3!
Have you ever wanted to be able to make your own Journal entries and make them look authentic? Perhaps you just want to write “I love you” in Ford’s beautiful, sweeping lettering? Now you can!
It’s in no way perfect, mainly due to my complete lack of font-creating experience, but I did my best to make it as accurate to the Journal as possible! Below is a quote from the page labeled “July 18th”:
You can download Stanford here!
okay this is no shade at all but where is this world that people live in where bottom ford is the main take??? and where can i go to be a part of that world /lh because I've been seeing so many people say bottom stan is unpopular but like...that's literally the more popular dynamic i see on ao3 and tumblr..?
AGAIN ALL PREFERENCES ARE VALID and it really doesn't matter like I'm of the opinion that they switch and I'm happy as long as they're making out sloppy and fucking but like????
i guess im just confused bc literally i feel like the majority of content IS bottom stan. is it because of like...activity? or maybe bottom ford enjoyers are more vocal??? i need to study this
perusing my photo edit app in ways it was not meant to
Hi there. I'm new to Stancest ( your art has helped me radicelise into it. )
Got any good fic recomendations for beginners?
omg HI HELLO HIII welcome new stancestie bestiee <333
heres some of my absolute faves of all time!!
Third Time's the Charm by Dejaboo (deja writes them so good man GODDDD)
Tune in to the Beat of My Heart - It’s Writing You a Love Song by sillylilguy900 (reading it made me feel like i was getting into stancest for the first time very banger and awesomesauce 👍)
Ringing in the New Year by fractured_hourglass (honestly everything by hourglass fucking SLAPS)
National Cherry Turnover Day by Sock_Lobster (this writer also made PEAKK)
Love Potion No. 10 (banger fic based on banger art)
bonus some of my fave authors (couldnt pick just one fic from them so look at them all NEOWW ‼️‼️‼️ )
cellard00rs
fractured_hourglass
sixerstanley
Shmisky
WettBlankett
In StanLand you’ll sail anywhere but tomorrow! The crew will guarantee the voyage lasts a lifetime
that's not to say that there aren't similarities. obviously, the twins have dynamics that can be compared to each other in a myriad of ways, both separately and together.
but it's so very vital that dipper is NOT a 1:1 ford. and mabel is NOT a 1:1 stan.
dipper has ford's love of rationality and mysteries, but he has stan's love of stories and family. mabel has stan's pure chaos, but ford's pre-bill trust in people.
dipper and stan both approach the world with cynicism. young ford and mabel approach the world with wonder.
stan was the twin worried about being left behind, just like mabel. ford and dipper both wanted to carve a path for themselves and their future.
mabel was so scared of losing her brother that she accidentally caused weirdmaggedon, just like stan was worried about losing ford that he accidentally sabatoged ford's science project/collegiate future. but dipper was the one who fought like hell mostly by himself in the apocalypse for three days to get her back, just like stan worked for thirty years to save ford. there is nothing dipper wouldn't sacrifice for mabel.
in my humble opinion, this is why the pines family dynamic is so damn compelling. they aren't carbon copies because that's not how people work. there is a sincerity, an honesty, a relatability between all of these characters and their flaws.
mabel and dipper aren't just the younger version of their grunkles. they are a crazy mishmash of the best and worst traits swapped around and punted to the moon and back.
exploring each micro-dynamic is so fascinating. i love this weird little family.
Nunca lo había pensando para ellos, pero creo que tiene sentido(?) Uno de los creadores dijo que había pensando la canción como desamor
"Enamorado tuyo" (In love with you) by Uruguayan band, Cuarteto de Nos, is such a stancest song, and it could very well be sung to each other when trying to get over their relationship, in denial that they love each other.
"And if you think I'm in love with you, that's an invention, I intuit, don't give credit to murmurs." This part is self-explanatory: they have always been known to have each other's back, and suddenly, it's not the case. Nobody believes they stopped caring for one another.
"Because I rarely call to tell you I love you, and more than once, I've done it to the wrong number" This represents the need that they have to contact one another but won't out of pride; Stanley's call that he hanged up despite desperately needing his brother, as well as Ford saving Stanley's scam number; the final straw between him and Bill when the demon called Stanley to tell him he was going to kill himself and remark he "never loved him." Ford was angry for a reason, Bill lied.
Also, the "and more than once I've done it to the wrong number" is them convincing themselves they love other people instead of their twin. Stanley's failed marriage and Ford's "Muse."
"Rarely is the time I get desperate to have you by my side, and that doesn't mean it has a meaning." This one is entirely on Ford being the worst person ever. At his lowest point, the only person who comes to mind who he can trust is Stanley, and once he is there, he only asks him to get away instead of embracing him. Stanley's clearly not the case. He misses Ford every single day of his life, but he can hide it from others.
"If you think love is what I feel, please, don't make a fuss. Don't tell your people about our issue. " This adds to Ford's paranoia and secretive nature. He wants all the details about his private life to be private.
"Don't dress up. Don't pretend you are never seen. I have envisioned singing you 《see you later.》 Don't dress up. Don't pretend you are never seen; I have a song that says, 《See you, lady》" This is Stanley after bringing Ford back and seeing how his brother just pushes him. He wants to pretend he is stronger than that, and he would part ways at any moment despite not wanting to.
"I rarely see your picture on my cellphone. It is still there because I'm too lazy to press *delete.*" This is the holding onto pictures and objects that remind them of each other. Especially Ford, who has a picture of them as kids in his coat, which was always in his pocket.
"I'm not that obsessed, to clarify, if you think that's why I sing this song." This is just them reiterating their denial.
Overall, I already love this song and find it so fitting, even if we make it not incestuous, it would still remark their relationship.
Also, because the Latin American dub was made in Argentina (which is next to Uruguay and very culturally alike) it's easy for me to envision them singing this song and fitting them so much.