The Pines Twins: Not Carbon Copies

Happy Valentine’s Day!

"feeling so many illnesses at once. and a new illness somehow"

-@non-bun-ary

Choosing to believe Ford fucked the Oracle just because Bill would be so beyond livid about it

For @nekoaimy

"This is crazy!" Stan pants, running around a corner of the space station - a hellish shrieking sound behind him.

Ford follows after, even though it's difficult to move around in the bulky astronaut suit he's wearing.

It's yellow, Stan's is bright purple, and far in the distance the 'person' who was once wearing green has been replaced by a monstrous imposter.

...if he was ever human at all.

The green imposter already murdered Orange - they mistakenly ejected Pink, thinking her the alien slowly working through them all. Brown is dead, Black dead...Jesus, how many of them are actually left?

Stan would've never suspected Green, but then he never wanted to be on this station to begin with. This was all on Ford's head. He's the one who wanted to leave the Stan O' War II behind to go on this ridiculous mission.

He thought Stan might like to see the stars...

...as if he couldn't see them from the boat. But the sentiment was so romantic (even though Stan knows for a fact it was not) that he had to come. Besides, he'd follow his twin anywhere.

That's the thing about being incestually and idiotically in love with your sibling. You'll do whatever they want. Just to feel closer, just to get a taste of their attention, their affection...

Sad to be this old and still this stupid.

Stan and Ford catch their breath, far from the threat of the imposter. The ejection hatch is nearby... maybe it won't follow. It saw what they did to Pink.

Ford sighs, "I'm- I'm sorry, Stanley...I never would've imagined-!"

"Eh," Stan waves a hand, "We'll be fine, right? We've faced worse."

Ford's expression is grim and Stan doesn't feel very reassured. Not that he was expecting his brother to coddle him - not his style. But then Ford edges closer and husks, "There are worse things..."

Stan's not sure what he's talking about until Ford's lips are on his. Stan freezes, not sure what to do, how to react. He's dreamed of this, longed for this. And now it's happening.

Ford's tongue swipes against his, warm and soft and sweet and Stan trembles, drawing away with a whisper, "No."

The word encompasses the full horror he feels. The hurt. Ford's head angles to one side and looks confused, "Stanley..."

"You're not him," Stan's voice is hollow and he hears it as if from very far away. Ford just blinks, "How do you know?"

"... because he would never..." he trails off, then breathes, "No matter how much I want him to."

Ford...no, Yellow, just blinks again. Slower this time, "I see. I suppose I miscalculated..."

A watery, hysterical laugh escapes Stan, "Guess you did."

They stare at one another, a beat of tense silence passing. Stan whispers, "Where is he?"

"I think you know."

"...yes," Stan swallows thickly as tears, unbidden, escape, "I suppose I do."

He doesn't know why he repeats Yellow's earlier words. He doesn't know anything. He's dead, after all. He knows that now. The cold, dead weight of his heart tells him that.

"Shall I make it quick?"

The question just hangs there. And before Stan knows it, he's nodding his head, and he's unconsciously speaking, "Yes. It should be quick."

In a fast, lightning swift move, he tugs Yellow to him, holds him hard and fast as he intones, "For both of us."

He then slams the eject button, sending them both out into the cold, black darkness of space. The last thing Stan sees is the very thing Ford wanted him to see all along: the stars

L'P VWLOO RQ BRXU PLQG

my fic recs!

angst + hurt/comfort

this is a MUST for any gf reader: hide and seek by parsnipit: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26956045

any works by @avidhousehusband , but particularly :

the whole truth: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51089620

adrift: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58507594

farmer’s friend: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60478171

a night of color and static by @jellyskink:(unfinished, feral ford) https://archiveofourown.org/works/59960611

old habits die hard by @thenoellebird / elliebluejay: (in progress, check tws) https://archiveofourown.org/works/62245828

everything by @ilentari , but i especially enjoy their dark ford works:

this is a gift, it comes with a price: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61528726

chain, keep us together: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61159726

@dark-lord-of-awesomeness cat stan au: (all works, but i’m linking the main one) https://archiveofourown.org/works/60926800

most anything by poggofroggo, but particularly:

watching all the ground beneath you drop: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60860902

bring me home (80s mystery trio au):https://archiveofourown.org/works/60262078

he’s going away tonight (and i can’t do anything) by jackyrubou (check tws): https://archiveofourown.org/works/62843519

fluff/family bonding:

(may contain slight angst, but largely wholesome)

a good ol’ dose of shame by @cosmiccrossing : https://archiveofourown.org/works/20277196

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING from untrustworthyglitch @hydrangeathief but particularly:

i roll to punch you in the mouth: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37241182

from the “swear jar” series:

who even knows what holiday we’re celebrating here :https://archiveofourown.org/works/35580850

old man world tour: california edition: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35755423

(but seriously, read every work in this series they’re all fantastic)

cuteness aggression (in previously mentioned cat stan au) by @ilentari : https://archiveofourown.org/works/62459296

just know you’re not alone by coffee_scribbles: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60072073

flu season by @colubrine (read their angst too!!) : https://archiveofourown.org/works/59717653

can’t sleep (and it’s not because i’m touch-starved) by rubyflakes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32120815

the sand with time… by @mythomagically-delicious : https://archiveofourown.org/works/11746458

brains, beauty, brawn by @eosrealis :https://archiveofourown.org/works/6187258

i’m right here by @iirvine : https://archiveofourown.org/works/41466255

there are SO many more for both categories but i’ll cap it there for now!! please let me know if i’ve missed tagging any of the authors who have a tumblr :p

Evolution

When I was 13, I loved scrolling through Google for fanart and reading Pinecest fanfics on Wattpad. Eight years later, not much has changed—I’m doing the same thing with Stancest here on Tumblr and Ao3

Rewatching the show made me realize just how many pinecest moments there are. LOOK!

bro got a new voice and decides to wake his sister girlfriend up with it

That post that's like "stop writing characters who talk like they're trying to get a good grade in therapy" really blew the door wide open for me about how common it's become for a character's emotional intelligence to not be taken into consideration when writing conflict. I remember the first time I went to therapy I had such a hard time even identifying what I was feeling, let alone had the language to explain it to someone else. Of course there are plenty of people who've never been to therapy a day in their life who are in tune to their emotions. But even they would have some trouble expressing themselves sometimes. You have to take into account there are plenty of people who are uncomfortable expressing themselves and people who think they're not allowed to feel certain ways. It also makes for more interesting conflict to have characters with different levels of understanding.

Ford loves stan so much it’s embarrassing like,,,we get it you want to fuck your brother,,,,,

LITERALLY i cannot stop thinking about how much he wants that motherfucking cookie and has THE WORST POSSIBLE COPE FOR IT

like look at this man. brothers dont look at their brothers like that. hes so hopelessly downbad in every conceivable way

thats not even touching on how despite how he acts, he actually cares SO much about what stan thinks of him. like despite spending 30 years of his life trying to bring his brother back, stan actually plays the hating game WAY harder and more convincingly than ford. which says so god damn much about how stupidly down bad ford is

like is he so SO fucking bothered that stan thinks hes a dangerous know it all? literally tossing and turning at sleep about his regrets about bill, fiddleford and the portal and you get stans voice just booming over this "TRUST NO ONE" which says sm about how he feels about stan not trusting him and how he regrets that too— despite the fact he clearly doesnt trust stan hes upset that stan feels the same

and ugh fucking look at this man. how you gonna threaten to kick this man out when youre cheesing at him at almost any concievable moment. inviting him to play your nerd game with him and your nephew (which btw is funny as hell of him when theyre ON BAD TERMS). when asking where hes been. theres no need to do all that

mind you you literally never catch stan ever smiling at ford after tots and pre-weirdmageddon make up unless hes mocking ford. which is really fucking embarrasisng i hate him so much SJBFSUXJSJJDDU