Pov you find out the priest in town is actually your demon ex that tried killing you and your family that one time đ
Aside from the whole amnesia au I thought of, I was coming up with another au.
A priest who genuinely wants to die, but heâs actually so incredibly (un?)lucky he canât die. Every time he attempts, something goes wrong and it doesnât work out. He obtains the Book of Bill, he uses this as a way to finally get what he so desired.
Bill successfully escapes the Theraprisma and his faith while the unnamed priest is finally dead. Unfortunately for Bill, he has to deal with a lot of the things the man had left behind. Double unfortunate, Bill is unable to use his powers. At the very least he can try to start a cult again, but heâll have to try and be under the radar if he doesnât want to get caught from the Pines family. The first thing that happens is getting attacked by an animal while trying to head to where the priest lives. The animal mainly attacked his face đ
Theyâre lowkey freaking out though because Billâs statue is missing, and Ford and Dipper going on their investigation trip to find any hints of Bill. Ford checks into the church and finds the priest, bro is taken aback seeing his face covered in bandages.
TBH I personally think the rest of this would be something like Bill and Ford getting along, but Ford isnât aware of the fact that the priest is just getting along so well and knows how to say some of the right things as Bill, and then Bill is lowkey tweaking the fuck out because prior to all this, the unnamed priest never told him the demon anything about his life, let alone his name. However, as Bill starts to learn more about the priest from people who knew him personally, he realizes a bit that they are similar. Not identical, but itâs like seeing a warp mirror version. So Bill is like, âHoly shit, is this lowkey me if I was human?â type shit.
Add in the fact that Ford would eventually realize it was Bill, dear lord, can you imagine the angst? Ford yelled and was ready to kill Bill, remarking how he had tricked him again, meanwhile, the demon over here having an identity fucking crisis đ
âYou tricked me you bastard.â
âI fear I might be freaking the fuck out over here.â
Turns out, that priest's luck of not dying came in handyâbecause even when Ford tried to kill him, his gun didnât go off when he pulled the trigger. It only went off when he had stopped pointing at Bill. Explanation? Idk, yâall I just provide the ideas yâall can use đ
ExtraâI've called him the unnamed priest, but I think his actual name would be Sergio :)
I don't usually have a lot of fics to rec, BUT THIS ONE!!! I SWEAR!! IT'S SO GOOD!!! It's quickly become one of my main comfort fics and it's just SO GOOD!!
My girlfriend challenged me, and this is me proving her wrong. Itâs kinda based around the fixer-upper AU made by @1spooky2me, and the handyman AU, but I donât know who made that. Enjoy.
Chapter Six of My Gravity Falls AU :3 -
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61636426/chapters/162765922
My Gravity falls AU D11B on AO3 :3 ALSSOOO
CHAPTER FIIVE ISS OUTTT :D (ik it says 6 in the link but it is actually 5 because of the prologue đ)
The Prologue Of D11B, Mismatched and Two Faced: Scraping The Barrel cover art is done :)
What if Stanley Pines was the one with six fingers?
What if Stanley Pines was the one with six fingers?
Stanfords Pov!!
Ford has issues letting the memory-erasing gun go, Cipher attacks again, and he gets slightly closer to Stanley.
Chapter three of Dimension 11B is out!!
Fiddleford gets them to take a break, obliviously with some arguing attached of course. And it's Ford's first POV!! It goes 2 chapters for Stan, 2 chapters for Ford, 2 chapters for Stan, 2 chapters for Ford, etc...
Along with some sketches :).
Also it's my birthday today!!! Yippie!
Chapter Two is out on my Gravity Falls AU, Dimension 11B, Mismatched and Two-Faced!!!!
Stanley has six fingers instead!!
Cipher decides to make a new friend. Someone with a crooked smile and a long history with Stan!!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61636426/chapters/158400574
Some Christmas art annnddd I posted my AU for gravity falls! Go read it I've got the prologue and chapter one posted right now!!
(I posted it a lil early too. It's almost 1AM).
Stanley has six fingers instead of Ford!
Yippieeee trauma.
I'm currently making an AU.
Tags: Fluff and Angst, Angst, Hurt/No comfort, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Short fic, Pre-Gravity Falls, Existential Crisis lol
Concept: The reader is an ambiguous void-like, abyssal god who met Bill Cipher in the Nightmare realm. Pre-Gravity Falls timeline!
Prologue
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You were destruction and he was creation. He was light where you were darkness.
Or something corny like that.
Time and space held no meaning here, in the Nightmare Realm. Really, what could be consider a nap could be the death and birth of many planets. You can't remember the last time a living being graced your part of the void. Then again, no one really liked living near a blackhole like you did. This was all you've ever known. You were born in the void, existed within it, and slept within the confines of its emptiness.
Until one day, a bright yellow light entered your life.
He wasn't the first entity to wander into this abyss, but he was the first to greet you with no ill intent. He came one night, in a brilliant blue light, flames licking his frame as he entered into existence, here. A single, dark eye opened before you.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"Dimension 5150-B," you softly answered.
The nightmare realm's cosmic garbage dump, really. Where all things end.
He tilted his head, his eye crinkling in curiosity, then delight.
"Well, this place sucks. Time to liven it up!"
With a snap of his fingers, the darkness around you warped and shuddered. The darkness gave way to light, then, became filled with life.
Suddenly, the void was filled with stars, planets, moons, and suns. Oceans of them rippled through the sky in waves. Since then, you stopped feeling so alone. The silence was replaced with the sounds of life. Illusions of places and things you've never seen before danced all around you. In no time, the void was filled with his jovial voice and your soft laughter.
Bill Cipher never ran out of things to say to fill the silence. Spinning tales and coaxing laughter out of you. He always had something new to share with you. He enjoyed the way you listened with rapt attention as he weaved tale after tale for both of your amusement.
Some days, he'll tell you of a world different than the one you were bound in. A dimension beyond your understanding, full of colors you've yet to see. Full of people who spoke languages you've never heard before. Planets that survive off only one moon, stars that grow and become planets. Worlds that endure despite having collapsing suns, darker nights, and billions of people.
Other days, he'd tell you of his home.
But those stories, they never stayed.
Those stories escaped you like sand through your fingers. Tragic as they were, your mind would fight to hold onto them. You never understood why, but they always fade as soon as Bill's voice would turn quiet and small. He'd look away and it would be as if the moment never happened.
Sadness didn't fit Bill's bright yellow colors, you thought. You'd spend the rest of eternity making sure he was happy if you had to!
It was your silent vow.
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Up above, the endless blanket of stars watched as you and Bill sat next to each other.
You held your breath as a golden glow washed across the barren rock around you. From underneath the earth, tendrils of black twirled upwards. They writhed each curling into a small, black bulb.
Bill always had an affinity for creation- or weirdness, as he called it.
Where he breathed life and curiosities into the nightmare realm, you were the abyss that hungrily consumed it all.
You watched with bated breath as the flowers around you swayed gently. Bill watched with an upturned eye as he theatrically flicked his wrist towards the field.
One by one, the bulbs unfurled, blooming into delicate black petals that glistened faintly with impossible colors. You smiled as the last one slowly opened before you.
"Go on, take it, it's yours!"
Yours.
The words echoed in your mind as you reached for a flower. It seemed to sigh and wilt slightly as you plucked it off the ground.
With care, you brushed the pads of your fingers over its petals. It was unlike anything you've seen before.
However, it soon crumbled and turned into ash the moment you touched its stem.
You pulled your hand back as the ash fell through your fingers. Bill plucked another flower from the ground and held it out to you, his single eye crinkled in amusement. He held it close to your face for you to admire.
Something in you melted at the gesture.
Bill brought so much more than life to the Nightmare realm. With him came warmth and laughter.
He told you of impossible futures, dreams, and nightmares beyond the veil of the world you two were in. You shared in his dream of breaching that veil and existing where there was natural light and more people.
He loved to shower you with gifts like this. You happily accepted all of it, cherishing these tiny gestures from a friend.
Like clockwork, you two would meet in this barren little rock you found in the Nightmare realm. Sharing stories and secrets. Mapping out unnamed constellations and writing your name in the stars- sometimes literally!
Bill moved heaven and earth for you, and you reveled in this. Your heart fluttered every time he used his all-seeing eye to describe beautiful places for you. You memorized the way his black hands would cradle stars and move them in the shape of your name in the sky.
You wouldn't trade this for the world, being beside your best friend in a lonely, unforgiving dimension. A part of you hoped Bill felt the same warmth in your chest you felt when he was around.
You didn't realize you would have to give it all up someday.
You'd look back and realize that this was the last gesture of kindness Bill Cipher would show you for a very, very long time.
He disappeared one day, taking all the light with him.
Time mercilessly passed in cold, breathless, silence.
Until one day, he came back.
No longer the same friend you knew before.
Coffee and Conclusions [Stanford Pines x Reader] FLUFF
Tags: Fluff, Young!Stanford Pines, Pre-Portal incident, just Ford being a sleep deprived nerd
When you went to check on Ford, the laboratory down stairs was in a state of disarray- even more so than usual.
Papers filled with hurriedly scribbled scientific notations, equations, graphs, and triangles(?) Littered the floors. All sorts of machinery bits laid scattered from an unpturned basket of them. And Ford? He was paced around wildly, six fingers clutching a crumple stack of papers while mumbling to himself.
You called his name, and he stopped his pacing to shoot you a grin that could rival the sun in it's brilliance.
"Ah, Starling, there you are! What time is it? Did you get the parts I asked you to fetch for me?"
"I did, but, Stanford, what is all this?"
You strode closer to the chaos, the eye of the storm- Stanford Pines who gratefully took the box of parts you fetched from town.
"I am close to cracking the code- well, one of them. I can feel it! I'm drawing close to an astounding conclusion!"
"And probably a heart attack." You drawled, eying the empty cups of coffee stacked high on his work table.
"So long as it comes after the portal test run!" Ford joked.
You fix him a glare and he smiles abashedly.
"By next week, we should be able to initiate test runs and optimization checks for the portal!"
"Incredible," you whispered.
Your eyes drifted to the triangular structure that towered over the two of you. It was dim in the lab, but in less than a week, it would be lit up with otherworldly light, buzzing with energy- if what Ford was saying was true.
"This could be the answer to all our problems!" Ford beamed, fist balled up in the air triumpanthly.
A hand gently yet firmly snaked around your shoulders, you were pressed against Ford's chest. You're screaming internally as you caught the scent of fresh pine, coffee, and ink on him.
"That's great, but are you alright?"Â
Now that you were closer to him, you noticed Ford's unruly appreance. His chocolate brown hair was tousled and sticking up in places, as if someone took a vacuum, tried- and failed- to tame it. There was a coffee stain on the untucked hem of his button-up, revealing a bit of the soft skin hiding underneath. There were even more ink stains on the cuffs of his sleeves. His eyes were blown wide with delight, a contrast to the dark shadows forming under them.
His smile was easy and wide as he looked at you, eagerly waiting for any sign of your approval. You swear you saw goddamn sparkles in his eyes just now.
Somehow, his haggard appearance made your heart quicken. Damn this fool for not taking care of himself and somehow manages to STILL be attractive!
"Oh noooo, you've drank to much coffee," you groaned, stepping back from him.
A part of you mourned the warmth of his body, but it was getting hard to think being that close to him. Besides, you needed to set him straight- he's running on fumes!
"Oh yes! Yes I have, but that's besides the point, my dear. I needed to chase a certain equation that's been puzzling me and Fidds for a while now. I simply can't sleep, not when the solution's at the tip of my tongue!"
His words were hurried, you barely registered them as the sound of his velvety smooth voice called you "My Dear".
Your cheeks flush and you sighed, running a hand through your warm face.
"Stanford Pines, you need to sleep, it's been two days!"
"Sleep? Perish the thought! I need at least 34 more hours, if we're being generous, to figure out a way to stabilize the anti-gravity compression cogs of the portal-"
Ford was about to launch into another rant when he ran into you with his pacing. He wasn't the most coordinated and self-aware whenever he was sleep deprived. So your face bumped his chest, making you stumble back.
"Oh! Sorry, starling, I am feeling... a little indisposed right now."
The nickname made you melt. But that wouldn't do, you needed to put your foot down and make him rest.
You quirk a brow as Ford chuckled wearily, clearing his throat and stepping back. When he wasn't busy talking your ear off, you can see the lines of sleepiness painting his face.
And here it comes, the wave of exhaustion- the crash that often followed days and nights of drinking coffee like water. Ford yawned, a hand covered his mouth. You sighed, shaking your head fondly at your friend.
"Man, you were always like this. Even in college. Come up, you fool. Rest up, new ideas will come when you wake."
Without waiting for his usual protests, you grabbed your hand. It was always effective in silencing him. You grinned at him over your shoulder before dragging him up the stairs.
Stanford was always weak to when you held his hand- especially in college. It seems that trait survived years after graduation. Six fingers curled gently against your small hand as he finally surrendered to your nagging.
"I have jelly beans waiting for you upstairs, IF, you promise to eat something filling."
Ford beamed, the apples of his cheeks turning pink at your promise and touch.
Cipherstarling's Masterlist
Here we go! Here's all my Gravity Falls related posts. Welcome to my little obsession blog!
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Stanford Pines x Reader
~ Poetry: "Stanford Pines was poetry in a mortal man's body" ~ Lipbalm: "The world held it's breath as your gaze lingered on Ford's softened lips." ~ A Gentler Soul: NSFW, Nightmare Realm Ford ~ To Sonder: Part 1, Ao3 Link, Long series!
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Bill Cipher x Reader
~ Nightmare!Realm Bill Headcanons ~ Ad Infinitum CH1 and AO3 Link
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BillFord
~ WIP
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Ramblings and Concept Fics
~ Bill and Trust~ Jekyll and Hyde!Stanford Pines Concept ~ Bill Cipher x Bounty Hunter! Reader Concept
*â§ď˝Ľďž: âââ ââ ââ â :シďžâââ§* Cipherstarling's Scribbles
~ Ford Gets Held Down Day ~ Bill Hyperfixation Meme
Poetry [Stanford Pines x Reader]
His calloused fingers were often stained with ink, wrist resting under a thick red sleeve that often brushed against the surface of a weathered journal. If you squint, you'd see the yellowed fibers clinging to the cotton of his cuffs.
It's astounding how something as simple as his reading habits could undo you.
He sat cross legged on a worn armchair, book deftly resting over one six fingered hand. His other hand rested languidly on the arm rest, tapping a slow little tune on the wooden end of it. You wondered how warm his hands would be against your smaller ones.
Occasionally, he'd tug at a stray, greying strand of hair. But no matter how much he ran his fingers through his head, it would endearingly fall over his forehead. Waiting to be tamed.
His glasses fogged at the corners, sitting crooked over narrowed eyes.
Oh, his eyes.
Coffee freshly brewed, pure and aromatic.
The color of a leather bound journal, well loved and written to completion.
Honey, dripping and shining under the light of the sun. Why did he choose to sit next to a stained glass window like some- some picturesque figure? A perfect painting, unmoving as he read. His chest rose and fell gently, sometimes, a small mumble escaped him.
You can't do this.
You can't focus with this infuriatingly attractive man in your vicinity.
With a huff, you closed your spiral notebook. Shaking your head as your packed your things.
"Oh, do you need a break?", Ford asked, fixing those earthy brown eyes on you.
No, not really.
"Yes, it's about time for lunch, Ford." You sighed.
"Well, I'll join you then."
Your cheeks flush, and you turn so fast that you don't catch the way his face mirrored yours. You miss the way he gaped like a goldfish, stumbling his words as he tried to think of something to say to you. To keep you from leaving his space and to secure his place in your side.
But there was no need for that.
You'd let Stanford Pines sit at your table and talk your ear off about anything and everything. Despite the way you can't make eye contact without turning red.
He hopes that one day, you'd catch his gaze and see that your admiration was reflected in his.
I promise Iâll update the comic eventually- Iâm procrastinating hardcore let me live my life- Here, have a silly goofy snippet of lil stan making a new friend⌠Introducing, SHANKLIN 2!!! Itâs like Shanklin the first, except this one is an alien so itâs different. Pretty silly.
Basic gist of it is that post portal accident, Stanley is trying his damndest to get his brother back by fixing the portal- Which logically requires that Stanley get all the journals so that he actually has a full blueprint to look at.
However, in his search for any of the journals, he discovers some kind of top secret tree bunker- Classic Ford antics. He investigates the bunker, only to find some kind of kid monster, who is under the impression that Stan is his own brother and tries to kill him. The only thing that convinces the creature that Stan is NOT Ford, is the fact that Stan has a mullet and his brother does not. Would you be surprised to discover that the mullet would play a deeper role in things than at first glance? Not me, but I think itâs very funny anyways.
The monster kid is revealed to be some kind of alien shapeshifter thing, and upon realizing that Stanley is some kind of Ford doppleganger, the shapeshifter suddenly becomes the most clingy kid ever, following Stan around throughout the bunker like a lost duckling. Stanley tries to be chill about it, but the memories of being attacked are still pretty fresh in his brain.
After a bit the two will leave the bunker, yadda yadda yadda dialogue, and Stanley will be concerned to find that this kid hasnât had the best upbringing in the world so far- If the limited English and big eyed staring at the sky was anything to go by. While Stan has half a mind to leave this monster kid to the wild, he apparently has these weird issues with abandonment. Something about seeing himself in the little monster kid. So he takes him back to the shack, helping the shapeshifter pick a name that isnât a weird number. They eventually land on Simon, which is a play on Simon Says, because of course any name idea Stanley has it just HAS to be a pun.
And of course, taking in this shapeshifter will trigger changes to the timeline that will affect how things will go from here on out. A lot of wholesome, father kid bonding and found family stuff.
-The journals are found much sooner than in canon, which means Ford is brought back sooner than in canon. Journal 2 is found first, due to the fact that Stanley has Simon (Shifty) enrolled in elementary school, which just so happens to be were one of the journals are hidden. Simon finds it and recognizes it- And Stan is so proud. Meanwhile, later on journal 3 is found by Soos in a situation similar to canon, but like- Soosified.
-Stanley is constantly wracked with guilt as time goes on, because he will hear about of make a realization about the poor treatment of Simon by Ford and his assistant in the past- All while Stanley is still actively working to bring him back. Simon doesnât know that itâs FORD that Stan is trying to bring back, which will only result in some betrayal later on when Ford inevitably returns.
-Simon, Tate, and Soos act almost as siblings, due to circumstances that bring them together at different points in time. Tate is Simonâs best friend, a friendship which had blossomed when Emma-May showed up to the Pines cabin door, demanding that she see her ex husband and that she has some WORDS to say to the homewrecking scientist who ruined everything. Stanley had never been more confused about anything- But while Stanley is trying his best to save the situation, Tate and Simon hit it off quickly despite the broken language barrier. Meanwhile, Soos come in later when both Simon and Stan are a bit older. Stan and Soosâs relationship is similar to how it played out in canon, but Simon gets really jealous. May or may not try to kill Soos because of it- But itâs ok cuz once Soosâs natural charm infects Simon, the big brother little brother dynamic is born.
-Simon practically idolizes Stan, and makes it a point to have his human form reflect that. He has a mullet, and it reminds him that Stan is Stan- Even after Stan cuts the mullet off so he could be a bit more business appropriate. Simon also has little freckles cuz he saw the little baby Boyish Dan and just immediately was like- Oh I want those too-
-The shapeshifter will also have his own little book of âformsâ he could take. He has photos and information of various creatures, things, and people- I want you to envision how this book looks and is treated like a PokĂŠmon card collection binder. The shapeshifter may get into photography. By the time the little twins Dipper and Mable show up, itâs not the journals that they find- But Simonâs shifting scrapbook. Which is how they find themselves getting involved in the spooky stuff in the first place.
-Because of Simon and Fords earlier arrival, the younger Pines twins adventures in Gravity Falls are a tad bit tweaked. Simon is a very powerful shapeshifter who is plenty protective of his little niblings- The Mcguckets are somewhat healthy with the whole divorced situation, and Bill is not an issue alongside Gideon⌠Everything else is free game though. Pretty silly.
- The way that Fiddleford is introduced to the duo is that at some point, Stan gets his memories of Simon wiped causing severe emotional distress- And itâs lowkey kinda heartbreaking. (The blind eye sees Simon shifting in front of Stan and assumes the worst.) Once Stan gets his memories back, itâs the beginning of a warpath. (And also the end of Fiddlefords crazy cultist arc- Which is good for Tate who really likes hanging around his bestie.)
-Hijinks WILL ensue, especially after Ford comes back. Probably some other tidbits Iâm missing, but thatâs a problem for another day- If this interest you folks anyways- Lemmy know if this is interesting or anything and feel free to ask questions. I havenât thought so much as to how Bill gets defeated earlier and everything- But if anyone has any cool ideas Iâd be open to it. Unsure if Iâll ever get to writing this one đ
I want to give some of these fanfic ideas some spotlight- Cuz Iâm not like DOING anything with them, but I need them out of my brain NOW! I just canât decide what to talk about- So, whichever one gets the most votes, Iâll do a fun little explanation on like- The lore and stuff. And if youâre curious and want a BIT more information about some of these titles, I could probably give a short explanation. But yeah.
Have some random images for some of them under the cut (Some unfinished)
I was inspired. I love playing around with dynamics sm- Also, you canât tell me a young Ford would not eat the HECK out of a bag of blue hot Doritos- Heâs the kind of kid who would suck the dust off of every single one of his fingers too and not wash them, but complain about Stanley and his nasty Cheeto fingers.
Obviously references to Bills dead parents. Duh. But I thought it was funny. Inspired by this picture lol:
Gee wonder what THAT was all about- Sure hope our lil Ford didnât accidentally summon a DEMON or somthing. That would be pretty foolish if you ask me.
WOAH! Updates? Hope you enjoyed part 7- One more part left and thatâs the end of CHAPTER 1 with this fun lil au of mine. I have it all plotted out on a word document trust- Just gotta have faith in the process yk? lol. But Iâll leave you in suspense once again, cuz cliffhangers are the best.
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Lots and LOTS gravity falls AU stuff, amongst other things. My 3 Buck Stan AU especially. I always love posting my sketchbooks because even if theyâre all just jumbles of sometimes good doodles splattered across a page- Itâs fun to show off and document the end of an âeraâ yk? Hope for those who watch the video enjoy it.
lol
I am now desperate to know Fordâs reaction upon being back in the Bill Canât Lie AU.
I assume itâll be a lot like canon- Except now he has to adjust to BILL CIPHER being confined to a literal magic 8 ball- Which Stan is FAR TO LAX about- But he tries not to think about it and instead prioritizing the whole rift situation. He does later tell Dipper not to trust Bill- Stuff like that.
Sorry I was just envisioning Stan attempting to juggle the 8 ball and ford is just like STOP STOP-
Bill Cipher, except he genuinely CANT LIE.
Like, at all. Legitimately he is incapable of telling a lie.
Like sure, he can certainly dodge questions, or maybe create a loophole or two- But if you were to ask him a question directly with no way of avoiding it- HE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO BE HONEST. And this fudges him over on multiple accounts.
And when heâs trying to dodge questions to avoid giving away his secrets or intentions- I want you to envision the scene from Shrek 3, where Pinocchio is being interrogated by Prince Charming concerning Shreks whereabouts- See here and heâs just RAMBLING-
Now, despite everything, this doesnât change much. He still has flattery tactics and is careful with his worlds- Despite all his smarts Ford can still be blinded by his own hubris. So the whole portal thing goes down similarly to canon⌠Untill the portal incident happens.
With Ford stuck in the portal, Bill had no way of rebuilding it seeing that nobody would be willing⌠Aside from STANLEY PINES who is at a loss at what to do. The perfect willing assistant in rebuilding the portal. And bill wouldnât have to lie that much cuz their goals really do aline somewhat⌠So, the demon tries to strike a dealâŚ
This is when shit hits the fan for Bill.
And hey, letâs even go as far as to exaggerate the whole âMust return his half of the deal no matter whatâ portion of Billâs deal making abilities. With this in mind, letâs take a look at EX CON STANLEY PINES who can sniff out a bad deal in no time- Due to his years of experience on the streets. And being the con artist that he is, Stanley being confronted by another con artist who can only tell the truth and also is confined to whatever deals they make⌠Well, this can only go well for him.
So Stanley tricks Bill- As he would in most dimensions if you get my gist. While Bill is offering unlimited knowledge in exchange for Stanâs compliance or something- Stan can easily twist Bills words against themselves and long story short- Bill is now trapped in Stanleyâs debt and is confined to⌠HmmmâŚ
Letâs say heâs stuck constantly possessing a little magic 8 ball. And whoever shakes him, heâs forced to admit information to. A seriously bad deal on his part, an extremely great one on Stanâs part. So, Bill must help Stan get on with the portal without any sort of escapeâŚ
Whatâs even worse is that as time goes on, sometimes Stan even uses Bill as one of his ATTRACTIONS. (Honestly, Bill is lucky. Stan had been seconds away from binding the demon to a Zoltar machine-)
And time passes just as it would in canon, that is, untill the little pines twins come around to stay for the summer. And while I havenât thought too hard about what the episodes looks like as I imagine it all doesnât change too much- However. One thing that inspired this whole thing is how the kids are first introduced to bill- Something like:
Stan: Here kids- Meet Bill. This guy will answer all your pesky little questions.
Dipper: âŚGrunkle Stan, you named your magic 8 ball Bill?
Stan: Huh? Nah, he was called that when I first got him. Also Bill is just this all-knowing demon thing that I trapped inside of that ball in like⌠What was it- Was it- 85? Bah whatever-
Dipper: A demonâŚ
Mable: *Eyes sparkling* Can I shake it???
Stan: *Tosses the ball casually* Sure knock yourself out kid.
Mable: WoahhhhâŚ
Dipper: What is that thing⌠Is that⌠A triangle?
Stan: Welp. Iâll let you kids have at it- OH YEAH. He canât lie so thereâs that.
Or something like that. Havenât worked out the kinks yet, but I think in this scenario Stan lets the kids mess around with Bill sometimes in hopes that the knowledge he possesses can help prevent the kids from like- Getting themselves in danger or something. And once the kids realize that they can just twist their words in order to make Bill slip and give helpful information- Well I can only imagine their shithead grins as Bill curses to the heavens. Dipper and Bill will banter a lot, with Bill obviously doing his best to break this pre-pubescent boys self esteem but it only assists in Dippers character development. Meanwhile, Bill and Mable can be lowkey chaotic and he could even respect her antics- If not for her whole âempathy and emotionsâ thing. (Perhaps a teensy bit of character development in places⌠But if Bill is a master of anything in any dimension, it is DENIAL-)
I think weirdmaggedon might still happen and there will be this whole rift thing and stuff- itâs still relatively similar. Maybe a different ending? Or another deal? Who knows. But this was just a silly thought I had- I can only imagine the names if I decide to invest time into it.
Magic 8 Bill AU? Or something? I might make some art for it if Iâm being completely honest- Just a funny thought yk?
Idk guys- Something tells me our friend AXOLOTL doesnât have a lot of experience in convincing small children to follow them into mysterious wormholes. Sure, Stan happens to be a sad little kid, but heâs a sad little kid WITHOUT A DEATH WISH! What could and Lottie possibly be planningâŚ
Oh wow I actually posted. Had a bit of art block- And if thereâs something I know, itâs to not FORCE yourself to draw if you donât have to. If your art is feeling like a chore- TAKE A BREAK. Itâs supposed to be fun lol. But yeah. WOOPIE! Waddea know, another cliffhanger!
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*Slaps comic onto table* âHere she is, ainât she a beaut?â
Oh Ford you sweet summer child, letâs see what nonsense this so called âleadâ takes you to⌠The circus is a direct reference to the Lost Legends comics if youâre wondering and yeah. lol. Hope you enjoyed this one, it was EXTRA TEDIOUS-
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Just a funny thing I suppose, mainly just putting off working on the next comic- Yk how it be lol teehee Lil Stanley and his fun adventures-
(Just to make it easier tbh)
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Extras:
Aftermath designs
Theraprism wholesome aftermath
Doodles
More doodles?
Explanation for those who are new:
3 Buck Stan is an AU in which Stanley Pines is yoinked up by our favorite resident AXOLOTL and is enlisted to preform a variety of intergalactic tasks. Meanwhile, Stanford Pines is having an aneurism over his lost brother and will end up making some unsavory deals with a certain triangular individual⌠Have I mentioned that they are both young children in this? Imagine it as âPines twins and Bill getting therapy speedrunâ because AXOLOTL decided to intervene earlier on. Chaos ensues.
WOAH NEXT INSTALLMENT IS OUT?!?? Uh oh Stanley, turns out your current âemployerâ is some kind of magic portal person⌠The apprehension is valid considering he doesnât know this person well⌠Itâs also looking like Fords search has gotten a bit more complicatedâŚ
Mx Lottie cannot read a room.
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Despite how everyone is acting- Ford is yet to give up on uncovering the mystery of where his brother has gone. No matter how many times people say that strange phrase- Something tells Ford that Stanley might not be in as âsafe handsâ as everyone claimsâŚ
Oh boy. The clue board makes its debut.
(Fourth installment labeled 3rd. Updates are happening people!)
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I couldnât help but post this one- Character growth! This is set during the aftermath of 3 buck Stan AU and idk if you noticed- But it ends with Bill in Theraprism. Of course, you still wonât know HOW that happens and what leads up to it- But this gives some insight as to how Ford and Billâs relationship in this AU played out. Itâs very silly. I am not sorry. Nothing too crazy, I LOVE ALL OF THEM MEHAHAHAHA-