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Fanfic Appreciation!

I’ve already reblogged a couple of lists of some really great fics that are huge faves!  Let me add on a few more here!  (Although… since I’m kind of in a rush, I’m sure I will miss something that I’ll be facepalming about later.  So please, just know – I’ve read so many wonderful and deeply special fics in this fandom, and I’m very, very grateful for all of you writers out there!)

Raising Stakes - by @marypsue The one where Stan is a vampire when he arrives at Ford’s door in ATOTS.

Any Misery You Choose - by @marypsue The one where they’re mutants and some of them are X-Men.

Fisherman’s Knot - by @scribefindegil The one about Sea Grunk adventures and deeply heartfelt tests of love, and honesty, and healing.

Gravity Cove - by @scribefindegil The one where the Pines are selkies

A Midsummer Nightmare - by @ceslatoil The one that is literally a crossover with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and it is hilarious.  (Fiddauthor; Stan x Spoiler)

The One Sword series - by @icefeels The epic in which portal Ford is space-gladiator ace married to Ripley and the many ways the intertwined fates of the Pines, the Sanchezes, and the SCP spiral out to change events in profound ways.  (Ford x OC.) (WIP)

Takin’ Care of Business - by @icefeels The one about younger Ford and Stan, but set in the modern day; in which Stan lives near Shermie and his kids (which includes Dipper and Mabel), and when Stan goes up to Gravity Falls, he brings Ford back with him and the entire Pines family gets in on helping to deal with Bill.

A Thousand Natural Shocks - by @dubsdeedubs The one that’s a twist on the Neverhuman AU, except that Stan WAS originally human, but then he wasn’t any more… or, what happens when another eldritch cosmic entity gets involved in Weirdmageddon and Gravity Falls.

Shermaine Pines AU - by @trustme-im-a-pirate The one about the little sister of Stan and Ford.  (A version of whom appears in dubs’ A Thousand Natural Shocks.)

An Outreached Hand - by @dubsdeedubs The one that’s an AU of Ghost Trick. (WIP)

Maybe it’s Not Too Late - by @rum-and-shattered-dreams The one about the Pines and Fiddleford recovering from Weirdmageddon and facing new challenges and old enemies. (Fiddauthor.)

The Man Downstairs - by @rum-and-shattered-dreams The one where Ford never went through the portal and has to be imprisoned in the basement, because he can’t keep Bill out of his head.  (Despite how that sounds, not an un-hopeful fic!) (WIP)

Not What It Seems - by @zfiledh The one about a reunion with a dimension of magic that Ford visited in his portal journeys, with all of the Pines extended family coming together to save Dipper and the other world. (Ford x OC.)

Mystery Nerds AU - by @babyblueavenger The one where Stan and Ford’s fight in ATOTS is interrupted, and eventually Stan stays with Ford in Gravity Falls; and they have to face what became of Fiddleford and the Society of the Blind Eye. (WIP)

Ad Astra - by @themadqueenmab The one where Mabel falls through the portal in NWHS and meets her Grunkle Ford, who struggles to keep her safe across the dimensions while Stan and Dipper and others work to fix the portal to bring them both home.  (Started as an alternate version to Drifting Stars, has gone in its own direction.) (WIP)

Across the Universe - by @themadqueenmab The one about several different dimensions visited by Ford during his portal-hopping days.

Elementary Falls - by Nicnac The one where Stan adopts a much younger Mabel and Dipper after their parents die, and the affect this has on everything that comes after.

The Whole of Us (is Greater Than the Sum of Our Broken Pieces) - by Nicnac The one where Ford is actually the father of Mabel and Dipper, and winds up with custody of the much younger twins; and how that changes his history with Bill and the events related to building the portal. (WIP)

Five Years Older - by Nicnac The one where older Mabel winds up back in 1982 and has the chance to help her younger grunkles avoid the tragedy she knows is coming.

Don’t You Just Hate it When - by aliquotscum The one that’s a series of portal Ford adventures.

Ford and Lee - by @dubsdeedubs The one where portal Ford encounters a very familiar face.

A Tale of Three Stans - by Beleriandings The one where Sea Grunk Stan encounters a very familiar face during his travels around the world with his brother.

In Search of Antidotes - by @astriiformes The one with Stan and Ford and Fiddleford, but it’s set in 1892.

The Light Keeper - by @impishnature The one with the haunted lighthouse, the eldritch beast below the sea, and the steadfast, lonely vigil of lighthouse-keeper Stan.  (Also, honestly – impishnature has far too many great fics to list them all, so be sure to check out all of them on AO3!)

Journey to the Roots - by @kainichivondiamond The one where Dipper and Mabel wind up back in 1982, and have the chance to encounter their younger grunkles; but Bill is an even more present threat than he was the first time around.

Little Brother Blues - by @kainichivondiamond The one where show-era Ford winds up getting turned into a kid again, with only his kid memories. (WIP)

How Proud I’d Be - by @apathetic-revenant The one where teen Stan gets some much-needed help and support after he’s kicked out of home.

Now You See it All - by @apathetic-revenant The one about the immediate aftermath of Weirdmageddon, from Wendy’s pov.

By the Skin of Your Teeth - by @apathetic-revenant The one where Ford’s exhausted condition interrupts the fight between him and Stan in ATOTS, and Bill makes things difficult.

Rocks and Water - by @dontbearuiner The one that’s a Wendy-centric continuation, with a new mystery to be solved related to Wendy’s mother, who used to work for that scientist in the shack in the woods. (WIP)

The Stanley McGucket AU - by @thelastspeecher The one where Stan, after being kicked out of his home, is taken in by a big and loving and quirky farming family.

In Another World - by @thelastspeecher The one that’s a series of portal Ford adventures in some familiar AUs.

30 Seconds Later - by @invisibletinkerer The one where, when Ford comes back through the portal, it’s been 30 years for Stan, but only about 30 seconds for Ford. (WIP)

1 Step Forward, 20 Years Back - by @infriga The one where Stan comes to help Ford, as in ATOTS, but winds up getting de-aged (though he retains his adult memories).

Smaller Than He Seems - by @a-million-chromatic-dreams The one where Ford arrives back through the portal as a little kid (but with his adult memories). (WIP)

Gotham Falls - by @fordanoia The one where Stan goes to Gravity Falls to help Ford, as in ATOTS, and brings his brother back to Gotham City, where Stan is working for a certain crime boss. (WIP)

Five Minutes Older - by @thesnadger The one where Mabel (as a kid) winds up back in 1982, and encounters a younger grunkle Stan.

Stanswap AU - by @orangeoctopi7 The one where Stan was the one who was lost through the portal, and Ford was the one left behind in Gravity Falls, and very soon after falls victim to the Society for the Blind Eye.  Follows Ford’s years in Gravity Falls, and then Stan’s return. (WIP)

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im a fucking sucker for the “character gets so badly injured that they can’t think clearly and start calling for help in a distressingly vulnerable way.” characters who start using nicknames for their friends they haven’t used since they were kids. characters who start begging for their brother they haven’t seen in years to be there. characters who would usually use their parents’ names or call them mother/father/etc crying out mama when they go down. u understand.

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hello!! I hope you don’t mind me asking this, but do you have any good gf fic recs? I really like your sister’s one so maybe ones with similar vibes to that? :D

heck yeah! *to the tune of Stunkle Bunkle* East gives Gravity Falls Fic Recs!

idk if i can say for sure what does or doesn't have similar vibes to Pines Paradox, but I can tell you fics I like! Although legally if you like a fic I recommended you have to tell me 'I read that one and liked it' so I can feel like I'm getting a good grade in fics recs. One last thing: I'm not really a shipper so these should all if not mostly be gen. (if you want to see my entire list of bookmarks fics you can check out my ao3

Pines Paradox - BrownieFox

Ford's research is interrupted by his estranged brother showing up on his doorstep with a kid who claims to be time traveller. Meanwhile in the present, Stan and Mabel try to figure out how to get Dipper back to the right time. There will be secrets revealed, old wounds readdressed, and above it all a one-eyed demon watches with interest.

East: the primer. the blueprint. The one I do all the fanart for. Obv you have already read it, but in case this list gets around to other circles outside of my own, I want to put this one up first. Dipper gets stuck in the past BEFORE Not What He Seems.

Adrift - Jamesneatojourney

Stanford wakes up on the deck of the Stan O'War, concussed and alone

East: intense and dramatic - I'm kind of a sucker for Stan whump and that's what it is paired with REALLY good Ford POV

Pines! Pines! Pines! - hellmandraws

A collection of my various Gravity Falls fan comics, previously posted on Tumblr. The main focus tends to be on the Stan twins.

East: MUST READ COMICS. Hops all over the timeline, mostly focusing on Stan and Ford. Explores a bunch of aspects of their relationship, of the years they spend alone. It's the beast stuff out there.

putting the dog to sleep - parsnipit

ford can’t stop thinking about old yeller that night, staring up at the glow-in-the-dark stars on their ceiling. he couldn’t do it, he thinks. he couldn’t ever shoot his own dog, no matter what. “well,” stanley says pragmatically the next morning, pretending like he doesn’t care as much as ford knows he does, “since he was sufferin’ and all, it was really better for him to be dead, wasn’t it? not much point in being alive if your whole life is terrible and you’re a danger to everybody you ever loved.” something cold and sharp takes up residence in ford’s stomach. he doesn’t like hearing stanley say stuff like that. he doesn’t like it at all. “i wouldn’t do it,” ford insists. “no matter what, i wouldn’t. there’s always another way.” “heh. yeah, i bet you’d find another way, brainiac,” stanley teases, reaching over to muss ford’s hair. ford swats him away. stanley can make fun all he wants—ford still spends all night thinking about cures for rabies.

East: OUTRHGDSGD the old yeller analogy that runs through this one shot absolutely kills me - I'm such a sucker for these types of metaphors. It uses quotes from the book to set the stage the the different sections and it drives me crazy in the best ways.

Things You Can't Take Back - thesnadger

It's Nineteen Seventy-Something. Stan is running from his mistakes, when he suddenly encounters the last person he ever thought he'd run into out here. What is he doing in Columbia, so far from Glass Shard Beach?

East: dare I spoil the twist? I won't. Read it. One of my all time faves.

Persist and Dwell - fencesit

Wendy pauses with her hand on the door and then says, "Hey, Soos—you ever notice Stan doesn't really...touch things?" He probably should have seen this coming, but the problem with deliberately not looking at things is that they have lots of chances to blindside you. In hopes of avoiding this conversation, Soos says, "I haven't noticed that." "Okay," Wendy says. "So. I'm going crazy, right?" "Dude, you're too smart to be crazy," Soos says, "but he totally touches things. He handed you money like five minutes ago."

East: What if Stan was lowkey-highkey haunting the shack?! THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA. I really wish that there was more for this au or this idea

Deja Vu - interlude

Stan and Ford get stuck in a time loop on the day of the portal incident and are forced to work through some things.

East: Through the lense of a timeloop, watch the brothers have their struggles, and find that with infinite time on their hands there is nothing else for them to do but to eventually work things out (and maybe deal with how to get out of the loop). ITS GOOD SHIT

The Sacrifice of Stanford Pines - Jugare

Instead of sending Stan a postcard, Ford leaves Gravity Falls to find his brother. But to his shock, Stan is not nearly as willing to help as Ford thought. Everything goes south quickly.

East: I love this fic. The act of Ford going and finding Stan rather than having him send a letter gives these characters more time to interact before they arrive at the Shack, changing the course of fate. A top tier fic.

Under The Ice - castielrisingabove

What if that phone call the Bill-possessed Ford made to Stan actually went through?

East: short but to the point. A fun thought experiment and I think does a good job portraying both Stanley and Ford.

Sleight of Hand - impish_nature

Stan the magician!

East: Stan, post weirdmageddon, shows off his sleight of hand and his magic tricks. Ford POV. If you like the idea of the things lost in the cracks of memory after the series finale, or at least while Stan recuperates, you'll like this.

Unexpected but not Unwanted - impish_nature

Ford struggles as Stan remembers.

East: the tentative movements towards being a family, being brothers again, post weirdmageddon. shamelessly soft.

I Am A Selkie On The Sea - scribefindegil

The twins may be able to use the same sealskin, but only the one born with it is the true selkie. At least, that's what Ford's been telling himself for the past 40-odd years.

East: This series in general is really good. I like how the selkie skin is used to unit and to tear apart. My one gripe is I wish we never found out whether the skin belonged to Mabel or Dipper, and it was left for the reader to decide (and to decide if that even matters)

Too Late, Too Soon, Not Enough - IncomingAlbatross

(Another take on the missing scene in the Fearamid, featuring protectiveness, promises, and some long-overdue emotional progress. Also Stan being annoying on purpose.)

East: one of my favorite depictions of this scene. Does a good job with Fords POV and writing Stanley

why can't we just teach kids swears? - untrustworthyglitch

“Anyway, what’s in my kitchen that needs kid proofed? I keep the liquor in the high cabinets, where the kids won’t be able to reach,” Stan says. “Plus, the gun in the breadbox isn’t even loaded. Probably. I think.” Soos sighs. “I have my work cut out for me.” Or, in which Stan's niece and nephew are coming, and it's up to Wendy and Soos to fix Stan's life and habits.

East: A good fic, but more than that I really love this idea of how Soos and Wendy helped Stan get the shack ready for the kids.

Protective Instincts - ShyEye

Stanford decides to do some out of house research one late full moon night. He returns home only to almost instantly be attacked by an unfamiliar monster that maybe isn't as unfamiliar as initially thought.

East: I just love werewolf Stan au okay?

The Other Portal - Haberdasher

AU where, when items are lost in the Bottomless Pit, they come to Ford… regardless of his current location in the multiverse.

East: A good fic, but more than that it's a really fun idea! I wish they had pushed the implications of this even more (especially with the bottomless pit episode)

Off-Season - anistarrose

Winters running the Mystery Shack are difficult, but two unexpected guests improve Stan’s day.

East: cute oneshot. I'm a big fan of timetravel oneshots that are from the pov of the person who ISNT the timetraveler. Dramatic (or in this case tbh just very cute) irony.

In the Shadow of Death - A_Zap

It all started with the grim. Now it seems like every time he turns around, Ford finds yet another death omen hanging around his brother. Seriously, what exactly is going on with his brother that death constantly seems to follow his footsteps? A 5+1 fic of the death omens that adopted Stan and he adopted back.

East: It all comes together in the final chapter, trust me.

Changing Tides - Ariasune

When their dæmons settle, they'll be grown up. At least, that's the general idea.

and

Post-script - Ariasune

Poindexter, your deed is in the safe -- Wendy can open it for you -- don't worry about the mortgage, that's been paid off. Sorry about messing your life up again. Bye. PS - the milk is about to go bad, so you should use that up.

East: DAEMON AU DAEMON AU I'm such a sucker for these kinds of aus. Changing Tides focuses on canon, flipping between when the Stans were kids and the time of the show. Post Script naturally happens after the show. They're both good and dramatic.

Raising Stakes - Mary P Sue

East: heck, my copy and paste stopped working for some reason, so no summary for you. This is a vampire au and it's good! Create characterization, pretty clearly written either while Mystery Trio was a big thing or inspired by it. Carla fans get your juice.

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Decided to make a list of all my current favorite Gravity Falls fics (which mainly include the Stans, cuz duh, but other characters as well!).

"Better Kept Secrets" - BadonKaDank

“A Tale of Three Stans” - Beleriandings

“…And Count To Ten” - impish_nature

“Unseen” - impish_nature

"Lost Time" - BethKerring

"Twinstinct" - Renconner

"Towards the Sun" - pinesinthewoods & notthistimespock

"Always Something There to Remind Me" - ObsessionIsMyOpression

"By Any Other Name" - Zeragii

"Can't Sleep (And It's Not Because I'm Touch-Starved)" - rubyflakes

"Losing Sleep Without You" - rubyflakes

"Lost and Found" - rubyflakes

"Déjà Vu" - interlude

"Sea Sick" - thatalienwriter

"Safety Net" - Hinatauryusen

"Third Time's the Charm" - detectivejigsaw

"Fisherman's Knot" - scribefindegil

"Safety in Numbers" - paperjamBipper

"A Matter of Time" - pinesbrosfalls (civil_warriors)

"hide and seek" - parsnipit

"Pinestasia" - detectivejigsaw

"The difference between holding and gripping" - detectivejigsaw

"Breaking Point" - impish_nature

"Legacy" - BethKerring

"Proper Reunion" - TheAngelofFate

"Wherever We Go..." - IncomingAlbatross

"How Old Are Babies Again?" - madwriter223

"Unless I Be Relieved By Prayer" - thesnadger

"When Did We Become Old Men?" - Inkblot9

"'Stanford' Pines" - impish_nature

"Spill It" - pessimisticvirtuoso

"Onyehsa" - pessimisticvirtuoso

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#049)

Night like these by tinychrist

Summary: “I’m not saying it as an insult. I think your hair looks… pretty.”

“… Pretty?” Sanji questioned while his face was turned away. Zoro was unable to gauge his reaction.

“Yeah, I think your hair looks really pretty,” He stated again. Sanji didn’t move a muscle. Until suddenly he was rising out of the tub and to a seat near the shower where multiple hairstyling tools were.

Sanji meekly sent a look towards Zoro, “Would you like to help me dry it, then?”

Word Count: 2,463 - Fluff, Feeling Realization, Hair Washing

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#048)

i could live in hope by coffeebluess 

Summary: Zoro wants the ancient sword Germa has, so he sneaks into the kingdom. But he finds Sanji instead.

or,

Sanji is touch-starved and Zoro has never seen something more beautiful than him in his life.

Word Count: 2,406 - Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Touch-Starved, Alternative Canon: Sanji Never Left Germa

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#047)

Written in the Skin by 8ball

Summary: In the days before they had Chopper, Sanji doctored them.

Zoro remembers vividly, how barely before he had met the man those long fingers were digging in his flesh, his blood staining sleeve cuffs forgotten to be rolled up. Catgut wire going in, and out, and then a roll of bandages appearing in the corner of his vision. When he woke up they were on their way to getting Nami, and the person serving lunch had shaped the precise line of scar on Zoro’s chest with his own hands.

That was the first warning the swordsman got- that this cook was going to be just a little on the side of more.

Word Count: 4,337 - Hurt/Comfort, Scars, Developing Relationship, Mature

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#046)

Misunderstandings (Or Not) by BubBLeoo

Summary: When Usopp and Nami stumbled upon something about Zoro and Sanji, their brain thought otherwise at the situation. Turns out it was more than that.

Word Count: 6,435 - Fluff, Humor, Misunderstandings, Not Rated

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#045)

 where you gonna be (when the money run low) by summermidnights

Summary: “You know none of this is true, right?” The shitty hunter soaks in the tacky decor of the coffee shop with visible distaste. 

“What?” 

“Vamps don’t actually turn into bats,” he huffs, poking at a dangling plastic decoration. “And they sure as hell don’t wear capes, either. They look just like any average person. That’s what makes them so dangerous.” 

“Oh. I had no idea,” lies Sanji, who is most definitely an average person and not a vampire. He shoots the mosshead his best customer service smile, the one that screams sir, this is just an innocent local business with no affiliation to vampires, the Easter Bunny, or Santa Claus. “Can I get you anything?”

Alternatively: In this economy, you gotta do what you gotta do. Some people hunt rogue vampires. Others run coffee shops that cater specifically to their fellow creatures of the night, and try their best not to get staked through the heart (or fall in love).

Word Count: 28,998 Chapters 3/3 - Vampire AU, Vampire Sanji, Vampire Hunter Zoro, Coffee Shop/Cafe, Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pinning, Angst w/Happy Ending, Blood Drinking

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#044)

Balancing Act by Blasphemyandtheboys

Summary: Zoro doesn't know how to accept help, Sanji puts him in his place.

<<Part Four of the Get a Room Already series>>

Word Count: 5,385 Chapters 3/3 - Sexual Tension, Requited Love, OPLA, Explicit

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#043)

Boiling Point by Blasphemyandtheboys

Summary: Sanji has a rather embarrassing reaction during a party, and Zoro can't leave well enough alone.

<<Part Three of the Get a Room Already series>>

Word Count: 2,961 - Pinning, Obliviousness, OPLA, Explicit

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#042)

Bleeding Dry by Blasphemyandtheboys

Summary: After an ill placed injury, Sanji is forced to accept help from Zoro once again. Neither of them are thrilled about it.

<<Part Two of the Get a Room Already series>>

Word Count: 2,401 - Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Pining, Bickering/Flirting, Food, OPLA, Mature

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#041)

Blunt Edge by Blasphemyandtheboys

Summary: Just because he's a pirate doesn't mean Sanji has to stop shaving. Then his only razor breaks far from any land, and his new crew believes in straight razor supremacy.

Luckily Zoro decides to make it a personal problem.

<<Part One of the Get a Room Already series>>

Word Count: 1,925 - Feeling Realizations, Pining, Bickering/Flirting, OPLA

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#040)

R/Relationship_Advice: Asking for a Friend by Rough0perator

Summary: “It means,” Zoro says, leaning back on his elbows and easing himself down, “that it’s…” he freezes, his head coming to rest on something decidedly warmer and quite a bit more firm than his pillow. “Shit, sorry.” Before he can scramble to sit up, Sanji’s hand presses down on his shoulder, gently anchoring him back into his chest.

“No worries,” Sanji says. Like this is something they do.

Word Count: 4,689 Chapters 2/2 – Modern AU, College/University, Oblivious Zoro, Touch-Starved Sanji, Cuddles

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#039)

i don’t know euphoria, she leave me lonely (c’est la vie) by hidefromeveryone

Summary: When a storm at sea sets the Merry adrift, Sanji goes to extreme lengths to ensure that his crew remains fed. He doesn’t count on Zoro noticing that he isn’t eating.

Word Count: 3,380 - Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Storms, Disordered Eating, Idiots in Love

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Zosan Fic of the Day (#038)

Complimentary by TastyTaboo

Summary: It’s surprisingly not as easy as his crew members make it seem to compliment Sanji’s food.

Word Count: 4,716 - Compliments, Food, Praise Kink, Pinning, OPLA, Explicit