#Clifford McGriffith

[honeqq]

They're slow burning

Let me add salt to the wound, bill rarely look Clifford in his eyes, and avoided looking at his face and he never smile or laugh Infront of him. So Clifford draw Bill smiling at him cuz he really want to see him smile once even tho it's thru his own drawing

[milyprime]

Author and the muse // beauty and the beast

an Au based on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast from 1991, evident with the characters of @honeqq

[honeqq]

Entertain your Muse !

Maybe he'll smile!

[honeqq]

WHATT CLIFF HAS A DEAL WITH BILL?? WHAT WORLD DO I LIVE IIIIN?

Why do you think bill stick around ?😭

Bill doesn't even want to be involved with him in the first place, he forced to work with Cliff just for the Journal 4th

He think it will be easy , "inspire this Artist to draw a masterpiece and got the Journal" but noo Cliff are too picky he want to created something AI can't steal or recreated... something human never seen. And the progress turn slow because they can't think of anything and Bill have to deal with Cliff Artblock lol

[honeqq]

hi I love your au and just wonder the picture where bill in his human from and dance with Clifford's , is it a prom thing or the blood moon night thing ?

Blood moon night! here the plot of that night cuz that Actually the first step of development of their reliatioship :

So every once a years McGriffith family will host a grand masquerade party where all the famous and rich ppl came. And all the family members need to be present, despite get kicked out Cliff still need to attend to family gathering so he MUST COME to this party. So cliff are kinda bored to came cuz he's not really comfortable with a many crowd and hoping bill can come with him. But Bill obviously refuse cuz if he came he need to use a human disguise cuz that's not gravity falls , human in this ERA capture something like him for experiment so Hard NO!

But cliff wasn't give up he make a bet , if Bill come and able to find him before 9 among all these ppl with mask . he'll give he read 2 copy of page of the journal . Because with how Bill Always avoid to look at his appearance , Cliff think that Bill probably doesn't remember his face anyway but Bill :

"2 page? Just to find this guy on the party? That's Hella a good deal! This is interesting"

Bill : wait the Party start at 8:30 PM

Cliff : *smirk* ik you will cheated if I give you too many time so I hope youll find me before 9 *boop*

So the day of the party cliff already gone since morning probably preparing for the party so bill had no idea with how this guys will look like, or dressed. Bill kinda quite pissed that cliff knew about him too much to counter him back and play with him. He would already get the journal if this guys doesn't that smart to counter his manipulating . But now let him pick what to dress.

Bill arrived at the party , when he enter there everything is red the main Lighting make everything red, it's like blood got plash everywhere it hard to see ppl with this kind of light cuz everyone is red. "Oh this guy knew what he doin when giving me this bet"

[honeqq]

Hi, im about to make everyone miserable with this thought (i've been reading a lot about route #9 and the asks made, alongside the responses you've given)

(Just thoughts, ig..)

Since Clifford is the reincarnation of Ford and has memories of his past life; what will happen with him? Cliff is still Cliff. He is a new person. HE IS himself, but at the same time, he is Ford.

The memories, the feelings, and that heartache he feels whenever he is rejected are something he can't control because in his past life, he loved Bill so much.

"Physically hurts" i'd like to say that due to heartbreak being able to present itself in such a way.

I'm not sure how to formulate this thought or question, but Clifford tries to surpress his memories a lot. Will they overtake him? Will "Ford" come back?

If that happened.. where would Clifford go? "Ford" has no connections with the people in that route but rather his past, Clifford has a whole life here.

His soul has been reincarnated, but he can't never be fully Ford, while Cliff can't never be truly Cliff because he is the new version of "ford".

(I kinda wanna write a one shot of this but, I just need to read more about their personalities to fully grasp it and portray them more accurately, probably why you'll be seeing a lot more from me !!)

—Duckling

Because I done with the route and ppl on twitter cooked me let me spoil !

It does actually ended overtaking him and cliff start to act like ford , but that ended horror bill. he thought he will be happy but seeing ford Infront of him feel surreal that it terrifies him. While he feel nice at first it does feel like a old time but something feel so Uncomfortable he can't describe what.

Cliff the one stealing Ford's Face (they share the same soul so bill doesn't really have commented to that ) but are its even right for ford to steal cliff's life ? Cliff have its own life , own personality , he is own self . And clifford Always have problems to prove that cuz he just think he the continuation of "ford" , the better version of him that his parents and everyone would love he thought. So are he really just going to let himself go like that ?

[honeqq]

Just saw that one ask you just totally posted.

Given that Cliff and Ford are.. somewhat the same person, but different times different personalities (clearly, they aren't the same person, but they have the same soul) It wouldn't be so.. weird to find them a common ground?

For example, if you pay attention, Cliff has a similar enthusiastic behavior to what Ford had when he was younger, in his college years. The older (and trauma he went through) changed him to what we see of him. (Honestly idk if Bill ever hurt Ford) However, there are times you could see him getting 'excited' like with that dungeon game.

I think it would work just fine with Clifford slowly settling to an intermediate ground, like halfway. Y'know what I mean-?

Like, you take 2 traits from that ford and gice them to cliff. After all, they are still the same soul and Cliff keeps himself as himself while ig.. maturing?

Because thats basically what it is. (This is just a thought of mine. I yap too much..)

—duckling....

TW // SH

Like I actually more like that ending where Cliff accept himself while have a Ford's memory he knew he are this person's on the past but still embracing his own self now , he have struggles with his own identity his own life cuz he wasn't supposed to Remember it affecting him too hard . So he be he own self is him healing Afterall all those years

Clifford still young , he just freshly 27 he study his whole childhood and pretending to be someone's else . let him spend his time doing wutever he want

I can't really describe what I want here cuz this is a very difficult decision to make lol , but I will read you guys rambling about this

[honeqq]

I don't know if anyone has asked this question or not, but I'm curious. Was Cliff bullied for having 7 fingers on his hand? Like, Ford was made fun of as a child for having 6 fingers. And he himself was ashamed of it up to a certain point. I just assumed that Cliff lived in a time when people were more focused on technology, rather than on finding flaws in themselves. Or something happened and most children developed mutations (I don't know, the most banal thing that came to my mind was failed nuclear weapons tests). So most of humanity had to accept the fact that they could have "special children". P.S. I didn't mean anything bad, I'm a biology student and I really would just be interested in knowing the structure of society in your au (#9) Perhaps you didn't think about it and I just got carried away with this thought in the wrong direction :]

Tbh I think the same thing as you , I don't think he got bully due to his finger he got bully Because his attitude. I just think his fingers is the reason his parents Thought he a Destined child or something .

"He a child that will bring change to a world BLA BLA BLA" like you say "If I didn't have this Extra fingers ma and pa won't push too much.. stupid fingers"

Also it's a funny HC from twitter that he probably hate it even more cuz he look like AI art with having inconsistent fingers but hate AI art so when taking a pictures he always hide his hand so ppl will believe he a real person and draw himself having both 5 fingers

He hate his fingers cuz he think it's a disability not a gift and Always feel like if he cut off his extra fingers it will fixed his problems

[honeqq]

I love this au so much. I have a creeping fear of you having Bill finally falling for PaintBrush, but it'd be way too late. (All that damn lead paint I bet)

Subtle foreshadowing

[honeqq]

I'd like to headcanon Clifford and his brother used to make bracelets. Each has different styles(?) (Clifford is good at bead bracelets and Lesley(?) is good at making those braid bracelets I forgot what they're called) the both still wear them to this day

Both of them are canonly wear handmade bracelet so yes! You're actually correct on this one. And Stan name is

Stanislov Lesley McGriffith ( or Stanley by ford but mostly he get refer as Lesley or Stan by other)

[localcanadiancreature62]

LMAO DRESS. YAYYYYY THEY WILL FINALLY GET TOGETHER.

hi I love your au and just wonder the picture where bill in his human from and dance with Clifford's , is it a prom thing or the blood moon night thing ?

Blood moon night! here the plot of that night cuz that Actually the first step of development of their reliatioship :

So every once a years McGriffith family will host a grand masquerade party where all the famous and rich ppl came. And all the family members need to be present, despite get kicked out Cliff still need to attend to family gathering so he MUST COME to this party. So cliff are kinda bored to came cuz he's not really comfortable with a many crowd and hoping bill can come with him. But Bill obviously refuse cuz if he came he need to use a human disguise cuz that's not gravity falls , human in this ERA capture something like him for experiment so Hard NO!

But cliff wasn't give up he make a bet , if Bill come and able to find him before 9 among all these ppl with mask . he'll give he read 2 copy of page of the journal . Because with how Bill Always avoid to look at his appearance , Cliff think that Bill probably doesn't remember his face anyway but Bill :

"2 page? Just to find this guy on the party? That's Hella a good deal! This is interesting"

Bill : wait the Party start at 8:30 PM

Cliff : *smirk* ik you will cheated if I give you too many time so I hope youll find me before 9 *boop*

So the day of the party cliff already gone since morning probably preparing for the party so bill had no idea with how this guys will look like, or dressed. Bill kinda quite pissed that cliff knew about him too much to counter him back and play with him. He would already get the journal if this guys doesn't that smart to counter his manipulating . But now let him pick what to dress.

Bill arrived at the party , when he enter there everything is red the main Lighting make everything red, it's like blood got plash everywhere it hard to see ppl with this kind of light cuz everyone is red. "Oh this guy knew what he doin when giving me this bet"

[localcanadiancreature62]

This au is killing me with every damn lore drop. It's so angsty dude oh my god. AUGHHH NOOO NOOO WHY WHY DOES THE POOR ARTIST MAN GET TAKEN OVER BY HIS PAST LIFE'S MEMORIES WHYYY.

Hi, im about to make everyone miserable with this thought (i've been reading a lot about route #9 and the asks made, alongside the responses you've given)

(Just thoughts, ig..)

Since Clifford is the reincarnation of Ford and has memories of his past life; what will happen with him? Cliff is still Cliff. He is a new person. HE IS himself, but at the same time, he is Ford.

The memories, the feelings, and that heartache he feels whenever he is rejected are something he can't control because in his past life, he loved Bill so much.

"Physically hurts" i'd like to say that due to heartbreak being able to present itself in such a way.

I'm not sure how to formulate this thought or question, but Clifford tries to surpress his memories a lot. Will they overtake him? Will "Ford" come back?

If that happened.. where would Clifford go? "Ford" has no connections with the people in that route but rather his past, Clifford has a whole life here.

His soul has been reincarnated, but he can't never be fully Ford, while Cliff can't never be truly Cliff because he is the new version of "ford".

(I kinda wanna write a one shot of this but, I just need to read more about their personalities to fully grasp it and portray them more accurately, probably why you'll be seeing a lot more from me !!)

—Duckling

Because I done with the route and ppl on twitter cooked me let me spoil !

It does actually ended overtaking him and cliff start to act like ford , but that ended horror bill. he thought he will be happy but seeing ford Infront of him feel surreal that it terrifies him. While he feel nice at first it does feel like a old time but something feel so Uncomfortable he can't describe what.

Cliff the one stealing Ford's Face (they share the same soul so bill doesn't really have commented to that ) but are its even right for ford to steal cliff's life ? Cliff have its own life , own personality , he is own self . And clifford Always have problems to prove that cuz he just think he the continuation of "ford" , the better version of him that his parents and everyone would love he thought. So are he really just going to let himself go like that ?