#do I tag this as timestuck

[rystiel]

stanley, 17, freshly kicked out with a sense of hope that had yet to fade

[cbmagus49]

STANUARY WEEK 1: MYSTERY

It’s the (post-Timestuck) Mystery Trio!!! I’ve been meaning to get around to drawing these guys for ages :D

[aceofstars16]

Here we go! I finished the cover the same day I finished the rough draft of the fic, and now I edited the next chapter and posted it!

You can read the whole thing on AO3!

But I will also include the next chapter under the cut here in case you don't want to use AO3 (though I don't have the energy to find the previous chapters on here, there are links to the tumblr posts on AO3 though!)

Chapter 8 - Old Food and Old Friends

Tensions rise as Ford realizes he may need help in fixing the time machine.

Darkness. It was everywhere, sticking to everything. Ford could feel it, clinging to him, trying to suffocate him, to pull him under. And it was succeeding. Laughter echoed around him, laughter that he had heard for weeks on end, mocking him for his stupidity.

“Just leave me alone for one minute!” He screamed, knowing it wouldn’t do anything, but unable to face the suffocating darkness anymore.

“Fine. I can make it on my own! I don't need you! I don't need anyone!”

The darkness vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by the light of a lamp, sitting on a desk that Ford hadn’t seen in ages. Tires screeched outside of the closed curtains. Curtains he had closed only a few moments ago, or at least – that’s what his mind told him. In reality, it had been years ago, but dreams had a way of making everything seem real again.

Glancing down at the pamphlet in his hands, Ford let out a sigh, desperately wanting to throw it in the corner of the room for all the good it did him. That dream was gone, ruined by a brother who couldn’t let go of a childish fantasy that hadn’t been a possibility for ages.

Ruining lives, that’s what Stan did.

The thought came out of nowhere. It was almost in line with his own feelings, his own thoughts and emotions. But something about it wasn’t quite right.

Stan only cares about his own dreams; he never wanted you to succeed.

Anger rushed through Ford at the thought, but he couldn’t figure out if he was mad at himself for thinking it, or at Stan or…at something else. That unsettling feeling. He knew it, but his brain seemed to be failing him, as if something was stopping him from identifying it.

You can’t trust Stan. You can’t trust anyone.

Fiddleford leaving, townsfolk starring at him. Something about their eyes sent a chill down his spine.

You are the only one you can rely on, everyone else will fail you.

Right…that’s what he had learned. If he ever wanted to succeed, he could only trust himself. He had to do it himself, had to fix it. No matter how hard it was, not matter how lonely…

That’s right. Besides, you don’t need anyone. You are strong enough on your own.

“You are going to change the world one day.”

Pa was looking at him. It was the last time Ford had ever seen him, at some celebration that must not have been very important because every inch of the background was blurry.

“I…”

“You’ll make me proud. You’ll be someone. You’ll change the world.”

A shiver ran down Ford’s back. He didn’t know why, but something felt…wrong.

Then it was gone and Pa nodded and walked away.

One blink, and he was back in reality, staring at the ceiling of his cabin in Gravity Falls. He was shivering, and his head was throbbing, he didn’t feel sick, just…off.

Coffee, that’s what he needed. Caffeine always helped clear his head. Did he have any coffee left? Only one way to find out.

Sit up, swing his legs over the edge of the bed. That’s what he told himself to do, but his limbs didn’t respond, not because of exhaustion, but because something was keeping him there.

Panic overcame him and he started pulling, trying to yank his hands free. His muddled brain was still half in the dream, still feeling like something was there, just out of sight.

Bill.

The thought washed over him and his brain slowly recalled the last time he had been conscious, and the agreement he had come to with Stan. Tie him up. Right. But now he was stuck, and despite rationalizing that he must not have done anything since he was still tied up, the anxiety that had sparked a moment ago grew at the inability to move.

Turning his head as much as he could, another flash of anxiety hit him when he didn’t see Stan anywhere?

“Stanley?”

No response.

Oh gosh, what if Bill had taken over…what if…

“Stanley?!?”

“Huh, what?”

A second later, Stan was stumbling to his feet, looking around quickly, as if ready for a fight.

“Were…were you sleeping???” Ford stared at Stan with his uncovered eye, his worry being replaced by annoyance. After everything Ford had said, Stan had slept?

“Uh, just closed my eyes for a bit that’s all,” Stand said, his shoulders relaxing a little as he looked at Ford, but he almost immediately looked away again.

“You were supposed to be keeping an eye out on things!” Ford couldn’t help the outburst. He had trusted Stan and what did he go and do? Sleep.

“I was! And nothing happened, okay?”

“You don’t know that.”

“Yes, I do. You haven’t moved an inch.” Anger flashed in Stan’s eyes for a moment, but almost immediately fizzled out. “Now if you don’t mind me, I’m going to go check on the kids even though nothing happened to them because you didn’t move.”

“Wait.”

“What? I told you-”

“I’m still tied up…” Ford said, trying to move his hand as if to prove that he was stuck and needed some help if he wanted to do anything.

“Oh…right.”

It only took a few minutes - minutes of complete silence aside from Stan mumbling under his breath as he struggled with one of the knots - but soon, Ford was able to move freely again.

Rubbing his wrists, which were slightly scuffed up from the ropes, he let out a breath, knowing he should thank Stan, but when he looked up, his brother had already left. Okay then…guess no thank you was needed. Or Stan just really didn’t want to be around Ford.

The back of Ford’s neck prickled as his dream came back to him. It was Bill, that was the only explanation. He was messing with him. But glancing at the ropes, he felt doubt creeping into his mind. Stan had come, he had tied Ford up, but he also didn’t seem to grasp the severity of the situation. Of Bill and his plans. Not that Ford had been able to explain too much but deep down, he couldn’t help but wonder…could he really trust his brother?

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Stan shut the door, not fazed by the loud banging it created. Who cared if Ford got mad? Stan hadn’t done anything wrong; nothing had happened. But the words that his brother – or really the creature controlling him – had spoken rang in his mind. Why had Ford sent him the post card?

Shaking his head, Stan pushed the thought away. Considering Ford’s reaction upon waking, he didn’t seem to be in the mood to talk to Stan. And Stan wasn’t in the mood to talk to him either. He’d rather talk to his other family members. Which, to be honest, he was still trying to wrap his head around, but it did make some sense seeing as Mabel had been so keen to stay with him and trust him so quickly.

As he walked into the living room, he saw the kids. They were talking quietly and Stan ignored the memories that popped into his mind of him and Ford as kids. They had shared everything with each other back then, back when they trusted each other. But not anymore. Those kids were long gone.

“Stan!”

Mabel grinned at him and Stan couldn’t hold back a smile. “Hey, kiddo.” He glanced at Dipper - the brother that she had tried so hard to find again - and ignored the pang of hurt that came with knowing Ford had never searched for him like Mabel had for her brother.

“How’s Ford?” Dipper asked.

“I’m fine.”

Stan opened his mouth, only to be cut off when his brother walked into the room. Despite not wanting to, Stan found himself glancing at him, but Ford didn’t return the gaze, he just walked to the table where they had left the time machine, plopping down some tools before fiddling around with it. He still looked tired, but at least he wasn’t a second away from collapsing anymore.

Letting out a breath, Stan caught sight of Mabel looking at him questioningly, but he just smiled. “How’d you sleep, kiddo?”

Mabel glanced at Dipper, who was watching Ford cautiously. “Good.”

“Glad to have your brother back, huh?”

“Yeah…how are you and Ford-” She started, but Stan cut her off before she could finish her question.

“Hey, you know what, I’m kind of hungry. Want to help me rummage up some food?” Stan grinned and started heading out of the room.

A moment later, Mabel was next to him, grabbing his hand to lead him despite him knowing where the kitchen was - though he supposed she didn't know he had been there last night. “It’s this way, but there isn’t much food. Me and Dipper could only find some crackers last night.”

“I’m sure we can find something.” Stan said, hoping it was true. At this point, he was starving - the handful of crackers he ate last night had barely been a snack, let alone a filling meal. And while sleep had helped a little with his exhaustion, he knew food would help even more.

They rummaged around in the kitchen for a while, but Mabel was right, there wasn’t any food left, at least not anything edible. Why didn’t Ford have any food? Sure, he definitely wasn’t in his right mind, but it was still concerning.

“Ew.” Mabel made a face as she sniffed a pack of cheese in the fridge.

Stan chuckled, more to cover over his unease than out of amusement. “Yeah…I’m thinking a trip to the store is in order.”

“What about the snow?”

Frowning, Stan walked to the window. Snow was covering most of the sill, but he could see outside. “I think it’s calmed down some. It should be safe enough to drive.”

“Maybe we can all go to the store! A family outing!”

This time, the laugh that escaped Stan’s mouth was genuine. Mabel sure had a way of bringing excitement and joy to any situation, even one as…confusing as theirs. And Stan was grateful for it. “Yeah, maybe so.”

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Dipper was vaguely aware of Mabel and Stan leaving the room, but he didn’t follow. Sure, Ford said he was fine and he did seem a little more coherent than before but after the encounter with Bill…

Shaking his head, Dipper focused on what Ford was doing. He was using some small tools to try to fit the time machine back together. If anyone could fix it, the author could…well, at least if he was at the top of his game.

“Ford?”

For a moment, Dipper thought he hadn’t heard him, but then Ford sighed, though he didn’t look away from his project. “Yes?”

“You look uh…”

Ford glanced at him for a second, and Dipper suddenly felt embarrassed, but he was curious about what had happened last night.

“It looks like you slept, but you told me that when you did, Bill would…”

Waving with his hand, Ford focused back on the measuring tape. “He didn’t. Stan tied me up, so Bill didn’t do anything.” For a moment, Ford’s eyes narrowed and he muttered under his breath, but Dipper still heard it. “At least I don’t think he did.”

“Wh-what do you mean?” Dipper scooted slightly away from Ford and unfortunately Ford looked up right as he did. For a split second, Dipper saw guilt cross his face, but then it vanished.

“Apparently Stan fell asleep at some point too.” Ford’s gaze hardened as he returned focus on his work before muttering to himself again. “But I suppose if something had happened, I wouldn’t have still been tied up when I awoke.”

Dipper frowned. Ford and Stan’s relationship seemed…strained, to say the least. And sure, Stan from the future wasn’t always the most trustworthy guy, but…he didn’t seem too bad. And this 80s Stan seemed fine too. So why was Ford so cold towards him? Sure, he had been brash with Dipper at first but Stan was his brother, not only that but his twin.

“Ford?”

Ford didn’t look up from his work. “I need to focus, if I want to fix this.” His voice had an edge to it, which immediately set off Dipper’s anxiety.

 “Oh…right…” Dipper fiddled with his hands, not wanting to anger Ford further. But after a few moments, curiosity got the better of him. “Are you mad at Stan?”

Closing his eyes for a moment, Ford took a deep breath, then opened them again before continuing his work. Despite expecting it, Dipper was still disappointed. He had so many questions about what had happened to create the future he knew, but if he didn’t know anything about the past, he wouldn’t be able to answer them.

“Yes.”

Dipper sat up straight at the word. Ford still wasn’t looking at him, but the frustration on his face was evident.

“Why?”

“It’s a long story.” Ford muttered.

“But he’s here. Wait, why is he here?” Dipper was hit with the realization that he didn’t know how Stan had even known how to get to Gravity Falls. Unless he lived here too, but from Ford’s interactions with him, that seemed unlikely.

“Because I asked him to come… Gah!”

Dipper jumped as Ford threw his screwdriver on the table. “Wh-”

“This blasted thing doesn’t make sense. If I had some blueprints, I might be able to figure it out. But this machinery is too complex even for me.” Ford glared at the time machine.

Dread grew in the pit of Dipper’s stomach. “You…you can’t fix it?”

For a moment, Ford was quiet, his brow furrowed in thought. Then he straightened up, only to deflate again. “I…don’t think I can…but…I might know someone who…could help.”

“Really?” For a moment, Dipper was confused, then he remembered the journal and he straightened up. “Wait, your assistant? He’s good with machines, right?”

Ford glanced at him and sighed. “Yes, I just…have to find him.”

“You don’t know where he is?” The hope that had grown in Dipper’s chest deflated.

“I…have a few ideas...I just hope he’ll actually talk to me this time.”

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“Absolutely not.” Ford frowned at Mabel and Stan, who had just asked about going into town together to get food.

Mabel felt disappointment worming its way into her chest, but she pushed it back. “Why not? It’ll be fun!”

Ford stared at her for a moment, as if she was some kind of puzzle. “It’s too dangerous. I’m not going to leave the por-my house without supervision.”

“What, you don’t have a lock?” Stan grumbled.

The glare that Ford shot at Stan was painful to look at, despite it not even being directed at her. “I’m not leaving my work for anyth-one to mess with.”

“You mean the big thing in the basement?” Mabel asked, which she regretted as Ford shot her a suspicious look.

“How do you-?”

“Dipper told me.”

Ford glanced at Dipper who looked at him sheepishly. Sighing, Ford shook his head. “Like I said, I don’t want to leave the house unsupervised.”

“Okay, fine, then I can just go with the kids and-” Stan started but Ford quickly held up his hand.

“Unfortunately, I need to go into town myself.”

“Why? Don’t trust us to get the right food?” Stan countered.

For a moment, Ford just glared at Stan, and Mabel hated how icy his look was.

“No, I have to find someone if we want a chance at fixing the time machine and I’m the only one who knows him. And where to find him.” 

Stan made a dismissive sound, but before he could say anything, Mabel piped in, not wanting Stan to get even more annoyed. “How about we split up!”

Everyone turned to look at her and Mabel gave her biggest grin. “Me and Dipper can go with Ford and Stan can stay to watch things.”

Mabel tried her best not to be disappointed when she saw the deep frown that grew on Ford’s face.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea, I should just go into town myself and-”

“Oh yeah, it’s not like you’re seriously sleep deprived or anything,” Stan muttered.

“Well, if you-”

“Hold up!” Dipper raised his voice, and Mabel had a feeling that he wasn’t a huge fan of the brothers arguing either. “Why can’t me and Mabel go with Ford while Stan stays here to watch the house?”

A grin grew on Mabel’s face and she gave Dipper a thumbs up at his support of her plan. As much as she hated the idea of leaving Stan, she couldn’t help but feel excited to have some quality time with Dipper and maybe figure out what was going on between Stan and Ford.

“I suppose it could work but...I’m still not a fan of it…” Ford glanced at Stan for a moment, and unfortunately Stan saw it.

“What, you don’t think I can sit in a house?” Stan deadpanned.

Clutching his hands behind his back, Ford’s gaze flickered away from Stan. “No, it’s not that it’s just…there are things that you don’t understand, and if anything went wrong…”

“You don’t trust me.” It was an accusation, but Mabel didn’t miss the hurt that crossed Stan’s face.

“I didn’t…look we’re wasting time. I’ll just go into town.” Ford glanced at Mabel. “You can come if you’d like, but Dipper has more experience with supernatural occurrences so he should stay here in case anything…happens.”

Stan opened his mouth, probably about to argue some point, but Mabel quickly jumped in. “Sounds good to me!” In reality, she would rather Dipper go with her or she stay with Stan, but she was tired of the arguing and it wasn’t the worst solution.

“Are you sure, Mabel?” Stan asked, glancing at his brother with uncertainty.  

Dipper was looking at her in concern too, but she just grinned and looked at Ford. “Yup! It’ll be fun!”

For a moment, Ford just stared at her, then sighed. “Alright then, we should get going.” He held out his hand towards Stan.

For a moment, Stan looked confused, then understanding crossed his face and he sighed, reluctantly pulling out his keys. “You better not crash her Ford; I know your luck with cars. And with that eyepatch you’re bound to be even worse.”

Grabbing the keys, Ford let out a huff. “I still know how to drive, Stanley. And I can still see. Come along, Mabel.”

Mabel gave her brother and grunkle a smile. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him. We’ll be back soon!” Then she headed after the author. Sure, she didn’t really know him, and he did seem a little…cold, but it would totally be fine! It was just an opportunity to get to know Ford. And maybe, just maybe, she could get him to tell her what was going on between him and Stan so she could help fix it.

[fearoftriangles]

Alright fuck it self-promo!! I'm plugging my gravity falls fic here !!

Timestuck AU- Dipper gets stranded in the 80's and finds his way to the Mystery Shack, where there's a familiar face who takes him in.

it's a dipper & ford bonding centered fic, with sides of billford and fiddauthor...yay!! Updates Thursdays :D

[oatmealdaydreams]

Y'all wanted the lore, so here ya go!

@localcanadiancreature62 tagged as requested

These are both variations of the Timestuck AU, so keep that in mind. Made these two AUs yesterday in the same hour of each other because I have brainrot and there's this really good timestuck fic I've been reading that got my brain rolling (Stan Overboard by itS_JuSt_a_thought on ao3).

Teen Dreams AU

Teen Ford ends up in 2013 with old Stan. Old Ford ends up with teen Stan in the early 1970s. The teen twins are from about a year after the science fair incident; so, teen Stan is a year into being homeless & teen Ford is a year into being in Backupsmore. No one knows how the fuck the Fords swapped places in time, but they need to get them back to their own timelines. This is all about two weeks before their birthday. Old Stan gets to see how teen Ford genuinely missed him back then. Old Ford gets a little glimpse of how teen Stan's situation was for him (this is during Stan's salesman days, think around the time he got banned from New Jersey and is heading to Pennsylvania). Teen Stan learns how much Ford cares about him and is protective of him, and he learns how to let someone else take care of him for a change. Teen Ford learns how much Stan truly cares about him and never meant to actually hurt him, which helps makes his grudge look pretty stupid in the long-run. Might have some 13 yrs old Dipper & Mabel help out in 2013. Would be interesting for teen Ford is get to know his future twin niblings & also talk about them to teen Stan when he gets back to his own timeline. PLENTY of moving parts via angst and hurt/comfort and the idea of Stan & Ford's inner-teen getting healed a bit.

Teenage Challenges AU [may change the name later, idk]

This one is the longer thought-out au, so buckle in! 13 yrs old Mabel and Dipper end up back in time with teen Stan Twins. Early 1970s an entire year after the science fair incident & Stan getting kicked out. Dipper ends up with Stan, and Mabel ends up with Ford & college Fiddleford. Fiddleford is about a year older than Ford because I say so. Their dymanics with their future niblings are more like older siblings and younger siblings than uncles and nibling because of being closer in age. Reminder that everyone is still in their teen years. The young Stan twins are between 18-19, and Fiddleford is about 19-20. So, in this context, there's like a 5-6 year age difference between the Stan twins & Mabel and Dipper. ANYWAY: Stan thinks Dipper is some homeless kid and he can't just leave him on the street in the cold, especially not when he kinda reminds him of his brother. Dipper mentions just wanting to get back to his twin sister, and well that's hits Stan's heart because that sounds a bit like himself in regard to loyalty to family. On the other side of things, Mabel has this very broken Time Tape she needs to fix to get back home. She mentions needing to find her twin brother, and with the fact that she reminds Ford of his time's Stan, well he's conflicted with feelings but he does his best to help her anyway. Fiddleford and Mabel get along quite well, especially when Mabel suggests a few ideas for his death bots that he "may never use but keeps the blueprints for because he may snap one day" & Fiddleford thinks her ideas are genius. Ford starts to see a little of himself in Mabel with her optimistic outlook when it comes to discovery and circumstances. She's also pretty good at certain math stuff and Ford admires her intellect. There's so much more with this, but this is so long already.

There, it's a post now. Have fun! And if anyone wants to write something or draw something for these, feel free to do so! All I ask is that you tag me 'cause I wanna see it :D

[mason-mcgucket-rpblog]

↟ Well, howdy there ↟

I'm Mason McGucket. My papa's name is Fiddleford Mcgucket and my twin sis is Mabel. It's mighty fine ta meet y'all.

My papa, my sis, and I live in Gravity Falls, Oregon. It's a sweet little town up in Lumber County where my papa owns this sweet li'l hog farm. My sis has got a pig and a sheep, and I got this sweet sheepdog. His name's Alfie. He helps me help out my papa on the farm.

Papa don't like to talk 'bout it much, but he used to be a big shot inventor. I'd like to be like him when I grow up. He's real smart. He's a little cagey 'bout it wit' me, though.

Tags:

#lumberjack - in character posts

#chores round the farm - asks

#seeing beyond - ooc posts

#swear jar - every time Mason swears

The Happy Family AU is a Timestuck-inspired AU made by @/waffle-trex, @/Abyssal-Author-and-Artist and @/animnightmare. The concept boils down to Mabel and Dipper having their memories wiped by a Blind Eye era Fiddleford and being subsequently adopted. Neither of them remember the summer or even significant portions of their previous lives. Dipper is referred to exclusively as Mason. (He also wears a stetson and a flannel, which aren't relevant but are fun regardless.)

Mabel - @mabel-mcgucket

Fiddleford - @papa-mcgucket

Do not send in asks flirting with or shipping Mabel or Mason.

[i-prefer-base-twelve]

Do you have any ford fic recommendations? I LOVE your stuff but I’ve read everything and was wondering if you had any favorites that I could read

Thank you for reading my stuff, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

I dug back through my bookmarks, and here's what I found: - The dating sim, if by some miracle you haven't already played it - Self-Reliant (Portal Ford, criminally underrated fic) - It's Over, Isn't it? (IIRC this is Ford-Mabel bonding) - Merry Christmas, Princess (Ford-Mabel bonding) - Five Minutes Older (Timestuck) - none of those phds is an md, you dumb idiot (Sea Grunks) - Scientists Don't Visit Brothels (Portal Ford, explicit) - Pines! Pines! Pines! (Comics) I'm always hesitant to recommend incomplete works because they so often get abandoned, buuut if you're willing to take the risk: - Horror Vacui - Alone Together - The Thesis and the Doctorate ...it's been months since I've looked at the Portal Ford AO3 tag. I think it may be time to revisit it.

[writing-biting]

4, 28, 38, for the fic ask meme! - min

Hi min!!

Ohh that's a lot!! Thank you so much for the ask and sorry this took so long! I had so much fun answering these ^^

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

Nurturing suggests that I haven’t buried them alive or left them to die, so in that case only 3! (Surprising!) Most of the other ideas are sitting comfortably on the backburner, turning slowly to ash.

I would love to! Sitting comfortably in my drafts at 3000 words is a classic Bill Cipher Gets Reincarnated as a Human fic, with a generous splash of Timestuck AU energy— with Bill spawning in the 80s. That idea is getting most of my love right now, and nobody is going to see until it actually has shape, and until I can fix the timestream. (I also need a title, but that shouldn't be too tricky!)

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

LET'S GOOO!

1. ckret2, who you can find both here on tumblr, and on Ao3! I've been reading their Gravity Falls fic 'Wasting Away in the Goldilocks Zone' (also known by the tag #bill goldilocks cipher), and I would go so far as to say that it has completely changed the way I see Bill Cipher as a character, and the Gravity Falls universe as a whole. The fic has an episodic format, and is amazingly long.

A slowburn redemption arc that's actually believable is a rare find, especially for Bill Cipher. The lore in this fic is fascinating, and the tone bounces from silly to horrifying seamlessly.

2. nilchance, who you can find on Ao3, wrote what may very well be my favorite oneshot series of a time. Their series 'ain't this the life' is something I go back to and reread almost regularly.

At a whopping 524,061 words, this series will SOMEHOW still leave you wanting more.

It's about 70% smut and has a good bit of incest, so I can't recommend it to people in good conscience, but by god it makes me insane.

I came for the smut and ended up getting ambushed from behind by plot, companionship, love and working through your trauma to become a better person. It's darkest before the dawn, and sometimes all it takes for Sans to get therapy is his ribs getting smashed open!

3. GoblinNerves (nerves-nebula on here!), has the ability to completely destroy my week with a single oneshot. I will read something it wrote and say surely this time it will be fine. NOPE one week of obsessively thinking about what I read and then a second week of slowly recovering.

I need to prepare myself before I read anything it wrote. Make a cup of tea, have the next few hours to ruminate on it, get comfortable. ALL THIS so the story can work healthily through my system and so I don't end up crying in a bathroom at work later (can't afford to do that, no matter how cathartic!)

It does more comics and art than writing, and you need the context of its art to understand the stuff it writes BUT it is so freaking worth it.

The longest fic they have is Caracal Carousel, which is a TMNT AU fic about Donnie getting groomed. It is so fucking good and fills me with a sinking dread.

38. Talk about a review that made your day.

I'M HOLDING MYSELF BACK and only showing the most recent favorite:

This??? This made me so so happy. Ink being called a creative little lad is so fun to me, and they called my writing DELICIOUS. I am giddy. I am kicking my feet happily. Joy and wonder. This made my whole week

[kingsofjersey]

the things i would make had god not cursed me for my hubris (adhd)

[citricacidprince]

What started up as warm up doodles turned into me just drawing characters I like for 5--6 hours

Y i k e s- Anywho, take a bunch of characters whom I love very much (funny how nearly every single one of them is a cartoon/animated character, Taako is the one who stands out, like usual 💛)

[incorrect-mystery-trio]

[not an incorrect quote]

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[cbmagus49]

Quite new to tumblr and to your account. Your sketches and artwork are really cute! But, can you tell me what the TimeStuck AU is all about? How do I start checking through?

Oh hey, welcome to Tumblr dude! I've only been here a few months myself ^^

So the Timestuck AU is one of the older and more popular Gravity Falls AUs out there, and the general gist is that Mabel gets stuck in the past somehow and ends up staying with a younger Stan back when he was still homeless. There are loads of variations on that basic premise; things like the exact point she's sent to, how involved Ford is in the story and whether or not Dipper is there too can vary from version to version, with by far the most common approach being just Mabel getting sent to the 80s and staying with Mullet Stan.

My take on the AU has both twins getting sent back in time 40 years to 1972, around 2 years after Stan was kicked out, and getting separated along the way and sent to different places; Dipper gets sent to Backupsmore with Ford and Fidds, Mabel ends up with Stan wherever he is at the time, and neither has any clue where the other ended up. I intend to make a post about the plot so far in more detail pretty soon ^^

Regarding how to find more stuff, I try to tag my posts pretty thoroughly, so if you're on my blog you can either go to my archive and sort by tag or just click on the 'timestuck au' tag on my posts and it'll show you everything I've posted with that tag; if you look at that tag when you aren't on my blog it'll show you posts tagged with that across all of Tumblr rather than just mine :)

[roseverdict]

i think my brain just expanded

we've got classic timestuck and all the variations thereof: at least one of the kid twins goes back in time to the 80s and helps the grunkle twins (or, in relativity AUs, 80s!dipper and mabel)

i've seen an AU where mullet stan gets dropped in the present day (i can't get the app to work with me here but just find the "silas oakley" tag on this person's tumblr wksnskdjskdn) Yeah so this tumblr user either changed URLs or deactivated :(

i've read a fic where child!ford finds a time tape and visits the present day

i've seen a comic where the teenaged stan twins show up post-show

y'know what i haven't seen yet?

researcher ford happens across a time tape or something and winds up in the future. for the sake of having a coherent thought, we'll say he shows up mid-show, pre-NWHS. he gets a crash-course in "Debunking His Own Arrogance 101" and gets a look at what the future actually holds for him, which includes but is not limited to:

old man stanley being very emotional over ford's appearance

no future ford?

two children??

why do the kids have such visceral hatred and terror of bill???

why is stanley using stanford's name and why do the children not know about stanley's existence as stanford's brother????

WHY IS FIDDLEFORD LIVING IN THE DUMP?????

MYSTERY SHACK??????

WHAT ARE THOSE LAST FEW ENTRIES IN JOURNAL 3 ABOUT???????

tl:dr i am once again thinking "life smacks some sense into ford" thoughts

[thatabitcryptic]

Hey, for your timestuck au, do you have a basic outline for it?? Also do you know of any fics where both Mabel and Dipper go back, but Mabel's with Ford, and Dipper's with Stan?? I can't find any. Thanks!!

Sure!!

Ok so,, I’ve got a post with a bunch of timestuck fics and a tiny description of each here!! I’m pretty sure there’s a mix of the twins with each Grunkle in that list :D

As for an outline,,

My timestuck au tag has a bunch of stuff like this and this with silly little things but I don’t think I’ve actually posted a vague outline so may as well do it now afagsgbshs

OK SO

It’s pretty much canon divergent from dipper and Mabel vs the future

Mabel’s more upset about her lack of a relationship with ford here ontop of the growing up without dipper stuff

She runs with dips bag and he chases after her bc 1. He’s a good brother and 2. He realises that Mabel has the rift

In the forest Mabel bumps into blendin except it actually blendin and not Bill (instead of going back to settler times after time baby dies in weirdmaggedon he goes to mabel to try get her to fix it

Mabel’s about to pull the tape and dip catches her they both go fly and are sent back in time etc. etc. oh and they see the rift smash right before,, for drama wmdkwmkxmkw

Mabel wakes up in the middle of the forest with the timetape and dipper on the streets in new mexico

Ok so now I try to figure out the messed up gravity falls timeline

Mabel is right outside twin pines motel,, and guess who happens to stumble into her right after being tormented by Bill in the diner it’s ford

He’s obviously still freaking and Mabel’s gotta convince her paranoid Grunkle that she barely knows to let her stay with him

Eventually he agrees (I haven’t worked that out yet- he probably begrudgingly believes mabel is from the future) they go back to the shack

That night they try to fix the tape themselves but are struggling

At some point mabel remembers that Fiddleford is in this time is great with engineering so she suggests to ford that they could ask him for help with the timetape

When they eventually get to fidds place he is livid and wants nothing to do with ford.. until he sees Mabel

He agrees to help send her home but wants nothing to do with ford, Bill or the portal (this changes tho after seeing the state ford is in)

Then we get some mabel match making and fiddauthor shenanigans :)

They also go get unicorn hair to keep bill out of Ford’s head

Ok so I haven’t really got a plan for Stan and dippers side apart from dipper lying to Stan to try get him to Oregon so he can find Mabel if she’s there and get Ford’s help to send them home

Lots of road trip fun with these guys tho,,, they steal so much shit in such convoluted ways, we got some angst with Stan thinking he’s gonna get dipper hurt with his criminal background lots of fun yeah

Eventually they get to the shack and try to fix everything also possible Bill or even rogue blind eye conflict

They get home the rift is fixed and everyone is happy because I said :D

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My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Kissing Prompts.

@theheightofdishonor​ asked ‘63 or 75′ from the Kissing Prompts List!

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21 notes • Posted 2021-04-28 21:21:02 GMT

#4

Your dash today is making me relive The Tragedy of Kurt Hummel. He started off being such a great character and then turned into a mouthpiece for all kinds of bigotry against the "wrong" kinds of LGBTQ people.

It still infuriates me!

Mood, oh my god. I was so.... ARGH about where they went with him because he started out *great* and then went *horrible.* Wasted potential smh

Glee did a lot wrong, but using its characters as bigoted, gatekeeping mouthpieces was one of the worst aspects of the show. I can't *stand* Kurt in the later seasons, and as much as its... unfun to talk about now (may their actors rest in piece) but Santana and Finn were also massive perpetrators of this. Not that anyone wants to hear that against Miss S... but she was.

And do not get me STARTED on Brittany Sam and Blaine I will be yelling from the rooftops for the rest of my life about how they were treated by the show, aaaarggghhh

The Tragedy Of Kurt Hummel: A Tale In How To Not Write This Shit, Oh My God, You Started Out So Right, How Did It Go So Wong??

At least Burt is still best dad. Good man. Only decent parent in the whole show

27 notes • Posted 2021-06-13 14:00:00 GMT

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OK but 2 things:

Marinette remains a stalker, right, like that's just casually a thing she does?? Um???? Guys???? Stealing a fishing rod.... sabotaging a shoot... mari that's his job please honey stop this foolishness. Also goddamn do you not care about your own responsibilities? Um. You agreed to look after those kids... ditching adrien once isn't going to kill you. If anyone would get a busy schedule, it's him lol

Nino can't fucking stand chat and said that right to his face i- how is adrien supposed to act after that. Like Nino is his best friend and can't stand chat.... hmmmm. Rocketear dashing all the hopes and dreams of the ninoir fandom in one fell swoop alfjakxhlajf. Ig since Luka knows abt his identity now, and doesn't hate either persona, then ig I'm gonna have to rely on him for bestfriendism. Sad times.

34 notes • Posted 2021-10-28 04:16:47 GMT

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42 notes • Posted 2021-02-06 19:02:40 GMT

#1

the Only reason i want timestuck gf AU with Stan and Dipper is bc of Dipper’s “I could probably rob a bank”  from one of the books u kno

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[the-survival-hunter]

Chapters: 2/?

Fandom: Gravity Falls

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Ford Pines & Stan Pines, Ford Pines & Mabel Pines, Dipper Pines & Stan Pines, Dipper Pines & Mabel Pines

Characters: Ford Pines, Mabel Pines, Stan Pines, Dipper Pines, Shanklin the Stab Possum

Additional Tags: timestuck au, kind of a reverse timestuck thing?, Young Stan Twins, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, sixer is not okay, mabel is also not okay, they're not okay together!, shanklin is going to be a big part of this fic if its the last thing i do, alternating pov, i think thats the right tag, Canon Divergence - Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future

Chapter in a nutshell: Yeah being kidnapped by weird aliens is cool and all but has anyone seen my brother? pov: Stanley Pines

-yeets this to the world-