#payment on demand

[autumncottageattic]

Payment on Demand is a 1951 American drama film starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan. The screenplay chronicles a marriage from its idealistic early days to its dissolution.

[krysmcscience]

Don't mind me, just slacking on a big Billford comic by making other far more ridiculous Billford comics and also some AU art (please excuse my slapdash human!Bill thank you please, also before anyone asks the art style is messy and all over the place because idgaf LOL)

This started out as an excuse to design a Bill Cipher-inspired "wedding" dress, but then spiraled wildly out of control. Various rambles and a bunch more human!Bill arts under the cut, including another silly little comic at the end! (Feel free to skip the rambles, I won't be offended. I know I'm bad at shutting up. XD)

I may or may not write some comedy stuff for this AU, which I'm calling 'For Better Or Worse (But Mostly Worse)'. While Ford DOES remember getting sloshed enough for one thing to lead to making out with another after karaoke, neither he nor Bill remember this wedding, At All. The Love God did nothing to dissuade them from going hog wild on their marriage spending, either, so it got...uh. Exorbitantly Expensive. As in, the grand total could probably buy the entire fucking MOON sort of expensive. (It's fine, don't worry, Bill's good enough at crime to be able to afford it.) Also, because the logic of this AU is mostly dictated by Rule of Funny, the Love God's powers are close to unlimited when it comes to matters of romance, but ONLY when it comes to matters of romance. (Like weddings!)

Want an empty human vessel to smash the soul of a triangle into for date nights or when it's convenient, or perhaps even when it's NOT convenient? Easy peasy! Want the marriage to be recognized in every corner of the multiverse from now until the end of time, thus making any potential future divorce nigh-on impossible? Can do! Want to buy an entire beach for the ceremony and honeymoon and in general, and totally not at all because it would be Super Hilarious to prevent any specific movies from being made on that very same beach in the future? Fine, whatever, it's not his finances he's ruining!

Does the Love God also provide special rings that just so happen to turn incorporeal as long as the "happy couple" doesn't remember that they barged into his dreams to bully him into presiding over their marriage? ...No comment!

He spends the next thirty years trying and failing to get in touch with either of them for payment. This is why you should always demand half the money up front, my guy!

Also it's absolutely a traditional Jewish wedding, because I like the idea of Bill demanding all the keepsakes from the marriage that he paid for, and being completely confused when one of the things he's handed is a fancy container full of broken glass. He gets it later, but in the moment, he thinks the Love God is just fucking with him some more.

Ramble over! Here's the full dress that caused the comic to happen, along with what Ford wound up wearing at the wedding (and begrudgingly agreeing to put on again later for Reasons), aaaaand also a close-up of Bill's ring:

I may have forgotten to draw Bill's hair floofier when drawing the back of the dress, lmao

Since double ring ceremonies have been leaking over into Jewish wedding customs for a while now, Ford also has a ring, but his is the much more traditional plain gold band. There's definitely a message engraved on the inside - embarrassing, cringe, or incriminating somehow - but I haven't decided what it is yet, so use your imagination for now. XD Bill, on the other hand, saw the phrase 'traditional plain gold band' and said "No Thank You" before proceeding to embellish his ring to his liking. And because he's a secret sap who adores Ford's extra fingers, the triangle points add up to twelve, as do the engraved stars. Yes, they're stars, not dots, I just got lazy. There's also six lashes on the eye gem, and probably an eye engraving on the inside with another six lashes. (Bill's got it BAD, okay? We all know this.)

Here are the initial scribbles of Bill's custom vessel in more casual attire, please ignore the wonky anatomy and the fact that I flat out refuse to ever draw him with a proper top hat:

He does actually need a cane in this vessel; since Bill tends to possess men and especially Ford more often than not, he's used to having a higher center of gravity when in a human body, so his ability to balance is pretty garbage. (He may or may not topple over with concerning regularity.) As for his empty eye socket, his bangs don't do much to hide it since he's so high-energy (dude is constantly on the move), and he also refuses to wear a patch over it, because 1.) why bother, and 2.) it's more fun to freak people out.

To better align with Ford's attraction towards the strange, the vessel was designed with super minor shapeshifting ability - Bill can look like a perfectly normal human, but he can also make the teeth and fingers sharper whenever he likes (which is mostly just when he's angry or being more of a menace than usual), as well as slit down the pupils or outright ditch the irises altogether. He can also have whatever he wants in the downstairs department, just because I'm an indecisive bitch on that front, lmao. Maybe he can have boobs if he wants them, too, but I ain't drawin' tits on no triangle, nuh-uh, no sir. His powers are otherwise limited down to what humans can do, because for some reason, the Love God doesn't trust Bill to not snap into Immediate Apocalypse Mode if he's given a physical form that's actually all his and no one else's.

Due to the body being all his and no one else's, it's also not really a standard possession so much as it is just...Bill being temporarily human. He's a lot more aware of and in tune with his human body's senses than he ever was with his "puppets", which makes things like pain a lot more intense. (He is mostly fine with this, because he's a fukken masochist.)

A bit more fashion stuff, including beach and party attire~

The beach outfit was mostly me trying and failing to nail down his body shape, which is still not bottom-heavy enough. I then decided to slap a bikini on it, before making it supremely unsexy with a pair of fugly shorts, because Bill's fashion choices are not allowed to be conventionally attractive. Meanwhile, the party outfit was mostly me looking at the casual attire I designed, asking 'how would Bill make this Worse', and then drawing the result. The mismatched thigh-highs are killing me inside! :D

No, his vessel can't actually summon fire, I just drew it for funzies before I decided on said vessel's limitations. Yes, the gold brick tattoos are absolutely a reference to the fic 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' - I simply could not resist.

I also HAD to draw Bill in one of his canonical(?) shirts, just made tank-top'd:

He is absolutely about to over-correct and fall backwards after this. USE YOUR CANE, GOOFBALL!!! (I meant to draw Bill closer to this degree of bottom-heavy in the other images, but. Alas. I am bad at anatomy, LOL)

And, last but not least before More Comic Time, I attempted to draw him closer to Gravity Falls style:

Jury's out on whether or not I succeeded, but - hey. I tried. Now have some Handyman Bill AU, but with my goofy human design, instead:

Hey, it's a 'mystery snack', and the guy wanted A BITE to eat - the joke was right there, guys!!! (Based on this post, because it just screamed BILL CIPHER to me.)

whoops i forgor bills ring and cracks ahaha too late now

I WILL SHUT UP AND STOP RAMBLING NOW K THX BYYYYYE

[hoofpeet]

-might get kicked out for unrelated reasons (HOA) But small look at the landlord situation. Landlord emailed us some legal documents earlier- which included an admission that he's been getting the rent checks (which he was previously claiming we weren't paying and citing as his grounds for eviction) - as well as documentation of two other instances of attempted extortion.... I've lost the plot completely at this point

[fountainpenguin]

They put the 12 bamboo up for the charity auction... it comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by Iskall... crying

[nagashima-shou-fanclub]

Yashiki: Maybe the real payment for this case was the spirits and people we helped along the way. :)

Mashita: No the hell it was not.

Yashiki: But-

Mashita: Some of us actually need to earn money you rich fuck.

[rubyneo]

im an awful child for this but i want so bad to just find a place for myself and abandon my mother at this point

[lucent-nargacuga]

breaking: capri gets a job uncorking jugs of water

[ecommerceworkforce]

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[jarwithdragonteeth]

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Not at the moment, but I am considering it in the near future :)

[slashpaws]

on march 26th 2023 i tried to kill myself but the hospital declared it a non-emergency which means my insurance will not cover it

please for the love of god help me

p@yp-al is here

[autumncottageattic]

Payment on Demand is a 1951 American drama film starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan. The screenplay chronicles a marriage from its idealistic early days to its dissolution.

[silverselfshippingchaos]

GOODNESS....

[sakura-code]

Dual- Sword AU

I just thought of a cute and hilarious sinatio. It’s been established that Yuma is manly in charge of Makoto’s hair, what if he gets so into playing with his hair so much he starts trying different hairstyles on him. Makoto will get a bit embarrassed but he likes making Yuma happy and he gets undivided attention from his brother.

Fubuki and Kurumi thinks it’s cool and want Yuma to do there hair. Makoto gets possessive and now three people are fighting over Yuma with Desuhiko crying in the corner 🤣

That is such an adorable idea. Especially since (in my own headcanon) Yuma used to have long hair as well (basing off the old concept art of Yuma), so he probably has experience with tying his own hair. But he would definitely get better with other hairstyles through doing Makoto’s own hair.

I should also note in this AU, Yuma’s hair is actually a little longer. Since there is no reason to hide the fact Yuma and Makoto could be related because that’s the narrative they are pushing this time. It will still be shorter than Makoto’s still because I like to differentiate the two (and think Yuma having short hair looks nice to him as well). It’ll be like shoulder-length.

[fluffypurpleglitterdemon]

Xie Lian Almost Gets Stolen By A Brothel

[toast-com]

Pact (4-29-24)

Billy smiled, clasping Top Hat's hand. "It's water under the bridge, Top Hat. After all..." His grip tightened, eyes taking on an otherworldly, feral glow. "You owe me." Top Hat's face paled slightly, and Billy's grin widened.

"You put the blade to your hand and drew the circle. Your blood called to me, and I answered." Billy stared up at him. "I've given you power, wealth, glory." His teeth were bared in a vicious smile, and his eyes were bright.

"And all I ask for is to be fed, for my hunger to be sated." His claws bit into the fabric of Top Hat's jacket, digging into the skin beneath.

Top Hat closed his eyes, bracing for the worst, but Billy merely chuckled. He released the taller man's arm, and patted his shoulder, before grabbing the collar of his shirt and pulling him downwards.

"Listen well, mortal." Top Hat looked at Billy, staring into the wild, unearthly green eyes filled with hunger and wrath. "You can only keep me from what I am owed for only so long."

"I will have mine at the end. I always do." He hissed, the sound otherworldly, and filled with the promise of untold violence. "Or I will simply eat you. And leave nothing behind, for my hunger...is unending. And you-" He bared his teeth. "Are nothing but a morsel."

Then, suddenly, Billy let Top Hat go, a nonchalant grin coloring his face. In the absence of the violent, godly wrath, the unconcerned smile and lidded eyes were almost a relief.

"I'll see you later. At the river's edge tonight." Top Hat spluttered.

"I have no intention-"

"I will see you, at the river's edge." Billy repeated. "Or, you will see me, as I will eat your still-beating heart, and gorge myself on your flesh. Your choice, Top Hat."

[clareguilty]

I have to sell my soul to the laundry machines today :/