#scampfire

[radicalbears]

HEY Here's a lil sneak preview of the piece I made for @gf-seasons-zine !!

Preorders have been extended until Nov. 21st, so if you haven't gotten a copy already I definitely recommend it! A lot of super cool people worked on this, and all of their pieces turned out AMAZING!

Additionally, this is a charity zine! Any surplus will go to The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. So you can get a cool zine AND support a good cause! Definitely worth checking out :D

[an-autistic-dweeb]

I want one

Mabel :)

Ford :)

Steve.

HE’S OUT THERE!!!!!

[aro-culture-is]

Romance-repulsed aro culture is hating songs about love except when they have a cool beat and are fancy

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[headcanonfalls]

Round one!

our competitors:

headcanon that Ford sometimes doesn't realize when something isn't normal due to living in the multiverse for so long

(no explanation needed)

headcanon that a group of scampfires is called a forest fire

(no explanation needed)

[jay-aro]

For ask game: 8 and 12

8. what are some of your favorite arospec characters? this can include characters from popular media or OCs.

ooo i wanna spotlight isaac and twitch from val and isaac!!! val and isaac is an awesome webcomic that i like to describe as "a slice of life comic about badass space mercinaries." if you like gay people, sci-fi, really good characters, and laughing, i highly recommend you check it out!

isaac (as you may have guessed from the comic's title) is one of the main characters, and twitch is his friend from wizard school that was introduced a few years into the comic. they are both aroace, and it doesn't come up too often, but there are a good amount of comics that involve their aspec identities! (my favorite instance of that was the backstory comic that showed how they became friends, i was pleasantly surprised to see that the plot did involve them being aroace!)

anyways i absolutely love this comic from the 2021 valentine's day post

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isaac was confirmed as aroace in 2019, from this comic! (from the post's tags: "#isaac is aroace") (though there's a handful of previous comics with him that give off aroace vibes imo)

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anyways read val and isaac, it's sooo good!!! it's really cool to casually see aroace characters, and there's a lot of other queerness- queer romance, Trans Icon Space Dread, etc

to read all the comics in order, you can use this link to go through the tag in chronological order (note: i don't think this works on moble app): https://tredlocity.tumblr.com/tagged/val%20and%20isaac/chrono, or go on the desktop site (on mobile browser: change page to desktop site) of https://val-and-isaac.tumblr.com/, and use its theme to navigate the comics

you can also just ping pong around random comics lmao (but there are a good deal of multi comic arcs)

12. are you romance favorable, positive, neutral, or repulsed? or is your relationship to romance more complex/complicated than these terms can fully explain?

i'd say neutral/indifferent. i do enjoy a good amount of romance in media (though my tolerance for forced and unnecessary straight romance is NEGATIVE), though i'm also just a big fan of delving into character relations in general- it really frustrates me how romantic relationships keep getting all the focus.

and for other people in real life, seeing them engage in romance/romantic gestures doesn't bother me (tbf i also engage in a good amount of traditionally romantic gestures with my qpps)

but romance for myself? yeah, no.

.....though that begs the questions of "what is romance?", "is there a meaningful difference between these actions one does in a platonic context vs those same actions in a romantic context?", "where is the line drawn, what is the line, does it exist at all?". and y'know what? idk! and i don't exactly need to know. all i know is that friendship is extremely important to me, and i really care about my friends and qpps, and i will be affectionate with them in ways that everyone involved is comfortable with. and that's enough for me!

arospec ask game

[eregyrn-falls-art]

Happy Thanksgiving 2024!

A nice evening out in the woods, drinking hot cider and roasting marshmallows sounds pretty good to me right now. A nice opportunity for the Pines to catch up with Bigfoot, and make friends with a Scampfire and some of its scampfirelings. Mabel is happy to furnish a steady supply of marshmallows for them. I'm not sure exactly what Dipper is showing Bigfoot on the tablet; maybe some footage from other adventures.

Previous encounters between the Pines and Bigfoot can be seen here: one, two, three, four.

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

Au where Gravity Falls is a national park and Ford works there as a ranger

[chillinglyadventurous]

The Fever

Thank you so much for the request!!!

Stanford Pines x Reader

Tags: Fluff, sick

It started out with a sneeze. You didn’t think much of it. You’d been trudging through the rain with Dipper and Mabel in search of a scampfire just to prove to your boyfriend you could find one without his help. Ford had told you it wasn’t going to happen. The weather conditions weren’t right. It was about to rain and unseasonably cold for mid August.

How the kids didn’t get sick was beyond you because you felt like death. You were freezing and shaking, but hot and sweaty all at once. You couldn’t decide whether you were more comfortable in your sweatpants and one of Ford’s sweaters that you had stolen from his closet or in barely anything at all. You couldn’t tell whether the heat or the cold was worse.

Had it not been for Stan’s big mouth, Ford wouldn’t have even known you were sick. Besides the occasional sniffle, you looked okay-ish. No. You looked like hell, but makeup helped hide it. “Geez, [Y/N], quit coughin’ or you’ll get the whole house sick!”

Ford’s head had snapped in your direction, finally taking a good look at you. He’d been busy, usually only climbing into your shared bed after you had knocked yourself out cold with a shot of NyQuil syrup. “Why didn’t you tell me you were sick? I would have dropped every-“

“I’m fine,” you insisted only to be betrayed by a slurry of hacking. You resigned under his intense gaze. “Fine, I’m sick. It’s not a big deal. I just have a cold. I’ll be fine.”

Without another word, Ford’s large hand was placed to your forehead to gauge your temperature. First his palm, then the back of his hand. He moved to your flushed cheeks, bright red visible beneath the makeup you had tried to conceal it with.

Ford gave you a disappointed look, “You have a fever of 102! You most certainly are not ‘fine’, darling.”

He pulled you out of your chair only for Stan to call out as you followed Ford to your bedroom. “Yeah, get Patient 0 out of my kitchen!”

Quickly, Ford had you in his bed, stripped of your day clothes and into one his sweaters. His flannel pajama pants were on you soon after. On his bed, he slipped three pairs of socks onto your feet and bundled you up in every blanket he could get his hands on.

“You need to sweat it out,” he ordered as he tucked the blankets around your form. You were successfully burrito-d. “Once your fever breaks, the worst is over.”

You had expected him to be a bit more wary around, very cautious of whatever germs you could give him, but he kissed your forehead before leaving you in his room. After a single minute, you were bored. You tried to stand, but he had tucked you in too tightly. The most you could do was sit up, barely able to reach the book on his bedside table.

You groaned in disgust as you read the title. Statically Accurate Knowledge. With nothing better to do, you opened it only to be further disappointed. The book in your hands, all 472 pages of it, was just a run-on equation. Nerd.

Just as you were resigned yourself to counting the floorboards, Ford reappeared with a hot cup of tea. “Drink this. It should right you in a second.” He laughed as you timidly sniffed at the liquid he had given you. Of course it wasn’t chamomile or some pleasant flavor. “It’s best if you don’t smell it.”

“What is it?” You asked, voice scratchy as you spoke.

He pet over your hair which was already damp. Your shivers had mildly subsided, but he could still see your teeth trying to chatter. “Well, it will make you tired. You’ll sleep whatever is plaguing you off.”

You were already exhausted, but you held your breath and downed the steaming liquid. Your body instantly relaxed. You felt warm, so comfortably warm. Then, drowsiness overcame you.

Ford laid you down again. Before he could leave you? You grabbed the sleeve of his sweater. His eyes were kind as they landed on you. “Stay with me?” You whispered, your eyelids so, so heavy.

“Certainly.”

With the blankets curled around you, acting as a barrier, Ford held you close. He tucked your head beneath his chin as you dozed off. You hoped you’d feel better in the morning, but, maybe, you’d play this up for a little longer once you were feeling better. You loved when he took care of you.

[mystery-twin-mystery-bags]

✨MERCH REVEAL✨

You could get this sticker sheet of Gravity Falls' most beloved anomalies by @eregyrn-falls-art if you get a Mystery Twin Mystery Bag TODAY! Preorders will close January 15th.

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Stan Art by Anna-kitsune3 Poster Art by CBMagus49 Background Art by starryemeralds

Image Description: A video graphic created to resemble the gift shop in the Mystery Shack. On the desk lies the Mystery Bag, a navy blue pouch with Mabel's shooting star and Dipper's pine tree in the colors of Palestine's flag. Coming out of it is a sticker sheet of various Gravity Falls anomalies, such as the platypus, cycloptopus, eye-bats, geodites, question quail, and scampfires.

Below is a PNG of Stan angry and with a speech bubble: "That family of question quails stole my fez the other day. I'll get my revenge!"

[isopodabyss]

^ stayweirdquoteic, a xenogender connected to the quote "stay weird, stay curious, stay kind, and don't let anyone ever tell you you aren't smart or brave or worthy enough" from Gravity Falls' Journal 3.

^ gravityfallsaesic, a xenogender/aesthetigender connected to the aesthetics of gravity falls.

^ anomalything, a xenogender connected to being an anomaly and a thing. an anomalything.

^ portallexic, a xenogender connected to the word portal.

^ gravfalmusiboxsongic, a xenogender connected to the gravtity falls opening theme, but specifically a music box version.

^ weirdmaggedonmusiboxsongic, a xenogender connected to the gravity falls opening theme during the weirdmaggedon episodes, but specifically a music box version.

^ alderrift, an aldernic term for those who have, or wish to have, a body that is made up of and/or came from a rift in space-time/between dimensions.

^ alderscampfire, an aldernic term for those who have, or wish to have, a body similar to that of a scampfire from gravity falls. the specific details of this are up to the individual.

^ aldergeodite, an aldernic term for those who have, or wish to have, a body similar to that of a geodite from gravity falls. the specific details of this are up to the individual.

^ alderhidebehind, an aldernic term for those who have, or wish to have, a body similar to that of the hidebehind from gravity falls. the specific details of this are up to the individual.

^ 30yearsquoteic, a xenogender connected to the quote "thirty years and now he's back, the mystery in the mystery shack".

^ dimensionhonum, a gender connected to the other dimensions, dimensional travelling, and the concept of the multiverse. specifically for use by nonhumans who feel their nonhumanity relates to dimensions.

^ Apocanatured, for those who feel that the apocalypse/concepts of apocalypses/what's left after the world ends/etc. are associated with their alterhuman identity.

^ polyamnonhuman4nonhuman, for nonhuman4nonhumans that want to show their polyam pride! based off the nonhuman4nonhuman flag by @/genderdryad.

^ aldernightmarerealm, an aldernic term for those who have, or wish to have, a body that is the nightmare realm.

^ personal nonhuman caedbeing flag. i'm assuming this has been coined already? if it hasn't, um! i suppose that would make me the coiner?? free to use for anyone who identifies with it, of course!

[an-autistic-dweeb]

I drew it :3

[browniefox]

Ford crouches down so that the foliage helps to obscure him and peaks through. Dipper follows his lead. In al little clearing, several of the scampfires have crowded together, making one almost indistinguishable from the others. From Ford’s previous experiences, he knows that in the middle of the night their fires all combine together into a giant flame. This early in the morning, the fire has burned down to a steady but small orange flickering. 

“Whoa, what are they doing?” Dipper whispers. 

“I have my theories,” Ford replies. The nearest scampfire stires a little but otherwise stays where it is; they’re aren’t particularly skittish creatures, nor aggressive. Getting close to them is a little tricky, though. He’s been able to entice them closer with dried twigs and leaves, but most of the time they don’t seem interested in it. Perhaps they prefer something else? “As the seasons get colder, perhaps they huddle together for warmth? Or perhaps unlike other creatures, they mate during the fall and this is a part of their mating behaviors. I theorize they have a polygynandry system. Though, for that there would have to be male and female delineate in their species, which I am not sure of. It’d make more sense, in a way, for them to be sexless or perhaps more like fungi,” Ford explains. He glances over at Dipper and-

The boy’s face is completely red. Ford blinks for a moment, and they can’t help but to chuckle. 

[thedemigodofstories]

what is your connection to gravity falls?

He looks over to anon, twirling the point of the sword that he was leaning on around before he spoke.

“I used to live there, when I was much much younger. I don’t remember much from those days. Infact.. I don’t really remember my own mother and father..”

His brow furrowed at the thought of not remembering his own parents. Then he shook his head.

“My sister and I lived with our great aunt Samantha, who was a lovely woman. Courageous, confident, and the best aunt we ever had.”

he smiled fondly

“She was an explorer- and a researcher, she moved there years ago to study the “Bermuda triangle of weird” as she put it- she walked around with a cane since she got injured from a Scampfire, she had red hair, glasses, and honestly? I think she’s where I got my fashion sense from”

He chuckled and reached up with a hand- straightening the lapels on his coat a little.

“She had a sister who lived there as well, I think her name was Susan? I don’t remember much, but I think she ran a diner?”

“While I don’t remember much about that place anymore.. some days I wish I could go back and see them again.. but I doubt they’d recognize me now.. who knows how long it’s been.. I certainly don’t…”

He sighed a small bit, leaning on the sword

[eregyrn-falls-art]

Gravity Falls Anomalies & Cryptids stickers!

Here's a closer look at the sticker designs that I did for the @mystery-twin-mystery-bags project! It was organized as a big group project benefitting Gaza aid: selling blind bags of various items, to support The Sameer Project.

So here we have: the plaidypus, the cycloptous, scampfires, an eye-bat, the fur-bearing trout, a jackalope, geodites, and a family of question quail.

The red-and-black plaidypus, and the darker brown fur-bearing trout, are "chase" versions. So if you order a tier with stickers, and you get one of these sheets, you might get the version shown at the top, or you might get one with those variant versions. (I sure do hope the color for the geodites comes out well. It's so hard to get blues and purples to look right for printing.)

Check out the Mystery-Twin-Mystery-Bags tumblr here. Or go to the store to view the various tiers here:

Orders are open through January 15th!

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

been thinking about alterhuman ford and terms of endearment he might use (could also be interpreted as things he picked up from the portal)

all platonic of course. i will bite if i have to

for the niblings - fledglings, honeybees, sweetings, voidlings/riftlings (bit more iffy on this one- maybe after a lot of time has passed? maybe in reference to the fact that a rift, the portal, brought him to them?), starry skies, darling deer

for mabel: starshine, starlight, guiding star, *cat noises* (he picked it up from her, it’s just become their thing), comfy cat/comfy kit when she’s feeling down and/or in sweater town. antelabbit used when they’re out and about/when they’re both excited about something. definitely has some sort of nickname that’s a reference to the immense amount of glitter that follows her everywhere. calls her hatchling as a reference to the plastic dinosaurs she likes to put in her mabel juice. lady mabelton as a reference to her fake id card. lovebird :]

for dipper: i feel like he’d be more hesitant to do this with him, considering dipper’s view of him as an idol. as they get to have a more familial relationship, he starts referring to him with shortened/pun versions of various anomalies (scampfir and hidebee for example). he also throws in dicemaster/dicemaestro as a reference to their games, and roseate star as a lighthearted reference to the fact that dipper used to see him as an idol (comes from the phenomenon of stars dancing around black holes in a roseate pattern)

stan: tends to prefer just ‘lee’ when it comes to nicknames, though he does occasionally throw in a few, especially as more time goes by (forgot all the nicknames he used to call stan when they were younger and was quite distressed when he realized that). definitely has referred to him as ocean man at least once as a joke. lone wolf is used from time to time as a tease. calls him anchor. sea lion and variations on ‘shark’ are used when he’s feeling down. gator is used when stan fucks with other people. sandpiper and hermit crab as references to glass shard beach