#society of the eye au

[velichorus-k]

Ik someone probably already did this because that one tBoB page seems so obvious but-- AU where Fiddleford meets Bill in the 80s(???) instead of Ford :)

Here's the general idea, though it needs workshopping:

Fidds is stumped in his development of 'personal computers' and Bill tries to give tech a shot; Fiddleford doesn't like demons. Obviously. But Bill gets on his side by showing him the wonders of tech in the future-- and the horrors, too. He taps into Fiddleford's paranoia, saying that the knowledge that his technology would grant the world should only be available to the few people who know how to use it. Cue Fiddleford's cult, the 'Society of the Eye', which sells these trashy Bill computers worldwide through its members and monitors the users through their screens, wiping their memories when they've seen too much. People can only be protected and held accountable when they are seen and controlled!

This is giving Bill some good windows into this dimension, but isn't exactly bringing him closer to a portal. When Fiddleford mentions his old genius pal Stanford Pines, Bill suggests he go recruit him; it's not long before Fiddleford finds him in Gravity Falls. They get started on the portal with Fiddleford as the lead of the project, who keeps Ford 'safe' and away from the supernatural dangers of town, all while keeping his real intentions a secret; summoning Bill into their realm so that the Society can have complete, bubble-wrapped control over the world. Fiddleford only snaps out of it when he realizes Bill intends to bring world-ending chaos.

[kuj0goth]

An au where fiddleford “saves” ford before he can complete the portal and renders him a husk of the person he used to be

This hurts me more than it hurts you ❤️

[fantasydoctor]

forgor 💀

[im-not-buying-it-ether]

Oh hey what if Fiddleford came back to Stanford, found Stanley and saw the shit he was getting up to, and figured Bill was possessing Ford again and went Blind Eye on him?

[disacurveball]

What if… Optometrist AU / OC… (Oculist Falls)

The GF AU brainworms have been taken hold of me and this happened. AU where One Other Euclydian survived the universe’s destruction, and it was Bill’s childhood optometrist.

A little bit about the Optometrist himself:

His name is T.J. Cross. Definitely not a literary reference from on Bill’s (least) favorite classic. He’s definitely not green for the same reason. I imagine his surname is a common one in Euclydia, as it is a shape. It fits him well though, reflecting his stern attitude.

He became an optometrist because he actually has an eye defect himself. Born with one “normal” eye and one that could see More. Defects are not allowed in Euclydia. He figured out how to blind himself to what he Shouldn’t See.

He’s nearsighted in his 2D eye, so he wears a monocle.

I’ve decided to combine this OC with evil/Blind Eye Fiddleford AUs, since both share the same goal: To Blind and To Forget.

Basic Plot:

The Billford Portal incident still happens and Fiddleford is left with a sight he wishes to forget. Except this time, he gets the idea for the memory gun in a dream, from this strange figure who just appears to give him encouragement. Obviously, he’s seen what happened to Bill and Ford so he’s not too keen on trusting something like this, but continues with the memory gun plans as normal. He won’t fall for flattery like Ford, so it’s important he thinks most of his ideas are his own free will.

Fiddleford still comes up with the idea for the Society of the Blind Eye, except this time— there’s a buffer in his head that’s keeping him from going crazy and subtly limiting his usage of the memory gun on himself. With this buffer (the optometrist) subtly creating blueprints with Fiddleford in his dreams every night, his tech patents make him a boat load of money. So much so he can buy out the Northwests and put Gravity Falls on the map.

He’s now the eccentric rich inventor, reclusive but throws grandiose parties in the manor from time to time to keep up appearances (and ward off the mansion’s curse.) But in the background, he’s leading the Society of the Blind Eye. And getting subtle guidance to expand…

Bonus:

[mother-ofthe-universedraws]

Simon meets Fiddleford

[randombook4idk]

no one asked but Gravity Falls Reverse Time AU (basically kids and adults switch roles)

Dipper -> Ford

Mabel -> Stan

Gideon -> Bud

Pacifica -> Fiddleford

EDIT: Turns out this AU has a name and now I feel stupid

[francille]

show me thy art...

Oodl of the bbs…🖤

[voidzphere]

just the fact alone that we have to clarify that a utmv post with a drawing of dream and nightmare sans isnt dreammare fucking disappointz me.

[stanford-blind-eye]

"Woah... are you Ford? You got the twelve fingers! And the right face!'

- @young-stanley

"Huh..? Do I know you?.."

[smallidarityfan]

this is my first ever ask hi I just wanted to say.. u shared that adorable teleporting clip of scar and pearl & Ive been thinking about them ever since!!!!....... & I know this is a smallidarity account but you've infected me so if you have any more scearl thoughts in that large brain of yours. me personally. I am all ears ^__^ ^___^ ^____^

JAHSHS HI im very honoured to claim your first ask and also sorry for replying to this after months 😭 tbh I just wanted an excuse to show this art I made of them like 2 years ago that i recoloured recently

anyways thoughts:

I watched both their POVs since the start of Season 8 to season 9 and loved their vibe of messy, ambitious architect x bright and passionate artist and caretaker?

( character rant ahead )

In Season 9 to me, Scar is this stressed out architect trying to envision his ambitious dream for his theme park within the limited timeframe of the season. He struggles taking care of himself staying up for projects and inevitably leaves messes around the place (chest monsters and lack of proper base lighting)

Even before the sudden light into his world, Scar already admired Pearl's work as an artist— frequently going to her base just to admire what she's done— and now this amazing artist was here at his theme park working as his designated cleaning lady, as someone who doesn't mind the crummy pay of 64 diamonds per week he was only able to offer...

And then Pearl comes around and decides to offer her cleaning lady services to lift his stresses yk? She offers to help him organize his chests, to clean up the area, and to teach him how to take care of himself again. Scar was appalled by that care since nobody really took that time for him, yet slowly melts into it yk?

Haven't even gotten into the life series aspect of their relationship GOSHHHH with the whole sunflower thing AGHDGGDHSD

In Double Life, there should be something said about how Scar was able to understand Pearl's loneliness after Scar's Magical Mountain in Last Life... and especially how they both loved their soulmates in Last Life/3rd Life before they abandoned them in the series about soulmates.....

And then Secret Life.... Secret task: Be Pearl's Wingman.............. "What's going on here Sunflower?"................ "If there's one thing I learnt, Pearl, is that no alliance is ever sacred." "*chuckle* Y'know what Scar, you're growing on me."............... Scar having to choose a side between Scott or Pearl and decided to side with Pearl..................... She's dead Scar, you won..............

IM ACTUALLY CRAZY

In my head, nearing the end of Secret Life is when they both already internalized their feelings but of course so close yet so far due to their own griefs (Pearl specifically with the Mounders and her failure of sacrificing herself for them. AND MAKES IT UP BY OFFERING HERSELF TO SCAR........) to ever pronounce it to each other and now Life!Series Scar lives with that grief within him forever CANONICALLY....... BECAUSE HE ISN'T DEAD........ STILL IN THAT FREAKING SUNFLOWER FIELD........................ GAHHHHHH

[liar-lyre]

Hey guys, should I write a fanfic for my Gravity Falls au where Fiddleford stopped using the memory gun on himself so he's still the leader of the Society of the Blind Eye and brainwashes Dipper into the cult and makes him his apprentice? And he also turns Dipper against Stanford before he even comes out of the portal so when Ford does come out of the portal Mabel becomes his favorite and he makes Mabel his apprentice. And Fiddleford causes weirdmageddon instead of Gideon because in this au Gideon is just a normal kid and is one of Mabel's best friends and Bud is the one with the amulet and also works as "the muscle" for the cult.

[kuj0goth]

Hellooooo I have not stopped thinking about your au where mcgucket uses the memory gun on ford. Do you have any ideas about what happens afterwards?

Sure do! It’s been getting a lot of traction, so I ought to bring it up again.

I want the AU to evolve into a psychological battle between the two of them. Stuff like Ford leaving himself signs, scrawling messages on the wall behind his bed so that he can find them again when Fiddleford inevitably figures out he’s learned a new piece of information and aims to take it from him.

It would be reminiscent of Stephen King’s Misery, complete with Fiddleford finding Ford’s helplessness to be cute (but then coming to find it frustrating and intolerable when he cannot complete basic tasks).

I aim to include Stan and Bill. Either Ford finds a way to retain enough identity to contact Stan before Fiddleford finds out (unlikely he’d get the memory of him jogged back, though) or Ford sent the postcard at the same time he does in the series, but before Stan arrives, Fiddleford comes back to the shack and kidnaps Ford.

I want Fiddleford to have good intentions during this time, but is incredibly deluded.

I am currently unsure of what to name the AU as I am considering more defining elements. For now, I am tagging it as evil fiddleford au.

(Edit: I’m calling it the Blind Eye Ford Au!)

[fannishstuff]

Have more Biddleford AU!

This is in specific reference to my AU where Fiddleford tried meditation instead of inventing the memory gun, and consequently met and began to worship Bill.

So, I opened that piece of fanart with Fiddleford reaching out a hand to Ford, and telling him that he was welcome.

"Why," you might ask, "is he welcoming in Ford? Doesn't Ford already worship Bill?

Hehehehehe, that's where the fact that Bill is extremely manipulative comes in. More under the cut.

So, in the ficlet that I included with that picture, you'll note that Bill set himself up to be the golden magical savior that would protect Fiddleford from evil spirits and bad luck. Well, Fiddleford falls for it and he falls for it hard. Bill can be very charming and convincing when he wants to be. (...sort of. He does a lot of, like, giving people upsetting gifts and terrifying compliments and stuff. You kind of have to be a little unhinged already to fall for Bill-style charm, basically. Fortunately our pteratron-building man is.)

Fiddleford now belongs to Bill. Great. You'll remember that Ford is not actually able to build the portal himself - he needed help from Fiddleford because his math wasn't strong enough. Okay, so Bill was using Ford to build the Portal, and Ford was using Fiddleford... but now Bill can use Fiddleford directly, so he has two geniuses under his thumb. Even better: Bill had to manipulate Ford by keeping him isolated and paranoid. Fiddleford, on the other hand, we know to be charismatic and sociable. We know that he tends to seek out people who are suffering from problems similar to his and that he can get them to open up. He's also very convincing, and can convince them he has a solution to their troubles. Ivan, whose recruitment we see in Journal 3 and who is the eventual leader of the Society of the Blind Eye, is a great example of this.

So, now Bill has two patsies: a genius nerd who's convinced everyone is out to get him, and a big-hearted but very odd duck guy who wants nothing more than to help people. The second one, the charmer, has a habit of proselytizing.

And, oh, how Bill loves to be worshiped.

So, he still needs and wants Ford, but why would he settle for Ford? Bill starts occupying more and more of Fiddleford's time with the cult, and while he's at it, he himself start to breadcrumb - and eventually ghosts - Ford. It sends Ford into a panic. Ford is getting increasingly stressed and overworked, he's barely making progress, his only friend is spending almost no time with him and acting weird even when he's around, and his muse has seemingly abandoned him. Oh, and by the way: Bill hasn't told Ford that he's in contact with Fidds, and has instructed Fidds to keep the secret.

One day, Bill returns to Ford's dreams.

He's snide. He's cold. He asks for progress, and then makes like he's going to leave. Ford leaps at him, begs him to stay, asks what happened, and what he did wrong.

What are you talking about, Sixer? Aren't you doing fine without me? I thought you were some kind of genius. Well, I'm - I could never do as well alone as with your guidance, Bill! You're my muse! Oh, yeah. That. What is it? What's wrong?

Bill goes on to point out that, well, yeah, Ford was fine, but Bill was really starting to feel lead on. Bill's not just some broad you can expect to keep around forever and never bother pop the question. Like, Bill's a god, not just a """MUSE,""" and it was just kinda getting old, right? Like, you're clearly fine without me, so whatever. What? What's wrong? No, seriously, it's fine if you don't want to commit, you have commitment issues since you abandoned your brother and all. What, you want another chance? Seriously? I'm not really convinced. Oh? Okay, fine. Fine. We'll talk it out. But you are on thin ice, Sixer.

So, Ford is given some pretty strict instructions for the next couple of days, and then he's sent to meet up with Bill's other worshipers.

Ford didn't know about the other worshipers, and he's really embarrassed about this. (Never mind that they didn't exist.) He's angry, he's frustrated, but most of all he's desperate for approval.

So he goes, and he meets...

Fiddleford.

Bill's been talking to Fiddleford. Bill explained everything to Fiddleford. He explained that Ford is coming, and he's to be the co-ruler of the cult or Fiddleford's right-hand man, but that he needs to behave himself. Ford hasn't always been totally committed, Bill explained, but he's being given another chance.

But it's okay! Fiddleford believes in Ford! Fiddleford one hundred percent is vouching for him, Ford's such a swell guy, always goes the whole way in everything. Fiddleford would never doubt Ford, and together, they're going to prove to Bill that Ford's serious.

Ford... isn't convinced. Ford is having doubts. But Ford has to make sure to never, ever, ever voice those doubts, because that would be proving that he has doubts, and that he's just like Bill was afraid he would be, even though Fiddleford trusts him unconditionally like the good friend he is.

Anyway in this AU the world ends

[leviiackrman]

Might as well have the salt before the sweet; so here is Rin's Finished Timeline!

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