#the book of bill mild spoilers

[dorian-gaye]

... I figured drawing a Canonically Accurate representation of Bill Cipher and what part of his designs are Canonically Clothing would be fun, and then make it horny because Why Not, I like making people feel cursed. I was not asked for this, but I can and will inflict it upon anyone I wish. Goodnight Tri-State Area. Posted 30th August, 2024

[ekko-idk]

Epilogue :)

Yknow the line "he'd speed up my mind when it was sluggish" in the journal 3 lost pages? Yea this is how I think that went

[magentasnail]

I'm absolutely obsessed with the book of bill, best thing i've ever read and it no joke gave me actual nightmares !! 100/10

[ckret2]

we're officially on Ao3 y'all

Bill escapes his postmortem imprisonment via an unauthorized reincarnation—but half his powers are sealed off and the Pines family immediately captures him. But even Bill doesn't know whether killing his human body will unleash a feeble human ghost or a powerful energy being. That's not a risk the Pines are willing to take. He has until the Pines can obtain a god-executing weapon to escape the Mystery Shack, his body, or death row. No prob! He can befriend his captors; but THEY'LL never befriend HIM— —enter Mabel Pines, with Ford watching closely. And by the end of summer, all of Gravity Falls is befriending Bill Cipher. A story about a soul trapped in a body it doesn't fit; the psychic scars left on children whose parents ask them to be adults; giving a monster a second chance he doesn't deserve but needs; and Bill getting cursed to forget how doorknobs work.

Fingers crossed I hope to update every other day for the first couple weeks. Then we'll switch to weekly updates.

If you've been enjoying the fic here on tumblr, it would mean a lot to me if you'd give it a kudos & maybe a comment over on Ao3! Thank you!

[xx-akubara-xx]

[hellpupp]

tfw your arch enemy gets out of therapy-jail and proceeds to hang around being a Mild Nuisance

[mars-cant-draw]

the brainrot is real

[babycharmander]

Hilariously I was rewatching Gravity Falls recently and told some friends how the whole "globnar" thing reminded me of the Crossfire commercial I would see constantly back in the 90s.

AND, LO AND BEHOLD, WHAT DOES TYPING IN "GLOBNAR" ON THE WEBSITE BRING UP??

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[birchtreestick]

So I got to the

Karaoke page

[jeeperssqueakers]

A rough smug Mabel doodle for those feeling rash and out of character.

[lorryicious]

BOOK OF BILL SPOILERS!

I had this idea in mind the minute I heard Bill had exes- Also I did totally yassify Bloody Mary but she's just an oc to me now because they are gonna be in my au as mild side characters that run into Loretta <33

Love them. My fav crackship. Make more ship art of these two they bonded over their shared hate for Bill Cipher

[lunartuness]

Spoilers for Book of Bill

Thoughts on Bill talking about Ford

I was not prepared for canon Billford in the year 2024 and yet here we are.

But seriously, I'm kinda surprised how much Bill actually liked and valued Ford? Obviously it's in a horrible, toxic, never come within the same continent as them kind of way but it's just, I always kind of figured their relationship (while obviously adoring from Ford's end due to Journal 3) was mainly just Bill humoring Ford long enough until he no longer needs him. Like, 'yeah, sure, of course you're special, I definitely believe in you' sort of nonsense.

But in Bill's book it's implied multiple times he had as close to a crush on Ford as he's probably capable of. I mean, the whole 'love cage' section is literally verbatim what he did to Ford (and just wait until they're mentally broken enough to confess their true feelings! Fear and love are basically the same thing!) And in the valentine's section he talks about leaving mice, which again, he did for Ford's birthday, and then when he wasn't happy about that, got him drunk enough to have a good time (implied kinda forcibly? since Ford declined beforehand). Then there's the fact he literally calls Fiddleford a third wheel (also coincidentally after we just learn Fiddleford spent hours on handmade gifts for Ford and forgot to get his wife anything).

And when Ford finally does catch on and things go bad? Bill tries first to talk with Ford through the zombies (to manipulate him, of course, but also Admit it, you'd miss me. I have missed you, and Bill actually smiles.) And then leaves little sticky notes asking nicely to talk. When he finally gets mad enough to escalate, he still does so in a very not-violent-for-Bill-way. Sure, killing Ford wouldn't help him but we know how messed up Bill can get. And yet what does he do? He leaves Ford's body to almost freeze, only to have a warm fire and a love song playing when he wakes up. He causes mild public disturbances and gives him an obnoxious tattoo. When he finally, finally snaps is when we start to see more of the Bill we got in the show when he tortures Ford a bit. But even that is mild?

Like, Bill rearranged a man's face for fun and takes joy in destroying the Nightmare Realm. But after threating Ford he leaves him unharmed. Very mentally scarred, yes, but safe and intact. He even gives him three days to get his life together. And then treats it like a messy breakup when Ford finally breaks free. Hell, it seems like he was more upset about losing Ford than losing the portal.

All this is to say that I think from Bill's point of view he was being genuinely kind to Ford. He gave him gifts, complimented him, and tried to work things out peacefully when Ford started pulling away (again, his very messed up version of peaceful, but the point still stands).

So when they do finally meet again? Bill still offers Ford a spot next to him. Again, I originally thought this was more playing into Ford's ego while taking a cheap shot at him (i.e. you'll fit in great with the freaks!), but by now it's obvious he wants Ford. He's petty and cruel and horribly abusive about it, but in his own twisted way he likes Ford. A lot. Enough to show mercy (or at least not be as violent as he could be) and to try and give him multiple chances to come back, no apology needed!

And the worst part is Bill knows this. Bill's trying to make this relationship work. He feels connected to Ford in a way he quite possibly hasn't felt with anyone else. And he knows its doomed to fail. In his mind he has to destroy everything he touches and everything he cares about. Any other connections he has are either superficial or dead to him (usually literally). This relationship will end the same way, it's just in Bill's nature. To him, that's all his relationships are capable of being.

All this just makes me sad and adds so much depth and I'm obsessed. There's just something about self-destructive and truly cruel characters having moments where they wish they weren't that way. Where they'll come the closest they ever can to apologizing for how they are.

(Also Bill literally wanted Ford to get a tattoo saying 'If lost return to Bill' like we cannot just ignore that oh my god)

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MILD SPOILERS FOR THE BOOK OF BILL

Bill ci the denial guy~

The guy developed dark circles under his eye man, never seen a triangle so distraught

[sleeplessdreamer14]

mild to moderate book of bill spoilers

after getting some more insight to Fiddleford’s marital problems, I’m starting to wonder if he and Emma-May might have had a shotgun wedding

[ifbrd]

Book of Bill, Mild spoiler warning

This is one of the “lost journal 3 pages”.

Written by Ford, it says “DRAT! Within minutes I fell victim to Gravity Falls’s unpredictable weather. (We go from Paleozoic blizzards to freak heat waves to ‘quail hail’ multiple times per winter)”

And I just need everyone who is not from Oregon to know: that is not Gravity Falls weather, that is Oregon weather with some minor Gravity Falls influence.

My friends and I have been joking about Oregon’s unpredictable and crazed weather since grade school. I used to have teachers before field trips tell us “remember we live in Oregon, dress in layers, if it gets too hot you can take off your jacket, if it gets too cold you can put the jacket back on.”

I’ve literally seen comic strips making fun of the state’s strange weather patterns and how fast it can drastically change.

In my junior year of high school, it was a week before spring break, so like mid to late March. Thursday we had a two hour delay because of snow, in an area, mind you, that typically doesn’t even get much snow in the dead of winter, and when we do it almost never sticks to the ground. Friday, the next day, it was 75+° and brightly sunny. Again it was the start of spring break, but it felt like the start of summer break.

The amount of conversations I’ve had with coworkers wondering if they should bring their coat or umbrella, asking what the weather looks like right now, and the amount of times I’ve had to remind them where we live, and that even though it’s sunny now, it very well could be down pouring in the 5 minutes it takes to get to the building we’re going to.

Ford clearly never went anywhere in the state besides Gravity Falls 🤣

[riverstg]

How I look after going through Book of Bill, finding every code, and de-chipering most of them:

MILD BOOK OF BILL SPOILERS

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My neck hurts:(