#the song is referenced by ford in tbob in the lost journal 3 pages section

[h1yac1nth]

“I’m yours to have and to hold

Darling you’ve got full control of your puppet”

version without cipher text under the cut :)

[thesituationship]

Reading tbob/journals and watching the show is full of billfold jumpscares. Still can't believe this shit actually happened and it wasn't just fanfiction. Here are some of my favourite CANON lines from the tbob that hit me like a tonne of bricks:

'...perhaps you are just attracted to things that hurt you, as a recovering cipherholic myself, I want you to know there's another way...' - ford

'love is a trick you play on yourself' - bill

(dating advice) '...simply trap them in a massive stone pyramid and sing them an increasingly shrill song until they're mentally broken enough to confess their true feelings...' - bill

*suspicious blacked-out lines under the 'my exs' subheading* - bill

*suspiciously scribbled out entry on the 'meet the crew' section. You can just about make out the words 'fingers' and 'dimension' in description for this member* - bill

'i hope he draws me pretty’ - bill referencing ford

The whole 'you can call me anything but late for dinner' conversation honestly

Bill's tattoo suggestion to ford says 'if lost, return to bill' in code

I'm not gonna write it but basically the whole two-page spread about ford's birthday.

(accusing bill of not being around) '...Where was he? Off inspiring some other scientist? Posing for some tapestry? Were we even partners?'- ford

Refers to fiddleford as a 'third-wheel' - bill

'...who else will give you this feeling again? Even if you got rid of me, you'd miss me. Admit it, you'd miss me.' - bill

'i have missed you...' - ford

'you're my property, don't forget it' - bill

'i know sixer secretly loved our will-they-won't-they-destroy-the-universe relationship. This is just his way of keeping things spicy' - bill

'one sixer please' - drunk bill ordering a drink

'i should never have given sixer 3 days to comply with my orders! What was I? A saint? And why did I do it - some misplaced sentimentality?' - bill

'Anyways, bill seems to me like a super needy ex, and I think we can all agree - time to move on girl! If you're reading this from space or hell or whatever, here's my tips for getting over grunkle ford:... rebound, go crush on someone else's uncle...’ - Mabel

Rewatching gravity falls feels like a different show now. Because of this bullshit

yknow what i honestly never realized that bill canonically called ford 'fordsy' though like i kept reading that in fics and being like. yeah i can see him saying that but idk why everyone latched onto that-

but no i went and watched some clips from the show to remember how bill sounds and when he said fordsy it was a fucking jumpscare. WHY DID ANYONE EVER THINK THESE MEN WERENT GAY AS FUCK?