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Summary: Working at Greasy's Diner, you have grown to like Stan, but you're unsure if he feels the same. (reader is well over 20 and female )
It's been a hectic day at the diner since 8 am, but as the lunch rush slows down, in walks Stan Pines, the man you've secretly been crushing on. He's accompanied by two kids, and you can't help but wonder who they are. Putting on your best smile, you greet them, "Well, if it isn't my favorite customer! How's your day going, Stan?"
he instantly smiles “It's been alright toots”
You look at him then at the kids “And who are you two cuties?”
a little girl with braces and The cutest pink sweater said. “I'm Mable and that's my brother Dipper”
The boy next to her had a blue and white hat on and a soft smile
“Well It's nice to meet you, Mable and Dipper, I'm _____” you smile at them “Now what can I get y'all today?”
“All the pancakes you got lady!” Mable exclamations with excitement as she stands on the booth slamming her hand on the table.
You chuckle before writing on your notepad “Alright a stack of pancakes coming up.” glancing at Dipper you smile “What about you? Dipper?”
“ the same as Mable”
You nod, smiling as you write on your notepad “Alright”
You look at stan and grin “stan would you like your regular order? Or is today a special day?”
“I’ll get the same as the kids today, hun”
You look up from your notepad for a split second “hun is a new one” you think as your smile widened
“alright,i’ll have those out to you in a moment” you walk behind the counter and into the kitchen as you start to feel hot “come on _____. why are you letting some man (a fine ass man) get you actin like some love struck teenager” you think as you put the pancakes on the tray before walking out the kitchen and back to there table.
“Alright! Three stacks of pancakes, and I have syrup and butter for you, is there anything else you’d like?
the kids start to eat their pancakes as stan leans towards you
“i’d like your number angelcakes” he wiggles his eyebrows and you with a smirk
you’re stunned for a moment before smirking and leaning in and getting in his face.
“your gonna have to work harder then that for my number pines” you stand with a smile and go set the next table
*30 minutes later*
you’re at the front counter doing whatever waitresses do when stan comes and leans on the table with a sly smirk
“so what i got to do to take you on a date toots?”
you giggle and cross your arms “what do you think you gotta do Mr pins?”
he looks at you with a laugh knowing you’re playing hard to get “let me get your number toots, so we can be a thing” he puts his hand out gesturing to you and himself, as he talks you notice a light blush on his cheeks
You laugh feeling your face get hot. “Oh your cute, alright Stanford ill give you my number, but at a cost”
He grins “what is it? I'll do anything”
“We go on a date this Friday and if you call my ill tell you my address and you can pick me up in that nice car of yours” you say handing him a piece of paper with your number on it .
he stands there stunned for a moment before yelling “ hot damn! you got it toots!”
a/n: aye I did it took me forever because I procrastinated and had work but I wish I would’ve started writing so I could do more I start school next week 🙁 so wish me luck also let me know if its everyone friendly.
#gravity falls#stanley pines x reader#stan x reader#we love to see it#we love stan pines#i need him#give me that old man
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Redraw of the twins I Stan
#gravity falls#gravity falls fanart#stanley pines#stanford pines#stan pines#grunkle stan#grunkle ford#Alright there we go folks#I love them sm#winnie art
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stan putting his hand/arm over his family's shoulders compilation!!!
+ ford returning the favour
#seeing him being so physically affectionate but also knowing he was alone for decades...#gravity falls#stan pines#stanley pines#ford pines#stanford pines#dipper pines#mabel pines#soos ramirez#also its especially funny seeing stan's early s1 design next to his s2 one#the new tbob pic having him look so happy arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh#anyway we really needed that stan+wendy crime bonding ep#forever canon in my heart#yes the words 'he loves his family!!!!' is constantly on loop in my brain
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#“Ford please- love who you love but not this one” /j#reawakening my gravity falls obsession was not in my bingo card but here we are#that old man sure is fiddlin with ford#what would this poly ship name be /j#that book sure is billing#gravity falls#stan pines#fiddleford mcgucket#fiddleford hadron mcgucket#old man mcgucket#raccoon wife#old man yaoi#the book of bill#stanford pines#ford pines#stanley pines#fiddauthor#ford squared#stanford x fiddleford#fiddleford x stanford#ravmycupine art#gravity falls fanart#gravity falls comic#comic#fan comic
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More aroace Ford! Idea I had this time with Stan wanting to know what being aroace is. Even though he won’t fully understand, he understands it makes his brother happy and that’s enough for him.
#gravity falls#stanley pines#stanford pines#stan twins#sea grunks#my art#aroace#aromantic#asexual#comic#sketches#stan pines#ford pines#sorry I just love aroace ford so much TwT#we love some wholesome supportive bros in this house#makes my heart happy#artsy’s attempt to write dialogue#long post
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A few sketches of these guys :]
#I love them. your honor#Ok. but really. I love both sets of Pines twins and all that. but I also adore the little family Stan managed to scrounge up over the years#Becoming the father figure that Soos needed after never really seeing his father for years- so much that Soos can't remember his appearance#And even tho' we didn't nearly get as many moments between Stan and Wendy (scrapped heist-training montage B-plot you'll always be famous)#there's little moments here and there that shows she cares about the old guy too. and vice versa.#Tldr; Soos and Wendy are Stan's kids and no one can change my mind /hj#Also. I wish we could've gotten more of Melody. especially with Soos. They're so gd cute together istg orz#my art#Stanley Pines#Wendy Corduroy#Melody Gravity Falls#Soos Ramirez#Gravity Falls#Gravity Falls Fanart
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sometime in the 1970/80s stanley pines: i just chewed my way out of a car trunk and an currently homeless :) stanford pines: THE TRIANGLE DOESN'T WANT ME IM GOING TO KILL MYSELF
#stanley pines#stan pines#stanford pines#ford pines#gravity falls#billford#i love billford#stan pines has some fucking trauma man#like we need to go into further detail please#what do you mean you had to chew your way out of a car trunk
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per aspera ad astra
#gravity falls#stanford pines#relativity falls#companion piece to stan's water mindscape#i sketchd out a buncha library n museum ideas but then i got hit w the 'he loves the stars'#it's fun bc i put him on the top left and that's where the overwhelming fish is for stan#and stan's on the bttom right where the stars begin to fall off into darkness for ford#but also being above water vs being beneath it yada yada#nyway when u stick em together it'd be a diptych n itd be titled wherever we go we go together#pair this w ludovico's fly pls n ty#took some cues from what we see in the show except replace the field w water... bc the water is just so important to these kids#just this great expanse and endless horizon doused in stars furnished here and there with what's important to him#but ultimately very very lonely
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haha don’t think about that au where stan & ford as kids get sent forward in time and end up with young adult versions of themselves, stan with ford and ford with stan. don’t think about adult ford focusing on finding a way to send stan back, kid stan finding it so cool how smart he is. stan eventually realizing that ford isn’t just trying to help, he’s trying to get rid of him—he’s just a reminder of the brother ford doesn’t want to think about anymore. adult stan meeting kid ford, having a version of his brother who still loves him and admires him. taking him to gravity falls because he figures ford could figure out what to do, he can’t just keep this kid forever after all—he has a home to go back to. ford’s found a way to send them back, and right before the younger twins leave, stan stops this kid version of his brother to hug him goodbye. holds on tight and tells him he’ll miss him. maybe ford will respond that he’s sure he misses stan too in the future, but stan knows better. he says “yeah you’re probably right, kid” anyway. the kids leave, and ford leaves stan alone in that room, kneeling on the floor where he said goodbye to the brother that still saw him as his hero.
#this may be a little unkind on adult ford#but then again adult ford was a bit unkind#still love u tho fordsy#anyway#just an all around depressing time for stan here huh#poor little ford wondering why he’d ever hate his brother#😕😕😕#i’d write a fic but i don’t write fics lmfaoooo#so this’s all i’m gonna write hi#gravity falls#stanley pines#stanford pines#tf is that au called again#timestuck au#?????#or something#twins in time au#ok there we go
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⚠️the book of bill spoils, blood⚠️
"Hey, brother, it's Sixer."
#WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK#gravity falls#gravity falls fanart#the book of bill#the book of bill spoilers#stanford pines#bill cipher#literally my favorite section in the whole entire book#the way it parallels a tale of two stans unintentionally or not#the way he wrote down stan's whole name instead of the abbreviation#i just love that section so much it's so fuckign GOOD#wait i have more#the way it is inbetween such scary parts of the books with bill doing whatever the fuck he wants with ford's body omgggg#HE CAN MAKE HIM FORGET HIS OWN NAME THATS SO SCARYYY#and the way bill made ford believe he was going to tell stan that he was dead if the line went through holy shit#ok i'm normal again#he def got nerve damage from the nail#billford#tw blood#i forgot to add his moles life is evil#art
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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
#fanart#gravity falls#billford#bill cipher#stanford pines#stanley pines#the love god#human bill cipher#human bill design#fashion design#comics#poor stan gets to find out his twin boinked a triangle when the love god shows up at the mystery shack demanding payment LMAO#cue internal panic for stan as dipper and mabel lose their collective shit over the fact that they now have a surprise new grunkle bill#the love god helps himself get paid by teaching the kids how to trap bill in his human vessel for the foreseeable future#bill is bewildered and pissed but also very much 'holy shit i have a FAMILY again??? neat but terrifying??????? what the F*CK do i do now'#he then proceeds to attempt to lovebomb his new family into being okay with the impending apocalypse#all while the three of them attempt to lovebomb HIM into giving up his plans for said impending apocalypse#then two days later ford shows up and is just like. what the ACTUAL F*CK IS HAPPENING???#cue stan immediately screaming 'I HAD TO PRETEND TO BE THAT THING'S HUSBAND FOR TWO DAYS STRAIGHT SO F*CK YOU AND YOUR BAD TASTE FOR THAT!'#stan spends those two days straight dropping very sour hints that he's being punished for someone else's terrible mistakes#bill finds this absolutely hilarious and thus plays along - but not without dropping his own hints that ford is the FAR superior twin#dipper and mabel have ZERO idea of what is actually going on because the love god did NOTHING to clarify the situation#dipper is convinced that stan and bill are speaking in some kind of bizarre code that only adults can understand#mabel is convinced that the code is flirting - which means stan and bill are going to live happily ever after and have tons of kids + pets#NEITHER of them are prepared for ford showing up. not that they were in canon. but still. now it's even MORE crazy#'what do you mean we get TWO NEW GRUNKLES???' 'two grunkles in two days - gotta be some kinda record'#ford then has to decide if he wants to remain justifiably furious at bill or join the other pines in lovebombing him into submission#he then gets to learn that lovebombing bill works surprisingly well because that triangle is just The Biggest Attention Wh*re#the entire AU would just be ridiculous antics with a splash of billford#these tags are an abomination lmao
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Stanley’s wife hc’s
• You definitely have to keep him in check
• R&B stay playing in y’all house and threw out the shack
• he likes to get you mad (he thinks it’s hot when you cuss him out)
• you did take his last name (it was to spite your father)
•you have to make him drink water (him and pittcola go together real bad)
•he is definitely tease and you soo fall for it every time (he be having you giggling like some horny school girl)
• he definitely has tried to help you with your hair …it didn’t go well)
• “okay stan you spray the hair then put the leave in conditioner and then comb” “yea i got it sweet cheeks” *5 minutes later* “Ow! stan!” *he forgot the conditioner* “sorry toots ”
• he definitely helps you wrap your silk press tho and is good with rollers (his mom used to make him and ford help her)
• he loves when you cook (if you know how) loves collard greens and corn bread he loves soul food in general
•one time when you were “younger”(40) for your 20th anniversary he got you tickets to Vegas and it was the best night of your life (he deff got sum that night 🌚)
•You two did have a child that you had to give up because you were homeless, they are in there late 30’s/40s? most likely (you guys regret not keep them it was a girl)
•you do not fw standford at all (you stand ten toes behind yo man period 💁🏾♀️)
• 5.8 inches soft, 7 Inches hard, blush red tip, unkeapt bush.
GASP?! Omg who wrote that last part?!
A/n:there most likely going to be more I'm on a roll Y'all 😛
#gravity falls#give me that old man#black reader#we love stan pines#stan x reader#stanissohotilovehim#stanley pines x reader
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I think that while Ford and Mabel are incredibly similar in many ways, there's one way that they're completely different in.
And it's their relationship with their twin.
Ford, due to his upbringing and the pressure he had on him for being intelligent and the bullying he'd received growing up. Had wanted to make something of himself, an identity that the world would remember. And in this desperate attempt to live up to expectations and wanting to prove the world wrong about him, had forgotten the important thing that truly mattered.
He'd forgotten about Stanley. His best friend and twin who's always been in his corner. Ford had gotten so lost in his head and feelings that he'd become blinded to what he had. Thus in a way taken Stanley for granted till it nearly cost Ford said brother. And because of his and his brother's upbringing, he didn't even consider to talk to Stanley or communicate with him about his feelings.
Mabel on the other hand is the complete opposite.
Mabel, unlike her Gruncle Ford, is more open to communication. She's not one to shy away from her feelings, nor from telling Dipper how she feels. While Mabel can be eccentric and can get lost in her excitement, she also knows that Dipper's in her corner. Despite everything, even when she gets annoyed with her twin, Mabel never truly loses sight of him. She never truly forgets what, or rather who's important. For Mabel the world in the end doesn't matter, nor what it thinks of her.
It's what Dipper thinks about her that matters to her. It's his opinion and feelings that she holds dearly. In a way the world can rot, as long as Dipper's there by her side. Enjoying the day together and facing life together. Mabel never forgets her best friend, nor does she truly lose sight of him. And because of her and Dipper's upbringing, she communicates with him easily. It's not something that's bad, but rather needed.
Ford and Mabel are two sides of the same coin, but their backgrounds and upbringings helped turn them into the people they currently are. One lost sight of what was truly important at the end of the day, while the other never did.
It's why despite everything, Mabel and Dipper's relationship remains so strong while for a long, long time Ford and Stan's relationship was strained. Because of these differences in their lives and own experiences. And why it's so satisfying when Ford finally remembers what's truly important in the end. Because it comes full circle for the sweater twins. Because they finally mirror one another. It's honestly intriguing and fascinating when you think about it.
#oli talks#ooc#muns ramblings#mindless ramblings of a madman#gravity falls#gf#gravity falls stanford#gravity falls stanley#gravity falls ford pines#gravity falls stan pines#gravity falls mabel#gravity falls dipper#gf stanford#gf stanley#gf mabel#gf dipper#stanley pines#stanford pines#ford pines#stan pines#mabel pines#dipper pines#pines twins#pines family#stan twins#sea grunks#ford and mabel bonding#sweater twins#side note this isn't a one twin is better than the other post it's just observations I've noticed between them#we love and respect Ford and Mabel in this household
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weirdmageddon 3 group hug my beloved
#they love him!! he loves all of them!!!! appreciate every single frame dangit!!!#including that frame of him crying that literally only lasts for a single moment!!!!#mabel and soos also crying and wendy wiping tears from her eyes#waddles running around them...#gravity falls#stan pines#stanley pines#mabel pines#dipper pines#soos ramirez#wendy corduroy#soos easily carrying all of them is so adorable#i need post series stuff of him carrying them+ford too#also man we really needed that wendy+stan crime story#i mourn its loss everyday but it's canon in my heart!!!!
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Disclaimer: I know about the duffle bag Filbrick threw at him, but you can ignore that if you want
My thoughts below the cut! (this turned into a whole ass fic lmao)
My personal headcanon is that Filbrick is as much of a coward as he is of an asshole. Therefore, he wouldn't have kicked Stan when he did in canon. Probably not for a while after that.
However, he does try to send him to military school. He keeps talking about how this kid needs to learn discipline and respect, and if he's not gonna bring money to the house, then he should at least bring some honor to his family.
Stan obviously does NOT want to go. Not only because it's a pointless war ("what've the vietnamese done to us anyways?") but because he remembers his mother's face when Shermie got drafted and he will NOT make her go through that hell again. Also, he doesn't wanna die!!!! Hello?????
He talks it out over the phone with Ford, who's obviously just as against it as he is. He tells Stan that, if he gets into a PhD program, he could skip military. Stan laughs in his face. It'd be easier to jump off the plane without a parachute.
And so, he comes up with a plan. When he goes to take his physical, he tries his best to botch it. If he is bad enough, if it looks like he can't do it, maybe he won't have to. Unfortunately, the recruiters are far too used to this by now, and they don't buy it. Stan goes home with a recruitment letter hidden in his jacket.
Everything goes downhill after that. He runs away from home, changes his name several times, does some crime here and there... The military is after him, and it doesn't take rejection kindly.
Stan stays out of contact with his family for a few years. He can't risk getting them involved in this mess. They don't deserve it. So he just leaves, without saying a word, in the middle of the night. No phone calls, no notes, nothing. Not even he knows where he's going. But if it just looks like he abandoned them, maybe they'll hate him. That will make them sound more believable with the police. They aren't covering for him, because they genuinely have no idea where he is. It's the best way to keep them safe.
In that time, Ford doesn't stop looking for him. He finds him every once in a while, but only his phone number, and he knows that could give away his brother's location and get the family in trouble. So, against his deepest instincts, he doesn't call.
One, three, five, seven years pass. Stan has been around almost all the country, and is genuinely considering leaving it. Maybe going to Mexico, or Colombia. Those sound nice. Maybe they'll be nicer to him.
He's passing his time and thinking about this in a small town restaurant in wherever he's in (somewhere he's not banned from, yet), when a family enters. He doesn't make eye contact, but he can't help but stare at them: a man and a woman, probably in their 50s, with 7 kids; one must be older than him, the second one around his age, the third one a little younger, the fourth one a teenager, and the last three between 10 and 15, no more. Except for the last three, they're all taller than him, even the mother, and they have various degrees of blond hair. Their clothes (overalls and plastic boots) suggest they must work in one of the farms he's seen around the state. They don't wear any accessories, except for the glasses that the father and four of the kids have. They're talking loudly and laughing. They look exhausted from a morning of hard work. They seem happy. They... look nothing like his family, and yet, he can't help but think about it.
He can't help the sob that comes to his throat. It's loud and messy from trying to suppress it, which obviously makes it worse. He covers his mouth immediately, and at that point he notices the tears that have run down his cheeks. "Great", he thinks, "that will make it easier to hide, for sure".
He doesn't move. He wants to escape, but that will draw even more attention to him, and he hasn't even paid for the food yet (normally he'd leave without paying, but the old waitress was kind enough to give him some extra food when she saw how little he ordered). He settles for not moving, lowering his head and covering his face, hoping that no one heard (unlikely) or cared (very likely).
"Ya'lright, son?"
The voice startles him. I wasn't very deep, but it was close enough to send his body into immediate danger mode. He looks up at the man towering over him, who's standing in front of him at a prudential distance.
"Y-Yeah, yeah, no worries."
He hates how broken his voice sounds. He's spent more than enough time sweet-talking his way out of trouble, he should be better at this by now. The man looks about as convinced by it as he is himself.
" 'lright then. Can I help ya?"
Damn villagers and their welcoming demeanor. If he wasn't a wanted man, he would appreciate it. But right now, it couldn't be worse timing.
"Come get ya food, kids!" The waitress' yell yanks him out of his thoughts.
"No", he blurts out, and he turns to the man. Least he can do is show him some respect and look him in the eyes. "I'm fine, thank you."
The man smiles lightly and nods. "Okay. Welcome to the town."
Stan watches as the man goes back to his table. He wishes he had been more polite, the guy was just worrying about him, but he can't afford it. They already know his face, he can't risk anyone else recognizing him-
"Sweet Mother of God almighty."
Stan turns to his right. One of the kids, the one about his age, is looking at him like he just grew a second head. He's frozen in place, his eyes wide as plates behind thick glasses. He doesn't say a word, and it's getting increasingly unnerving. Was the bruising on his face still visible? Maybe it's more apparent in broad daylight than in the shitty light that last motel had in the bathroom.
"I'm sorry, I- Can I ask your name?"
The fuck?
"No", answers Stan. Considering how nice his dad was, this guy is pretty rude.
"Son, leave him alone." The mother seems to have manners too, good to know.
The guy does pretty much the opposite. He comes closer to him, until he's right in his path, blocking his exit. That can't be good. Stan feels trapped.
"Are you Stanley Pines?"
Well, that's about it.
Stan tries his best to stay still. This guy doesn't look like a cop, not even an undercover one. But he knows his real name, so maybe someone in his family or friends works in the police; or worse, in the military.
"Listen man, I don't know who you're talking about, but that isn't my name. See?" He reaches for his wallet. He pulls out an ID, with a very clear Jackson Cage on it. He makes a mental note to change it soon, just in case his hunch is right and this guy has connections. "Now, if you excuse me, I'd like to pay for my food and leave. Move."
Stan is already on his feet, but the guy hasn't moved. Stan looks him up and down, trying to appear threatening despite his face probably still being a little red from before. He also gauges how feasible it'd be to escape if things turned bad; the dude is taller than him, sure, but he's also as thin as a toothpick, and by the anxious look on his face, he doesn't seem eager for a fight. The real problem would be evading the restaurant's staff and the other costumers, which include eight carbon copies of the guy in front of him. Probably better to try to de-escalate the situation.
"I- I can't let you leave. Please. I know who you are."
This man is making it really difficult to believe he's not a cop.
"No, you don't. I'm new in town. Move."
"Listen, I-"
"Move out of my way."
"I know your brother."
The words are like a bullet between his eyebrows.
"You look just like him-"
Against his better judgement, he quickly grabs he guy and pins him to the wood in between the booth benches, arm to his throat. If he knows Ford, he knows too much. God he just wanted to have lunch.
The commotion is immediate. He doesn't break eye contact with the guy who's grabbing his arm, whose strength is frankly surprising. He can hear, however, the screams from the dad and the siblings, as well as a couple of gasps from the other costumers. This is not going to go well, but fuck that. He's escaped worse.
"Stop!", the guy shouts as he keeps Stan's forearm from blocking his airway. "Don't hurt him! Don't get closer!"
It takes Stan a second to process what he said. The first part, sure, who wouldn't shout 'stop' when you're being attacked? But the second half doesn't make sense. Is he protecting him? The attacker?
Whatever it is, it works. The family stops in their tracks, still very ready to attack if needed. Out of the corner of his eye, he can see the three younger kids moving closer to their mother. For a split second, he feels a pang of remorse for the scene he just caused.
"Hang up the phone, Clarisse, it's okay. Please."
Stan looks in the direction the guy was talking to. Right behind him, the waitress reluctantly puts the phone down.
He looks back at the guy. He looks a little shaken up, probably from the impact his back (and his head?) made with the wooden plank, but he doesn't look scared. He almost looks... sympathetic? Stan is confused as hell.
"I know who you are", the guy whispers, low enough for Stan to hear alone. "You're Stanley Pines, and you have a brother named Stanford. I know him, okay? He's my friend. I met him a few years ago in a quantum physics congress and we've been talking ever since. He told me about his family in New Jersey, and about you. About how he hasn't seen you in years, and how he was trying to find you, to no avail."
Stan is gradually loosening his grip on the guy's neck, who takes a deep breath. He should know better, but- shit, hearing that Ford was looking for him was not what he expected. Even if he doesn't know yet if this guy is lying out of his ass, it's enough to make him doubt.
"I know you were called to Vietnam. He told me. I spent a week with him in his place when he found out, he was unconsollable. When you ran away, he called me. He knew what it meant for you and he thought he'd never see you again, whether you got caught or not. All because of that stupid war." Stan is now trembling a little, he knows it. This guy must know it too, with how close they are. If he stays here any longer he'll break down, but he can't move. Anything to hear his brother's name a little longer. "I know what it's like. Three of my cousins were drafted last year, and I know at least one of them won't be coming back home. Please... let me help you."
Stan meets his eyes. They're green and brown-ish, not unlike the immense fields he's seen in his last journey, the one that led him to this town. With the years, he's learned not to trust beautiful eyes, because they are better at hiding. These ones, however, seem serene and honest, just like his words, and he can't help but believing them. This guy, whoever the fuck he is, knows just about enough.
Stan lowers his right arm. The guy still has his hand on it, but this time is much less defensive and much more comforting. He doesn't complain.
"My name's Fiddleford McGucket, and I'm gonna help you find your brother."
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Essentially, after this Fidds calls Ford as if nothing happened (per Stan's request, since he's still paranoid about the police tracking his calls) and asks him to come to Tennessee. Ford argues that he's very busy and all, but Fidds convinces him in the end.
Obviously the twins have a dual breakdown and cry their heart out. In this AU they're much less emotionally constipated lol
Ford tells Stan that he's gonna build a house in a small town in Oregon as a part of his research, and asks him to move in with him once it's finished. Stan, of course, accepts.
In the meantime, Stan stays in the McGucket farm and helps them out as a way of laying low. He has a great relationship with his family, and they're very proud of him for what he did (i believe that the McGuckets are hippies at heart, and they're VERY anti-war, especially when it already took three of them)
I don't know how much of the canon storyline would this AU follow, but it's pretty much your average Mystery Trio AU with some different backstory
#please feel free to share your headcanons! i'd love to read them <3#when i tell you i CANNOT believe how much i've written here#i just re-read everything i was like 'did i write this? three hours ago? tf????'#i'm pretty happy with it tho#i feel like you can pinpoint the exact moment that my brain decided we were writing a fic instead of a headcanon lol#i don't know what to call this one so i'm just gonna call it#Drafted AU#also if you wanna know more about this idea that i literally just pulled out of my ass ask away!#gravity falls#gravity falls au#stanley pines#grunkle stan#stan pines#stanford pines#fiddleford mcgucket#fiddlestan#yes it's canon here because i said so#stan twins#mystery trio#tumblr polls#polls#my silly little headcanons#hells originals
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Very strange to me that there are Ford fans who don't think he sucks. Like. Are you telling me that's not a feature to you guys
#ford fucking SUCKS sometimes and i love him to death for it!!!!#i am giggling and kicking my legs about it as we speak#you know who else kinda sucks? stan! and fiddleford!#those men have PROBLEMS and theyre so real and interesting for that#i love all my fucked up little geebos#also bill sucks too but he sucks 10 million times more than everyone else so i didnt bother mentioning him#gravity falls#stanford pines#cat rambles tag
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