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Recovery; a Billcest comic by the now deleted account the-space-case. It was started around 2016 and was abandoned around 2019.

Read the comic more easily by sorting through blog tags. If the link doesn't work on the mobile then the hashtags should work.

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

INTERMISSION

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

INTERMISSION TWO

CHAPTER SIX

INTERMISSION THREE

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

EXTRAS

To make it easier to read; the comic pages are on the general #Recovery hastag while illustrations & Anonymous Asks are on #Recovery Extra.

[wildpeachfarm]

i don't gatekeep so here are ways i find deleted fics:

-wayback machine: safest option. unfortunately not many fics are there. sometimes it seems like they are but when you actually access them you can't view the full work for numerous reasons

-r/deletedfics subreddit: search there, you'll find many fics. the subreddit has a list of writers who have explicitly said they don't want their fics shared. be aware that MANY dnf writers have added themselves on that list! so, before asking for a fic there, please check if you're requesting an author that is on that list. people won't share work of any writer on that list

-cached versions of URLs: before you do this, please be aware of internet safety. this warning shows up. do it at your own risk

you can use cached URLs from browsers like bing. this is how it works. search an author &/or work + ao3. there's a little arrow on the side, and that will take you to a cached old saved version of that URL

the most effective browser i found: yandex. here's how it works. you search once again whatever you want. click on the 3 dots > saved copy

this is how it looks. as you can see, it's an old version (the one with dnf), since this work was recently changed to original characters. so yeah it works. i do recommend saving an offline version, in case the brower saves a more recent version of the URL, at some point, and you'll lose the fic again

this is a lot of work, so truly what i recommend is download all your bookmarks 😭😭 i think at this point we've learned our lesson. but i still hope this helps someone!

also, you can dm me if you need help finding one, there's a high chance i will have it somehow

!!!

edit: I am no longer accepting DMs/asks for finding fics, sorry!

[futureevilscientist]

How to recover fic deleted from AO3 that’s NOT on the Wayback machine

Sharing this because I just found out about this and it blew my mind.

The short version of it is: The Wayback Machine is not the only backup/archive of AO3 content out there. It’s just the most user-friendly and immediately browsable.

THIS database on Archive.org contains most AO3 fics as text files, including plenty that are not Waybacked: https://archive.org/details/AO3_final_location

What you’ll need: A browser for .sqlite3 files such as DB Browser for SQLite, an archive manager (e.g. WinRar or 7zip), good internet download speeds, and potentially a LOT of free GBs in storage space.

Not needed but heavily recommended: A download manager such as HTTP Downloader (so you don’t lose the entire download the second your internet stutters).

1. Click here to get to the archive’s files. It’s going to look something like this:

ao3_current.sqlite3 and ao3_old_files.sqlite3 are metadata files. The .zip files contain fic, most of them in simple .txt format. The metadata files tell you which fic is in which zip.

The “current” metadata file is recent backups. The “old” metadata file seems to be fics archived until 2020ish.

2. First, download either ao3_current.sqlite3 or ao3_old_files.sqlite3. Now launch DB Browser for SQlite, then File > Open Database Read-Only > open the sqlite3 file. Now click on the Browse Data tab.

3. It’s going to look like this.

4. The “Filter in any column” field can be used for keyword searches in, well, any column of this table. Be warned, it takes a while to update, give it time, it’s indexing.

5. Here I searched for all fic which gets a hit for the “Avengers” keyword (usually fandom). You can also search for a specific title, author, description, etc.

Let’s try to locate the first fic on the list. Click on the field on the left - row 1, column 1.

On the right you’ll see the full content of that cell. The most important thing here is the start - ao3_01. This means that the fic is located in ao3_old_files_part01.zip.

6. Download ao3_old_files_part01.zip and open it with your archive manager. It’s 5.5 GB. This will take some time.

7. There are multiple ways to find the fic within the zip file. Probably the easiest way is to use your archive manager’s search/find function to locate the fic by keyword - author is a good bet here, or title if it’s unique enough - and extract that. This way you don’t have to extract the entire archive. Be sure to add a wildcard operator (*) on either side of the keyword.

8. Extract the file and you’re done. Note: It will probably be in .txt format, and might be in one giant block of text. Just select-all and paste it to a proper word processor to restore the paragraph formatting.

+ I suppose if you’ve got like a free TB of space you could just skip the metadata step and download all the zip files and unzip them and use a command line search tool for keywords, too. This will work with keywords like title, author and fandom that are part of the file title. The metadata file just contains additional info, like character fields, description, etc.

This isn’t a perfect remedy, there are still fics that got deleted before they could get archived here. But it seems more complete than the stuff on the Wayback Machine on average.

[triangle-art-jw-deactivated2020]

Part 1 - 

Billdip week Day 2 - Mwah!~

Dipper isn’t happy that his dreams as of late have been filled with a person whom he identifies as Bill Cipher. This has been a reoccurring argument between the two and William takes the next step by trying to help Dipper remember. **For those of you who are familiar with the to page short comic of Roderick confronting William after being fired, this scene is meant to mirror that but with William taking a far better approach.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Cipher Project Au, you can start at the beginning here!

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Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

Billdip Week Day #4 - Insecurities

I’ll be at Katsucon for the remainder of the weekend so I’m going to post these next two parts now and I’ll have to finish the rest when I get back sadly ><;

I wish I had more time to expand on this, but William finally divulges to Dipper about the darker parts of their past (sort of). He explains his trips into the dreamscape and how he was eventually thwarted by Bill while Dipper is told about a family he couldn’t possibly comprehend either having or not remember losing. They both had bad times through memory lane but it’s important to remember that the boys are there for each other. 

If you’re unfamiliar with the Cipher Project Au, you can start at the beginning here!

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Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

Billdip Week Day #4 - Bouquet 

I’ll be at Katsucon for the remainder of the weekend so I’m going to post these next two parts now and I’ll have to finish the rest when I get back sadly ><; But here we have more happiness between the boys, even though Dipper doesn’t fully understand but is willing to go along with it. 

If you’re unfamiliar with the Cipher Project Au, you can start at the beginning here!

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Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - 

Billdip Week Day #3 - Crystal Falls

So instead of going the literal route with this, we have a fusion of Roderick and Dipper that is caused by the jolt William gave him in the previous page. According to William, it worked almost too well seeing as how he’s beside himself with shock.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Cipher Project Au, you can start at the beginning here!

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@pearlwing2001

You guys really like seeing Roderick and William having tough times, don’t you? Well this scene comes shortly after Roderick was fired and Gwen leaves him. He finds William having returned back to his estate after a late night with the squad and demands answers for the sudden ruination of his life.

William has fired him knowing that Bill is gaining strength and doesn’t want to see him hurt by the creature at all, but knows fully well it’ll hurt his social and economic standing. 1

I’m half tempted to do part two with William’s response and have Nica pop up behind him to throw it in Roderick’s face, therefor spurring his obsession in wanting to try and ‘fix’ things. What do you guys think?

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Prints came in today! The books should be done by the 20th and hopefully I’ll get these packages sent out just in time to be late christmas gifts!

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@billdip-week Day 1 - Picking out presents!

I decided to make this into a series of small comics for you guys to enjoy while you all eagerly await the 3rd part of the Cipher Project. They’ll all be connected from part to part!

William is going through his father’s old archeological ‘findings’ to pick out the best unique gift while Roderick is absolutely stumped on what to get his employer/friend. What DO you get a man who has everything he could possibly want? Maybelle has a fine answer, a pig.

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@billdip-week Day 3 - Ice skating falling

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

Continuing from the snowball challenge comic, Roderick feels bad for his daughter’s merciless ‘attack’ against William. He offers to help him up but a patch of ice on the road doesn’t help him hoist his employer up. The two fall over and Roderick breaks William’s fall, laughing about being fired now. If only he knew how William felt like doing other things at the moment.

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@billdip-week Day 4 - Warm Winter Cuddles

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

The holiday comics continue! After William and Roderick took a spill back out onto the street, Roderick decided to take his employer to his modest dwelling. With Maybelle ‘banned’ to her room, he does everything in his power to try and make William feel better about the cold. What he doesn’t realize is that his employer wants more than just blankets and spiked coffee. For now, sitting beside him will have to do.

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@billdip-week Day 7 - Christmas

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 -Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8

The final part of the Billdip week christmas spectacular is here! As you all know from previous images I’ve done, Roderick comes down from his high and William regains control of his body. Roderick doesn’t remember the events of last night and William sees it as a blessing in disguise. The dream demon that haunts him can’t hurt the person he loves most if he simply just keeps his distance.

Or so he thinks.

This is a bittersweet ending as they two are still able to maintain their ‘working’ relationship but William now understands his ventures into the dreamscape have come with a more terrible price than he first anticipated. Unfortunately for William, the growing distance he puts between himself and Roderick is eventually their downfall.

ANYWAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

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@billdip-week Day 5 - Decorating the tree

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 -Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8

The Holiday party is a success and and William is filled probably with about two bottles of wine at this point. He gathers the courage to find Roderick and show some weakness in being both tired and moderately drunk. However, he’s surprised that his playful advances lead to Roderick asking if the Opium den is still open. Considering William runs the place, you can guess what his answer is.

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Commission example for Setsu. I made use of the glitter gel pen.

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It’s billdip week again! And oh boy, these prompts are difficult to fit into the Cipher Project Au. I’m giving you all a small treat before I work on the third and final part of Cipher Project set after weirdmaggdeon.

Dipper has been getting these reoccurring dreams as of late, placing him in a world he doesn’t remember. Everything seems old fashioned and for the most part unpopulated. One night he gets a letter that formally invites him to a soiree and follows the address at the bottom ill at ease. He finds a large house with a man who is both familiar yet not.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Cipher Project Au, you can start at the beginning here!

[triangle-art-jw-deactivated2020]

What is William's full story in the cipher project au? I'm kind of confused with his and Bill's situation. Also how does William fit in after Dipper makes the deal with Bill?

The main reason why this Au was to explain how a triangle gets  top hat and a bow tie really XD

William is a young bastard son who inherited a lot of money after his father’s (mysterious) death. Because of his lack of connection to everyday life, he becomes bored with it. He gets involved with unsavory crowds and substances. On one of his nights crawling back to his estate, he encounters a young man (Roderick) who had gotten the raw end of the deal after an encounter with Gideon.

He takes pity on Roderick and helps him out, finding that the person he saved was involved in paranormal research and experimentation. This puts a new spin on his ‘boring’ life, and William jumps head first into the occult. He finds that there are other ‘worlds’ out there and some exist within the mind. After dipping his toes into the mindscape with the aid of strong opiates, William and Roderick get a brilliant idea to build a portal that will let them to go into the mindscape physically, ignoring the warnings from Roderick’s mentors. (All of these themes alongside everything that happens in Dreamscape is based heavily on the Dream cycle series from H.P Lovecraft.)

This leads to Dreamscape comic, which is William explaining to Roderick on his substance abuse and dire need to dream again. He explains seeing the golden city and his journey to find it. He never makes it and encounters ‘Bill’ within the mindscape, who had been watching his travels the whole time. He takes interest in William and forcefully contaminates his mind with his presence, thus killing William in the dream. This explains William’s obsession with the opiate as he tries to regain his ability to enter the mindscape with no such luck. However, he doesn’t tell Roderick about the the beast who killed him, knowing that Roderick’s paranoia on the supernatural would take him off course from building the portal.

Long story short, William gets cold feet after six months. The dream demon sits in his head and begins taking possession of his body in his waking hours. It terrifies him on what he could do to hurt the people he cares about. William cancels the project and to protect Roderick he fires him and becomes a recluse in his own estate. This doesn’t work however as Roderick becomes obsessed with finding answers and believes that if him and William go into the portal that his dreams will return to him. As you know from the comic, that goes very poorly and the fabric of the time space continuum is ripped apart.

William feels awful for dragging Roderick into this mess and knows that he will be alone with ‘Bill’ if he lets himself dissolve away like the rest of the key members of Roderick’s life (the people on the wheel). So instead of simply stopping his existence, he allows his body and mind to fully meld with Bill, and thus why a triangle is given a top hat and a bowtie.

The deal is made and reality is reset. William loses all ability to control Bill and is literally a ghost that can only watch helplessly as Bill tries to wager his ‘game’ against Roderick.

Depending on how weirdmaggedon goes, I would like to possibly do a third part after this explaining William regaining his humanity, but that depends on if Alex has any more curveballs for us!