Dipford soulmate AU where Dipper has his soulmate's first words tattooed on his arm.
Oh yes anon I am always a slut for soulmate AUs
(enjoy. happy end might be coming soon)
Dipper always knew that he’s going to meet his soulmate while he’s doing something dangerous.There was no other explanation for the words ‘This was an insanely risky move’ encircling his wrist.Sometimes, when he was lonely at night, he’d trace the letters with his fingers, thinking, imagining - what was he going to be doing? Was he going to try to walk on a rope across a river? Was he playing chess with a random stranger in the park? Was he going to meet them on a exciting adventure?
Whatever he ever imagined, even in his wildest dreams it wasn’t this.When he realized he was still alive and that his grunkle probably wasn’t a criminal mastermind, he found out that he has another great uncle.And that he was The Author.
“This was an insanely risky move! Restarting the portal! Didn’t you read my warnings?”And that he was almost surely his soulmate.
Dipper was speechless. He couldn’t push any words out, as much as he wanted to talk until his throat was sore. So he just stood here, mouth hanging open slightly, and watched the man he looked up to for so long shake hands with Mabel.
When he turned to him, the words suddenly left without Dipper making any effort: “I- I can’t believe it! You’re the author of the journals!”
He sees the man flinch and take a step back, one hand going to wrap itself around the wrist of the other, as if he got burned there, terrified expression on his face.
“You- You’ve read my journals?” He asked, quiet and cautious.
“I haven’t just read them, I lived them!” Dipper exclaimed and couldn’t help the smile tugging at his lips. “I’ve been waiting so long to meet you, I don’t know what to say! I have so many questions!”He suddenly felt nauseous from all the excitement.
“I’m sorry you had to wait for so long,” he added quietly when he shook the feeling off and finally comprehended that this man had almost certainly given up on finding his soulmate after all the time.
The Author gripped his wrist tighter. “I have no idea what are you talking about.”
Dipper just stared. He didn’t understand - how big was the chance that somebody was going to say the same words to him? Practically none.And with how he instinctively gripped his wrist - he had to have Dipper’s words written around it.Then why wasn’t he happy?
There was only one possibility - he didn’t want him.Dipper felt sick again.
The words on Stanford’s wrist terrified him and excited him at the same time.Because ‘I can’t believe it’ could be said in a lot of situations.It could be said when Ford was showing an invention or coming up with a brilliant idea, but it could also be said when he speaks and somebody realizes that the six-fingered freak is their soulmate.Whenever the doubts showed up, Stan made sure to make up a fantastic story about how is his brother going to meet the person destined for him, each better than the ones before.
Stanford was really hopeful he’ll meet his soulmate at Backupsmore, if he had to go there.But no, not a sign.Then he got absorbed by his work. And after that, Stanley pushed him into the portal.Ford was sure that he’ll never meet his soulmate. The universe totally didn’t count in the possibility of Ford creating an interdimensional portal and falling through it. It didn’t occur naturally. It changed the very own fabric of the universe, there was no way it could be considered.The second he had give up on his soulmate, he gave up on finding his way back home.
And yet, here he stood, thirty years later.Stan was here, too, smiling and happy as if he hadn’t stolen so much from him. And when he considers the risk opening the portal brought, he doesn’t even hesitate when he punches his twin in the face.
The two fought for a while before Stanford noticed that there were kids down here. His grand-niece and grand-nephew, to be exact. (And also that bald humanoid, but he keeps observation of that one for later.)
The girl was all smiles as she shook his hand.The boy seemed kind of thrown off by all of this, but then he collected himself and spoke.
“I- I can’t believe it! You’re the author of the journals!”
That’s stupid, Ford had to hear this wrong, there was no way-And yet he subconsciously flinched and took a step back, one hand instinctively going to wrap itself around the tattooed wrist.But then he noticed the words on boy’s hand and there’s no way Ford heard wrong.
He thought that he’s one big mistake of the universe as words slipped past his lips without him meaning to: “You- You’ve read my journals?”
The boy pretty much freaked out after this and it gave Stanford time to think.He was so young. Ford is sure he couldn’t be older than fifteen. And Ford is old, so old, and feels even older and more weary thanks to all the things that happened on the other side of the portal.He was his grand nephew and Stanford was positive that incest was still a social taboo and he isn’t even considering what would the boy’s parents say.And he looked so bright, so excited, so happy - and Stanford was rotten through and through and he couldn’t poison the boy’s light with his darkness.This was just wrong. In so many ways.
It wasn’t fair that it had to be him.Because the boy deserved better, he deserved someone he could be with. Someone who isn’t his too old great uncle.It wasn’t fair for Stanford, too. So many years of waiting, so many given up hopes, and now he can’t even be with his soulmate.
But it’s gross and wrong and disgusting, he realized when the boy bent in half and informed them all that he was going to throw up.
“I’m sorry you had to wait for so long,” the boy added shyly when his stomach settled.
But it’s gross and wrong and disgusting.
That’s why he didn’t even bat an eye as he replied: “I have no idea what are you talking about.”
The boy just stared blankly and it all hurt Stanford so much (too much), but he didn’t change his mind.If he keeps his distance, the boy is going to move on. He will find another person for himself. Somebody better. Somebody his age. Somebody he’s not related to.
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