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Do you write Gravity Falls fanfic? If you do, where do you post them? :D

I do write Gravity Falls fanfiction! I'm still getting into the groove of actually polishing up ideas to post, but you'll find them either here under #my writing or #gravity falls, or on my AO3!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

So far the only one I have posted on AO3 is a Vampire Stan AU so check out my original post and the stories that inspired it here if you're interested!

#not writing #gravity falls #fanfiction

deadbranch

Reblog if you're okay with receiving asks for backstory info on any/all of your fics.

If not all, specify which ones in the tags.

kittynugg

Another Writer's Ask Game

i was bored hurgkh ask these if you want. or reblog this if you want people to ask you things

Post the working title of your latest WIP. If it doesn't have one, give it one. You have to change the document title to that now. (you don't but you can)

How are you going to tag your latest WIP?

Post your favorite line from any of your WIPs.

Go count all your WIPs. Every single one of them. Don't give a number, give the emoji closest to your reaction when you had your grand total. (THEN give the number if you want, everyone's curious)

Do you find yourself inspired by anything? Can be another writer, a news article you read once, or even those 3AM thoughts.

What do you do after you finish a draft?

Do you have a beta reader? If so, tag them (if you want) and tell them you appreciate them. Appreciate your damn beta readers. If not, which character do you die like?

What's your "well it's grammatically incorrect but I think it looks better like this"?

What's your ideal wordcount for your chapters? Is it different depending on how far into the fic it is? Otherwise nuanced?

Post your first ever fic, or the earliest one you have access to.

What's the ideal comment on one of your fics like?

Share your favorite fic you've written and tell us why you like it so much.

Share your favorite fic someone ELSE has written, maybe tag them if you're not afraid of them and tell them you like it :]

When's the next chapter of ______ coming out? (joke dear god please don't ask this/lhj)

What's another hobby you have? Share something you're proud of from it.

In your own honest opinion, do you think have good grammar?

Do you read books? If so, who's your favorite non-fanfiction author?

List 3 things you like about your own writing.

List 3 things you want to improve about your own writing.

(ask this one along with at least one other question) See the number(s) to the other question(s)? Share that paragraph of your latest WIP. If there are multiple questions before this one, add the numbers together. (if your WIP is too short for this, go to another one. i know you have multiple)

#ask game #maybe this will help me get writing again lol #I've been busy with life #the good and the bad

dark-lord-of-awesomeness

That video you reblogged of horses with cats made me go looking for that 'horse stan gets turned into a cat' post I reblogged btw. Saw that video in my notifs and though "horse Stan abd a cat. Or. Horse Stan but is cat" and then I had to pause and figure out if that had already been discussed because it sounded super familiar

But anyway Im now considering horse Stan au of the reverse- Stan is just chilling. Doing the best he can as a race horse. But then this dog runs up- but NOPE. NOT A DOG. THATS A WOLF. Lucky for all the other stable residents, Stan is really good with his hooves.

Unlucky for Ford, he didn't really think this through

Hmmm. Its hard to say. We have so many conversations, so it might have been in the comments of a post and not an ask.

But flip side oh god poor Ford. Just got so excited to see his brother he forgot Stan was born armed. Just gets bodied and probably concussed by his bro he hasn't seen in years thinking 'ah, right.' and regretting all the decisions that led him here while the stable hands call animal control.

Probably gets taken to an animal sanctuary or illigally sold as a pet, breaks out, and tries again with far more caution to get Stan's attention. On one hand life is much harder like this, but on the other he's getting a really good look at how Stan has to live his life every day.

someoddwritings

Okay, but. I bet Stan catches on pretty fast that this wolf has human-like intelligence. He knows, intimately, what it's like to be an animal-shaped person. He confirms the wolf understands him, but cant speak for itself. The wolf's ears pin back and it growls, seemingly in frustration at that fact. Stan sympathizes. He couldnt imagine how much worse his life would've been if he wasnt able to talk.

Well, okay. He absolutely can imagine. Time to stop thinking about that, actually.

Somehow "Wolfy" manages to convince Stan to follow him. Maybe Stan thinks "fuck it, animal-animal solidarity," takes all his winnings and such, and gallops off into the night with Wolfy.

Stan and Wolfy bond over their long trek to wherever-the-hell-they're-going. Somewhere in Oregon, apparently. Through charades and some attempted dirt drawings, Wolfy managed to tell him he needs Stan's help with something at a certain location. In Oregon. Stan figures he'll find out details when they get there.

Along the way, Stan definitely notices Wolfy's polydactyly. Which Wolfy promptly tries to hide because he's afraid of Stan recognizing him. Stan is viscerally reminded of Ford hiding his hands and is quick to start talking about Ford. His awesome, brilliant brother who also has the coolest hands ever.

Stan starts talking about Ford a lot, to Wolfy. He hasnt had a lot of opportunities to just TALK to someone recently, and even LESS people to talk about personal things with. So maybe Stan says too much, gets too personal and in his own head before he remembers Wolfy is there. Sitting silent but attentive, tucked up against Stan's side.

Wolfy always gets cuddly when Stan talks about Ford. Maybe he can tell Stan isnt...the happiest. Especially when Stan awkwardly half-explains that he cant introduce Wolfy and Ford directly. He can give Wolfy Ford's number! He'd probably have an easier time making calls than Stan does. But, uh, probably better not to mention Stan when-IF-Wolfy ever calls Ford. Since they didnt exactly part on...good terms.

Maybe. Stan quietly admits he fucked up. It was an accident, but what does that matter? Ford had worked so hard on his project and Stan had messed it all up-just by existing near it. Maybe it's better he's separated from Ford. So he cant fuck up Ford's life just by being in it.

Stan is busy wallowing and therefore isnt prepared at all when Wolfy bites him. Hard. Stan almost kicks the shit out of him, yelling "What the hell, Wolfy!" while Wolfy glares and growls at him. Barking and snapping, obviously ranting about something except Stan doesnt speak wolf. When Stan reminds him of that (meanly), Wolfy snarls. Then burrows into Stan's side and starts-aggressively cuddling him? Stan tells Wolfy he's getting mixed signals here. Wolfy glares at him and head bonks him hard, which doesnt clear anything up.

The rest of the journey Wolfy is somehow MORE clingy and protective of Stan. As if Stan isnt bigger than him and knows how to use his hooves or sheer weight to his advantage.

Anyway, the closer they get to wherever they're going, the more anxious Wolfy gets. They skirt the town and Wolfy leads them to a house in the middle of the woods. Stan cracks a joke about the owner being a loner/not wanting visitors. Wolfy shuffles awkwardly next to him and Stan is like "Wait. Is this...YOUR house?" Wolfy glances at him...then nods.

Wolfy leads the way inside. Stan notices the door is wide and tall enough for him to enter easily, and the porch hadnt so much as creaked under his weight. Then he cant STOP noticing how this place seems to have been built to accomodate someone like him. More wide doorways, lever door handles, no stairs, cabinets at his height, a large, low couch, even a freight elevator that goes down to basement (presumably).

He has no idea what to think about it. Does Wolfy know someone like him? Did Wolfy mistake him for them at first? Is WOLFY someone like him?

Wolfy leads him to a study with an ugly carpet and a couch that looks like its been used as a bed more often than not. Wolfy leads him to a book, red with a golden six-fingered hand on the front. He cant help but tease Wolfy for his dramatics. Wolfy huffs and very carefully paws through the pages before stopping and pointing. Stan leans down, squinting at the achingly familiar hand-writing. He focuses on trying to read the words, some of which definitely arent English. Wolfy presses up against him as he reads aloud. Just as Stan is straightening up like "Anti-Curse Cure-All? Who named this thing?" He's interrupted by a flash of light and a pop from where Wolfy was.

Stan prances sideways away from the unexpected noise and light. Someone, a human voice, yelps and thuds to the ground. Stan stares down at the very not-wolf human man lying facedown on the ugly rug and groaning. He has brown curly hair, a long tan trenchcoat, and six fingers on each hand.

"I named it." The man said, muffled into the carpet.

"What," Stan said, intelligently.

The man pushed himself up and-oh god it's Ford. Ford sat up, picked up the book (Ford's ostentatious book), and said, "The name is descriptive. I created the spell to neutralize as many different kinds of curses as possible. Much easier than trying to remember hundreds of different ways to break all manner of curses." Ford's face winced, hands wrapped so tightly around his book that his knuckles were white. "Well, easier when you have vocal cords capable of speaking the spell. That's why I needed your help."

"What," Stan said, again. Because if this was Ford and that was Ford's book, then this was Ford's house. Ford's house had hallways tall enough he didnt have to duck and rooms big enough for him to turn around in without constantly bumping into furniture. Even Ford's study with its ugly rug and couch and desk still had plenty of space for the two of them to stand around in.

Ford was trying to get to his feet, arms spread wide and wobbling like a foal. It would've been funny if Stan's brain was working instead of spinning its wheels uselessly.

And then an unknown voice behind him shouted "STANFORD?!"

Stan was kicking back before he could think, watching Ford's eyes widen in alarm and horror as his hooves connected with something that let out a strangled wheeze and slammed into something else, hard.

"Fiddleford!" Ford lunged for whoever had snuck up behind Stan, but promptly face-planted on the carpet again.

"What," Stan said for a third time.

#gravity falls #gravity falls au #stanley pines #stanford pines #wolf ford #horse stan #lahtjlahtj amazing!#poor ford. lucky he didnt get outright killed!#my writing #fiddleford mcgucket #lmao poor Fidds. I needed a way to end this and he was right there #ripe for the kicking

dark-lord-of-awesomeness

I just had a realization: does Stan's curse work in the opposite way as well? Like, instead of stealing something and turning into a cat, does it ALSO turn him into something else (or break itself) if he WILLINGLY gives something away? Like, the opposite of stealing?

Alas it does not. Really funny if it did though, and the first time it broke was when he shared his cat food with Shifty.

Now he's in his bros secret nerd base, with a baby shapeshifter and a can of tuna and 0 idea of what just happened. Ford comes back and see Stan trying to figure out how to open the door and failing and his first instinct is shapeshifter, except it's still in it's cage and now Stan's leaning against the door, sweating and trying to look nonchalant as he asks 'oh hey Ford! Come here often?"

In Fords secret nerd base.

That no one but Fiddleford knew about (due to memory gun but shhhh).

And its so painfully Stan that Ford Kinda short circuts about it, giving Stan enough time to get the door open and rush out a 'anyway good to see you bye!" And scramble up the stairs.

Cue chase through the woods, and the most awkward attempt to side step how Stan got in the basement and where he came from. The collar is either gone or on his wrist or Stan reactivates the curse and Ford is hit with cat brother. Then later he gets hit with baby shapeshifter after Stan refuses to leave it alone because 'you were feeding it beans Fords. Beans! From a can!'

someoddwritings

Consider: Stan tries to take Shifty with him (because baby), but this counts as stealing so he gets Nikola-ified again before Ford comes up.

Stan is pissed & confused, Shifty maybe gets in trouble for 'escaping.' Except Shifty's shifts now include parts of Human Stan, so Ford's trying to figure out where Shifty saw off-white fur or stained clothes or a hand that isnt his or Fidds. Stan is SWEATING and doing his best to thwart Ford's attempts to question Shifty. Slapping Shifty out of his face, making Ford look away as Shifty changes from Nikola to Stan and vice versa, etc. The kid is SUCH a snitch. He should leave it here. (He doesnt lol).

Next time he shares food (that he hunted this time) he turns back again. He tries to take Shifty again and gets catified AGAIN. This keeps happening until he puts together that he turns human when he gives Shifty food and turns into a cat when he tries to free the bug. But he's DETERMINED to get Shifty outta this stupid bunker. It's a matter of PRIDE now. Shifty has also started talking and he KNOWS this bug is a child, not an animal, even if the Fords are somehow too dumb to see it.

Picking the cage's lock? Fine. Picking up Shifty? Cat. Luring Shifty with food? Fine. Swiping a can of beans to feed Shifty? Cat. Taking the key from Fidds or Ford's coat pocket? Cat. Prompting Shifty to turn into the key? Fine. Very slowly picking up the Shifty key...? Fine this time, apparently.

#gravity falls spoilers #gravity falls #gravity falls au #cat stan #how to cat burglar a family #stanley pines #stanford pines #fiddleford mcgucket #carla mccorkle #shifty gravity falls #my writing

m0rkl

Thinking about... and AU where Stan finds out about a year before the kids come for the summer, that he's terminally ill(likely stage VI colon cancer because lets face it this man has never had a coloscopy). He's only got about a year or two left to live, so now he's on a time crunch to get Ford back.

Then then Shermie's son calls and asks if Stan can take care of the kids for the summer. He reluctantly agrees because he's been alone for so long, he'd at least like to see the grand niblings before he goes. He wants someone to remember him, especially if he successfully gets Ford back and loses his place as 'Stanford'.

Because once the real Stanford is back, there is no where for Stanley Pines to go. He's a dead man, still dying.

But he doesn't want to talk about it. He doesn't want to tell anybody because he can't handle the pity, the coddling. He can't handle people caring about him because when did he ever deserve that? When had caring about Stanley Pines done anyone any good? All it would bring was heart ache and disappointment.

So when Ford returns, Stanley is relieved. He just has to hold on a few more weeks until the kids are gone. Then he can be gone too.

Ford tells him the same thing as always: when the summer is over, he wants his life, his house and his name back. Stanley is still bitter that Ford still hasn't thanked him. But he doesn't push back, he doesn't disagree.

With Ford back and his goal finally achieved, Stan's health begins to take a sharp decline. He does what he can to hide it, but there's only so much he can tuck away behind the Mr. Mystery Persona. Soos, Wendy and the kids grow worried as Stan seems to get weaker, become tired more easily and stops doing as much with them. Ford thinks Stan is just pouting and will return to normal once he gets his head on straight.

It isn't until Stan starts sleeping on the recliner in the living room rather than his own bed, that Ford takes really notice. He asks Stan about it, but is brushed off. Ford thinks his brother is being stubborn, because he is. They argue, but it goes no where. Ford is still concerned and Stanley still can't tell the truth.

The reality is that he's lost the strength to climb the stairs by the end of the day. Keeping up the charade drains him much more than he'd like to admit. The eight-ball cane he carried during tours becomes a permanent accessory to his day. Food has lost its appeal and he can't keep much down these days either. There are meds he should be taking, but why bother? He finished fixing the mistake he made thirty years ago, so what use is he anymore?

Everything in canon happens, with Stan's symptoms becoming slowly more and more problematic, until about Roadside Attraction when Ford is home without any of the others and answers a phone call. It's a pharmacy just outside of town, saying that Stan's medication refill has been ready for pick up for over two weeks and if he doesn't come get it by the end of the week he'll have to call in for a new refill. At first Ford rolls his eyes thinking Stan was just being lazy about it and decides to go pick up the medication for him since Stan and the kids are away.

When he picks it up, he of course snoops and researches what the medication is for. It's at that point Ford realizes his brother is very very sick. And because Ford is Ford, he panics and without even talking to Stan yet, flies into the process of finding a cure for Stan's illness.

Surely, this will solve all of their problems and no one will fight about this.... right?

wrong Stan was kinda sorta looking forward to dying even if it was really scary.

someoddwritings

AUGH MY HEART OTL 😭😭😭

This would make the next episode, Dipper & Mabel vs the Future, go SO differently (in my opinion). Ford loops Dipper in because he WAS focusing on curing cancer when the rift containment CRACKED and he realized he cant do both. Not on his own. He tells Dipper about the rift and makes vague references to "another critically important project." Dipper asks how it could be more important than a RIFT THAT COULD DESTROY THE WORLD and Ford dodges the question.

Maybe they still go to the spacecraft but split up once inside. Ford sends Dipper to get the glue while he gets an advanced healing goop and/or scanning and laser technology. Instead of Ford offering an apprenticeship to Dipper, Dipper is trying to find out more about Ford's super secret project. Maybe Dipper follows Ford instead of going to get the glue. They still get into trouble, Dipper still saves the day. But this time Dipper doesnt have the glue and he has a bunch of questions about what Ford went to get for his project and makes a bunch of guesses.

When Dipper gets close to the truth (someone is hurt/sick and it's bad) he starts to freak, so Ford tells him the truth. This is the conversation Mabel overhears. About Stan's diagnosis and how Ford is working on a cure but he needs more time-time he isnt sure Stan has.

Mabel JUST had a conversation with Stan, but she HAS to go downstairs to see him. Maybe he fell asleep in his armchair with the TV on and Mabel really Looks at him and sees all the little signs she'd missed before, or dismissed as Old Man Things. She curls up in the armchair with him and cries quietly until Ford and Dipper get home.

Meanwhile, Ford was hoping Dipper could help him handle the rift so he could focus on Stanley's illness, but now they dont have the glue. Except Dipper asks if they could just use the healing goop to repair the crack in the glass and Ford calls him a genius. Self-healing glass! To keep the rift contained and at least buy him time!

They get back, talk to Mabel, Ford reaasuring her he wont let Stan die. He then goes downstairs and throws himself into making a cure for Stanley. Meanwhile, Dipper tells Mabel about the rift both because he's learned that keeping important secrets from your twin sucks and because he wants her help in protecting it.

Stan POV, the kids are oddly clingy and Ford doesnt emerge from the basement for days. He assumes the latter explains the former, because there's absolutely no way the kids know about his illness. Not even Soos knows. But the kids' attention is at least a good distraction from the gloomy thought that he cant even spend his last days with his twin brother.

When Ford finally emerges from the basement, it's with frazzled hair, wild eyes, and a shiny new gun in his hand. It's also late at night, but Stan is fitfully asleep in the armchair. He wakes at the loud slam of the vending machine and blearily watches Ford march into the room like a grim reaper on a mission. He's halfway through a comment about Ford's abrupt disappearnce and how it affected the kids when Ford points a weird thing in his non-gun at him and nearly blinds him. Stan yells and tells Ford off, then hears an ominous click of something sliding into place. His vision clears and he sees Ford's face set into something grim and determined on the other end of the gun.

Stan's brain blanks but his mouth has always been faster, "Jeez, cant even wait a few days?"

The line of Ford's mouth tightens at the same time his trigger finger does. Stan flinches, he cant help it. He feels SOMETHING hit him in the stomach and it feels 10 kinds of weird...but not PAINFUL. When he opens his eyes from their unintentional squint, Ford is blinding him again.

Tldr, Ford created a very advanced form of laser therapy to target the cancer. And a scanner to detect cancer. And advanced healing pills to repair the damage already done by the cancer. And he explained absolutely none of this, just burst up and blasted Stan's cancer into oblivion.

After this, they get into a big fight because Stan has no idea what Ford just did to him and yells at him about his crazy behavior. Ford just tells him to take some pills and Stan recognizes the prescription he never picked up (Ford altered and enhanced the pills). Stan gets more mad at Ford for invading his privacy, it was none of his business and a "hippo violation." Ford corrects him to "HIPPA" and snarkily adds they're technically HIS prescription anyway so it was perfectly legal for him to pick them up.

Stan refuses to take the pills, Ford gets mad, huge fight. Lots of ways it could go depending on what they say in anger. Ford probably tells Stan he doesnt have cancer anymore which throws him off. The gun was a CANCER CURE? THIS is what Ford's been working on in the basement? For DAYS?

So many emotions. =) None of them handled well by the Pines Twins. But if/when Stan refuses to take the healing pills, Ford will straight up inject the first dose when Stan is sleeping (he destroyed the cancer but Stan is still weak from the damage it did to his body) and then starts slipping the pills and healing goop into Stan's food and drink. Probably even placed Stan's dentures in a glass of healing goop instead of water to marinate them and get it into Stan's system that way.

There are definitely unintended effects, like Stan's teeth growing back in, and Stan finds the pills/goop more often than Ford would like. But it IS working and Stan...has honestly no idea how to handle it. Dying is easy. Living is hard. A part of him resents Ford for taking away his choice and forcing him to live. Ford hadnt even asked.

And, what, was Ford still gonna kick him out once the kids leave? Cure Stan's cancer just to turn around and kick him back onto the streets like Dad had so many years ago? He'd be better off dead.

Ford is NOT planning on kicking Stan out and the whole "my twin brother who I hadnt seen for more than 5 minutes over the last 40+ years was DYING of a TERMINAL ILLNESS" thing was his kick in the ass in this timeline rather than the whole memory erasure thing. So Ford is working on his "Sail with me?" pitch like he was in canon, but their conversation about it is waaaaay messier this time around. But it DOES have a happy ending where they go sailing together (probably while also protecting/dealing with the rift and strengthening their dimension'w protections against Bill.)

(Actually, maybe Dipper and Mabel already dealt with Bill/the rift while Ford was curing cancer. They had a whole off-screen adventure of kicking Bill's ass and sealing the rift for good. Gideon had a redemption arc. It was a whole thing.)

#stanford pines #stanley pines #gravity falls au #terminal illness #cancer #gravity falls spoilers #grunkle stan #grunkle ford #dipper pines #mabel pines #my writing

artisiumstudios

We’ve all heard of the post broken project era of ford where he’s pissed at Stan for breaking his project and acts like an asshole (aka him suppressing his feelings of missing Stan), but what about an au where ford is less of a asshole? Where after Stan gets kicked out he goes to library to kinda get his mind off his brother and his opportunity that was taken away by reading as many books as possible?

What if he read a book about statistics, specifically about homelessness. Even more specific, about homeless teens who don’t graduate high school.

Like just imagine him conjuring up all the possibilities, all different scenarios about what could happen to his brother. Grooming, addiction, the inability to get well paying jobs because of the lack of high school diploma which could often lead to getting exploited; the suicide rates. (Does Stanley even have his ID? His birth certificate or his ssn? If he died, would they even ever know?)

someoddwritings

Omg. Imagine an AU where Ford reads about this soon after Stan was kicked out. He's worried, but he reasons Stan will be back soon. When Stan isnt back soon, he reasons Stan will at least be back for their graduation.

He's not at their graduation.

Ford is worried, but he's also busy with college plans. Maybe he takes some time to "clear his head" by walking around town and the beach, but he's actually looking for Stan (but he's too late, Stan is already out of state). Ford is still worried when he goes to college and meets his roommate Fiddleford.

But then his mom says she's heard from Stan and a weight lifts off his shoulders. He's careful to act cold and unaffected by the news, since he's supposed to be-is!-mad. Now he can he mad in peace knowing Stan is safe. As long as Stan is still contacting Mom, he's fine and Ford doesnt have to worry about him becoming a statistic. If anything happens to him, Mom would tell him.

So he stops worrying. Mostly. He can never stop reading up on homelessness and other related statistics, no matter how busy he gets with his studies. Maybe it factors into one of his 12 PHDs, since he's doing all the research anyway (I have no idea what field this would fall under).

Anyway, it becomes habit for Ford to keep updated on the latest trends and findings and statistics about homelessness. Surely Stan has a home by now (despite being a 'traveling salesman' as he told Mom) and he's aged out of being a statistic.

This certainty carries Ford through his years at Gravity Falls right up until he's lying through his teeth to his mom. He's been talking to her less and less, and he hadnt wanted to waste precious time between possessions on small talk with his mom. But she'd been calling a lot and leaving more and more threatening voicemails and the idea of BILL getting the idea to call her pushed him to answer.

He's just trying to get through this conversation without letting on how bad things have gotten (no need to worry her, to pull anyone else into this hole/grave he dug for himself all too happily). They follow their usual script, Mom ending the call by talking about Stan and none-too-subtly hinting that they should finally bury the hatchet between them.

Ford's in the middle of rolling his eyes, a comment about how Stan's probably too busy with "babes and treasure" to bother visiting his family, when it hits him: Stan would never tell their mother if he was in danger or dire straits. Just like Ford wouldnt. And he's always been much better at lying.

The world spins underneath him, vision tunneling as if he's going to pass out. Sounds fade in and out before his mom's worried voice fades back in. Statistics and trends flash through his mind, every single horrible thing that could have happened to his twin brother over the last 10+ years.

He would have no idea.

Somehow, he ends the call. Maybe he just hung up on Mom, but if he did he can deal with that later. The next thing he's aware of, he's already in his study tearing through the mess to find what he needs. He needs a scrying spell. He needs to SEE Stanley, KNOW he's okay.

The sooner he confirms it, the sooner he can get back to saving the world he so arrogantly doomed.

I dont quite know where I'd go from here. I imagine this is before he sent the postcard in canon, but not TOO much before. So Stan is probably still in New Mexico, maybe even in Dead End Flats. Maybe Ford sees him and at first thinks he's okay. Not obviously injured, maybe somewhat dirty but Ford's not exactly the picture of cleanliness right now.

But maybe he sees Rico's goons corner Stan and give him a warning. Rico wants his money (loan sharks/untrustworthy money lenders with ties to gangs/drugs/other illegal activities). Maybe they even reference an "extension" Stan earned by surviving like a cockroach and the implication that these people have ALREADY hurt Stanley once (who looks TERRIFIED and MEEK under his cocksure mask) makes his blood run cold then hot.

Thankfully, they leave Stan with just the warning (and maybe some bruises from rough handling). And Ford watches Stan hightail it and freak out. Maybe he notices enough signs (and recognizes them from his extensive studies) that Stan is homeless. That Stan is ALREADY a statistic and Ford has no idea what he's been through these last 10+ years.

But he's going to find out. Just as soon as he deals with whoever "Rico" is.

Honestly, it would be hilarious if Ford didnt leave his house and instead cast a bunch of curses on Rico (once he found the right person). Maybe he's casting protection spells on Stan from a distance as well. Just because I love the phrase "spooky action at a distance" and want to apply it to Ford.

#gravity falls spoilers #gravity falls au #stanley pines #stanford pines #young stanley pines #young stanford pines #mullet stan #paranoid ford #my writing

dark-lord-of-awesomeness

old man cat Stan is such a chill cat bc he’s too old to do anything.

if ford found some kind of youth fountain/crystal that works as a youth size changer and hits his old ass cat with it to preserve his little buddy?

so not prepared for the amount of Chaos gremlin he is

Old Stan is too old to be the chaos master he longs to be. Just lies in the sun, snoozing away, then shuffles until Ford carries him to where he wants to be.

If Ford found a fountain of youth and turned Stan young again, not only would Stan get zoomies like no ones ever seen, he's also gonna pop back as a kid. Stan gets turned into a kitten? He's constantly mewling and underfoot, and now he is a human baby. Adult cat? He's climbing the walls, he's darting from room to room, he's clawing his way up fords back, and chattering away on his shoulder.

He is also a child. Adult cats are 3-10, any older and thats a senior cat, and you know Fords gonna make sure his buddy has a good long life ahead of him. Everything is the same besides Stan being way more active, and then when his curse gets broken he's now like, sixish years old. He's got full grown memories and is a tiny little boy.

He is causing even more chaos while Ford tries to fix his brother. Tried to give his old as the Earth cat more years and now his twin i sticking his finger in his nose and asking a million questions and is just! A little guy :(

A little guy who turns into an adult cat whenever he gets sticky fingers and runs wild in the house. Ford has to do extra curse work to stop Stan from turning into an old man once he ages his brother up. Grown up Stan swipes something once and returns to being a living thrown out muppet creature and decides he might go straight and narrow actually, just to avoid being so old.

someoddwritings

Akhfkajfj, I've actually had a one-shot idea similar to this rattling around in my brain ever since I read Ch 85 for Old Cat Stan shenanigans. 😂 I dunno when I'll actually find the time to write it, so I may as well toss what I have here.

Ford is working on fixing Stan's curse, since stealing changes him back into an old man cat and no one is happy about that. He confidently tells Stan he found a solution and does a magic thing to human Stan. Turning him into a cat. Stan yowls his displeasure, startled at how loud and clear his yowl was. And now that he thought about it, he didn’t hurt?

Ford scoops him up, triumphant. Grins as he holds Stan under his armpits and talks about the original curse being shoddy work, translating age directly instead of taking lifespan into account. Stan realizes he’s a young cat. Fully grown, but not old.

Stan squirms, Ford tells him to stop, he’ll change him back in a moment. Stan hisses and scratches him and Ford drops him in surprise. His heart STOPS as he watches Stan fall as if in slow motion, horror washing over him. But instead of crumpling to the ground with the sound of snapping brittle bones and the pained noise he expects, Stan lands on his feet with a thump and shoots out of the study. Ford is rooted to the spot as he watches Stan slam into the hallway wall, then hears his claws skittering away on the hardwood floors.

Full awareness slams into him and he sprints after Stan, yelling at him. Shouting his concerns because sure Stan may not be old now (as long as his spell/re-cursing worked properly) but Stan should still be careful! Take it easy!

When has Stan ever taken it easy?

Anyway, Stan is off like a shot with Ford chasing him through the house. Stan sprints through the house past Fidds, careening wildly around the room, startling the hell out of Fidds and making a mess while meowing up a storm before shooting out the door. As Fidds is confused & recovering from the shock, Ford careens in demanding if he’s seen Stanley/where he went. Fidds yells at him for startling him again, then is like “That was Stanley??” Something crashes elsewhere in the house and Ford runs off toward it yelling Stan’s name.

Carla and Shifty definitely get included in the shenanigans, idk how at the moment.

Stan is eventually caught and changed back. After several false catches lol. Anytime Ford applied enough force to actually pin/hold Stan, all Stan has to do is make sad/pained noises and Ford lets up immediately, stammering apologies and frantically asking if he’s hurt. Stan takes advantage and squirms/scratches/bites his way to freedom to continue his cat rampage. To Ford’s growing anger at being tricked (Stan using his care against him).

Eventually Ford has him in a tight grip and refuses to let up. Stan is too busy cat laughing at him (making a concerning noise because Ford doesnt recognize the sound yet) to make Ford drop him. Ford uncurses Stan and now he's holding a 7ish year old Stan. Turns out he hadnt fixed the direct age translation like he thought, just accidentally gave Stan the opposite problem. Ford stares in shock at Young Stan, who starts kicking and yelling at him once he realizes he's tiny.

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Stan and Ford both go on a reality tv show of some kind

Stan because he ratted and until everyone is put away it's safest for him to be where everyone would see if something happened

Ford because idk, he's investigating something or other

Oof. OK. So, I don't watch reality TV, so bear with me.

Stan's here to be as visible as possible, and let's say Fords there because..... hmm.

Actually first lemme think about what kind of show this is. You know what, it's a cooking one. One of those shows where they get normal people who cook terribly and see who can do the best fulfilling the prompts type thing. No big crowds, not in the woods, easy to keep an eye on a guy!

And the perfect place for Ford to prove to Fiddleford that he does know how to cook. He originally wasn't considered at all as a contestant because he's somewhat decent except they realized he's the twin of the other guy and the drama was too good to pass up

It's an amazing decision. Stan didn't really care and was just there to not get killed, while Ford would have done the bare minimum to pass, but the moment they realize the other is there and it's made clear they can't fist fight or yell or whatever the weird tension was gonna make them do its on. Stan is putting his all into this to one up Ford at every chance while Ford is treating this as more serious then defending his thesis. Ratings sky rocket from watching the two of them go at it, the two of them sabotaging each other as subtly and obviously as possible and totally ignoring the other contestants. There is so much verbal back talk at each other, and then they go so wildly different ways to make things, Ford with scientific accuracy and Stan with haphazard care and then they somehow either make near identical food items or fail in the opposite direction. Fords cake is undercooked and Stan's is slightly burnt, then both of their icing toppers are lopsided and weird looking, Ford because he has never decorated a cake in his life and Stan because he got so into doing like, the sprinkles he had to rush to finish.

Neither of them remember the original reason they're there, too in the zone of smuggly oohing at the criticism from the judges then seething at the praise then stealing eggs and hoarding equipment.

Then near the end someone does try to take Stan out, almost gets shot, Ford tackles the shooter, gets into a yelling match about 'someone's trying to kill you!?' And the atmosphere 180s so fast the rest of the crew gets whiplash. Stan's still trying to keep the rivalry going but it's obvious he's kinda shaken, while Fords one half contestant one half body guarding his brother and even though everyone keeps telling him to go to his own set up Ford keeps wandering over to cook things at Stan's station and grumbling at him.

Then neither of them win, Ford tackles at least two other people, and Stan can't get him to go away and not be in the line of fire. Fords still angry and upset but he's also gonna make sure no one gets Stan during the procedures, and at some point he's going to break in and read Stan's criminal file like the personal boundary lacker he is and 🥺 at Stan while Stan yells at him for trying to preemptively take out his enemies and being a creep

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LMAOOO I LOVE THIS IDEA!! I imagine Stan got so caught up in the sibling rivalry that he literally FORGOT he was here for his own protection. Maybe he saw the gunman raise the gun and was abruptly slammed with "Oh yeah people are trying to kill me" but he only has enough time for all the blood to drain out of his face before the gun goes off. And somehow the gunman misses, maybe hitting some equipment or the food Stan was working on.

And then FORD is there, literally flying into Stan's field of view and body-slamming the gunman to the ground and Stan is shocked for an additional reason now. Then Ford is yelling at him and yeah his life just flashed before his eyes and he feels like he might pass out (but he wont because Pines men dont pass out) but he's not gonna just let Ford yell at him without yelling back! Even if his voice is shakier than he'd like, he'll make up for it in volume and sibling indignation!

Would also be hilarious if one of the other contestants is an undercover cop whose job it is to protect Stan, but they were too slow lol. Ford got there first and he is NOT impressed when they try to tell him to leave Stan's safety up to them. Obviously they're not sufficient protection! Stan ALSO wants Ford to let the police handle his protection because random policemen in the line of fire is one thing but HIS BROTHER in the line of fire is another thing entirely. But of course Ford isnt listening to either of them.

IDK if the assassination attempt would make it onto TV, but if it did then of course it adds to the drama especially if they dont clarify WHY Stan is a target. And I'm sure the cameras got an EXCELLENT shot of Ford stepping up onto the table and LAUNCHING himself at the gunman in an impressive display. I think Stan would be surprised at the speed and grace of Ford's launch because he still remembers Ford as his scrawny, nerdy twin. And yeah they've had a few wrestling matches over equipment, but Stan probably assumed he was going easy on Ford (he wasnt lol) and Ford was driven by brotherly rage.

Another hazard of the assassination attempt getting aired is that A) Caryn Pines is 1000% watching and is now highkey worried about her boys and B) Fiddleford is definitely watching and HAD been enjoying the twin drama IMMENSELY but NOW he's too worried to enjoy it! Maybe Fidds had been lowkey proud of himself for driving Ford to join the show because it resulted in Ford reconnecting with Stan. But NOW Fidds feels guilty about it because Ford's in danger!

Anyway, I LOVE the idea of brother-guard Ford!! Breaking into (presumably) police headquarters to find out who is after Stan and why! And Stan yelling at a 🥺 Ford! Because since when has his brother been the kinda guy who would BREAK INTO POLICE HEADQUARTERS?? WITHOUT HIM?? No he isnt jealous! He's confused because he used to have to talk Ford into doing crime and Ford complained/fussed the whole time and now Ford is off doing crime on his own! Crime is Stan's thing!

Anyway, it would be hilarious if not all of the shooters were from the same mob/gang/cartel the police were initially trying to protect him from. Because the show got so unexpectedly big and popular it spread to a wider audience and LOTS of old "buddies" of Stan recognized him and decided to take a crack at him themselves. So all sorts of people from Stan's past, calling him various fake names, start popping up and trying to kill him. Whoops! The downside of becoming an accidental celebrity.

And at the end of the show, Ford kidnaps Stan back with him to Gravity Falls. The full nine yards, drugging Stan's food/drink, breaking into his hotel room, grabbing Stan and all of his things, getting them down to the Stanleymobile, and driving off with him. He did it this way because he KNEW Stan (and the police) would fight him. As if he's not the one best suited to protecting Stanley! Even better if Ford had called Fidds (or answered a call from Fidds) during the show and convinced Fidds to build a bunch of defenses at his lab (which works whether or not Fidds is living in California or GF at the time).

And it turns out it was very good that Ford had done this because the room Stan had been staying in gets exploded and sets the hotel on fire. It would be hilarious if Stan (and maybe Ford as well) was presumed dead which only adds to the drama and news sensation of it all. Stan and Ford are so busy yelling at each other that they dont notice Stan/their "deaths" are all over the news. Stan's yelling is much more justifiable than Ford because WHAT THE HELL FORD YOU KIDNAPPED ME?? Meanwhile Ford is like I DIDNT KIDNAP YOU I BROUGHT YOU HOME AND IT'S FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION ANYWAY.

Stan, who again is used to Ford being a scrawny nerd, both does and doesnt want to be here. He wants to be here because Ford wants him here and he's with his brother and the woods are full of crazy/cool things that reignite his love of adventures (and treasure). But he does NOT want to be here because his presence is literally putting Ford in danger! And he doesnt expect Ford and his even scrawnier, nerdier friend Fiddleford to be able to protect him from, yknow, all the dangerous people he's pissed off over the years.

Stan goes through several eye-opening incidents where he realizes Ford and Fidds are a pair of mad scientists. Ford had somehow become fucking Indiana Jones (first movie came out in 1981 which is GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME) here in backwater nowhere Oregon while his friend Fidds builds wacky-looking but surprisingly dangerous robots/inventions?? After the 5th time their new defenses nearly killed/scared the shit out of a GF local (human or otherwise) Stan realizes he needs to be the one to pump the brakes on these two mad scientists. In what world is HE the voice of reason?? Gravity Falls, apparently.

Meanwhile their family thinks they're dead and Fiddleford HAD been following the news but now he's busy building insanely dangerous defenses for Ford's house while also getting stuck in the middle of Stan and Ford's messy sibling fights. Somehow they eventually find out Stan/Stan & Ford have been declared dead and call Caryn who yells at them A LOT for worrying her like that lol.

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