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Some plot threads I'd really love to do are:

Ghost!Stan having to fight off some criminals to protect Mabel and a friend she's trying to help escape from said criminals. Ghost!Stan possessing one of the criminals and beating the shit out of his buddies while Mabel and her friend flee.

2. Plotline where kids around Piedmont are disappearing without warning and Mabel and Ghost!Stan (with Whiskers tagging along as team pet) have to investigate.

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So I probably should spend more time on actually plotting the actual plot cause I can barely respond to people's speculation on what exactly is going on with Ford's memories because even I don't have it fully fleshed out yet lol.

Instead my brain keeps going on about details like 'Dipper helps the cryptoveteranarian take care of a trio of orphaned plaidypups whose mother was hit by a car and their names are Omelette, Frittata, and Souffle' and 'Ghost!Stan is gonna make the most out of being stuck in public middle school by relentlessly pranking everyone but shockingly almost everybody loves this because the school environment is so stressful that the pranks are actually helping them relax.'

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Stanley Pines: The Loyal Dog

I love how tragic the whole 'loyal dog' comparison is for Stanley Pines. I don't think it's exactly coordinated across the fandom, but it seems like there's a lot of convergence between content creators and comparing Stan to a loyal dog (and sometimes, quite literally turning him into a dog or wolf).

Heck, I've used it too for Separate Worlds for the extra level of tragedy.

It's just knowing that dogs are called 'man's best friend' and have been our constant companions since ancient times. They love helping us with our physical labor, making us laugh with silly antics, and comfort us when we're sad.

Just like Stanley was always Ford's best friend as a child. He defended Ford from bullies, made him laugh, and comforted him when his insecurities around his hands came up.

He was always there by Ford's side, a stupid, silly, yet very loyal companion...up until he wasn't.

And even in the midst of paranoia, Ford calls out to Stanley for help. Like he's calling for a wayward dog.

And Stanley comes. Like the stupid, loyal dog he is.

Then Ford says 'Go hide this book', like he's commanding a dog.

In one universe, Stan refuses. And like the dog who forever waited at a train station for a master who would never come home, he stays in Gravity Falls and waits for Ford.

In another, Stan obeyed Ford's command.

And in turn, he ended up like Old Yeller.

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So without Stan, there is no Mystery Shack, and without the Mystery Shack, Soos doesn't have a father figure or a place that pays him enough to support Abuelita. Nor does Wendy have a place to chill and relax away from her chaotic family, or a miserly boss who can give her surprising insight and guidance when she needs it...

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Remember Me: Shermie Chapter Sneak Peak

Taking a break from the main story to write the Shermie chapter of Remember Me! This is a side story I've been wanting to do for a while that's about Shermie and the extended Pines family in the 1970s and 1980s.

Shermie hobbled into the cramped apartment, and his own son–a toddler now, began to cry at the sight of him.

The sound rattled his ears, and the heaviness in his chest hurt far worse than the shrapnel piercing his body in Vietnam.

Shermie missed his son’s birth and first four years of life for a war he never wanted to be part of. He didn’t get to see Jacob walk for the first time, say his first word, or look at him with the sort of pure, innocent love only someone who had yet to experience the world could give.

The letter and picture he’d received during a rare moment of downtime at base camp wasn’t enough.

Even Filbrick, for all his faults, had been with his mother to name his sons after birth.

At least Shermie had a name all to himself. Poor Stanford and Stanley Pines were cursed from birth by a man who didn’t have a creative bone in his body.

"Jacob, it’s me. I’m your dad,” Shermie said as softly as he could. He wanted nothing more than to kneel and scoop the boy up, but his leg injury wouldn’t allow him. Jacob stood up on wobbly legs and ran towards the bedroom, abandoning his toy cars on the living room floor while Shermie could only watch.

He’d been home for three months, and Jacob had never gotten used to him. He’d cry and run to his mother or grandmother every time.

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

Part 4 of Free Spirit arc is finally here! It's the finale to Stan's return and I hope you enjoy!

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1st Chapter to a Separate Worlds Side Series is Up!

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

“Remember me, Though I have to say goodbye. Remember me, Don’t let it make you cry.” Set in the Better World AU. But even though it's better, it still feels like someone's missing. And even though many don't realize it, the absence of one man can leave a void that can't be filled.

This chapter is an outsider alternate POV of Separate Worlds Ch 1: Prologue: Thirty Years Ago, when Stan goes out drinking in an Alaskan bar before setting out to sea. Featuring my OC Paulie the Disgruntled Alaskan Bartender.

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I have this really stupid way for how Gideon can troll Dipper when they're roommates and it was inspired by a compilation of Elmo getting pissed off at Rocco's existence in Sesame Street.

In this case, Gideon adopts a pet rock named Stoneford and he uses it to take forever in the bathroom, steal Dipper's bed, and inconvenience him in whichever way possible.