Fanart of the fic "My Own Two Hands" by thatisnotokay on AO3!
@/hopelesslydimwitted on tumblr!
Link!: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59816422/chapters/152581276
This fic flung me against a wall multiple times. I rarely get emotional during fic readings, but this one was one of those that made me teary eyed. I think it may be because I love any AU with a kid Stan stuck with an adult Stan in one way or another.
Highly recommend this fic, even if that AU trope isn't your favorite. The emotions are so wonderfully written.
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I did this piece as just like, general posing practice, but I think I manifested shit with it because halfway through it I got to practice hospital beds from visual memory :))) (I had kidney stones. Oh God. The pain. I'm fine now but jfdsigjdfg)
I hate non-organic backgrounds, so it may look a little rough. But I"m doing my best to get over that! So here you go. enjoy these old men.
As far as story behind the piece.. Ford probably got injured or somethin on the boat, but nothin serious. Or maybe, a checkup before sailing at all. Stan refused to have a gown. (Really, you make the story here. Just two bros snuggling in the hospital bed for comfort.)
Stan's hair is a little longer, just like Ford's. I hc that the more they spend time together as brothers again, the more they begin to look like each other again. Thus, Stan doesn't have a huge difference in facial hair.
Despite Stan's visual distaste for whatever show Ford could possibly be picking.. he'll let Ford pick, because he wants his brother happy and as comfortable as possible.
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Reference under the cut :3 (and an extra friend closeup)
This looks rough. Partially because I started this 2 years ago now and just now finished it, because I wasn't happy with it. But its sweet so I shall share it.
Sorry Mabel you look kinda scuffed my bad
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Cozy! They deserve to be cozy and love each other without an awful traumatizing event in the way!
(DO NOT TAG AS SHIP.)
Posted to my DA: https://www.deviantart.com/melodramaticwolf/art/1108711056
Drawing notes + closeups under the cut:
The pillowcases are part of a bed sheet set! I figured it would be fun to give them ocean related bed sheets and pillowcases. So the main pillows have seagulls, and the accent pillows have little waves.
Ford is paler and has darker eyebags because in my head, the little story I thought up was that he's recovering from an illness. Nothing paranormal (this time,) just a bad flu he thankfully had Stan to help him get through.
Stan has eyebags from having to consistently keep an eye on his brother, keeping him hydrated and taking care of him. Plus his own worry at seein Ford so exhausted and in pain.
Both are sporting some massive bedhead from lounging around all day. Ford for obvious reasons. Stan never strays far from his side, content to spend his day lying next to his brother, just in case he needs anything.
The pajamas! These were something I immediately had in mind when constructing the idea. I love the idea of the bros sharing clothes, whether it be a comfort item, or because one just doesn't have a clean shirt lying around. In this scenario, Stan just throws on whatever clean clothes he's able to find, since Ford is sweating through his own pretty quickly.
This is how they end up sharing a set, with Stan wearing the top, and Ford ending up with the bottoms.
The top of course, has the constellation Gemini. The constellation of twins. Because I saw the opportunity to give them a cute themed set and WENT with it. Mabel sent them maybe! Who knows!
The two crowd together on the bottom bunk, it being easier on Ford when he needs to get up, and easier on Stan to help him in and out of the bottom bunk as opposed to the top. (Stan also wants to stay nearby, in case Ford has any fever dreams that careen into nightmares. Can ya blame him? He has the chance to take care of his brother, he's gonna take it by golly.)
(He wants to make up for all the times he wasn't there to help Ford, whether it be from an injury, illness, or otherwise. Now that he has the chance to, he's going to.)
And of course, since its me, I gotta give them platonic affection. These two deserve it.
POV: You startle some random kid in the store on accident and are met with his threatening grandpa, holy shit is that a gun- (That is not his grandpa. But you don't know that. What are you, a cop?)
Some kind of anatomy/basic practice to get myself more into the groove of drawing stuff for my GF AUs and fics and whatever.
This particular scene is something from my AU with Ford having to take care of a deaged Stan, having to find a way to revert him, as well as take care of a heavily traumatized child. He comes to a lot of revelations about his childhood with Stan, and his own relationship with his parents before he fell into the portal.
All in all, just an excuse to make Ford the dad he never had, and to become the dad Stan never had. I just love seeing them be parents. (Not even just a parent, just taking care of their sibling. The platonic love fuels me.)
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Art tidbits below the cut!
The shirt is pink because it is actually one of Ford's shirts! He hasn't had the chance to get properly fitting clothes until this very moment, so kiddo Stan runs around in Ford's much too large clothes. The shirt was originally white, with little grey fish, but Ford accidentally mixed his laundry with one of his Mabel sweaters. Oops. (Idk if yarn bleeds like that. I don't really mind the inaccuracy if it doesn't LOL)
As for the shoes? Eh I dunno. He found them. Or something. I honestly didn't think that far.
There are many smalls scars and old nicks on Ford's fingers from his many years of countless tinkering. As well as old scars on his arms. I didn't draw his knuckle scars from TBoB because I.. forgot tbh. I dunno if I'll add them to Ford ever tbh.
Kiddo Stan has blue eyes! I fought between different shades, then brown, then just forwent the iris entirely, until I just shrugged it all off and gave him colored eyes despite sticking somewhat to the GF style.
Kiddo Stan is not only pressing himself to Ford's leg, as well as gripping his jeans, but Ford is pushing him to his leg, ready to protect him from whatever has startled the child. Ford dropped their shopping to not only grab Stan, but to bring a hand to his hidden gun. (can it realistically fit into his pocket? Idk I didn't really care about that accuracy either.)
Page 2! I fuckin HATED how it looked before I fixed it. This looks different because I fought with the original drawing file in krita (I had atleast 60 un-named layers), then did the text in CSP. Which is where I do all my art now, so if things change, that's why!
As for the fic, I'm actually writing it! Hooray! I'll post a link to it when I upload it. It will be on AO3, prrrrobably not tumblr. But who knows.
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Rough basis is an AU where Stan gets deaged somehow, and Ford has to now man a ship on his own, and find a way to revert Stan. (Post-Weirdmagedon) This ends up with them going various places, having various experiences. Both angsty and comforting. This specific scene would be after a rough run-in with an anomaly, the two having to camp out, as they need an ingredient for the potion or smth to revert Stan still.
Stan is reminded of some unsavory memories, and the two have a short heart-to-heart, and Stan is comforted.
Here it is, a comic page I made for fun to illustrate an idea I had. Rough basis is an AU where Stan gets deaged somehow, and Ford has to now man a ship on his own, and find a way to revert Stan. (Post-Weirdmagedon) This ends up with them going various places, having various experiences. Both angsty and comforting.
This specific scene would be after a rough run-in with an anomaly, the two having to camp out, as they need an ingredient for the potion or smth to revert Stan still.
Stan is reminded of some unsavory memories, and the two have a short heart-to-heart, and Stan is comforted.
I have no clue if I am going to finish this scene in a comic format. There is a page two, but I'm fighting myself whether to post it or not, considering how ugly it is to me LMFAO. (I did Ford so dirty in one panel I'm so sorry)
I do want to write the fanfic for the AU, but I just don't have much time to write. Perhaps someday!
Panel close-ups under the cut!
