After many long years of lying around, the Poltergeist fic is complete! If you've been waiting for it to get out of the WIP stage to read it, now's your chance.
Well, technically finished. I think this needs an epilogue to really round it out, but STILL!
Thanks to everyone who's stuck with it on this journey, and thanks for reading!
Thank you for your delightful words, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This was also a very long ask so I'm gonna break it up into chunks to better answer the questions. More below!
Ah, Bill was a clever son of a bitch in life! And currently!
He mentions in Chapter 19 that his Grand Plan - if it had succeeded -was to pretend to be his own heir, in order to continually keep his fortune.
And that's exactly what he'll do in order to get his hands on his Rightful 'Inheritance'.
It won't be immediate, of course. In fact it's going to be a huge legal headache and a half. But these days they have DNA testing to prove his claim, and he's definitely not above digging up his own father's grave to get a sample.
In summary: Bill's going to be Bill Cipher "The Third", once they get all of the legal shenanigans settled. He'll have all his cash and an eternity of Dipper teasing him about 'being his own grandpa'.
It's modern clothes for him until he can afford his preferred wardrobe again. Which will be fun and novel for a while, but he's always gonna drift back to the dapper standard.
Only if he makes an effort. Ghosts do this naturally, but while Alive it's a lot harder to pull off.
I agree! Give this woman a gift certificate for One (1) Punch to the Face on this man.
Mabel is at least the third most thrilled about the situation. Maybe even the second-most, besides Bill himself! Being alive again is always gonna take home the gold in joy. Better prep yourself for some Big Big hugs, Bill. And a bunch of new sweaters.
Mabel could also be a medium, sort of! She won't reach Dipper's level and certainly not Bill's, but she's got enough oomf to pull off a few tricks.
im so honored that my silly idea for dipper to use a phone headset made it into the fic, like i legit gasped when he did that. thank you so much ❤️
Full credit for that idea to you, anon! I literally hadn't thought of it until that ask. All glory to your name and may you receive a handful of your favorite things in the coming days.
I want your poltergeist AU Bill to have all the hugs. pls confirm that he's getting more hugs in the future, my heart can't take this touch starved dork
It wouldn’t be narratively satisfying if Poltergeist Bill - and the circumstances around him - didn’t change, and grow.
I assure you that he has more touch in his future, after a century of otherwise.
For Halloween, I binged a lot of people playing that one ghost hunting game, as I’m too much of a wimp to play such things myself.
It’s also made me realize that Poltergeist Bill would be legitimately terrifying when he wants to be.
Instantly, the lights go out. It’s oddly silent around you. Your flashlight flickers, and suddenly, you hear you think something moving. The Manor is big enough that you aren’t sure where to turn, or what or where is a dead end. You walk ahead anyway, but you aren’t sure where the exit is, or where you came from, and something moved again. You touch the wall and your hand comes away wet, and red, dripping down your palm and wrist.
You turn, and your back hits a door- then you can’t find the door. Your flashlight’s out. You hit a wall, and see your own breath in the air, and know that the spirit is very close. Too close. It’s right there and you can’t escape.
