Au where Stanford is obsessed with anomalies, but the anomalies are obsessed with Stanley instead. Stanley is in deep denial of this, of course, and its driving Stanford mad.
Especially since there is legit no reason for this, no reason at all for Stan to be so magnetic to the weirdness in the world, especially compared to Ford.
He’s tested for magic, nope. Tested dna, tested mental scans, curses, blessings, even his urine that one regrettable time in the midst of sleep deprivation. All negative for any kind of reasoning.
He finds this out due to his studying of the weirdness magnetism law, which leads him to Stanley in Nevada, big fight, big emotional reconciliation, blah, blah, blah.
Long story short, Stan gets dragged to Gravity Falls and only some of the reasons are research related! A win in Stan’s book!
Stan is having a good time, living with his bro, eating regularly trying to ignore Ford’ crazy talk and the fact Ford might(?) be on drugs.
Ford is trying to not feel wounded that everything loves his brother and not him (he legit saw the gnope police ignore his brother’s butterfly traficking, while Ford’s gnome criminal record only grows) but also immensely proud that Stanley fits in to his research.
Also is trying really, really hard to not acknowledge the fact Stan thinks he’s on drugs and keeps giving him knowing nods.
Anyway, hilarious scenarios ensue:
Ford, baffled and slightly angry: That was a leprechaun, a legit leprechaun gave you gold!!
Stan, holding handfuls of gold a short, Irish stranger gave him, giving Ford a ‘not cool’ look: …i’m pretty sure your not supposed to call people with dwarfism that, Ford.
Ford, about to explode:…
ALSO:
Ford, three in the morning, passionately explaining his work to Stan, manid excitement running through his veins: AND UNICORNS STAN, UNICORNS.
Stan, extremely experienced in the art of drug use: Uh-hu, tell me more Ford.
There's a similar au called Home Is Where The Weird is on Ao3 here:
But i'd be lying if i hadnt thought of something similar before learning it existed. The idea that Ford is attracted to the strange, but the strange is attracted to Stan is such a fun one to think about. Stan just being a natural Weirdness Magnet for no reason Ford can find, and might also be the reason Ford himself is strange is such an interesting concept to me. Just- Ford being born with six fingers because Stan's weirdness magnetism was already at work in the womb? The idea would haunt Ford.
More under the cut!
And just like there's no visible reason that Gravity Falls has such a powerful Weirdness magnet, there's no reason for Stan to have one either! But its there, and Ford can see the effects of it at work!
I like the idea of Ford tracking Stan down on accident. Man's just looking for other magnets so he can compare data, and discovers evidence of a mobile one! How exciting! Why! How! He needs to figure out what it is!
And then he finds Stan, in the same town he's tracked the anomaly. There's a stiff sort of fight, and Ford sort of ignores him while trying to do his research, except everything he's following goes straight to Stan. Every signal, every strangely shaped jelly bean, until he's hit with the realization of 'oh my god, its Stan. Stan's the magnet.' Then he tackles his brother and forces him to show off where he's been for however long Fords been tracking the anomaly, and just like he suspects its the exact same route at the exact same times. Just confirms it for Ford that his brother is a natural weirdness magnet, and he needs to figure out why.
Which would make Stan's denial so so infuriating for Ford. Stan's lived his whole life explaining away every supernatural experience, he's not about to let his brother on drugs try and shove 'proof' in his face or whatever he's going on about. Ford, in his fury and need to know what Stan's deal is, drags him back home under the guise of 'studying him' which is a thin cover for 'oh my god Stan's homeless' and Stan allows because 'my brothers on drugs and i need to make sure he doesn't OD'.
Which is where i'm going to go on about my idea. When i thought about it, i was struck with the idea of how magnets repel each other if they have the same charge. Why?
Because Stan and Gravity Falls both attract Weirdness, they repel each other. Stan cannot enter Gravity Falls. Its like shoving two opposing magnets together, he physically cannot go past a certain point. There's an invisible force that pushes him back. Of course Ford's not going to let something like that stop him, and drags Stan into Gravity Falls anyway. It gets physically painful before Stan stumbles and is suddenly fine. he's in town, so everything is good, right?
Wrong.
Now he can't leave either. Gravity Falls Magnet has hooked onto Stan, and now the field is a little bigger now he's inside. He's trapped. My original idea was this would happen when Ford sends him the post card, and Stan gets more and more uneasy as he gets closer to Gravity Falls, until he hits the breaks suddenly, overcome with the need to not go any further. But Ford called him, and Ford needs him, so he's going to make it happen.
Except he physically can't. Gets out of the car to go on foot and just hits a wall. Theres a mini freak out that this is the reason Ford called him, and he drives to the closest phone along the invisible wall to call Ford. Fingers tapping and agitated, and then Ford never picks up, or it doesn't go through, because Fords deep in paranoia territory and hasn't paid his phone bill in some time. So Stan's gotta just push on through anyway.
And he does! Because he's Stan Pines and he's not going to let an invisible wall stop him! But it does mean he has to leave his car behind, because the effort of using it to shove himself in sort of broke it. Quickly figures out he cant go back either, then shrugs and moves on. Ford needs him here after all, he can figure out how to get out later. Goes the rest of the way to Fords cabin on foot/hitchhiking and everything goes mostly the same, except when Ford asks him to take the journal far away Stan stutters over his anger with the
"And how am i supposed to do that with the giant invisible wall!"
Much to Fords confusion. They yell at each other over it, Stan insisting he there was a force field around the town and Ford thinking Stan's just being stubborn, until he finally, in a burst of anger, drags Stan back to where he left his car (which is still there!) and shoves him over the boundary line.
Or tries to, because Stan hits an invisible wall. The wall that was not there before, and does not exist for Ford. No matter what he does, if he's holding his book or not, he cannot drag Stan past that line. It actually looks like he's shoving Stan against something physical. He gets like a centimeter of success before Stan is shoved back, like what happens with magnets.
Now Fords grand plan of having Stan drive off has failed, because he's accidentally trapped Stan in Gravity Falls. And they're both angry at each other, Ford hasn't slept, and Stan's freezing and also in pain from bursting through the first time and all of Fords attempts at shoving him the second.
Funny (sad) that Steve went from being glued to Gregg's side for 3 years to avoiding tf out of him during the 80s even tho they were constantly at the same places (baseball games, parties, award shows, Neal's wedding, etc.).
They were both in sooo many events at the same time and they never even stood close enough for a pic to be taken lmao
Mentioned something I wrote in my fic to my husband (who doesn't care but seemed mildly interested) and went looking for it to make sure I was remembering it correctly. Now I'm sitting here re-reading chapters like, "Damn, this is some good fucking food I made."
i’m more of a write what you want type of person. if you like writing all your favs as doms or reader as a dom or your favs as a sub, do it. cause for 1.) we don’t get paid for this. this fanfic shit is free 99. write what you want, cause who going stop you? no one. 2.) people still going read it regardless
Ben as an Anglican priest in a sleepy village in the United Kingdom, along with his assistant and somewhat-friend, Reverend Hux. The pair escaped a life of crime and found peace in God.
The two then get roped into a mystery in town, when Ben’s childhood friend, Detective Inspector Poe Dameron, asks a favor of the two men — help him solve a crime in the nearby town that seems to have ties to their old gang, the Knights of Ren.
Add in the beautiful housekeeper of the manse, Reyna Johnson, and the town mechanic’s daughter, Rose Tico, the two are in for an interesting journey.
So… basically, kinda sorta a la Grantchester… but make it Star Wars…
katniss discovers texting and tells peeta she wants his 🥖 but she actually just means bread and embarrassment ensues
This...is...this is...golden. I need someone to drabble this. Like, they are new friends and she really genuinely just meant that she needed some bread for her birthday because her mom is making her favorite meal. And Peeta doesn't respond and when he sees her in person he's just like, "Katniss, look, I can not have sex with you unless you feel the same way I do" cue confessing his life long love for her. They both get a nice suprise lol.
hello! you're an amazing winnix writer and i absolutely admire your work! i especially love how well you write their dialogue. i can practically hear their voices every time i read your stuff! i was wondering if maybe you can give me some advice: i've been trying to write winnix fanfic but i've been having a difficult time getting their characters down, especially dick, since his psyche isnt very familiar to me.
Hi there! Wow thank you! How kind of you to drop this lovely note for me to read while standing in my kitchen waiting for my coffee to brew. For me, “I can hear their voices” is the highest compliment a reader can pay. I feel like it speaks to an authenticity, like I’ve done such a thorough job washing the windows you can hardly tell there’s glass there at all. So thank you, dear.
As far as advice goes, I’m happy to share what I’ve learned from all the time I’ve allowed these idiots to live rent-free in my head and heart (and honestly, I hope they never move out). If you’re looking for something more specific or just more, feel free to leave me another ask or DM me, but here are a few initial thoughts...
1. Less is More
Especially with Winnix, they say it best when they say nothing at all. The reason their scenes together are so crackling and why we shipped them from the moment they appeared in the same frame is that there is SO much already understood between them. You can see this is in basically all of their scenes but one I really like is when they’re leaning against each other’s warm, sexy bodies that stone wall in Aldbourne and Dick gets the summons from Sobel. Imagine everything they’re both thinking at that moment about what utter, outrageous bullshit it is, and all Nix says is “he misspelled ‘Court Martial’.”
So when I write their dialogue, I try to keep it as brief as possible because they’re saying so much more with their eyes and bodies and they know each other so well, they just don’t need to say that much. Then any exposition or background I feel is necessary for the scene, I provide through the inner monologue/memories of whichever character from whose perspective the scene is told.
2. Find the Rhythm
I am a firm believer in the sound of language and the rhythm of sentences being one of most consequential elements of effective writing. I think this is because we all have the internal rhythm of our heartbeat with us at all times. It explains why music has such a profound effect on us and I think it is also something that memorable writing achieves; it creates a rhythm that stays with you. To do this, I read everything out loud, multiple times, usually when I’m out for my walks, which I also recommend, something about movement and memory... anyway. When I’m trying to compose a sentence, I’ll write it many different ways, reversing the order, varying the length, changing modifiers, etc. I’m trying to make it “strike a chord” I guess, to stick with the metaphor.
So try varying your sentence beginnings, using parallel structure, varying your sentence length (if I have 3 in a row, I like to go from short to medium to long, or the other way around), hell, throw in some intentional fragments! Have fun with it. And if right now you’re thinking “wow, you sound like my English teacher”, well... that’s entirely possible. Please do not blow my cover.
3. The Defining Characteristic
I read this in a writing book once (though I can’t remember the title or author now). The idea is that, yes, real people are complex and dynamic and can never be pinned down to just one defining characteristic, but with fictional characters, you’ve got the constraints of the beginning and end of the story to fit everything between and you need to make some things clear for the reader, like why the hell your character does what they do. Before I start writing a story I always try to figure out what the characters’ defining characteristics are in this world, and since I pretty much only write Winnix, I’ll use them as an example.
For A Spell of Riot, Dick’s defining characteristic was his need for order, stability, and control, which is why Lew’s alcoholism was particularly devastating to his sense of self. For Lew, his defining characteristic was his need to be loved and feel worthy of love, which was why Dick’s gradual turning away from him was so crushing. Everything they did in that story along their journey to their ultimate redemption was motivated by these essential qualities.
I guess I’ll stop there for now. Thank you so much for this ask, and if you ever want a beta reader or just another pair of eyes, or have any more questions about writing in general, I am here for it. Good luck with your story! I know you can do it! And I can’t WAIT to see what you come up with.
