EVEN HIS LIES ARE LIES

a normal blog run by a normal guy who had a normal reaction to the book of bill.

[stemmmm]

group therapy

[ashysmultifandomcatdump]

i FINALLY. got to read the book of bill. i've been thinking about this au for so so so very long. i have many ideas for it. storylines. hopefully i will Eventually get to them. here is one of the thoughts that has been replaying in my mind

[stemmmm]

group therapy

[pheolithedolvaer]

Remnants of a distant and painful past. Idk, I have no idea if I like this or not, but I’ll share it anyways

[creepst-crypt]

Boing boing

[malpa4343f4]

[glfry]

Hi guys

[beccadrawsstuff]

im cringe but im free

based on AU by LosanPostle

[paddysol]

im at a payphoneee trying to call home

[wolfythewitch]

Sweater town

[leeseechkeens]

Ford knows exactly what to do when Bill’s freaking out :D

Audio from Sam and Max

[arrimorr]

A family game

[beartitled]

The squishy baby dorito is too squishy and too baby to kill

[wickywackwhat]

Bill's Breakup cards! Feel free to use them!

[shnikkles]

Just two bros, out at sea ⛵️🌙

[ghostsberry]

come in the mystery shack

[renmorris]

I love Stan's relationship with the kids so much.

GF emphasizes a lot of very real trauma in Stan's past. Everything from child abuse, homelessness, drug abuse, and survival sex work. And the way that meshes with Mabel being this truly genuine depiction of a weird little girl creates something that is very unique to the series.

It's really touching how Mabel just being Mabel heals Stan's inner child and the way he naturally clicks with her. The weird and creative little boy he used to be, before his father's abuse and toxic masculinity beat that joy and optimism out of him.

It's just damn good. It's a really beautiful depiction of an intergenerational relationship. And I haven’t really seen anything else quite like it. Because there’s also Dipper.

There’s this wall between Stan and Dipper that goes beyond his similarities with Ford and its gender.

Dipper is a boy and Stan clearly doesn’t really know how to handle that. He was taught that boys are raised in a very specific way. And like we see how Stan really struggles with his past, the way he talks about the boxing lessons in particular.

Masculinity is so deeply entwined with Stan's pain and it’s something he can’t easily unravel. How is he supposed to be able to criticize his father for 'toughing him up' when he feels like punching things is one of the only things he’s good at? It's fucking sad.