My true Identity is...

i would say he wouldn’t necessarily be as scared of ford with no context but like. gift ford would not take it well let’s be real

gift ford showing up in stan’s dream for the first time. stan going wow this is a nice dream??? don’t get me wrong but a) who the fuck are you and b) am i stan???? like is that my name?????? and then gift ford loses his shit and stan is like “ahhhh im going to get murdered murdered by this guy ok”

stan is not going to try and manipulate his apparent evil twin thank you very fucking much— wait shit who’s this jorge guy? ok so is his name stanley pines? yes? no? and he does not think that he’s a fan of rico.

genuinely i think he would be much much much more scared of ford. the one moment of “ok maybe this is a weirdo i can get like housing out of” to “oh shit oh fuck he wants to wear my skin like a me suit or something”

meanwhile ford is just “oh noooooo my baby brother might not remember me i mean he might be lying (haha classic stanley) but clearly he might need me even more than he already would. oh nooooo he will clearly be so dependent on his big brother. whatever shall i do.” in the least believable voice of all time.

bill is in fact the only one having a great time. shermie’s kids are having an ok time because they don’t have any history with stan to have to mourn. everyone else is either miserable, terrified, or ford about the whole situation.

Stan seeing this guy with his face who’s one of the crazy new world dictator’s henchman: oh no. Why does he look like me? Did he steal my identity?

Stan: …

Stan: did I steal his identity?

The obvious answer of “this guy who looks identical to me might be a relative” doesn’t cross his mind until the first time Ford invades his dreams lmao

I feel like Stan is more scared, because he has zero context for why this guy has put a bounty on him. He has no idea who that is, but somehow they know him, and that can’t be good. They must want him dead!

But I could imagine the first dream going terribly because Stan remembers nothing, and Ford gets pissed to learn something happened to his little brother to cause him to lose his memory. Ford does not communicate this is the reason he is angry, so Stan just experiences “this guy hates me so much he’s raging just from talking to me briefly” and wakes up convinced this guy is going to brutally murder him.

RIP to Stan not believing anything Ford tells him in the dream because Ford seems too evil to be believed. And then its Jorge of all people that has Stan going “oooh so maybe that is my name and that guy wasn’t lying.” 😭

Ford is even more desperate to find Stan fast because his baby brother!! Doesn’t remember anything! How will he survive on his own in the cruel apocalypse world? He’ll get hurt or taken advantage of! Ford needs to get him fast and keep him safe! And make him understand that he can trust big brother of course :) he can only trust big brother :)

On one hand, Ford is going to look into helping Stan recover some memories, because he wants Stan to remember him and their family. On the other hand, Ford is also taking advantage of Stan being a blank slate to add a little manipulation in there and mold Stan into a more obedient and sweet little brother. One who will never ever leave because he trusts and loves his big brother so much :) and knows he could never survive on his own.

“or Ford about the whole situation” LMAO DOKDDNNS 😭😭😭 Yeah the other adult Pines are pretty devastated by the situation. Stan doesn’t remember them :( they haven’t seen him in so many years and he doesn’t even know who they are anymore :(

A commission for mellybean on patreon! They wanted some sea grunks, and I was happy to provide >:)

And here are some warm up doodles of the bros, done before working on the above:

Just some fics I’ve read recently that I’ve enjoyed and found interesting and think deserve more love.

Nothing More Compelling by emjam

“It don't line up the exact same, but my mama told me stories.” Fiddleford caged himself with his arms, looking away. “About Blue Ridge travellers ran off by ghostly black dogs with big red eyes. In some stories, the dog's a protector. But in others, it's an omen.”

A tale Ford had dismissed as a child, convinced that the varied and vague reports indicated this particular oddity was only fictional. Perhaps his child self had been hasty. He tilted his head. “An omen of?”

Fiddleford uncurled himself and looked Ford in the eye. “Death.”

(Ford Pines is intrigued by a new anomaly.

Stan Pines, as the unwitting new anomaly, is having a bad time.)

Red Light Go, Green Light Stop by iguana8llama

Bill is Dead.

He did it. Stanley tricked the demon to his end and now it's time to face the music himself...

Is that an axolotl?

Or: Stanley gets shipped back to a pivotal moment in his life and has a chance to rebuild bridges and live a life once thought lost forever.

Stan^4 by Lost_in_Thoughtless

The Sea Grunks are at it again, this time accidentally disturbing an unusual rift left by Time Baby's ironically untimely demise.

Now they're in the 80s, and ready to protect the younger version of their twin... hey who are those kids.

(A frankly insane Twins in Time AU where each Stan gets paired with their Child and 80s Brother variants, and their own Teenage variant - resulting in 4 pairs of twins roaming the most dangerous time of the 80s)

break no more by FluffyAngstWriter

Brrring…

Ford's head snapped up, eyes narrowing. The phone? Who on earth would be calling him at this hour? Certainly not any of his professors. One of his colleagues? More likely, but he had told them repeatedly not to call him late at night.

Irritation flared.

The man made his way over to the landline, glaring for a brief moment and imagining letting it ring–

Brrring!

–But who knew how long they would try to call him for. He wasn't keen on adding a headache to everything.

This had better be important.

With a long-suffering sigh, he picked up the phone, "Hello? Stanford Pines speaking."

A pause. Then:

Hello, this is Head Nurse Vandermeer from Henry County Hospital, calling regarding a John Doe patient currently held in the ICU...

And Ford's world, so simple, tipped on its axis.

---

or: Ford gets a call regarding Stanley's failing health in the hospital. It all goes downhill from there.

The AXOLOTL’s Blessing by BlackFoy

Bill Cipher had been a human for over thirty years. Finding out that the prophecy of the zodiacs, when completed, would turn him into a weak, defenseless human had been the shock of the century, but now that he had lived life as a human… he wouldn’t have it any other way. Unfortunately, he didn’t get a choice, as time traveling randomly into the past robbed him of said human body. Oh well, guess he had about thirty years to kill! Time to wrangle his humans into some form of healthy habits!

closed doors and broken bottles by carpetchewer

it doesn't take much for a deal to go wrong, out in the multiverse, and, despite going through the portal together six years ago, stan and ford pines still run into trouble from time to time--especially because of all the baggage they're carrying.

but this trade is essential. will their own shortsightedness cost them crucial, life-changing technology?

cws: ptsd, derealization, guns/violence, unhealthy codependency, murder, and panic attacks

my take on the blind faith au by @pinesinthewoods.

a business transaction by anonymous

After spending the last two days rereading the same paragraph, Ford decides to look for chemical assistance in staying awake long enough to complete his thesis.

Meanwhile, Stan’s life since he was thrown out on the streets hasn’t exactly gone great. But things are looking up now that Stan is finally making it as a small time drug dealer selling to college students with too much spending money on their hands.

Or: The Stan twins' reunion goes down at a drug deal.

If I should try, would you catch me? by ArtistRedFox

Stan's footsteps crunch in the dead leaves. The closer he walks to the edge, the less leaves there are, until he stands only on green grass and earth. He leans forward, peering over the edge. When the height barely even makes him dizzy, he moves even closer. The wind brushes his hair back, running cold fingers over his jaw. The injuries still ache, so the coolness is welcome. The whole of Gravity Falls is spread out below him.

How was the Fall? by longthroes

During his time in the portal, Ford woke up on a bed of golden flowers at the bottom of a mountain.

What is this, some kind of under tale?

Would it be autocannibalism to eat your twin brother? by ArtistRedFox

What if the House of Leaves loved you. What if it didn't want to let you go. What if it was lonely, so hungry for companionship that it refused to let you find an exit?

What if it was your twin brother?

The Negotiator by Lost_in_Thoughtless

Dejected, Stan leaves Ford's house - prepared to bury his dumb journal somewhere on the other side of the world. That is, until, a new player introduces himself to the game - one who speaks a language Stan understands well.

Stan wants to be a twin again - and if the portal is the only thing getting in the way, then surely that can be easily fixed. Plus, the offer of godhood is a pretty cool perk to round that off with.

As of this morning I was reluctantly looking for jobs because I love my job and don't want to leave it, but see: $10k raise problem solver.

As of noon today this was no longer an issue, because my boss called me with the news that I was getting a $10K merit raise.

I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. This is roughly $200 extra per paycheck. Enough to pay off debt faster, rebuild my savings, and spend a weekend a month in Milwaukee getting obscenely laid. The sex I'm going to have on $200 extra per paycheck. You can't even.

Door to door AU Part 2

Ford could at least make his own sandwiches if he wants the crust off! Fiddleford deserves a raise for putting him with him.

Uhhhh okay

What would you steal?

I say with an LPS bin shaped throat

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tagging @otlantispearlxox again…

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fanart for lentic by @herenortherenearnorfar !!!!!