re read borrower Stan au with the mousey matchbox
what if Stan can’t ever turn back? Literally fated to forever be a “pest” living in his brothers house. How would he feel? Would he leave?
but now ford doesn’t have a search limited to the house anymore to find something as small as his pinky
also - would Bill ever do permanent damage to Stan (not just trauma) to try and convince ford if Stan somehow made it out of the basement?
would Bill ever put the matchbox outside?
Glad you liked matchbox mouse Stan:) just a little guy :))
If Stan was stuck forever, it would really depend on how Ford reacted on if he stayed with him or not. If Ford made it so that his house was Stanmouse friendly and made sure Stan had safe places to retreat to so that nothing like that happened again, still treated him like a person and such, then yeah Stan would stick around. As much of a burden as he'd feel like, he's also half an apple tall and so easy to get snatched by a bird. Fords house is safe, and Ford getting him food and materials doesn't even put a dent in his wallet. While Stan might have moments of feeling useless, the two of them would find things for him to do and help with, like detail work or something.
If Ford shot into panic mode and made it a whole thing, then Stan's gone. He'd tolerate it for a little while (especially if they learn Stan's stuck right after they finish dealing with Bill), but at a certain point he'd put his foot down about Ford treating him like glass and demand some changes. If Ford complies and acts like he does in the first part, then Stan will stay, but if he doesn't, then Stan's gone. Stan's not going to live in a little dollhouse for the rest of his life, he's a grown man who wants the freedom to make risky and dangerous choices, like climb the couch with his bare mouse hands.
Thing is, Stan's not going to go far, because, again, Fords house is safe (if annoying to live at) and Stan's a mouse. He'd make it to somewhere in town then be on constant alert so that he doesn't get eaten or stepped on, and avoid Ford like the plague with mixed success.
Its hard to avoid someone when they have magic and are actively looking for a mouse sized guy. Brotherly bonds at risk of irreparable damage if Ford goes dark about Stan's safety.
As for your other question, yes Bill would do permanent damage to stan so long as he's sure it won't kill him. Then maybe kill him on accident because he overestimated his own ability to hurt Stan or underestimated Stan's ability to get hurt. It's not because Bill wouldn't kill Stan, he just knows if he does Fords gonna start focusing on that and might tear the portal down entirely. Stan dying is a distraction, Stan hurting is a threat and incentive.
On that same thread, Bill would threaten to toss Stan into the snow, and might do it once or twice as a laugh, but he wouldn't leave him there because that would kill him.
