#stan asks

I think play wrestling with Stan would be a lot more fun, because he's going to wind you up and reap the rewards. He knows exactly what to do to overpower you, but still leave you with enough room to get back at him. Stan strikes me as someone who's very good at the teasing give-and-take.

Oh baby! Do I have a story! My brother isn’t the best at social cues and the whatnot. So one night while he and Mcgucket were doing the science-y thing, apparently ol’Mcgucket outright confessed to Ford. Ya know, grabbed him by the face, kissed him, said “I love you, Ford!” The whole nine-yards. And Ford responded with “i love you too Fidds, but now is not the time for friendly affection, we need to work on the portal!” Pointdexter told me about this one night when he was drunk. I don’t think he even remembers that I know. I’m still not sure if he understands that he got confessed to.

2/2 because he wanted her to be happy. Rhys knew that telling Feyre she could die in childbirth would make her depressed. Rhysand has ALWAYS looked out for Feyre and her feelings, and he actually respects her as a person.

You cannot be like me. No human can. I made unspeakable sacrifices to become who I am. 

I don’t need respect from the fleshies. 

Stanley would be a goat.

Goats are historically animals that are viewed as sineaters. The term scapegoat comes from the Jewish tradition of when people would basically confer all their sins to a goat and then push it off a cliff, therefore ridding them of sin. I think that fits him very well. See also: sacrificial goat.

Goats also represent curiosity and resilience, but this is often clouded by negative reputation. People are nervous of them because they can come across as off-putting and wild. They're also very clever, crafty little things!

Ford would be a stag.

Stags are regal animals. Ford is very proud and dominant in his surface personality, very strong willed, to a fault. Stags are leaders. They're domineering and possessive. They also represent a link between the spiritual world and the living. They're sort of in-between creatures. They have this connection with the supernatural and they walk the line of both worlds.

On top of that, stags are trophies. Hunters kill them, both for pleasure and for status. They're the trophy of Kings. People will mount their heads on the wall and point it out to everyone who comes into their home, regaling them with the stories of how they 'bravely' shot down a defenceless animal in its prime; as though they should be lauded for that. It's about what the stag brings for them--power.

Stan caught him looking once, which I went into a tiny bit here.

But he doesn't know the extent of Ford's affections at all. At the time, Stan thought it was just his brother checking Reader out casually, which is why he was so taken aback by it. Ford doesn't do that sort of thing, so to see him indulge was surprising.

I will say, however, that Stan has his suspicions and he's concerned. He knows Ford inside and out, and he's well aware of his nature. That's why he doesn't want them to become close in that kind of way. He can predict how it will affect Ford and he's afraid for the fragility of his mental state.

On top of that, he doesn't want Reader to experience the blow back of Ford's nature. It isn't really Ford's fault, of course, but he knows that it won't be pleasant because Ford will inevitably reject them and/or cause problems for them.

Nope.

Owls are known for being wise. Ford is not wise.

Wisdom and intelligence are two very different things. Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use said tomato in a fruit salad.

Ford has plenty of intelligence, but very little wisdom. Stan is the wise one of the two; he displays it much more than his brother does.