Hmm, Anyways…

I feel Fiddleford would have to make these two stop fighting all the time.

okay flatland, what the fuck

it was published in 1884 but STILL WHAT THE FUCK

UPD: THIS IS NOT A FULL POST. THIS IS A THREAD OF MY LIVE REACTION TO THE BOOK WHILE I WAS READING IT. I KNOW IT’S A SATIRE, I KNOW IT A COMMENTARY ON THE SOCIETY OF THAT TIME, PLEASE STOP CORRECTING ME, I KNOOOOWWW

;))

“Already tired of trying to recall when it all fell apart…I just want to love you well…I just want to learn how to somehow, to be loved myself - Sleeping At Last

“I always thought I’d have his hand to hold.”

The Guardian Ch.2 @cellard00rs 

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Gravity Falls Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ford Pines/Stan Pines Characters: Stan Pines, Ford Pines Additional Tags: fem Stan, sappy y'all this is so sappy, sex but it’s not described in much detail, again we’re focusing hard on the sappy stuff, sea grunkles era, Sibling Incest Summary:

This is their happy ending, and Ford is more than content with that. However, he does miss their old intimacy. Stan does too, but it’s hard to get over the way forty years has changed her.

ship discourse is unserious but the "who would treat fiddleford better" arguments on tumblr are crazy to me because have we all forgotten nuance? anyways here's a relationship analysis:

fiddauthor has its own unhealthy aspects because ford not only tunnel-visioned on his research to the point of dismissing fiddleford, he was also being actively isolated by his abuser (bill), who was turning the two against each other. and, at the same time, fiddleford was actively lying to ford about the memory gun, then used it on ford, a complete violation of trust. in alex hirsch's own words, fiddleford was like a yes-man to ford (until he wasnt), to the detriment of both of them.

but also they found solace in each other, as two outcasts with similar interests. even if ford could be dismissive at times with his gifts, its so clear that he valued fiddleford as his one friend, that they found so much enjoyment in each other's company in both college and in gravity falls. and ignoring that is doing them both a disservice! none of the hurt they inflicted on each other was done out of malice; they were being slowly broken down by the environment around them.

fiddlestan is more difficult to dissect for obvious reasons but comparing stan's past failed relationships to a hypothetical one with fiddleford is a moot point. we're working with a vastly different scenario here. stan would need fiddleford to stay in his desperation to save ford, and fiddleford could be easily guilt-tripped despite his trauma. would stan be an asshole to fiddleford? yeah, he would probably grow impatient with fiddleford's anxiety, and they would have very clashing personalities and interests, along with bad trust issues. fiddleford would be very reliant on the memory gun at this point, and they both would be at their mental lowest: it would not be an easy or healthy relationship.

but at the same time, it's not difficult to see how two very broken people could find solace in each other, especially due to a shared grief. its a unique situation that only they could understand, so of course it would make sense that fiddleford's desire to fix vs stan's abandonment issues would lead to something, for better or for worse. at the end of the day, they both understand the broken bonds of family and they both want to feel needed. it's not farfetched to speculate that they'd find comfort in each other.

anyways. i love these three very flawed, very hurt, and very human individuals. i think they're capable of causing each other a lot of pain. they do cause each other a lot of pain. but also they grow and they heal, and it pains me to see people reduce them to their singular actions. (but also the jokes are funny so yknow...i get it carry on)

#Just saw it and it's kinda funny how three different accounts went all in on "This person ships stancest"—like, I got it the first time, but y'all can chill with the emphasis already (??)

cryin i just saw someone on twitter rt tiredyaoi’s titantic drawing saying “this person ships stancest” i keep forgetting normies don’t know that this is basically our beyoncé

Ford "Icarus didn't flap hard enough" Pines

a hero in his own way 🫡