#this is one of those things

[silosbears]

i think alphonse would still experience depersonalization and dysmorphia even after getting his body back

[photon-bytez]

One of, if not, the best segments in LOOP. Arthropluera is one of my favorite prehistoric animals, so it’s nice to see the giant millipede boi be realized in a whole new light.

[incomingalbatross]

Just curious, what did Ford expect Stan to do with his house? Ford was appalled at what his former home has become. Did Ford expect Stan to sell off the cabin?

Also, do you think Ford really intends to throw Stan out of the house by the end of the summer? Or was it said in his moment of frustration?

I mean, when asking "what was Ford thinking?" on any subject, I think "he simply Did Not" is always a valid hypothesis. ;P

But also yeah, my personal headcanon is that he told himself Stan would somehow get the proceeds from the cabin (selling it? inheritance after Ford's death? somehow) and use that money to build a Normal Life for himself. My reasoning:

We get at least one line in the Journal that portal-era Ford has been feeling bad about "shutting Stan out of my life."

I think it's reasonable to guess this came to the forefront after going through the portal, because the combination of distance and Stan's "I chewed my way out of a car trunk!" speech allowed Ford to admit that he regretted their estrangement and that it hurt Stan.

SINCE he can't do anything about it now, but also Stan being in Bad Circumstances is unacceptable, the easiest thing to do is tell himself that his disappearance could at least have put Stan back on his feet.

This assuages his guilt and validates his martyr complex (his home dimension is better off without him!), as well as enabling him to continue existing in a reality where Stan is Okay, Really, He's Fine.

...As you may have noticed from my last couple fics, I tend to think this is a necessary condition for Ford to keep himself going. ;P

And I don't think we get any indication that Ford doesn't mean what he said. He generally doesn't say anything he doesn't at least think he means, I feel like? The Journal doesn't offer any indication otherwise, either - he mentions "taking his house back and rebuilding the life Stan took," or something equally dramatic, in there.

This is, of course, especially jarring for us on the heels of the "how Stan got thrown out and it ruined his life" backstory right before it. But some motivations maybe:

Journal 3 again gives context, this time with the story of Ford having just visited a "Better World" in which that dimension's Stan took the journal, everything turned out perfectly after Stan did what he was told (DOUBT, but we only have Ford's understanding of this dimension to go on), and Ford and Fiddleford ended up founding a thriving scientific Institute on the site of the Shack, where they do world-respected science and also safely travel to other dimensions.

This dimensions is TAILOR-MADE to confirm ALL of Ford's biases, it's ridiculous.

This on top of preexisting bad blood means he returns home primed to blame Stan for the Portal Incident and all its consequences, which means Stan owes him even regardless of opening the portal to bring him home.

(Opening the portal is ALSO Stan's fault and something he has to bear the consequences for, of course, so actually it's just made him owe Ford more arguably.)

In addition, seeing the cabin turned into his dream come true in that other world means he's even MORE primed to hate the Mystery Shack and its "mockery of his life's work" than he otherwise would have been.

He's mad, he's scared, he's flailing because he's HOME but he no longer has a place in this world, the closest thing he has to a blueprint is what he saw in that other world, and also he can't really reconcile with Stan without being prepared to let go of ALL his baggage so the easiest thing is to push him away. He'll be fine anyway, it's not like HE'S just landed in this dimension and owns literally nothing outside of this house!

ALSO, it was technically his house and Stan technically did steal it. Which means Ford has a RIGHT to claim it and do what he likes with it. And Gravity Falls is ultimately a show about how making family relationships transactional leads to heartbreak and destruction, so of course Ford has to keep doing that until he finally learns his lesson.

[herefortheships]

I'm having really AWFUL anxiety tonight because of how incredibly noisy the street is (I live in front of a very busy expressway). I've had several moments today I just wanted to scream and run away. It's absolutely terrible. I swear there were more people than usual on the street today all day but now at night is WORSE. I'm literally going crazy.

[rekt-by-hubris]

How the fuck did I not know Lightning McQueen was Owen Wilson.

[zelkams-art]

in all timelines in all possibilities only you can show me this

[swan2swan]

Whoever conceived and animated this moment, I hope they're doing well and thriving. This is S-rank romance stuff here.

[firesidefantasy]

you see, caspar's dad was pretty abusive. and he was abusive in that alcoholic, waste-of-space kind of way where he was never really around, but when he was, he was drunk and angry and making it caspar's problem. and so caspar spent a lot of his teenage years being slapped around for things he didn't do. his dad smashed his beer bottle? caspar's fault. his dad burnt something? caspar's fault. his dad had a shitty day in the office? somehow this is also caspar's fault. and then he would get hit for it.

all of that is to say that as a young adult, caspar has a very strong aversion to being told he's done something wrong, even when he actually is to blame. it means that no matter how obviously in the wrong he is, he's going to deny it, do whatever it takes to get out of it, and he doesn't even realise he's doing it. his brain just cannot compute the fact that he's done something wrong and somebody is calling him out on it, because that means he's about to get the shit beaten out of him. he goes straight into survival mode.

so he lies a lot, both to avoid somebody realising he fucked up, and to deny it after they do. he will never say he's sorry. he will never even admit he fucked up. he will lie and charm and smile and suck dick and do literally anything else under the sun.

he's pretty enough to get away with it a lot of the time, but it chips away at all of his relationships, bit by bit by bit, until there's a rift between them that he can no longer cross.

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[qvert]

Prints

...you're welcome? :D

[egophiliac]

missed the mark by (looks at calendar) uhhh. hm. but I really wanted to do something for the 5th anniversary! happy five years to these idiots 🎉

[a-hollow-forest]

"people show their true colours in life threatening situations" no, they show you what they act like when they're mortally terrified, an emotion notorious for literally turning your entire brain off to the point where people who go into those situations as a profession need to be literally trained on how to not have that happen

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[daftmooncretin]

spock’s room decor is actually fucking bonkers. The weapons??? the big red velvet curtain??? like ok phantom of the opera go crazy.

for reference jim’s room has some photos and a plant so we can surmise this is uniquely a spock being a dramatic weirdo thing

[eydilily]

gem n joel the strongest duo (family) that you are

and of course. her

[eteledhasanaxe]

Imagine if Maya was the MC for Turnabout Syndicate since Nick was... Y'know, kidnapped?

Like she was in his shoes finding clues and interviewing suspects and doing all that Nick shit

Maybe Gumshoe is her sidekick like how she's Nick's sidekick

Or Edgeworth was her sidekick or somethin and Gumshoe just was in a lot of places and stuff so he could help

(I've been struck with inspiration for TS)