Head's Up, Next Chapter Of The Author Of The Journal's Will Come Out Tomorrow, Not Today. Turns Out I

Head's up, next chapter of The Author of the Journal's will come out tomorrow, not today. Turns out I had more studying to do than expected. :(

Sorry for the delay.

*Whispers* What if Soos has pigeon wings?

I was thinking pelican, duck, or pigeon actually, but not sure which. Pigeons are slightly dim, ducks are usually seen as friendly (since people feed them), and pelicans are large slightly goofy birds characterized as having big appetites. 🤔

Awww this is sweet. I'm always a sucker for found family stuff.

Additional idea: Soos has learnt (probably from dealing with Stan let's be honest) that when handling stubborn, proud, people the best way to go about things is to let them think they've won.

He accepts her insistence on paying rent (maybe she insists that at least during the off season she still pays rent because they don't really need any help in the gift shop) but puts all of it into collage funds for her to "conveniently" discovery once she's 18.

Pacifica Pines AU

Asking for folks to share their Dipcifica headcanons with me lead to a ficlet written with @gobblewanker and @verysorrytobother which lead to this AU.

Pacifica starts dating Dipper when they’re 16, after several summers of adventures and personal growth. She’s become close friends with Mabel and her pals by now and is on friendly terms with the rest of the Pines family.

Their relationship is the last straw for her parents, who insist she immediately dump Dipper and start looking for a wealthy young man in hopes of restoring their fortune to its former glory. Despite the ultimatum of comply or be cut off, Paz stands her ground.

She spends the first few nights sleeping on a booth at Greasy’s, picking up late night and early morning shifts so no one will be suspicious. Despite it all, she’s still quite proud and refuses to seek out charity.

One night, Pacifica accidentally locks herself out of the diner and resorts to sleeping on a bench, in danger of a rainstorm or kidnapping by gnomes (or something far more frightening).

As luck would have it, Stan happens across her while on a late-night toffee peanut run. Although she weakly protests, he insists on bringing her home to the Shack.

Stan and Ford confront the Northwests (and Stan breaks Preston’s nose. Ford threatens to go to the police about their abandonment of Pacifica to dissuade Preston from pressing charges).

Dipper gives up his bed until they’re able to set Pacifica up in her own room.

The arrangement isn’t supposed to be long term at first, and Pacifica insists on paying rent. (Soos will only accept $5 a month and nothing more).

Eventually they come to an agreement that Paz can “work off” her room and board in exchange for help in the gift shop. She still works at the diner, since she makes great tips (and she secretly kind of enjoys it) but now she doesn’t have to take dangerous late-night shifts anymore.

Pacifica continues to stay with Soos and Melody (and the Stans) even after the twins return home to California for the year. There’s no way they’d turn her out on the street with the weather changing, even if business is slower outside the summer months.

Stan and Ford visit Dipper and Mabel’s family in California for the holidays. Pacifica accompanies them.

One day she slips up and calls Stan “Grunkle Stan.” She’s mortified, but Stan lets her know it’s no problem. Soon both he and Ford are her honorary grunkles.

Her parents attempt to regain custody when they realize Pacifica does not plan on coming home. The legal battle is messy, but the Pines are able to help her gain emanicipation (Stan may or may not have bribed the judge).

When Pacifica leaves for college, the Shack is where she returns home to on breaks.

Her relationship with Dipper stays strong, and they marry after graduating college. Pacifica officially changes her name to Pacifica Elise Pines, but at that point it’s just a formality. She’s been part of the family since the night Stan brought her home.

Based on the quickie fic I wrote, A One Time Thing. Poor overworked basically dad Shermie.

What if Soos had parakeet wings since i remembered that if you put a covering on soos he falls asleep like a parakeet.....

Also valid point ☝️ (but we might be getting a few too many parrots)

I usually don't post stuff unrelated to fandoms, but I was out with our cat in the garden and he was being cute. 😅