Me - (7k Words Deep Into A Stan Twins AU But Falterin) Okay But Hear Me Out, Stan And Ford Function ...

Me - (7k words deep into a Stan twins AU but falterin) okay but hear me out, Stan and Ford function ... Not well without each other

AU where Dipper and Mabel somehow get teleported back to the January of 1989 (before Stan gets summoned, before Ford summons Bill)

The Stan twins save each other much faster than they do in canon - all to get the kids home.

Redux of the story - 8hr (or 32 years later if you ask the Stans) Mabel and Dipper go to spend time with their grunks

IT'S THEM POCKET BROTHERS!!!! 🤲

they go. into the pockets. each.

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Absolutely worthless today. After 2wk of gearing myself to go in office by speaking aloud those words to mentally prepare, I woke up early with a low-key panic attack and then manic energy bc anxiety is fun. So here's this.

So, maybe after AToTS, Mabel is just like, so concerned about Stan and Ford, upset about the Stan twins not being okay, not hugging it out, etc that she decides to once more get involved with the time measuring tape.

Every change just makes it worse so finally she's just crying on the kitchen floor. Stan finds her and is like what's wrong pumpkin.

Something something "you were everything to each other" sob sob sob.

Idk maybe the Stan twins reconcile sooner maybe Ford overhears and finally pulls his head out of his ass. Maybe not.

Me - I'm probably going through a depressive episode. Maybe I should get that shit checked out...

Also me - OR I can completely ignore all my obligations as an adult and plot some grunks.

Modern au where the Stan twins get their shit together much sooner. College age.

Stan's doing cam work (bc as a HS dropout what's easier than selling yourself?). Stan takes some money from a resident loan shark (Rico) to stop sleeping out of his car and get himself kind of set up doing like FansOnly type work.

Ford finds out (via Rick bc he's "an unmitigated asshole") and confronts Stan. "Wasn't ruining my life once enough for you?!" Blahblahblah. They fight. It's a thing. Both of them have their heads up their asses.

Stan gives Ford money and basically shoves him out the back as Rico comes knocking (not good stuff here. Shit got real dark in my head)

Ford gets the grant and is heading to Oregon, stops in Chicago and begs Stan to go with him. "He'll kill you if you stay!" Something something.

"Well it's no boat but it sure as fuck beats Chi-town."

Wait the book of bill appearing to Ford first is fucking HILARIOUS actually. Ford literally killed Bill less than a month ago, and Bill's still banking so hard on him getting him out of therapy that the book shows up in Ford's stuff MULTIPLE TIMES. Girl the situationship has been over for thirty years give it up 💀