Okay, I Was Thinking Of The Mystery Trio When I Came Up With This And I'd Sort Them This Way:

If there is one thing that I wish the entirety of gravity falls' fandom all knew is that Ford was not trying to separate Dipper and Mabel before weirdmageddon. Especially not for a dumb reason like "He's self projecting onto them too hard"

Because

1) Mabel resembling Stan??? Not only is every cannon interaction between them positive, but even if Mabel reminds him of Stan, she would remind him of the version of Stan that didn't ruin his future, just the version that liked fun and cared. The version he very dearly misses.

2) Where in the show does it indicate he doesn't apprentice her for such a reason?? Is it just headcannon?

Because one thing the show makes abundantly clear is that Ford has major trust issues due to his trauma. I wouldn't blame him, as his main and really only support system after Fiddleford's portal incident ended up wanting to tear his world apart due to their strong denial. That is a tangent I won't be getting into. BUT the show could not make it clearer he has difficulty trusting.

The reason he would want to apprentice Dipper is because he showed him a deep paranoia that he also shared, and since Ford learned that paranoia is good as it keeps you alive from Bill, this is a great thing. That's why he praises Dipper for almost memory wiping him, as he saw Dipper capable of defending himself against Bill Cypher's manipulation. Also, in the episode that Ford proposes that Dipper should be his apprentice, Dipper also proved he could handle highly dangerous situations, meaning he could handle some of the things Ford learned to handle. Dipper showed Ford he could be trusted as he wouldn't get manipulated by Bill or be killed by the environment.

Mabel, while he really likes that kid, is very emotional and empathetic. One thought I could very easily see Ford thinking is "Mabel could very easily be manipulated by Bill Cypher" She might have the physical might (refer to the mabelcorn episode) but it alone cannot protect her from Bill, as he is a MANIPULATOR. What if he reveals information to her that could be fuel to Bill's manipulation? Being Ford's apprentice would mean that you are likely to deal with Bill too because he just won't stop tormenting him, and saw that Dipper was the only one that could truly handle the dangers of Bill Cypher. If Bill somehow possesses him, he knows Dipper would do the right thing, and he knows Mabel would hesitate.

Separating them was a consequence he didn't forsee as his reasoning for offering apprenticeship to Dipper had nothing to do with the twins' relationship, and it would make Mabel trusting BlendinBill because Ford told nothing to Mabel that much more thematically better. The show is about trust, and due to Ford's lack of trust in his family, it ended up endangering them.

Tell me, what is more satisfying? Ford maliciously trying to create a gap between the twins for no good reason or a traumatised Ford with trust issues learning to trust? THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEIRDMAGEDDON TRILOGY IS ABOUT TRUST, WHY WOULD IT BE KICK-STARTED BY ANYTHING THAT ISN'T TRUST RELATED?????

@definitelybendy

what you wanted

I've never seen a human design (or as human as my design is) for specifically baby bill so I made some doodles of mine

I like to headcannon he would've loved wearing colourful clothes so I gave him colourful clothes! He would've stopped wearing anything like them because it reminded him of his childhood and it's easier to forget lol.

And here's a design I made of Bill at a similar age of the pines twins (because I also headcannon that Bill destroyed Euclidia when he was as old as them) and some experimentations alongside him.

I was considering giving him a mask because his parents would've wanted him to be as normal as possible, but I didn't really like that implication with further thought. They would traumatize him, but do so because they want their son to be happy, not normal. That's why they feed him "medicine" and don't do this sort of northwest shit.

I also made some closeups of canon baby bill in case anyone wants to have them.

(my personal favourite)

As long as you credit me, feel free to do whatever with them

THIS ISNT MINE I FOUND IT ON PINTEREST AND THOUGH IT WAS RLLY CUTE the user was lily14257

is this anything

He doesn't like Tad. Nobody likes Tad.

I think I might develop this whole concept into a proper AU (Triple T AU I guess) in which Bill, Steve and Pou are childhood friends and Tad Strange is an antagonist, but I'll have to work out the details before I decide to say anything more

I also made a small post based on this concept so if you wanna check it out go here

I'll write up the details and post them later at another date

Genuine question, what's the hype behind fiddlestan?

I cannot emphasise enough how much I don't mean to be rude with this question, I just want to understand it.

Is it pairing vibes together and deciding it would make a great coupling or is there more substance I'm not considering?

Holy shit, I know what gravity falls give most of a shit about right now. ITS MY COMPLETELY ORIGINAL AND INTERESTING OC THAT DEFINITELY ISN'T A PLACEHOLDER FOR THE THERAPY I WON'T GET FOR MY TRAUMA.

I doubt anyone actually gaf about them so for now I'll say they're named Iarna, they consider Mabel to the their best friend and, god, is my style inconsistent.

Blegh :P

I do have a feeling the reason Axolotl send Bill to the theraprism is due to them KNOWING that Bill refuses to change ergo it's basically his version of hell. They knew that actual hell would be too fun for Bill so they had to take matters into their own hands lol

I really hate Bill redemption aus cuz. 1) It literally erases the point of his character: he's fucking irredeemable. Cuz he refuses to acknowledge and take accountability for his actions and his own problems to ever get to the point where he'd be willing to give changing a try. He's irredeemable because he refuses to change!!! His sad backstory that he regrets isn't a redeemable quality. Cuz yea he might feel bad about it, but he refuses to acknowledge his guilt + he had one trillion years to make up for it but he never fucking did. God forbid an irredeemable villain have a sad backstory without it being seen as a reason/an excuse to redeem them in the fandom. 2) those aus make it the Pines' responsibility to 'help redeem him'. After EVERYTHING he's put them through I don't think they should have to deal with him anymore, sorry not sorry. You know how in canon the Pines basically threaten him if he ever dares to come back? Yea we should keep it that way IMO. Idc if he's powerless now I think they should throw him in the bottomless pit. And 3) After everything he's done I don't think he DESERVES a redemption arc. I'm all for redemption arcs but I genuinely believe some characters don't deserve it. Bill's one of them. He's crossed the line and done vile and heinous shit way too many times to deserve a second chance.

Man I think the Axolotl is too kind for their own good like, I get they have good intentions and only want to help him, but damn give up on that fucking triangle already!! He's not changing!!

Honestly let him rot in the Theraprism for the rest of eternity, he deserves it