I’ve Been Looking In My Crystal Ball 🔮

Hello my dears! Another week, another chapter! This one with Stan and Ford hanging out! 💙💙

I just really wanna say, whenever Bill gets rejected 2 thoughts go through my head.

The first is “aww he’s such a wet cat, look at him all grumpy and sad and wet.”

The other, more empathetic part of me gets all sad and goes: “His heart must shatter into a million pieces every time, and he probably has no idea how to navigate it in a healthy way cause he’s never had to understand human emotion to such depth of being nearly physical. He’s learning, and doing better, but that’s hard when he’s surrounded by people who so openly hate him. It must be why he connects with Mable so easily, she doesn’t treat him poorly for apparently no reason, she makes him feel good about himself. He wouldn’t ever want to lose that, would he? Especially after losing all his friends.”

Anyways, reading “A Human Condition” is always an emotional rollercoaster, and I live for it. I cry a little sometimes. I hope your bed is always comfy cozy and your pillow is always your preferred temperature. I’m gonna go make some doodles now.

@xxanxious-anxietyxx LOVE the Bill analysis he and Mabel have some great scenes coming up in a few chapters I think you’ll enjoy based off this 😉

In the meantime, there’s going to be plenty of sadness and rejection to go around!

My bed is perpetually cozy now thanks to this. This week’s update is going to be a good one…

Hello my lovelies!

Just letting you know there will probably be an early update tomorrow after I finish the chapter and edit this afternoon. I’ll post a link on here when it’s up. Hope you’re all ready for more! 😉

GUYS THERES FANART FROM CH.23 by @knockknockwhosthereartistism this one in particular made me giggle while looking at it. It’s so cool and intricate!! Can’t wait to upload the new chapter tomorrow. Hope you’re all ready 😉

Why dis 🤓 look so mad 😭😭😭

From Ch. 23 of this fic by @sapphosscribe

GUYS THERE’S ANOTHER FANART FROM CH. 26 @dontjinxit18 drew Bill leaving Stan and it’s marvelous! Check it out!

From Sapphosscribe’s A human Contion’s most recent chapter 26 “I’ll Stare Directly at the Sun But Never in the Mirror”

@sapphosscribe

Some Billcentric fanart for you guys from the lovely @dontjinxit18. It’s all so fun and whimsical perfect for a chapter that was so lighthearted 🥰. Check it out!

Sapphosscribe’s ‘A Human Condition’ Chapter 28

This “should” be the last post from this chapter, but there were just too many scenes to choose from. Mabel giving him the sweater actually made me cry, along with him cuddling it to sleep, and then being happy to see Mabel again in the mindscape. This fic consumes too much of my life someone stop me. @sapphosscribe

SENDING THE OLD YEAR OUT WITH FANART!! @crypt-idkeeper drew Bill from Chapter 21! I continue to be surprised and deeply flattered by how much you guys are enjoying this fic. A new update fast approaches, stay tuned… 😉

new year, new me

this is fanart for the gravity falls fic "a human condition" by @sapphosscribe , specifically chapter 21 when ford and bill make eye contact. this human bill design is not accurate to the fic and is my interpretation of human bill because I struggled to visually depict him in the fic due to his vague depiction of him as well as my own inability visually depicting what writers are depicting, but i think he still slays the fit from the fic either way :3

i didn't know how i felt about the background so you get to options, also the sketch, cause i'm one of those people who hates their art once i add colour.

to @sapphosscribe i wanted to say i absolutely love your fic and thank you for inspiring me to try to capture it in my own work such as this, very intrigued for the next chapter and hope you're doing well.

and to anyone else, i'm really trying to experiment with my and create a defined art style as i hate how fluid it is and how i am unable to lock in and actually create what i want too, so i was wondering if anyone had any advice? i'm really enjoying using this particular brush and how it reminds me of crayons and drawing as a child, i think the messy style is here to stay, but it could still use work, also ignore the hand holding the mics cord, i didn't wanna waste hours on it.

The Conclusion to the Mirror Misadventure is here!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58360870/chapters/161706607

Enjoy your regular Sunday update, dear readers. It’s a good one! 😉🥰

An analysis of A Human Condition by @crypt-idkeeper while you wait for the next update!! They’ve done a seriously amazing job with this! Come check it out and enjoy it! 🥰🥰

Bill’s relationship’s part 1

yet another analysis of a human condition, this time in parts :3

I wanna start off this ranty analysis with the relationship between Bill and Mabel, especially after chapter 28, I think it provides some wonderful examples of their relationship, and for the moment I will probably mostly focus on said chapter due to its relevance and recency.

Within this chapter we see Bill attempt to manipulate Mabel in a way we’ve yet to see, one that more resembles how he would control his Henchmaniacs and even other followers he’s had in the past, one that has no other purpose other than to fuel his fragile ego and remind said followers of their worth to him. This is obviously caused by the recent events regarding said Henchmaniacs, Bill is hurt and he’s feeling weak, so he turns to his usual attempts at power play to hold himself above the only member of the family that seems to respect him, at least in his eyes. This could also be an attempt to distance himself from Mabel emotionally as to allow him to continue to manipulate her. And of course, when this fails, he returns to his old habits, and tries to buddy up with Ford again, something he seems to repeatedly do when he feels emotionally isolated, but this isn’t about Ford.

We as the readers have known Bill has had a soft spot for Mabel since he backed out of hurting her further in her mindscape in an attempt to hold further power over her through fear mongering, some might say his emotional dependency on Mabel started when he saved her life, and while I might agree, I see that event more as him keeping his options open with just a hint of that emotional value, one where he sees her as similar and chooses to help, perhaps in a way that mirrors the guilt he may feel for Euclydia, though I may be pushing it there.

Mabel choosing to help Bill understand what it means to be human, or his condition, if you will, is an obvious extension of her guilt towards her previous actions and her analytical nature, sure she’s not as observant as Ford or her Brother, but she’s more emotionally intact than they are and less stubborn for that matter, after all she forgives pacifica quite quickly in the show, and in this fic this appears to continue, choosing to spend time with her outside of the main plot. She’s not nearly as scared of Bill and because of this she sees him for what he is, what Stan is beginning to see him as, pathetic, and ill informed, like a neglected toddler taking his frustrations out on his daycare attendants, yes, he needs to be supervised, but he needs to be supported even more so, and he needs to be taught.

Mabel however foolish her family thinks it is, has undoubtedly begun to trust Bill, but she seems to know how to handle herself against him, I mean the immediate deflection of his recent manipulations shows how surprisingly capable she is, yes Bills approval seems to be important to her, but she doesn’t need it, she has the support of her family, something Dipper didn’t think he had when Bill gets to him in the show, and something Ford certainly didn’t have prior to the show, Bill prays on the weak, and Mable is far from weak.

The way this chapter ends with this connection between Mabel and Bill going from what it was, cautious and not without independent values goes to one that now surpasses this, one where Bill has found a reason for human relationships, one where we as the readers can feel that perhaps Mabel will be safe around him, that perhaps his ill intent will fade as his understanding of human emotions and connections continue, as he starts to separate love and fear. What I found strange was the authors inclusion of their minds embracing one another, it’s a very intimate action that felt out of place for Bill, but the descriptions reminded me of Euclydia, that perhaps this form of bond mimics how Euclydians would engage in such physical contact, such embrace, something unique to Bill, something that truly shows the evolution of their relationship and how dependant he is on her.

My final topic of interest is how Bill didn’t shy away from Mabel after Dippers rant to him, after Dipper got into his head Bill didn’t attempt to manipulate her, didn’t distance himself for his own emotional gain. To me this says that Bill craves this emotional connection, and even if he believes its fake, or believes it to be temporary he will still put in the effort if he deems it important, if he thinks he needs it, even if he tells himself he doesn’t he holds these people close, Mabels sweater to him, now serves another purpose, the same purpose as his hat, and the atom from his home, it’s a reminder of his connection and relationships, although the atom is probably more a manifestation of guilt and the hat is something that pushes him to seek power, due to the sacrifice of wealth it symbolised for his family. But the sweater, that’s just connection, human connection, a form of unnecessary care, something to fill the void the other two items make.

In writing this I was tempted to make this more of an actual analysis with quotes and facts to provide evidence more than the statements that I have made here, however I still enjoyed it and I feel the other parts will be the same, but perhaps when this fic is complete, I shall honour @sapphosscribe with a proper analysis or five :3

AHHHH OH MY GOSH!! 😆💖💖 Guys, There’s fanart now! @ilay-snt has done an amazing job illustrating the prologue! Go check it out!

Chapter 1: Some sunny day…

Fanart for A Human Condition by @sapphosscribe

I’m in love with this story, so I was thinking, what if I did fanart for every chapter?

That’s the idea, let’s see if I can actually do it ahah… I’m going to die.

Anyway, read this fic, it’s really well written.