Child Of The Pure Unclouded BrowAnd Dreaming Eyes Of Wonder!Though Time Be Fleet, And I And ThouAre Half






Child of the pure unclouded brow And dreaming eyes of wonder! Though time be fleet, and I and thou Are half a life asunder, Thy loving smile will surely hail The love-gift of a fairy-tale.
I have not seen thy sunny face, Nor heard thy silver laughter: No thought of me shall find a place In thy young life’s hereafter— Enough that now thou wilt not fail To listen to my fairy-tale.
A tale begun in other days, When summer suns were glowing— A simple chime, that served to time The rhythm of our rowing— Whose echoes live in memory yet, Though envious years would say ‘forget.’
Come, harken then, ere voice of dread, With bitter tidings laden, Shall summon to unwelcome bed A melancholy maiden! We are but older children, dear, Who fret to find our bedtime near.
Without, the frost, the blinding snow, The storm-wind’s moody madness— Within, the firelight’s ruddy glow, And the childhood’s nest of gladness. The magic words shall hold thee fast: Thou shalt not heed the raving blast.
And, though the shadow of a sigh May tremble through the story, For 'happy summer days’ gone by, And vanish’d summer glory— It shall not touch, with breath of bale, The pleasance of our fairy-tale.
-Lewis Carroll
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So I was reading some One of Us AU stuff and then
*slams fists on the table* EVIL FORD EVIL FORD EVIL FORD




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This has been coming for a long time. Okay, so assuming that 1) Mabel and Dipper’s school let out for summer break around the beginning of June, which usually does not happen, and 2) That they left for Gravity Falls immediately and didn’t spend any time home at all, which I also find hard to believe, Mabel and Dipper could have only spent about three months with Stanley. That’s not a lot of time at all, but have you ever seen anyone say he doesn’t love those kids? Of course not, everyone knows he loves them so, so much. This is a widely accepted fact in the fandom.
I’m assuming Stanford has known the kids for at least a few weeks to a month, which isn’t that short compared to three months. But I always see people saying he’s only known them for such a short time and that he can’t possibly love them that much, especially Mabel. Please don’t forget what stopped Stanford from going off on the man who pushed him into a hellscape dimension that traumatized his partner in seconds - The knowledge that he had a niece and nephew!
He didn’t know these kids, at all, but he was so happy to see them! He went from this

To THIS

I’ve seen so many people say that he doesn’t love or care about his niece or nephew, and that he manipulates them, and none of this is true. At all. I’ve seen enough posts about the nephew, though, so I’ll focus on the niece.
Immediately, he goes out to shake her hand, with the six fingers he was so insecure about that he balled into a fist when he was shaking the hand of his professor. He already likes her and says as much. This is where it gets less obvious, because they didn’t get as much screen time together as they should’ve, but the sentiment is still there.
Stanford has dealt with unicorns before and knows the chances of getting their hair are unlikely, but he still sees how excited Mabel is to go and really, if anyone could get that hair, it would be Mabel, so he lets her go. He even gives a crossbow - which, admittedly, is really irresponsible, but he’s been away for thirty years. Cut him some slack. - so she’ll be able to defend herself, and one of his journals, his prized possessions. When she succeeds, he’s so happy and so proud of her and he makes sure that she knows how great she was!

The picture above, which is commonly used to show how much he hates Mabel… Well, yes, Mabel is the one with the leaf blower strategy, and I wish there had been a note about that in the journal, but there’s not. There could be, but there’s not, all it says is leaf blowers, in Dipper’s handwriting. How on earth would Stanford know it was all Mabel’s idea, just from looking at that journal page?
Honestly, that entire episode is used as an example of how much he hates Mabel, but consider this: It’s not. First of all, it’s not that Stanford just has little to no concern for Mabel and wants to brush her off, he genuinely believes she has a great personality and would be okay on her own, if it came to that. This is wrong, of course, but he had no malicious intent. He was interested in her and what she was doing; he was watching her while she befriended the pizza guy.

This is the face of a man who is genuinely sad about the implication that his niece might not be happy. Not because he hates her guts and wants her brother all to himself, or something else equally ridiculous, but because he loves her, and he wants her to be okay.
When the rift breaks, Dipper’s first priority is to help Mabel, but consider this: So is Stanford’s. They didn’t know where Mabel was - The last time Dipper saw her, she was just running from the shack, and really, she could be anywhere. But if they took out Bill immediately, they would be able to go look for Mabel immediately afterwards, with the knowledge that Bill wouldn’t be able to get to her.
And honestly, the finale is full of Stanford loving Mabel. When the twins defeat all of Bill’s friends, he’s so happy, it’s all congratulations for Dipper and Mabel. He’s so horrified at the idea that Bill would torture those kids, and he did his best to stop him. Have you seen that one post where the kids are being chased by Bill, and Stan is wondering what the fuck to do, but Ford is just screaming and banging on the cage? He was ready to remove all of his personality and memories, to essentially die, just because there was a chance the kids would be safe. And don’t forget the scene at the end where he threatens the bus driver with a gun just so Mabel will be happy because it’s honestly the best.

In summary, Stanford fucking loves this sweet star child so much and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
About that blacklit J3 page...
(this has been a bit of a response to @skillfulstudio‘s post)
I think the entirety of Fidds and Ford’s story goes to show that making huge mistakes in your life, whether it was because you were tricked or had poor judgement, doesn’t make you a bad person. You have to accept the consequences, forgive yourself, and move on trying to learn and improve from your mistakes.
“After all these years, I finally know who I am. Maybe I messed up in the past, but now that I seen what happened, I can begin to put myself together again.
“Thanks for opening my eyes.”
-Fiddleford McGucket, Society of the Blind Eye
It’s never an easy process, as shown by Ford’s self-deprecation and avoidance of people, but in the end, the pain can be alleviated by not bottling your emotions. Finding people who truly care, or people who understand will remind you that you don’t have to face your battles alone.
If anything, this situation adds yet another substantial layer to Ford and Fidds character development and relationship. Not only have they reconnected with their families, but they also have each other to remind them that the experiences and choices they had made in the past doesn’t define who they truly are.