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Gravity Falls

hide and seek

by parsnipit

Stan’s next shout feels more like a scream, desperate and frightened and tearing his throat on the way out: “Ford, please! Come on! Stanford, you can’t do this to me, not again— Stanford!” Something slams into him, and he hits the deck hard. His first instinct is, naturally, to punch —but he doesn’t get that far. As soon as he tries to scramble back to his feet, a knee wedges itself into his back and two hands seize tightly on his shoulders and press him down. A low, dangerous growl reverberates around him, and he freezes. Shit. Shit. ...are there werewolves this far out on the ocean? But when he cranes to see over his shoulder, he does not see a werewolf. Instead, he sees— “Ford?!” where i can't find you

Teen 28k words 6 ch Complete 3k kudos

Sea Grunkles · Hurt/Comfort · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Angst with a Happy Ending· +15 more

Gravity Falls

Blow the Dust from the Bones

by emjam

Stan, alone and living out of his car, calls Ford's number for the thousandth time. But this time, Stan doesn't hang up.

Teen 38k words 13 ch Complete 2.8k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Mullet Stan Pines · Homelessness · Pre-Canon· +23 more

Gravity Falls

Fisherman's Knot

by scribefindegil

Happy endings are messy, and the Arctic winter is more difficult than either Stan or Ford want to admit.

Teen 104k words 21 ch Complete 2k kudos

Stangst · actually hurt/comfort but stangst is just such a funny word to me · Post-Canon · Suicidal Ideation· +8 more

Gravity Falls

1 Step Forward 20 Years

by Ppleater

A Tale of Two Stans AU: Instead of fighting over the journal Stan tries to leave, but Ford isn't willing to let him go that easily. During the argument Stan comes into contact with a strange magical substance, and when he wakes up later he finds he's a bit smaller than he remembers.Now not only does Ford have to worry about Bill taking over the world, he also has to figure out how to turn his brother back to normal.

Teen 58k words 14 ch Complete 1.9k kudos

Pre-Portal · The adventures of Tiny Stan and Paranoid Ford · Canon Divergence - A Tale of Two Stans · Implied/Referenced Child Abuse· +19 more

Gravity Falls

Shots

by LogicalBookThief

A "Not What He Seems" AU, where Stan doesn’t escape government custody unscathed, and his reunion with Ford goes a bit differently as a result.

Teen 19k words 6 ch Complete 1.8k kudos

Gun Violence · Blood · Gunshot Wounds · Infection· +18 more

Gravity Falls

Third Time's the Charm

by detectivejigsaw

The first time Ford hugged Stan in forty years, he didn't respond. The second time, he flinched away. A brief somewhat angsty view of when Stan is still recovering his memories post- Weirdmageddon, and with some guilty!Ford rearing its ugly head.

General 2.4k words 1 ch Complete 1.7k kudos

Guilty Ford Pines · Post-Weirdmageddon · Amnesia Stan · but he's slowly getting better· +15 more

Gravity Falls

Always Something There to Remind Me

by ObsessionIsMyOppression

In a world where the Pines family and Co. manage to defeat Bill with the zodiac, the problems between Stan and Ford are left unresolved. It probably doesn’t help the matter when Stan and his nine year old counterpart manage to swap places, leaving an ignorant Stanley in Gravity Falls and a disgruntled Stan stranded in Glass Shard Beach. What’s the worst that could happen?

Teen 72k words 17 / ? ch In progress 1.7k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Alternate Universe - One and a Half Stans (Gravity Falls) · Angst · Both as a child and as an adult· +13 more

Gravity Falls

Truth Ache, take 2

by detectivejigsaw

Mabel is tired of her grunkles' fighting, and decides to resort to stronger measures to get them to talk to each other.

General 7.5k words 6 ch Complete 1.6k kudos

Family · Truth · Fighting · Mabel being manipulative but meaning well· +12 more

Gravity Falls

Feels Like I'm Somebody Else (I Get Overwhelmed)

by roseverdict

Stanford was in the middle of jotting down some notes on the mysterious Mailbox when it started. Now, Stanford was no stranger to these phantom pains. He'd powered through it before, and he'd power through it again. Then it hit him like a blow to the chest. (Or, Verysorrytobother had the EXCELLENT idea of a scenario where, in an AU where twins can feel each other's pain, Ford is doing his Gravity Falls Thing when he starts feeling Stan's pain…until he doesn't.) (yes im using song lyrics as the title. i dunno. im. im tired skdnskdns)

General 4.7k words 4 ch Complete 1.6k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Cross-Posted on Tumblr · Ford Pines Has Issues · Ford Pines Needs a Hug· +16 more

Gravity Falls

The Sacrifice of Stanford Pines

by Jugare

Instead of sending Stan a postcard, Ford leaves Gravity Falls to find his brother. But to his shock, Stan is not nearly as willing to help as Ford thought. Everything goes south quickly.

Teen 51k words 16 ch Complete 1.6k kudos

Brother roadtrip · AU · mullet stan · Alternate Universe· +36 more

Gravity Falls

Hold On

by verysorrytobother (orphan_account)

Stan is badly injured in a fight, and he decides to call Ford. This time, he's not going to hang up.

Teen 3.8k words 1 ch Complete 1.5k kudos

Young Ford Pines · Young Stan Pines · College Student Ford Pines · Backupsmore University (Gravity Falls)· +17 more

Gravity Falls

The Man Downstairs

by GinAndShatteredDreams

An AU idea (inspired by this post) where Stan threw a rope to Ford as he was being pulled into the portal. He let go of his journal in favor of grabbing the rope and it was lost to Bill's dimension. Stan had saved him and for that, he was grateful. They talked and forgave each other for the past and all seemed well for as much as a day. That was when Bill's ruthless anger became apparent and he took full advantage of his deal with Ford. Thirty years later, the demon is still punishing him for his refusal to rebuild the portal.*Now with new content! A comic that sets up how this AU diverged from canon!*Currently updating on Saturday or Sunday nights at least once a month*Comments are always super appreciated even if you're looking at this decades from now ^__^

Teen 516k words 82 / ? ch In progress 1.5k kudos

AU · Actually this ended up having more silliness than I thought it would · Aftermath of Torture · Alternate Universe· +27 more

Gravity Falls

Missteps and Miscommunication

by anistarrose

Ford loses consciousness in the fight in the basement, and Stan knows exactly one thing: the being cheerfully offering to reconcile with him is not his brother.

Teen 2.4k words 1 ch Complete 1.5k kudos

Hurt/Comfort · Stangst · that genre of gf fic that does things with stan's tattoo · Angst with a Happy Ending

Gravity Falls

Wherever We Go...

by IncomingAlbatross

It wasn't Bill—Bill had been dead for years. It wasn't an attack by another anomaly—they'd fought off their fair share of those. It wasn't even any of the natural health problems you might expect in men of their age and histories—they'd headed off some of those issues, but were both surprisingly hale and hearty, on the whole. No. This was something Ford hadn't even thought to fear. "I'm thinkin' it's probably time for me to call it a day on this sailin' thing and go home," Stanley said. "We’ve both gotta find our own way in the world sooner or later, right?”

General 4.5k words 1 ch Complete 1.4k kudos

Stan O' War II · Sea Grunkles · Post-Canon · Hurt/Comfort· +2 more

Gravity Falls

Better Kept Secret

by BadonKaDank

With memories and sense of adventure restored, Stan is aching to learn more about his brother, or rather, the bits of his brother's past which he knows next to nothing about. However, much to his dismay, there are things Ford would rather keep buried. ------ UPDATED and with a new epilogue!

Teen 38k words 6 ch Complete 1.4k kudos

Post-Weirdmageddon · Stan O' War II · Feral Ford · memory lapses· +23 more

Gravity Falls

by the skin of your teeth

by Rev (apathetic_revenant)

In which Ford's attempt to survive entirely on caffeine and paranoia suffers some pitfalls, and things happen differently in 1982.

Teen 70k words 10 ch Complete 1.4k kudos

80s Stans · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Mystery Trio · well kind of· +10 more

Gravity Falls

Pyramid Scheme

by illumynare

Pop hadn’t done Stan many favors even before kicking him out, but he did teach him the most important part of a scam: a good handshake. Look ’em in the eye. Shake their hands firmly, like a man. Stand up straight and lie until you what you want to be true becomes true, whether it’s this watch is solid 24k gold or the Rip Off won’t give you rashes or I choose one brilliant mind a century.(or: the Same Coin AU where Stan remembers during Weirdmageddon)

Teen 10k words 1 ch Complete 1.3k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Hurt/Comfort · Same Coin Theory (Gravity Falls) · Stangst· +4 more