Ford "Icarus didn't flap hard enough" Pines
behold, meme contest. i have no clue what to put here to but funny or whatever so here's the basics. one week to make a meme. the meme can be anything as long as its flatland related. one submission per person and when your submitting your meme please use the flatland meme contest hashtag so i can find it. i will then compile all of the memes and we vote on them.
i went ahead and made my own submission, even though i hate it. oh well, now you can all hate it too. your welcome.
I have a personal love of the idea of Ford and Stan being confused for married husbands on the open sea, like people just assume they’re together and they just…go with it 🤭
I love that idea too!! If we put aside the "they literally look the same" aspect they certainly have all the merits to be confused for husbands. Wdym you're travelling across the world together on your tiny boat with a single bed? It's always fun to imagine how would they react (ESPECIALLY in pre-relationship) to the "so how long have you been together" question. I think Stan would panic a bit and get self-conscious ("do we really look like that? am i ogling my brother's ass too obviously??"), but Ford would instantly snatch an opportunity to act all romantic with Stan (in public!! aint that a jackpot). He's saying the corniest shit like "oh, we've known each other since we were kids, but it's only recently I've realized the love of my life was by my side all along" and while people think it's cute Stan is mortified. And of course they don't talk about it back at the boat. It's just a prank, right? A silly joke. Nothing weird was happening, nevermind all that ^_^ Please tell me how do you see it!! You can have all sorts of approaches with an idea like that so I'll be happy to see other people's perspectives (i love stancest fandom sm!!!!!!)
Song: When She Loved Me by Sarah McLachlan / stancest told in lyrics
that's not to say that there aren't similarities. obviously, the twins have dynamics that can be compared to each other in a myriad of ways, both separately and together.
but it's so very vital that dipper is NOT a 1:1 ford. and mabel is NOT a 1:1 stan.
dipper has ford's love of rationality and mysteries, but he has stan's love of stories and family. mabel has stan's pure chaos, but ford's pre-bill trust in people.
dipper and stan both approach the world with cynicism. young ford and mabel approach the world with wonder.
stan was the twin worried about being left behind, just like mabel. ford and dipper both wanted to carve a path for themselves and their future.
mabel was so scared of losing her brother that she accidentally caused weirdmaggedon, just like stan was worried about losing ford that he accidentally sabatoged ford's science project/collegiate future. but dipper was the one who fought like hell mostly by himself in the apocalypse for three days to get her back, just like stan worked for thirty years to save ford. there is nothing dipper wouldn't sacrifice for mabel.
in my humble opinion, this is why the pines family dynamic is so damn compelling. they aren't carbon copies because that's not how people work. there is a sincerity, an honesty, a relatability between all of these characters and their flaws.
mabel and dipper aren't just the younger version of their grunkles. they are a crazy mishmash of the best and worst traits swapped around and punted to the moon and back.
exploring each micro-dynamic is so fascinating. i love this weird little family.
had an urge so. stancest-inspired stimboard :).
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Ford being overly affectionate to Stan hah
What are your guys' thoughts on how Stancest could come to confess their feelings in ways that don't somehow involve a supernatural event... Because I can't help but imagine that a fucking truth spell or hallucination caused by a siren or something has got to be involved for those two to communicate about something that insanely vulnerable
Hi everyone! I’m back to tell you how good @sixerstanley ‘s fics are ;)
I’ve been craving some distraction from the overwhelming amount of work I have on the last week of 2024 and Clover posted the first chapter of teen!stancest (How Can I) Say No To This so, obviously I had to drop everything and make this silly little picture.
Clover, my dear, thank you so much for your beautiful fics, reading your work always makes my day better
Comic I made for the @fiddlefordmcgucketzine! Pretty old but I hope people enjoy this nevertheless! rip quality.
Rewatching the show made me realize just how many pinecest moments there are. LOOK!
bro got a new voice and decides to wake his sister girlfriend up with it