'Northwest Mansion Mystery' In A Nutshell

something something Grace's t-shirt being too large for her shoulders something something Simon's hoodie being too short for his arms

there's a metaphor about growing up somewhere in there, I think. maybe. idk

Potentially a hot take but I think Dipper might be the most emotionally intelligent out of both sets of Pines twins, but in a very specific way.

Ford really isn't overly concerned about people's feelings; it's just not something he really tends to think about or prioritize. And when he does think about it, he tends to only view people's emotions based on how he would feel about the situation.

Stan is skilled in knowing how to handle people and quickly grasping their intentions. He's a con man that understands crowd mentality and how to play it. Overall, he just knows what people tend to want to hear and gives it to them, so quick with a lie. And because of this, he's wary of when people tell him what he wants to hear. He's a con man that recognizes a con, and knows a person's intentions and desires are important so he looks for them. But he doesn't really know how to interact and connect with people genuinely and openly. He wants to have genuine connections, specifically with his family, but for all of his life he's either delt with people that didn't care for him and made it obvious (his father), people who didn't seem as invested in having a relationship with one another as he did (Ford), or people he's had to constantly lie to and thrown on a persona to survive (his years being homeless and being Mr. Mystery). Because of this, genuine feelings and connections are difficult for him to navigate and articulate, or even really understand.

Mabel, out of all of them, definitely cares the most about other people's feelings. She spends time thinking about others feelings long after the fact, considers them carefully, with the end goal of everyone being happy. But she can get so caught up in what she thought would make everyone happy, that it can be difficult for her to take a step back and look at if what she's trying to do is really the right thing for people.

But Dipper is the one that tends to just, like, quickly grasp the heart of an emotional situation and just points it out. And, unlike Mabel, he doesn't really prioritizes everyone being happy, so when he points it out he tends to be very blunt about it. He also, surprisingly, is the first to take a step back and look at a situation, and what the right thing to do is, even if it's not what he wants, something Mabel and Ford have difficulties with. He also doesn't get upset if he's the one in the wrong, able to admit it easily once he realizes it and immediately has a desire to amend what he did wrong. However, he too has a blind spot, as does everyone. This blind spot being his paranoia; if he doesn't fully know about the situation, the conclusion he'll end up at will always be the worst one (stan portal situation). Dipper very rarely takes previous loyalties into consideration when trying to figure out what's going on; if it's someone he knows and loves he'll try to find out proof that go against his suspicions, but if he doesn't immediately find any he'll jump to an answer that speaks to his paranoia (opposite from Mabel, who is predisposed to firmly see the best in others even if there is evidence proving otherwise).

If I disappear from updating my fics just assume I’ve picked up a new fandom and have been reading 1 million fics of it. And probably written at least one work anonymously for it. I actually have a story that I personally find hilarious about this new fandom (new for me, it’s like two decades old lol) that I’ll reblog this post with. But not right now because I don’t feel like it.

I've been on a very productive writing streak and I can't help but wonder if it's going to end at any point or if I will just keep on churning out stories until I no longer have as much free time as I do now.

Protect them ❤️❤️❤️✨✨✨✨

next summer twins

I forgot one of the best ones . . .

My sister after I tell her about people blaming Mabel: "I can see why, but she's also a twelve year old. She made a very reasonable decision for a twelve year old."

Watching Gravity Falls with siblings is great.

"I didn't think it was possible to be a worse guardian than Stan, but at least he has some idea of child endangerment." - my sister when Ford brought Dipper to the alien ship.

"That's not up to him, that's up to his parents." - my sister on Ford's apprenticeship offer.

"Is she about to get Bill'd?" - my brother when Mabel is in the forest.

"This show took a turn." - my sister in the episode thats name is like Xqthfqx or something.

"It takes a special kind of brain to come up with this." - my brother on the same episode as the previous quote.

Introductory post that's actually mostly so I don't forget what tags I've used

Hi! Welcome to my blog... thing. I'm cakeiscool. Or cake. Or Cake_Is_Cool on Ao3.

I actually don't know what to put here because this is mostly so I remember the various tags I use to organize things. These tags, currently, are:

cake rambles < when I write something really long

Half Reversed Reunion AU < My Gravity Falls AU that's me smashing Reverse Falls and Reunion Falls together, except Dipper and Pacifica are reversed but Mabel and Pacifica aren't. Dipper ends up raised by the Gleefuls while Mabel becomes BFFs with Pacifica.

A Place To Call Home Series < I actually don't remember if I wrote "series" or "AU" but it was probably series. Anyway, this is my Infinity Train series following Lake after she got off the train and also a couple of original characters, Kaya and Evie.

There are probably more but I don't remember them right now. I'll add more as I think of them.

Feel free to ask stuff as long as you keep it PG and polite, and I'll probably answer, but there's some stuff I won't answer. Hence the "ask me (almost) anything".

“if THAT’S a sin then EVERYBODY is going to hell” yes, you are beginning to understand

Some sort of addendum to this post I made a month ago

Just Ivor✨