annieisyourfavourite:

what i find so incredibly painful about this scene more than anything is that stan finally, finally, has everything he’s ever wanted right here, and he has no idea. he has no clue that he’s waited 40 years to hug his brother again. he has no idea he’s waited his whole life for someone to appreciate him. he has no clue that all he’s ever wanted is to be a hero. he doesn’t even know that the man in front of him has his face because he doesn’t know what he looks like. he doesn’t even understand the significance of the clothes they’re wearing, or the fez on top of his head. he has absolutely no idea that this should be the best moment of his life.

he’s just lost.

You know, I like to think that if Ford really did kick Stan out, a lot of people would end up disliking him for it: Abuelita hates him for taking Soos’ father figure, Wendy for losing her summer job, various other townsfolk because there’s now an unexpected Stan-shaped hole in their lives that’s been replaced “Ford the Aggressively Anti-social Shut-in,” etc. Stan wasn’t the most popular man in Gravity Falls, but he did manage to make a place for himself in the community more than Ford ever did.

agentquinn: thesnadger: Stan wasn’t the most popular man in Gravity Falls, but he did manage to make a place for himself in the community more than Ford ever did. YES YES EXACTLY. People would notice he’s missing for sure, probably much more than they’d expect. Lazy Susan would miss seeing him at her diner. He… Continue reading You know, I like to think that if Ford really did kick Stan out, a lot of people would end up disliking him for it: Abuelita hates him for taking Soos’ father figure, Wendy for losing her summer job, various other townsfolk because there’s now an unexpected Stan-shaped hole in their lives that’s been replaced “Ford the Aggressively Anti-social Shut-in,” etc. Stan wasn’t the most popular man in Gravity Falls, but he did manage to make a place for himself in the community more than Ford ever did.