Finally, fanart to Not What He Seems. Easily the most heartbreaking moment in the series so far

Tumblr hates big files so I had to cut it into two parts. Pretty symbolic that Dipper is cut off from Stan and Mabel if you think about it…

                                         B R O K E N   T R U S T
                                      Shattered. Angry. Bitter.

oh DIPPINGSAUCE
btw
do you think it’ll ever be, like, SIGNIFICANT that he has a birthmark in the shape of a constellation? Like, even the lines joining it up, not just a chance assembly of freckles? Because that doesn’t sound like it happens by accident.

This is some very 1980s Dune/Back to the Future looking artwork here

I trusted you.

(ah yes tumblr, ruin the quality of my picture thanks)
HOW ON EARTH DID I DRAW THIS.
WHELP, I found an Idol in Alex Hirsch with his amazing writing-skills.
Gravity Falls is crushing my heart and I enjoy every second of it. Give me some of that TALENT, Mr. Hirsch.

Our little Messiah…

Yo, what, I know that  a lot of people drew this scene. But… thisis the most breathtaking moment in whole cartoon universe.

"Took you long enough!"

File under: Things that probably won’t happen but LET ME DREAM OKAY

Bonus:

yeah but no but I’m getting confused here

A lot of the fan response I’m seeing here seems to be based on the assumption that Stanley, as great-uncle Stanford’s brother, must be Mabel and Dipper’s grandfather. But, you know, not necessarily? They could have another brother who is the twins’ grandpa. Having him be their grandfather means you also need to account for their grandmother, and who she is and what became of her, and what she knew, if anything, about Stanley’s disappearance, which, to do it properly, means establishing two new characters instead of one, and unlike Stanley, this putative grandmother has been completely unforeshadowed. That seems like a narrative complication that doesn’t fit the build-up we’ve had.

I just think it’s more likely that Stanley is another grunkle. You’re allowed more than one. A good story with multiple mysterious grunkles is The Haunting by Margaret Mahy. Actually, I think both Dipper and Mabel would really enjoy that book, just from somewhat different angles. 

Grunkle…

I trust you

[BACK IN BLACK BEGINS PLAYING IN THE DISTANCE]

Hey: if Stan is Dipper and Mabel’s great uncle, is his brother who’s just come back their grandfather? Or did Stan and his brother have another brother who became one of the twins’ grandfathers? (It would need to be a grandfather, I presume, because of patrilineal surnames and Stan and the twins both being Pineses.)
Stan and his brother aren’t identical twins, unless Stan had a sixth finger that’s been removed by an injury or surgery, but they could be fraternal twins with a strong resemblance, just like Dipper and Mabel who look very similar even while being different sexes.