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A Monday Update Instead of a Sunday Update!

It's short but juicy! Go ahead and sink your teeth in.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58360870/chapters/164565043

Guys, check out some fanart from the Stan bros birthday party by @kimpuntoexe! They did some scenes I haven’t seen done before and did an amazing job!!

I know you’re all eagerly awaiting the update, it’s coming soon 😉

The brothers talking and Bill drunk

A bit old, but here are some scenes from chapter 21 (one of my favorites) of A Human Condition. This fic is the only thing that's broken my recent art block.

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Hello Dear Readers! 💖

The update is coming! Either late today or tomorrow depending on how much I get done. I haven’t had much time to write this week, but it’s a short chapter so it won’t take long to finish.

Hope you’re all ready 😉

We got some Billford and Fiddlestan parallels this morning everybody! @knockknockwhosthereartistism killed it with this piece! Come check it out 🥰

One last piece for Chp. 29! Ofc I had to draw some Fiddlestan in there

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hiiii ;3

I love your fanfic very much and I'm looking forward to the new chapter, have a nice day!

(bill from @raviolireptile)

Ahhhh!!! So pretty!!! Thanks for letting me know about this! Such a great portrait of Bill that chapter 🩷🩷🩷! @raviolireptile @schhhwa

A look can say so much 😉🥰 Fanart of Ford and Bill for ch. 29 of A Human Condition created by the talented @orpheuswasmine

A HUMAN CONDITION CHAPTER 29 RAAHHHH

Dropping these fanart of these guys ! I’m gonna have to work on Fiddlestan this weekend maybe, since I can’t draw Fidds at all 😭 gonna figure out how to draw him today 😕

BUT HERE IS BILLFORD and holy shit 😭 I love how Bill expression came out, Billy looking quite happy 🥹 it’s totally going to be my new pfp me thinks !!!

“No me mires con esos ojos”

“Me deslumbras, me derrumbas”

“No me mires con esos ojos”

“Te lo doy todo, ni modo”

“No me mires con esos ojos que”

“Me derrites, me trasmites”

“La vergüenza del sol, quien en su resplandor. Se ve opacado. A tu lado.”

I definitely recommend listening to Impacto for the candyland scene, geniuely so fitting they make me SCREAM 😭 Aside from that, I changed a little thing up about Billy 🥹 Those eyes are looking a little more cooler… Wish i could animate, it looked way cooler in my head LOL

Personally, I feel like if you let Bill play on the Sims, there’s two households and one Billy takes care of while Bill takes care of the other. One house is in flames and the anger and hate is being projected, the other is a normal home that totally isn’t mourning the home that died all those billion years ago chill 😦 totally… just a funny thought in mind 💀

P.S. I nearly forgot to go back my classroom after my break, I ended up showing up late because I wanted to finish rendering Ford 😭🙏 None of my coworkers were bothered tho !!!

@sapphosscribe fanart has been delivered 🙏 expect more 🥹🔥

me praying to whatever exists above that life won’t get in the way of the continuation of human condition this week🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

We shall see.

It’ll all depend on how much I get done tomorrow and the day after.

As of now, I’m hoping I can get the update out Sunday 😁

That Summerween comment fells like an omen...

(almost as much as that eventual smut tag, I'm worried)

The two are not related, but one of them is definitely an omen 😂😉

FANART FOR CH. 29 guys!!! @knockknockwhosthereartistism once again killing it with these two scenes!! Come check them out 🥰❤️

A dark and bright scene from Chp.29!

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FANART GUYS!!! THEYRE TOO CUTE 😭😭

Come check out @dontjinxit18’s scene from ch. 29 of A Human Condition!

Sapphosscribe’s ‘A Human Condition’ chapter 29

Any excuse I can get to not draw a background would be greatly appreciated, thanks. @sapphosscribe

We’ve got fanart added into A Human Condition for the latest chapters!

I’m being productive today 😮‍💨😮‍💨

@orpheuswasmine @knockknockwhosthereartistism @dontjinxit18 @paperbugss @kimpuntoexe @raviolireptile

Fanart from ch. 29 incoming! @dontjinxit18 drew Bill getting a little too competitive over Candyland (Ford loves it though 😉)

Sapphosscribe’s ‘A Human Condition’ chapter 29

I struggled with this one, but I really wanted to push through and draw this scene. I seriously cannot wait for the next chapter, and am very excited for Summerween. @sapphosscribe

Live footage of me answering comments today:

I’m so behind 😅 but we’re almost all caught up! Thanks so much to everyone who comments! I love getting to read them 💕

Not related to the latest chapter, but everytime I see Bill being ignored or mistreated in this fanfic (deserved, but damn) I just want to plug my eyes out like this is too much man. Honestly how the hell this two (Ford and Bill) are even getting together in the end? At this rate one of them is offing the other, I'm pretty much convinced

Not to worry, dear reader, there’s a plan in the works 😉 Some larger plot points are slowly shifting into place.

Summerween is coming…

We have some more character analysis on Bill from the latest chapter of A Human Condition @orpheuswasmine gets into some theories I will neither confirm nor deny. Come check it out after you read the latest! Obviously spoilers abound.

Hey so actually, the newest chapter for A Human Condition fueled my BILL vs Billy analysis and I actually want to CRY, now I’m nack to the board, adding on to it and making more small notes

GUYS GUYS THE MABEL HUGGINHG BILL SCENE, I HAD A VISION 😭😭 I know that face was shifted between those two cuckoos ☹️ but it was Bill who ultimately won over the moment he saw Ford. His selfishness and arrogance come first 😕

Ford bringing the Billy side out through the Candyland game is so heart-wrenching I actually wanted to collapse, they made me so happy and then when Ford realized what was going on, I just VISUALIZED Bill’s face shifting to his default, almost treading the line between BILL and Billy ☹️ and when he called out to Ford, that literally had to be Billy I refuse to believe anything else

It KILLS ME ☹️ personally, I think the only way the Bill vs Billy situation could ever be resolved is Bill accepting Billy and the full healing process continues, or Billy is just completely killed all over again. (Worst-case scenario, Bill accepts Billy but it doesn’t matter because some thing happen and Bill reverts back, the piece of Billy dying)

OH AND THE FIDDLESTAN SCENE HOLY SHIT 😭 GOSH I WAS HOPING FIDDLESTAN WOULD BE INCLUDED !!! They made me so happy this chapter, had me in tears fr… Sorry, I might be overthinking this, and maybe call this a stretch or not, but the fixing the railroad was such a perfect parallel to Bill and Ford ☹️ Except with was the oppsite, where Stan went into a defense mode and then soon softening up, quite literally the opposite to Bill 😭 Stan continues to parallel Bill but he’s if Bill changed for the better. Fiddlestan and Billford my beloved.

Both these couple weave together so beautifully and it drives me insane ☹️ to love someone who doesn’t know themselves is the most challenging form of love, but they just need to guide each other to the safety of security 😭

Fiddlestan being included guys, im actually so happy and such the perfect balance for Billford angst that’s actually going to bash into us. I fear they are going to have so much parallel to each other and I’m not ready ☹️

This was Chapter 29 got me looking like bro 😭 LIKE HOLY FART, what I give to already be good at animations because I would have absolutely tried animating so many scenes 😭 A Human Condition is so animated worthy and that would stop me from at least learning 🥹

@sapphosscribe I SHOULDVE WAITED FOR THIS CHAPTER TO BE OUT BUT IT SERIOUSLY HELP ADD ON TO EVIDENCE FOR MY ANALYSIS 😭😭 back to the drawing board everyone, i need to AT LEAST make a sketch for the scenes i want to redraw 🥹

bro human condition updated and i literally screamed in delight and scared the shit out of my waiter i feel so bad

I wish I could have seen that in person 😂 Poor waiter!

Enjoy the new chapter for dessert 🍰 Thanks for sharing this, it made my night! 🌸

It’s here, dear readers! Your regular Sunday update!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58360870/chapters/163920049

Come uncover the MaLarkey Code!

GUYS GUYS GUYS!! @orpheuswasmine’s posters are done and they are magnificent!! There’s also a great character analysis to go with it!! Ahhhhh!!! 😆😆

Expect an update tomorrow. I know you’ve all been patiently waiting 😉🥰

“I need some to remember me.”

HUMAN CONDITION POSTER FANART DROPPP RAAHHH 🔥🔥🔥

I WAS GOING THROUGH SM BUT HERE THEY ARE !!! Took so long hope you all like them though !!!

“I need something bigger then the sky.”

The Remenants of Bill

“Hold it in my arms know it’s mine.”

The Thriving Seed of Bill

“Just how many stars do I need to hang around me?”

This took me a while !!! And I can talk about the Bill vs Billy whole thing now 💀

Basically, how I read a Human Condition, it’s practically this whole dichotomy of Bill vs Billy and no one is aware of it. Believing Bill can change is an act of believing Billy is there, believing Bill can’t change means Billy is dead.

Billy is the root of Bill’s empathy and change, or what Bill would call, the root of his weakness. Bill considers Billy weak and deadweight, something worth forgetting. In the first lines, we ever read from Billy in A Human Condition is, “Just fit in”.

In the beginning of the Billy storyline, he himself in a major contradiction to Bill’s own beliefs and self-worth. Billy is what everyone hopes to achieve in the end, but Billy died the day Bill destroyed their dimension… right? Yes and no 🐺

The remnants live on and begin to crack through ways that Bill has taken notice of, especially when he’s with Mabel. It’s moments where he spends time with Mabel, I picture the hostile face shifting to a more softer and rounder face. Mabel brings out the best in him. Unknowingly the reason Billy returns. It isn’t just Mabel that brings the Billy side out. It could be objects of interest or of fear and even guilt. Objects of interest could be the silly straw or the spaghetti scene from the recent chapter. The fear and guilt of Billy is brought out by Ford when he chokes him out or when Bill wanders into the mind space Ford had locked up.

I have more to say about Billy, but man I gotta talk about Bill because I got so much to say about him.

Bill is a cheat, liar, and other say, a monster through and through. But Bill is simply a manifestation of survival and going against all of that he knew. The line in chapter 27, “Yes. I’m completely cured. My irregularity will not affect my ability to fit in, your excellence.” This is a lie that Bill said, this was an act of wanting to survive and protecting himself. This is also the point in the Billy storyline that Billy starts to identify himself with Bill and this is the same chapter where his mother and father starts to call him, Bill, as well.

This is the plantings seeds of Bill, that continue to thrive even after failing the very thing he was manifested for. He allowed not just himself but Billy to die. It’s only now they have another chance, but Bill believes he’s the sole reason why they had survived for so long before. Billy is weak and can only bring in danger. This pathetic, weak, piece of him is holding him back, and yet it is something worth protecting just to survive.

We see Bill truest form through lines like, “But Bill wasn’t weak. He was strong and he was smarter than all of them. They didn’t see it yet, but he could prove it! He only needed time. He wouldn’t be a burden, he would be a credit to all triangles, like his parents had said. He was different than other irregulars. He was better.”

But the next line is, “Because Bill was weak in the eyes of Euclydia. He was a freak, an irregular. He was made wrong. And yet. Bill wanted to live.”

Bill is a manifestation of wanting to survive and not letting anyone in. Even in this weak human form, that motivation drives home. He is protecting not himself but Billy as well.

I imagine if you were to enter Bill’s mind, it would be this split down the middle where Bill and Billy are seprated, but both of them have a piece of each other. Bill with a younger and triangle Billy, while good old human Billy is trapped with a more familiar triangle Bill.

Here’s pictures without the word 😼

“To finally get somewhere I can be all done.”

“Somewhere like Heaven.”

That’s how read Bill and Billy’s storyline and interpreted it. The drawings showcase them and in their own spaces. I like to think Bill is in the darkest part and only he and Billy illuminate the space. I gave him crazy long hair that would be everywhere since he is everywhere and because having long hair is great, but such a pain to try and maintain and take care of.

Billy looks the most like Bill’s human form, since he practically accepted this and the only artical of clothing he’s wearing is the sweater Mabel has gifted them. He’s in the brighter and hopeful side since he holds all the good parts. He’s just trapped with a piece of Bill, still trying to guard him.

Can’t wait to see what A Human Condition has in store and I’ll probably continus on with this theory/headcanon 😭 I actually have some headcanons about Bill and Billy, but idk if anyone wants to hear allat 💀

@sapphosscribe AGAIN, you’re such a talented writer! Got me thinking and all 😭 can’t wait to see what you have been cooking up 😼

FANART from @kimpuntoexe!! I love thier interpretation of Bill and Mabel’s mind sharing from Ch. 28 and there’s another art of Bill’s sweater from Mabel! Come have a look!

I love their friendship

I've been really busy these days, so I took my day off to draw this scene from chapter 28 of ahc (as great as always). Honestly, I wasn't convinced by the result of this drawing and thought about scrapping it. But since there wasn't an update last week, I saw it as an opportunity to give it a second look and try to improve it. And...well, here it is <3

Also, these past few days I've been using my free time to reread some of my favorite chapters, and there are a lot of moments from past chapters I want to capture... So expect more fanart from this fic; it's my motivation to finish the weeks.

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A tense stand-off over cards as illustrated by the incredible @knockknockwhosthereartistism I love this scene so much! So fun and full of whimsy! The next chapter is coming at you all soon 😉 Hope you’re ready…

A little comic of one of my favorite scenes from Chp.28

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Not to be a critic or anything, buuut I found some typos in AHC. If someone were to, sayyy, write up a document pointing them out as a poorly disguised excuse to reread the whole thing from the beginning, would you be okay with that? Would you *want* the hypothetical document????? If it were to exist?

Umm??? Absolutely, I’d love that!! 🥰 I always try to correct as many typos as I can while editing but, tbh sometimes ya girl is half asleep OR I add in scenes or tweak lines that create mistakes I don’t catch.

I was going to go back once it was finished to comb through and fix as many as I could, but if you’re volunteering I’ll gladly accept your services!

Thanks a bunch! 💖

An analysis of A Human Condition by @crypt-idkeeper while you wait for the next update!! They’ve done a seriously amazing job with this! Come check it out and enjoy it! 🥰🥰

Bill’s relationship’s part 1

yet another analysis of a human condition, this time in parts :3

I wanna start off this ranty analysis with the relationship between Bill and Mabel, especially after chapter 28, I think it provides some wonderful examples of their relationship, and for the moment I will probably mostly focus on said chapter due to its relevance and recency.

Within this chapter we see Bill attempt to manipulate Mabel in a way we’ve yet to see, one that more resembles how he would control his Henchmaniacs and even other followers he’s had in the past, one that has no other purpose other than to fuel his fragile ego and remind said followers of their worth to him. This is obviously caused by the recent events regarding said Henchmaniacs, Bill is hurt and he’s feeling weak, so he turns to his usual attempts at power play to hold himself above the only member of the family that seems to respect him, at least in his eyes. This could also be an attempt to distance himself from Mabel emotionally as to allow him to continue to manipulate her. And of course, when this fails, he returns to his old habits, and tries to buddy up with Ford again, something he seems to repeatedly do when he feels emotionally isolated, but this isn’t about Ford.

We as the readers have known Bill has had a soft spot for Mabel since he backed out of hurting her further in her mindscape in an attempt to hold further power over her through fear mongering, some might say his emotional dependency on Mabel started when he saved her life, and while I might agree, I see that event more as him keeping his options open with just a hint of that emotional value, one where he sees her as similar and chooses to help, perhaps in a way that mirrors the guilt he may feel for Euclydia, though I may be pushing it there.

Mabel choosing to help Bill understand what it means to be human, or his condition, if you will, is an obvious extension of her guilt towards her previous actions and her analytical nature, sure she’s not as observant as Ford or her Brother, but she’s more emotionally intact than they are and less stubborn for that matter, after all she forgives pacifica quite quickly in the show, and in this fic this appears to continue, choosing to spend time with her outside of the main plot. She’s not nearly as scared of Bill and because of this she sees him for what he is, what Stan is beginning to see him as, pathetic, and ill informed, like a neglected toddler taking his frustrations out on his daycare attendants, yes, he needs to be supervised, but he needs to be supported even more so, and he needs to be taught.

Mabel however foolish her family thinks it is, has undoubtedly begun to trust Bill, but she seems to know how to handle herself against him, I mean the immediate deflection of his recent manipulations shows how surprisingly capable she is, yes Bills approval seems to be important to her, but she doesn’t need it, she has the support of her family, something Dipper didn’t think he had when Bill gets to him in the show, and something Ford certainly didn’t have prior to the show, Bill prays on the weak, and Mable is far from weak.

The way this chapter ends with this connection between Mabel and Bill going from what it was, cautious and not without independent values goes to one that now surpasses this, one where Bill has found a reason for human relationships, one where we as the readers can feel that perhaps Mabel will be safe around him, that perhaps his ill intent will fade as his understanding of human emotions and connections continue, as he starts to separate love and fear. What I found strange was the authors inclusion of their minds embracing one another, it’s a very intimate action that felt out of place for Bill, but the descriptions reminded me of Euclydia, that perhaps this form of bond mimics how Euclydians would engage in such physical contact, such embrace, something unique to Bill, something that truly shows the evolution of their relationship and how dependant he is on her.

My final topic of interest is how Bill didn’t shy away from Mabel after Dippers rant to him, after Dipper got into his head Bill didn’t attempt to manipulate her, didn’t distance himself for his own emotional gain. To me this says that Bill craves this emotional connection, and even if he believes its fake, or believes it to be temporary he will still put in the effort if he deems it important, if he thinks he needs it, even if he tells himself he doesn’t he holds these people close, Mabels sweater to him, now serves another purpose, the same purpose as his hat, and the atom from his home, it’s a reminder of his connection and relationships, although the atom is probably more a manifestation of guilt and the hat is something that pushes him to seek power, due to the sacrifice of wealth it symbolised for his family. But the sweater, that’s just connection, human connection, a form of unnecessary care, something to fill the void the other two items make.

In writing this I was tempted to make this more of an actual analysis with quotes and facts to provide evidence more than the statements that I have made here, however I still enjoyed it and I feel the other parts will be the same, but perhaps when this fic is complete, I shall honour @sapphosscribe with a proper analysis or five :3

Chapter update is not materializing today guys. ☹️

It’s been a busy week, but it’ll be out by next Sunday at the latest (maybe sometime through the week if I’m feeling frisky.) either way I’ll let you guys know. It still needs a little work and some tweaking.

URMW GSV OLXP ULI GSV NZOZI-PVB 👁️

SOME MORE CH. 28 FANART!! @knockknockwhosthereartistism has done great work with Mabel and Bill’s dream sequence and the Euclydia flashback! Feast your eyes!👀

From chp.28 of " A Human Condition"!

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Bonus: Bill's full sweater initial sketch vvv

-The planets and the bigger stars are embroidered and more 3D

-The silver thread is like tinsel and glittery

-Some of the stars have glitter in them

It’s shitty quality cause I drew it super small on the canvas but I wanted to show the full basic design since I couldn’t in the piece😭😭😭

MABEL AND BILL BONDING IN CH. 28!! @paperbugss has done a beautiful job with this these two and the sweater!! 💖💖

Best moment of ch 28

i love this fanfic so so much

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extra

A Bill face study for A Human Condition from @orpheuswasmine! Come check it out! 🥰🥰

God damn am i checking all my task off today 😭

Anyways !!! As I prepare the upcoming A Human Condition poster duology, I had to make face reference sheets for Bill because holy artwork, does these poster require some intricate choices, and oh my gosh, I gave him such a cunty face card 😭

Honestly, I can’t tell which face I like more 😭 I wanna lean more towards Billy because I swear I captured the look of hope so well, but then Bill is there and god damn do I love how threatening he looks (not sure if you can see the faint red in his iris LOL) Default is actually a little silly to me, I didn’t mean to give an arch brow, but now I can see this guy holding an arch brow as default 💀

Go check out A Human Condition genuinely such a amazingly written story 🙏

@sapphosscribe SEE YOU VERY SOON

The devil works fast, but @dontjinxit18 works faster guys. Check out this fanart of Bill from A Human Condition in his feels late at night.

Idea from Sapphosscribe’s recent post. From ‘A Human Condition’

Poor boy doesn’t have headphones. @sapphosscribe

Ch. 28 FANART my dears! @orpheuswasmine has done some scenes that look stunning! Come check them out! 🥰🥰🥰

A HUMAN CONDITION RAAAAAAAHHHHH 🔥🔥🔥

Once again, click images for HIGHER QUALITY WOOHOO !!!

The newest chapter of A Human Condition DESTROYED ME 😭 they made Bill so happy and before hand, I was planning on making another grand poster drawing fanart for it again !!! But I had to draw these scenes AHHH

I can’t wait to get started on the next poster promo drawing. I thought that the long hair Bill's drawing took years, but I know this upcoming one is going to take a LONG time. Worth it though! I already came up with the title names for the duology (ITS A DUO ONE OH GOSH) nicely called “The Thriving Seeds of Bill” and “The Remnants of Billy”.

Guys I will go into crazy depths of explaining the war between Bill and Billy in the upcoming fanart, but I’ll be pretty short here me thinks. Throughout the story, Bill is shown hostility, but there’s glaring moments where he drops his anger and danger, a more softer and easygoing side. It’s in the scene in the silly straw, where it was very much written that his face had lit up. I’m basically saying, even though Billy is lowkey dead, he lives on in these moments of his safety with Mabel or when he’s brought back to the memories of his younger self. We’re watching a man slowly return to a more whimsical moment before watching it die all over again.

I could say more, but I’m already yapping enough is 🥹 Plus this means I need to draw two face models for A Human Condition Bill show casing the softer and lighten up Billy side and then the hostile and sharp Bill side. I will post those as it’s own separate thing 🫡 (also, dw, Everlasting Night upcoming chapter is almost done 🙏 STAY STRONG EVERYONE)

@sapphosscribe KEEP UP THE AMAZING WRITING WOOHOOO

Pssst. Hey there.

Whatever you do, don’t think about Bill Cipher listening to either of these alone late at night in the Mystery Shack. Just don’t do it.

(Tbh, might not be able to work these into A Human Condition. But I headcanon Bill likes both of these but would deny it if asked about it. I also listen to these a lot thinking about his character)

Fanart by @raviolireptile you guys!! Absolutely love this interpretation of Bill and the work with all the colors and expressions, it’s so fun!! 😆🥰

Fanart of chapter 28 of A Human Condition by @sapphosscribe on Ao3

Absolutely loved this chapter! Reminds me when I had all of the exact perfect cards for the last like 6 rounds of BS and won flawlessly… good times