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No chapter update today guys while I recover, but check out what @knockknockwhosthereartistism did! It’s stunning!

Two drastically different scenes from Chp. 25!

Hope you feel better soon @sapphosscribe 💕💕💕

The vibes Mabel is bringing to her personal Bill Redemption Quest in A Human Condition. 😂😂

(Literally have a chapter note somewhere about Bill mocking her for thinking love conquers all. She’s great. Love her. 🥰😜)

I HOPE NO ONE DONE IT YET!!! The moment on the stream, (after Billford dropping) i was laughing so hard

(reapload the picture because i fambled with words)

Hey everyone! Come look at Mabel and Bill in his silly wittle flower crown by the marvelous @knockknockwhosthereartistism.

Literally was just sitting here being bummed I haven’t been able to write the next chapter because the COVID is COVIDing 🤒 and this lovely little gem comes along!

Can’t wait to get back to writing once I rest up! 😁

From Chp.24

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This weeks chapter will most likely be late due to the fact I have come down with the winter ick and am unlikely to finish over the next few days.

Probably going to rewatch Gravity Falls and sleep 😂🥰 Never fear, dear readers, I’ll be back soon!

The update as promised!

Enjoy your weekly fix!

Chapter update will be a little late today dearies!

Due to a mix of writer’s block, long flights, and longer meetings, we are a bit behind schedule. Never fear! It’ll be out soon 🫶🏻

✨Hello Dear Readers!✨

I’m looking ahead to future chapters and I have come to a crossroads for one section of the story, so I thought I’d put the decision in your hands:

We’ll see what the fates have in store….

Come check out the stream tonight guys! It’s for a good cause and who knows what could happen! 😃😃😃

Ya’ll.

People are ANALYZING MY CHARACTER INTERPRETATIONS?!? 🤩 Actively trying not to get a big head about this. ☺️ @crypt-idkeeper has written this lovely post about A Human Condition. Check it out! Incredibly flattered to be analyzed. 🥰🥰

a moment of appreciation for 'A Human Condition'

this fic is by @sapphosscribe and believe I discovered it when there was only 8 chapters, there is as of now 24 chapters and I need to consume it, it is my preferred alphabet spaghetti and probably my favourite fic of the moment, when it's complete I plan to binge read the entire thing from start to finish.

what I really want to discuss today, is how bill specifically is written, and maybe in the future the pines family, cause it's written in such an enthralling way and deserves to be discussed.

many fics struggle to really capture Bill and his motivations though since the Book Of Bill I've seen a drastic change as each version people make of him gains more depth as the mysteries behind the character have now come to forefront he's no longer just this sadistic character with an unknown backstory.

the book of bill brought to light just how pathetic of a character Bill Cipher really is, despite not understanding love he seems to crave it just as much as he does survival, he wants to be adored and he needs to be important.

@sapphosscribe chapters this essence in their work and almost every action Bill makes is for his own survival in one way or another, it's very reminiscent of how characters that feel defeated try their best to seem confident and full of spite. Bill is very spiteful and finds joy in bringing those he's villainising in his mind (the pines family) pain or discomfort and despite how confident he tries to come off he's constantly flinching away from Mabel when all she's doing is trying to be nice, he antagonises ford and stan until they both physically harm him just so he knows he still has some power and he continues to threaten dipper, because dipper is the most scared of him, he needs to be in control, and he needs that power now, cause that's all he has. but he has basically nothing over Mabel accept in her dreams, which as of chapter 24 he no longer does, as she is now somewhat aware of what he is doing, and before that he is scared of her physically, until he is aware she can be useful and is basically harmless.

what I find the most compelling is how the author is able to recreate this sense of almost 'loyalty' that bill has towards those he has connected to, this confusing blur of selfless action he doesn't quite choose to do that remind me of when in the Book of Bill, he gives Ford 3 days, 3 days that confuse him, he's never given anyone such a large bracket of time to obey, and this action confuses him so much, that he chooses to get to drunk and waste those days away, getting so drunk that he forgets his own mother has been dead for at least a million years. I see this being replicated in how he treats Mabel in the fic, saving her life instead of taking his chance to escape and when he hurts her in the dreamscape, there is a moment where he feels actively guilty for doing so, even just for a moment. sure he wants to use her in a way that actively represents the quote from Alex Hirsch where he says "My concept is that Bill genuinely believes Mabel is kind of like him. he sees Mabel a chaos agent." but isn't that also a similar reason as to why Bill liked Ford, in chapter 21 he says "you know how it feels, to be the only one who can see the stars." directly addressing what made Ford special, he saw him as being similar to himself, he sees Mabel as being similar to himself and it causes empathy, sure Ford currently isn't giving Bill reason to empathise due to their negative relationship, but Mabel is, and we're seeing Mabel actively gain his trust to a point where he almost doesn't want to hurt her. A similar thing seems to being happening with Stan, not only is Stan beginning to compare bill to Wendy and Soos but they've actively bonded over their similarities, specifically criminal activity, Dipper is the only person in the family he is yet to bond with in some way, including Wendy.

further Soos and Melody bringing up Bills depression to Ford in this most recent chapter is very interesting, I mean he's clearly unstable and yet Ford refuses to believe it's not of his own volition, that Bill is just Bill. but like why can't an interdimensional demi god esk creature, be unwell. mental health isn't just human, even dogs and cats can become depressed or mentally unwell, and surely the more cognitive load and ability, the higher the likely hood of mental anguish, aren't people known to have the most realistic views of life society also seen to be depressed and constantly negative? he has every right to, he was literally poisoned when he was child and can't remember his home dimension due to the trauma of destroying it and at least in the Book of Bill he has convinces himself he was the hero, that he "liberated" them.

additionally as someone with sensory issues myself, Bills experience of being human, and learning what it means to feel, and eat, and tire, is very relatable and it makes sense why he would feel so weak now, the last time he had to deal with these feelings, was back in Euclydia, when he was in most definitions 'weak' and different, when the sensation of the "feelers" of other shapes was to much, when his medicine hurt and tasted gross, when the only person on his side where societies rejects, or his own mother. so obviously he stops trusting food when it makes him sick, like he did when his parents fed in 'medicine', obviously he takes control of his senses by inflicting pain on himself, and when he miss judges and painfully bangs his hip on the bathroom counter, he refuses to show Stan he is in pain, he feels like pray when he used to be the predator.

either way I absolutely love how this story is written and how Bill feels real, I mean, technically he was never really real, not physically, not in their dimension, but now he is, and now he is confined to their life, and Stan mirroring Bills complaint about the human body, "you think I want to be?" that anyone wants to be human, to be stuck in this incredibly mortal flesh? it's gorgeous, and I praise @sapphosscribe up and down for this lovely creation and I'm very excited to see where this goes now.

I hope to continue these rants, cause I love this fic.

WE GOT FANART FOR Ch. 24!! Everyone gather round and feast your eyes! (Except for Bill cause he can’t see ☹️) @knockknockwhosthereartistism has done another great job!

He won’t drink it unless it’s silly

From chapter 24 @sapphosscribe

New Chapter for you, dear readers!

It’s a meaty one too! Eat up!

GUYS THERES FANART FROM CH.23 by @knockknockwhosthereartistism this one in particular made me giggle while looking at it. It’s so cool and intricate!! Can’t wait to upload the new chapter tomorrow. Hope you’re all ready 😉

Why dis 🤓 look so mad 😭😭😭

From Ch. 23 of this fic by @sapphosscribe

NEW FANART JUST DROPPED BY @fadedkat !! They’re so wonderful you guys!! Look at that detail, Ahhhh!!!! I continue to be impressed and blown away by you guys. 😁😁

a little human bill doodle sheet this evening based off the wonderful fanfic A Human Condition by @sapphosscribe!! this is really one of my favorite fics at the moment and I wanted to show my love for it by doing some art :DD

now on my way to read the most recent update 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

aaaaand close ups!

Its here! New year, new update to A Human Condition. Go check it out!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58360870/chapters/158517334

FANART of long-haired Bill in his favorite shirt from the lovely @orpheuswasmine before tomorrow’s update! See you all soon!

Click image for high quality!

Can you believe guys? A Human Condition! Just a day away! A Human Condition in a day! Woo hoo! I am so happy about this information!

Of course! In celebration of a new year and A Human Condition coning back, you know I had to to work overtime and make fanart 🥹 Finally drew the gang and I love how these two came out! (kept my promise from last post 🐺)

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With tomorrow’s chapter update, we’ll have reached the point of the story that I feel like I can share A Human Condition’s theme song without any spoilers.

Listen. Enjoy. Anticipate.

24ish hours until update 😘

Update coming Sunday, dear readers

Get hype 😉

SENDING THE OLD YEAR OUT WITH FANART!! @crypt-idkeeper drew Bill from Chapter 21! I continue to be surprised and deeply flattered by how much you guys are enjoying this fic. A new update fast approaches, stay tuned… 😉

new year, new me

this is fanart for the gravity falls fic "a human condition" by @sapphosscribe , specifically chapter 21 when ford and bill make eye contact. this human bill design is not accurate to the fic and is my interpretation of human bill because I struggled to visually depict him in the fic due to his vague depiction of him as well as my own inability visually depicting what writers are depicting, but i think he still slays the fit from the fic either way :3

i didn't know how i felt about the background so you get to options, also the sketch, cause i'm one of those people who hates their art once i add colour.

to @sapphosscribe i wanted to say i absolutely love your fic and thank you for inspiring me to try to capture it in my own work such as this, very intrigued for the next chapter and hope you're doing well.

and to anyone else, i'm really trying to experiment with my and create a defined art style as i hate how fluid it is and how i am unable to lock in and actually create what i want too, so i was wondering if anyone had any advice? i'm really enjoying using this particular brush and how it reminds me of crayons and drawing as a child, i think the messy style is here to stay, but it could still use work, also ignore the hand holding the mics cord, i didn't wanna waste hours on it.

Some more FANART for you all as we’re coming off hiatus!! This one done by @orpheuswasmine So detailed and colorful! I’m in love with it and, somehow magically, it’s also a tiny bit of foreshadowing for what’s to come as hiatus winds down.

I’ll be seeing you all very soon… 😉

As always, click the image for better quality 😼

40 hours later and I finished making A Human Condition fanart again 😭 Honestly, the scene is a mix between when Bill finds himself in the secret space Ford had locked away in his mind and another chapter where he finds what Ford wrote about him !!! I even included some pieces of the text 🥹 I was not playing about the exagerated long hair, although the long hair here is what I visualize when he’s in the dreamscape and not what is actually described in the fic (you could say the whole design is actually 💀)

The whole thing is inspired by of course a scene from arcane that is once again Jinx 🙏 genuinely, I feel like Jinx and Bill are alike (they are my two favorite characters ever…) Also I wanted it to feel like a opening to a webtoon too 🥹 like O:TL

If this post gets FIVE likes, I’ll draw him with a reasonable long amount of hair in the iconic ‘I’m a little Different shirt’ I just love that fanfic sm tho, so I’ll prolly just do it anyways 💀 GO READ A HUMAN CONDITION GUYS PLEASE WE’RE ALMOST OUT OF HIATUS YEAHHH

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It’s my birthday, dear readers!!

In honor of the occasion, I present to you Spoilers Without Context for Act 2 of A Human Condition on ao3 😉🥳

See you all soon 😉

FANART FROM @ilay-snt FOR CHAPTER 2 OF A HUMAN CONDITION! EEEEE!! Wowzers this is certainly keeping me motivated and jolly this season. I think you’ll all like what I’ve got planned… 😉

A human condition chapter 2

@sapphosscribe

School ended so I finally got the chance to finish this :D

Hello dear readers!

I’ve learned how to put images in fanfics so all the lovely fanarts being drawn for A Human Condition are now nestled in their respective chapters with credit to the artists! 🧑‍🎨☺️ Any new ones I receive for future chapters or past chapters I’ll also pop into the story!

NEW FANART HAS DROPPED MY DEARS!! @orpheuswasmine has done a spectacular job! I’m in love with this drawing! Someone go find my socks cause they have been knocked off! 🧦😍☺️

I LOVE A HUMAN CONDITION EVERYONE PLEASE LET IT BE KNOWN

I went back to my roots because I love that fic so much 😭 Honestly, I was originally going to just draw Bill in his star suit fit, but after finishing rewatching Arcane, I took some creative liberty and drew him in that one Jinx scene from season one along with some blatant symbolisms (Im most proud of the chair 🥹)

THATS ALL MAYBE ILL DIGITALIZE IT WHEN I GET THE CHANCE

@sapphosscribe

Not a question, but when i first tried following you on tumblr, I followed this account and it solely posted about star trek and i was really confuse 😭 but like it had your name and stated being an ao3 author so i thought nothing of it until i decided to check again 💀 that acc was in fact not the right one

That legitimately made me laugh out loud 😂😂 While I do enjoy Star Trek, yeah that was not me. I’m going to have to investigate this now. In the words of Mabel “you’ve got me all curious-y”

MORE BILL ART from @raviolireptile Gaze upon his magnificence!! This looks so amazing!! 🤩🥰

Fanart for “A Human Condition” on Ao3! This fic is so good I highly recommend it

Plus an extra karaoke Bill

I love him. Anyway go read A Human Condition by SapphosScribe on Ao3 it’s incredible!!

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bill drunk during act 1 finale frfr

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDUZ97TiAil/?igsh=MTN4ZHNvZjZkMHFteg==

Bill is a theatre kid through and through. Man went full-tilt-diva-Freddy-Mercury-at-Live-Aid with that song in Chapter 21 😂.

MOR FANART FROM THE STORY!! This one’s from the latest chapter and oh my gosh is it pretty!! Feast your eyes!! I’m continually blown away by people’s appreciation for this fic 🥹 thank you @knockknockwhosthereartistism I hope all your finals came out amazing!!

Mais ma meilleure ennemie, c'est toi Fuis-moi, le pire, c'est toi et moi Mais si tu cherches encore ma voix Oublie-moi, le pire, c'est toi et moi

From Chapter 21 of A Human Condition @sapphosscribe

End of Act 1 is here and we’re going out with a bang! 💥💥💥

Go ahead and click the link! Wouldntst thou like to live ridiculously? 😜

The Penultimate chapter to Act 1 is here!

The Art of Capturing Light and Other Lost Things

I actually lied guys, this chapter was getting untenably long so I cleaved it into two parts with this being the first one. Keep a watch for the second half which will be posted tonight or first thing tomorrow

I hope you’re all ready for tomorrow’s update of A Human Condition

The end of Act 1 is about to be a super long chapter, I tried to make it shorter but a lot needed to get done to set up for the second half. Prepare yourselves.