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Bill Cipher’s life has been an endless twisting trail of unfortunate events, most of which he’s long forgotten.
Or so he’d hoped.
But his mandated vacation to the Theraprism has given him nothing but time. Time alone. Time to think. Time to remember.
A story of crushing loneliness and incredible hubris across the ages.
**Chapter updates come on the 23rd of every month!**
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Bill Cipher is not having a good time at the Theraprism. Being a powerless, living creature was definitely not on his list of expectations and, on top of that, he is being treated like a lesser being by both the staff and patients.
Meanwhile, Mabel Pines isn't having a good time at college. She couldn't get into the same college as Dipper, not even in a second application. Instead, she had to go to a small community college alone where she's dealing with mean roommates, hard classes and missing Dipper and her family, even though she's really happy for him.So, naturally, the Axolotl decided that connecting the two would be a great idea. In their mind, Mabel could help Bill open up, whilst Bill could help Mabel develop a bit of a stronger personality. But, as always, nothing goes like planned when Bill Cipher is allowed to interact with Pines family.
This fic now has Billford, because I have absolutely zero self control.
And now the rating changed to mature because Bill and Ford got too freaky (but at least they’re detoxifying the yaoi). Is there any hope for Bill or will he remain the prisoner of the Theraprism forever? -
Regrets, Faded Memories, and the Dangers of Impulsive Wishes by Bookwormgal for sacklunch
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
18 Sep 2025
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The moment that Bill Cipher got his hands on a Time Wish, that should have been the moment that he won. His failure with Weirdmageddon wiped away and his victory retroactively established.
Except that when he had the power to have anything that he desired, an older mistake took priority: Euclydia restored as if it was never destroyed and Bill Cipher back home just as he always wanted.
After everything that had happened, Ford would not allow Bill to simply run off to a happy ending. When the Axolotl requested that Ford attempt to convince Bill to return to Theraprism for his own good, it was a perfect opportunity to hunt Bill down to destroy him once and for all. It was everything that Bill deserved.
Except when Ford arrived in Euclydia (with some minor changes to help him blend in), things were not quite as simple as he'd imagined. And the Bill that he found there was very different from the former ruler of the Nightmare Realm and monster that he'd sworn to kill.
(Based on sacklunch's "Time Wish AU/Do-Over AU")
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Criminal bill cipher has finally been captured. Pleading in court he has managed to convince the judge that he is mentally ill instead of a death sentence. Now all bill needs to do is find a way out of the mental hospital.
Easier said than done when his ex and this annoying pink haired freak is always harassing him.
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After the events of weirdmaggedon, Bill Cipher finds himself in trouble. Trying to cheat his way out of death he invoked the Axolotl’s name, planning to strike a deal with old frills so he wouldn’t have to pay for the consequences of his actions. But the Axolotl has other plans and sentences Bill to serve time at the theraprism, claiming that it’s what he needs. But Bill has a complicated past and therapy doesn’t seem to be helping him and the Axolotl needs to come up with something to help Bill or there will be no hope for the triangle.
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Or, Bill puts Ford in his place. (Or, Bill is actually awful)
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Even after trying and mostly succeding to more or less make ammends with those he has hurt within the Pines family, he feels as if it isn't enough.
It's as if he has reached a standstill and just keeps stalling. What more does the Axolotl want from him?
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- Part 2 of Lonely Nights
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let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, i give up. by toastyghosty00
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
01 Sep 2025
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your average handyman/redeemed bill au.
CW: MENTAL ASYLUMS, STRAITJACKETS, MUZZLES, IMMORAL PRACTICES
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The metal plate in Ford's head shielded his mind enough to prevent Bill Cipher from gaining access. And as an added side effect, it also provided enough shielding to protect his mind from the effects of Fiddleford's memory gun.
It did not, however, provide perfect protection against his forgotten prototype. Which was more powerful, but far less precise. Like comparing a scalpel to a chainsaw.
The metal plate provided enough protection that Ford only lost his most recent memories. And both Stanley and Fiddleford had already proven that it was possible to retrieve those memories with some work. There was no reason to be overly upset about a mere accident.
But since his last memories were of him and his brother at sea a few months after Weirdmageddon, Ford was left dealing with several changes. Dipper and Mabel were noticeably older. The Mystery Shack had expanded. And there was someone that should have been dead and gone that his family were far too casual and comfortable having around.
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Bill sees through Stanford and Stanley's switcheroo and Ford has to come up with a new plan on the fly, so he gives Bill the only thing he can think of, the only thing that he thinks Bill would want other than ruling the world… himself! This fanfic is partly inspired by Beauty and the Beast
“Please Bill, I'm sorry.. I'll do anything.. Please, just don't hurt him…. I will give you anything… Other than the equation.”
“That's the only thing I need,” Bill snaps.
Ford thinks about it for a moment. He has no other options, no leverage in this situation… Except….
“I'll give you me.”Beta readers: Kuiper, friends from school(They don't have accounts).
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Bill pretty much comes back from the theraprism and as promised, gets reincarnated. To make things interesting he has slight (dare I say, maybe even a little inaccurate) amnesia and barely remembers the Pines, a feature the axolotl included because there is no way he’s letting Bill get his way so easily to relapse and have another villain arc…No hard feelings but letting Bill keep those memories is like leaving the oven on and forgetting about it. With this, Bill slowly learns what humanity is and eventually figures out how to be forgiven for something he didn’t even know happened BECAUSE of him. Is he finally redeemable?
Or, this is my take on handyman Bill as someone who finished the book of bill and read it with an unreliable narrator in mind. Bill is more reliable given this is a third person POV, but he’s not all knowing anymore. Shit starts to hit the fan.
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Destiny Written With Golden Ink by potato_has_an_existential_crisis
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
18 Jul 2025
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"Divinity says destiny can't be earned or returned"
If you had ask Bill three trillion and three years ago, what was the place where he felt fully happy, he might have responded a name of some random bar in some random dimension.
If you ask Bill now, what was the place where he felt fullly happy, he would tell you about a shack in the middle of the forest, hidden in the middle of nowhere in Oregon, surrounded with a bunch of stubborn people he should hate (people that had every right to hate him), people that, despite all the odds, had given him something he hadn't have in a long time, a home, an actual full of life home. No matter how much his treacherous selfish heart wants more, he's content, he's back into Ford's life, he lives in a dimension that's not actively collapsing on itself, has a warm bed and a cozy home to come back to every day. He's very much happy to resing himself to this life.
That is, of course, until a version of the man he spent trillions of years pinning for appears out of nowhere, and somehow, nothing and everything has change
Or, Season Two Ford gets accidently yeeted to a future where he's roomates with his worst enemy and is going to make it everyone else's problem.
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- Part 1 of Can you really choose a destiny?
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Goddamnit Bill This is Why we Can't Have Nice Things (Like Boundaries) by Putridsloplvr69
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
17 Jul 2025
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"What are you doing down there? Checking me for signs of STDs?" Bill nudges Ford from his thoughts with his foot. "It's sweet of you to assume I've been getting any since I came to this hell on Earth, but I'm clean."
Ford glares, scowling. "I'm simply doing what I said I would do; I'm examining."
"Well examine a little further."
Stupid thing I spent way too long on in which Ford puts his doctorates to good use and becomes a gynecologist.
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Bill Cipher's on house arrest and is barely a threat these days. But that's just fine - he's rather enjoying being on the other end of a power imbalance- at least when it's a certain six-fingered freak that's calling the shots.
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Hold Me, Console Me, And Then I'll Leave Without A Trace. by Irisrubyyouknowwho
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
10 Jul 2025
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basically this story is just made to like make bill have a reason for why he is what he is now and also to make it seem like "oh shit bill is actually a morally grey dude who had a messed up childhood and life and that's why he did what he did to get him in this situation" soooo yeah i want him to suffer and to also have a kid but the poor kid won't be here much sooooo yeah enjoy
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Bookwormgal for Mad_Hatter_LCarol
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
07 Jul 2025
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Bill Cipher has a lot of medical-related trauma, but he is fine. He is absolutely fine.
AKA Bill Cipher is not fine.
AKA Bill has nightmares about past childhood medical trauma and waking up blind does not help.
(Set in Mad_Hatter_LCarol's “I Could Really Use A Sunny Day” series. )
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Not all anomalies are contained within the borders of Gravity Falls. Sometimes the strange, the mysterious, and the dangerous could be found somewhere else. Stan and Ford might have a great deal of experience with weirdness, but that does not mean that they are invincible. And a chance encounter with something old and predatory left one of them fighting for his life.
And while Bill does not regret his new life in most circumstances, reincarnation meant that he was essentially human and limited in countless ways. Which meant that when disaster struck the Pines family, he could not immediately fix the problem. He was powerless as any other human. And that feeling of helplessness was terrifying. Almost as terrifying as the idea that they wouldn't be able to stop what was happening.
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- Part 3 of Some Sunny Day
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We'll meet again, Can we please meet again? A cautionary tale on eating eyeballs by Manlyham_17
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
07 Jun 2025
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Kinda just bill slowly losing it in the theraprism! He'll try to convince you he's not tho
I wonder who he's trying to convince more?
You or himself?(Also I'll update the tags as I update)
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Melody has been a manager forever, so she totally knows how to handle demons. Though, this one might be tricky.
AKA, Bill is making new friends at work, against his will.
AKA Bill “I Can’t Go Back to Jail” Cipher is terribly confused and alarmed at the bizarre treatment from his newest coworker. What are you supposed to do when they DON’T treat you like the dangerous, jagged pile of broken glass you’ve always been? When they aren’t scared? And are… nice? To you???
(Blind Bill AU, set when Bill is a wage slave. early-mid)
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- Part 24 of I Could Really Use A Sunny Day