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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?Series
- Part 1 of Bad Triangles Go to Therapy + Extras!
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two wrongs don't make a right, but two 45° angles do by Anonymous
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
19 Nov 2025
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Two twins go to their great-uncle's tourist trap for the summer...but they're all 2-d shapes
Basically, Gravity Falls, but in a beach town and following the adventures of a young Bill Cipher and his twin sister
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What if Bill Cipher lost his eye when he was a child and ended up in gravity falls ?
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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 origin of bad end friends: bill and dipper by the_writer_tiger
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
31 Aug 2025
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The puppet show was one of the most difficult tests of trust the twins had to endure, where their bond grew even stronger, and together they managed to defeat Bill Cipher for the second time before it was too late.
but...
What would have happened if it hadn't ended this way?
What if Mabel had hesitated to give the journal to Bill?
What if that bond was broken?
What would have happened... if Dipper had trusted Bill?
"There were only two people inside that body who called themselves Bipper"
"Bill and Dipper"
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But Bill Cipher is an unusual case. They wouldn't put it past him to make up an entirely new mental illness directly out of his ass and blame it all on the very place trying to help him get well.
The entity known as Bill Cipher has malicious intent, and nobody's quite sure why. It's the Axolotl's job to find out, which is proving far harder than necessary. He's hardly what anyone would call cooperative. He's arrogant and prone to making sarcastic comments. He diverts the attention away from him every time Axy is sure they're close to making some sort of discovery.
There's no payoff working with him.
But his story is very, very interesting. And they're determined to coax it out of his sick little head no matter how hard they have to push.
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and if you're standin' on the ledge (i'll pull you down, put you to bed) by Yevynaea
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
05 Aug 2025
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“Okay, give me your phones if you’re gonna play this game here,” Dipper says.
“It’s not a game,” Bill and Mabel shoot back in unison. (Bill doesn’t realize he’s expecting the others’ noses to wrinkle until they don’t. There’s no flash of jealousy in Dipper’s eyes, no squirming as Mabel tries to put distance between Bill and herself.) (This means nothing, surely.) (They’re not siblings. It’s not real. Never been, and never will. Never Bill. Ha, good one, he thinks.)
(Or: The Pines triplets attend a party, and one of them over-imbibes.)
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"He thought of one, single, sentence.
Catch.
On.
Fire.
For a moment, time froze.
And then the barrier erupted into flames." -
[TRANSCRIPT RECORD #323322] by annika_laplume
Fandoms: Gravity Falls, The Owl House (Cartoon)
29 Jun 2025
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[ATTENDING STAFF/STENOGRAPHER: #D-SM5
VERBAL TRANSCRIPT OF PATIENT'S SESSIONS WITH DOCTOR CASSANDRA ASDFGH, DDPs.
RECORDS CAN BE ACCESSED IN THERAPRISM LEVEL -e.
PRAISE THE AXOLOTL.] -
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The Theraprism is a dump that Bill cannot seem to make any growth within. So, naturally, the Axolotl calls on someone still alive that may be able to reach him: Stanford Pines.
Ford is not happy about this, at all. And he doesn't intend to be, for a while.
(A Billford redemption fic where the rest of the Pines family also gets roped into healing this broken triangle's heart.)
(As of right now this fic is taking another hiatus. I kinda just ran out of steam, but I really hope to get back and finish it sometime soon!)
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Weeping Angels (TBOB Oneshot) by XAlfredoSauceJarX
Fandoms: Gravity Falls, The Book of Bill - Fandom
05 May 2025
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"Rock-a-bye Billy,
Please don't you cry.
It's not your fault
you have that strange eye.
Stay safe with Mommy,
You'll never fall.
And we'll always love you,
Sharp angles and all..."(Random plot I thought of about past!Bill Cipher)
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Bill Cipher is the Theraprism's least cooperative patient; he fails to take activities seriously, he's been rude (and violent) to other residents and staff alike, and he point-blank refuses to delve into talking about his past. He's in maximum security for a reason, and he's got no hope of getting out any time soon.
That is... until he meets you. You have been assigned to Bill as his new Theraprism therapist (a theraprist, if you like) and you are determined to crack the enigma known as Bill Cipher, one way or another.
NVVK SBJR RPK. FVB'YL NVUUH ULLK PA!
(Story is reader perspective, but the reader is not Y/N)
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- Part 1 of The Theraprist Literary Universe
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(Based on 1spooky2me’s Fixer Upper AU)
Bill Cipher has made enough progress in ten thousand years of non-time in the Theraprism to destroy his protective shell of denial and lies that kept the past guilt from ever touching him. Unfortunately, that is about the point where his progress stopped: where he admitted to his mistakes, but not yet willing to try atoning for them. Why bother? It wasn't as if he could ever fix anything that actually mattered. And even if he did, he would be reincarnated into a very primitive creature with no memory of his previous life and wouldn't even be himself anymore.
Except outside and foreseen circumstances yanked him out of the Theraprism's dimension and dumped him back into a different and very familiar one. While also shoving him into a newly-created alive-ish human-shaped body.
The Axolotl decides to take advantage of the new opportunity this presents to see if "community service" and being productive would produce better results. He does want Bill to heal, recover, and have a chance at a new life.
And thus Bill ends up stuck working in the Mystery Shack for Soos. Right as summer begins and the Pines are due to return.
No one is happy about this.
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- Part 1 of Some Sunny Day
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This is just a little cute, fluffy, pitch for the intro of what I think a gravity falls spinoff, following Bill and his parents before...the incident, would like.
Basically just the entire Cipher family trying. :)Series
- Part 1 of Bill Cipher's childhood!
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"I wasn't always this way. I used to be very different. You all know me as Bill Cipher. But way in my past, I responded to the name William Nolis. Here's how it all began, folks! I hope you're happy..."
An even better rendition of his past than the first one I wrote. I hope you enjoy it!
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- Part 3 of A Triangle in the Stars
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Stanford Pines has been desperately trying to decode the mysterious journal he found in the woods at the beginning of his summer in Gravity Falls, and has found his worst nightmare has come true: he's hit a roadblock without a keyword for the ciphers.
Maybe an odd triangle (or two) can give him a hint. Surely there won't be any repercussions to this.
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We all know that Bill destroyed his home dimension, Euclydia. But how did it come to this? Was Bill always evil, or was he made this way? This is the story of how Euclydia fell, and how it was "liberated".
Audio Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mc5f0Znqr0
Text Version With Images: https://www.wattpad.com/story/385698386-euclydia%27s-demise -
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"Dear Journal.. everything is lost now.. I tried my best to protect them. But.. I failed..
I'm the only one left now..
This realm may not have been the best despite my family's attempts..
But why did it have to be destroyed by them..?" signed William Solis.AKA yet another Bill Cipher AU backstory from yours truly. Welcome to The Shape Eater Factor.
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- Part 1 of The Shape Eater Factor
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¿Aún me atarias mis agujetas después de lo que te hice? by the_writer_tiger
Fandoms: Gravity Falls
14 Oct 2024
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bill tiene complicaciones para atarse los cordones. Ford amablemente decide ayudar en eso. No sabiendo lo mucho que le avergüenza al joven demonio.
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The Axolotl gives Bill Cipher a clean slate of mind and a second chance, but living as a human comes with its own trial and errors. When Bill wakes up, all he remembers is Euclydia. Earth is a very terrifying place.