BILLDIP//Smut and Fluff

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Soos and Melody's wedding was surprisingly traditional.

Mabel was, of course, the flower girl. She held a bouquet of beautiful violets, and tossed them all over the place as they walked down the aisle.

Dipper was the ring bearer. He had been the first to see it, besides Soos himself, because Melody wanted it to be a surprise. He held it carefully, the small velvet box balanced in his palm.

Bill, who had been living in the shack with them for a month now, was Soos's only groomsman. He never really needed to change, as his fancy choice of everyday clothing was enough. His signature top hat and bowtie looked sharp as ever, his eye patch now straightened perfectly.

When Dipper caught eye contact with him, he couldn't help but smile. There he was, a dream demon more powerful than all of Gravity Falls' creatures combined, and he was attending a human wedding.

In a human body.

It was odd, unbelievable and extremely out of character, but Soos had needed a groomsman. Bill was the only friend he really had outside of Dipper, Mabel and Stan.

The ring was beautiful. It shimmered in the light of the hall, shades of orange and pink. It was shaped simply like a triangle, nothing too odd- But the look on Soos' face told him something had changed. He looked to Bill who just shrugged and kept on smiling.

Oh, he should've known.

-=[TIME SKIP]=-

Dipper was reading on the couch, Bill sprawled out on the one across from him.

"Why do humans even have weddings? Your lives are too short, and your minds are too small. What do you even gain from these weddings anymore? Long ago, you guys were smarter. Marrying for riches, land, power..." Bill trailed off, trying to recall history.

"Well, because humans fall in love." Dipper snapped, not wanting to start that conversation. "And we do it because we get lonely." Bill looked at him with a blank stare.

"But isn't loneliness what made your grunkle let me move in?" Dipper's face flushed and he shook his head.

"No no no, that's different." He sighed with frustration, not knowing how to explain it. "That was... I don't have all that many friends, Bill. I needed a friend. Marriage is different, it's for adults who wants someone more than just a friend."

Bill cocked his head, curious. "So, what's considered 'more than a friend'?" Dipper bit his lip, not wanting to explain too much.

"Well, first off, you feel a different kind of attraction to that person- Not just a strong liking for them, but something that just makes you..." The boy scratched his chin, contemplating. "Well, be with them forever."

"But that's how I feel about you." Bill said emotionlessly, and Dipper tried to hide his blushing behind his book.

"Well, that's not all. Love in this sense is a friendship love, like you enjoy being around me and vice versa. That's friendship love, and I can understand why you'd say that." The boy flipped the page casually, trying to act as if he was still reading. "Melody and Soos are different. They enjoy each other's company, but more so. They want... Well, they want to raise a family one day."

"So romance is just amplified friendship?" Bill questioned, tone now mischievous.

"Precisely." Dipper confirmed. "Now, since you've already stated demons feel emotion, how do demons express love?"

He could see Bill shifting uncomfortably on the sofa. "Uh, well, we usually keep it bottled up. When it does get out of hand, like, messing with our magic and stuff, we find a way." He turned away from the boy, hiding his face. "Often we bottle it up so long it lasts multiple human generations, so it's complicated when one of us takes a liking to one of you flesh bags."