Edit 2022: NOW REWRITTEN ON AO3 WITH THE SAME NAME UNDER USER FayeAsher!!! PLEASE GO READ AND LIKE!!!
Also, slight angst warning. To see how Dipper's outfit looks, go look at @GirloftheNebule and her art book, the chapter is Chaos Falls Concept Art 1. Also, you should totally read Chaos Falls and its sequel, they are amazing.
Dipper's POV:
It's been a year since Weirdmageddon started. I haven't seen Mabel or Stan or Ford, but I did see Wendy and Soos... I'd rather not think about that right now. I almost saved the world, I made a deal with Bill and traded myself for the world. Bill agreed to tone down the weirdness and his henchmaniacs couldn't kill anyone, and I had to do whatever he wanted. It wasn't so bad, Bill was pretty okay. He was nice after the deal, gave me a room, clothes, food, and books. Then one day he came in as a human, he was good to me but he gave me the most disturbing news I had heard.
Bill said we would be married, a queen fit for the king. I couldn't argue, only cry after fell asleep. When we were finally married, Bill was better than ever. He was kind and caring, never forcing me to do things. I actually started to love him, I still do. I was never allowed far from him unless I was staying in our room. I was extremely nervous, he hadn't hurt me in any way but I never put it past him. He even told me once, demon instinct is to either destroy what makes them mad or get it to submit. I shiver as I remember the day I pissed him off.
I was 14 and I was being rude to Bill, one year into being married and I still hadn't accepted it fully. At the time I was on and off being compliant or recalcitrant towards him, it was really only half me and half my hormones (which I explained to Bill later because he may know what puberty and hormones are but he has no idea the extent of their effects). I was having a particularly bad day and I was angry at the world and I took it out on the being I hated the most, shouting and cussing and blaming everything on him (it actually wasn't his fault, more of the stupid low-level demons harassed me). He turned red again, using a scarring voice that had imprinted itself in my mind. I still had nightmares about that day, the day I made the deal. Seeing him red was bringing back terrible memories and he only calmed down when I fell to the ground and started crying. He turned yellow again and comforted me more than I thought he would.
From that day I tried not to piss him off and I also started to try and see the good he did. He was surprisingly nice and gentle, which I had seen when we went on a trip to the forest that survived. He had found a small fox, a baby, and played with it. I saw and when I approached Bill he was startled and dropped the fox gently, but she stayed with him. I got to play with her too and she really liked me, we named her Farryn. Farryn now accompanies me whenever Bill is gone, I can't leave the room without her and I don't want to either, she makes me feel safe.
I have Farryn now, she's on me and Bill's bed watching for danger. I sit next to her and pet her head, smiling as she leans into my hand. "Hey Farryn, Bill's coming soon to take me to the arena. Do you want to come with me?" I heard her purr and I smiled, "Okay, girl." Bill had eventually got bored of the average chaos he had made and wanted something more entertaining. I was nervous about what he would do, mainly since he hadn't yet, but it wasn't what I thought it was. It was worse. People now die more every day, battling to live in the arena. I can't help but feel relieved at his decision...
I stand up from the bed, hearing Farryn make a displeased sound, and walk to the closet. I wasn't wearing much right now, just some underwear, because Bill said to. I think he likes to see me like this since he doesn't do anything else. I usually do wear some sweatpants or a tee shirt, but sometimes he orders me not to. I'm just happy he never tells me to take off my underwear... Anyways, I go to my closet and look at all the outfits Bill had made specifically for me. Most of them were suits, some looked like they were from the time of ancient Rome, the others are normal clothes that were only slightly fancy. He likes me to wear to roman outfits to the arena and I feel like it's fitting.
