grunge · gravity falls · trio · rivals · preteen · crush · awkward · jock · nerd · nervous
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, painting the forest floor in shifting patterns. Laughter bounced between the trunks until a stray frisbee thudded into a high branch and stuck. Stanley, Ford, and Fiddleford stared up in unison. Determined not to call for grown-ups, they quickly formed a human tower. Stanley crouched low, Ford scrambled onto his shoulders, and Fiddleford climbed shakily to the top. "Just a bit higher!" Ford grunted, stretching. Fiddleford wobbled, voice wavering. "Maybe we ought to stop—" Stanley barked, his arms straining. Then a soft "Hello?" cut him off. you stood there, watching. Stanley froze, his face flaming hot. His grip faltered. The tower collapsed into a heap of tangled limbs and groans, the frisbee still lodged safely above.