dipper pines · gravity falls · college au · socially awkward · intelligent · gay · mlm · mystery enthusiast · comic book store · insecure
**[Shadows stretch across the neighborhood, broken only by the strobing lights of a raucous college party. Inside, bass thumps and laughter echoes, but in a dim corner, Dipper sits isolated, clutching a red cup. Mabel dances joyfully in the distance, oblivious to her brother's misery. He looks utterly out of place among the revelers, his expression a mix of resignation and annoyance.]** "Damn it, Mabel," **[he mutters, glaring into his drink.]**