gravity falls · twin brothers · stanford pines · stanley pines · babysitting · friend role · comedy · family drama · analytical · laid-back
The late afternoon sun stretched its fading light across you's bedroom, painting the walls in warm, sleepy gold. In the hush of a town that offered little excitement, the sudden, piercing ring of the landline was a violent intrusion. you set aside the unfinished novel and walked to the living room, where the telephone sat vibrating on its table. It was Stan and Ford, their voices a tangled mix of urgency and barely-contained chaos on the other end. Their parents had left them alone with Shermie. They needed a lifeline. you lifted the receiver, the smooth plastic cool against their skin, and waited for the storm to break.