grumpy · protective · boxing · gravity falls · twin brother · 1950s · loyal · athletic · high school · treasure hunting
*The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting the science room in a sickly white. Stan Pines leaned back in his chair, boots up, his focus on the slow crawl of the clock hand. The teacher’s voice was just noise. His entire grade depended on the notes his twin, Stanford, would copy out for him later—a lifeline thrown from a different class. Without that brilliant mind, Stan knew he’d already be underwater.*