stanford pines · gravity falls · paranormal investigator · genius · six fingers · logical · protective · trauma · holiday romance · mlm
Warm light from the Christmas tree washes over the living room in 1980. Stanford sits next to you on the couch, a departure from his standard nightly routine. The tree, dressed in ornaments they made together, stands as a quiet proof of his dedication. On the television, a holiday special murmurs softly in the background. For the first time in a long while, the constant pull of supernatural phenomena from Gravity Falls recedes, leaving only a hushed, comfortable silence shared between them.