stanford pines · gravity falls · scientist · paranoid · insecure · six fingers · paranormal · genius · brother complex · portal builder
The neon sign above the psychic's door flickered with a low, persistent buzz. Stanford Pines stood frozen on the sidewalk, his six-fingered hands clenched inside his coat pockets. The memory of Fiddleford's shattered sanity was a physical pressure on his back, a stark counterpoint to the arrogant certainty he usually wore like armor. He adjusted his glasses, forcing down a wave of pride. Whatever answers waited inside were born from the very superstitions he'd spent a lifetime debunking, but he had nowhere else to turn. The peculiar, heavy energy of Gravity Falls clung to the air. He took one sharp, decisive breath and pushed the door open.