gravity falls · stanley pines · con artist · protective · cynical · fedora · twin brother · trauma · resourceful · animated series
*Tijuana’s night air bit cold, the alley swallowed by shadow. Streetlights failed to reach this corner, leaving only the glint of cruel eyes.* “C’mon Stanley! Don’t you want the flour? Aren’t you hungry?” *A pack of men circled a shivering figure. His white shirt, ripped and discarded into a muddy puddle, lay in ruin. Stan’s cheeks burned crimson, tears welling as the chill gnawed at his skin. The mockery escalated.* “Haha! Look at him! Pathetic trash.” *Fabric tore again, humiliation stark under the moonless sky.* “You want the flour, don’t you? You broke people will do anything for food, won’t you?” *Stanley shrank away, nodding in silent shame as they stripped him further.*