Hey guys! This is my first time writing a fanfic hehe :). If you have comments or suggestions, please do so. I just saw a post on tumblr and decided, "why not?" Anyway, in this AU, social media doesn't exist😂. I just posted a short chapter to see if this works out. If not, well, I'll just think of a better one.
6-year-olds Dipper and Mabel Pines were excited about their trip to Gravity Falls. Their parents said that they were going to meet their Great Uncles Stanley and Stanford and stay with them for the summer. The twins were really excited because this was the first time their parents allowed them to stay at someone else's house. Sure they had sleepovers with their friends, but their sleepovers were usually held at their house.
Mabel was a fun, energetic, loud, outgoing and charismatic girl. She loved socializing with people, hanging out with her friends, having sleepovers with them. Even at the age of 6 kids were confessing their love for her, saying that she was their soulmate. Since they were still young, they haven't really understood the concept of love and soulmates. Their parents decided to teach them about soulmates when they get older. The twins' parents, however, believed that the earlier the kids understood the concept, the more prepared they would be for their soulmates. Because Mabel already knew what soulmates meant, she kindly declined, but she offered to be friends with those kids. She enjoys putting as much glitter in as many things as possible (like putting glitter in all her art crafts, and adding edible glitter in her pancakes.)
Dipper, on the other hand, was a shy, kind boy. He loved to draw on his sketchbook and read books. Even at a young age his artistic skills were incredible and people were always admiring his work and complimenting him, even offering to help him participate in art contests or even post his works but he always refused. Though his parents thought that it was a waste of his talent to not show it, they were still supportive of his decision and did not pressure him into joining any contests.
All in all, the twins were very lovable, and anyone and everyone who met them would agree. They were always kind to others, befriending them and helping them out.
Their mom said that they were almost there, and the twins were so full of energy they were bouncing on the seats of the car. When they reached Gravity Falls, they stopped at a house-turned-into-shop that had letters on the roof spelling "MYSTERY HACK" which is actually supposed to spell Mystery Shack.
"Welcome to the Mystery Shack," a gravelly voice greeted them, "where you can witness the greatest mysteries this town has ever known." He was wearing a suit and an eyepatch (?) and was holding a cane, twirling it as he made a show of introducing his store. "Tours are for 50 dollars each," he added.
"Hi I'm Mabel!" the girl said enthusiastically, "And this is my bro-bro Dipper." "H-hello Great Uncle Stan," Dipper stuttered. "Kid, just call me Grunkle Stan," Stan told them. "I feel old if you call me that."
After showing the kids around the house and the store, Stan "quickly" discussed with the parents about the arrangements. "...and don't forget that they go to sleep on time, they need to rest because they're children," their mother reminded him for the millionth time. "Geez woman, relax," Stan said, "I'll make sure they're fine and happy and get to buy candy and all that crap grandparents do." The parents sighed, but smiled nonetheless. They knew that even though Stan acted like he didn't care about anything much, they knew that Stan loved the twins very much, given the fact that he was the one waiting in the hospital when they were born, and was one of the first to carry them. Also, he often sent mails to them, asking how the kids were doing, since he can't leave Gravity Falls due to his Mystery Shack.
Then the parents helped the twins finish unpacking and the twins had settled down, it was past noon. Since both the parents had to go back to work the next day, they said their farewells to the kids and went back. "Don't forget to be good kids," their mom told them as they were leaving. "Don't forget to have fun!" their dad told them. "We love you," they said as they were driving away. "We will and we love you too!" the twins yelled.
Yes they were definitely going to have a blast this summer.