Teenage Gravity Falls
by: truefaller
Mabel and Dipper, after months of tedious begging and persuasion, finally convinced their parents of letting them go back to Gravity Falls, Oregon. They were hesitant at first, considering Dipper still had scars from his many magical encounters, but eventually they caved. They couldn't resist after seeing a glimmer of happiness in Dipper's eyes, a rare sight, whenever he spoke of Gravity Falls.
After coming home from Gravity Falls, Dipper started intensely studying the supernatural. Everyone at school thought he was crazy, including the teachers. They tried countless times to have him talk to the counselor, but he only tried to make Dipper forget and move on with his life, but Dipper knew that after a summer like that, you can't just go back to the way things were. You grow up. Nobody understood but him, Mabel, Soos, Wendy, and Grunkle Stan. It has been three years since Dipper or Mabel have seen the residents of Gravity Falls they missed so much. Dipper missed everything about it. The faint smell of pine, the exciting adventures, the moldy ceiling of the Mystery Shack, even Pacifica Northwest, the richest and most popular girl in town, and that wasn't something he would normally think. Dipper seemed in a trance-like state most of the time. He longed to go back to his real home. Leaving Gravity Falls broke his heart, and not going back for three whole years was like shattering whatever remained. Dipper had finally found a place where he belonged, and he would do anything to return to it.
Even Mabel was sad, though not as much as Dipper. She desperately missed her friends there. She missed Dipper. After Gravity Falls, he always seemed distant. Like a different person. No longer was the happy, awkward, mystery-obsessed Dipper around, only the plain, solemn Dipper, who muttered things psychotically under his breath constantly. He still tried to figure out mysteries, but not in a curious, excited, way, but in a bizarre, intense, frightening way. He was scaring Mabel. If he didn't return to Gravity Falls soon, she knew that she would lose him forever.
"I can't wait to see everyone again!" Mabel says as she packs her suitcase. She has grown up a lot over the years. Her hourglass figure fits her colorful dresses with crazy patterns perfectly. She is never seen without one of her many pairs of high heels on. Little did others know that she wore them because she hates being shorter than Dipper, and sticks to her self-proclaimed title of "alpha-twin". Her hair goes down to her waist and falls in loose, neat curls. She knows all the latest fashion trends, but puts her own spin on it. Her greatest accessory is her bright, brace-less smile that lights up a room.
"Me too!" says Dipper. Mabel hasn't seen him this happy in a long time. He has grown up a lot as well. He is taller than Mabel, and has a deeper voice. His tall, lanky frame is surprisingly not very coordinated. In his heart, he is still that same clumsy, awkward , lovable Dipper. He isn't much into fashion, much to Mabel's remorse, and usually wears jeans and a t-shirt with some Vans. He always wore his beat-up old pine tree hat. His arms were covered in scars from when Bill stuck forks in his arms. He doesn't bother explaining that to anyone. He still hides his Big Dipper birthmark. Dipper doesn't need any more reasons to be made fun of.
"I wonder if Wendy has a boyfriend!" Mabel says. While she looks much more mature, she still has a twelve year old brain. Her 'expert' matchmaking skills caused much more drama than necessary at school, but she has actually gotten a few couples together. Maybe I can get Dipper and Wendy together! She thought to herself.
"Mabel! That was three years ago!" says Dipper. He starts turning red quickly. Mabel cannot find out that he still likes Wendy. Dipper has been waiting three years to see Wendy, and he wasn't going to let Mabel mess it up for him. Now that Wendy is seventeen and Dipper is fifteen, he might have a chance with her. He has to act quickly though, because soon she will be going to college soon. This is his last chance to ask her out. This time, age won't get in the way.
