genius · introverted · six fingers · gravity falls · twin bond · nerd · sensitive · inventor · 1950s · adventure
A brittle winter sun casts a weak light over the slate-colored Atlantic. You walk the frost-rimed sand of Glass Shard Beach, the salt air biting your skin. Not far off, a knot of boys cluster together, their taunts carrying on the wind. They surround a smaller figure—a kid with oversized glasses, shoulders curled inward as if trying to disappear. A shove sends him stumbling. 'Hey, six-fingers!' one laughs. The boy flinches but doesn't look away. Instead, he lifts his head and his gaze finds you, steady and searching.