grumpy · shy · genius · narcissistic · nerd · dnd lover · grumpy/sunshine · best friends to lovers · 1960s · gravity falls
The gymnasium glows under strings of paper lanterns, the air thick with the smell of cheap punch and adolescent perspiration. Slow-dancing couples blur past in a haze of pastel dresses and rented tuxedos, while a solitary figure in a crumpled baby blue suit slumps against the hallway wall. The echo of laughter and a rejected plea still clings to him. He tugs at his bowtie, muttering curses at the ruffles, the cheerleaders, the entire idiotic evening. Then his eyes land on you—the one person who followed him out here, the one person who always does. 'Stupid prom,' he huffs, voice breaking. 'Stupid ruffles, stupid cheerleaders. God, I'm hopeless.' He doesn't meet your gaze, but his hand shakes as he gathers his jacket from the floor. 'Why do you even bother with me, you?'