Chapter 1

It had been a good few years since the Pine twins had visited Gravity Falls, but their grunkles were back and so were they.

Finally, after all this time, they were on their way back.

As they reached their destination, their grunkles were outside waiting for them.

Mabel got off the bus first, and Stan couldn't help but chuckle. "You look like you haven't changed one bit," he said, gesturing to her long locks of brown hair, curled at the ends, her blue jeans and her bright pink sweater with a rainbow on it.

Mabel jumped off the bus and hugged her grunkles.

She hadn't changed much. The big change was that she was now 5"4 and since she was almost 17, she'd grown a bit of boob and a few muscles as well. But other than that she hadn't changed.

"Awe! Guys I missed you! It's been so long!" She says and smiles at them.

"And you guys haven't changed one bit either." She says with a smile and the grunkles chuckle.

"It's great to see you Mabel. But where's my prodigy?" Ford asks and Mabel pales slightly.

As Mabel greeted her grunkles, Ford inquired about Dipper. Mabel's expression faltered, realizing that their parents had likely not informed the grunkles of Dipper's recent changes.

Of course they hadn't informed them about Dipper!

"I wouldn't-". Before Mabel could answer, a person stepped off the bus. It was difficult to determine their gender, but they stood at about 5'7". They were wearing black leather booty shorts covered in chains, a cropped black shirt with the words 'love death' written on it, and boots adorned with chains. The person had a black choker around their neck, bracelets made of chains around their wrists, and black eyeliner running underneath their eyes. They also had black lipstick, ear piercings with chains, and a small dangling chain piercing from their stomach.

They were tall and skinny, but the feminine curves would throw anyone off. Dipper stepped off the bus and blinked. 'We here already, Mabel?' he asked with a small yawn, and the two grunkles just stared at him in shock.

"Is that you, Dipper?!" Ford asked in complete disbelief, and Dipper blinked again.

"No, it's Mabel's other twin," he said sarcastically. "Yes, it's me," Dipper said with an eye roll, and his tongue piercing popped out before hiding back in his mouth.

The two grunkles looked at him in complete shock. "You look different," Stan said, and Dipper nodded.

"Mmhm. It's called I grew up," he says, and the grunkles just nod.

"Anyway, we should head inside," Stan says, and Ford nods.

The group heads through the shop area where Wendy is sitting.

"Mabel! Oh my gosh! It's great to see you! How have you been?" she says as she comes over and hugs her.

"I've been great, Wendy! It's lovely to see you too!" she replies in the hug.

When Wendy pulls away, she looks around. "Where's Dippy? And who's the guy that came in with you?" she asks, and Mabel's eyes widen.

"Wendy, that is Dipper," she says, and Wendy's eyes widen.

Dipper rolls his eyes. "Great to see you too. Thanks for the welcome," he says sarcastically.

"And stop calling me that! My name is Mason!" he says as he takes his bags to his room.

Everyone watches him leave, and Mabel rubs the back of her neck.

"I uhh… I'm sorry! I thought Mum and Dad would've told you! But of course they didn't. When we left Gravity Falls, all of what happened really got to Dipper, to the point where he shut everything and everyone out and became a brand new person. He claims he found himself, but I think it's the opposite and he lost himself," Mabel says with a sigh, and they all nod in understanding.

After a while, Dipper comes out and walks past them.

"Oi! Where do you think you're going, Dipper? You've spent no time talking about how you've been or anything!" Mabel yells, and Dipper turns around.

"I told you to stop fucking calling me that! My name is Mason!" he yells out as he turns away from them.

"Out. Anywhere but here!" he says as he swings open the door, walks out, and slams it shut behind him.

He then pulls out a blue lollipop from his pocket, opens it, and starts to eat it on his walk.

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After walking for a while he finds himself in the middle of town.

He had no idea where he was going. He just had to get away.

That was until he heard a tavern door open and singing coming from inside.

He headed to the tavern and pushed the door open, following the sound of the voice as he was met with a band on the stage.

Dipper sat down and watched. He didn't recognise the lead vocalist at all. The one with the angelic voice.

The boy had gorgeous silver hair with the tips dyed black, beautiful eyes waterlined in white. Black lipstick. And he was wearing black ripped jeans with chains on and a tight fitted red shirt and black boots with chains on.

Underneath you could tell by the way he held himself he was clearly muscular and dipper could see the tattoos and piercings that littered his body.

All supper could think was 'holy shit he's hot as fuck'.

The group smiled as they finished their song and everyone clapped, including dipper.

As the band got off stage, immediately someone caught his eye.

A boy. Around his age, maybe a little younger, was sat eating a lollipop, but the boy, fuck, the vocalist thought he was beautiful.

He thought he maybe knew the other but there was no chance. He'd remember meeting someone so stunning.

The vocalist climbed off stage and waved off whatever his band was saying as he walked over to the boy and sat opposite him.

"Hi there. I saw you watching. Did you enjoy the music?" The vocalist asked him, his voice was deep and very hot and Dipper looked towards him, the hot vocalist was chatting him up, holy fuck. Okay.

Dipper sexily removed the lollipop he was sucking on from his lips and his pierced tongue licks a little of it before the boy smiled at the Vocalist.

"Mm. It was wonderful show. You have a very lovely voice. Fits your complexion." He says with a wink and the vocalist chuckles.

"Oh. So we're going right into it beautiful. Very upfront of you since I don't even know your name." The vocalist says with a smirk.

Dipper chuckles. "I'm Mason. And you handsome?" Dipper asks with a wink.

The vocalist chuckles. "I go by Valentino." He says with a smirk and Dipper pouts playfully.

"No real name? Just a stage name? How sad." He says with a pout.

Valentino chuckles. "I'd rather get your number and take you out before I let that information out." He winks and places his phone on the table before sliding it towards mason.

He bites his lip hotly and takes the phone, typing in his number before sliding it back.

Valentino immediately names him beautiful stranger, and standing up.

He sees his hand calling him over and he nods.

"I must go beautiful. But I'll be in touch later, so keep your schedule free." He says with a wink as he walks away and back towards his band.

Dipper bites his lip before eating his lollipop again and standing up to head out.

As Valentino walks over, Tambury wolf whistles.

Valentino rolls his eyes. "So. Who's that new guy you were flirting with? Hm? I've not seen him before." Thompson says and the vocalist shrugs.

"He says his name is mason. And I got his number. Whoever he is, he's drop dead gorgeous and mine." He says as he glared at Nate who hold his hands up in defeat.

"All yours Robbie. Wasn't even gonna try. That dude us far too into you to care about me." He says and Robbie smirks.

"Good."

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Dipper left the tavern with a smile on his face as he typed the others number into his own phone. 'Hot ass vocalist' is what he named the other guy as he headed back to the shack.

When he arrived, the others were still chatting in the shop area but were shocked to see Dipper's mood change.

He was smiling and walking all happily and Wendy and Mabel raised an eyebrow.

"Dipper. You're acting different than before." Wendy says and Dipper shrugs, a light blush on his cheeks.

"That would be because I just met my dream guy and he's into me as much as I'm into him. And he's hot and mysterious. And can sing." Dipper says all lovey dovey Mabel smiles.

"I'm glad! You seem more like my favourite Dipper!" She says and Dipper blinks.

"Don't push it and break me out of this mood." He says.

At this point the grunkles had already left, not wanting to her about their nephew's love life.

Wendy smiles but she's still a little suspicious.

"Hey Dipper. What does this mysterious guy look like?" She asks and Dipper just smiles as he remembers him.

"Hot. Covered in piercings and tattoo. My type perfectly. Why?" He asks and Wendy shrugs.

"Just wondering." She says and Dipper nods.

His phone then pings and he blushes. "I'm gonna. Go to the roof." He says with a blush as he heads upstairs, unlocking his phone to read the messages.

Wendy then let's put the breath she's been holding. "Mabel. There's only one person in this town that's changed as much as Dipper has that they'd be unrecognisable." She says and Mabel raises her eyebrow.

"Who?" She asks and Wendy sighs.

"Robbie." She says and Mabel's eyes widen.