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appreciate | dipper pines

dipper pines x reader
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hey! i hope everybody is fine out there, stay safe, and isolate if you can!
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"I have the greatest idea for our seven deadly sins chapter of Dungeons, Dungeons, and more Dungeons." You suddenly declared as you kicked the door open. The loud noise had startled Dipper, and he dropped a book he had been reading. 

You bumbled over elatedly, vibrating with excitement. Dipper heaved a sigh and blew a tuft of hair that was over his eyes, "Do tell." He said from his questioningly comfortable new spot on the floor.

"Okay so hear me out, but what if we don't know that there are actual spirits of the 7 deadly sins? Like they were supposedly our quest companions and they sort of got triggered by a--I don't know, something and--" You rambled on and on. "You know what? I'll write it down too"

Dipper had shifted into a cross-legged position on the floor and he leaned on his folded arms that were resting on the bed. He just stared at you, trying to picture the story you painting for DDaD. 

"...So it turns out Lust was actually--" You faltered, feeling awkward under his stare. "You okay? Or should I say the entire thing again?" 

"Oh no, I'm good, keep talking." He waved dismissively. "It's wrath and lust being a good couple or something right?"

"No? I said they were the ultimate pair because, if you think about it..." 

Dipper had dazed off again, he just stared at you. Feelings were quite weird, he wasn't entirely sure if he liked you, or if he liked the idea of having someone at the end of the day always, or if he was just projecting his feelings for Wendy onto someone much closer, much more attainable. Honestly, it wasn't that he saw you as an option, he saw you as someone he really could court if his heart allowed it.  Either way, if you two ended up together, he really wouldn't mind.

As stared at you, he looked more closely at your features and facial flaws, you weren't anything jaw-dropping, or the pinnacle of beauty. You simply had a face that he ultimately grew to love, it wasn't anything much, but as he zoomed in on your eyes, and the shape of your nose, they were just puzzle pieces for something otherworldly pretty.

Dipper reached out and brushed back a strand of hair that was out of place. 

"Wh--uM--hAhAHahkdgfsd, what are you doing?" You stammered, shocked out of your rant about attack strategies against Mabel's bounce shoes. 

"Nothing, you're just much more prettier than I thought." He mumbled, folding his arms again, and leaning forward a little more.

"W h a t" You quizzed. In a panic, you thought, Did he just call me pretty? 

"uH-" Dipper snapped out of his stupor, his hands quickly up as if they provided the explanation for his speaking his mind. "I said--"

Panic. 

Panic.

"CoNFUSING PAIRING, YOU BELITTLE ME, t h o t" He said in a garble of anxiety and words that somehow found their way to his mouth.

You stared at him, slowly blinked your eyes, and looked away. This was a lot more confusing than your classmate who didn't understand why their recitation in class was wrong. 

"Did--" You started.

Dipper got up quickly panicking, "Look, this is awkward, I can explain--"

"You just call me a tH0t?!--" You bellowed, while pelting a  pillow into his head.

"No--I--didn't--oUCH!" He tried to make out while you were just bringing hell from the skies, or from the pillow. He held out his arms to stop it. "You're just a pretty in an appreciative way okay?"

"Oh," You paused midway into slamming him with a pillow again. Lowering in slightly, you eyes wandered off his as you dove deep into thought. "Thanks." 

The air turned quiet. The mood was serene, as if a squabble had never happened. Golden light filtered softly through the window leaving patches of sunshine on the floor of the room. The shuffling sounds of the people downstairs combined with the faint twittering of birds had set a scene for relaxation. Sudden silence was never more comforting between them two as Y/N took in Dipper's compliment. The two met gazes again, contemplating the other slightly.

It was refreshing.

And frankly, you felt a shiver go up your spine simply thinking of what could be.

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NOTE:

well this has been q u i t e  a while my god, hi HAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm kinda back to do some heavy editing bc I took one look and cringed at my old writing, if you're still here from a few years ago, I don't know why you stuck around, but thank you for reading this mess.