knock you down a peg

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[After the dust settles, after her own business is resolved, Leia finally gets to come and visit Gravity Falls. It's a quaint place, and different from how she'd imagined it, but she's surprised, come evening time, how much it reminds her of Endor. Tall trees framing the night sky, the late summer moon hung low in the sky. Mabel and Dipper left not two days ago, and the house is alarmingly quiet in their absence. But after everything, Leia's not complaining about silence. About being alone in a house with Stan, the crickets and frogs singing through the open windows.

She stretches out next to Stan in bed, the lamp next to them turned down low. One hand smooths through his hair, pushing it away from his forehead, and she kisses him on the nose.]

You know, I've been thinking.

[It's not hard, judging by the tone of her voice, exactly what topic she's been thinking about.]

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Either way. I can't have you—

[she snorts.]

Accidentally drowning.

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[That gets a sleepy snort of laughter out of him. He rolls onto his side to properly snuggle her, one arm flopping over her waist and his big nose snuffling into her hair.]

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[She smiles, letting her eyes drift shut as she feels Stan turn to snuggle closer to her. She's tired, too, from all that exertion; sleep sounds damn good right now. Head pillowed in her arm, she murmurs:]

Night, honey.

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Mmmn night sweetheart. Love you.