Gaz x Mandy ship?
YES!
While I don't hardcore champion it as much as Dibper, I'm a hardcore Gaz/Mandy shipper.
Why? It's simple, actually: whenever people compare Gaz and Mandy, it's always about who would win in a fight. But nobody ever stops to consider...what if they didn't fight each other? What if Gaz and Mandy are so similar in personality that, for once, they could have someone to relate to?
A couple of other reasons I think they mesh well:
If you're into enemies -> friends -> lovers or just enemies -> lovers or rivals -> lovers, it's easy to apply that dynamic on Gaz/Mandy
Gaz may be introverted and mean-spirited, but Gaz looks more positive when put next to Mandy (For instance, Gaz can actually smile without ending the world), so it makes an interesting dynamic
HOWEVER, unlike Gaz, Mandy shows SOME interest in social connection. She has a lifelong friend (Billy!) and had an episode where she crushed on a goth boy! So even if Mandy is more of a menace than Gaz, it's safe to say she would be the one crushing on her first (think early Lumity)
Oh yeah said goth boy dressed in black and had purple hair HMMMM 👀
Mandy is goth in personality but doesn't dress like it. Gaz isn't meant to be goth in personality, but her old style was very goth. I could easily see Mandy looking at Gaz's old dresses, really liking how they look, and Gaz is just like "mehh you can have it I guess"
Gaz is a HARDCORE gamer while Mandy has shown that she thinks video games in excess aren't good for you, so she'd balance her out
But ultimately, their connection is that they're two intelligent, cynical girls in a world full of idiots. So at the end of the day, it would be them vs the rest of the world 💜🩷
