hmm there’s actually something so wholesome about the way dipper still admires and looks up to ford after learning his backstory i think
brings back a post that’s over 1.5 years old now to expand on it (after over 1.5 years)
the mythical author of the journals was someone dipper admired and fangirled over but he wasn’t a person so much as a Presence. The Author is unattainable. but ford, the nerd who likes ttrpgs and never felt socially accepted in his home dimension, the guy who isolated himself, the guy who made huge mistakes he still beats himself up over, that’s someone dipper can actually relate to.
something about learning that your hero is a lot like you, including in the ways you find embarrassing about yourself. if the guy you thought was the coolest person ever can screw up and be wrong and have embarrassing interests and be socially awkward—and still do all that cool stuff you admired him for—then maybe you can do cool stuff too.
yeah he’s not as mythical anymore but he’s more human. you can look up to someone who’s unattainably perfect, but you can actually bond with someone who’s not.
#especially because i highly doubt ford expected him to (via @trianglesimpfordpines)
#sometimes you learn your hero is just like you and that does things. god (via @starsinyourpalm)
