because ford doesn’t realize that dipper NEEDS mabel

ford’s entire perception of a sibling relationship was ruined by circumstance

so naturally he assumes dipper and mabel is the same way

because obviously he and dipper are the same in every way

so of course trust no one

he couldnt trust stanley. stanley threw him in a portal

mabel couldn’t handle the rift obviously

and staying in gravity falls away from mabel?

thats his destiny. what an amazing opportunity

its no different than ford wanting to go to college and leaving stan behind. right.

and ford cant let mabel ruin dippers life like stan did his. right.

BECAUSE HE STILL DOESN’T UNDERSTAND SIBLINGS RELYING ON EACH OTHER

HE STILL DOESN’T GET WHY STAN WAS SO UPSET THAT DAY

DOES HE FORGET THAT STAN WAS THE ONE PROTECTING HIM WHEN THEY WERE KIDS

FORD MADE THE MISTAKE OF PROJECTING TOO MUCH ONTO DIPPER

HE LITERALLY REFUSED TO BELIEVE THAT A SIBLING RELATIONSHIP COULD BE DIFFERENT THAN HIS WITH STAN

AND THE FACT THAT HIS WITH STAN ISN’T EVEN AS BAD AS HE THINKS

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