[After receiving the selfie, Dipper texts Ken, 'Looking good!' He's hopeful that means Ken likes the present and isn't just being polite.
Then the invitation for hot chocolate. Dipper agonizes over it for far too long. What if he has to explain why he didn't give the gift in person? He can't tell Ken that he nearly lost his nerve just walking up to the door. This is a boyfriend kind of move, right? What if he's doing it wrong? What if his present was terrible?
So Dipper declines the invitation, saying he's working on something with Ford. In reality he spends most of the evening berating himself for being a coward.]
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Then the invitation for hot chocolate. Dipper agonizes over it for far too long. What if he has to explain why he didn't give the gift in person? He can't tell Ken that he nearly lost his nerve just walking up to the door. This is a boyfriend kind of move, right? What if he's doing it wrong? What if his present was terrible?
So Dipper declines the invitation, saying he's working on something with Ford. In reality he spends most of the evening berating himself for being a coward.]