Another Interesting Part Of Billford To Me Is The Veil Of Truth And Lies. I Feel Like Ford Is Very Vitriolic

another interesting part of billford to me is the veil of truth and lies. i feel like ford is very vitriolic towards bill not only because of the betrayal and the portal, but also the idea that none of their bond was ever “real”. of course, book of bill shows us that bill really did see himself in ford, and they struck a companionship that i don’t think bill has ever managed to achieve with anyone else, but bill ALSO has a habit of denying all of that sappy sentimentality! the last pages of TBOB are him shrieking at the reader that he “doesn’t miss ANYONE” and how he’ll be back.

so i can only imagine for ford, bill’s taunting must have sounded a lot like “i was lying about EVERYTHING, liking you included”. and of course, bill could never correct that mistake, because that would mean admitting vulnerability.