see i feel like this is such a good example of their relationship tho and shows how complex and nuanced it is ;-;
like theres a lot of things going on in here but some of the main parts are
gon wanting to ignore killuas injuries and how that in a way is a show of his childish selfishness. i think this gets brought up the most w this part
but also how gon flat out just takes killuas word for it. killua wants to continue and so does gon and thats literally all the two need. killua would do the same if the situation is reversed!! they trust each other in that way
but also how much killua loves being relied on by gon and how he really really desperately wants gon to love and trust in him. gon readily supplies this, which isnt a negative thing, but it ends up causing a LOT of trouble in chimera ant arc OBVIOUSLY that killua is willing to go above and beyond for gon
also sidenote i think it also shows how killua purposely hides the extra work he does to not worry gon but that gon already sees and acknowledges it!!
my favorite thing about hunter x hunter is during the chimera ant arc when gon and killua are at the fever pitch of their childhood-best-friendship-turned-obsessive-preteen-pseudo-romance and there’ll be a super tense and emotionally charged moment or exchange between them or from them to an adult and all the adults present just stand there awkwardly not knowing what the FUCK to do
MELEORON: so what’s your plan after this
KILLUA: gon and i are gonna do a lover’s suicide
MELEORON:
GON: killua, it doesn’t have anything to do with you
KILLUA: —
PITOU:
Sorry, Morel, if Killua hadn’t been two steps ahead of my deeply wounded, reative soul, I would have killed you!
Morel: *very loud, much too awkwardly long laugh*
MELEOREON: are you sure killua will be okay with this?
GON: oh killua does whatever i ask him to whether he actually wants to or not
MELEOREON:
killua, ugly crying: I CAN’T DO ANYTHING TO HELP GON YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I’M NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO HIM
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