#apologies for taking a bit to respond

[i-heart-hxh]

Hey! I’ve absolutely been loving your posts and re-posts lately. I’ve been heavily getting back into HxH recently and the Killugon brain rot is real. I’d like to get your opinion on something though. I’ve been thinking a lot about the scene during the “Palm date arc” where Killua and Gon are working out at the gym and Killua asks Gon if he’s been on a date before. Obviously this is a pretty famous scene for a number of reasons, although personally I’ve always found it to be one of the most misunderstood scenes in the entire series, as I’ve yet to see anyone really share my thoughts for what I think Togashi was trying to do with it. It actually showcases his writing skills very well imo, and I think that (besides the very surface level comedy of the interaction) there’s 3 things this whole scene is trying to tell us:

1. Killua and Gon have two entirely different conceptions of dating and what it means, with Gon being either oblivious or innocent to any romantic or intimate meaning while Killua is very much the more mature one who understands those parts of dating. This is probably the most.

2. Killua is clearly upset and put off by the idea of Gon going on dates with anyone, and arguably very jealous when Gon tells him about past “dates”.

3. Killua has no desire to go on dates with people, and just wants to stay by Gon’s side “forever” when the subject of dating is brought up.

Now, I have much longer form explanations and evidence for all of these points I can give but I’d like to see your interpretation of my thoughts first, as again, I think this is both of one of the most misunderstood scenes in the whole series, and one of the most important for understanding Killua and Gon’s dynamic and how they feel about relationships

Hello! Thank you so much, it makes me happy to hear you're enjoying my posts. I've been internally cultivating my HxH brainrot for years and it feels good to finally be able to share more of it. I'm so glad you sent this to me so I can weigh in, I'd love to hear your additional thoughts as well!

This is an excellent analysis and you're spot on! I love that you're focusing on a small scene rather than the arc as a whole, because it makes it easier to pull apart each aspect of it and the intended meaning without having to leave things out. I think the larger context of this subplot does nothing but support what you're saying, too.

The thing that stands out to me with these panels is how much Togashi is emphasizing Killua's shock and stress over this. The huge metaphorical boulder, his expressions, he is clearly bothered. And sure, it is comedic because Killua is not understanding Gon here because of their different levels of awareness, but I don't think that takes away from what is being said. The scene could have been set up in a way that doesn't immediately conjure up the concept of jealousy on Killua's part, but Togashi makes it clear over and over again in this arc how panicked and upset Killua is at the thought of Gon going on a date (with someone who is unhinged, but while Killua is certainly concerned about that, he seems just as bothered by the thought of Gon going on a date specifically).

As the audience, I think we gather by Gon's line about Mito that he's not talking about real dates, and that the things they were teaching him were probably innocent (I sometimes see people taking this at surface level, but I really think Togashi is being tongue-in-cheek here and showing us that Gon's view of what dates are is innocent and lacks context). But of course Killua is in the middle of a gay crisis here and he doesn't catch on and misunderstands.

Then, so shortly after, we're into Killua stating he wanted to stay with Gon forever (ずっと). I didn't like how the English version of this line was phrased, seemed like it was being downplayed a bit and didn't contain the word "forever," so here it is in Japanese. I think it's incredibly telling how it goes immediately from thinking about Gon going on dates and denying that he has been on dates (because he was learning to kill and then with Gon) into this line, and especially with how downright pained Killua's expression is at the thought of having to leave Gon, as he promised himself. It's hard to come up with any other explanation for this scene, you know?

This is more my own interpretation than straight-up analysis, but I think this is maybe another straw in the pile of Killua thinking his feelings for Gon are one-sided as well, as he struggles with through all of CAA--in Killua's misunderstood/mistaken view here, Gon has been on multiple dates and has experience with romance and therefore he might be more "normal," while Killua feels like his whole world is Gon--and he doesn't seem interested in the thought of going on dates himself, all he comes back to is wanting to be with Gon. It might widen the chasm between them a little bit in Killua's eyes.

Anyway, all of this is basically just expounding on what you already said. I appreciate how you summed it up so clearly and succinctly! I agree that it's a great example of Togashi's writing, which is very rich, and often even small scenes like this have multiple meanings and intentions we can take from them if we look at them carefully. His eye for detail is incredible.

Like I said above, the full arc's context surrounding this scene only supports the conclusions you came to--there are more examples throughout of Killua's jealousy in this specifically romantic context, Gon's lack of full awareness on this topic, and Killua's devotion to Gon. It's so telling of Togashi's intentions that ultimately the Palm subplot concludes with Palm of all people emphasizing that Killua is the one Gon needs.

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TK talking about himself vs. Other people talking about TK

[rayofmisfortune]

I habs been borned

Yay?

[ryssbelle]

Me when someone thinks they’ve won by blocking me but now I don’t have to see their rancid takes in the tags anymore

[deservedgrace]

Hey! Regarding your last post that you reblogged Id highly suggest learning more about Christian appropriation and bastardization of Jewish texts and the accidentally antisemitic implications of talking about how cruel the Christian god is and then going to only quote examples of bastardized Jewish texts. Judaism has an extremely long and very rich history of arguing, debating, and struggling with our texts and the potentially problematic material within them as well as there being many many Jews who do not believe in the "bible" (Tanakh) being a literal account of of events that literally happened. And while as an extremely traumatized exvangelical myself I do understand where posts like this come from and the place of hurt they come from I think it's also extremely important to unpack the amount of Christian supersessionism, Christian Supremacy, and Antisemitism that's embedded in what we were taught and how we were taught to view the world and ensure we aren't further perpetuating that.

hi there,

i appreciate your message and the reminder. i agree, antisemitism is an issue with the ex christian community and we all, myself included, need to work at dismantling it. i'm very aware that what we know as the old testament was stolen, and that the christian interpretation and even the way that christians go about interpreting and implementing that text is incredibly different to how Judaism does it.

but i'm also really hesitant to say that the solution is to not discuss the christian interpretation and implementation and talk about the harm it does.

admittedly, if i had written that post myself i would have either taken out the old testament things altogether or worded it to be more clear, but the context of the post and my blog is an ex christian criticizing the christian interpretation and the harm that it has caused. it is a criticism OF that bastardization. it is a criticism of claiming that an all perfect, all knowing, all loving god exists in the first place, criticism that he would say and command these things, criticism that christians accept and perpetuate that, and criticism that christians expect blind faith regarding that and refuse any debate about it, which are completely antithetical to Judaism as i understand it.

in addition, much of the post you're talking about references the new testament (luke 14:26, matthew 8:22, matthew 10:34) as well, but you may have been hyperbolic and/or referencing other posts.

i can empathize that seeing a post referencing those texts might feel uneasy but, for myself at least, any criticism of the OT i have is very much criticizing the way christians use it to harm and does not speak on Judaism. it is not something i'm familiar enough with to feel comfortable making comments on.

maybe that's not enough. idk. feel free to send another message. but i think unpacking and calling out harmful christian narratives is important, and some of those narratives come from the christian interpretation of those texts.

[brightest-colors-forever]

Okay. Alright. OKAY. Um. I dunno how to tell you this! But I think you had happen to YOU what happened to ME: you're no longer in your home world. You're in a world filled with Pokémon instead. Buncha wonderous little critters that have crazy strong abilities if they're raised right. But I want you to take a minute to process that fact, okay? You... probably aren't home anymore if I'm right.

…I know my scales can’t be seen here but they are ALL acid green right know.

whaaaaa

there exists OTHER WORLDS??

????????

This is totally insane. This…

[rainbowr0ses]

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A million dollars!?!?! Holy shit, thank you for a million dollars :3

[nomaishuttle]

ok kinda skeeved out abt something

[famouslysleepy]

Okay about an hour has gone by now and i’ve calm down now and i’m starting to think

should i just suck it up and apologize now so i don’t have to waste my morning trying to avoid her?

half seriously asking for some advice rn mutuals hit me up

btw in case it’s not obvious “her” in this case is my mom i’m talking about my mom again

[applestruda]

Listen, I have brain rot over boatem au, but I cant draw, or write stories, but I can world build, and I have ideas! Would it be ok to spam you with asks or dm privately? Bc brain go brrrrr

Ohh wa cool I do love hearing ideass,,

But erm, sorry I haven't had a whole lot of energy to talk one on one,,

Id still love to hear your ideas though, if you want you can always throw them here in the asks

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[pastellmochi]

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[mintleafkitty72]

For the ask meme: Twilight

Lmao, this is a good one 😂

Honestly, even if it caught me off guard and makes me laugh, I like how the vampires sparkle in the sunlight and I'm not sure why. I'm honestly a little concerned but it's a-okay! I also gotta say some of the scenery in the first two movies (I haven't seen the others yet) is absolutely stunning in some shots.

Also, apologies for taking so long to respond, but thank you for the ask!

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day/night!

[numberone-wifeguy]

05/07/24