#its amazing killua was able to go on so long without dealing with this and even learn nen without a hitch at the same rate | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

leviathiane · 1 month ago

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Killua's genuinely, at least lowkey, traumatized by nen. He's never known what it was or that it had a name, but that oppressing feeling of danger has been curdled into an innate fear with his brother's face in his head. When faced with it again, even against an opponent below his equal in terms of strength and experience, his trauma overwhelmed him.

#its fascinating to me.#i rarely see anyone talk about how killuas got basically nen cptsd from illumi #and probably the rest of his family that had nen when he was young #but. fuck its so apparent #ive read i think two fics about it specifically #one SPECIFICALLY specifically about wing confronting killua over his trauma #but like. damn its really not part of the fandom mindspace #i know its a core part of his character but killuas mental resilience; while innately different from gons #--carries the same stubbornness to carry on no matter what #the difference i think tho is survival versus victory #their goals are near opposite. but the stubbornness is the same #its amazing killua was able to go on so long without dealing with this and even learn nen without a hitch at the same rate #without completely suffocating under this issue #depths' watches #hxh #hxh 1999

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