One of my friends summed this pairing up pretty good: they are *so* married. Kind of silly, but it comes pretty close.
These two started off with something quite rare in a lot of the pairings I like: an honest, completely natural rapport. They took to each other right away. Became friends - good friends - quickly and without fuss. And they *stayed* that way, even when obstacles - not the least of which being Killua's mental block - started to pile up against them. The way these two protect their right to stay together forever is really impressive.
Most of that - at least at first - is obviously because of Gon. This kid is one of the more stubborn characters I've seen in anime, and that's saying a lot. He makes up his mind and that's it. It doesn't matter if everyone's saying it's impossible - he will not back down without a fight. More important, though, is that his decisions aren't arbitrary. It's not like he sits down and thinks about them - he goes with his instincts, which are rarely wrong. Gon is the kind of person who would throw all of himself into a relationship, and be absolutely *certain* that everything would be all right.
On the other hand, Killua is much more cautious. He overthinks things - he weighs the potential of defeat against he potential of victory, and makes decisions based on how much one outweighs the other. In a fifty-fifty situation, he's more likely to back off than to try his luck, unless there's no other choice. His decisions tend to be painstakingly thought out; agonized over, even. While this can be a good thing - in terms of strategy, he's certainly strong, and it helps to know when to back down before you get hurt. But it's also Killua's weakness, because a lot of the time he'll run without even trying. In terms of relationships, you'll never get the good if you don't risk the bad.
Together, these two make an awesome team. Oh, they bicker a lot and act like the kids they are. Both of them are stubborn, and they both lean towards selfish, although in different ways. But they look out for each other. Killua might mentally defeat himself before trying something; Gon never fails to remind him that "if they don't try, they'll never know". Gon on his own would rush headlong into danger without even thinking first; Killua is capable of holding him back and keeping him from getting himself killed.
I absolutely love Killua and Gon's little power structure, too. On a surface level, Killua seems to make the decisions - he determines the success rates, comes up with the plans, and holds Gon back from doing dumb things. He also gets quite possessive of Gon - not in terms of "my friend, no one else's" but in terms of "hurt him and die". To anyone who's watched the show, however, it is obvious that Killua is NOT the one who ultimately makes choices. Gon is, more often than not, in control, and Killua, despite his bullying and bickering and generally being snarky, remains essentially helpless to Gon's demands.
Part of this may be because Gon is the first true friend Killua has ever made - and, it seems, the first person in his life that Killua has truly cared about. I think, though, that most of it is due to Gon's great strength - the quality that drew Killua to him in the first place. He wins people over to his side. Effortlessly. People LIKE him. This is quite possibly one of the most useful skills a person can develop during their lifetime, and he does it without even thinking about it. No wonder Killua is so helplessly in his thrall - more emotionally stable people have failed in the face of such power, and as he is, he really didn't have much of a chance.
In a relationship, it would most likely be Gon taking the initiative, and equally likely would be the fact that he thought about it very little before actually *doing* it. Killua would probably be more aggressive once the relationship is under way, but starting it would almost certainly be up to Gon.
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One of my friends summed this pairing up pretty good: they are *so* married. Kind of silly, but it comes pretty close.
These two started off with something quite rare in a lot of the pairings I like: an honest, completely natural rapport. They took to each other right away. Became friends - good friends - quickly and without fuss. And they *stayed* that way, even when obstacles - not the least of which being Killua's mental block - started to pile up against them. The way these two protect their right to stay together forever is really impressive.
Most of that - at least at first - is obviously because of Gon. This kid is one of the more stubborn characters I've seen in anime, and that's saying a lot. He makes up his mind and that's it. It doesn't matter if everyone's saying it's impossible - he will not back down without a fight. More important, though, is that his decisions aren't arbitrary. It's not like he sits down and thinks about them - he goes with his instincts, which are rarely wrong. Gon is the kind of person who would throw all of himself into a relationship, and be absolutely *certain* that everything would be all right.
On the other hand, Killua is much more cautious. He overthinks things - he weighs the potential of defeat against he potential of victory, and makes decisions based on how much one outweighs the other. In a fifty-fifty situation, he's more likely to back off than to try his luck, unless there's no other choice. His decisions tend to be painstakingly thought out; agonized over, even. While this can be a good thing - in terms of strategy, he's certainly strong, and it helps to know when to back down before you get hurt. But it's also Killua's weakness, because a lot of the time he'll run without even trying. In terms of relationships, you'll never get the good if you don't risk the bad.
Together, these two make an awesome team. Oh, they bicker a lot and act like the kids they are. Both of them are stubborn, and they both lean towards selfish, although in different ways. But they look out for each other. Killua might mentally defeat himself before trying something; Gon never fails to remind him that "if they don't try, they'll never know". Gon on his own would rush headlong into danger without even thinking first; Killua is capable of holding him back and keeping him from getting himself killed.
I absolutely love Killua and Gon's little power structure, too. On a surface level, Killua seems to make the decisions - he determines the success rates, comes up with the plans, and holds Gon back from doing dumb things. He also gets quite possessive of Gon - not in terms of "my friend, no one else's" but in terms of "hurt him and die". To anyone who's watched the show, however, it is obvious that Killua is NOT the one who ultimately makes choices. Gon is, more often than not, in control, and Killua, despite his bullying and bickering and generally being snarky, remains essentially helpless to Gon's demands.
Part of this may be because Gon is the first true friend Killua has ever made - and, it seems, the first person in his life that Killua has truly cared about. I think, though, that most of it is due to Gon's great strength - the quality that drew Killua to him in the first place. He wins people over to his side. Effortlessly. People LIKE him. This is quite possibly one of the most useful skills a person can develop during their lifetime, and he does it without even thinking about it. No wonder Killua is so helplessly in his thrall - more emotionally stable people have failed in the face of such power, and as he is, he really didn't have much of a chance.
In a relationship, it would most likely be Gon taking the initiative, and equally likely would be the fact that he thought about it very little before actually *doing* it. Killua would probably be more aggressive once the relationship is under way, but starting it would almost certainly be up to Gon.