#gon-san

election arc might not even end exactly the same because idk if gon would show up to the election in person...

but yea gon going back to whale island and just staying there for so long, pretty much isolating himself. it takes so long for him to feel comfortable in his own body

killua having rly conflicting emotions about it too... like he cannot help but find gon-san beautiful while also the sight of him fills him with fear/nausea/anger. he ends up avoiding visiting gon for years, sticking mainly to texts/emails because it's also painful hearing gon's deep voice

but even gon is uncomfortable speaking, it's not HIS voice, that he starts speaking much more quietly/subdued, and is also fine with just sticking to text/emails.

i think killua doesnt see him until he's 18-19, when he's nearly fully grown himself

at that point gon actually looks different. he's lost muscle mass, having lost some of his fervent desire to train as a youth. his hair is slightly long, down to his shoulder blades. tied in a loose braid or ponytail

maybe he's relearned nen, but it's much milder/calmer

maybe can also manipulate his nen in place of his missing arm....