#the hero/martyr complex that gill has vs chips low self esteem coupled w his care for his crew like. man

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spoilers for episode 19 of jrwi riptide

i love how, while talking to the empress, gillion is constantly making sure to be in front of jay and chip in order to protect them, and chip is doing the same but subtly because he doesn’t want to tip gill off that he’s going to also try to sacrifice himself if it comes down to it to protect gill and jay because he knows gillion wouldn’t let him and i’m just

bro why are they like this 😭