#there’s little silver hates more than having to depend on people #my independent self-preserving son #so just imagine how comfortable he must be with flint to allow himself to lean on him like this #john silver who literally sat there alone feverish and sick from his wound #who refused medicine and wouldn’t let anyone see him bc he couldn’t ‘be weak’ #basically on the brink of death and he’s just like ‘no it’s fine I’ll just wait it out’ #I think it’s partly bc he trusts flint not to use this against him #and partly bc he knows that /flint/ knows well enough that he’s strong and capable and powerful #there’s no need to prove it to him; it’s already been proven #('you /WILL/ account for me’) #they’re already equals #I’m just really emotional about these two - who are both really concerned with how they’re perceived (though in /very/ different ways) #letting their guards down in front of one another and accepting help even though they’d never admit weakness to someone else #they’ve established this little private world together where they can drop the masks they wear in front of most of the crew #where silver can admit that he’s in pain/not okay and that the descent into darkness feels good #where flint can confess that he’s been fighting a war in the name of love