capblacksails:

flintsjohn:

He’s so deeply insecure, through all the show. But from the moment the leg is gone, he sees himself as less.

Luke Arnold, Fathoms Deep Podcast

summerseachild:
#John Silver#tangled mess of hair and insecurity

parrotsinlondon:
#this was one of the things that always struck me deeply about Silver#and my meta always touched on it#his insecurity and lack of self-esteem#and the decisions low self-esteem vs high self-preservation led him to#oh the struggle#its why I’ll never forget his character

arzani-fuchsia:
#he’s so much#so brave and strong#he survived so much#went through so much#but he doesn’t see himself for what he truly is#he only sees that somethings missing#but he doesn’t see what all he gained#and what he is#such a complex character#such a development