bisexualpirateheart:

I honestly don’t think he did. We see the impulsive urge when he kills Gates, the desperation in that act, and we see the regret afterwards. We don’t see that regret for Billy, and I think it’s because while Flint does regret his loss, he didn’t intend Billy to die.

I do think the awareness of if Billy was simply gone, it would make things easier in some respects is there in Flint’s mind, but basically I think it was an accident that temporarily worked out in his favor and then came back to bite him in the ass, because whether or not Billy actually believes he did or he didn’t, Billy also doesn’t care at that point. He’s never going to trust Flint again regardless.