GABRIELLE’S ARMS ARE BIGGER THAN XENA’S.
Butch Gabrielle is butch.
Headcanon: By then Gabrielle is strong enough that when Xena’s like “I’m gonna do the stupid thing!” Gabrielle just picks her up, throws her over her shoulder, and walks away. Xena’s just squirming and yelling the whole way home “Put me down! I am the Warrior Princess! Destroyer of Nations! This is not dignified!”