Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-121.96.57.140-20150419110047/@comment-26401141-20150420031738

the situation and mood was obviously different for those instances. when he called Arima beautiful, he associated him with something unearthly and angelic, kind of like how death is also often associated with beauty and mystery in poetry. seeing Arima up close like that probably filled Kaneki with awe, as he subconsciously realized that he was head to head with "Death" itself. "Why is it that beautiful things are entwined more deeply with death than with life...?" were his exact thoughts. with Tsukiyama...well I think that's just a generalization, considering many people who see him for the first time consider him handsome. you don't have to have romantic thoughts toward someone to find them beautiful...kaneki compared Shuu to a model anyway, and models tend to be a bit more on the handsome side haha

just try looking over the scenes that involved Touka and Kaneki specifically, and compare the moods...with Arima, Kaneki was filled with awe, followed shortly by despair, because ya know...death. and Tsukiyama, well imagine that this model-like person just walked up to you and asked if they could accompany you, I personally would be creeped out, but Kaneki isn't very judgmental and trusts people way too easily; he thought Tsukiyama was a great person, seeing how "similar he was to Rize"

BTW: I am not saying Kaneki wasn't attracted to Rize, he was. That's a fact, not an opinion haha. With Touka, I will admit that my claims are an opinion, but I'm just doing my best to support my thoughts. Best thing to do is leave Kaneki's relationships with other characters to Ishida :)