Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-201.179.161.202-20160527221545/@comment-27247962-20160527224604

It's the only thing Kaneki ever knew.

Kaneki craves intensily for parental love. This is a subconcious desire that he has had from when he was young and still had his mother. He was beaten up and abused by his mother, but did as if nothing happened and still looked at his mom with the greatest affection and awe. That feeling/traumatic experience is ingrained in his body. Although his mind might have matured or might have been brainwashed by Arima's stabbing, a body always remembers what has been done to it.

His love is an unconditional one. The good things that happened between Kaneki and Arima easily wash over all the bad things, even if in our eyes those good things don't measure up to the bad ones. Arima has given him a name or at least came up with the idea of chosing one. That has a big impact  on a person most of the time.

Those small positive things that happend between them and Kaneki's craving for parental love, easily conquer any ill will towards Arima.