Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-122.59.159.86-20161031084927/@comment-25047329-20161031091739

I think the punch itself was impulsive, but not her feelings. When Kaneki gave her that rabbit keychain for her birthday, she thought it was "a thing boyfriends give to their women". While I'm in the camp who found Touka hitting him incredibly cringy, I do think there's more to it. Touka wanted to "pick up where they left off", so she's been holding on to the idea that Kaneki is interested in her for four years. It's a classic case of misunderstanding since I don't think there were romantic connotations attached to Kaneki giving her the keychain, but Touka thought there were. As far as she's concerned, he's jerking her around (or at the very least, is being really airheaded). This misunderstanding is likely to come up again since it's doubtful Touka will call it a day after holding out for Kaneki for four years.