Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-24.74.64.155-20160720193659/@comment-27247962-20160721111724

It's a futile discussion... :P

When you use certain words like 'devotion', 'caring', 'affection' & you link them with romance regarding those two, then suddenly I get lectured on my use of 'devotion' & 'romance', which don't necessarily go hand in hand. - Fair enough, i'm not really the person you need to tell it doesn't necessarily mean something 'romantically tinted', go tell that to the fans of TouKen.

But when someone has the guts to deny 'devotion', 'caring', 'affection' & the last thing he'll do is link it to 'romance', then we get heavily subjective responses from fans where everyone makes a colorful reasoning about why there's 'romance' involved. - Where did that neutrality go? Or why isn't someone pointing out it doesn't necessarily mean 'romantic' to TouKen fans...

People like to start the right arguments with the wrong people... They have a knack for that.

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My objective thoughts on the 'devotion': For now there's a part of Touka devoted to Kaneki, as are other parts to all the other characters she cares about. The 'devotion' to pull Kaneki back to his 'family'. What starts from there remains to be seen, if Kaneki even returns...

A more interesting question would: For which reasons does Touka 'devote' a part of her for to Kaneki?

Is it guilt, still trying to repay him or look for his forgiveness... Or are they passed that and is she just looking to bond and showing how important he is for her...

If that's answered, well then you practically now in which stage on the romantic parameter TouKen floats.