Talk:Re: Chapter 53/@comment-26451708-20151117055615/@comment-10733658-20151117142105

I think you're reading that final shot wrong. Based on the context of the scene, I would say his expression isn't one to be afraid of so much as determination.

Remember, in the prior scene the entire discussion is about how Kaneki wanted to be loved and wanted to die. Basically, he talks about how he wanted to "dream" and then die in a way that would make everyone love him.

Sasaki is shocked by this, and is rejecting such an attitude and stance. He's deciding that he's done with running away/"dreaming" and rejecting Kaneki's desire for death. Sasaki has things to fight for, has been fighting for so long against the idea of disappearing and death. He thought that Kaneki wanted to take away from him, and that losing everything was unavoidable.

But now he realizes that, all along, Kaneki wanted to disappear and die. That, in spite of having so many people that loved him and still miss him, he simply wanted them to love him after he'd died.

And that isn't okay for Sasaki.