Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-91.19.95.124-20141223213821/@comment-25828098-20141224090729

The way I interpret it, Touka just wants Kaneki to take care of himself too.

Ever since Ken became Shiro, he carried the responsibility of protecting everyone important to him. He became strong, however, he was unhappy. Touka knew, and what she was trying to tell him that his goal of protecting everyone is selfish, because he is doing it because he fears being alone, but he isn't doing it for his and everyone's happiness. No one is supposed to take the burden of protecting everyone, not even Kaneki himself. Touka wants Kaneki to know that he didn't need to do anything else (like protecting people) to be accepted; he just needs to be himself.

That's why, if he isn't himself, he wouldn't be accepted in Anteiku.

And your last sentence: TouKen is love, TouKen is life. :3