because i love him.
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because i love him.
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just gonna leave it here~
The newest tgre chap made me so emphatically happy. Thank you Sui-sensei thank you so very much for Hide’s confession, I can now rest in peace lmao.
Marude, 3 seconds into coming back to the CCG: you useless lab members shitheads, build my son a voice machine. You have 1 hr.
Unconditional love
What unites Tsukiyama, Touka, and Hide as the three aces is unquestionably their love of Kaneki. I see people saying that since Touka romantically loves him and Tsukiyama was romantically obsessed with him Hide’s love must be romantic too, but I don’t actually think that’s the case, though it could be.
The word used apparently is the same word Saiko used to refer to both Urie in 112 (I have no idea if it’s romantic or platonic there but I lean towards platonic) and Mutsuki during the Rose Arc (which I think is platonic), and the word Akira used for Takizawa and Amon at the end of the first TG (which was probably romantic for both), which means it’s completely ambiguous and could be either.
If it does turn out to be the case that this is romantic love, I’m fine with it. I actually think it doesn’t matter whether it’s platonic or romantic, because what unites our three aces--Touka, Tsukiyama, and Hide--is that they all love Kaneki unconditionally, regardless of the form that love takes. They’ve all seen Kaneki at his worst and still love him. Maybe Hide’s love is romantic. Maybe it’s not. I don’t think it ultimately matters which form it is.
I’m also kind of tired of this idea that platonic love is somehow less powerful or less meaningful than romantic love. It’s not. Platonic love is just as beautiful and just as capable of helping someone grow and heal. Love will save Kaneki and whether it’s romantic or platonic won’t ultimately be the difference in saving him.
my favourite part of TG:RE 148: the bitter touken shippers in the comments
Absolute Perfection