Talk:Kimihito Kurusu/@comment-24098614-20150831062013/@comment-26824352-20150902172214

Remember that a liminal has more instinctual influence in their psychology than does a human. Sapience alone is enough to put someone in perpetual innate heat, but this coupled with instictual qualities does in fact make them easily turned-on. This works for male liminals, too: recall the orcs and the flashback intance of a male centaur.

Also, a common vein in harem works is that a lot of women latch onto an otherwise unremarkable guy because he's nice or something. I've often heard that used as a criticism, and I agree with that to some degree. Why would so many women behave like that? Hadn't anyone else ever treated them nicely?

See, with liminals it's different. A lot of people gape at them, or are scared of them, or dehumanize them. It actually would be genuinely surprising to them for a human to treat them on equal ground. Recall Miia's reaction when Kimihoto punched those ruffians for her: she was ecstatic that Kimihoto actually saw her as a girl. To many liminals, it is the common way of life to be seem as something different. Centorea comments on this when she chides herself for judging Rachnera by her appearance, and stresses that the stares of humans, no matter how harmless, get under her skin and make her feel like she doesn't belong.

Kimihoto's kind of, uh, disregard for physical differences would be legitimately surprising to them. He's not the only one that gains favor in that manner, either: Yukio admits she's attracted to her boyfriend largely because of how much he likes her is spote of her differences, and it is then presumed Cathyl's relationship is likely based on that in some way as well.

I'm not sure how Issei would end up. It would depend largely on the species of the girl, I suppose. I mean, Issei's behavior would only get him a broken ribcage with a centaur, but might be answered mroe readily by a lamia or harpy. And arachne would be a mixed reaction, though: remember how Rachnera behaved when she thought Kimihoto was only attracted to her human half, as I suppose Issei would be.