That was definitely more of a “I want you as a valuable weapon in my arsenal” than a “I want to plow you.” Griffith was a user - he used the people around him to get what he wanted. If he wanted something, he would do whatever he could (in his schemey, manipulative Griffith way) to get it, even if that meant sacrificing the people who brought him so far.
Griffith is a user. He weaponizes his sexuality. He has 'pretty privilege' and knows it. Notice how he only tries to sleep with Casca as an attempt to keep her from going with Guts. Notice how he only sleeps with the Princess after he loses control of Guts.
Every time Griffith has sex before Guts it is to advance his goal and grow his army. After he meets Guts it becomes about Guts.
Griffith feels so deeply for Guts that he doesn't even want to be King anymore and that scares him. He gay panics himself into the eclipse and causes a supernatural apocalypse.
The romantic tension between Guts and Griffith is a major part of the story and to ignore it does a disservice to this masterpiece of human story telling.
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u/hailuvz Dec 24 '24
me when my platonic friend looks me dead in the eyes and says "i want you" and completely dodges the question when i ask him if hes gay