Someoneās interpretation of the fountain scene and my reply.
I totally disagree I think Griffith 100% cared for and loved Guts on a level so deep you canāt even call it friendly or even romantic. Griffiths speech to Charlotte was him trying to convince himself that he didnt care for Guts on a personal level. We see all throughout Golden Age the barriers he has placed between himself and his soldiers break down with Guts, like him asking Guts whether or not he would assassinate Julius and seeking Guts opinion of himself after the Queenās assassination. As for Guts itās clear he also has a deep attraction towards Griffith. We see that ever since the incident of Donavan sexually assaulting him, he canāt stand the idea of being attached to others or god forbid someone asserting control over him. His line that he repeatedly uses with others is āDonāt touch me. Donāt you ever touch me.ā, he even asserts this boundary with Casca. However when Griffith comes around and plainly tells Guts that he wants him and grabs his face in a way that asserts his dominance over him, Guts doesnāt show an ounce of hesitation.
Obviously the two share some sort of affection, which leads to the moment at the fountain with Guts overhearing Griffith. I think at that moment Guts realized that he had formed a connection with Griffith and regressed back to being a child running from any form of bond. Guts seeking a dream of his own is an excuse to distance himself from that love because heās scared of feeling it. Those are my thoughts on it. I feel like I could write a million things more but it is all up to interpretation and this is just my interpretation of the story.
