Talk:Misaka Mikoto/@comment-9379154-20130604205449/@comment-7263151-20130619070338

Also, something else I would like to point out.

Part of the reason Touma seems to show more romantic interest if any in Index than Mikoto is because Touma doesn't know her age after the memory loss. I think in like Volume 16 he states that he doesn't actually remember her age which is why he doesn't think of her like a girl. He says that girls are never as old/mature/immature as they look. After seeing so many crazy powerfull 12/13 year olds in the series, I agree with his belief.

Anyway, Index isn't in school, but Mikoto is. For this reason, he sees Mikoto as a middle schooler right now: someone he wouldn't go for yet. Index isn't in school, so her age registers differently in his mind. He isn't constantly being reminded by her uniform that she's younger than him. He thinks she's an actual sister... that gives a very different vibe.

That might shed some light as to why he gets embarassed with Index and why he sees her as more of a woman: sleeps in the bathtub instead of on his bed or near her.