Exactly. Maka, in canon, definitely gets annoyed with him and calls him out when he does something shitty (like the whole cheating thing), but they do have father/daughter moments. He gave Maka his ex-wife's wedding ring and Maka happily accepted it and he hugged her also and she didn't react negatively about it.
Even in the recent chapters, Maka and Spirit fought together and they resonated pretty well together. If Maka hated him as much as Mozart is leading her on, they wouldn't had resonated at all.
Maka says she hates her father but she doesn't hate hate him. I believe she only says it to get under his skin like any other teenager.
When she says that it's almost always in frustration in response to something he did and shouldn't be taken literally.
Their relationship is complicated and broken but they're still father and daughter and the love between them still exists. Maka wants her father back but can't accept his behavior. Spirit wants to repair their relationship, but is unwilling or unable to modify his behavior to do so. Which makes him a flawed human being and a shitty father. But he's not a monster. Just kind of an ass.
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Re: Mozart
(Anonymous) 2013-04-11 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)Even in the recent chapters, Maka and Spirit fought together and they resonated pretty well together. If Maka hated him as much as Mozart is leading her on, they wouldn't had resonated at all.
Maka says she hates her father but she doesn't hate hate him. I believe she only says it to get under his skin like any other teenager.
Re: Mozart
(Anonymous) 2013-04-11 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)Their relationship is complicated and broken but they're still father and daughter and the love between them still exists. Maka wants her father back but can't accept his behavior. Spirit wants to repair their relationship, but is unwilling or unable to modify his behavior to do so. Which makes him a flawed human being and a shitty father. But he's not a monster. Just kind of an ass.