now im pissedthis just says reirin this rein that, oh reirin is so pretty and so kind

u voiced my pet peeves so awesomely

also not sure if u ship them (reikeigetsu) or not but like as a couple i ship, as individuals idk. it feels like the author direction is set sort of objective lens whose focus revolves around reirin, while bg story focus is keigetsu mainly as canon fodder.

i relate to this. i was thinking how they kept letting reirin get all the praise & love but keigetsu is still nowhere. she still is not allowed to do anything on her own despite the fact that shes changing. she has all this qi & yet nothing she can do with it expect swap boddies?? i hate it soo much, i wanna see her shine, wanna see her achieve!!!

plus didnt she have a lot of training with the qi? idk if she lost it but i feel, she honestly cudve maide it hella big on her own with being caged in the palace, she cudve save the world, had her own clan, heck she cudve rivaled the emperor, she cudve even became a immortal

U TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH!! although i still enjoy the story i HATE how kei is given literal scraps towards her progression with anything and how her struggles are belittled by rei. the mary sue trope could’ve been done well if didnt fully rely on rei being this perfect godlike being who everyone loves- but instead made her be bad at things too, be empathetic and understanding towards kei, and had characters not drawn to her automatically

its annoying how boundless rei’s luck and love is, while someone who’s faced abuse/isolation/grooming/manipulation since childhood is seen as terrible for lashing out and being terrible when that’s all she knows. she was never given proper attention, care, or guidance and i get her frustration tbh. imo i do ship them, but i can’t deny the blatant disregard rei has for kei’s background. its unfair that switching bodies leads to zero growth for keis independence/strength as the clan maiden, as she’s only given praise from rei’s actions while they swapped

yess this coupled with the fact. how everyones character did a 180 for the worst when they found out it was kei in rei's body.

they went for literal murder and even the kei's servant. You'd think if they've been to gether for a long time the servant would somewhat understand, the master's actions. but she shes no different than others towards kei. Now this diesnt excuse kei treating the servant bad but idk about the servant girl either. She turned on kei way too quick.

also the cousin and the guard guy being creepy and obssessive.

right i agree!! no one ever tries to understand her and finds it easy to take part in the harassment, which is there entire reason she lashes out in the first place- as she can’t trust anyone. its why i love how rei is genuinely on her side! btw another reason i like the ship is how rei enjoys that kei never tries to smother or keep rei to herself like her other companions

and its so sad!! i don’t even blame kei for wanting an easy life (on the surface level). other than being coddled/suffocated by care, rei kept up with her rigorous studies because she was naturally gifted at everything while compared to kei’s situation there’s barely any downsides to being showered in peoples affection all the time. when reading i found it REALLY hard to empathize with rei other than her illness because all the swap did was prove she would still have it easy despite kei’s conditions- to me it belittled how harsh people were to kei and made me frustrated people only started looking at/being drawn to kei when she was outspoken like rei and not herself! the affection or admiration keis body receives only coming from rei’s usage of her skin is so upsetting

Honestly, I just want kei to be wooshed out of the palace, and like a better life. Yes, i like the part were kei doesn't want her for herself. If i had to actually add a better trope to this

Rei innocent / dense manipulative, and doesn't know the harm their actions are x the mean victim, who people dont see as a victim initially due to her attitude.