Talk:Kei Karuizawa/@comment-49.144.229.64-20200906011832

True, it's very possible that Kei indeed fell in love with Kiyotaka. But doesn't it seem odd to you that Kiyotaka cares for Kei with this level of intimacy? If anything, he sees her as an ally - or tool, as you say, a very valuable one. Think of Kei as a high value chess piece, a Queen. Kiyotaka will protect her sure, but he is not above sacrificing her in order to win.

I'm saying that the "love" of Kei for Kiyotaka is only incidental to him protecting her. Besides, if she doesn't love him anymore yet he still protects her, there's a reason, and that's because Kei is an important chess piece for him.

And let's be honest here: when you consider the long run, the two are really going to have an unhealthy relationship. One is a sociopath with control-freak tendencies and the other seems the type to just say "yes" with whatever Kiyo is gonna do. If anything, both of them are codependent on each other (except Kiyotaka to a lesser extent)