Petronia

Well, not just taking care of, but... self-actualizing solely through someone else's self-actualization, I guess. I can't help it, the idea freaks me out. ^^; The women in my family did - do - it a lot, and I'm overly familiar with the negative consequences. Or... no, that exists, possibly as an issue here, but it's not what I mean. I just had the feeling that Shuuji and Rika were losing themselves to Harada, I guess, like his personality gave off so much light they weren't required to emit any of their own, just reflect off him. That's not an issue for Shuuji with Hagu, if anything he has to give off light for her (but she won't lose herself to him either, because she's internally powered by her Arrt XD;). Same for Rika and Mayama - she has to bestir herself to deal with him, which is exhausting and painful for her and horribly lame of him really, except it's the only thing keeping her alive, like walking through hypothermia and not lying down in the snow although it would be easier.

One possible solution, yeah. And Ayu is kind of the sanest path in all this, in a totally understated way - she's not a universally acclaimed genius, but she does good, personally satisfying work in her chosen field that's appreciated by others, who're even willing to pay money for it. And... that's it. XD