>>50008480
It's funny but I get the temptation. Short bossy character and tall laid back lackey that's subject to the former's abuse are a very common duo archetype for a reason. Tall and short are just good visual short hands to give contrast to two characters, and it's easier to accept a short character being mean to a tall character than vice versa. A tall Eiki lecturing and punishing a short Komachi would feel like bullying and would make Eiki come across as less likable. If you have Eiki short and Komachi as tall it shifts the power dynamic in such a way where it feels less abusive even if the actual outcome is the same. It's like how you can have a female character hit a male character but you can't really have a male character hit a female character without it feeling at least a little weird.