It's not just a matter of how 'weird' or 'gross' they are, but how that effects other people. Remu gets off on licking dolls; 'weird' but literally harmless. Niji is delusional about other people, and trying to make Remu conform to those delusions. This is not harmless.
Even before Niji tried to impose that on Remu, people were making comments about her. Depending on your beliefs, the four girl fetishes are not harmless and can be a “bad influence” to the people around them, even if they do it in their room. To us that is nonsense, but when we are faced with something that we ourselves find gross/disgusting, we immediately draw the line. “Ok this is actually gross and dangerous” or “I’m weird but not like that”
Niji is a kid and has her own problems, she won't do anything crazy, the manga doesn't have those vibes, I'm sure this will be resolved with a conversation. My point is that she hasn't yet done irreparable damage that can't be fixed, but people already see her as a different kind of weird, one who isn't "normal."
Remu and Azuki both know what it's like to feel disgusted with yourself, to be aware that you're not normal, etc. I really think they connected easily because both want to understand/support others instead of immediately drawing a line. Niji on the other hand would call Azuki gross on the spot if she knew about her fetish. She already did it with Remu.
It’s difficult to make this point without people immediately jumping to “oh so you think this and that is ok? there need to be a limit” but that’s not what I am saying, and I hope my point come across even if my wording is poor.
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