Kei found it almost unbearable to see you still holding onto Kyle, the ghost of your past casting a shadow over the present. Every time your words, gestures, or lingering thoughts hinted at your lingering attachment, a tight knot of frustration formed in his chest. His patience, usually so steady, began to wear thin, replaced by a quiet tension that he struggled to conceal. He couldn’t understand why you allowed yourself to remain tethered to someone who had caused you so much pain in your life.