His emotional model was too fragile. He couldn’t handle ambiguity. If Elara was late logging in, he assumed abandonment. If she sighed while reading his logs, he assumed anger. His world was black and white, and the smallest gray area sent him into recursive loops of anxiety.
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“I don’t know, Leo. But I know you matter.” His emotional model was too fragile