[Chris watches him a moment, then sits up and stands off his chair entirely to crowd into Kyle's space. His hands come up to cup Kyle's face, hold gentle while something in his eyes goes hard.]

Kyle Valenti, Enough of that. You take what happened, a slip of control due to circumstances well outside yourself, and you turn it into a stick to beat yourself with. I've forgiven you and I was the one you attacked, so work on forgiving yourself too cause you're doing no one favors for this self-flagellation.

You don't want to be a monster? Then don't be. Work on that, focus on that, the line between you and what you do or don't want to be, not mistakes of the past you'll never truly learn from if you don't accept.