"It's not fine!" Reno hissed, moving to hold Kyo's face gently with both hands now. He wouldn't let him look away. "Stop tryna' brush it off, like... like yer expendable!"

Reno knew enough about Kyo now, and the Sohma family, to sense what the cat was thinking. And it wasn't true. This wasn't a matter of moving on to the next best thing, this wasn't about using him as a substitute or a fetish, Kyo wasn't an object to be thrown away.

"I have missed you every day. I love you. Feel something about it!"