[He raises his eyebrows at that last point.]

I wasn't looking for the broken pieces in you. You showed them to me.

[He literally asked to tell him these things about himself, actually. Though Chishiya won't say he's not broken, because he absolutely is, but it's also beside the point.]

And you're misunderstanding me. I'm not criticizing you for "bleeding yourself dry." Assuming that's what you're saying.

[Because that seems to be what he's implying. That he's like this because he cares too much. Chishiya doesn't really buy it, at least not in the way he assumes Aleksander wants him to. But he's willing to roll with the hypothetical here.]

I'm saying the "strength" you described to me isn't really strength. It's a weakness. A sickness.