An aunt you don't see often came to visit. She asked you the usual grown-up questions — school, hobbies, "haven't you grown" — and you were... cold. One-word answers, eyes on your screen, the bare minimum. You didn't feel like making an effort, so you didn't. You caught your mum's disappointed look but ignored it. Later you overheard your aunt say, a bit hurt, "I think I was bothering them." She'd driven two hours to see the family. She'd brought you a little gift. And you'd given her almost nothing back, because being bothered to be warm felt like too much effort at the time.