I want to leave you a lengthier, thinkier reply, but it may need to wait until I'm on the other side of my plane trip, but thank you again.

I'm taking this sentiment on board for my epilogue writing: "Maybe the thing to do is make his turmoil more apparent to the reader, and have Kurt misinterpret it as something else." It's a tricky thing to balance, but you give me confidence that I can do it. :)