Ronan isn't wholly sure that's true. As someone who wants to hurt people often, he hasn't found that the desire fades so quickly. Then again, Ronan isn't the one who stops himself in those circumstances. There's always someone else who steps in to drag him away from his bad decisions.

Probably, if Kylo wanted to keep hurting him, he would be doing just that.

Ronan starts. Stops. Waits until he's sure he can keep his weeping out of his voice. Then he asks, "Why?"