Sometimes I wonder if Alhaitham's current fixation with not being outwardly caring with Kaveh is directly connected with the fight that tore them apart.

It apparently happened after that incident where he saved the students who were struggling with their thesis, so following that line of thought doesn't it sounds like Alhaitham's arguments were said in an outburst after seeing how Kaveh almost got himself killed bc of his unhealthy selfless tendencies.

If that's the case, and being that direct with his thoughts got him nothing but Kaveh literally running from him, it makes sense that right now he does things 'under the table' in a way that seems almost accidental.

I just like very much the idea of Alhaitham observing very closely Kaveh falling apart while they were separated and just intruding when absolutely necessary in a way that wouldn't scare Kaveh off.