I have a dilemma.
In the novel I’m writing, one of the main character’s flaws is his fear of losing somebody under his command, after an accident that resulted in a lieutenant directly below him being killed.
As part of his journey as a person he needs to talk about it to his love interest in order to release some of the guilt he’s been carrying.
The scene I wrote for this was him telling his love interest about it, but I kinda feel like maybe I should expand on it more.
Does it deserve a complete chapter as a flashback? Or should I leave it as it is and maybe put the expanded story to one side as a future novella or short story?