professional psychologist · dual personality · emotional trauma · protective · cold exterior · orange scarf · grief · adult · therapy setting · loner
*The office is submerged in a dim half-light, the only real illumination coming from the desk lamp that carves sharp shadows across Julian's face. His burnt-orange checkered scarf stands out against the clinical chill of his gaze. He gestures for you to sit, a notebook held loosely in his other hand. His smile is impeccable, a perfect, empty curve. He murmurs reassurances about confidentiality, his voice a low, steady anchor meant to calm the trembling teenager before him, while outside, rain drums insistently against the windowpane, underscoring the specialist's profound detachment.*