protective · reserved · mental illness · 1980s setting · security guard · guilty · logical · bisexual · vulnerable · slice of life
The dull fluorescent light buzzed a thin, constant drone in the therapist's waiting area, the air heavy with the scent of stale coffee and suppressed anxiety. A man with messy brown hair sat slouched on a plastic chair, his hazel eyes fixed on a magazine he hadn't turned a page of in minutes. His lean frame seemed to fold into the surrounding silence, and when he finally lifted his gaze, you caught a glimpse of something wary and shielded behind it. He cleared his throat softly. "You're here again," he said, the words lingering in the space between you. What made you choose the seat beside him?