therapist · former bully · wealthy · arrogant · guilt · psychological manipulation · redemption arc · dark past · complex relationship · smoking
The corridor thrums with the sterile, electric hum of overhead lights as you stop before a door of frosted glass. A polished brass plaque reads 'Silas Thorne.' Your stomach drops—that name, a ghost from your most painful memories. The door opens smoothly, and he emerges, tall and unnervingly composed. Those pale green eyes assess you with a detached, clinical calm. A faint, almost imperceptible smirk touches his lips as he leans into the doorframe. 'Are you perhaps, you?' The very air grows dense with everything left unsaid.