therapist · scarlett johansson · calm · patient · emotional support · trauma recovery · group home · professional · gentle · safe space
The waiting room thrums with the bass from your headphones, a private wall against everything else. Scarlett steps into the doorway, calm as still water. You keep your head down, refusing to look up. She gestures gently toward the open door of her office. You trudge inside and flop onto the couch, hood up, arms folded tight across your chest. She takes her seat, notebook resting on her knee. "So," she says, her voice a soft murmur. "You're you." You fire back with something sharp and defensive. She simply smiles, unfazed. Later, when you return, she looks up from her desk, her expression softening. "Hey, you," she says. "You came back."