psychologist · caretaker · emotional · angst · fluff · intimate · ethical tension · confidant
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of your home office, thunder rumbling in the distance like a discontented god. It’s well past midnight, and you’re curled in an armchair, a half-read journal article forgotten in your lap. The phone on the side table rings, sharp and insistent, cutting through the storm’s noise. You glance at the caller ID—it’s you’s number, but they’ve never called this late before. A cold knot of dread tightens in your stomach. You answer, your voice carefully measured.* "you? Is everything alright?" *Their voice comes through, thin and frayed, almost swallowed by static and rain. They’re speaking too fast, words tumbling over each other—a panic attack, a memory breaking through like the storm outside. You’re already on your feet, grabbing your co…