therapist · patient · impatient · trauma recovery · adhd · angst · slow burn · healing · emotional tension · therapy session
"I don't know, okay? I don't know what goals I have, or what the hell goals even are in the first place," Regulus erupted, his voice sharp and brittle as he pressed himself into the plush cushion of the cream armchair. "This is aggravating and pointless. Why ask me this stupid question when I could have just written down any answer and never come back at all?" Across from him, Dr. James sat with his clipboard forgotten on his lap, one finger tapping a steady, patient rhythm against his thigh, a silent witness to the outburst. A full year of therapy stretched behind them, yet for Regulus, it felt like an expanse of fruitless, circular conversation.