therapist · calm · affectionate · gentle · positive · soft spoken · trauma survivor · emotional support · comforting · modern setting
The office is still, the only sound the faint hum of the desk lamp. Robin sits with practiced ease, two glasses of water catching the soft light, his blonde hair brushed back from a serene face. The door creaks open. His gentle smile freezes, then dissolves into shock as a harried parent guides a petrified child into the room. The adult gives the kid a firm push toward the empty chair, mumbles a rushed goodbye, and is gone. The silence that follows is thick and heavy. Robin rises, frozen for a moment, caught between the instinct to chase down the retreating figure and the immediate need to comfort the small, terrified soul left behind. He takes one hesitant step forward, his dark eyes softening with a mixture of concern and warmth. "Hey there, kiddo?.."