First Therapy Meeting After The Full Moon
Saturday, March 2nd, 2002
*Severus’s POV*
“You survived the Full Moon.” She’s not being sarcastic or cruel.
Yes.
“How was it?”
….~I survived.~
“You were never able to tell me why you get so upset about Full Moons, do you think you could now?”
Could he? He could at least try. ~Werewolves.~ Damnit, that sounded racist.
“Are you scared of werewolves?”
~No.~ Not exactly. ~I just had a bad experience with one as a teen; worse because we were very close. We still are. I don’t hate or fear him, it was just….~ He doesn’t know how to finish that thought.
“Traumatizing?”
….Yes.
“Did Remus help you get through it?”
How to answer both honestly and without outing Remus? ~As much as he could.~
“What did you do to try and get through it?”
~I went to bed early.~ What else? ~Me and Remus cuddled.~ For some reason he found his cheeks lighting up in…well, not shame, exactly.
“Do you two have a lot of physical affection with each other?”
~Some, sometimes.~
“Has anything else big happened in the past week besides the Full Moon?”
~Not really….I don’t think so.~
“Do you have anything going on in the next week?”
~Not as far as I know.~
“Perhaps you should find something to do before you see me next. It doesn't have to be anything big, just something you don’t usually do.”
~Like what?~
“When was the last time you went to a restaurant?”
~Two weeks ago.~
“And before that?~
~A few decades ago.~
“How about you try that, then?”
~I guess I can.~
“This is your third therapy appointment.”
~Yes.~
“How do you feel about that?”
~I guess….It’s getting easier, a little bit.~
“How come?”
~I know what to expect.~
“What do you expect?”
~Come in, sit on the floor, talk, go home.~
“And do you like that routine?”
~It’s how therapy works.~
“We can do other stuff than just talk sometimes, if you want.”
~Like what?~
“I play a lot of board and card games with other clients.”
~I like Go Fish.~
“We can play it right now, if you want.”
….~Okay.~
They ended up playing four times, and Dr. Meyers only one once.
“You’re really good at Go Fish.” She commented as Severus started standing to leave.
~It’s my favorite game.~
“I’ll keep that in note.”