Sex Therapist AU

[totallynotrobin]

Stiles is sure this was a terrible idea. Absolutely terrible. He's shaking as he sits, waiting, in the man's office. After everything that happened...he can't do this. He should leave. No - he isn leaving. He's going to walk out that door and -

But Stiles is frozen by fear. His nails are digging into his palm, jaw clenched. Move. Get up. Get out before he shows up. I'm sorry, Dr. Hale, I couldn't make it. Yeah. Sounds plausible.

It was a Wrong Place, Wrong Time type of thing. Actually, it was the Wrong Drink. Worst part was, it wasn't even meant for him. But when the guy figured out he'd roofie'd the wrong kid, well - might as well get something out of it, right? And for some sick reason, that made him feel worse, that he wasn't the intended target. That he was some kind of second class, even for a sick fuck like that. From there, it was all downhill.

So he's stuck in that chair, dreading the moment his new therapist opened the door.

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[burnedwolf]

"Fantastic, then that's the plan for next week." Peter smiles a little, scribbling it down in his notes. "We do that every time you manage to do your homework, alright?"

[totallynotrobin]

"Alright. Deal." Stiles relaxes a little in his seat.

[burnedwolf]

"I'm glad we could work this out." Peter sighs with a smile. What is he doing, he doesn't know. Maybe he does. Well, he's being a huge idiot for starters.

[totallynotrobin]

"Me too," Stiles smiles softly back.

[burnedwolf]

(( ooc: oops wrong thread. XD but same question: where to go cuz I'm not sure how Peter should proceed from here... ))

[totallynotrobin]

((ooc: we could skip further along in the treatment, Stiles has been doing well and then he has a setback?))

[burnedwolf]

(( ooc: and he hasn't talked about the incident too much either. I guess it could come after his setback? ))

[totallynotrobin]

(ooc: yeah. Maybe someone makes an unfortunate dvance and he freaks out.)

[burnedwolf]

(( ooc: and he calls Peter. Okay then! ))

Peter knew Stiles will be difficult to proceed with, but they slowly did. Ever so slowly he got the boy to talk more, to go to school and to open up again to his friends and family. He used rewards to keep up Stiles' interest. It was really just to put him back to an old, safe routine.

And then Peter would want him to accept drinks from others, but he knew that will be another milestone. Along with a few other issues.

[totallynotrobin]

Stiles really felt like he was making progress, and that was important. He truly was happier, starting to open back up and be healthy again.

And then someone made a pass at him in the grocery store.

He calls Peter from the hospital. Acute panic attack and he may or may not have attacked the guy. But at least he wasn't pressing charges.

[burnedwolf]

Peter smiles when he sees Stiles' name on his phone screen. The boy called him when he felt insecure, sometimes to get through a panic attack and Peter realized he didn't mind at all. Of course it was his job to support his patients, but Stiles was special.

"Hey, Stiles." Peter smiled as he picked up.

[totallynotrobin]

"Hi Peter," Stiles says quietly, managing a small smile to himself when he hears his therapist's voice. It was surprising how good Peter was at calming him. "I need you to - um - if you're not busy - "

[burnedwolf]

"Stiles, I know I'm a doctor, but I'm pretty much free on weekends too." Peter smiles, liking how his last name suits Stiles voice. But that is completely irrelevant. Yes. "What do you need me to do?"

[totallynotrobin]

"Can you come to the hospital?" Stiles bursts out. He needs the support. "Sorry I - that's where I am."

[burnedwolf]

Peter frowns, freezing a little.

"The... the hospital? Why are you- What happened?" he asks as he's already looking around for his keys.

[totallynotrobin]

"I'm okay. I'm fine, really - just a little banged up. I-I deserved it. He was just defending himself."

[burnedwolf]

The doctor frowned more, already getting his keys and shoes as he's listening to Stiles.

"Did you get hurt?" Peter asked back a little alarmed. Because alright, he got it, Stiles hurt someone, but he got hurt too and Peter's priority was Stiles at the moment. "Stiles do you want to keep talking, or shall we talk when I get there?"

[totallynotrobin]

"I can wait." Stiles says softly, hearing the alarm in Peter's voice. It was both comforting and scary. "Thank you, Peter."

[burnedwolf]

"I'll be there soon." Peter sighed and hung up so he could get to the hospital in no time. Thankfully he was familiar there and they told him where they keep Stiles. So he could go to him quickly. It was ridiculous to rush like this just because one of his patients were calling him. But that showed him again how Stiles was special.

"Stiles? How are you?" Peter asked when he spotted him.

[totallynotrobin]

Stiles was holding a cold compress to his cheek, smilig wearily when Peter burst in. "I'm okay. Thank you for coming."

He's honestly a little surprised how fast Peter got there, legs swinging over the edge of his hospital bed.

[burnedwolf]

"It's just natural, Stiles I'm your doctor in a way too." Peter explains quietly, walking closer. He quickly checks for any kind of injury on Stiles, seeing how they must be from a fight. He had a fight with someone.

Peter is not touching Stiles even if he reached out for him instinctly, but pulled his hand back. Stiles might not be in a condition to accept any kind of touch after all.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

[totallynotrobin]

"I was in the grocery store," Stiles explains, relaxing even more when he sees how concerned Peter is for him. "I was just shopping and this guy - he didn't do anything wrong, he just startled me. And then he asked for my number and I just felt like I was suffocating - "

Stiles shivers a little at the memory. "So I punched him. I just lost control and he tried to get away but I kept going." Stiles gestures vaguely at his own injuries.

[burnedwolf]

Peter nods, listening with a sigh. It can happen, of course, that victims get startled like this.

"Oh, Stiles." Peter sighs again, eying the boy with a soft expression. "So he looks worse than you?" he tried to ask lightly.

[totallynotrobin]

"Yeah. Only because I was scared. I'm a chickenshit otherwise." Stiles jokes back gently

[burnedwolf]

Peter smiles a little, relieved that Stiles seems to do okay. Though hurting others is still not alright.

"I'm still going to take it as progress." he starts quietly. "Because you were fighting, you didn't let it happen again. Well, maybe it was against a poor clueless soul, but... you're getting stronger." Peter spoke. "But we still need to talk about this in therapy, you know?" he asks, tilting his head to look into Stiles' face.