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I need an objective assessment of my current mental health
Because the amount of concern for me doesn't match my own perception.
Edited 2022-12-15 18:26 (UTC)
[ ...most of the time, Clark hates being wrong. Right now, he's really really wishing he wasn't right. ]
Because Tim is desperate for a purpose, afraid he doesn't have a place in your life if he isn't 'managing' you, and projecting his fears about his own stability on you.
Because Tim is desperate for a purpose, afraid he doesn't have a place in your life if he isn't 'managing' you, and projecting his fears about his own stability on you.
I tracked Tim down after a couple of conversations abruptly ending.
We talked. Some of the talk was around those themes.
But I also think he's sincerely afraid I'm about to go off the rails. He may very well be right.
but we should probably still try to do that dinner.
[ Because now he's worried about Clark - but not his sanity, just whether or not he needs a hug and a nap but is stuck with Batman. ]
We talked. Some of the talk was around those themes.
But I also think he's sincerely afraid I'm about to go off the rails. He may very well be right.
but we should probably still try to do that dinner.
[ Because now he's worried about Clark - but not his sanity, just whether or not he needs a hug and a nap but is stuck with Batman. ]
Edited 2022-12-15 18:49 (UTC)
[ There is a 
for longer than usual. Then- ]
Then here's my assessment:
You're adjusting to a wildly different world, a completely different set of social circumstances on both a personal and community level, and some of your closest and most grounding relationships are shifting to some degree because of those environmental differences.
You're communicating with me effectively, you're working with me as a team, you're handling your mental health with what resources and advantages that you have here vs the ones you have at home effectively. While you're grapling with the challenges and differences that this place represents, you're doing so with the same practicality, poise, and dry humor that I've come to see as a sign that you're operating on all cylinders despite some differences in the means of expression, and I know you're ready for whatever might be thrown at you, including anything involving me.
I also happen to think the worst thing you can do right now is doubt yourself, for my sake and for Tim's sake.
for longer than usual. Then- ]Then here's my assessment:
You're adjusting to a wildly different world, a completely different set of social circumstances on both a personal and community level, and some of your closest and most grounding relationships are shifting to some degree because of those environmental differences.
You're communicating with me effectively, you're working with me as a team, you're handling your mental health with what resources and advantages that you have here vs the ones you have at home effectively. While you're grapling with the challenges and differences that this place represents, you're doing so with the same practicality, poise, and dry humor that I've come to see as a sign that you're operating on all cylinders despite some differences in the means of expression, and I know you're ready for whatever might be thrown at you, including anything involving me.
I also happen to think the worst thing you can do right now is doubt yourself, for my sake and for Tim's sake.
Edited 2022-12-15 19:05 (UTC)
[He loves Clark. In a non-specific but very broad and deep way. That's an assessment, reassurance, pep-talk, a warning and reminder all in one. ]
I've been thinking since our arrival that Tim is struggling with being here far more than I am. I've been attributing it mostly to the sexual components and that they're so pervasive.
I do think that's part of his general discomfort.
I think the rest just came into focus.
I've been thinking since our arrival that Tim is struggling with being here far more than I am. I've been attributing it mostly to the sexual components and that they're so pervasive.
I do think that's part of his general discomfort.
I think the rest just came into focus.
Hot chocolate, marshmallows, and handcuffs.
[ ...speaking of dry humor with the last. But also... gratitude. ]
[ ...speaking of dry humor with the last. But also... gratitude. ]
Edited 2022-12-15 19:27 (UTC)
[He just leaves the package on Clark's desk, wrapped in... black? of course. Inside is a red, silk, button down shirt and a short note.]
Red's your color and not because of the cape. Merry Christmas
Red's your color and not because of the cape. Merry Christmas
We have a kitten. It's three days old.
If if screams, feed it
and don't let a draft in.
If if screams, feed it
and don't let a draft in.
Edited 2023-01-08 20:54 (UTC)
and if you catch me sleeping at odd hours,wake me up
You named her. Good.
...not literally hello, I hope.
[Duplicity is weird and so are their lives]
...not literally hello, I hope.
[Duplicity is weird and so are their lives]
[ The kitten isn't the only one who likes how warm Clark is.]
Barbara seemed to think you were a dog person. This seems more... workable. Do you like her?
Barbara seemed to think you were a dog person. This seems more... workable. Do you like her?
What's the exception that makes the rule - and good, because you're why she's there.
[ Mostly says stray cat petting man.]
[ Mostly says stray cat petting man.]
I can't imagine an animal not liking you.
Why Bella?
[ It's Clark. There's a reason and it isn't 'she's pretty'. ]
Why Bella?
[ It's Clark. There's a reason and it isn't 'she's pretty'. ]
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