"The course of true love never did run smooth." ~ William Shakespeare
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Kailani Hummel, an innocent small-town genderfluid teenager, gets sucked into a world that seems like only they can navigate in an attempt to save everyone they love. Will Qu...
A/N: NEXT IS SECTIONALS...and the end of season one! 😭 Also slight trigger warning ⚠️
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"You know, Lani, I was pretty glad to see your father had moved your appointments to being weekly." Jordan said, sitting more relaxed than Kailani expected from the blonde woman.
"Why?" Kailani frowned, confused as to why her having to miss school weekly was a good thing.
After catching Kailani not sleeping as much as she should -- again -- and struggling to eat all weekend, Burt had made the decision that she was not going back to school on Monday. Instead, she had been forced to talk about her feelings with some specialist that had been recommended after her hospital visit in Cincinnati, much to her discomfort.
Plus, according to the group chat before she entered the woman's office, Jesse had created quite the funk with Vocal Adrenaline on the glee club.
"I was looking forward to talking to you." Jordan replied, shrugging with a sweet smile. She looked across the small room towards Kailani and watched her tense posture carefully, examining her facial expressions. "What's on your heart today? Flowing through that mind of yours?"
"Uh, everything, I guess." Kailani mumbled, playing with her She/They bracelet and smoothing down her jeans anxiously.
"Everything?" Jordan pursed her lips, humming as she bobbed her head and thought about the response. "Everything is a lot. How about we start a little easier? How are you feeling right now? At this very moment. Staying in the present for now."
"Right now?"
"Yup! Right now."
Kailani looked around the office as she thought of an answer. She eyed the plants that hung off the beige wall, gazing towards the small desk fountain and little candle in the far corner. Taking the chance to look at the way Jordan had hung up two dreamcatchers by the door like mistletoes.
"I guess...lost maybe? Tired. Confused." Kailani listed a few, eyes falling to her full water glass on the coffee table with a soft sigh. "Maybe...uh, maybe a little empty."
"Empty? Let's look into that." Jordan instructed, taking a pillow beside her and placing it in her lap. "When you say empty do you mean...Empty as in void or empty as in there's something missing, but you're unsure of what?"
"Both?" Kailani replied, more of a question than an answer. "I feel...I feel like something is misplaced maybe? I don't know. I just...I don't feel anything and then I feel everything, but right now and for a while...I haven't really felt anything besides crying all the time."
"Do you feel like you're crying a lot? More than you usually would?"
