she’s never really thought of herself as someone with repressed memories, but it’s strange how many gaps she has in her childhood. a lot of her life before adoption is blurry, which she thought had to do with her young age. she should remember more than she does, though. she’s trying to trigger her memories with all kinds of things -- right now, it’s scents. tilly holds the small bag of lavender under his nose and thinks maybe this is how her birth mother used to smell. when someone sits down on the couch next to her, she drops the satchel into her lap. “oh, um, hello there. is therapy making you feel even more unstable than usual or is that just me?” / @kaiamore