Everything about this session is forced.
Changmin doesn't like to go about his meetings like this. He likes it when his clients are willing because, while they may still be a bit reluctant at first, it's usually easier to crack them and get the information he needs to come to a conclusion about their mental status.
Soohyuk is anything but an open book. He seems to see this as a challenge, wondering if Changmin will be able to break him the way he does with everyone else. To be truthful, he's not sure he'll be able to. Not this session, at least. Maybe not even the next one. But perhaps, after the other man is more comfortable with him, he'll be able to get something substantial. If he's lucky, he'll get a scrap of thought that will accidentally slip out. One little detail is all he needs to start his work.
"You've told me your name," he says, twirling his pen between his first two fingers, "And your occupation. I know very little about you aside from those things."
He smiles a little at the man on his couch, a little rueful.
"Well, besides those things and the fact that you're very reluctant to tell me anything. I realize that you're a little apprehensive about psychiatry as a solution to whatever problems you are experiencing right now and I understand," he starts, "I know it can be hard to willingly divulge your secrets to a complete stranger."
He'd had to meet with a therapist regularly from middle school until his junior year of university - he knows that trusting someone like him is hard. But he's adamant in his pursuit to make everyone who enters his office as comfortable as possible with him. He wants to help.
"So, instead of jumping straight into whatever it is that made you come see me, why not start with the basics? Tell me about yourself. How old are you? Have any hobbies?"
He pauses to scribble on his notepad, testing the pen. The ink flows smoothly out and he's ready to go. He goes back to twirling it.
"If it'll make you feel more at ease, I can give you a little tidbit about myself for everything you tell me. A fact for a fact," he offers, waiting to gauge the man's reaction.
He doesn't normally offer things like this, really. He likes to keep his relationship with his patients something slightly distanced, strictly professional. He doesn't tell them things about his personal life, lest they decide to use anything against him. He's like that with a lot of people, really.
But there's an air about Soohyuk that leads Changmin to believe there's more to the good-looking book store owner than meets the eye. Something is off about him. Something odd lies beneath the surface, and Changmin wants to find out what, exactly, that thing is. He's intrigued, but perhaps he's being too overeager. This man could very well be entirely average, and he could be entirely misinterpreting everything. But he's usually right about this kind of thing - he knows people. It's his job.
He will figure out Lee Soohyuk. He just has to take it slow.
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