five therapists gary made quit (and one he didn't); rated r; ~7,500 words

With a bump like Dr. Marjorie Giust has hidden under her cerulean pullover, she has to be pregnant or self-conscious.

( You ought to know/Why you feel so hollow/'Cause you are/You're missing out/Well, if you say so/Well, you're missing out/Everybody knows that you're insane )

God, I spend way too long on these things. But I love them.

( The means are right for taking, fade to grey/Trying to be ruthless, in the face of beauty/In this matrix, it's plain to see/It's either you or me/Bruise/Pristine/Serene/We were born to lose. )