KatherinWinter

Hopefully Sanctuary

Just so you know they are above the garage Roxy owns. It's kind of a loft apartment. Everything is in one main room with the bedroom separate and off to the side.

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Hopefully Sanctuary

As usual Roxy tossed and turned. She had nightmares. As much as wanted to blame it on having to share her space she knew she would have had them even if Devika hadn't moved in. Unfortunately the ones the empath stirred some of her worst memories. She couldn't say why. About six AM she gave up and went into the shower.

She tried her best to be quiet but she knew their connection wasn't as good as it should be so Devika might have felt her get up. She got dressed in her usual work clothes which consisted of a pair of oil stain jeans and black tshirt. She put on her biker boots but skipped the jacket since they would be inside most of the day. Once she was dressed she went out to the practice mat and started warming up with her attack dummy.

Be my Sanctuary

"Of course it will be." Roxy agreed as she opened the door to the office. She knew what to expect. She had been sent to counselors before. Mostly for her anger management issues. She knew how to give the counselor what she wanted to hear without revealing anything. Jess was the one who might reveal something and the empath didn't know enough to jeopardize them. Not yet anyway.

She made her way to the desk. She could tell that the secretary was nervous. The closer she got the more the woman fidgeted. It was kind of fully. Or it would have been normally. Today she didn't have the patience to play nice. "We're here to for our appointment." She tried to sound neutral but she didn't think that succeeded. The woman's eyes darted to Jess as if to ask if the empath was there of her own free will and not threat of violence.

Be my Sanctuary

I think with us both doing it we will get further.

Be my Sanctuary

I was thinking we would take turns but I can if you want.

Hopefully Sanctuary

We can go to the next day. Let Devika see a little of Roxy's life. I have a few ideas there. Then letter from government or Devika's family stopping by for a short visit.

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Probably. Especially early in the program when they were still trying to figure out how Anchors protected Empaths. When the program started they only knew anchors protected empaths but not how or why. The first few empaths that couldn't find anchors in their circle of family and friends were probably matched several times before they figured out how to match the pieces together to protect the empaths. Now they know it's mostly biological and look at chemicals and things to match sure the anchor balances the empath.

Hopefully Sanctuary

Yes. Remember most empath find their anchor among their family and friends which means they are already close. The bubble is usually pretty solid. Roxy's bubble isnt perfect because she isnt close to Devika.

Hopefully Sanctuary

Anchor form like a bubble around Empaths protect them from other people's emotions. Empaths are highly valued in fields like criminal justice, counseling, and teaching because they can access emotions if they wish.