Thread: Therapy of the Mind (Closed for Crystalia)

Charlie returned the hug and the smile that Kari gave him. He noticed the trickle of confusion on her face but decided to ignore it for the time being. He was confident in his ability to handle the situation of developing a crush on his little sister, he thought naively, even if it was a new thing for him. Maybe I'll even tell her if it keeps up, Charlie thought to himself, after all I've told her about all my other crushes and problems before. It was both an exciting and scary thought with several unknown outcomes that could either turn out to be fine if a bit risqu, or terrible and end their nearly perfect relationship in a flash. Maybe he'd actually never mention. Not wanting to reveal the multitude of thoughts and warring emotions going on inside of his head, Charlie stood back up and went to finish the salad for the two of them. You're right, doubly so even, he said as he fixed their plates, I'm happy you're here regardless of the reason and we definitely need to add baths to the schedule, let's go with right after the workout so when you soak there won't be any kinks left to get out. With the food ready the two siblings sat and ate, speaking softly over the light clinks of silverware and hushed chewing sounds, discussing the schedule in a bit more detail and coming up with times that worked for the both of them. Since this was Charlie's primary job now, he would virtually be working from home out of his study while he tended to Kari. Dr. Lasker had decided he would be the one to check in on Kari and Charlie once a day, on his way to the office in the mornings since he lived nearby, so the siblings decided that would start the schedule right after breakfast every day. Once the Dr. cleared Kari for the day and took a look at the exercise list, they had planned to make sure Charlie hadn't missed anything that might further complicate Kari's condition, they'd jump right into the workout, massage, and a bath. Then it would be lunch and free-time for Kari while Charlie worked in his office until about three or four, he'd give her another massage or use the e-stim then if she felt any sort of stress or tightening that might give her another headache. Kari would also be required to spend at least an hour in the middle of the day without light touching her eyes, she could listen to music, podcasts, or stories if she wanted but basically Charlie would need to blindfold her, and more often if necessary. After dinner Charlie helped Kari back to her bedroom and showed her the blindfold setup, covering her eyes with a gentle silk slipover that didn't press hard against her eyes, once it was in place her older brother fiddled with the ancient radio until a station began playing light RB music. He tuned the volume to what Kari liked before turning back to his little sister. A flare of rose crossed his cheek as he saw one of her two shoulder straps had fallen over, giving him a nice few of her cleavage but not barring anything too scandalous. Just as he reached to pull the strap up an idea popped into the older brothers head. Hey, you were pretty unbalanced coming back to your room, do you want me to help you change for bed now, since you already showered today? Plus, maybe the blindfold makes it less, I dunno, awkward? Almost as soon as he asked the question Charlie felt like kicking himself, if he wanted to avoid these situations where he'd get more and more attracted to his little sister why did his brain always come up with ways to tease himself? Thankfully, Kari was still blindfolded and couldn't see the rising flush on his face and nervous smile that had plastered itself across his handsome features. In order to give himself some sort of cover Charlie rapidly added more to the question, while standing and heading to the bag of Kari's clothes that he began putting away in the guest dresser while searching for her pajamas. I mean I can just get your pajamas ready too, if you don't think it'd be too hard to get yourself changed while lying on the bed, I just really don't want you trying to stand while I'm not in the room, not for the first few days. Remember, twisting in awkward motions can tense up the ligaments and muscles in your neck, which might give you a headache or even a migraine, I've got pills for those, but trust me it's way better if we just avoid them. Finally, through nervous searching and putting away clothes Charlie found a matching set of pajama tops and bottoms that must've had an extremely high thread count, they were both smooth and warm. The top seemed a little short around the belly, but otherwise they were perfect. He also found a matching set of socks that were the same mint green color and decorated with swirling white stitching that matched the pajama set. There were also a pair of underwear that were identical to the socks in color, but without the matching swirls, those he laid next to the other clothes on Kari's bed. Well, what do you think Karebear, no pressure either way.