Object
Josh's Deflection Drink
Josh clutches his drink tight in the meeting room's stifling air, shoving a magazine aside to plant a coaster beneath it as Stanley's questions slice into suicidal shadows and bloody hand secrets. Liquid sloshes with each defensive gesture, mirroring the home-brewed beverage he invokes from the meltdown night—poured in solitary ritual to cloak self-harm in banal routine. The prop endures Stanley's accusation, surface trembling as denial fractures, flashbacks erupting like suppressed steam.
1 appearances
Purpose
Hydration and prop for verbal deflection during therapy confrontation
Significance
Anchors Josh's crumbling facade of normalcy, amplifying PTSD stakes as mundane sip contrasts shattering vulnerability; echoes earlier office tension where C.J. grips her own amid Cano probe, threading comfort rituals through unraveling psyches.
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