Sean the Shrink
When listening to Finn and Rachel's dilemmas, Sean Fretthold wonders if he really needs a shrink. Spoilers from 1x18, Laryngitis and continues into Season 2.
Prologue: Laryngitis
"Sean, Finn's here to see you."
Although he's used to being visited by Finn, Sean Fretthold still gives himself a little pep talk. He's been this way for a while, but he still feels like crap when he sees that gangly boy enter his doorway, swaying awkwardly. So, he tells himself to grow some balls, and get the hell over it.
A few seconds later, Finn Hudson walks in through said doorway, tall frame bent over, his face in a grin, hand in a fist, as he says, "Fretter."
Sean sees his hand go up as Finn makes a clicking sound, like the ones he used to make when he was able to bump fists with the Quarterback. However, a flash of something drags his attention to a midget of a girl still standing at the doorway, looking shocked at what she's seeing. Somehow, Sean knows who she is, and he knows Finn hasn't told her about what happened to him.
Well, it wouldn't hurt to embarrass the boy, and so he does. Then it gets down to the serious crap, and Sean tells Rachel Berry his story, and she looks terrified. The story is something Finn has heard on many occasions, so he just watches Rachel as she listens. As he talks, Sean can't help but think on how many ways he was gonna take the shit out of Finn for being such a pansy. He wasn't lying when he said he liked her. Like was the understatement of the fucking century.
When Rachel Berry says thank you before she leaves, Sean is genuinely confused. All he's told her is the depressing story that is his life. But as his mom helps him with his useless physical therapy, he realises what she thanked him for.
It was the first time he felt like a shrink, but it wasn't to be the last.