Chey during the time he was living with alaska, recharging, re-evaluating, and getting back on his feet. living with her (and Reggie and Nate) gave him the chance to step back from the chaos his life had been prior, where stripping and sex work were his primary sources of income, and drugs were still his primary methods of coping.
the peace his new living arrangement offered him gave him the distance and support he needed to change it up and move forward, so... i figured it fit well enough for the card ;w;
Four of Swords
ʀᴇsᴛ, ʀᴇʟᴀxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴇᴅɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʀᴇᴄᴜᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ sᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛᴇʟʟs ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴍɪʟᴇsᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʀᴇᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴘʜᴀsᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴs. ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅ: ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴛʀᴇss ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʀᴇsɪʟɪᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.
ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ sᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀs ᴀ sɪɢɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴛᴇᴘ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ. ɴᴏᴡ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴜᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ʙʏ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ‘ᴄʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ’ ᴏʀ sᴛʀᴇss. ᴍᴇᴅɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇs ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ, ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴǫᴜɪʟʟɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟᴇɴɪsʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ sᴇʟғ.
ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟ sᴇɴsᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ sᴡᴏʀᴅs ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss sᴏ ғᴀʀ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇ-ᴀssᴇss ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ɴᴏᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ.