Ashfur pulled his sleeves down, fully aware of other people and it made him self conscious, it always did. "You don't have to hide from them." Keiran whispered. Ashfur looked around, there were men and women who had the same scars he did. "There are others like me." Ashfur said. Keiran nodded. "Your staring." One man said, his tone wasn't rude at all. "Sorry.." Ashfur muttered looking down. "No! It's cool. I got this from trying to kill myself, I tried to slit my wrists and went all the way up." He said, rolling his sleeves up. Ashfur cringed at the scar. "Nasty isn't it?" He asked. Keiran nodded. "Don't be like me, save yourself from your inner demons." He said softly. Ashfur rolled his sleeves up. "Each time one heals, I take a razor to it, my dark thoughts get the best of me.. I'm struggling bad right now, first service dog passed a year ago, my second service dog passed just recently and my only outlet is to cut." He said. Rennen nodded running his fingers across the scars. "You can prevent this. You just choose not to. Because like me, you like the feeling it gives you, don't you? You like the feeling of metal across your skin cutting deep into your wrists. Huh?" Rennen asked, tilting his head. Ashfur looked away. "Trust me I like that feeling too, I can't stand when the contact is gone. Is that how you feel?" Rennen asked again. Ashfur nodded. "Yes." He admitted. "Let me show you something." Rennen said. Ashfur nodded. The male ran something cold along his fresh cuts making him wince. "It'll heal the pain for a while, come back for more and I'll give you a bottle of it." Rennen said. Ashfur nodded. "Thank you." He said. Rennen smiled. "No problem." He said. "And no cutting tonight." He added. Ashfur nodded. "I mean it. Absolutely no cutting for the next several weeks." Rennen said. Ashfur sighed. "Don't worry I'll keep him in check." Hollyleaf said. Ashfur jumped. Keiran chuckled, catching his husband. "And you literally jumped this time." He said. "I'm glad someone thinks it's comical." Ashfur retorted dryly. "Who is you?" Rennen asked. "His personal babysitter." Hollyleaf teased. Ashfur rolled his eyes. "She's a friend." Ashfur said. "And a friend who will keep you in check. I remind him of his meds every night, talk him through his racing thoughts and get him through his dreams." Hollyleaf said. Rannen nodded. "She's a nuisance." Ashfur...