excellent fic dealing with the aftermath of the bashing, especially:
"And then it hit me, I didn't want to cry anymore, I didn't want to be sad anymore, I just wanted him. Not because I wanted to avoid it, but because I love him and this is just part of me. I can't avoid it. It is a part of me that is always going to be here and always going to hurt. Some days it will feel like a weight that I just can't get out from under. But it isn't the only thing and maybe some days I won't think about it that much. And I forgot that for a little while."