C/P, ( P/Others )  

Warnings:

NC-17  Angst. Some graphic details of non-con in later chapters. Plus this starts after the death of an important, but not 'major' character.

Summary:

This is a story of strength and survival, of the kind of love that defies fate and makes belief in the impossible the only possible option. There's a lot of Tommy angst, simply because he's so damn good at suffering <g> and a healthy amount of Chakotay angst just to balance the scale.

Hell, it's just an angst fest really!

BTW:  Please don't archive this story anywhere without my express permission. I know I don't usually put restrictions on stories, but this one is intended for a specific archive when it's finished, so I'd rather not find it posted anywhere else in the meantime.  Thank you.