We all grow up feeling invincible. We watch the news and we see all the things that can happen, and it just never occurs to us that that kind of thing could ever happen to us. And then it does. And the whole world changes without really having changed at all, and that can be a very lonely feeling. You are NOT ALONE.

Dedicated to the writer of "muscle and sinew and bone"--a kakagai fanfic that deals with these issues without romanticizing them, that tells the story of the world shift that occurs in the aftermath of such an event, and, most importantly, that reminds us all that these things can happen to even the strongest of us. You can find it here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/4184445/chapters/9449436. WARNING: rape occurs in this fic

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