After coming in second in Season 23, Val falls into a downward spiral. Disclaimers: 1) This story contains darker material, with hints at suicidal thoughts and actions. If this is not something that you feel comfortable with reading, then please do not read on. 2) This story is completely fictional. These events did not happened to the real life people the characters are based on. 3) As with all stories I write on this website, I care very little what the DWTS pros do in real life, so long as they are happy and healthy (and continuing to kill it out there on the dance floor).