For many years the pain just grew and grew until it became far too much to bear. This is the story of Loki Odinson and his trial with depression and self-harm and the one person who gave him light and a purpose, Tony Stark. -*WARNINGS*- This fanfiction may contain triggers for those who also suffer from either self-harming tendencies or depression, please read careful and with consideration, this piece is also drawn from personal experience and views depicted are not stereotypical of all sufferers.