SLASH. When Gibbs offers himself to save DiNozzo from an unpleasant fate, he suffers damage he could never have anticipated. It's going to take all of Gibbs' inner strength and all of Fornell's love to make this right. GibbsWhump! recovery story with established Gibbs/Fornell. Rated M for later chapters. A continuation of "Silent Misery" by lastcrazyhorn, published with permission.