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1. i must be strong (and carry on) by xxDreamy for Autumn0689

   Fandoms: The Mentalist (TV 2008)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Patrick Jane/Teresa Lisbon
   • Patrick Jane
   • Teresa Lisbon
   • Canon Compliant
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Self-Harm
   • Loneliness
   • Healing
   • Sad with a Happy Ending
   • chapter 2 contains graphic description of self-harm and a suicide attempt
   • you can easily skip it - read only chapter 1
   • Christmas fic - kinda

   Summary

   He’s heard once that silence is your loudest scream. One that is lost amongst them all.

   So he welcomes it like an old friend and lets it consume him until there’s nothing left to take from.

   ________

   Five times when Christmas is associated with pain and one time it isn’t.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,132

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

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