"I have, yes. The cases I've dealt with over the years have been numerous and with all types. You aren't hopeless, Max. No one is and I've never given up on someone before," Rung said sincerely, hands still on the other's cheeks because he wasn't about to break contact with him now that he's initiated it.

He's not afraid, Max.

"You can get through this and move forward in a way that isn't just drifting along. You can be so much more, even with everything that you've gone through and I want to help you do it."