bakerstreet | Catching Hurt//Comfort Meme

Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/comfort is a fan fiction genre that involves the physical pain or emotional distress of one character, who is cared for by another character. The injury, sickness or other kind of hurt allows an exploration of the characters and their relationship.

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1. INJURY. You've been injured. Broken bones or bleeding out or maybe just a tiny little papercut. The choice is yours.
2. SICKNESS. You're sick and laid up in bed, at home or in a hospital. The severity is up to you.
3. FEAR/ANXIETY. Something is happening and you're scared beyond belief.
4. LOSS OF SENSES. Sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, etc. You've lost some important sense or ability and now you're left to deal with it.
5. DESPAIR. Nothing is good or right anymore and you can't shake the depression. Maybe that friend of yours can help though...
6. BREAKUP. You've been dumped. You need someone to comfort you, possibly by the one who dumped you.
7. MAKE UP. Fight or break up, it's time to makeup.
8. RESCUED. You've just been held captive and/or tortured for however long and finally, someone has come to the rescue.
9. BAD ROMANCE. Fight, cheated on, abused, whatever the case is, someone else can clearly see you need comfort from someone who isn't your terrible lover tonight.
10. LOSS. You've experience a loss of some kind and need help getting through it.
11. INSANITY. You're seeing things that aren't really there, hearing voices, or you're just convinced you're at your wit's end finally and you're going to crack. Maybe someone can give you a helping hand.
12. TIRED. You've had a heard life recently and you're just worn too thin to really care anymore. There's no fight left in you anymore. Can someone help change your mind?
13. ADDICTION. Drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, or any other type of addiction has got you in its grasp. First time or relapse. Will someone be able to save you?
14. INSOMNIA. You can't sleep anymore, no matter how hard you try. Maybe someone can give you company.
15. NIGHTMARES. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, you can't sleep without gruesome, horrible nightmares. Either someone is stuck in your dream with you, witnessing it or they're just waking you up, soothing you out of it.
16. BLACKMAIL. You've been caught doing something you shouldn't and you were blackmailed because of it
17. SEPARATION. You're going to be separated for awhile or were separated for a long time. Either make up for lost time or try to spend every last moment together.
18. VIOLATED. You've been violated in some way. Can include sexual overtones or not. Can someone help you through it?
19. STRANDED. You've been stranded somewhere remote, with no help of anyone finding you for awhile. Can you survive this together?
20. SINS. You're feeling the weight of your sins and guilt clearer than ever. Can someone give you absolution or lessen the ache any?
21. SECRET. It's difficult having to keep that secret of yours, be it a relationship or something you just don't want to share with anybody else. Maybe it's okay to talk about it now though...
22. ADDITION. Babies should be joyous things unless you're in a situation where you know you won't be able to care for them. Either you've adopted or found out you're pregnant.

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[ooc: I was wondering if you'd be up for Cyrus catching some sort of cold or something that makes him lose control of his abilities, causing ransom magical things to happen when he sneezes? I think it would be cute if Alice was trying to help him]

[that's adorable! I'm game!]

Chicken soup should do the trick. It's my mother's recipe. Granted, the chickens here in Wonderland can actually breathe fire, but it should still have the same effect.

[Alice was just trying to be helpful when she offered him a spoonful of the soup she had been cooking over the fire for the better part of the day. Catching a Wonderland chicken wasn't easy. Especially since some of them tended to breathe fire, but she had managed.

It was just another in a long line of cold remedies she knew of. Poor Cyrus had been ill for days now and she had learned to take cover whenever he felt a sneeze coming on. He wasn't entirely in control of his abilities right now]

I didn't know genies could even catch colds.

[Cyrus felt miserable. It was very rarely that he got sick, being a genie and all, but in a land populated by magic like Wonderland, it was possible for even magic beings to fall ill. It was a miserable experience every time.

But this time was levels above the others because never before had he had a master take such good care of him in his time of illness.

He carefully took the bite of soup, enjoying it's warmth over everything.]

It's just fine, Alice. Thank you. [his voice was soft and raspy from sneezing and coughing] Were you able to catch your bed roll?

[Alice really did feel bad for him. It wasn't pity so much as a deep and almost instinctual need to comfort him while he looked and felt so miserable. She just wanted him to start to feel better, but nothing seemed to work.

Smiling, she offered him the bowl of soup. Much as she didn't mind feeding it to him, Cyrus probably wanted to do that himself]

No, I'm afraid that's a lost cause. It's fine, that one was worn a bit too thin anyway. I'll get another.

[Never mind the fact that Cyrus had accidentally given her bed roll legs and it had taken off unexpectedly]

[Cyrus pushed himself up and took the bowl, cupping it in his hands like his only source of warmth. Despite feeling cold, his vest and shirt were off, as his fever had him burning up.

He smiled as she tried to wave it off] I appreciate you sparing my feelings, I still feel awful. I'd say we could share but...

[He quickly put down the bowl as he felt another sneeze coming on.]

MOVE!

[He sneezed violently, twice, turning the fire into a cloud of glitter. He flopped back down on his blankets and put a hand over his eyes.] This is ridiculous.

- But you're a sneezing, coughing, mess. Probably not contagious since I have no magical abilities, but -

[Alice was in the middle of her speech when he warned her to move. She instinctively dropped to the ground and covered her head with her hands until his sneeze was over. When it was done, she sat up to survey the damage]

Well, I suppose it's a lucky thing I gathered some extra firewood.

[She didn't blame him. How could she? He wasn't in control of his abilities at the moment. So she set about the task of building yet another fire, as if the first one hadn't been demolished by his sneeze]

Cyrus, it's fine. Everything you've...sneezed at is replaceable.

That's not the point. [For once, Alice's ability to put a positive spin on everything was not one of Cyrus' favorite things about her.]

And what happens when I sneeze on something not replaceable? [He said in a bit of hysterics] What happens when I sneeze on you!?

[He sat up then, or as much as he could in his weakened condition] Please Alice. Get my bottle. Let me ride this out in there, where it's safe!

You'll put me back to my normal self once you're healthy again. Honestly, if you think I'm afraid of being turned into a cat or something unnatural, I'm not going anywhere.

[She caught his face in her hands, forcing him to meet her determined gaze. He should know by now that she wasn't going to abandon him. Come hell, high water, or a strange genie cold]

Cyrus, you're ill. I don't want you to be by yourself. You've already got a fever that would have admitted you to a hospital in my world!

[He couldn't stop a frustrated groan] I would die if I hurt you. Even accidentally. Don't you see that?

[He met her gaze with a tired and frustrated one of his own. He can't hurt her...he just can't]

It would be safer...

You're a genie. I'm your mistress. You can't hurt me, isn't that one of your rules? Maybe not a rule of magic, but certainly a rule of society.

[Give it up Cyrus, she's not going anywhere]

It wouldn't. Just stay out here with me. I'm sure I have a remedy somewhere. If the soup didn't work, maybe cold compresses?

I can't hurt you consciously with my magic nor would I ever if I had a choice. Who knows what this random magic will do...

[He curled in on himself and turned on his side away from her to sneeze again, turning some stones into liquid. Then he just lay there and moaned]

It usually goes away after a few days. It can't kill me, it just makes me miserable for a little while.

{He didn't turn back to her but he did reach back with one hand for her.] I told you before, there is nothing you can do, though I've appreciated you trying.

[When he curled into such a helpless position, she reached out and let her hand rest on his shoulder once his sneeze was over, eying the puddle that had formed precisely where a couple of rocks had been earlier. Maybe he had a point, but she was too stubborn to let him suffer all on his own

Then we'll just wait this out together.

[She squeezed his hand and dropped down to place a kiss on his forehead]

[He sighed when he felt her hand on his shoulder. Part of why he felt so miserable was because he knew how helpless Alice must feel being unable to help him. She was such a good soul that this had to be killing her.]

[Once he was sure he wasn't going to sneeze again, he turned back to her.]

Please do not think I don't appreciate you being here and everything you've done. It's been a long time since I've known such kindness. I just don't want to hurt you.

[When he turned to look at her, she purposely swept his slightly sweaty bangs away from his forehead and if she subconsciously tried to gauge his temperature at the same time, that was just a coincidence, right?]

You won't hurt me. I know it, just like I know you don't want to be sick all by yourself. Here, lay down and I'll find a cloth to dip in the river. That should help with your fever.

[The touch felt nice, no matter how she meant it. He leaned into it with a soft sigh of pleasure as he did what she told him and lay back against the blankets]

Thank you Alice, my love.

Catching Hurt//Comfort Meme

Cyrus | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | ota

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