the self-indulgent hurt/comfort shipping "kink" masterpost meme

[memeconsolidation]

the self-indulgent hurt/comfort shipping kink* masterpost meme
* "kink" here being used very loosely and not necessarily involving sex


In order to avoid long extrapolation, I'll say one thing: I've noticed that people like what I call "h/c shipping kink." Kink may not be the right word - sex need not be involved - but essentially, crappy things happen to our characters in their crapsack worlds in canon all the time. Sometimes, we like to see them happy. Or relatively happier. And less evil and more adjusted, for those of us who play those types. It's all very self-indulgent.

And, as you can tell from my username, I'm going to be compiling memes that have, for some reason, got micromanaged into ridiculous niches when they should all be under one umbrella. This first project is to wrangle up all the "caretaking" themed shipping memes. Basically, one character cares for the other, be it physically, emotionally, or otherwise. There is also shipping.

The end goal is to weed down redundant memes and, maybe, make this an all-purpose post!

HOW TO PLAY

• You know the protocol.
• Comment with your characters and preferences. Also, be sure to include whether your character would be the caretaker, the cared for, or if you can play either. BLANK COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED. I'm serious. I'm deleting blank comments.
• Reply to others.

PROMPTS

1. Physically Hurt: The traditional h/c scenario. Your partner is hurt, and you break out the bandages to patch them up and give them a shoulder to lean on. May also come with the Florence Nightingale effect, where the "patient" falls in love with the "nurse" thanks to their care.
2. Emotionally Hurt: You can't put bandages on wounded egos and souls, but you can try your best.
3. Illness: You're with someone who's sick - maybe even with a long-term, chronic, or mortal illness.
4. Trauma: Like emotional hurt, this is not an easy cure, and it's even deeper. There will also be blowback on the one trying to care for their traumatized loved one.
5. Mortality: You're struggling with the fact that one partner may die sooner than the other because of lifestyle or species reasons.
6. The One Left Behind: One side of the ship is the person left at home to wait and worry.
7. Triumphant Return: They're finally back and in one piece! Celebrate in the way you two deem best.
8. Changed by Your Love: You're finding yourself a better person now that you're with them.
9. Pulled from Depression: You saw no reason to live before you met them.
10. Physical Protector/Bodyguard: It started out as protection. It became more.
11. Pure/Impure: You two have varying alignments and varying experiences. Does this affect your relationship?
12. Remember: Or actually, you can't. You've lost everything about your identity, including your past memories. Needless to say, you may cling to the one person who's helping you. You also may not want to remember your old life.
13. In a Bad Situation: You're in a dangerous scenario - being hunted, prisoners, bruised and beaten and brought to a strange place - and all you have to rely on is each other. You've been thrown into the fire together and you have to survive.
14. Inexperienced: Whether it be in romance, sex, or the world in general, one part of the pairing is teaching the other part the ropes. This can encompass so-called "innocence kinks" or age differences.
15. I Thought I Lost You: Their injuries were so substantial that you thought they were done for. Now, you have to deal with your own emotional
16. Gentle, Loving Smut: AKA sexual healing and all gentle smut memes or memes that focus on emotional attachment.
17. Bad Sexual Experience: Similar to the above option, but including sexual baggage that one partner must prove does not always apply.
18. Trust Issues: One of you has a hard time trusting the other. There may be jealousy involved here.
19. Unexpected Caretaker: You'd think the sweet one would take care of the dour one, but it's the opposite way around. This is the "surly badasses take care of the one they love" option.
20. Unwillingly Cared For: You don't need to be coddled. They should leave you alone!
21. Hurt by You: You have to pick up the pieces of what you've done, thanks to an argument or your temper.
22. Draining: Caring for them is damaging you and your relationship with them.
23. Mutually Beneficial: There's not one set "caretaker." You both look out for each other.

Comments

Volgin | MGS3 | M/M

[colonel_thunderbolt]

[Volgin will most likely be the caretaker.]

Arthur Kirkland (England) | Hetalia

[english_dignity]

[ooc: Happy to have either the hurt one, though if Arthur he's not likely to be sick unless we AU it, but emotional pain, exhaustion, injuries, etc are all possible.

Also offering my female!England, Britannia Angel and bitty!England (no smut options for him).]

2

[invisible_canada]

Alfred had left them. Left Arthur. Matthew could see and feel the deep ache left in the older nation and just wanted to do all he could to help ease the pain. It would never go away completely. But maybe he could help. He could at least try.

That was why Matthew knocked on Arthur's door softly, then shyly let himself in and closed the door behind him before crossing to the bed and crawled in beside the other nation.

Tony Stark l MCU l OTA

[notonmyspace]

[Tony can be either but hurt works best given his recent canon events.]

Re: Tony Stark l MCU l OTA

[rather_be_surfing]

[would #13 work all right with you? I can start it, just want to be sure we're both okay with the scenario before I do. Thinking probably action/gen/whatever rather than shipping.]

Quistis Trepe | Final Fantasy VIII | OTA

[nagyka]

[ OTA, M/F if you are down for shipping. She can be on either end, but I prefer her to be the caretaker. Permissions & preference here. I am also not interested in writing smut, but I don't mind the before or after! ]

[rather_be_surfing]

((Not 100% sure where you'd want to go with this, so I didn't pick a specific number, but here's a person to poke at? Age differences will likely prevent anything too terribly hinky. Let me know if you'd rather him be infected or just human.))

He was cold, shaking, soaked to the bone and about on his last leg when he found the wall in the dark, and put one hand on it to guide him to the door, which happened to be halfway around the building from where he'd encountered it. He couldn't see much with the pouring rain, and even if he could, he wasn't sure he would have been able to make much sense of what he looked at. He'd been injured badly, and the t-shirt under his jacket was shredded to rags, the raw, clawed flesh underneath pale and ghostlike. Honestly, it was a wonder he was on his feet at all.

Eventually, fingers found a frame, and then the door, and he leaned his back against it for a minute, gasping and shaking his head. Wet hair slapped against his forehead, and he closed his eyes. Gut wounds were always the worst.

He gritted his teeth, straightening up enough to give him leverage while he backhanded the door in an attempt at a knock. Whether or not it would register as such with his strength slowly draining away was up for debate, but hopefully it would at least register as something other than the wind knocking things against the structure.

Ritsuka Aoyagi | Loveless | OTA

[pictureslastlonger]

((The hurt one, can be the comforter, or slap 23 onto any of the other prompts! Ritsuka gets into risky situations a lot, as well as having an abusive mother.

No interest in smut options, though! Only friendship and immature kid crush fluff!))

Shall we say 10 along with 23 then? Just being with Ritsuka seems to be enough for Soubi.

[pinned_butterfly]

[It's another rainy night. The sky is an undecided deep grey, layers of shadow coiling with clouds lit by the bruised remnants of moonlight. It's hard to see anything down on the street except in stark patches lit by the indelicate spotlight of the street lamps. The whole world is in greyscale like an old movie. Except - except for a shadow, blacker than pavement, that slips around the back of the Aoyagi house. Soundlessly it climbs up onto the balcony at the back of the house and creeps up to the window. The yellow light from inside illuminates the contours of a long coat, a wet fan of hair guarding a slender neck, the glass on a pair of round glasses. One long finger taps gently at the glass. Soubi has come to keep his Sacrifice company. Perhaps he knows that Ritsuka is spending the evening alone again.

Hisoka Kurosaki | Yami no Matsuei | ota

[empathicweapon]

Aoba Seragaki | Dramatical Murder

[scrapthis]

[ Can be caretaker or the sick one. Any gender is welcome for gen situations, but men only for romantic/smut things. Available in kyriakos flavor or canon flavor. ]

1 - canon & pre shit going down

[inktrails]

[ Mizuki already thought it was only a matter of time before Aoba would get into trouble with one of the less savory teams around. It's what tends to happen to no-marks, after all, and even though Aoba certainly is no pushover (Mizuki could know) it's not exactly like he can do much against a whole group of them either. But luckily Mizuki's status as the leader of Dry Juice made it a little easier to make them disperse already the moment he noticed it happening on the streets. Thankfully it wasn't too hard either to drag his friend back to his tattoo parlor since it was nearby so he'd have a place where he could look at the damage without too many people around.

He lets out a sigh though as he's checking out examining the other guy. ]

I think your ankle got sprained. [ Not that it couldn't be worse, but still, Mizuki can't help but feel a little bad. ] Now do you get why I'm always asking you to join Dry Juice? It can get pretty harsh out there.

[ Yeah, like that's the only reason he asks.. obviously it's not. Although it's true that he certainly doesn't want to see his best friend hurt. But at least he's already looking through some drawers for bandages right away. ]

Rin Matsuoka | Free! | OTA

[sharkmaid]

(( ooc: Open to being both the hurt or the caretaker, though with Rin he's more prone to the former. But he's not against taking care of others! He's just a little... more awkward about it. Also totally open to gen or smut~ Feel free to ask questions if you have any! ))

Jason Todd | DCU [preboot]

[noonesson]

[ Shippy is okay, smut's out, could be caretaker or caretaken, but face it he's kind of not good at the former. ]

Akiha Tohno | Tsukihime/Melty Blood

[cliffside]

[Could be either. F/M or F/F for gen or smut, but keep in mind the latter assumes the character has established a strong sense of trust with her.]

Minato Arisato | Persona 3

[runtothesunlight]

[He could go either way as the caretaker or the hurt one. More keen on gen, but if you want to go smut that's fine just ask first.]

[nosmoking]

((OOC: Rolled a couple times, couldn't decide between 1, 5, or 13. Any inclination on those three?))

Hawke | Dragon Age 2 | M/F, OTA castmates

[questionablewit]

[Can be either caretaker or cared for. No 17 or 22.]

Derek Bliss | Vampires: Los Muertos | OTA

[rather_be_surfing]

[Good for anything; I can play him hurt and/or taking care of someone. His sticky post has links to canon sources if you need to know it first, and I can play him infected with vampirism or not. If he's infected, though, he'll avoid anything intimate.

Basics:
Male
Human infected with an exorcism-created type of vampirism
Vampire Hunter for a living
Around 36 years old
American, lives/works in the southwest circa 2002
Het preferred if it wanders into ship territory, but willing to try slash if it somehow goes in that direction.
All scenarios good. All mediums welcome.]

#10: Alright, Derek. Jess saved your arse.

[farfromstanford]

[Very little prepares one for a dislocated shoulder and a bullet lodged somewhere in a pelvis. She's pretty sure that shock is slowly creeping in, but laying on the ground next to a newly dead (re-dead?) and mostly headless vampire isn't exactly making it easier to move. Between Sam, Dean, and Derek, they had taught her well, but there were some things even they couldn't prevent in the heat of the moment.

Jess moves her tongue around in the attempt to find some semblance of moisture before calling out, her voice hoarse.] Derek?

Nepeta Leijon | Homestuck | OTA

[bloodpainter]

[OOC: She can do either of them, and both equally well. As a caretaker she's particularly suited for 8 (moirail by nature), 9 (chipper and determined to cheer up her grumpy partner), 11 (see 8), and 20 (grouchiness attracts her). As the one being cared for she's suited for 1 (she's an active girl and can easily get herself injured getting in over her head), 4 (CLOWNS or maybe something else), or 15 (spoilers she dies). 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 16 and 23 she can be on either side of, and I'm not so interested in the rest.]

Hazuki Nagisa // Free! Iwatobi Swim Club // OTA

[catching_up]

((Nagisa is probably best as caretaker - he's a flighty hyper little shit, yeah, but surprisingly solid in a crisis.

Note please that I do not do the smut.))

Kiyoshi Teppei | Kuroko no Basuke

[tesshin]

[ He can be in either role, I really don't mind which. I'd just prefer not to do 5, otherwise it's all good. I'm also willing to provide starter if given a prompt! :) ]

Sam Winchester | Supernatural

[hellunbounded]

[I really love Sam being on the receiving end of the hurt/comfort, but he can be the caretaker as well. Smut options are okay, but might deal with past non-con. Happy to talk anything out!]

[hauntedhealer]

13 okay? Nancy here is an OC, she's a nurse who works in a haunted hospital. Do you want to set the scene, or shall I?

Eren Jagger/ Attack On Titan

[recklesswings]

[No smut, and more then likely the caregiver for injuries.]

John Watson | BBC Sherlock

[captainwatson]

[Can be either.]

seragaki aoba | dramatical murder

[audiophonic]

( ooc. can be either or! )

RNG says 3

[gunkink]

[Thing about Minato is that he is, in general, more used to being taken care of than taking care of others. At least in the sense of taking care of someone who's ill. Not that he's particularly bad at it, he's just not good at it. Had it been an injury he'd probably be of more use, but... As it is, he's feeling a little bit useless.

Still. He's not going anywhere at least, watching over the other diligently and monitoring his condition. If he takes any turn for the worse, Minato doesn't care what he says, he'll carry him to the hospital if necessary.

He's keeping a light hold of the other man's hand, hoping it's at least some comfort.] You want me to get you something?

[He says this after a moment, glancing at his face. He's frowning a little because he really doesn't look good... It's... Worrying, to say the least.]



(ooc: hope this is okay!)

Jessica Moore | Supernatural | OTA

[farfromstanford]

[Up for anything!]

tess | the last of us

[nowthatsfunny]

[Can play either role. No 17, please. F/M for anything that gets shippy.]

Grimmjow Jaegerjaques | Bleach | M/M

[panterahueso]

[OOC: Being cared for. He doesn't care for others very well. Particularly interested in 12 (Remember)]

[berriesandcream]

[OOC: Interested in an Ichigo? I'm definitely interested in 12.]

Scanty || Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt || OTA, prefer F/M

[betterthanpanty]

((ooc: open to F/F with Kneesocks))

Medusa Gorgon || Soul Eater || OTA, prefer F/M

[vectorsnake]

((ooc: Medusa's more likely to be the caregiver - y'know, being a doctor and all. But I'm open to either one.))