( the self-indulgent hurt/comfort shipping meme )

[processions]

the self-indulgent hurt/comfort shipping meme


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

Dorian Pavus | Dragon Age: Inquisition

[cultivations]

(( pass on 16 or 17. fine with either role! m/m for anything shippy, ota for gen. ))

[wickedgraceless]

[ Anything in particular you'd be interested in? ]

Peter Quill | Guardians of the Galaxy

[nostalgiabomb]

(( pass on 16 and 17, open to playing either role! ))

clara oswald ~ doctor who ~ ota

[notacontrolfreak]

{OOC: I'm open to playing either role and I'm also open to both F/M and F/F for this meme! If you have any questions just ask!}

Re: clara oswald ~ doctor who ~ ota

[spacepeterpan]

[I have a sudden urge for Eleven to pop up and try to do some damage control on the emotional harm of Clara getting stuck dealing with Twelve. >.> ]

tony terrible decisions stark ★ ota

[letmetakeaselfie]

( no 16 or 17, tony is most likely the hurt party unless castmate )

[valuedstrength]

[He hears it through the grapevine that the pressure is on now more than ever to get Tony in the pilot seat. Apparently numbers were crunched, tests were run, blah blah. Steve doesn't want to hear about it. The loss of Howard is still weighing him down. He doesn't want to hear how science endorses him to jump into the head of a guy who only tentatively wants him around to fight and possibly die alongside him.

Really it's that last part. Steve promised to take care of Tony. Letting him in that death trap doesn't service that goal. What he has planned, however, does. He doesn't know how Tony feels about all this. Steve can guess it's upsetting so he turns up with a box of doughnuts and hopes against all hope he'll be let in.]

Hey, open up. I brought snacks.

Hunter | Beastly

[losthunter]

((open to either role, but would love to play Hunter as the injured one. M/M for shipping.))

Caroline Forbes | VDs | OTA

[blondebarbie]

[Mostly likely the hurt one but open to playing either role.]

Kurogane || Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

[forgedofdarkness]

[ooc: More likely to be the injured party, probably by his own stupidity. I'd prefer to skip 14, 16, and 17, please. Not overly interested in smut prompts in general]

Tim Drake | 63!DC Preboot | ota

[thegoshdarn]

[y e s, let us make beautiful self-indulgent h/c babies together.]

vlad tepes ● dracula untold

[sange]

[m/f for ships. no 12, 16, 17. probably caretaker, open to either role.]

[theeternalqueen]

((ooc- would you be ok with him saving a Queen somehow? I'm very game for her to be turned at some point))

Monkey D. Luffy | One Piece

[rubbernecking]

[ Open to either role for all EXCEPT 17, 21 and 22. Some scenarios will require a little work in Luffy's case or assumed CR. Also open to AU! ]

Dukken | The Melancholy Fantastic

[invisigoth]

[ ota; willing to play either role; please no: prompts 14, 17, 21, or 22, or characters under 21 ]

Rachel Conway | OC

[gotbottle]

[ f/m for shipping; willing to play either role; please no: prompts 14, 17, 21, or 22, or characters under 21 ]

alfred | bloodborne

[ex_theherald551]

[pass on 17; alfred is more likely to be the caretaker]

Noire ⋮⋮ FE:A ⋮⋮ OTA

[betwixtarcher]

[ Noire is Anemic and is prone to fainting spells. Is the one to be most likely to be cared for however if she is doing the caring expect an ever so fretful girl! Id prefer canon characters with male preference but as stated open to all ]

castiel | supernatural | ota

[falteringly]

Rachel Caustello | HoC/OC

[theunpressuredclub]

[Could be either; no smut please]

LEMUR clearly

[ofthecubs]

but is it "here Rachel I made you 50 bowls of soup which is learning since I made 100 for Elliot /sob" or is it "gdit Edgar stop giving yourself concussions." :|a

Elliot Reynolds | HoC/OC

[meonmyway2stealurgirl]

[Will aggressively try not to be cared for even if he needs it; no smut]

LEMUR forever

[ofthecubs]

I assume one of them is badly injured because such is life but which :|a

Nariko Lunae | Original | m/f

[gunslingerqueen]

[I've a little fondness for her being taken care of but she's enough of a mother hen to dedicatedly care for just about anyone, friends, family, and stubborn types alike. No 22, but smut (or not) is welcome!]

Marcus Endicott (Horatio) | Modern Hamlet AU

[lovetohim]

[Could be both; no smut]

...i mean, not lemurs here, but. :|a

[importuned]

physical or emotional because i have thoughts for both.

tommy merlyn | arrow | ota

[unsnarled]

Nico Robin| One Piece| OTA

[hananobooks]

[She doesn't have much experience in being a caretaker and being cared for is something that she's not used to, though she would try to show her appreciation for being cared for. She would also try to be a caretaker to the best of her ability. She knows there's a book about it.

[rubbernecking]

[ I heard the call of my people.

Robin's brush with death at the hands of rival pirates results in their crushing defeat by her wrathful crewmates, she wakes to her tended injuries and the collective relief of the Strawhats?

Or, you know. Anything... ]

Frank Castle | Punisher

[bloodguilty]

((most likely cared for. he's a shitty caretaker.))

Re: Frank Castle | Punisher

[connor340]

You have a Frank, and that's awesome. Would you be interested in an oc hunter of mine? She's from a world very similar to that found in the Supernatural television show (Hunter: the Reckoning if you're familiar with tabletop RPGs) . I think it would be easy enough for her to be ready to go after a vampire mob boss + ghouls, only to find that Frank has beaten her to it. Or, some other thing....thoughts? I'm pretty good with back tagging, and I tend to write in prose style.

Cloud Strife | Final Fantasy VII (AU) | OTA

[fragmented_one]

[Can be caretaker or the one being cared for. Prompt 12 is his canon regardless of role. I'd rather not play 22.]

Umino Iruka • Naruto • OTA

[shapingthefuture]

[ooc: No 16 or 17 options for sure. Iruka is probably more likely to be the caregiver but I'd be up for shaking it up by doing either role. Gen or shipping is cool. Cross-canon/cross-medium is totally okay as well.]

Kiyotaka Ishimaru | Dangan Ronpa

[hallacious]

[No 16 or 17 please! Much more likely to be the comforted, but if you're one or two specific characters he could go either way. M/M for anything shippy.]