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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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[She sighs softly.] I-I...don't really know...I wish I could tell you...but...right now...maybe the only thing to do...is try to live your own life...

I don't have my own life! That was my life, and I barely even had that!

That was a life put on you...Now you have to find your own.

How?! I just got kicked out of the only place I had to go!

I can help you with that...We can find you a place to stay, figure something out...

But I can only do that...if you want it.

[Kovu's anger subsides, just for a moment, and his head falls again.]

I don't know...if I want anything right now...

[She's silent for a moment, watching him.]

Kovu...I'd like to help...and I'll do anything I can...But I can only help if you're willing to try. I won't force you into anything...It's up to you...

[Kovu can't even talk anymore. Everything is just too much right now. He lays his head on his knees again, and tries to hold back tears.]

[She doesn't say anything. She simply remains where she is, standing at the end of the bench quietly.]

[After a few seconds, Kovu just gives up. At first, the crying is pretty soft, but soon he's clutching his legs as he chokes back sobs.]

[She bites her bottom lip as she watches him, blinking back her own tears. Slowly she sits on the bench beside him, once again wrapping her arms around him and holding him in a gentle embrace.]

[He doesn't flinch away this time, though the physical contact gives him a start. As she holds him, his sobbing eases, and his breathing starts to even out.

He still has no idea what he's going to do...but Fluttershy isn't lying to him. At least she wants to help him, even if no one else does...]

[She simply holds him for the moment, letting him work out all his pent-up frustrations. She really wished she could do more for him.

But for now, she hoped this could be enough.]

[It takes a few minutes before he's finally breathing normally again, but now he doesn't know what to say. So he sits there in silence, trying to think of something.]

[Once she feels he's calmed down enough, she pulls away and looks at him, smiling gently.]

Do you think maybe we could try to fix up your injuries, at least...