hurt / comfort

[kristaliske]

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.

Comments

[thescaronhisface]

[Kovu nods.

Even for the few moments that she's gone, he finds "alone" to be a much stronger feeling than it had ever been before. He wasn't often in anyone else's homes, and he'd never been trusted before to be in any room of another's house by himself.

But amazed as he is at how welcoming Fluttershy is, and at her trust of him, he can't help but wish she hadn't left him here with only his thoughts for company. There isn't anything left to think about that doesn't make him either more angry, or more depressed.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Soon Fluttershy returns with a glass of water and the First Aid kit under her arm. Placing the kit down on a table, she offers the glass to Kovu.]

Here...

[thescaronhisface]

[He looks up at her, then at the glass. For the briefest moment, he almost looks scared, like he thinks it's poisoned or something, but he takes it.]

Thanks.

[He takes a small sip, exhaling with a bit of relief.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She smiles, watching him for a moment. Then she lets him finish his water as she opens the first aid kit, sorting through it.]

[thescaronhisface]

[After he sets the glass down on a side table, he watches her digging through the first aid kit.]

...This is going to sting, isn't it?

[While the wound is bloody, it's been long enough now that there isn't any more blood coming from it, and none has since Fluttershy found him. But he hadn't washed it at all himself.]

[strengthinkindness]

...M-Most likely, yes...

[She's already preparing something to clean the wound. To be honest, she would have felt more comfortable taking him to a doctor to have it looked at. But he'd been so reluctant to even come here, she wouldn't dare suggest it right now.

Once she's done, she turns back to him.]

[thescaronhisface]

[He flinches instinctively, even before she's finished prepping.]

Just get it over with.

[He clenches a fist tight.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods, sitting on the table in front of him.]

Keep your eyes closed...and try to hold still...

[And as carefully as she could, she begins by lightly dabbing the wound to clean it out.]

[thescaronhisface]

[He closes his eyes, but he can't help but gasp and flinch.]

Gggh.

[He breathes deep, and clenches his fists tight.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She cleans the wound as carefully and as quickly as she can, wincing in sympathy for him. Soon she finishes up and sits back, sighing softly.]

Okay...I'm all done, but don't open your eyes yet...

[thescaronhisface]

[Easier said then done. It's stinging like crazy. Kovu's used to getting beaten and scratched up, but it's a lot different when it's a single, deliberate slash. He's lucky that eye is still there, and still works.

He clenches his fists one more time, and grits his teeth.]

How much longer?

[strengthinkindness]

Just a bit longer...the medicine needs time to settle...

[thescaronhisface]

You have any idea how much this stuff burns?

[The gritting teeth are now being gnashed against each other, and Kovu was pretty sure if his fingernails were any longer they'd be cutting into his skin by now. His knuckles are turning white with how much pressure he's exerting.]

[strengthinkindness]

I do, actually...And I know it does hurt, but it really helps in the long run...

[Carefully now, she lightly dabs the wound to clean up anything extra.]

There...

[thescaronhisface]

[He sucks in air through his teeth, and tries not to cringe away.]

Please tell me we're done now.

[strengthinkindness]

W-well...it's the best I can do with what I have...so yes, I'd say we're all finished...

[She's already cleaning up the supplies she's used.]

[thescaronhisface]

So I can open my eyes back up?

[He's really hoping the answer is 'yes.' It's getting hard to keep them closed without either squinting them, which hurt more, or letting them just open again.]

[strengthinkindness]

Yes, go ahead...

[thescaronhisface]

[He starts to open them, then inhales sharply and squeezes them shut as a flare of pain shoots through the whole wound. He tries again much more slowly and carefully, but he's still grimacing.

He gingerly puts a finger near the laceration, and lightly presses against the skin, resulting in another sharp intake of air.]

Hate to think what would've happened if I hadn't pulled back far enough.

[strengthinkindness]

[Closing the first aid kit, she glances back at him.]

You might've lost your eye, to be honest...you're lucky...

[thescaronhisface]

No kidding...

[But now what? He couldn't just stay here. There's no way he could tell her what had happened, and even if she didn't ask, he probably wouldn't be able to deal with her fussing over him.

Problem is, he doesn't have anywhere else he can go...]

[strengthinkindness]

[She hesitates for a moment, not really sure what to do herself. She'd feel bad for just leaving him, but she didn't want to bother or upset him any further.

After a moment, she clears her throat to break up the silence.]

I-I, um...guess I should let you...get some rest...I-I'm sure you've...had a long day...

[thescaronhisface]

[Kovu's eyes go wide. She just...]

...Yeah.

[He's silent for a few moments.]

Thanks. It's nice to know there's someone who still cares.

[Even if she only cares because he's in pain, and it's nothing she wouldn't do for anyone else she knows. Better than what he'd get anywhere else right now, especially around where he'd been this morning.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She smiles.] I'm glad to help...

...L-let me just, um...grab you some things to...make the couch more comfortable...

[thescaronhisface]

[He nods, his thoughts now thoroughly lost in turmoil again. He's just barely aware of the world around him, and the pain is starting to throb more as he remembers the instant it started.]