bakerstreet | 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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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...

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

Please tell me we're done now.

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.]

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.]

Yes, go ahead...

[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.

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

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

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...]

[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...

[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.]

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

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

[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.]

[She watches him, uncertain. She knew she should just leave it alone, but...]

A-are...you sure you're going to be all right?

[Kovu turns away. His head falls a little, and it's a couple seconds of draw out silence before he finally responds, his voice shaking a little.]

No, I'm not. I'm not sure about anything now.

[She hesitates again; as much as she wanted to help, she knew sometimes she wasn't very good at this.]

I-I...know it's not much, b-but...if you...you'd ever want to...talk about it...e-even if all I can do is...listen...

[That moment flashes through his mind again, and he grimaces.]

I don't even wanna think about it.

[She winces as he does, and nods.] R-right...sorry...

[Unsure of what else to do, she quickly heads off to retrieve some things for him to sleep on.]

[By the time she's back, Kovu's already starting to drift off to sleep. The day has taken its toll on him, and now that he's finally been given the chance to relax, his body is having trouble keeping awake. He doesn't even notice her walking back in.]

[As she catches him already nodding off, she slows her steps so that she's quieter. Tiptoeing back over to the couch, she places the pillow she'd gotten behind his head, then spreads out the blanket and lightly drapes it over his body.

Taking a step back, she watches him for another moment. She's not sure if he'll really hear her, or understand what she says, but she had to let him know anyway.]

I'll just be upstairs if you need me...for anything...okay?

[The words register, but Kovu's too far gone into sleep to reply. He barely manages to nod, then rolls over on the couch, his posture still obviously tense from the day even as he drifts into slumber. His breathing is barely even steady.]

[She hesitates for a moment, then slowly reaches over to fix the blanket, gently tucking it around him and hoping to make him more comfortable.

Then she lingers for just a while longer. With nothing more she could do, though, eventually she quietly heads upstairs.]

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