The Hurt/Comfort Meme

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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...

From Bakerstreet

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[showyouthesight]

[Rin's anxiety flares, as he slams a hand onto the end of the bed.]

I came all the way here to check on you and you're going to sit there and lie to me? You can't even look at me, Nagisa.

[Guilting Nagisa wasn't exactly high on Rin's list of solutions, but it's clear normal discourse isn't yielding results either. In fact, it's just making this whole thing worse. And if Nagisa is this insistent about his evasion, something's definitely wrong.]

[naggysa]

[Nagisa winces when his hand comes down, still not looking at him with his head angled toward his lap. He keeps silent beyond a small whine in the back of his throat, but for a split second his gaze flicks up and over at his bandaged foot before he looks away again.

While Nagisa has clammed up for the time being, Rin's close enough now that he will have been able to catch that glance.]

[showyouthesight]

[Yes, Rin does. He shifts from the end of the bed to go grab just above Nagisa's ankle, the hold firm but not squeezing. Without saying anything else, he starts by yanking off Nagisa's sock to see if anything looks off about the bandaging.]

[naggysa]

[Nagisa stiffens, nearly drawing his leg up to pull it out of Rin's grasp. Instead, he keeps still as Rin pulls his sock off, revealing the bandaged foot beneath. The bandages are clean from a glance, evidence that they'd been changed recently...but they're also a little awkwardly put on, as if Nagisa had done it himself. But right where the worst of the wound had been stitched along his heel there's a slight tinge of red, almost unnoticeable if you weren't looking right at it.]

[showyouthesight]

[Unfortunately (or fortunately) for Nagisa, Rin's examining that foot pretty carefully. He gently lifts it up so he can get a closer look at that red and his eyes widen.]

Shit, this looks infected, Nagisa! How long has it been like this? [His voice is tight, as he turns back to Nagisa.]

[naggysa]

It's-! ...not...

[He starts to retort but ends up trailing off as he lifts a hand to brush his bangs from his eyes, his face heating up with shame.]

It's...just hurting a little, but it's fine, Rin-chan.

[Nagisa mutters stiffly, ignoring the question as he lowers his hands to let them rest against the bed.]

[showyouthesight]

[Rin pulls back from the bed and heads for the door, done with dealing with these token protests. He still wants answers but those can wait.]

You need new bandages. Where can I find them?

[naggysa]

[At this point, Nagisa's actually finding himself wishing Rin hadn't come over, and his anxiety over this isn't making his foot throb any less.]

...bathroom. In the cabinet.

[Rin will find that the cabinet door was left open from the last time Nagisa staggered in there, the box with the bandage roll inside already on the sink.]

[showyouthesight]

[He recovers the bandages easily enough and also snatches some disinfectant spray for good measure. He considers for a moment before also grabbing a warm wet towel. Rin carts all of the supplies back into Nagisa's room and drops them on the bed, relieved that Nagisa hasn't made an attempt to hide that foot under the covers or anything like that. He gets down on his knees to make this process easier and reaches for Nagisa's ankle again.]

I'm going to redress it. [It's a warning and also an inevitability.]

[naggysa]

[If his mind were in a different place, he may have just thought to do that. Right now, though, he's too worried to really do anything but sit there, finally glancing up when Rin returns.]

...Kay.

[He doesn't have the heart to protest, responding quietly as he watches Rin through his bangs. He already feels bad about lying, and it really hurts. It's been a while since he's chanced a look at the stitches himself, but what he saw didn't look good, hence the hasty redressing on his part to try and mask it.

Nagisa also wants to warn Rin to be careful, but that would be admitting how badly it's been bothering him.]

[showyouthesight]

[Rin doesn't have to be warned, as he unwraps the bandages slowly, not wanting to further aggravate what is probably inflamed skin. He hisses inwardly when he sees the actual wound and the angry infection surrounding it.]

Why didn't you tell anyone? [It's not really to Nagisa, maybe more to himself. But it's said with absolute disbelief. And pain.

He wastes no time in bringing the cloth to it to dab at the area, cleaning it as best and as carefully he can before spraying it several times with the medical disinfectant. His hair's pulled back as he works, something he also thought to do while fetching the supplies. Nagisa might even recognize the barrettes holding the errant bangs in place as his sisters'.]

[naggysa]

[He can sense by his tone that it's not so much a question, but he can't find it in him to answer right now anyway. He doesn't have much chance to think about how he'd respond either way, because when Rin starts to touch the skin he hisses and jerks his foot back a little. Not too far that he won't be able to go in with the spray, but that causes him to let out a muffled cry of pain that he bites back quickly before it can really escape.

Nagisa does take notice of the barrettes, though. If he wasn't like this right now, he would have zeroed in on them immediately, commenting on how nice they made Rin's hair look and suggesting that he maybe wear them all the time.

Now, he's scared to really say anything.]

[showyouthesight]

[Rin struggles to maintain his grip on that ankle, although Nagisa's hiss makes him want to drop it like it was on fire.]

Shit! Sorry, sorry, I'm trying here... It's just... really bad... I don't understand...

[He reaches for the iPod that pocketed when he went to get the bandages and hits a few buttons to quickly skip through the tracks. His hand shakes as he holds the earbud out to Nagisa.] Here. Just focus on this while I finish.

[The track is heavy trance, beautiful and easy to lose yourself in its heavy beats. Distracting and demanding. Rin figured Nagisa would appreciate it and hopefully never ask why it's part of Rin's playlist.]

[naggysa]

[It's just...really bad.

Nagisa feels a jolt of panic spike through him at those words- so unusually unsure for Rin- and he's grateful for the distraction in the form of the music. His hand shakes a little too as he takes the earbud, fitting it into his ear with a short, shaky nod.

Maybe he'll ask him about it later, but for now he focuses on it intently, letting the beats take his mind off of the pain thrumming through his foot.]

[showyouthesight]

[He lets Nagisa focus on the music, biting his tongue to hold back apologies for snapping at him earlier. He doesn't want Nagisa to think about him being here. It's easier if Nagisa tunes it all out. He just concentrates on redressing the injury until the foot is once more wrapped properly.

Then, he takes out his phone.]

I'm calling a doctor. [Part of him hopes Nagisa is too zoned to hear.]

[naggysa]

[The music does well to distract Nagisa for a few minutes while Rin redresses his foot. He even misses what he says as he pulls his phone out, but the act of doing so is enough to get Nagisa's attention as he briefly pulls the earbud back out.]

W-wait, what did you say-?

[showyouthesight]

[Rin sighs, as he starts explaining things to the person on the other end. He pauses to turn to Nagisa.]

You can't take chances with something like that. It could get worse.

[naggysa]

Rin-chan, who-

[Nagisa starts to ask, and without thinking his hand jerks forward, as if he's going to try and snatch the phone away. He stops himself before he can do that, though, letting his hand fall back as what Rin had been saying to the person he'd called sinks in.]

But...

[He trails off, trying to think of something to argue with, but the words don't seem to want to come.]

[showyouthesight]

[Rin continues speaking with the person on the other end then reaches out to place a palm over Nagisa's forehead. He gives the other person his answer and nods a few times as he listens, watching Nagisa all the while. Eventually, he hangs up the phone with a click. He looks back at Nagisa.]

We have an on-campus physician back at Samezuka. He's not emergency or anything, but I figured he knows basic stuff. I'm not going to risk Internet research right now.

I told him what we're doing for your foot. And yeah, you definitely have an infection. He said if it looks worse tomorrow, you should probably hit up the hospital again. For now, he recommended some decent painkillers. I can probably go pick them up. Unless you want to ask Rei since he lives closer.

[It's said in his Captain Matsuoka tone, even though worry is clearly etched onto his face.]

Tch, you're lucky Makoto said something.

[naggysa]

[So that's why...it figures that Makoto would have been keeping an eye on him, probably concerned by how strange he'd been acting. Nagisa has to look back down again, unable to meet Rin's scrutinizing gaze for too long.]

It doesn't matter.

[He shifts a bit uncomfortably in place, letting his hands worry the one earbud he'd been given, music still softly playing through it to cover the momentary silence.]

I...I'm sorry I didn't say anything, Rin-chan. I just...got scared...I didn't know what else to do, so I panicked. I thought that if I didn't walk around too much, it'd just get better on its own...

[showyouthesight]

That's really dangerous and stupid, Nagisa!

[He catches himself after the snap and turns to the side himself.]

I just don't want you to get sick or have your foot get worse, you know. I didn't mean to be a dick about it.

You scared me. And I don't think I'm the only one.

[naggysa]

[The younger boy shakes his head, even though he knows Rin won't see.]

No...I deserve that. It was stupid.

[He's just so scared now. What if he does get sick from the infection? What if it just gets worse? Would they have to amputate his entire foot?

He swallows hard, trying to chase the rampant thoughts away as he shyly glances up at Rin through his bangs.]

I really am sorry, Rin-chan.

[showyouthesight]

[Rin turns back, sensing the fear in Nagisa's voice.]

Well, we're taking care of it right now. But I'm no doctor. You need to see someone if the red doesn't go down by tomorrow, got it? No excuses. No hiding.

[naggysa]

[He nods quickly, blinking hard a few times when he feels his eyes beginning to sting. Not here, not now of all times.]

I will. I will, I promise.

[showyouthesight]

Good. Because I'm going to call tomorrow and check.

[He sets a hand on his head, not ruffling just yet.]

Ah, it's going to be okay. My guy said it doesn't sound like it's in the danger zone yet. You just need to take some preventative measures.