The Hurt/Comfort Meme

[winterbolt]

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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[samsa]

[He doesn't see the smile, but he does hear the jump in her voice when he starts to laugh, and even though he can feel his cheeks heat up a little it makes him laugh, too. A quiet laugh to match hers, but no less genuine. And it's...nice.]

I hope it doesn't end any time soon, then.

[soundmind]

Well...if we don't get separated, I think that would be best. I don't really want to be alone again in this dream.

[Kaneki probably doesn't either, but that goes without saying.]

I just wanna make sure that whatever we're doing, you're happy with it. If you're not happy, I'm not happy. ...So we can stay here until we wake up if you want, if you don't mind being booked up for the rest of the time.

[HA. BOOK PUNS.]

[samsa]

I wouldn't mind that.

[And it's the truth. After that, Kaneki goes silent for a moment. One hand rises- not to touch his face, but to brush his bangs from his eyes. He can somehow tell without being able to see that his kakguan is no longer visible.]

...when we do wake up...call me, okay? Or...text me, or something.

[...]

I just want to make sure I'm not still dreaming.

[soundmind]

[...]

You still think you have to ask me? Ken, I'm pretty sure for any given month, 95% of my calls are to you. ...If they're from you, they're Hide asking me to read him a story.

[samsa]

Ah...that's probably true, isn't it?

[He's almost embarrassed for thinking he needed to ask, really.]

It's probably a good thing that the Gear doesn't cost anything to use.

[Or else Hide would be in so much trouble.]

[soundmind]

Well, considering trainers usually start out when they're ten years old, yeah, it's a good thing.

[And the point of that sailed over Maka's head.]

...Oh, I guess us talking a lot would be a problem too. Guess you'll just have to actually live with me so Hide can have bed time stories in person.

[He won't remember her saying that in this dream probably.]

[samsa]

Are you sure that's something you want to commit to? He'll have us both reading him at least two stories every night before too long.

[soundmind]

Ha. No, that works out even better, we can tag team him or establish a schedule. Y'gotta be firm but reasonable when it comes to Pokemon, they're a little like human kids that way.

[samsa]

As long as the rest of my Pokemon don't start deciding that they need bedtime stories too, then I guess it's okay.

[He already knows that Phantom likes them too, he just has the excuse of being the nightlight.]

[soundmind]

Riiight, I can totally imagine Angmar begging to have Goodnight Lunatone read to him.

...Eowyn would have to be sitting on him for that to happen, though. He'd probably eat the book otherwise.

[samsa]

Yeah...you're not too off there, actually. It wouldn't be the first time he's made a meal of one of my books.

[He just doesn't appreciate good literature.]