Hurt/Comfort 2020 Letter

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What I like about hurt/comfort for these pairings is these characters, who maybe aren't very soft themselves and who are afraid of their own vulnerability, finding a safe space to be soft and vulnerable together. There's also a forced intimacy I like if the relationship isn't as developed; the hurt character has to depend on their caretaker, and the caretaker has the responsibility to help the hurt character. It's all good stuff.

DNWs: cheating/infidelity (except for the Thunderheart prompts about having to do it to stay undercover), cruelty, anything having to do with asylums or horrible things done to the mentally ill, sex scenes with excessive attention to bodily fluids

Thunderheart (1992): Walter Crow Horse/Ray Levoi (Hurt Ray)

I love this ship and their snarky, reluctantly fond love. I tend to prefer stories that are a little down the road, not just “what happens after Ray leaves the rez.” Ray’s going to need some time to get his shit together, so give him a few months, y’know?

Ray Levoi does not know what to do with his emotions, except to swallow them. He's terrified to show vulnerability, although he starts to open up once he trusts someone. He also has a very dangerous job. I think a lot about Ray's undercover work, and I wonder what would happen if Ray kept working undercover while dating Walter. He'd have to trust Walter enough to let him take care of him, and that gives me heart eyes. A lot of these tags were picked with that scenario in mind, though of course you can use them however you like.

Aftercare
Aftermath of a Case
Aftermath of Painful Medical Procedure
Cold bath to bring down fever
Comfort Sex
Comforter drapes their coat over hurt character's shoulders
First kiss after almost dying
Forced to have sex to keep their cover
Gentle sex because one partner is ill or injured
Hurt/Comfort While Undercover
Lovingly Touching Scars
Nightmares
Patching Up & Comforting Loved One Who Went Undercover to Be a Bait and Got Raped as Consequence
Body worship focusing on the scars and aftermath of trauma

Top Gun (1986): Iceman Kazansky/Maverick Mitchell (hurt Ice)

I love these boys so much. I really do. They are both so stubborn and competitive, and I love when that breaks enough for them to appreciate each other. To love each other. I will read anything for this: any rating, during canon or future fic, alternate universe, fluff or gritty realism. GIVE ME IT.

Aftercare
Aftermath of Painful Medical Procedure
Characters Sharing Mutual Dislike Become Telepathically Linked; Slow Learn to Cope/Like Each Other
Comfort Sex
First kiss after almost dying
Lovingly Touching Scars
Nightmares
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Body worship focusing on the scars and aftermath of trauma

Batman Forever (1995): Chase Meridian/Bruce Wayne (Hurt Bruce)

Batman Forever was the first superhero movie I saw in theaters, and I still have a soft spot for it. I love Kilmer's soft, competent Bruce Wayne and the integration of Bruce Wayne and Batman. I love Chase, who is accomplished and confident and goes after what she wants. I think they're a great couple, and I would love to read Bruce letting down his walls around Chase, even if it's just because Batman got his ass kicked and he needs help.

Character doesn't realize how badly they're hurt until they collapse
Kissing away tears
Lovingly Touching Scars
Nightmares
Physically Injured Character Giving Medical Instructions to Save Their Own Life
Touch-Starved Character Having Overwhelming Tender Long Foreplay First Time Sex
Usually Powerful Character is Helpless Due to Drugs
Body worship focusing on the scars and aftermath of trauma