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вєяяу тяαρρєя! ([personal profile] mytarget) wrote in [community profile] oddsandends2021-10-08 07:11 pm

96th ♫ | they all say that love wins, but I keep losing no matter what I do.



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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- Others respond. Gen, shipping, smut, everything goes.
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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.
23. WILDCARD. Anything missing? Make your own, and tell us about it in your top level!.

outpsyder: (no dark sarcasm in the classroom)

[personal profile] outpsyder 2022-11-14 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
...It ain't like that, really. I'm just trying to pick up some slack. That's all.

[He'd heard Taeko and the matron thinking about it occasionally, how much they owed to Matsu for all his efforts to keeping the orphanage afloat, but he hadn't realized the gravity of the situation until after he was gone. The sad truth is there aren't a lot of people willing to put their necks or their wallets out for kids with no families, and even with the circumstances being what they were...

...even if it was only because of what Matsu did to land two kids in the orphanage in the first place...]


...Oh. Sorry, just a sec.

[He can't be having these kinds of melancholy thoughts while he's trying to heal someone—so he reorients his thinking. He's proud of what he's been able to help Ryoko with, even if she's not home yet, and that's what he chooses to focus on.

The warmth of his hands sputters for a second like a heater flickering off momentarily, but eventually resumes.]


I didn't really step up 'til pretty recently. Causing trouble for Taeko was tons of fun, and it ain't like I still don't do it when I can, but I guess everyone's gotta grow up sometime.

[If anything, he's the lucky one to have them around to keep supporting him after all the hell he's raised over the years.]

Shit, if you'd shown up a little earlier, I'd probably be off doin' my own thing instead.
nmc0204: (meguryoko010)

[personal profile] nmc0204 2022-11-15 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I should probably say something about that being hard to imagine, but...

[ Just some good natured ribbing between friends here, gang.

Though for all her jokes, it is hard to imagine Akira not stepping up when needed. She doesn't know what exactly had clicked in his head to make it happen – maybe it's just like he said, the inevitability of growing up and having to act like an adult even when you're not quite all the way there yet. Ryoko understands, of course.

Still... ]


I'm grateful, though. That I arrived when I did. I would have managed by myself, [ sure thing ryoko ] but having your help has made things easier.
outpsyder: (check it lout lout)

[personal profile] outpsyder 2022-11-15 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Akira laughs a little as he reaches for her hand to try her arm next. That's certainly not how he recalls it, but he'll let her have that one.]

Well, it probably only would've been matter of time before word got out about some weird girl picking fights with the Crusaders. I'm sure we'd have met one way or another—I'm not the only guy who made it a full-time job to follow those bastards, after all.

[He gently runs his hand up her arm. All wrapped up as it is, he can't see if it's working, but he certainly hopes so.]

...Still, though...I'm glad I was around to help you, too. It's been a lot of fun, hanging out with you.
nmc0204: (ryokogameicons076)

[personal profile] nmc0204 2022-11-23 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Under the bandages, she feels that same warm tingle run up her arms– deep in her veins rather than the skin-level visible burns and bruising. The tension of her muscles uncoils just a bit and relax under his touch. She's used to that arm being weaker, less useful than her other one by now but she hadn't quite realized just how bad it felt. ]

It's certainly turned out better than I expected when I first arrived here. You made a pretty strong first impression.

[ Not That She Was Impressed Or Anything. ]

... It has been fun, though. Being here. If I had to end up out of my way, I'm glad it was here.
outpsyder: (warming up and)

[personal profile] outpsyder 2022-11-23 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Akira laughs, clearly pleased she still remembers it so well—he hadn't been trying to impress her, sliding into the guy was just the fastest way to butt in, but retroactively, it's become something that he's hoped she thought was cool.

He gives her arm a few more moments, giving it a few gentle prods to see how she reacts, and then reaches up to brush her hair out of her eyes, settling his hand on the side of her head, almost akin to cupping her face.]


...I probably can't do anything about the headaches, or the memory loss. Not all of it. But...

[He can at least help with the residual pain from the crash landing, even if he can't do anything about the reasons behind, and the side effects of, the medication she relies on.]

...Thanks...for letting me help. I'm bad at working with people too, but...I guess recently I realized it's not great to always run off by yourself. 'Course, I doubt I could stop you if you really set your mind to it, but...

[But he's glad she hasn't.]
nmc0204: (meguryoko013)

[personal profile] nmc0204 2022-11-28 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
You definitely couldn't stop me. I could probably even outrun your bike if I was determined enough to get myself in trouble.

[ We've retreated back to snark, it seems like. Mostly because having Akira say something so sweet and sincere while he's all but cradling her face on his hand is a little...

It's definitely way too late to be getting embarrassed at something so comparatively junivile but something about it just feels a little more loaded compared to... well, everything else he's had to do.

At least she's actually able let him help, now, even if she has to sass him a little over it. She'd never have accepted this kind of assistance when she first arrived, no matter how much pain she was in. ]


... Doing just this is enough, really. It's more than anyone else has been able to do, so... I appreciate it.
outpsyder: (go crazy; now dive all in)

[personal profile] outpsyder 2022-11-29 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah? Then let's have a race when you're feeling better.

[If she's gonna sass him then it's free real estate to do it right back.

Finally, he puts his hands on her chest, fingertips lightly spread out across her collarbone. Something like this used to be too much for him to fix, but he's stronger now, and more determined than he's ever been.]


Just try your best to relax, alright? I know it's been a lot of sitting still but we're almost done, and good vibes will help the process.

[She probably knows she needs to relax and sit still better than he does, given that she's the one who's hurt, but he can't help but feel like he has to fuss over her a little.]
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[personal profile] nmc0204 2022-12-04 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll do what I can but I'm about as relaxed as I'm going to get.

[ It's Ryoko, after all. But knowing how close she is to having the worst edges taken off her injuries helps a little. She's not usually particularly good at being patient but she's got her hands folded neatly in her lap and her gaze settles itself on Akira's face without her even thinking about it. He looks... focused. Again, there's that prickly, though not unpleasant embarrassment at the idea that he's focusing on her only for Ryoko to realize that she's more or less doing the same in return and hastily picking out a very interesting spot on the opposite wall to stare out instead. ]

... it isn't taking too much out of you, is it?
outpsyder: (warming up and)

[personal profile] outpsyder 2022-12-07 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I probably should've expected that kind of response.

[She's less tightly wound than she used to be, but that's still not really saying much. He doesn't even really realize how intensely she's studying him, as focused as his thoughts are on fixing her up, though he does glance up at her face a moment or two after she's averted her eyes.]

I'll need to sleep this off later, but...I did say I wouldn't hurt myself, so no need to worry on my account.

[Though because of that particular limitation, he isn't able to completely stitch up the laceration across her chest. It is noticeably smaller, though, by the time that warmth stops emanating from his hands, his whole body drooping slightly in exhaustion.]

Can't see through the bandages and it might be best to keep 'em on for now just in case, but lemme know how everything turned out once you change 'em, okay? If you give me a little bit to recover, I can try again to patch up the things I missed the first time.

[He gives her shoulder a quick squeeze before lowering his hands, giving her an expression that's about 90% smile and 10% exhausted grimace.]

How's the pain? Any better? I still have a little bit of juice left if I screwed up somewhere.
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[personal profile] nmc0204 2022-12-28 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ While she doesn't disbelieve him necessarily, when Ryoko glances back to meet his gaze it's with a slightly searching look, just to make absolutely sure that he isn't downplaying how worn out he is. She takes in his smile and remembers again the stark, sudden nosebleed he'd popped back at Tsukuba and decides that he probably only feels as bad as he looks. Which isn't usually something to be pleased about, but when it comes to Akira... she'll take it. ]

Most of it is gone, at least as far as I can tell. And... [ With a healthy and very evident degree of caution, Ryoko lifts and then gingerly rolls her problem shoulder. ] There's no pain here, either. It's still a little stiff and I'll probably have to rest it for a day, but it seems to be fine now.

[ Try as she might, she can't quite keep the fullness of her relief out of her voice – not that it matters when she goes and gives the game away with a thin, tired but nevertheless grateful smile. ]

Thank you.
outpsyder: (is my rebellion)

[personal profile] outpsyder 2023-03-01 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah...it's not often he gets a smile out of her. He rubs the back of his neck, hoping he comes off as more tired than flustered. Ideally he wouldn't let Ryoko see him in either of these states, but well, he doesn't really get to complain after the state he's seen her in today, does he?]

...No prob.

[It feels like she's thanked him for so much today, but he hasn't really done all that much. It's the bare minimum he'd do for anyone who was hurt, even a stranger.]

By the time you have to go home...I wanna make sure I've at least taken care of all the pain you showed up with.

[Maybe he won't be able to. And maybe she won't understand exactly the scope of what he's telling her—though he hopes she will. If he could just come out and say what he means clearly, he would. This is already more vulnerable than he's used to being.

He gets the sense they're alike in that way, at least.]
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[personal profile] nmc0204 2023-03-01 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. I'd like to try, at least. But you've already put me a lot further ahead than I expected to be just yet.

[ With her good arm, she feels tentatively across her ribs. It's strange to think that just a few minutes ago they felt so tender and fragile but now it feels like some actual healing has taken place. She'd said it before, but Akira's powers really are nothing to scoff at. ]

We can take it slowly, though. The last thing we need is for you to end up running yourself ragged just trying to put yourself back together.

[ She says it like it's a joke, their usual bit of mutual ribbing, but she means it – she doesn't want Akira putting himself under any more strain than necessary to try and pick up her slack. ]

In the mean time... maybe it'll be worth talking to Doctor Tobei about those pain pills in the next few days.