Definition?

[ithildin]

I have lots of really smart people on my f'list, and smart people who read lots and lots of fanfic. So I'm pretty sure more than one of you can help me out here.

What exactly is hurt/comfort fic? I see the term a lot, and I kinds sorta thought I knew what it was, but now, I have a feeling I don't. I'm not even sure if I've ever read any.

Yes, that's the burning object of my curiosity today [g]

Comments

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

Another term I've seen as part of conversations about H/C and Whump is "Torture Puppy" used to refer to the character in a fandom that spends the most time being the one who gets hurt and needs comforting. I've seen it used of Face in A-Team fandom, and Daniel in SG-1 fandom. Having been giving H/C in general more thought I think my earliest Highlander fics can each be considered H/C of the emotional hurt variety. In the very first one there's Grayson's hurt from feeling abandoned by Darius and Darius comforting him by giving him the Light Quickening. In the bigger one with TJ she's hurting from Grayson's death and Methos comforts her. 8-)