History Main / HurtComfortFic

** A ship manifesto [[http://ship-manifesto.livejournal.com/36413.html "Horatio Hornblower/Archie Kennedy (Hornblower)"]] by tanacawyr argues that Horatio Hornblower and his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]] Archie Kennedy are an ideal {{Fandom}} for shippers who like their FanFic {{Slash}}ed and enjoy Hurt/Comfort fics. The series has got it all, in the author's opinion: "Beauty, war, danger, drama, fits (Archie's epileptic seizures), hysteria, (almost) canon sexual abuse, swashbuckling adventure, explosions, loyalty, delicious dialogue, devotion, tender midnight confessions, hurt and comfort by the bucketloads." The episode "The Duchess and the Devil" has Horatio sitting by Archie's bedside as Archie [[CatapultNightmare catapults himself up in a nightmare]], and Horatio gives him a drink of water. Horatio is terrified that he might not be able to save his friend's life. There's intense hurt/comfort like that in canon. It's no wonder that fans like to elaborate on this subject matter.

** The ''{{Anime/Naruto}}''/''Anime/OnePiece'' fic "FanFic/FlyFree" is built up around a lot of things, but the cornerstone is Robin playing the role of a comforting adult to a lot of the messed up kids in Konoha... and beyond.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Even though this story's genres are romance and drama with some comedy sprinkled in, throughout the story, Germany and Japan have to comfort [[StepfordSmiler Italy]] whenever his insecurities arise, from never being able to get a lover to his inner demons...

* While the first story, ''First Contact'', in the ''FanFic/GoldenAge'' series has minor shades of this, the second story, ''The Great Escape'', is this in spades.

* ''Literature/TheFrienshipSong'' has in-universe examples. Harper and Rawnie are fond of these sorts of scenarios, with Ty usually saving Nico from some kind of trouble, or both of them dying together but being comforted with their unbreakable friendship.

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Two examples.

* AbusiveParents

** ''Fanfic/ATDALoveTriangleWithBettyCodyAndGwenny'': Cody tries to help Bridgette and Gwen, both girls going through some very serious, hurting issues. Unknown to both girls, they're also giving Cody some comfort over his own insecurities and past troubles to get a girlfriend.
** ''Fanfic/PredatorAndPrey'': Bridgette is raped by Alejandro during her time as a competitor on ''World Tour'' and develops StockholmSyndrome, which leads to her cheating on Geoff, who breaks up with her for it when she returns to the Aftermath studio. The Peanut Gallery works to have her and Geoff reunited, so that Bridgette can get the help she needs and have Geoff hear her side of the story.
** ''Fanfic/CandyForYourThoughts'': Cody comes down to the cargo hold to chat with a heartbroken Courtney after Duncan's affair with Gwen is revealed, and sympathizes with her due to his crush on Gwen. This eventually develops a full-blown romance between the two.

[[TropesAreNotBad Can be done well]], if the affliction is realistic and the story is well-written. Done especially often in medical show fandoms and [[BuddyCopShow buddy shows]].

** It has a ''lot'' of this type of fic. "[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/03/story-out-in-cold.html Out in the Cold]]" and "[[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/story-kindnesss-reward.html Kindness' Reward]]" both revolve around one of the mane six (Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy, respectively) finding, taking in, and [[SlashFic falling in love with]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse The Great and Powerful Trixie]], [[BreakTheHaughty humbled and suffering]] after the events of "Boast Busters".

* ''Fanfic/HerFracturedSpirit'' is a fanfic where Callie suffers PTSD after the events of the single-player campaign. Her cousin Marie tries to help her recover.

* This applies to a recurring plot in the Carly/Freddie fic fandom in ''Series/ICarly'', that involves having Freddie hooked up with Sam, then playing Sam's violent and abusive tendencies from the show straight, without any of the RuleOfFunny that it has on the show itself. An example can be found here: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5600467/1/Candles Candles]].

* "The Rehabilitation Of Dawn Bellwether", focuses on Bellwether getting paroled after 4 years in prison, trying to clean up her act, being on the receiving end of scorn from all of Zootopia, being haunted by her worst actions in the past, and, throughout all of it, forming a bond with a wolf OC named Vernon Hunter, who also has his moments of being comforted himself, [[spoiler: like when Bellwether goes with the ZPD after being suspected of a local terrorist act, and then when she performs a [[Main/HeroicSacrifice]] to save the city]].

* "The Rehabilitation Of Dawn Bellwether", focuses on Bellwether getting paroled after 4 years in prison, trying to clean up her act, being on the receiving end of scorn from all of Zootopia, being haunted by her worst actions in the past, and, throughout all of it, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments forming a bond with a wolf OC named Vernon Hunter]], who also has his moments of being comforted himself, [[spoiler: like when Bellwether goes with the ZPD after being suspected of a local terrorist act, and then when she performs a [[Main/HeroicSacrifice]] to save the city]].

* The oneshot ''Fanfic/GetsWrecked'' features a platonic example with Valerie's class and her sister Fiona helping her after she suffers from amnesia after an accident.

* In ''Fanfic/NowThatYoureBleeding'', after years of self-hatred, SelfHarm, and depression, Elsa has to learn break down her barriers with the help of her sister Anna.

Often used as part of {{Shipping}}. Sometimes, RonTheDeathEater is responsible for the "hurt" part and DracoInLeatherPants is responsible for the "comfort" part. (In fact, the derivation implied by those {{Trope Namer}}s is quite common, typically with [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]] on the receiving end.) At other times, the characters stick to canonical roles (if not canonical characterization). In cases of physical hurt, it may be accidental or deliberately inflicted, but almost always there's some reason given why the injured cannot be taken to get medical attention (at least at first), which would involve them being cared for by ''mere'' strangers (with medical training) rather than [[ThePowerofFriendship someone who cares]].

* The ''{{Anime/Naruto}}''/''Anime/OnePiece'' fic "FanFic/FlyFree" is built up around a lot of things, but the cornerstone is Robin playing the role of a comforting adult to a lot of the messed up kids in Konoha... and beyond.

** ''Fanfic/MuchAdoAboutShakespeareLovesLaboursWon'': Archie's trauma of past rape and panic attacks appear in full force. Horatio is only happy he can assure him that he's his best-est, closest friend and most competent-est officer. And they have a RelationshipUpgade: they go from friends to boyfriends.