Dear Creator - Hurt/Comfort Ex 2025
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academicgangster! This year I'm requesting fic for Stargate: SG-1 and Top Gun: Maverick, and fic or art for NCIS. My gifts are enabled and treats are welcome!
(Letter is complete as of March 16th 2025)
So, the thing I love most in fanfic is taking canon character dynamics and just...making them More. Taking them further, exploring their natural progression, and amping up the love, the H/C, and also the horny. :D
I've arranged my requests by fandom and pairing: for each request, each tag in the cloud can be taken as a prompt on its own, or you can read the tags for that request as a whole and get a pretty solid idea of the general vibe for that pairing that I adore.
Here are the navigation links for the sections below!
> Likes & DNWs
> Stargate SG-1
• Jack/Teal'c (hurt Jack)
> NCIS
• Gibbs/Ducky, Gibbs/Ducky/[any and/or all of Tobias, Leon and Borin] (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Borin)
• Gibbs/Ducky & Ziva, Gibbs/Ducky & Tony/Ziva/McGee (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Ziva)
> Top Gun (Movies)
• Mav/Hondo (hurt Mav)
• Mav/Warlock (hurt Mav)
My general likes:
Hurt tropes: fevers, headaches, migraines, exhaustion, respiratory illnesses, illness messing with a character's grip on reality, combat/mission injuries, bruises, broken ribs, hand/arm/shoulder injuries, wound care, bandages/stitches/slings, scars, old injuries acting up, touch starvation, sensory deprivation / sensory overload, characters not believing they deserve comfort or being surprised to receive comfort, hurting characters choking up at moments when they really need to speak (eg. leader unable to tell their worried team they're fine, submissive unable to safeword), stoic characters breaking down when faced with comfort, subdrop, anything exploring the fallout of canon trauma
Comfort tropes: carrying, cuddling, hair stroking/petting/brushing, massage/finding pressure points to ease pain, characters wrapping smaller characters in their arms, another character wrapping the ill/injured character in soft blankets/clothes/their own jackets, clothes sharing in general, sweater paws and too-big clothes, pleasant textures both soft (cotton/silk/a much loved character's skin) and rough (denim, car seats, a much loved character's stubble...), gentle dom/mes, keeping characters warm, aftercare, forehead kisses, hands and touch
In general, I will love every h/c scenario (within the tags) there is - whether or not you'd like to put it in a larger context, plot or no plot, casefic, fluff fic, getting together fic, established relationship, wherever you'd like to take it, I'm game. If you feel inclined toward higher ratings, I adore heavy petting and smut with feelings - when it comes to sensuality, I love emphasis on sensation and emotion.
I'm also very open to unconventional narrative styles or framing devices, such as outsider POV, outsider POV contrasted with canon characters' POV, epistolary fic, framing devices such as mission reports, medical reports, audio transcripts/debrief transcripts, text messages or post-its between characters, news articles, official documentation, and similar!
Other general likes:
• Character studies, exploration of canon character dynamics, fallout of canon trauma
• Missing scenes, slice-of-life, etc - exploring canon character dynamics/canon traits of known characters
• Touch starvation
• Deep friendships, friends-to-lovers, earned trust between characters who know each other closely and fondly, casual intimacy and caretaking, clothes sharing
• Bonding over shared trauma
• PTSD, illness messing with a character's grip on reality, combat/mission injuries, scars, and injuries acting up, touch starvation, sensory deprivation / sensory overload, characters not believing they deserve comfort or being surprised to receive comfort
• Eventually requited pining
• Worldbuilding
• Outsider POV, especially when contrasted with our characters' POV
• Mission aftermaths
• Cars or planes, cars or planes as refuge or comfort spaces, h/c and caretaking in cars, intimacy and/or making out in cars, especially if the canon includes a significant car
• Smut with Feelings (I don't really need to know what body parts are going where, I just love to know how it feels, in the sensory way especially but also the emotional way)
• Pain, bittersweetness, sadness, exploring the darker side and implications of canon is great, but I really need some happiness/comfort and hope along with it!
Smut likes:
D/s overtones (where mentioned). Service subs. Subs With Issues. Praise kink. Hands, fingers, touch; touch starvation. Finger-sucking. Aftercare. Tenderness, especially if the person receiving it isn't expecting it, isn't used to it, and it breaks them just a little. Heavy petting, intense and tender kissing. Comforting kisses elsewhere than the lips, especially at pulse points or places where it hurts.
Marking, intentional or no - bruising with lips or teeth; hiding the bruises under clothing. Suit kink, denim kink, fabric kink (luxurious fabrics with heft, or just light, near-unbearably soft fabrics). Wrists bound or held down. Honour bondage. Careful sex / making out when one partner is hurt or ill and feverish (fever sex is, uh, a Thing of mine). Or rough, desperate, life-affirming sex / making out, all while making sure the hurt/sick character is comfortable and feels cared for.
Art likes:
Realistic and sketchy styles, bold lines and rich colours/textures, bold accent colours, creative lighting choices, noir-style art especially for action canons, characters captured in unaware moments as though they're being photographed without realizing it, art that captures the vibe of canon (doesn't have to capture the style of canon but capturing the atmosphere and perhaps an accent colour or two would be so good); angsty hurt/comfort or warm, gentle, casually intimate moments
Kisses of all descriptions, especially on the forehead, hand(s), temple, or collarbone. Characters undressing their injured/sick partners or helping them put on a shirt or jacket or adjust a sling. Bruises, cuts and scrapes, especially in the process of being treated in an intimate setting (as opposed to a medical setting, which I wouldn't prefer). Stitches, especially in the process of being applied in an intimate setting. Sick/hurt characters with their hair messed up, perhaps hiding their faces in other characters' chests or shoulders. Smaller characters getting carried bridal style when they're not feeling well, maybe clinging to the character carrying them if they're not unconscious. Just hands in general, especially if they're scratched or hurt and being taken care of. :D
In terms of colours, I love warm lighting (like Ducky's desk lamp and the lighting in Gibbs' house); I love rich reds and blues (denim!) and deep yellows and blacks. Lush and soft textures are always wonderful, too.
General DNWs:
• Mundane/depowered/setting change AUs
• Bleak, hopeless endings
• Unrequested crossovers/fusions
• Any mention of coronavirus or quarantine/lockdown situations (trapped together is fine though)
• Death of requested characters (even if they died in canon)
• Non-canonical death of non-requested characters
• Terminal illness
• Any mention of pregnancy or menstruation
• Permanent injury (exception: Gibbs' canonical lasting knee injury)
• Infected wounds
• Gastrointestinal illness (nausea/vomiting is okay but not as a focus of the work, and not as a result of GI discomfort - so character getting nauseous or throwing up from a migraine or just severe pain in general, yes; character getting nauseous or throwing up as a result of a severe anxiety attack or PTSD episode, yes; character suffering anything related to food poisoning or GI bugs or overeating and similar, no)
• Marijuana use or mention of it in any capacity (other intoxicants a-okay)
• Infidelity (requested poly and open relationships a-okay)
• For NCIS, Gibbs disliking Ducky's rambling stories (I'd like him to enjoy them, just have to stop Ducky on occasion because of the case they're working on being urgent)
• Also for NCIS, positive portrayals of Mike Franks
• For Top Gun, Mav's close friends and romantic partners addressing him as 'Pete' (I prefer him to be addressed as Mav, and for him to address the other characters by their callsigns as well)
Smut DNWs:
• Noncon or dubcon, except where noted
• humiliation as a kink, except where noted
• pain play, except where noted
• gags of any kind
• anal, dirty talk, spanking, ageplay, scat, watersports, rimming, emeto, A/B/O, d/s-verse, mommy/daddy kink, mdom/fsub
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Stargate SG-1
Jack/Teal'c (hurt Jack)
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I'm mid-season 6 at this point; I'll probably have finished the season by reveals!
• I love Jack and Teal'c's mutual trust and admiration, right from the very beginning with Jack fiercely defending Teal'c and telling him he'll show him the world. Also love Teal'c immediately sitting by Jack while he recovers from the caveman virus - and then pretty much doing the same whenever Jack is hurt. I'd be down to read the aftermath of any canonical Jack injury or episode where he's had a Bad Time, with Teal'c looking after him.
• Super here for a slow burn romance between them during s1-2, with Teal'c learning how humans work as well as how vulnerable they are, with how often Jack gets hurt. Kind of feeling each other out and realizing what they feel for each other is special, and then getting together once Teal'c accepts that he'll never be romantically reunited with Drey'auc, and that perhaps his understanding of love is evolving along with his understanding of freedom.
• Teal'c looking after Jack in front of the entire SGC, like in Message in a Bottle - making the tender devotion between them both undeniable and an open, much loved but unspoken-of secret on base. How often has Jack been so injured that Teal'c had to carry him home through the Stargate? How has Teal'c learned to look after him in a way that truly helps, especially as Jack seems like the kind of guy who's reluctant to ask for any kind of caretaking? I'd love to see how the rest of the SGC views them when something like this happens, and how they know that everyone knows and feel loved because no one will tell.
• Jack seeking out Teal'c's quarters when he's in need of comfort, even if he himself doesn't quite get why he's on edge or feeling ill/uncomfortable, because Teal'c is a calming presence and understands him without him needing to say much (or say much that makes sense - Jack could probably ramble in half-coherent references and silly jokes without admitting any of what he really wants to say, and Teal'c would understand him anyway, and provide a shoulder to lean on).
• Teal'c being the one Jack turns to when he's hurt in the field, because he doesn't want to worry the others, especially when Sam has to take over from him as leader.
• Sam and Daniel, or Sam and Jonas, enlisting Teal'c's help to get Jack to look after himself when he's sick or hurt.
• Teal'c researching ways to make humans feel better (because Jack is not being helpful on the matter), asking Sam and Daniel their thoughts, and realizing Sam and Daniel are comically hopeless at this (perhaps even more so than Jack himself). Perhaps he eventually gets better advice from Janet or General Hammond, or even Cassandra. (Side note, I LOVE Janet! I am always down to see more Janet in fic.)
• Jack being hurt or sick to the point of delirium and asks for Teal'c over and over, refusing/unable to rest until he knows Teal'c is okay.
• Teal'c being very aware that he's physically much stronger than his human teammates, and therefore worried he might hurt Jack if he's not extremely careful and gentle with him; Jack being torn between impatiently wanting to be ravished, and feeling unbearably treasured and loved.
• Here for Teal'c very gently manhandling Jack in general, both for h/c reasons and for sexy reasons. Jack varying from comically indignant to turned on to grateful, depending on whether or not he's hurt and how badly.
A quick note with reference to the sexual trauma and PTSD tags in my request: In addition to various other canon traumas (which I'd also love to read aftermath fic for!), the show never addresses Jack being sexually assaulted in S3 A Hundred Days. I'd love to read some serious fallout of that with Jack leaning on Teal'c while recovering, as the rest of the team also tries to help as best they can.
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NCIS
• Gibbs/Ducky, Gibbs/Ducky/[any and/or all of Tobias, Leon and Borin] (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Borin)
• Gibbs/Ducky & Ziva, Gibbs/Ducky & Tony/Ziva/McGee (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Ziva)
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I prefer fic set any time before S11 of the show. DNW Gibbs disliking Ducky's rambling, please; he is so starry-eyed about everything Ducky does, and I read him as being happy to listen if he weren't pressed for time.
• I could write a thesis or several about the constantly expanding Gibbs Husbands Polycule (and have, lol - detailed thoughts here (very h/c and trauma focused) if you're inclined to read some rambling, but it is A LOT so absolutely no pressure). I am super here for exploration of Gibbs' dynamic with any of the husbands - Ducky, Tobias, Leon and/or Borin - but especially based on Gibbs/Ducky as each other's ride or die romance, the foundation on which the entire polycule rests.
• Tl;dr I read Gibbs and Ducky as an established couple of exquisite tenderness since before canon, pretty much an open relationship but with the understanding that they're each other's main man; Tobias becoming a long-term addition during s2-3 was a surprise, and he took a while to get as intimate with both of them, but that paved the way for Leon and Borin to end up joining a few years later. I read Gibbs/Ducky as super dom4dom and Tobias as a bratty sub, which neither of them was expecting but delights them both. Leon feels very warm vanilla to me, like a meat and potatoes kinda guy, while Borin (being basically rule 63 Gibbs) is just as much of a dom and a ridiculous tease as Gibbs is. Gibbs and Borin also like to Bite.
• Gibbs doesn't let anyone see him vulnerable - except for Ducky. Ducky's the only one who knows how to look after him, and possibly the only one who even knows how to spot that he's not feeling well. I'd love to see anything exploring that, from how they manage caretaking in private away from the kids' nosey tendencies, to how the kids start to learn to figure out what's up with Gibbs (and potentially call Ducky on him when he gets hurt or falls ill and is being stubborn about it), to eventually the other husbands learning to figure him out (and learning from Ducky how to look after him/support him, while Gibbs slowly learns to let them in).
• How does Ducky looking after Gibbs differ from Tobias or Leon looking after Gibbs? The snark levels, the levels of honesty/playfulness/actually admitting what's wrong, Gibbs being a much better patient with Ducky than he is with Tobias (and Tobias being pissed off about it), Leon taking a while to earn Gibbs' trust but then proving worthy of it by not taking advantage or poking fun the way, say, Jen would have. Relatedly, the limits to what the other husbands can do to comfort Gibbs - when do they decide their best is good enough, and when is he so fucked up that it's time to call Ducky for advice or a hand?
• I would love some emphasis on how quiet and often nonverbal Gibbs is, while still being extremely expressive - he can communicate a lot to Ducky, especially, without saying much out loud. Eventually the other husbands learn to read him too, or at least learn not to try and make him speak when he doesn't want to. I feel like a lot of happy times among the polycule are just one of the husbands talking while Gibbs happily listens and occasionally expresses opinions with an eyebrow or a touch; equally, there are probably bad times when Gibbs is quiet because he's too overwhelmed, in too much pain or isn't feeling well enough to talk, and Ducky and/or the others have to work around that (or with it) to look after him.
• Also very here for exploration of Gibbs' lasting trauma from his service and his multiple abusive exes (and abusive ex-mentorFuckhands McMike Franks) - he's not used to being treated kindly by romantic partners, so he's clearly a bit cautious and skittish and his trust in a partner is hard-earned. Ducky knows some of this backstory first-hand (stitching him up after Stephanie assaulted him), and has deduced some more of it without being told. How does he tell the others where Gibbs' triggers are and how to avoid them? Do they come across occasional triggers that even Gibbs didn't know (or had forgotten) he had? How the fuck, if it's even possible, could they get Gibbs to talk about any of it?
• Also super here for how similar Gibbs and Ziva are when it comes to both the trauma™ and allowing themselves to show vulnerability/be looked after. Often it feels like Gibbs is the only one who gets Ziva, and can offer/make her/order her to seek comfort when she thinks she doesn't deserve it, because he's been there (and it took years of Ducky patiently offering comfort before he'd truly start to accept it, so he knows what it takes to help). I'd love their stupid, beautiful stoicism either played for comedy or angst - or both, if you love me. Preferably ending in them both offering each other comfort, and accepting comfort from the others (McGee, Tony, Abby, Ducky) who love them.
• Borin note: her dynamic with Gibbs and with Gibbs/Ducky together are both fascinating to me in the light of her basically being Gibbs' younger, rule 63 self. He clearly sees himself in her, but it's not a father-daughter thing like it is with Ziva - it's more a 'why are you me? I'm me' thing, starting out a little comically indignant and then ending up with massive sexual/romantic chemistry of the Recognition Of Self Through The Other variety. She's at an earlier life stage than Gibbs, so she's probably dealing with a lot of the trauma he's already dealt with when younger, and does not yet have a Ducky figure of her own or adopted kids of her own - so Gibbs is in a great position to know when she needs a little looking after, and also in a great position to give her some quiet (sometimes even nonverbal) comfort without tripping her trauma wires or hangups about deserving to be taken care of. He's also in a great position to decide when to pull rank, ie see right through her and call Ducky on her when she needs medical help and won't admit it - and Ducky, of course, has the experience of gradually gaining Gibbs' trust all those years ago, so he's exactly the right person to help Gibbs look after Borin, and exactly the right person to have around if they both need some looking after. Caretaking for both Gibbs and Borin from the other husbands, or both just getting each other when they're hurt or sick and barely-verbally looking after each other, would be so very good.
• A bunch of short one-line hurt/comfort prompts here, if you feel inclined!
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Top Gun (Movies)
Mav/Hondo (hurt Mav)
Mav/Warlock (hurt Mav)
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Gifts are enabled and treats are welcome! Past Ice/Mav also very much welcome, or concurrent Ice/Mav (with Ice's consent) if set during the time that Ice is alive.
• I'll always love TG 86 era edgy, self-destructive Mav (and especially Ice/Mav), but these days I'm really extra loving the quieter, more soft-with-an-edge vibe of TGM era Mav. I especially love his dynamics with both Hondo ('I don't like that look'/'it's the only one I've got'/'if I don't see you again, Hondo, thank you'...god!!!!) and Warlock ('warlock.....sir ;)'/'actually I finished second ;)))'/'we have to work on your timing'/Warlock's little fistpump at Mav's successful time check/Mav's tired lil salute directly to Warlock after he and Rooster land on the carrier at the end). I love that Ice is a driving force of the movie's narrative, so I'm down to have him as a background presence during his lifetime, especially as consenting or even deliberately encouraging Mav to see other people.
• I'm super down for Mav having a slow burn with Hondo over the years before TGM - they've clearly known each other for a while, and been through thick and thin together, and Hondo knows Mav's daredevil tendencies and has absolutely been around for missions where Mav was hurt or even had brushes with death. I'd love to see what those times looked like - the quiet caretaking, Hondo shaking his head at Mav while still not being able to resist him, Mav being as charming as possible while hurt but eventually letting Hondo wear him down into dropping the act and getting looked after for real.
• Mav and Warlock's history is less evident onscreen, but they clearly approve of each other already, judging by the nudge-nudge-wink-wink dynamic they develop within a second of appearing together. The unspoken accord between them is delicious to me throughout the film, especially since Warlock has clearly inherited (from Ice) the title of Sexiest Man At TOPGUN. I'd love to see him also decide he's going to be Mav's next guardian angel, perhaps intervening in matters without Mav's knowledge at first, then the two of them slowly falling together (as Mav continues to pull crazy shit that gets him hurt) after the events of the film.
• As always, I read Mav as a massive sub. I think while he's no longer as self-destructive, no longer as 'seeking out pain in order to feel alive because he thinks pain is what he deserves' as he was in 86, he is still a bit of a masochist and is still often likely to go overboard with it, if not as drastically as he used to. I'd love to see him asking Hondo or Warlock to ~bring him into line, and them realizing it's gone past him getting off on the pain and into him getting self-loathing about it, and reining him in with praise and compliments and laconic aftercare instead. Alternatively, I'd also love to see him already sick or injured, begging them to tie him up anyway for sexy reasons, and then getting carried away and fucking up his own injuries more in the process, leading to them looking after him.
• In keeping with canon and with my requested tags, I'm very down for any mood(s) from silly to serious to sombre, as long as it's full of warmth and there's a hopeful ending. 💛 Regardless of his past relationships, I think Mav is super not used to being looked after or to anyone valuing his health (or him making it home alive), and so it always lands as both a pleasant and painful surprise when someone actually cares about him, let alone wants to physically look after him.
• Hondo and/or Warlock carrying Mav would clear my skin and water my crops!
• I'm always down for a fun cameo or two from the kids! Phoenix is my favourite kid; I think she and Mav get each other the most.
• FTR, I am also incredibly down for Mav/Hondo/Warlock :D
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Once again, thank you for creating for me! I hope you have a great exchange. 💛
(Letter is complete as of March 16th 2025)
So, the thing I love most in fanfic is taking canon character dynamics and just...making them More. Taking them further, exploring their natural progression, and amping up the love, the H/C, and also the horny. :D
I've arranged my requests by fandom and pairing: for each request, each tag in the cloud can be taken as a prompt on its own, or you can read the tags for that request as a whole and get a pretty solid idea of the general vibe for that pairing that I adore.
Here are the navigation links for the sections below!
> Likes & DNWs
> Stargate SG-1
• Jack/Teal'c (hurt Jack)
> NCIS
• Gibbs/Ducky, Gibbs/Ducky/[any and/or all of Tobias, Leon and Borin] (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Borin)
• Gibbs/Ducky & Ziva, Gibbs/Ducky & Tony/Ziva/McGee (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Ziva)
> Top Gun (Movies)
• Mav/Hondo (hurt Mav)
• Mav/Warlock (hurt Mav)
My general likes:
Hurt tropes: fevers, headaches, migraines, exhaustion, respiratory illnesses, illness messing with a character's grip on reality, combat/mission injuries, bruises, broken ribs, hand/arm/shoulder injuries, wound care, bandages/stitches/slings, scars, old injuries acting up, touch starvation, sensory deprivation / sensory overload, characters not believing they deserve comfort or being surprised to receive comfort, hurting characters choking up at moments when they really need to speak (eg. leader unable to tell their worried team they're fine, submissive unable to safeword), stoic characters breaking down when faced with comfort, subdrop, anything exploring the fallout of canon trauma
Comfort tropes: carrying, cuddling, hair stroking/petting/brushing, massage/finding pressure points to ease pain, characters wrapping smaller characters in their arms, another character wrapping the ill/injured character in soft blankets/clothes/their own jackets, clothes sharing in general, sweater paws and too-big clothes, pleasant textures both soft (cotton/silk/a much loved character's skin) and rough (denim, car seats, a much loved character's stubble...), gentle dom/mes, keeping characters warm, aftercare, forehead kisses, hands and touch
In general, I will love every h/c scenario (within the tags) there is - whether or not you'd like to put it in a larger context, plot or no plot, casefic, fluff fic, getting together fic, established relationship, wherever you'd like to take it, I'm game. If you feel inclined toward higher ratings, I adore heavy petting and smut with feelings - when it comes to sensuality, I love emphasis on sensation and emotion.
I'm also very open to unconventional narrative styles or framing devices, such as outsider POV, outsider POV contrasted with canon characters' POV, epistolary fic, framing devices such as mission reports, medical reports, audio transcripts/debrief transcripts, text messages or post-its between characters, news articles, official documentation, and similar!
Other general likes:
• Character studies, exploration of canon character dynamics, fallout of canon trauma
• Missing scenes, slice-of-life, etc - exploring canon character dynamics/canon traits of known characters
• Touch starvation
• Deep friendships, friends-to-lovers, earned trust between characters who know each other closely and fondly, casual intimacy and caretaking, clothes sharing
• Bonding over shared trauma
• PTSD, illness messing with a character's grip on reality, combat/mission injuries, scars, and injuries acting up, touch starvation, sensory deprivation / sensory overload, characters not believing they deserve comfort or being surprised to receive comfort
• Eventually requited pining
• Worldbuilding
• Outsider POV, especially when contrasted with our characters' POV
• Mission aftermaths
• Cars or planes, cars or planes as refuge or comfort spaces, h/c and caretaking in cars, intimacy and/or making out in cars, especially if the canon includes a significant car
• Smut with Feelings (I don't really need to know what body parts are going where, I just love to know how it feels, in the sensory way especially but also the emotional way)
• Pain, bittersweetness, sadness, exploring the darker side and implications of canon is great, but I really need some happiness/comfort and hope along with it!
Smut likes:
D/s overtones (where mentioned). Service subs. Subs With Issues. Praise kink. Hands, fingers, touch; touch starvation. Finger-sucking. Aftercare. Tenderness, especially if the person receiving it isn't expecting it, isn't used to it, and it breaks them just a little. Heavy petting, intense and tender kissing. Comforting kisses elsewhere than the lips, especially at pulse points or places where it hurts.
Marking, intentional or no - bruising with lips or teeth; hiding the bruises under clothing. Suit kink, denim kink, fabric kink (luxurious fabrics with heft, or just light, near-unbearably soft fabrics). Wrists bound or held down. Honour bondage. Careful sex / making out when one partner is hurt or ill and feverish (fever sex is, uh, a Thing of mine). Or rough, desperate, life-affirming sex / making out, all while making sure the hurt/sick character is comfortable and feels cared for.
Art likes:
Realistic and sketchy styles, bold lines and rich colours/textures, bold accent colours, creative lighting choices, noir-style art especially for action canons, characters captured in unaware moments as though they're being photographed without realizing it, art that captures the vibe of canon (doesn't have to capture the style of canon but capturing the atmosphere and perhaps an accent colour or two would be so good); angsty hurt/comfort or warm, gentle, casually intimate moments
Kisses of all descriptions, especially on the forehead, hand(s), temple, or collarbone. Characters undressing their injured/sick partners or helping them put on a shirt or jacket or adjust a sling. Bruises, cuts and scrapes, especially in the process of being treated in an intimate setting (as opposed to a medical setting, which I wouldn't prefer). Stitches, especially in the process of being applied in an intimate setting. Sick/hurt characters with their hair messed up, perhaps hiding their faces in other characters' chests or shoulders. Smaller characters getting carried bridal style when they're not feeling well, maybe clinging to the character carrying them if they're not unconscious. Just hands in general, especially if they're scratched or hurt and being taken care of. :D
In terms of colours, I love warm lighting (like Ducky's desk lamp and the lighting in Gibbs' house); I love rich reds and blues (denim!) and deep yellows and blacks. Lush and soft textures are always wonderful, too.
General DNWs:
• Mundane/depowered/setting change AUs
• Bleak, hopeless endings
• Unrequested crossovers/fusions
• Any mention of coronavirus or quarantine/lockdown situations (trapped together is fine though)
• Death of requested characters (even if they died in canon)
• Non-canonical death of non-requested characters
• Terminal illness
• Any mention of pregnancy or menstruation
• Permanent injury (exception: Gibbs' canonical lasting knee injury)
• Infected wounds
• Gastrointestinal illness (nausea/vomiting is okay but not as a focus of the work, and not as a result of GI discomfort - so character getting nauseous or throwing up from a migraine or just severe pain in general, yes; character getting nauseous or throwing up as a result of a severe anxiety attack or PTSD episode, yes; character suffering anything related to food poisoning or GI bugs or overeating and similar, no)
• Marijuana use or mention of it in any capacity (other intoxicants a-okay)
• Infidelity (requested poly and open relationships a-okay)
• For NCIS, Gibbs disliking Ducky's rambling stories (I'd like him to enjoy them, just have to stop Ducky on occasion because of the case they're working on being urgent)
• Also for NCIS, positive portrayals of Mike Franks
• For Top Gun, Mav's close friends and romantic partners addressing him as 'Pete' (I prefer him to be addressed as Mav, and for him to address the other characters by their callsigns as well)
Smut DNWs:
• Noncon or dubcon, except where noted
• humiliation as a kink, except where noted
• pain play, except where noted
• gags of any kind
• anal, dirty talk, spanking, ageplay, scat, watersports, rimming, emeto, A/B/O, d/s-verse, mommy/daddy kink, mdom/fsub
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Stargate SG-1
Jack/Teal'c (hurt Jack)
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Much stronger A is afraid to offer B physical comfort for fear of hurting them more; B reassures • Torture - screaming until they lose their voice • Aftermath of Torture - Pain management • Aftermath of Torture - Wound Cleaning • Sick/hurt leader comforted by loved one in front of their worried junior team members • Crew worried and scared on seeing their sick/hurt captain so vulnerable • Sick/hurt character won't rest until they're sure their partner/love interest is okay • Sick/hurt character usually whines; them going quiet is a sign they feel really bad • Usually silly character is too sick/hurt to joke about the situation • Deep coughing fits just add to sick character's exhaustion • Back rubs/hair stroking to help a sick/hurt character sleep • Feverish disoriented A loses track of time; is always surprised and happy to wake up and see B • Character giving away that they're sick by seeking out warmth • Sick/hurt A goes to sit quietly with B because they feel comforted in B's presence • A quietly whispers B's name to get their attention then passes out • PTSD - Character suffers an episode/flashback in a public place • Gentle Sex Because One Partner Is Ill/Injured • Sex While One Partner Is Injured But Injured Partner Doesn’t Want Gentleness • Bondage on an injured character aggravates their injuries (leading to untying & comfort) • Washing hurt character's hair •
'I just need to sleep it off for a minute' says character who's clearly more sick/hurt than that • Altered States - ConcussionAltered States - Nonconsensual Drug Use • Back rubs to ease coughing • Character forced to work through migraine trigger; needs comfort when they inevitably get sick • Character is carried while barely conscious • Character pressing into caretaker's arms for comfort when feeling worse • Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse • Character's eyes are visibly glazed over with fever • Characters have to stop making out because sick/hurt character starts feeling worse • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by caretaker) • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by hurt character) • Ill/injured A is in too much pain to fall asleep but feels too sick to get up/do anything else • Near drowning followed by severe respiratory illness (bronchitis/pneumonia) • PTSD - From past sexual assault
'I just need to sleep it off for a minute' says character who's clearly more sick/hurt than that • Altered States - ConcussionAltered States - Nonconsensual Drug Use • Back rubs to ease coughing • Character forced to work through migraine trigger; needs comfort when they inevitably get sick • Character is carried while barely conscious • Character pressing into caretaker's arms for comfort when feeling worse • Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse • Character's eyes are visibly glazed over with fever • Characters have to stop making out because sick/hurt character starts feeling worse • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by caretaker) • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by hurt character) • Ill/injured A is in too much pain to fall asleep but feels too sick to get up/do anything else • Near drowning followed by severe respiratory illness (bronchitis/pneumonia) • PTSD - From past sexual assault
I'm mid-season 6 at this point; I'll probably have finished the season by reveals!
• I love Jack and Teal'c's mutual trust and admiration, right from the very beginning with Jack fiercely defending Teal'c and telling him he'll show him the world. Also love Teal'c immediately sitting by Jack while he recovers from the caveman virus - and then pretty much doing the same whenever Jack is hurt. I'd be down to read the aftermath of any canonical Jack injury or episode where he's had a Bad Time, with Teal'c looking after him.
• Super here for a slow burn romance between them during s1-2, with Teal'c learning how humans work as well as how vulnerable they are, with how often Jack gets hurt. Kind of feeling each other out and realizing what they feel for each other is special, and then getting together once Teal'c accepts that he'll never be romantically reunited with Drey'auc, and that perhaps his understanding of love is evolving along with his understanding of freedom.
• Teal'c looking after Jack in front of the entire SGC, like in Message in a Bottle - making the tender devotion between them both undeniable and an open, much loved but unspoken-of secret on base. How often has Jack been so injured that Teal'c had to carry him home through the Stargate? How has Teal'c learned to look after him in a way that truly helps, especially as Jack seems like the kind of guy who's reluctant to ask for any kind of caretaking? I'd love to see how the rest of the SGC views them when something like this happens, and how they know that everyone knows and feel loved because no one will tell.
• Jack seeking out Teal'c's quarters when he's in need of comfort, even if he himself doesn't quite get why he's on edge or feeling ill/uncomfortable, because Teal'c is a calming presence and understands him without him needing to say much (or say much that makes sense - Jack could probably ramble in half-coherent references and silly jokes without admitting any of what he really wants to say, and Teal'c would understand him anyway, and provide a shoulder to lean on).
• Teal'c being the one Jack turns to when he's hurt in the field, because he doesn't want to worry the others, especially when Sam has to take over from him as leader.
• Sam and Daniel, or Sam and Jonas, enlisting Teal'c's help to get Jack to look after himself when he's sick or hurt.
• Teal'c researching ways to make humans feel better (because Jack is not being helpful on the matter), asking Sam and Daniel their thoughts, and realizing Sam and Daniel are comically hopeless at this (perhaps even more so than Jack himself). Perhaps he eventually gets better advice from Janet or General Hammond, or even Cassandra. (Side note, I LOVE Janet! I am always down to see more Janet in fic.)
• Jack being hurt or sick to the point of delirium and asks for Teal'c over and over, refusing/unable to rest until he knows Teal'c is okay.
• Teal'c being very aware that he's physically much stronger than his human teammates, and therefore worried he might hurt Jack if he's not extremely careful and gentle with him; Jack being torn between impatiently wanting to be ravished, and feeling unbearably treasured and loved.
• Here for Teal'c very gently manhandling Jack in general, both for h/c reasons and for sexy reasons. Jack varying from comically indignant to turned on to grateful, depending on whether or not he's hurt and how badly.
A quick note with reference to the sexual trauma and PTSD tags in my request: In addition to various other canon traumas (which I'd also love to read aftermath fic for!), the show never addresses Jack being sexually assaulted in S3 A Hundred Days. I'd love to read some serious fallout of that with Jack leaning on Teal'c while recovering, as the rest of the team also tries to help as best they can.
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NCIS
• Gibbs/Ducky, Gibbs/Ducky/[any and/or all of Tobias, Leon and Borin] (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Borin)
• Gibbs/Ducky & Ziva, Gibbs/Ducky & Tony/Ziva/McGee (hurt Gibbs or hurt Gibbs and Ziva)
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Hand & Wrist Injuries • Caring for a character's injured hands then sucking their fingers • Fever • Fever sex • running fingers through hair in a calming way • Sick/hurt character lazily sucks comforter's fingers in gratitude • Gentle Sex Because One Partner Is Ill/Injured • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is feverish/delirious • Altered States - Character is out of it due to pain • Character is temporarily nonverbal from pain • Character is temporarily nonverbal after traumatic/retraumatizing event • Character's car breaks down or needs 'comfort' reflecting character's own sick/injured state • Sick/hurt character feeling comforted when 'comfort' or gentleness is offered to their vehicle • Temporary cane while recovering from an injury • PTSD - PTSD Episode/Flashback • Trauma - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit • Character tries to pretend their scars from previous physical abuse are no big deal • Stopping elevator as an excuse to care for sick/hurt character away from prying eyes • Sick/hurt character usually never complains; mild complaint from them is a sign they feel really bad • stoic hurt/sick A fiercely and vehemently protected by otherwise mild-mannered B •
A reads aloud to sick/hurt B • A too hurt/sick to initiate usual rough play; B (who was expecting rough play) immediately worries • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is feverish/delirious • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is out of it from pain • B helping hurt/sick A maneuver around heightened photosensitivity • Back rubs to ease coughing • Back rubs/hair stroking to help a sick/hurt character sleep • Body worship focusing on scars and the aftermath of trauma • Character falls physically ill in the aftermath of a traumatic event • Character forced to work through migraine trigger; needs comfort when they inevitably get sick • Character is too hurt/sick to drive; needs another character to drive them where they need to be • Character pressing into caretaker's arms for comfort when feeling worse • Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse • Character tries to pretend their scars from previous physical abuse are no big deal • Character's emotional suffering starts to manifest in physical illness • Character's eyes are visibly glazed over with fever • Character's headache is bad enough to be evident to other characters • Characters have to stop making out when one of them has a flashback/PTSD episode • Current case/mission has parallels to character's previous trauma • Deep coughing fits just add to sick character's exhaustion • Driving with a sick/hurt character in the passenger seat • First few physiotherapy sessions worsen pain from the injury and weaken the character • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by caretaker) • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by hurt character) • Helping ill or injured character into/out of a warm coat or jacket • Helping injured character with sling/cane/other assistive device • Hurt/sick A trusts B to drive them home in A's car; B knows it's a big deal to A • Hurt/sick character is safely driven home by trusted significant other • Ill/injured A is in too much pain to fall asleep but feels too sick to get up/do anything else • Illness lingers longer than the character anticipated • Injury takes longer to heal than the character anticipated • Long-term recovery from years of intimate partner abuse • Massaging hurt character’s temples • Medical report as framing device for fanwork • Near drowning followed by severe respiratory illness (bronchitis/pneumonia) • Old Injuries Acting Up • Injury on top of old injury • Protective A shields sick/hurt B from having to be seen by or interact with anyone • PTSD - Character suffers an episode/flashback in a public place • Rubbing a character's hands to ease tension/stiffness after long hours of work • Rubbing a sick/hurt/exhausted character's hair dry • Sick/hurt character feeling comforted when 'comfort' or gentleness is offered to their vehicle • Sick/hurt character seeking comfort in familiar vehicle • Sick/hurt leader comforted by loved one in front of their worried junior team members • Stoic character downplays their illness/injury to everyone but their trusted significant other • Stoic character driven to tears by pain • Stoic character only lets themself be looked after when alone with partner • Undercover - Attempts at caretaking when characters are undercover • unexpected answer to "are you okay/all right" • up early with a sick/injured partner • up late with a sick/injured partner • Sick/hurt A goes to sit quietly with B because they feel comforted in B's presence
A reads aloud to sick/hurt B • A too hurt/sick to initiate usual rough play; B (who was expecting rough play) immediately worries • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is feverish/delirious • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is out of it from pain • B helping hurt/sick A maneuver around heightened photosensitivity • Back rubs to ease coughing • Back rubs/hair stroking to help a sick/hurt character sleep • Body worship focusing on scars and the aftermath of trauma • Character falls physically ill in the aftermath of a traumatic event • Character forced to work through migraine trigger; needs comfort when they inevitably get sick • Character is too hurt/sick to drive; needs another character to drive them where they need to be • Character pressing into caretaker's arms for comfort when feeling worse • Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse • Character tries to pretend their scars from previous physical abuse are no big deal • Character's emotional suffering starts to manifest in physical illness • Character's eyes are visibly glazed over with fever • Character's headache is bad enough to be evident to other characters • Characters have to stop making out when one of them has a flashback/PTSD episode • Current case/mission has parallels to character's previous trauma • Deep coughing fits just add to sick character's exhaustion • Driving with a sick/hurt character in the passenger seat • First few physiotherapy sessions worsen pain from the injury and weaken the character • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by caretaker) • Gentle caretaking of sick/hurt character leads to gentle making out (initiated by hurt character) • Helping ill or injured character into/out of a warm coat or jacket • Helping injured character with sling/cane/other assistive device • Hurt/sick A trusts B to drive them home in A's car; B knows it's a big deal to A • Hurt/sick character is safely driven home by trusted significant other • Ill/injured A is in too much pain to fall asleep but feels too sick to get up/do anything else • Illness lingers longer than the character anticipated • Injury takes longer to heal than the character anticipated • Long-term recovery from years of intimate partner abuse • Massaging hurt character’s temples • Medical report as framing device for fanwork • Near drowning followed by severe respiratory illness (bronchitis/pneumonia) • Old Injuries Acting Up • Injury on top of old injury • Protective A shields sick/hurt B from having to be seen by or interact with anyone • PTSD - Character suffers an episode/flashback in a public place • Rubbing a character's hands to ease tension/stiffness after long hours of work • Rubbing a sick/hurt/exhausted character's hair dry • Sick/hurt character feeling comforted when 'comfort' or gentleness is offered to their vehicle • Sick/hurt character seeking comfort in familiar vehicle • Sick/hurt leader comforted by loved one in front of their worried junior team members • Stoic character downplays their illness/injury to everyone but their trusted significant other • Stoic character driven to tears by pain • Stoic character only lets themself be looked after when alone with partner • Undercover - Attempts at caretaking when characters are undercover • unexpected answer to "are you okay/all right" • up early with a sick/injured partner • up late with a sick/injured partner • Sick/hurt A goes to sit quietly with B because they feel comforted in B's presence
I prefer fic set any time before S11 of the show. DNW Gibbs disliking Ducky's rambling, please; he is so starry-eyed about everything Ducky does, and I read him as being happy to listen if he weren't pressed for time.
• I could write a thesis or several about the constantly expanding Gibbs Husbands Polycule (and have, lol - detailed thoughts here (very h/c and trauma focused) if you're inclined to read some rambling, but it is A LOT so absolutely no pressure). I am super here for exploration of Gibbs' dynamic with any of the husbands - Ducky, Tobias, Leon and/or Borin - but especially based on Gibbs/Ducky as each other's ride or die romance, the foundation on which the entire polycule rests.
• Tl;dr I read Gibbs and Ducky as an established couple of exquisite tenderness since before canon, pretty much an open relationship but with the understanding that they're each other's main man; Tobias becoming a long-term addition during s2-3 was a surprise, and he took a while to get as intimate with both of them, but that paved the way for Leon and Borin to end up joining a few years later. I read Gibbs/Ducky as super dom4dom and Tobias as a bratty sub, which neither of them was expecting but delights them both. Leon feels very warm vanilla to me, like a meat and potatoes kinda guy, while Borin (being basically rule 63 Gibbs) is just as much of a dom and a ridiculous tease as Gibbs is. Gibbs and Borin also like to Bite.
• Gibbs doesn't let anyone see him vulnerable - except for Ducky. Ducky's the only one who knows how to look after him, and possibly the only one who even knows how to spot that he's not feeling well. I'd love to see anything exploring that, from how they manage caretaking in private away from the kids' nosey tendencies, to how the kids start to learn to figure out what's up with Gibbs (and potentially call Ducky on him when he gets hurt or falls ill and is being stubborn about it), to eventually the other husbands learning to figure him out (and learning from Ducky how to look after him/support him, while Gibbs slowly learns to let them in).
• How does Ducky looking after Gibbs differ from Tobias or Leon looking after Gibbs? The snark levels, the levels of honesty/playfulness/actually admitting what's wrong, Gibbs being a much better patient with Ducky than he is with Tobias (and Tobias being pissed off about it), Leon taking a while to earn Gibbs' trust but then proving worthy of it by not taking advantage or poking fun the way, say, Jen would have. Relatedly, the limits to what the other husbands can do to comfort Gibbs - when do they decide their best is good enough, and when is he so fucked up that it's time to call Ducky for advice or a hand?
• I would love some emphasis on how quiet and often nonverbal Gibbs is, while still being extremely expressive - he can communicate a lot to Ducky, especially, without saying much out loud. Eventually the other husbands learn to read him too, or at least learn not to try and make him speak when he doesn't want to. I feel like a lot of happy times among the polycule are just one of the husbands talking while Gibbs happily listens and occasionally expresses opinions with an eyebrow or a touch; equally, there are probably bad times when Gibbs is quiet because he's too overwhelmed, in too much pain or isn't feeling well enough to talk, and Ducky and/or the others have to work around that (or with it) to look after him.
• Also very here for exploration of Gibbs' lasting trauma from his service and his multiple abusive exes (and abusive ex-mentor
• Also super here for how similar Gibbs and Ziva are when it comes to both the trauma™ and allowing themselves to show vulnerability/be looked after. Often it feels like Gibbs is the only one who gets Ziva, and can offer/make her/order her to seek comfort when she thinks she doesn't deserve it, because he's been there (and it took years of Ducky patiently offering comfort before he'd truly start to accept it, so he knows what it takes to help). I'd love their stupid, beautiful stoicism either played for comedy or angst - or both, if you love me. Preferably ending in them both offering each other comfort, and accepting comfort from the others (McGee, Tony, Abby, Ducky) who love them.
• Borin note: her dynamic with Gibbs and with Gibbs/Ducky together are both fascinating to me in the light of her basically being Gibbs' younger, rule 63 self. He clearly sees himself in her, but it's not a father-daughter thing like it is with Ziva - it's more a 'why are you me? I'm me' thing, starting out a little comically indignant and then ending up with massive sexual/romantic chemistry of the Recognition Of Self Through The Other variety. She's at an earlier life stage than Gibbs, so she's probably dealing with a lot of the trauma he's already dealt with when younger, and does not yet have a Ducky figure of her own or adopted kids of her own - so Gibbs is in a great position to know when she needs a little looking after, and also in a great position to give her some quiet (sometimes even nonverbal) comfort without tripping her trauma wires or hangups about deserving to be taken care of. He's also in a great position to decide when to pull rank, ie see right through her and call Ducky on her when she needs medical help and won't admit it - and Ducky, of course, has the experience of gradually gaining Gibbs' trust all those years ago, so he's exactly the right person to help Gibbs look after Borin, and exactly the right person to have around if they both need some looking after. Caretaking for both Gibbs and Borin from the other husbands, or both just getting each other when they're hurt or sick and barely-verbally looking after each other, would be so very good.
• A bunch of short one-line hurt/comfort prompts here, if you feel inclined!
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Top Gun (Movies)
Mav/Hondo (hurt Mav)
Mav/Warlock (hurt Mav)
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Bondage to prevent an injured character from moving around and aggravating their injuries • Bondage on an injured character aggravates their injuries (leading to untying & comfort) • Bondage on an injured character aggravates their injuries (which just turns them on more) • Light bondage to avoid aggravating character's wrist/shoulder injuries • BDSM - Masochistic sub asks for more pain than they really want • Propping injured character on pillows so they can sleep with less pain • Propping sick character on pillows so they can breathe better • Character being protected isn't used to being comforted • Crying from pain turns to crying from unexpected comfort • A gives sick/hurt B not only comfort but also protection/sanctuary • Characters have to stop making out when one of them has a flashback/PTSD episode • Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse • Trauma triggered by consensual bondage • A too hurt/sick to initiate usual rough play; B (who was expecting rough play) immediately worries • stoic hurt/sick A fiercely and vehemently protected by otherwise mild-mannered B • BDSM - Submission as seeking protection/sanctuary from harm; dominance as offering it • Creator's Choice of Shoulder Injury • 'I just need a couple minutes to walk it off' says character who's clearly too hurt/sick to walk • Hurt/sick character needs to be carried •
'I just need to sit down/lie down for a minute' says character who's clearly about to pass out • 'I just need to sleep it off for a minute' says character who's clearly more sick/hurt than that • Altered States - Character is out of it due to fever • Altered States - Character is out of it due to pain • Altered States - Concussion • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is feverish/delirious • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is out of it from pain • Back rubs/hair stroking to help a sick/hurt character sleep • Body worship focusing on scars and the aftermath of trauma • Character falls physically ill in the aftermath of a traumatic event • Character is carried while barely conscious • Character is too hurt/sick to drive; needs another character to drive them where they need to be • Character's emotional suffering starts to manifest in physical illness • Character's eyes are visibly glazed over with fever • Crew Worried About Their Sick/Hurt Captain • Deep coughing fits just add to sick character's exhaustion • Helping ill or injured character into/out of a warm coat or jacket • Helping injured character with sling/cane/other assistive device • Ill/injured A is in too much pain to fall asleep but feels too sick to get up/do anything else • Old Injuries Acting Up • Protective A shields sick/hurt B from having to be seen by or interact with anyone • Rubbing a sick/hurt/exhausted character's hair dry • sick/hurt at formal social event • Sick/hurt leader comforted by loved one in front of their worried junior team members • Stoic character downplays their illness/injury to everyone but their trusted significant other
'I just need to sit down/lie down for a minute' says character who's clearly about to pass out • 'I just need to sleep it off for a minute' says character who's clearly more sick/hurt than that • Altered States - Character is out of it due to fever • Altered States - Character is out of it due to pain • Altered States - Concussion • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is feverish/delirious • Altered States - Past trauma surfaces when character is out of it from pain • Back rubs/hair stroking to help a sick/hurt character sleep • Body worship focusing on scars and the aftermath of trauma • Character falls physically ill in the aftermath of a traumatic event • Character is carried while barely conscious • Character is too hurt/sick to drive; needs another character to drive them where they need to be • Character's emotional suffering starts to manifest in physical illness • Character's eyes are visibly glazed over with fever • Crew Worried About Their Sick/Hurt Captain • Deep coughing fits just add to sick character's exhaustion • Helping ill or injured character into/out of a warm coat or jacket • Helping injured character with sling/cane/other assistive device • Ill/injured A is in too much pain to fall asleep but feels too sick to get up/do anything else • Old Injuries Acting Up • Protective A shields sick/hurt B from having to be seen by or interact with anyone • Rubbing a sick/hurt/exhausted character's hair dry • sick/hurt at formal social event • Sick/hurt leader comforted by loved one in front of their worried junior team members • Stoic character downplays their illness/injury to everyone but their trusted significant other
Gifts are enabled and treats are welcome! Past Ice/Mav also very much welcome, or concurrent Ice/Mav (with Ice's consent) if set during the time that Ice is alive.
• I'll always love TG 86 era edgy, self-destructive Mav (and especially Ice/Mav), but these days I'm really extra loving the quieter, more soft-with-an-edge vibe of TGM era Mav. I especially love his dynamics with both Hondo ('I don't like that look'/'it's the only one I've got'/'if I don't see you again, Hondo, thank you'...god!!!!) and Warlock ('warlock.....sir ;)'/'actually I finished second ;)))'/'we have to work on your timing'/Warlock's little fistpump at Mav's successful time check/Mav's tired lil salute directly to Warlock after he and Rooster land on the carrier at the end). I love that Ice is a driving force of the movie's narrative, so I'm down to have him as a background presence during his lifetime, especially as consenting or even deliberately encouraging Mav to see other people.
• I'm super down for Mav having a slow burn with Hondo over the years before TGM - they've clearly known each other for a while, and been through thick and thin together, and Hondo knows Mav's daredevil tendencies and has absolutely been around for missions where Mav was hurt or even had brushes with death. I'd love to see what those times looked like - the quiet caretaking, Hondo shaking his head at Mav while still not being able to resist him, Mav being as charming as possible while hurt but eventually letting Hondo wear him down into dropping the act and getting looked after for real.
• Mav and Warlock's history is less evident onscreen, but they clearly approve of each other already, judging by the nudge-nudge-wink-wink dynamic they develop within a second of appearing together. The unspoken accord between them is delicious to me throughout the film, especially since Warlock has clearly inherited (from Ice) the title of Sexiest Man At TOPGUN. I'd love to see him also decide he's going to be Mav's next guardian angel, perhaps intervening in matters without Mav's knowledge at first, then the two of them slowly falling together (as Mav continues to pull crazy shit that gets him hurt) after the events of the film.
• As always, I read Mav as a massive sub. I think while he's no longer as self-destructive, no longer as 'seeking out pain in order to feel alive because he thinks pain is what he deserves' as he was in 86, he is still a bit of a masochist and is still often likely to go overboard with it, if not as drastically as he used to. I'd love to see him asking Hondo or Warlock to ~bring him into line, and them realizing it's gone past him getting off on the pain and into him getting self-loathing about it, and reining him in with praise and compliments and laconic aftercare instead. Alternatively, I'd also love to see him already sick or injured, begging them to tie him up anyway for sexy reasons, and then getting carried away and fucking up his own injuries more in the process, leading to them looking after him.
• In keeping with canon and with my requested tags, I'm very down for any mood(s) from silly to serious to sombre, as long as it's full of warmth and there's a hopeful ending. 💛 Regardless of his past relationships, I think Mav is super not used to being looked after or to anyone valuing his health (or him making it home alive), and so it always lands as both a pleasant and painful surprise when someone actually cares about him, let alone wants to physically look after him.
• Hondo and/or Warlock carrying Mav would clear my skin and water my crops!
• I'm always down for a fun cameo or two from the kids! Phoenix is my favourite kid; I think she and Mav get each other the most.
• FTR, I am also incredibly down for Mav/Hondo/Warlock :D
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