Dear H/C writer

[chocolatepot]

Fandom: Original Work

Fashionable Regency Gentleman/Quiet Bluestocking (hurt Gentleman)
Queen/Loyal Adviser (hurt Queen)
Bastard Son Of Nobleman Wanting To Prove Himself/His Friend Opposing Him For His Family (both hurt)

Unhappy marriage

Aftermath of Torture - Wound Cleaning
patching up each other's wounds
Hurt character is used to having to tend to their own wounds

Talking about their traumas
Character's Past Trauma Is Revealed Against Their Will
Past Abuse


For all of these, just want to note, that the genders as given are optional. I am fine with m/m, m/f, and f/f, and with historical (or pseudo-historical) settings that have period-accurate gender roles as well as ones that have no gender stereotyping and restrictions at all. That being said, I have to admit that I'm fond of stories where female characters are "proper" and not treated as lesser by the narrative for it, and where they're matched with men or butch/soft butch women.

Fandom: The Queen's Thief

Irene/Eugenides (hurt Irene)
Eugenides & the Magus (hurt Eugenides)

poisoned wound
coughing up blood after being wounded
Cleaning/treating wounds
Major Illness
concealing illness/injury at formal social event
Hurt Character Plays Up Injuries/Illness To Get More Comfort
Lingering Weakness After Illness
Hiding an Injury or Illness

We see Irene with a hurt/sick Gen a few times in canon, but I have to admit that I'd like to see how Gen copes with Irene not just recuperating but actively wounded or very ill.

I'm also fascinated by the idea of the Magus with a hurt Gen, considering the episode where Ambiades cut off the circulation in Gen's hands. Maybe something about that from the Magus's perspective? Or something later where the Magus thinks back to that? All up to you.

Fandom: Pagan Chronicles

Roland & Pagan (hurt Pagan)
Pagan & Isidore (hurt Pagan)
Isidore & Babylonne (hurt Isidore)
Isidore & babylonne (hurt Babylonne)

Emotional/Psychological Abuse
Past Abuse
Past Child Abuse
Mentor/Mentee Relationship Forces Mentor to Deal with Past Traumas
Drugged Confessions of Past Trauma
supportive friend/partner helps character cope with past child abuse
Sick character admits to/can't hide signs of past trauma
unresolved issues from their past

As you can see, I'm really into the fact that all of these characters have past trauma, so anything that deals with that could be great. The fact that it's the Middle Ages makes it really easy to give the characters some kind of illness requiring nursing! There's also nightmares that inconveniently cause people to reveal experiences from their past ...

And of course, Pagan and Babylonne find it easy to get into other kinds of trouble.