Hurt/Comfort
Heck, this series is one long Hurt-Comfort story.
A hurt/comfort (or h/c) story is one in which one character is injured (either physically or emotionally) and the other takes care of them. Often the point of the story is provide a setting in which the characters can reveal and demonstrate an emotional connection previously concealed or repressed.
H/C stories may be focussed more on the comforting than the hurt. In a Slash story, this will often lead to sex, and possibly the use of the Magical Healing Cock.
Some stories will focus more on the hurt aspects of the trope. The darker of these will often subject the main character to extreme forms of abuse, sexual assault or torture.
In Supernatural, the Show itself and the universe it's built offer many opportunities for the characters to be shot, stabbed, thrown against walls, choked, cursed or tortured by angels or demons. All the main characters also suffer some degree of emotional anguish much of the time. In addition, fanfic very much likes stories where characters suffer illness which may range from the common cold to cancer, or loss of senses or limbs.
In RPF, circumstances most commonly involve emotional distress, mental illness, or diseases. A wider range of situations occur in RPFAUs.
See also Limp!Sam
- Angel Whump - hurt Castiel stories
- ohsam - h/c fics featuring a hurt Sam
- Hurt Sam comm for h/c fics featuring a hurt Sam
- http://community.livejournal.com/hurt_dean/ Hurt Dean] comm for h/c fics featuring a hurt Dean
- Hoodie Time - comm for h/c fics featuring a hurt Dean. The hoodie reference rlates to dean wearing a hoodie in 1.12 Faith
- Limp Sam website - no longer active
- Society for the Continuation of Limp (and Redeemed) Sam
- Limp!Sam Fanfic Awards
- Hurt Dean - h/c fics featuring a hurt Dean
- An overview of Hurt/Comfort stories
