Ooooh, thank you for the question!!
Hmmm, this feels like it could be as open as anything, so I’m gonna try and limit it by looking at the whump fic bingo stuff. Based on that post….
– Helpless look right before they collapse
– Trying to be subtle while leaning against objects
– Voice hitching when they speak
– Staggering or otherwise walking ungracefully before they can catch themselves
And outside of that post, I really love it when a character either gets hurt much more badly than they realise, or they do know they’re hurt and pretend they’re fine (bonus points if this is because they think they have to be strong for their friends/are the class clown type).
In terms of actual hurting and whump stuff: I’m a sucker for literally any situation where one character sacrifices themselves/puts themselves on the line for another one. Also situations where characters who care about each other are forced to hurt each other – either by circumstances or magic. Like the whole, character a trying to hold back on hurting character b and apologising and being all guilt ridden after.
Ooooh, also moments when one character is trying to reassure another character who’s been very badly injured and is trying to pretend that everything is fine to keep them calm (bonus points if character a is class clown and their facade is cracking as they panic.) Plus the moment when they realise everything isn’t going to be ok, and their calm just kind of shatters
Also honestly literally any character being super protective of another. Especially in a situation where the protective one can’t actually protect the other (ie they’re captured/outnumbered). The whole: struggling and shouting threats kind of helplessly and desperately, and then when character b tells them everything is gonna be fine even though it isn’t? that’s the good stuff
Lord that was a lot, but I hope it answers your question! I’m a huge fan of all whump and hurt/comfort honestly. Thank you for the ask!!
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