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Conversely, the above methods are often used by fanfiction authors as a way to force together two characters that would otherwise be at each others' throats or have nothing to do with one another. Maybe the characters don't know each other too well, or maybe they wouldn't get along well under normal circumstances, but once they see that poor kid bleeding on their doorstep there isn't much alternative to taking them in and nurturing them back to health....
Often used as part of [[Shipping]]. Sometimes, [[Ron the Death Eater]] is responsible for the "hurt" part and [[Draco in Leather Pants]] is responsible for the "comfort" part. (In fact, the derivation implied by those [[Trope Namer
Fanwriters love this device because it gives the characters a situation which they both must struggle to overcome, without the author having to think too hard to create a believable plot. These types of fanfics will often be riddled with fluff and overly dramatized scenes in which the injured character lays out their entire tragic past for their rescuer to sympathize with (since [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]], part of this might appeal to women's tendency to value emotion and vulnerability), and more often than not transforms the characters' relationship from strained to romantic without much explanation in the interim, regardless of either character's gender or preference.
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* A lot of [[Bad Movie Beatdown|Film Brain]] fic falls under this category, mostly helped on by his [[Break the Cutie]] arc in ''[[Kickassia]]''. As an interesting contrast, the [[The Nostalgia Critic|other main woobie]] of the fandom is usually left broken.
* The [[Ace Attorney]] fandom is a hurt/comfort goldmine, in part because the "hurt" part is as easy as [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|trapping Edgeworth in an elevator or earthquake]]. One popular example of the genre is a (clean) [[Kink Meme]] fill called [http://bludhavens.livejournal.com/17966.html?thread=4621614#t4621614 Sleepless].
* There's a recurring
* [[Rent]] has
* Kurt from [[Glee]] is tailor-made for this, being an out-and-proud [[Camp Gay]] who was [[Stuffed Into a Trashcan|bullied]] ''[[Teens Are Monsters|severely]]'' for it, especially by Karofsky {{spoiler|who was revealed to be an [[Armored Closet Gay]] himself}}. Blaine is by far the comforter in the romantic fics, while Finn is the comforter in platonic fics.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' 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's Reward] both revolve around one of the mane six (Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy, respectively) finding, taking in, and [[Girls Love|falling in love with]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|The Great and Powerful Trixie]], [[Break the Haughty|humbled and suffering]] after the events of "Boast Busters".
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