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The

hurtcomfortex tagset continues to be the gift that keeps giving. I've been saving the more interesting top-level tag juxtapositions that have come up as the tagset and consequently the juxtaposed tags are constantly shuffled by new tags coming in.

Putting them under a cut since some of them may contain violent, sexual, or potentially triggery material. I swear these are all real ones that came up randomly.

There's a whole story in each of these:
Character Forced to Reveal Past Trauma → Characters Sharing Mutual Dislike Become Telepathically Linked; Slow Learn to Cope/Like Each Other
Character A becomes legal guardian of sibling Character B after death of parents → Character Conceals Terrible Personal Cost Attached to Using Their Superpower
Trauma Recovery and Learning How to Person Properly With the Help of Patient Love Interest/Family → Werewolf AU - Hurt and vulnerable werewolf at the brink of death is found by comforter
Searching for injured partner/friend who was left behind → Soulmate AU - Soulbond Forms During Moments of Extreme Empathy
Unsuccessfully hiding an injury → Wingfic - magic wings permanently broken from corruption

These are good combos anytime:
Recovery From Drug Addiction → Sick/hurt character doesn't want to accept help
Beatings → Character acts casual about their scars from childhood abuse
Held Captive by Criminals → Hurt/sick character isn't quite lucid
Comfort after nightmares → Comforting with Kittens or Puppies
On the Run with a Sick or Injured Partner → Recovery in Hiding
Awkward Comforter → Catching Hurt Character as They Collapse

Or just unexpectedly iddy:
Whipping → The Worst Person Is Also Comfortee's Only Hope
Drug withdrawal after captivity and forced drug addiction to break character's will → Forced To Relive Trauma for Mission Report/Debrief
Physically Injured Character Giving Medical Instructions to Save Their Own Life → Reconciliation

And then there are the more unfortunate tag pairings:
Impact Play - inflicting pain until character breaks down in much-needed emotional catharsis → Left for Dead
Comfort Sex → Consumption
Family Disapproval → Gunshot wound to the abdomen
Lactose Intolerance → Medical Problem Can Only Be Managed With Regular Penetration/Fingering
Stomach Ache After Losing Eating Contest → Time Loop - Reliving Events in Order to Find a Happy Ending
Character Cradling Sick Character's Head In Their Lap → Character Must Resist Urge to Devour Lover

Unrelatedly, enjoy some Lewis Chessmen (posted on Tumblr).

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Oh nooooooo I am giggling helplessly at those unfortunate ones - and there were such excellent ones higher up but OMG. No. XDDD

Okay, I just looked at it and saw Gunshot wound to the chest -> Hot tea for the hurt character, and now I can’t stop giggling.

Character Cradling Sick Character's Head In Their Lap → Character Must Resist Urge to Devour Lover

I hope the mantis fandom has a wonderful time with this one.

*dies laughing*

Ahaha, the unfortunate ones made me giggle so hard, especially the last one XD

Family Disapproval → Gunshot wound to the abdomen

Just like Thanksgiving!

Delightful!
Idtastic!
LOLMG nooo!

My RP partner and I have been absolutely mining the tagsets from this and a couple other exchanges. Turns out our ids are a lot more compatible than we realized. XD

BWAH!

This is inspiring. Mostly. Some just hit me as weird, lol

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IKR? I have multiple documents of saved tags from these exchanges for writing inspiration. It's awesome.

I love when you get two tags that are fine on their own, but then you put them together and it turns into oh no what even. XD

I love how sometimes the tag juxtapositions suggest a fascinating little story that you'd love to read, and sometimes it's just like "nooooo, those do not go together AT ALL". XD

hurtcomfortex, idproquo, tropefest, smut4smut - those are the four we hit and so much fun in them. Hell, I copied them all, made a HUGE spreadsheet, and am in the process of dividing them up into areas of interest. >.> So easy to find 'what should happen next?' when there's a list to go to. XD

I am so here for all the “good combo” ones

I should totally make a giant trope list

It's just SUCH an amazing resource. :D I have a bunch of incredibly badly organized documents with random tags from a variety of exchanges posted into them. I meant to make a proper speadsheet of last year's H/C Exchange tags but didn't do it - perhaps I'll get it done this year!