For me, h/c is all about being seen and validated, to understand that friends, lovers, partners and family are there to care for you even and especially at the moments when you can offer no acts of service in return.
Showing vulnerability, particularly when you're usually the one looking out for other people, is really one of the highest levels of intimacy that I can think of.
Oh, and because I like my h/c to assure me of the comfort at the end, I'm not super fond of scenarios when several people are hurt at the same time; it increases the potential risk of a) an unhappy ending; b) the hurt caretaker having to take care of the others; c) that they all will be taken care of by strangers who don't understand them.
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For me, h/c is all about being seen and validated, to understand that friends, lovers, partners and family are there to care for you even and especially at the moments when you can offer no acts of service in return.
Showing vulnerability, particularly when you're usually the one looking out for other people, is really one of the highest levels of intimacy that I can think of.
Oh, and because I like my h/c to assure me of the comfort at the end, I'm not super fond of scenarios when several people are hurt at the same time; it increases the potential risk of a) an unhappy ending; b) the hurt caretaker having to take care of the others; c) that they all will be taken care of by strangers who don't understand them.