Meta: Faces of H/C

[arrow00]

I've been on an h/c reading kick since my illness, and it got me to thinking of the many different types of h/c, and how my particular situation would *not* have made a good h/c plot (oh, alas.)

This led to the following categorizations. Please feel free to add your own, hopefully with Sentinel or dS examples:

• Stubbed-toe h/c — When a character suffers an injury or illness that is completely common to everyday man and woman, yet the author has chosen to explore the character recovering from a head-cold, for example. (Warning: This type of story can and may involve some Unnecessary Bathing.)
• Pulling a Homer — When the character is responsible for their own injury ("D'oh!"), e.g., cutting their finger while chopping vegetables because they were so distracted by the beauty/lithesomeness/extraordinary hair of their possible-future-same-sex-mate.
• After School Special — in which the character suffers a major illness or calamity that is atypical and somewhat sensational, yet unrelated to a career of crime-solving or world-saving.
• C is for Clara — When the character simply wastes away out of pining/yearning/perpetual hard-on.
• I Swear It Was an Accident! — When the character is injured by his own partner, who then must not only provide h/c but loads of penance.
• Holy Hand Grenades, Batman! — The character is kidnapped/wounded/tortured by Bad Guys. Sometimes all three. Repeatedly.
• Dudley Do Right — Character throws himself in front of bullet/knife/speeding train to save his partner cum object-of-sexual-interest (or just the rest of the world.)
  

Comments

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

I've done that in a few fics myself... wesleysgirl and I had a wonderful time in Saturation with Giles and Spike both bathing a feverish Xander and, if I recall correctly, having sex on the floor a few minutes later.

God, I love that fic... :;wistful::

And the way you describe it, I want a ficathon devoted to bathing with much silent yearning :-)

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

You're making me yearn myself, for time to read everything I'd like to read; I *know* I'd like to read Saturation...

I like the pre-slash/slash/yearning version of Bathing best, oh I do... So much more possibility there.

So much possibility everywhere, really. ::grateful shiver::

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

My very first comment fic drabble.

It was hard to love from afar, and know that your feelings would never be requited. But Jim was used to never getting what he wanted out of life. Blair's azure eyes lit with physical desire? Just one more item to add to the list of things that were never going to happen. But he had this at least, to offer the cherishing care that he would love to extend into *every* area of their life. He carefully squeezed out the cloth – no possibility of ticklish dribbles to irritate that beautiful skin.

"There you go, Chief. No more icecream smear."

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

SQUEE! I love it. Jim's so caring and thoughtful :-)

Now he just has to realise that his tongue's so much softer and less drippy next time Blair's messy and you can bet Blair's eyes will be lighting up...

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed. I looked at this and thought - bathetic bathing fic - another new high low that fandom has brought me to...

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is a thing of beauty right there, mab.

Unfortunately, two weeks later Jim is assaulted by a rattlesnake while on the trail of the Desert Killer, and Blair has to suck the venom from a very, er, delicate area.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Did you say unfortunately or fortunately for the rattlesnake venom sucking thing?

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

::goggling your icon::

I'm sorry, what was the question again?

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

So Blind Man's Bluff would be another episode you haven't seen yet? It's the only time the TPTB gave us a canon cuddle.

And the icon was made by the inimitable SallyMn

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

It's the only time the TPTB gave us a canon cuddle.

And how they can sleep at night with that on their conscience, I do not know.

::sulks::

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

That's the episode I'm on right now. I got as far as Jim convincing Simon he can pass as 'sighted' and seeing that cute sheepish grin just about kilt me.

Looks like I'm in for a serious treat!

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

So you've seen Jim slamming the door into poor Blair's head and absently ruffling his hair as he rubs it better ::dies of the cute::

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

DEADLY sweet and funny. These guys. Oh, these guys....

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

::snickergrin::

Blair really needs to go for something more useful here... say, spilling a little (lukewarm, don't want any actual injuries here. There.) coffee in his lap... Jim would be seeing so much *more* of that beautiful skin and, um...

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely he mustn't actualy injure himself - that would be totally counter-productive.

Thanks. :-)

[iadorespike]

"There you go, Chief. No more icecream smear."

*dies*

Anna *gg*

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you just have to unleash the silly. :-)

[iadorespike]

I want a ficathon devoted to bathing with much silent yearning

OMG, yes! I would love this madly. *eyes all of you talented TS writers*

Anna *eg*