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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.)

Date: 2007-07-23 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] t-verano.livejournal.com
There is no cloud so dark it doesn't have a silver lining. Hence this post, yes? ::smiles at you apologetically, and -- despite those words -- sympathetically::

so distracted by the beauty/lithesomeness/extraordinary hair of their possible-future-same-sex-mate

Oh my yes. Yes indeed. It would happen to me, yes. Especially about that hair, yes.

And the Unnecessary Bathing for Stubbed-toe h/c -- *golly*, yes. TS is awash in it. (Not that I -- necessarily -- object, mind you. It all depends.)

I must say I am reprehensibly fond of all these categories, although I Swear It Was an Accident has to be my personal fave, for sheer angst potential added in to the overall physical woobieness.

And I'm really rather fond of these not just as categories, but as categories. Clearly, food poisoning has not toxified your brain. Fine work. Really. Glad you're recuped enough today to post essential thinky meta like this. Classification is the foundation of... something or other. Something even good, possibly? :-))

Date: 2007-07-23 07:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
Yes, any time you can throw some lovely angst in to go with...::sighs:: I, of course, object to none of these, and in fact have been reading voraciously with a little smile.

Classification is just F-U-N. We need to understand these things! :)

And apparently I do quite well on no food at all, because I am working on a fic right now where Blair accidentally gets dosed (and doses Jim with a kiss.) I'm not sure what category that falls under. "I Didn't Know It Was Loaded"?

Date: 2007-07-23 07:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] t-verano.livejournal.com
Oh the places you take my mind with *that* category... I may have to vanish for the rest of the day.

And you're working on new fic! ::intrigued and ecstatic beam::

Date: 2007-07-23 07:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janedavitt.livejournal.com
Unnecessary Bathing for Stubbed-toe h/c -- *golly*, yes. TS is awash in it.

You get the pun award of the day :-)

Date: 2007-07-23 07:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] t-verano.livejournal.com
Heh. But it's true, too -- especially in gen fic, Jim is forever stripping Blair down in his unlit bedroom in the middle of the night, wiping him down with cool water (or something), every inch of him... Not that I think that's a bad thing, mind you. :-) So much Bedroom Bathing going on, as well as the actual Bathroom Bathing.

God, I love this fandom. For way too many reasons...

Date: 2007-07-23 07:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janedavitt.livejournal.com
I've done that in a few fics myself... [livejournal.com profile] 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 :-)

Date: 2007-07-23 08:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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::

Date: 2007-07-23 08:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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."

Date: 2007-07-23 08:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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...

Date: 2007-07-23 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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...

Date: 2007-07-23 11:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2007-07-24 02:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mab-browne.livejournal.com
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Did you say unfortunately or fortunately for the rattlesnake venom sucking thing?

Date: 2007-07-24 02:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
::goggling your icon::

I'm sorry, what was the question again?

Date: 2007-07-24 02:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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

Date: 2007-07-24 02:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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::

Date: 2007-07-24 02:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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!

Date: 2007-07-24 02:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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::

Date: 2007-07-24 02:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
DEADLY sweet and funny. These guys. Oh, these guys....

Date: 2007-07-23 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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...

Date: 2007-07-23 09:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mab-browne.livejournal.com
Oh, absolutely he mustn't actualy injure himself - that would be totally counter-productive.

Thanks. :-)

Date: 2007-07-23 08:54 pm (UTC)
iadorespike: (Blair lips by bluebrocade)
From: [personal profile] iadorespike
"There you go, Chief. No more icecream smear."

*dies*

Anna *gg*

Date: 2007-07-23 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mab-browne.livejournal.com
Sometimes you just have to unleash the silly. :-)

Date: 2007-07-23 08:52 pm (UTC)
iadorespike: (Jim by lit_gal)
From: [personal profile] 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*

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