Trauma Exchange 2023
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arazsyaDear Trauma Creator,
Hello and thank you for creating for me! I hope you enjoy the exchange. This letter contains the information from my sign-up (freeforms, trauma tags, etc) some short ramblings on the canons involved, and a handful of prompts for each. It's intended to help you out if you need, but please don't feel bound to any of it! Mix-and-match, disregard, whatever helps. I'm sure I'll love whatever you come up with!
If you want to see what kind of things I write, find me on AO3 as Arazsya (make sure to log in as currently all my works are archive-locked).
A Non-Exhaustive Selection of Likes: whump and hurt/comfort, protectiveness, yearning, loyalty, trapping characters in a small space for them to not talk about their feelings in, trapping characters in a small space until they talk about their feelings, characters talking about their feelings while bleeding, fluff, twisted fluff, werewolves, dogs! and also cats! especially remaining unhurt!, hostage situations, characters thinking they are too late, huddling for warmth, only one bed, fake dating, characters trying to choose between The Mission and their loved ones, characters having been very clearly and obviously hurt in prior scenes (bruises!), efforts to cover up clear and obvious hurt that don't quite work, werewolves, noncon and threats of it, found family, hurting one character physically to hurt another character emotionally, characters forced to listen to loved ones' abuse (especially if they can't do anything about it, eg. too far away or there's a door in the way or something) and trying to piece together what's happening from sound alone.
DNWs: first/second person perspective (except in case of epistolary), infantilisation, lactation, mpreg, non-canon major character death (of canon characters), omegaverse, onscreen animal cruelty, parental death detail, pregnancy, vore, watersports/scat.
Fandom-specific DNW: abusive Barnabys/pathologists for Midsomer Murders.
Midsomer Murders
Charlie Nelson/Jamie Winter (both traumatized)
Charlie Nelson/Jamie Winter (Nelson traumatized)
Charlie Nelson/Jamie Winter (Winter traumatized)
Aftermath - aftermath of long-term captivity
Aftermath - Character Thinks They're Too Broken to Love
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Dub/Noncon - Blackmailed/Coerced into sex by a bad guy and forced to hide it
Dub/Noncon - Rapist taunts victim's loved one(s) afterwards
Dynamic - Two People Share an Abuser
Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to receiving gentleness
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Character Can't Remember Trauma But Has Nightmares About It
Physical - Bruises
Physical - Touch-starved
Rape Recovery - Assailants rape A's love interest B to hurt A; recovery process of both
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character Hunted with Dogs
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Scenario - Characters Who Can No Longer Stand Alone Hold Each Other Up
Scenario - Current case/mission has parallels to a character's previous trauma
Undercover - Character A blows cover to protect Character B
Violence - Left for Dead
Werewolves - Turned into a Werewolf Against Your Will (by Loved One)
Aftermath - Abuser branded A as their property; B accidentally sees the mark on A's skin
Hurt/Comfort - Hair Petting to calm down traumatized character
Physical - Wounds from barbed wire
Werewolves - Hunted by Werewolf Hunters
Midsomer canon doesn't really deal with the trauma that its resident detectives presumably have, with only a couple of scant nods, when Nelson blames himself for a death in his first case and Winter looking to Barnaby for reassurance the first time one of their murderers dies. Luckily, there's plenty of room for non-canon traumatic experiences. Plenty could have happened to Nelson in the years since he left Midsomer, there's a lot of space between cases where things might go wrong in Midsomer, and perhaps he and Winter might have had similar traumatic experiences in London prior to their posting to Midsomer. Maybe they meet for the first time in what'll turn out to be traumatic circumstances, maybe they have a traumatic past, maybe they have a very lovely history that's about to go sour. I ship them like anything and I'd like them to bleed about it.
- Winter and Nelson discover that, pre-Midsomer, they were both coerced into sex by the same abusive senior officer in London.
- While working a case, Winter is caught up in some of the more violent pursuits of Midsomer's residents.
- Nelson returns to Midsomer after a long time away after a case goes bad, and Winter does his best to help.
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John Barnaby & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (Winter traumatized)
John Barnaby & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (both traumatized)
John Barnaby & Charlie Nelson (Midsomer Murders) (Nelson traumatized)
John Barnaby & Sarah Barnaby & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (Winter traumatized)
Fleur Perkins & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (Winter traumatized)
Charlie Nelson & Kate Wilding (Midsomer Murders) (Nelson traumatized)
Abuse - Gaslighting
Abuse - Realizing someone you care about is in an abusive relationship
Aftermath - Aftermath & Comfort For Canon Hurt
Aftermath - Character found long after having been presumed dead
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Death/Grief - Character's loved one presumed dead
Denial - Downplaying Trauma
Hurt/Comfort - 'I just need to sit/lie down for a minute' says character about to pass out
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Hurt/Comfort - Victim is Gently Taken Care of by Loved Ones After the Traumatizing Event
Scenario - Character A abandons plans in order to rescue Character B
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Hostage situation
Scenario - Showing up ill/injured on someone's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go"
Werewolves - Kept in cage
Scenario - Character's Past Comes Back to Haunt Them (in a really bad way)
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Aftermath - Codependent characters separated
Werewolves - Turned Into a Werewolf Against Your Will (by Enemy)
Aftermath - aftermath of long-term captivity
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Death/Grief - Survivor's guilt
Dynamic - A wasn't present during B's trauma but is protective of traumatized B
Emotional - A crying in B's arms
Hurt/Comfort - A gives sick/hurt B not only comfort but also protection/sanctuary from danger
Scenario - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit
Scenario - Character Hunted with Dogs
Scenario - Character thought dead is found enslaved/in captivity
Scenario - Current case/mission has parallels to a character's previous trauma
Scenario - Traumatic Experience Can't Be Disclosed For Reasons
Stigma - Survivor Of Traumatic Event
Violence - Left for Dead
The platonic side of things in Midsomer, where I have a lot of found family feelings. I love the Barnaby extended family, and the relationships between Fleur & Winter and Kate & Nelson. Mostly looking for whump and hurt/comfort - I would like to know how bad things need to get before John Barnaby will hug his sergeant, I like hurt sergeants automatically living with the Barnabys for a bit, and I'd love their respective pathologists looking out for them.
- On a case with Winter, Barnaby receives bad news - Nelson is missing, presumed dead. A while later, he's found again, alive but deeply traumatised.
- A case brings up bad memories for Winter of previous abuse.
- Urban fantasy AU again where Nelson's leaving Midsomer is as a result not of an undercover course, but an attack that results in his developing lycanthropy.
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Mission: Impossible
Benji Dunn/Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible) (Benji traumatized)
Benji Dunn/Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible) (both traumatized)
Abuse - Character A is traumatized by finding Character B brainwashed and turned into their enemy
Aftermath - Character A raped by impostor of Character B. Character B finds out
Aftermath - Exploring the Aftermath of a Canon Traumatic Event
Aftermath - Post Fuck-or-Die
Captivity - Char being rescued can’t quite believe rescuer is real and not a fakeout/hallucination
Captivity - Imprisoned & Nonconned By An Old Enemy You Hoped To Never See Again
Death/Grief - Character's loved one presumed dead
Dub/Noncon - Nonconner reveals noncon details to victim's loved ones in order to taunt them
Hurt/Comfort - A cleans/washes B after assault
Mental - Brainwashing/Conditioning
Rape Recovery - Assailants rape A's love interest B to hurt A; recovery process of both
Scenario - "I Know You're Still In There Somewhere" Mind Control Fight
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit
Scenario - Being hurt by someone wearing the face of a loved one
Scenario - Char trying to keep it together while dealing with an enemy obsessed with them
Scenario - Character A abandons plans in order to rescue Character B
Scenario - Character A is given photos & details about Character B's torture
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character thought dead is found enslaved/in captivity
Aftermath - A finding out their loved one wouldn't sacrifice them for the greater good
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Mental - Character A brainwashed into attacking B
Physical - Bruises
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
At this point I think Benji is at least 90% comprised of trauma, and Ethan of scar tissue where trauma used to be. Would be happy with something dealing with events that have already happened, or something adding new trauma. There's plenty of potential in in-universe concepts like the masks and the syndicate that could be used to more personal effect, and it'd be lovely to have something that forces acknowledgement of the trauma that felt like it was missing a little from the end of Fallout.
- After Fallout, Benji does his best to avoid Ethan, to try to stop him seeing the bruises from Solomon Lane's noose before they heal.
- Benji is taken, and when Ethan finds him he's been brainwashed into becoming an enemy.
- Benji is attacked to hurt Ethan, and there's an impact on them both.
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Grace/Paris (Mission Impossible) (both traumatized)
Grace/Paris (Mission Impossible) (Grace traumatized)
Grace/Paris (Mission Impossible) (Paris traumatized)
Aftermath - A cleaning B's wounds after B has been tortured
Aftermath - A has to cope with the aftermath of a long period of isolation
Aftermath - aftermath of long-term captivity
Aftermath - Character A tries to provide medical care to Character B following trauma
Aftermath - Character is hypervigilant due to trauma
Aftermath - Long Recovery
Aftermath - Near Death Experience
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Blackmail/Coercion - Character refuses to cooperate
Captivity - Doesn't know they're a prisoner
Death/Grief - Survivor's guilt
Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to receiving gentleness
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Codependency
Mental - Self Blame
Physical - Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse
Physical - Scars
Physical - Touch-starved
Scenario - Characters Who Can No Longer Stand Alone Hold Each Other Up
Scenario - relationship gets stronger/deeper after trauma
Until such a time as Dead Reckoning Part 2 comes out and disabuses me of the notion, I am choosing to believe that these two are off to the same place at the end of Part 1, both having neatly speedrun some trauma assault courses. Grace dealing with how suddenly the world seemed to turn on her and how her life will never be the same, and that the only reason she has a life is because Ilsa lost hers. Paris forced into a situation not even because of anything she did, just because some stupid damn AI decided it was probably she'd betray it and betrayed her first. I think they should Bond.
- Paris' recovery from her stab wound is slow and not aided by the interrogations of too many agents that she doesn't know, and she decides she'll only talk to Grace.
- Grace finds the IMF less trustworthy than she'd anticipated, and decides to break Paris out so they can find their own way together.
- Grace and Paris end up making the choice to join the IMF together, and train together while still dealing with the emotional fallout of DR1, as Grace struggles with Ilsa's death and Paris with Gabriel's betrayal.
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NCIS: New Orleans
Quentin Carter/Sebastian Lund (both traumatized)
Aftermath - A cleaning B's wounds after B has been tortured
Aftermath - Character discovers video of their rape on the internet
Aftermath - Forced Sex Leads to Feelings
Aftermath - Highly competent traumatized character loses ability to function after additional trauma
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Captivity - Caged
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Denial - Downplaying Trauma
Dub/Noncon - Roofies
Dynamic - A wasn't present during B's trauma but is protective of traumatized B
Dynamic - Characters Can't Look at Each Other After Fuck or Die
Hurt/Comfort - Attempts at caretaking while characters are undercover
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Character Can't Remember Trauma But Has Nightmares About It
Physical - Bruises
Rape Recovery - Assailants rape A's love interest B to hurt A; recovery process of both
Scenario - Hiding/downplaying trauma responses because they don't want others to worry about them
Violence - Left for Dead
Perhaps the least canonically traumatised people in this sign-up (the crimes in Midsomer are just Worse). Sebastian's had his moments, but the show did only have a season and a half to traumatise Carter. Maybe he's had some trauma prior to New Orleans that might raise its ugly head? He does also seem fairly talented at making new enemies, and he can always borrow some of Pride's if he needs to. Sebastian even has a handful of enemies of his own, my favourite probably being the ones who kidnap him in S3 and start him down the path to becoming an agent.
- An old enemy of Carter's from a previous posting hunts him down in New Orleans and attempts to take revenge via Sebastian (whose crush is obvious to everyone but him).
- Carter and Sebastian are captured together and tortured for information regarding their most recent case.
- An undercover Carter blows his cover identity to protect Sebastian, only to end up trapped alone with him in the middle of nowhere.
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Parkdale Haunt
Judith Antoni & Owen Hopkinson (Parkdale Haunt) (both traumatized)
Abuse - Stalking
Aftermath - Aftermath of Torture
Aftermath - Char rescued from being trapped in a dream/nightmare has a hard time telling what's real
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Character is hypervigilant due to trauma
Aftermath - Codependent characters separated
Aftermath - Near Death Experience
Aftermath - Nightmares of Past Trauma
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Codependency
Physical - Bleeding Out
Physical - Broken Bones
Physical - Bruises
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Scenario - Victim is Assaulted While Friends/Family/Guards Struggle to Get to Them
Time Loop - The part where the looper breaks and stops giving any fucks
Ahhh Judith and Owen, speedrunning to trauma rock bottom in three seasons. Between bleeding out, possession and hallucinations of murderous loved ones, the show takes every available opportunity to make things worse for them and I admire that in a canon. I'm also very fond of their friendship, so would be into something that emphasises that element while also being traumatising.
- After Claire's death, Judith and Owen struggle with being apart in the aftermath of their shared trauma, though each remains unwilling to approach the other.
- The cult likes to mess with them, and lets them hear recordings/live calls of the other being attacked, which they have no way of knowing if are real or not until they can go round there.
- Again in the post-Claire isolation period, Owen looks for comfort in all the wrong places (Bird! perhaps having developed an unsightly and unhealthy crush!) and Judith mourns not just Claire but her friendship with him.
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Wake of Corrosion
Professor Ryan/Elliot Taylor (Wake of Corrosion) (both traumatized)
Abuse - Character A enduring abuse to spare character B
Abuse - Character Thinks They Deserve The Bad Treatment
Aftermath - Char refuses to fall apart after trauma because they have too much to do
Aftermath - Character A tries to provide medical care to Character B following trauma
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma
Aftermath - Forced Sex Leads to Feelings
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Blackmail/Coercion - Character refuses to cooperate
Captivity - Collared
Hurt/Comfort - Character cradling traumatized character's head in their lap
Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to receiving gentleness
Hurt/Comfort - Hair Petting to calm down traumatized character
Hurt/Comfort - 'I just need to sit/lie down for a minute' says character about to pass out
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Physical - Touch-starved
Scenario - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit
Scenario - Characters Who Can No Longer Stand Alone Hold Each Other Up
Scenario - Hostage situation
What with the world ending, wasn't sure how these two could sleep even prior to S3, and now Elliot's brother is a rift and he's been tortured in captivity for months on end, Ryan's safe place was torn apart at the seams the second he left it and he got mind controlled. But they also seem to find in each other something of an ability to cope, whether that's Ryan seeming to fixate on the brothers (and Elliot in particular) to maybe hide from the loss of his family, or Elliot finding the courage to fight back against the world again only once a monster tries to take Ryan (probably the only person who's not been an active danger to him that he's met since he lost Roman). They should maybe hug.
- Another group of survivors tries to obtain control of Ryan's broadcast by using Elliot to make him do what they want.
- One of the monsters that they encounter on their journey does sex pollen!
- After meeting up with Ryan, Elliot finds it a difficult adjustment peroid actually being with someone again, after All the Trauma - Ryan picks up on it and does his best to comfort him.
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Whitechapel
Joseph Chandler/Emerson Kent (Whitechapel) (both traumatized)
Joseph Chandler/Emerson Kent (Whitechapel) (Kent traumatized)
Abuse - Realizing someone you care about is in an abusive relationship
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Character doesn't tell anyone they were tortured/raped; is found out anyway
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Captivity - Caged
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Collared
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Dub/Noncon - Roofies
Dub/Noncon - Victim Raped and Beaten to Ruin Their Reputation
Dub/Noncon - Victim unable to conceal evidence of rape from others
Emotional - A crying in B's arms
Emotional - Constantly on the verge of tears
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Physical - Broken Bones
Rape Recovery - Legal Proceedings After Sexual Assault
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Scenario - Hostage situation
Poor Kent and poor Chandler. Four seasons of baggage between them and still trying to tend that fragile little relationship they have like the first snowdrop in January, except their spring and summer never seem to come. Please make it worse. :D
- Post-S4, Kent and Chandler are abducted together, perhaps by someone with a grudge, perhaps by some very out-of-their-depth criminals who haven't quite decided whether they want to escalate things to killing police officers.
- Kent is assaulted by someone attempting to hurt Chandler - perhaps continued fallout from S2 and the attempts to catch corrupt officers that didn't quite manage to prove a case against them all, or someone who cared for one of Chandler's dead murderers.
- Kent and Chandler do eventually manage to go for that drink after all, only for things to go drastically wrong at the venue.
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Buchan & Chandler & Kent & Mansell & Miles & Riley (Whitechapel) (all traumatized)
Abuse - Stalking
Abuse - Gaslighting
Aftermath - Char refuses to fall apart after trauma because they have too much to do
Aftermath - Character falls physically ill in aftermath of traumatic event
Aftermath - Character is hypervigilant due to trauma
Aftermath - Codependent characters separated
Aftermath - Exploring the Aftermath of a Canon Traumatic Event
Aftermath - Forced to Go to Therapy
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Aftermath - Near Death Experience
Aftermath - Nightmares of Past Trauma
Aftermath - Physical Manifestations of Metaphorical Personal Monsters
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Denial - Downplaying Trauma
Scenario - Hiding/downplaying trauma responses because they don't want others to worry about them
Mental - Character Blocked Out Traumatic Event
Mental - Character Can't Remember Trauma But Has Nightmares About It
Scenario - Forced To Relive Trauma for Mission Report/Debrief
Scenario - Character traumatized by seeing other character's pain/suffering
The later seasons did such a good job of showcasing the various traumas of this little team/family, showing them together in all manner of social scenarios even as they started to fracture and fall apart, and I'd love them to take some time to just try and tape themselves back together, even if it's a doomed effort. Or, perhaps, there's some kind of massive traumatic event that involves all of them, and they struggle to deal with it while also needing each other. I'm very into found family and shared trauma for this one.
- Compulsory team-building trips gone wrong!
- A case is deeply personal from the start when one of the team is injured.
- The team, still haunted by the outcome of S4, attempts to work a case that appears genuinely supernatural.
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The Witcher
Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion/Yennefer of Vengerberg (Witcher TV) (Jaskier traumatized)
Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon & Jaskier | Dandelion (Witcher TV) (both traumatized)
Ciri & Geralt & Jaskier & Yennefer (Witcher TV) (all traumatized)
Abuse - Character A enduring abuse to spare character B
Aftermath - Character A tries to provide medical care to Character B following trauma
Aftermath - Past Rapist/Abuser Returns and Rapes/Abuses Victim Again
Aftermath - Physical Manifestations of Metaphorical Personal Monsters
Aftermath - Victim is Covered in Blood and Bruises
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Altered States - Nonconsensual Drugging
Blackmail/Coercion - Character refuses to cooperate
Captivity
Captivity - Caged
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Collared
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Hurt/Comfort - Victim is Gently Taken Care of by Loved Ones After the Traumatizing Event
Magic - Character(s) with strong powers being used as literal/metaphorical weapons
Physical - Powers Bound and Unusable
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - Character is Rescued by Loved Ones
Scenario - Hostage situation
Mostly interested in found family and OT3 stuff for this, with a side of Jaskier suffering and possibly everyone else also suffering, especially as a result of Jaskier suffering. Awful times to be had by all! The new season (or at least the first bit, I'm not caught up) was great for the found family aspect, and I especially enjoyed the scenes with Jaskier and Ciri, such as him singing her to sleep, as well as the larger family aspects, and then my OT3 feelings left over from S2 especially, with the way that Yennefer and Jaskier's relationship developed.
- Jaskier and Ciri are taken and he is used to force her into using her abilities/otherwise doing the will of their captors (in case of it being one of the many and varied people who seems to want to marry her, I'd prefer if they could both be rescued before ceremonies/consumations).
- Jaskier is taken to force Geralt and/or Yennefer to do the will of his captor, whether that's a monster that they didn't want to slay, assassination, fighting, etc.
- A vindictive enemy doesn't actually want anything from them except for them to hurt.
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Hello and thank you for creating for me! I hope you enjoy the exchange. This letter contains the information from my sign-up (freeforms, trauma tags, etc) some short ramblings on the canons involved, and a handful of prompts for each. It's intended to help you out if you need, but please don't feel bound to any of it! Mix-and-match, disregard, whatever helps. I'm sure I'll love whatever you come up with!
If you want to see what kind of things I write, find me on AO3 as Arazsya (make sure to log in as currently all my works are archive-locked).
A Non-Exhaustive Selection of Likes: whump and hurt/comfort, protectiveness, yearning, loyalty, trapping characters in a small space for them to not talk about their feelings in, trapping characters in a small space until they talk about their feelings, characters talking about their feelings while bleeding, fluff, twisted fluff, werewolves, dogs! and also cats! especially remaining unhurt!, hostage situations, characters thinking they are too late, huddling for warmth, only one bed, fake dating, characters trying to choose between The Mission and their loved ones, characters having been very clearly and obviously hurt in prior scenes (bruises!), efforts to cover up clear and obvious hurt that don't quite work, werewolves, noncon and threats of it, found family, hurting one character physically to hurt another character emotionally, characters forced to listen to loved ones' abuse (especially if they can't do anything about it, eg. too far away or there's a door in the way or something) and trying to piece together what's happening from sound alone.
DNWs: first/second person perspective (except in case of epistolary), infantilisation, lactation, mpreg, non-canon major character death (of canon characters), omegaverse, onscreen animal cruelty, parental death detail, pregnancy, vore, watersports/scat.
Fandom-specific DNW: abusive Barnabys/pathologists for Midsomer Murders.
Midsomer Murders
Charlie Nelson/Jamie Winter (both traumatized)
Charlie Nelson/Jamie Winter (Nelson traumatized)
Charlie Nelson/Jamie Winter (Winter traumatized)
Aftermath - aftermath of long-term captivity
Aftermath - Character Thinks They're Too Broken to Love
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Dub/Noncon - Blackmailed/Coerced into sex by a bad guy and forced to hide it
Dub/Noncon - Rapist taunts victim's loved one(s) afterwards
Dynamic - Two People Share an Abuser
Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to receiving gentleness
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Character Can't Remember Trauma But Has Nightmares About It
Physical - Bruises
Physical - Touch-starved
Rape Recovery - Assailants rape A's love interest B to hurt A; recovery process of both
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character Hunted with Dogs
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Scenario - Characters Who Can No Longer Stand Alone Hold Each Other Up
Scenario - Current case/mission has parallels to a character's previous trauma
Undercover - Character A blows cover to protect Character B
Violence - Left for Dead
Werewolves - Turned into a Werewolf Against Your Will (by Loved One)
Aftermath - Abuser branded A as their property; B accidentally sees the mark on A's skin
Hurt/Comfort - Hair Petting to calm down traumatized character
Physical - Wounds from barbed wire
Werewolves - Hunted by Werewolf Hunters
Midsomer canon doesn't really deal with the trauma that its resident detectives presumably have, with only a couple of scant nods, when Nelson blames himself for a death in his first case and Winter looking to Barnaby for reassurance the first time one of their murderers dies. Luckily, there's plenty of room for non-canon traumatic experiences. Plenty could have happened to Nelson in the years since he left Midsomer, there's a lot of space between cases where things might go wrong in Midsomer, and perhaps he and Winter might have had similar traumatic experiences in London prior to their posting to Midsomer. Maybe they meet for the first time in what'll turn out to be traumatic circumstances, maybe they have a traumatic past, maybe they have a very lovely history that's about to go sour. I ship them like anything and I'd like them to bleed about it.
- Winter and Nelson discover that, pre-Midsomer, they were both coerced into sex by the same abusive senior officer in London.
- While working a case, Winter is caught up in some of the more violent pursuits of Midsomer's residents.
- Nelson returns to Midsomer after a long time away after a case goes bad, and Winter does his best to help.
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John Barnaby & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (Winter traumatized)
John Barnaby & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (both traumatized)
John Barnaby & Charlie Nelson (Midsomer Murders) (Nelson traumatized)
John Barnaby & Sarah Barnaby & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (Winter traumatized)
Fleur Perkins & Jamie Winter (Midsomer Murders) (Winter traumatized)
Charlie Nelson & Kate Wilding (Midsomer Murders) (Nelson traumatized)
Abuse - Gaslighting
Abuse - Realizing someone you care about is in an abusive relationship
Aftermath - Aftermath & Comfort For Canon Hurt
Aftermath - Character found long after having been presumed dead
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Death/Grief - Character's loved one presumed dead
Denial - Downplaying Trauma
Hurt/Comfort - 'I just need to sit/lie down for a minute' says character about to pass out
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Hurt/Comfort - Victim is Gently Taken Care of by Loved Ones After the Traumatizing Event
Scenario - Character A abandons plans in order to rescue Character B
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Hostage situation
Scenario - Showing up ill/injured on someone's doorstep saying "I didn't know where else to go"
Werewolves - Kept in cage
Scenario - Character's Past Comes Back to Haunt Them (in a really bad way)
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Aftermath - Codependent characters separated
Werewolves - Turned Into a Werewolf Against Your Will (by Enemy)
Aftermath - aftermath of long-term captivity
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Death/Grief - Survivor's guilt
Dynamic - A wasn't present during B's trauma but is protective of traumatized B
Emotional - A crying in B's arms
Hurt/Comfort - A gives sick/hurt B not only comfort but also protection/sanctuary from danger
Scenario - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit
Scenario - Character Hunted with Dogs
Scenario - Character thought dead is found enslaved/in captivity
Scenario - Current case/mission has parallels to a character's previous trauma
Scenario - Traumatic Experience Can't Be Disclosed For Reasons
Stigma - Survivor Of Traumatic Event
Violence - Left for Dead
The platonic side of things in Midsomer, where I have a lot of found family feelings. I love the Barnaby extended family, and the relationships between Fleur & Winter and Kate & Nelson. Mostly looking for whump and hurt/comfort - I would like to know how bad things need to get before John Barnaby will hug his sergeant, I like hurt sergeants automatically living with the Barnabys for a bit, and I'd love their respective pathologists looking out for them.
- On a case with Winter, Barnaby receives bad news - Nelson is missing, presumed dead. A while later, he's found again, alive but deeply traumatised.
- A case brings up bad memories for Winter of previous abuse.
- Urban fantasy AU again where Nelson's leaving Midsomer is as a result not of an undercover course, but an attack that results in his developing lycanthropy.
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Mission: Impossible
Benji Dunn/Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible) (Benji traumatized)
Benji Dunn/Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible) (both traumatized)
Abuse - Character A is traumatized by finding Character B brainwashed and turned into their enemy
Aftermath - Character A raped by impostor of Character B. Character B finds out
Aftermath - Exploring the Aftermath of a Canon Traumatic Event
Aftermath - Post Fuck-or-Die
Captivity - Char being rescued can’t quite believe rescuer is real and not a fakeout/hallucination
Captivity - Imprisoned & Nonconned By An Old Enemy You Hoped To Never See Again
Death/Grief - Character's loved one presumed dead
Dub/Noncon - Nonconner reveals noncon details to victim's loved ones in order to taunt them
Hurt/Comfort - A cleans/washes B after assault
Mental - Brainwashing/Conditioning
Rape Recovery - Assailants rape A's love interest B to hurt A; recovery process of both
Scenario - "I Know You're Still In There Somewhere" Mind Control Fight
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit
Scenario - Being hurt by someone wearing the face of a loved one
Scenario - Char trying to keep it together while dealing with an enemy obsessed with them
Scenario - Character A abandons plans in order to rescue Character B
Scenario - Character A is given photos & details about Character B's torture
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character thought dead is found enslaved/in captivity
Aftermath - A finding out their loved one wouldn't sacrifice them for the greater good
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Mental - Character A brainwashed into attacking B
Physical - Bruises
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
At this point I think Benji is at least 90% comprised of trauma, and Ethan of scar tissue where trauma used to be. Would be happy with something dealing with events that have already happened, or something adding new trauma. There's plenty of potential in in-universe concepts like the masks and the syndicate that could be used to more personal effect, and it'd be lovely to have something that forces acknowledgement of the trauma that felt like it was missing a little from the end of Fallout.
- After Fallout, Benji does his best to avoid Ethan, to try to stop him seeing the bruises from Solomon Lane's noose before they heal.
- Benji is taken, and when Ethan finds him he's been brainwashed into becoming an enemy.
- Benji is attacked to hurt Ethan, and there's an impact on them both.
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Grace/Paris (Mission Impossible) (both traumatized)
Grace/Paris (Mission Impossible) (Grace traumatized)
Grace/Paris (Mission Impossible) (Paris traumatized)
Aftermath - A cleaning B's wounds after B has been tortured
Aftermath - A has to cope with the aftermath of a long period of isolation
Aftermath - aftermath of long-term captivity
Aftermath - Character A tries to provide medical care to Character B following trauma
Aftermath - Character is hypervigilant due to trauma
Aftermath - Long Recovery
Aftermath - Near Death Experience
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Blackmail/Coercion - Character refuses to cooperate
Captivity - Doesn't know they're a prisoner
Death/Grief - Survivor's guilt
Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to receiving gentleness
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Codependency
Mental - Self Blame
Physical - Character pushes themself too hard before they're fully recovered and relapse
Physical - Scars
Physical - Touch-starved
Scenario - Characters Who Can No Longer Stand Alone Hold Each Other Up
Scenario - relationship gets stronger/deeper after trauma
Until such a time as Dead Reckoning Part 2 comes out and disabuses me of the notion, I am choosing to believe that these two are off to the same place at the end of Part 1, both having neatly speedrun some trauma assault courses. Grace dealing with how suddenly the world seemed to turn on her and how her life will never be the same, and that the only reason she has a life is because Ilsa lost hers. Paris forced into a situation not even because of anything she did, just because some stupid damn AI decided it was probably she'd betray it and betrayed her first. I think they should Bond.
- Paris' recovery from her stab wound is slow and not aided by the interrogations of too many agents that she doesn't know, and she decides she'll only talk to Grace.
- Grace finds the IMF less trustworthy than she'd anticipated, and decides to break Paris out so they can find their own way together.
- Grace and Paris end up making the choice to join the IMF together, and train together while still dealing with the emotional fallout of DR1, as Grace struggles with Ilsa's death and Paris with Gabriel's betrayal.
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NCIS: New Orleans
Quentin Carter/Sebastian Lund (both traumatized)
Aftermath - A cleaning B's wounds after B has been tortured
Aftermath - Character discovers video of their rape on the internet
Aftermath - Forced Sex Leads to Feelings
Aftermath - Highly competent traumatized character loses ability to function after additional trauma
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Captivity - Caged
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Denial - Downplaying Trauma
Dub/Noncon - Roofies
Dynamic - A wasn't present during B's trauma but is protective of traumatized B
Dynamic - Characters Can't Look at Each Other After Fuck or Die
Hurt/Comfort - Attempts at caretaking while characters are undercover
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Character Can't Remember Trauma But Has Nightmares About It
Physical - Bruises
Rape Recovery - Assailants rape A's love interest B to hurt A; recovery process of both
Scenario - Hiding/downplaying trauma responses because they don't want others to worry about them
Violence - Left for Dead
Perhaps the least canonically traumatised people in this sign-up (the crimes in Midsomer are just Worse). Sebastian's had his moments, but the show did only have a season and a half to traumatise Carter. Maybe he's had some trauma prior to New Orleans that might raise its ugly head? He does also seem fairly talented at making new enemies, and he can always borrow some of Pride's if he needs to. Sebastian even has a handful of enemies of his own, my favourite probably being the ones who kidnap him in S3 and start him down the path to becoming an agent.
- An old enemy of Carter's from a previous posting hunts him down in New Orleans and attempts to take revenge via Sebastian (whose crush is obvious to everyone but him).
- Carter and Sebastian are captured together and tortured for information regarding their most recent case.
- An undercover Carter blows his cover identity to protect Sebastian, only to end up trapped alone with him in the middle of nowhere.
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Parkdale Haunt
Judith Antoni & Owen Hopkinson (Parkdale Haunt) (both traumatized)
Abuse - Stalking
Aftermath - Aftermath of Torture
Aftermath - Char rescued from being trapped in a dream/nightmare has a hard time telling what's real
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Character is hypervigilant due to trauma
Aftermath - Codependent characters separated
Aftermath - Near Death Experience
Aftermath - Nightmares of Past Trauma
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Mental - Codependency
Physical - Bleeding Out
Physical - Broken Bones
Physical - Bruises
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Scenario - Victim is Assaulted While Friends/Family/Guards Struggle to Get to Them
Time Loop - The part where the looper breaks and stops giving any fucks
Ahhh Judith and Owen, speedrunning to trauma rock bottom in three seasons. Between bleeding out, possession and hallucinations of murderous loved ones, the show takes every available opportunity to make things worse for them and I admire that in a canon. I'm also very fond of their friendship, so would be into something that emphasises that element while also being traumatising.
- After Claire's death, Judith and Owen struggle with being apart in the aftermath of their shared trauma, though each remains unwilling to approach the other.
- The cult likes to mess with them, and lets them hear recordings/live calls of the other being attacked, which they have no way of knowing if are real or not until they can go round there.
- Again in the post-Claire isolation period, Owen looks for comfort in all the wrong places (Bird! perhaps having developed an unsightly and unhealthy crush!) and Judith mourns not just Claire but her friendship with him.
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Wake of Corrosion
Professor Ryan/Elliot Taylor (Wake of Corrosion) (both traumatized)
Abuse - Character A enduring abuse to spare character B
Abuse - Character Thinks They Deserve The Bad Treatment
Aftermath - Char refuses to fall apart after trauma because they have too much to do
Aftermath - Character A tries to provide medical care to Character B following trauma
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Characters engage in comfort sex following trauma
Aftermath - Forced Sex Leads to Feelings
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Blackmail/Coercion - Character refuses to cooperate
Captivity - Collared
Hurt/Comfort - Character cradling traumatized character's head in their lap
Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to receiving gentleness
Hurt/Comfort - Hair Petting to calm down traumatized character
Hurt/Comfort - 'I just need to sit/lie down for a minute' says character about to pass out
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Physical - Touch-starved
Scenario - A tries to gently touch B; B flinches like they're about to be hit
Scenario - Characters Who Can No Longer Stand Alone Hold Each Other Up
Scenario - Hostage situation
What with the world ending, wasn't sure how these two could sleep even prior to S3, and now Elliot's brother is a rift and he's been tortured in captivity for months on end, Ryan's safe place was torn apart at the seams the second he left it and he got mind controlled. But they also seem to find in each other something of an ability to cope, whether that's Ryan seeming to fixate on the brothers (and Elliot in particular) to maybe hide from the loss of his family, or Elliot finding the courage to fight back against the world again only once a monster tries to take Ryan (probably the only person who's not been an active danger to him that he's met since he lost Roman). They should maybe hug.
- Another group of survivors tries to obtain control of Ryan's broadcast by using Elliot to make him do what they want.
- One of the monsters that they encounter on their journey does sex pollen!
- After meeting up with Ryan, Elliot finds it a difficult adjustment peroid actually being with someone again, after All the Trauma - Ryan picks up on it and does his best to comfort him.
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Whitechapel
Joseph Chandler/Emerson Kent (Whitechapel) (both traumatized)
Joseph Chandler/Emerson Kent (Whitechapel) (Kent traumatized)
Abuse - Realizing someone you care about is in an abusive relationship
Aftermath - Character discovers loved one's trauma is much worse than they had been led to believe
Aftermath - Character doesn't tell anyone they were tortured/raped; is found out anyway
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Captivity - Caged
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Collared
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Dub/Noncon - Roofies
Dub/Noncon - Victim Raped and Beaten to Ruin Their Reputation
Dub/Noncon - Victim unable to conceal evidence of rape from others
Emotional - A crying in B's arms
Emotional - Constantly on the verge of tears
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Physical - Broken Bones
Rape Recovery - Legal Proceedings After Sexual Assault
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - Character hears loved one's abuse over phone
Scenario - Character sent recordings of loved one's abuse
Scenario - Hostage situation
Poor Kent and poor Chandler. Four seasons of baggage between them and still trying to tend that fragile little relationship they have like the first snowdrop in January, except their spring and summer never seem to come. Please make it worse. :D
- Post-S4, Kent and Chandler are abducted together, perhaps by someone with a grudge, perhaps by some very out-of-their-depth criminals who haven't quite decided whether they want to escalate things to killing police officers.
- Kent is assaulted by someone attempting to hurt Chandler - perhaps continued fallout from S2 and the attempts to catch corrupt officers that didn't quite manage to prove a case against them all, or someone who cared for one of Chandler's dead murderers.
- Kent and Chandler do eventually manage to go for that drink after all, only for things to go drastically wrong at the venue.
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Buchan & Chandler & Kent & Mansell & Miles & Riley (Whitechapel) (all traumatized)
Abuse - Stalking
Abuse - Gaslighting
Aftermath - Char refuses to fall apart after trauma because they have too much to do
Aftermath - Character falls physically ill in aftermath of traumatic event
Aftermath - Character is hypervigilant due to trauma
Aftermath - Codependent characters separated
Aftermath - Exploring the Aftermath of a Canon Traumatic Event
Aftermath - Forced to Go to Therapy
Aftermath - Kidnapping
Aftermath - Near Death Experience
Aftermath - Nightmares of Past Trauma
Aftermath - Physical Manifestations of Metaphorical Personal Monsters
Aftermath - Survivors of trauma fall into codependency
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Denial - Downplaying Trauma
Scenario - Hiding/downplaying trauma responses because they don't want others to worry about them
Mental - Character Blocked Out Traumatic Event
Mental - Character Can't Remember Trauma But Has Nightmares About It
Scenario - Forced To Relive Trauma for Mission Report/Debrief
Scenario - Character traumatized by seeing other character's pain/suffering
The later seasons did such a good job of showcasing the various traumas of this little team/family, showing them together in all manner of social scenarios even as they started to fracture and fall apart, and I'd love them to take some time to just try and tape themselves back together, even if it's a doomed effort. Or, perhaps, there's some kind of massive traumatic event that involves all of them, and they struggle to deal with it while also needing each other. I'm very into found family and shared trauma for this one.
- Compulsory team-building trips gone wrong!
- A case is deeply personal from the start when one of the team is injured.
- The team, still haunted by the outcome of S4, attempts to work a case that appears genuinely supernatural.
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The Witcher
Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion/Yennefer of Vengerberg (Witcher TV) (Jaskier traumatized)
Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon & Jaskier | Dandelion (Witcher TV) (both traumatized)
Ciri & Geralt & Jaskier & Yennefer (Witcher TV) (all traumatized)
Aftermath - Character A tries to provide medical care to Character B following trauma
Aftermath - Past Rapist/Abuser Returns and Rapes/Abuses Victim Again
Aftermath - Physical Manifestations of Metaphorical Personal Monsters
Aftermath - Victim is Covered in Blood and Bruises
Aftermath - Witness Traumatized
Altered States - Nonconsensual Drugging
Blackmail/Coercion - Character refuses to cooperate
Captivity
Captivity - Caged
Captivity - captured together & doing their best to help each other through it
Captivity - Collared
Captivity - Noncon touching and threat of rape
Hurt/Comfort - Trapped together while one is injured
Hurt/Comfort - Victim is Gently Taken Care of by Loved Ones After the Traumatizing Event
Magic - Character(s) with strong powers being used as literal/metaphorical weapons
Physical - Powers Bound and Unusable
Scenario - “Who did this to you?”
Scenario - Character is Rescued by Loved Ones
Scenario - Hostage situation
Mostly interested in found family and OT3 stuff for this, with a side of Jaskier suffering and possibly everyone else also suffering, especially as a result of Jaskier suffering. Awful times to be had by all! The new season (or at least the first bit, I'm not caught up) was great for the found family aspect, and I especially enjoyed the scenes with Jaskier and Ciri, such as him singing her to sleep, as well as the larger family aspects, and then my OT3 feelings left over from S2 especially, with the way that Yennefer and Jaskier's relationship developed.
- Jaskier and Ciri are taken and he is used to force her into using her abilities/otherwise doing the will of their captors (in case of it being one of the many and varied people who seems to want to marry her, I'd prefer if they could both be rescued before ceremonies/consumations).
- Jaskier is taken to force Geralt and/or Yennefer to do the will of his captor, whether that's a monster that they didn't want to slay, assassination, fighting, etc.
- A vindictive enemy doesn't actually want anything from them except for them to hurt.
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