redbrunja: (the avengers | darcy lewis)
redbrunja ([personal profile] redbrunja) wrote2013-02-08 03:42 am

"Intimate Psychotherapy" *wink wink nudge nudge*

Trope Meme:

Comment with a trope and I’ll give you my opinions on it. You can ask questions (as vague or specific as you like!), talk about examples, etc, etc. Then I’ll ask you about a trope.


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And while we're on the subject of tropes, can I just say.... okay, look, I know that 'healing cock' gets a lot of dissing, and I understand why, BUT to be honest, I felt the sex is often pretty pivotal to my enjoyment of hurt/comfort (which I love). Like, after the hurt, I really do want to see boning, or some sexually laden act 90% of the time.

For example, I was reading this pretty decent Clint/Darcy fic in which Darcy had past emotional trauma and I was getting super into it, and there was this total slow burn thing going on, and Darcy was trusting Clint more and more, and Clint was being super-patient and expressing his lust and affection in ways make Darcy feel safe and then.... they hold hands. The end. And I was like, 'BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BONING?'

I've recced The Goat's Back before (Steve Rogers, gen, hurt/comfort) and while that fic is amazing, there was a voice in my head that shrieked, at several points, Natasha Romanoff, get on that. (That being Steve.)

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2013-02-10 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Also, who doesn’t love an emotionally damaged character that learns to trust people again?

That is PRECISELY why I like this trope so much. Because I am a sucker for emotional shut-down people (ESPECIALLY LADIES) who end up connecting with people.

Sometimes it can be done really well and sometimes it’s handled poorly depending on how the girl is treated within the story.

For an example where it's done very, very well, you should read Queen of Attolia.

[identity profile] phemyscira.livejournal.com 2013-02-10 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
For an example where it's done very, very well, you should read Queen of Attolia.

That has been on my to read list for a long time now. I blame Irrel's gorgeous fanart. I believe she made a drawing of the series title character?

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2013-02-10 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I blame Irrel's gorgeous fanart. I believe she made a drawing of the series title character?

Link, please?

[identity profile] phemyscira.livejournal.com 2013-02-11 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
This picture in particular is badass:

http://irrel.deviantart.com/art/The-Queen-of-Attolia-156879607

She's done other drawings too if you want to check them out in her gallery. I believe the folder for that fandom is at the bottom of the gallery's sidebar.

[identity profile] phemyscira.livejournal.com 2013-03-10 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome. :3