Hurt, Comfort Guaranteed

90% bromance whump, 85% of that cinammon roll whump, 100% aftercare and/or angry caregiver reaction guarantee. For those of us here to satisfy our own desires to be comforted and protected. Less so for the men-bleeding-fetish-thing (no shame though, live laugh kink I say).

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In The Time Tunnel 1x17, Tony is injured upon their arrival to 1944. Doug spends the episode doing his best to protect him.

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A selection of whump and bromance moments between Doug and Tony in The Time Tunnel.

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In Seeking Persephone 1x02 and 1x03, Harry is held captive and denied medical care when he falls ill on the road. Adam is forced to abandon his long-enjoyed pretense of hating Harry, in order to rescue his only friend.

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After he is again beaten by a soldier, this time within an inch of his life, Sully goes above and beyond to protect and free Cloud Dancing from the reservation in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman 5x25 and 5x26.

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Beckett goes through hell to protect his little brother from their abusive father, and from the criminal underworld in the movie Phantom Halo.

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Uther helps his brother, Aurelius, through the pain of having a dagger removed from his thigh in The Pendragon Cycle 1x05.

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In The Quest 1x03, Quentin is shot with an arrow and held hostage by an ally who mistakes him for a foe. Morgan arrives just in time to save his brother's life.

This ep is actually 1x02 if you don't count the pilot.

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A collection of moments from JAG showcasing Harm becoming the ultimate over-protective big brother practically overnight upon discovering his long-lost Russian little brother, Sergei.

Bonus:

Gifs are from JAG 6x02, 6x09, 7x11 and 8x20.

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Chris won't leave his injured little brother Braxton behind, no matter the stakes, in The Accountant 2.

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After Gideon is trapped in a rock slide, his new found-family work tirelessly to free him in Mysterious Island 1x03.

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In The Quest 1x12, Morgan does his best to care for his wounded brother, Quentin, and protectively stares down the man who hurt him.

Made a gifset from this episode years ago but I have access to much clearer footage now so I thought I'd remake and expand on em a little!

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In Air America 1x14, Rio and Wiley's helicopter is shot down, and the two endure torture and captivity at the hands of a power-mad militia. Wiley suffers the worst of it, but Rio takes good care of him, and gets him out in one piece.

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Teen Wolf S03E18

“Stiles, if you have it… I’ll do something.  I’ll do something.”

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Still my fave. 🥺

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They mean so much to me.

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John struggles to admit he's just a tad over-protective of his android partner, Dorian, in Almost Human 1x08.

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Bromance whump fic recs, anyone?

I think we all know finding specifically bromance whump fics can be really hard, as slash tends to dominate both fanfiction and whump spaces.

So I thought I'd throw out some fanfic recs for those of us hunting novel-length, bromance whump fics! As always, comfort guaranteed, romance definitely not.

Red Sky at Morning by Carolyn and Sarah B. - Whumpee + Caregiver = Archie Kennedy + Horatio Hornblower

Big old warning for strong references to SA on this one, but it's an amazing story brilliantly written about the strength of true friendship in the face of adversity and brutality. Archie is arrested for murder, and Horatio has to fight power-mad captains, public opinion, ghosts of the past, Archie's own self-destructiveness and even the weather itself in order to save him. A really, really good fic that hits you in all the feels and keeps you in utter suspense right til the end.

You Will Call Me Friend by cairistiona7 - Whumpee + Caregiver = Bucky Barnes + Steve Rogers

Incredibly heart-felt fic with both story and slice of life elements that bridges the gap between Steve and Bucky's arrival in Wakanda and Bucky's return to cryo. Bucky's road to physically healing after getting smacked around by Tony is a long one, and his road to mental healing is an even longer one still. Good thing Steve is there to care for him, and remind him of his worth at every turn.

You'll Be the Death of Me by SilasBrandybuck - Whumpee + Caregiver = Much + Robin Hood

That's right ladies and gentlemen, a novel-length Robin and Much friendship/medieval torture fic does in fact exist for all of us to enjoy! Another incredibly well-written fic with amazing characterisation that forces Robin to face up to what we all know to be true... He takes Much for granted. Nothing quite like losing his best friend to a spell in the dungeons with Gisbourne's undivided attention to give our favourite outlaw a sense of perspective on what matters most.

The White Hat Sneakers by Tipper - Whumpee + Caregiver = Timothy McGee + Tony DiNozzo

This fic is a bit of a bonus mention, because it's more of a fic about the whole team worrying about a kidnapped McGee as they race to find him. However there are really strong bromance whump moments in the fic's second half between a traumatised and disoriented McGee and a protective Tony that I find myself coming back to over and over again, even though I originally read this fic 10 years ago! It's got a cracking good story, incredibly on point characterisation and dialogue, and of course, delicious whump for our poor McGee.

Anyone else got any novel-length bromance whump fics to rec? Be sure to chuck em in the comments!!!

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In Hornblower 1x03, Archie suffers depression, imprisonment, epileptic fits, and an attempt at starving himself. Horatio refuses to give up on him, restores his will to live, and nurses him back to health.

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In the movie Knight and Day, Roy works to protect his young scientist friend, Simon, from turncoat agents who want to use him for his inventions.