Friday: Hurt/Comfort

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Hello, everyone. I’m username and today's theme is Hurt/Comfort - pure and simple. :) Prompts can be anything that even remotely involves one character being hurt or suffering or sick or traumatized in some way, and another character being all loving and protective and comforting. If you're here, you know what to do. ;)


Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
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Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Supernatural, Sam Winchester/Gabriel - past sexual trauma
+ Supernatural, Dean Winchester/Crowley - Dean did a little more than push Crowley around while he was a demon
+ White Collar, Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey/(Elizabeth Burke) - prison nightmares

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Comments

Fill

[sapphire2309]

The walls are too close again. The walls are too close and he's in a cell again and it's okay, it's okay, but he feels like he's drowning.

Three walls, iron bars, his art on the walls and he could choke on the air, it's terrifyingly cold, he doesn't remember it being this cold. Or maybe it's just him that's cold. Freezing.

How did I get here, how did I get here, how did I get here, he chants in his head, a cold sweat trickling down his back. He keeps looking around but the picture doesn't change, he whips his head around and around like that'll move the walls or turn them into something different but it does nothing at all, he's still there, still trapped-

he wakes up with his hand clamped over his mouth and a scream just rising in his throat.

How did I get here, he thinks one more time, and then sees Peter, lying on his back, fast asleep. He turns to see Elizabeth, curled around a pillow. He's not in prison.

He carefully uncovers his mouth - it's a habit he got into, after waking both Burkes five times, sleeping after everyone else, with his hand clamped over his mouth, and sees a bite on his middle finger. Who did that, he wonders for just a moment.

He bit his finger, it's bleeding. This is the first time it's happened. There's no way he's getting out of bed to put a band aid on it.

Still trembling, he shifts closer to Peter, lays his head on Peter's chest, and carefully hugs Peter without waking him.

He doesn't fall asleep immediately, but he does feel warmer.

Re: Fill (Part 2)

[sapphire2309]

Elizabeth wakes to find Peter awake, still in bed, Neal curled around him like he's a lifeline.

Someone has to state the obvious, so she does. "He had a nightmare."

"Yeah."

"I almost liked it better when he was waking us up in the middle of the night."

"Yeah. Hon, could you get a band aid, and some antiseptic?"

El raises both eyebrows.

Peter holds up Neal's hand. There's a little dried blood on the middle finger, and teeth marks are still apparent.

"So that's how he's doing it."

"Yeah."

El ducks into the bathroom for the first aid kit. When she comes out, Peter looks like he's choking on some words.

"Spit it out," she says, without ceremony.

"This is the first time he's turned to me. He usually turns to you. Why didn't he turn to you?"

El smiles sadly. "That's not a question I can answer, Hon."

"You're saying I should ask him?"

"I'm saying I can't answer it. Neal fast asleep?"

"Like a baby. I checked. The whole floppy arm thing."

El smiles and starts cleaning up the wound.

Neal doesn't wake up. Good. He needs the rest.

Re: Fill (Part 2)

[dreamsofspike.livejournal.com]

Awwww, poor Neal. :( He's so broken and tries so hard to hide it... I'm just really glad that (as usual) Peter and El are onto him and not letting him just suffer in silence... beautifully written, LOVE it :)

Re: Fill (Part 2)

[sapphire2309]

Thank you! Neal won't take care of himself, it's good that he has people who will :3