Wow, I think I wrote a h/c story about Legolas, not to mention Thraunduil and an OC as well, and didn't know it. So the requirements are, the main character(s) face an extraordinary adversity and the comforting character must ...what? Be stronger than they've ever been, or ..... ? Regards - Chathol-linn
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On 22 May 2005, at 18:40, MarigoldCotton@aol.com wrote:
> It's also a way to elevate and showcase your character's strength of
> will and bravery by giving him something else he must overcome, like
> an illness or injury, on top of the adversity he already faces. And
> for those characters that love or care about the one stricken there is
> drama, angst and caregiving and they must be stronger themselves to
> cope with healing their sick one.
>
> It's a way of making your characters even more heroic. There are
> quite a few stories that are specifically h/c in hobbit fanfiction,
> and even more in which some form of h/c occurs though it is not the
> main storyline. There are even groups for h/c fics for specific
> characters, like FrodoHealers and PippinHealers on YahooGroups, and a
> Merrycentric one the name of which I can't remember at the moment - I
> think that it's very_merry on LJ.
>
> Mari : )
Hi Mari,
I hope I didn't come across anti-h/c. I don't particularly care for it
personally, but I think that's because I've read too many *bad* h/c
(usually the situations were implausible, or the characterization
seemed OOC to me.) I know some people do like it, and that it can be
done well. If I was rude I didn't mean to be. I don't think you're
saying I was, but I want to make sure.
Yes, it can give us a nice view of our characters' character. How you
deal with frustrations when you're *already* feeling rotten is a good
way to see what a person's character really is.
Marta
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On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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