"hurt/comfort" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: comfort [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} comfort (uncountable)
  1. (fandom slang) A genre of fan fiction in which a character receives comfort from another after or while suffering injury, illness, or a traumatic experience. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Fan fiction, Literary genres Synonyms: h/c Hypernyms: whump Related terms: comfortfic, get 'em story

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