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Comfortember

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2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | FAQ | Main Blog: @baloobird Yes, whump is great and all, but why is comfort so often glossed over? Enter Comfortember, where the month of November is dedicated to all the comfort, recovery, and fluff that makes this and whump go hand in hand. Please share this with your friends from any and all fandoms who would like to participate!
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It's that time of the year again...COMFORTEMBER 2023

Hello and welcome to our fourth year of Comfortember!!! 🍂

First and foremost, I want to give a huge thank you to @highly--distractible for hosting this last year, thank you so so much, I appreciate it more than you know. The break was much needed 💜💜💜

Thank you for your patience on this, I know it's a little late. Here are the prompts for 2023:

For anyone who is seeing this for the first time (first of all, welcome!), Comfortember takes place for the month of November and each day has a comfort-themed prompt for any art medium like writing or fan art. Comfort can mean anything you want it to, from a fun slice-of-life story to the aftermath of an action-packed scene, anything that warms your heart while sipping hot cocoa.

The alternate prompts are there as replacements for if you don't want to do a particular prompt but still want to complete a prompt for the day.

This challenge is open to anyone in any fandom, and the link to this year's collection on AO3 is here!

Please send asks for any questions, I will be online more so you'll get your answers more quickly (well, relatively speaking, I can't answer while I'm at work 😅). Here is a link to the FAQ for reference.

The link to the Comfortember Discord server is here, and please use the #comfortember tag when you post on Tumblr so all posts can be found under a single tag.

I hope you all enjoy these prompts and don't feel pressured about a deadline!! The most important part is having fun, you can complete this when it is best for you 💜 Thank you for participating!!!

*The prompts are written out for easy readability and access under the cut.*

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Day Eight: Grief

She shifted around a little, pulling him away enough to look him in the eye. “Nothing you’re feeling is wrong. You’ve had so many changes in a short period of time, on top of a very traumatic experience. You’re still processing that.”

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Notes [Comfortember 2023]

Characters: Denki Kaminari x Female OC (Kliome) Manga/Anime: Boku No Hero Academia/My Hero Academia Genre: Comfort (but more fluff, I think) Summary: Kliome leaves little notes for Denki throughout his day. Word Count: 1,243

Prompt 6: Notes

Kliome giggled as she lightly hung off of Denki’s neck in the doorway. “I love you,” she said in a cutesy voice.

Denki grinned down at her, holding his hands up. “I love you, too, cutie, but we gotta go.”

Kliome kissed his nose.

He gave her a helpless smile. “Kliome, come on. I’m actually set to be early to work for once.”

She gave a little pout, setting herself back on her feet. “Are we still on for lunch today?”

“I honestly can’t promise but I’ll do my best. Pray no one decides to make my day interesting?”

“Fingers crossed.” Kliome gave him one last kiss on his cheek before sprinting out to her truck. “Bye! Love you!” She called out the window as she pulled off.

Denki blinked, a confused smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. He shook his head as he made his way to his car, pausing as he settled into the driver’s seat. A folded paper was tented on the steering wheel. He opened it.

‘Good morning Chargebolt, I hope you have a wonderful day! You deserve it.  Love, your biggest fan.’

He smiled again. The i’s were dotted with little zig-zags for lightning bolts. Kliome could be so precious. 

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: MASH (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Father Francis Mulcahy & Kathy Mulcahy Characters: Father Francis Mulcahy, Kathy Mulcahy Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Deaf Character, Homecoming, Comfortember, Bittersweet, ask to tag Series: Part 6 of Comfortember 2023 Summary:

Francis Mulcahy comes home.

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Headspace [s.r]

summary : Getting a call from the hospital telling you your boyfriend was there made you worry. Finding out his severe headaches were back worried you even more, because he hadn’t told you about them. Finally, he opens up about them and you learn they happen after hard cases. Spencer reassures you that he’s okay, and the two of you go back to your apartment. 

pairings : Spencer Reid x Reader

warnings : Hospital setting (no serious description), migraines, mention of weapons (if I missed anything let me know!)

word count : 1,150

a/n : Day nine of Comfortember is here! The prompt was ‘aftermath’. Chronic migraines suck. Especially when stress and lack of sleep can cause them to happen more frequently. I imagine a high stress job like the BAU can make them worse. 

You pace outside the hospital room, repeating the events of today in your head again. You tried to get Spencer to talk to you, let you know what was going on, but he was persistent in saying it was nothing. He’d been wearing his sunglasses more again, and you knew his headaches were back. He didn’t say anything last time, but you had just joined the team then. You didn’t feel like you could say anything then, but now things were different. 

It’s been a little over a year since he last had a headache, and since you joined the BAU. The two of you have gotten closer in that time, became partners in the field, and started dating. With the amount of trust between the two of you, both inside and out of the office, you couldn’t help but feel hurt that he didn't talk to you. The only reason you knew now was that the hospital called you to inform you that he was in the hospital and would need someone to drive once he was discharged. You had rushed here, beyond worried, and now had to wait patiently for the doctor to step out of his room. 

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Comfortember 9: Aftermath

Three Months After

Angela and Marcel rushed to Simon’s apartment after receiving teary phonecalls. They found Simon on his kitchen floor, surrounded by a flood of paperwork.

“It shouldn’t be this complicated!” Simon cried, “I don’t want any of his money, I just want us to…” he waved a hand, unable to utter the word divorce.

Angela crouched down, necklaces swinging, and started picking up pages.

“We’ll go through them with you, okay?”

“Thanks,” Simon sniffled, “All of this is making me feel like an idiot, and I-”

“Hey,” Marcel interrupted him, “You’re not an idiot.”

Simon smiled through his tears. “Thanks. Sorry.”

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Suds and Scars [s.h]

summary : Steve’s scars from the demobats were still healing. He couldn’t move well without them hurting, so you help him take a bath.   

pairings : Steve Harrington x Reader

warnings : None really, and I think I (unintentionally) made this gender neutral actually. (If I missed anything please let me know!)

word count : 865

a/n : The second bonus Comfortember post is here! This one is based on the alternate prompt of Baths.’ Steve deserves to be looked after and cared for the way he does for everyone else. 

You filled the tub with warm water, waiting for your boyfriend to walk into the bathroom. The sound of rushing water covered the sound of his footsteps, so when arms suddenly wrapped around you the yelp that escaped you couldn’t be helped. You looked up, seeing Steve’s tired face above you. 

“How’re you feeling babe?” You placed your hand atop his. 

“Fine,” Steve automatically responds. 

Steve,” you emphasize, “are you feeling okay? The doctors said you’d be dealing with pain for a few more months as your scars heal.”

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Comfortember Day 9: Aftermath

One thing I haven't shown on here yet is that the Myth Rangers each get a mount assigned to them. Brave Wing acts mean to Rowan, but can be seen here carrying him to safety after a fight went badly

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Heart Eyes Over Coffee

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Sarah Wilson Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Sarah Wilson (Marvel), Ned Leeds, Shuri (Marvel), Harley Keener, Peter Parker Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Protective Bucky Barnes, Dad Mode Bucky Barnes, MCU teens ganging up on their work dad, Awesome Sarah Wilson (Marvel), Bucky blushes a lot, Flirting, First Meetings, Mentioned Sam Wilson, the teens are all entities of sass, mentioned Harley/Shuri, Nicknames, Bucky will personally throw all mean or disrespectful customers out the window Summary:

Papa Bear Bucky (wow, does he hate that nickname) falls in love at first sight, while his work kids ogle and make helpful commentary. “Helpful” being extremely subjective…

Notes: *Knocking out squares and prompts like a prize fighter*  Warm & Fluffy bingo square N1 – Coffeeshop AU, @marvelrarepairbingo​ square O2 – unexpected love, @buckybarnesbingo​ square C1 – nicknames, @comfortember​ Day 16 – Coffee/Tea Break, and @fleurdelouve​ SarahBucky Month, Day 14 – Coffee Shop/Bakery AU!

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Leaves Changing

Fandom : Demon Slayer

Characters : Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke

My Comfortember 2023 contribution for the prompt : Leaves Changing.

I’m sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Summary : Tanjiro gently put the wooden box where Nezuko was on the ground and looked at the trees around him. The green leaves had changed color, taking on a red and orange hue. A thick carpet of leaves covered the ground. He had always loved this season. For him, autumn was filled with joy, laughter, picnics with his parents, playing in the leaves with his brothers and sisters.

Disclaimer : Demon Slayer belongs to Koyoharu Gotoge.

Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke were on their way to the Butterfly Estate. They were returning from a mission and they hoped to reach their destination before nightfall. They were in a forest and they decided to stop for a few moments to rest. They still had a long way to go before arriving at the Butterfly Estate.

Tanjiro gently put the wooden box where Nezuko was on the ground and looked at the trees around him. The green leaves had changed color, taking on a red and orange hue. A thick carpet of leaves covered the ground.

“It's autumn, already” Tanjiro thought.

He had always loved this season. For him, autumn was filled with joy, laughter, picnics with his parents, playing in the leaves with his brothers and sisters. He looked at the wooden box and a veil of sadness appeared in his eyes.

Things were different now. His father had died of illness several years ago. His mother, brothers and sisters had been slaughtered by a demon. As for Nezuko, the only family he had left, she had been turned into a demon.

He walked towards a tree where there was a pile of leaves at its roots. He sat down on the ground and picked up several leaves. Memories of autumn days, of his family, of laughter, came back to him. He felt a soft warmth in his heart. Without thinking about what he was doing, he made a leaf crown, the same way his father had taught him. It was his favorite thing. To do leaf crowns for all the members of his family.

He was making a crown for Nezuko. He would also do one for Zenitsu and Inosuke. Both were now part of his family. With all the trials they had gone through together, he considered them his brothers.

There was something comforting about tying the leaves together. It was like he was returning to a happier time in his life. Inosuke and Zenitsu approached him.

“What are you doing Tanjiro ?” Zenitsu asked.

Both looked curiously at what Tanjiro was doing and how his hands were tying each leaf skillfully.

“I’m making Nezuko a leaf crown. Then I'll make one for you both too. When autumn arrived, my family and I had picnics, we had fun, we made leaf crowns. I wanted Nezuko to get that feeling again.”

Zenitsu sat down next to him and took some leaves.

“I want to make a crown for Nezuko-chan too.”

Inosuke sat on the other side of Tanjiro and he took some leaves.

“I’ll make more crowns !” He exclaimed in a competitive tone.

Both got down to work. Zenitsu applied himself and hummed that he was making a crown for Nezuko. Inosuke was making the crowns at full speed. Tanjiro could not help laughing lightly. He continued to do the crowns and smiled. Thanks to his two friends, he rediscovered the joys and laughter of autumn days.

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The next morning, Tanjiro woke up, dazzled by the sun's rays. They had arrived at the Butterfly Estate before nightfall the day before. He put his hand on his head and opened his eyes wide when he felt something. He smiled, feeling the leaves under his fingers.

He got up. He was alone in his bedroom. Inosuke and Zenitsu had already left. He noticed that the crown he had put next to Nezuko's box was no longer there. He knew that she had taken it with her and that it was her who had put the crown on his head.

Tanjiro was happy. Nezuko subconsciously remembered the autumn days spent with their family. It gave him hope in his quest to turn her into a human again.

He gently put his hand on her box. Then, he walked towards the door and left the bedroom to meet up with his two friends again.

The end

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Les feuilles d’automne

Fandom : Demon Slayer

Personnages : Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke

Voici ma participation pour le Comfortember 2023 pour le prompt : Le changement de couleur des feuilles.

J’espère que ça vous plaira.

Résumé : Tanjiro posa doucement au sol le caisson en bois où se trouvait Nezuko et regarda les arbres autour de lui. Les feuilles vertes avaient changé de couleur, prenant une teinte rouge et orange. Beaucoup recouvraient le sol d’un épais tapis. Il avait toujours aimé cette saison. Pour lui, l’automne était rempli de joie, de rires, de pique-niques avec ses parents, de jeux dans les feuilles avec ses frères et sœurs.

Disclaimer : Demon Slayer appartient à Koyoharu Gotoge.

Tanjiro, Zenitsu et Inosuke étaient en route vers le Domaine des papillons. Ils rentraient de mission et ils espéraient arriver à destination avant la tombée de la nuit. Ils se trouvaient dans une forêt et ils avaient décidé de s’arrêter quelques instants pour se reposer. Il leur restait encore beaucoup de marche à faire avant d’arriver au Domaine des papillons.

Tanjiro posa doucement au sol le caisson en bois où se trouvait Nezuko et regarda les arbres autour de lui. Les feuilles vertes avaient changé de couleur, prenant une teinte rouge et orange. Beaucoup recouvraient le sol d’un épais tapis.

« C’est déjà l’automne, pensa-t-il. »

Il avait toujours aimé cette saison. Pour lui, l’automne était rempli de joie, de rires, de pique-niques avec ses parents, de jeux dans les feuilles avec ses frères et sœurs. Il regarda en direction du caisson en bois et un voile de tristesse apparut dans son regard.

Désormais, les choses étaient différentes. Son père était mort de maladie depuis plusieurs années. Sa mère, ses frères et ses sœurs avaient été tués par un démon. Quant-à Nezuko, la seule famille qui lui restait, elle était devenue un démon.

Il se dirigea vers un arbre où un tas de feuilles se trouvait à ses racines. Il s’assit par terre et prit plusieurs feuilles. Les souvenirs des journées d’automne, de sa famille, des rires, lui revirent en mémoire. Il sentit une douce chaleur envahir son cœur. Sans réfléchir à ce qu’il faisait, il fit une couronne de feuilles, de la même manière que son père lui avait appris. C’était ce qu’il préférait faire. Des couronnes de feuilles pour tous les membres de sa famille.

Il faisait une couronne pour Nezuko. Il en ferait une aussi pour Zenitsu et Inosuke. Tous deux faisaient désormais partis de sa famille. Avec toutes les épreuves qu’ils avaient traversé ensemble, il les considérait comme ses frères.

Lier les feuilles ensemble avait quelque chose de réconfortant. C’était comme s’il revenait à une période plus heureuse de sa vie. Inosuke et Zenitsu arrivèrent vers lui.

« Qu’est-ce que tu fais Tanjiro ? Demanda Zenitsu. »

Tous deux regardèrent avec curiosité ce que Tanjiro faisait et comment ses mains liaient d’un geste habille chaque feuille.

« Je fais une couronne de feuilles à Nezuko. Après, j’en ferais une pour vous aussi. Lorsque l’automne arrivait, avec ma famille, on pique-niquait, on s’amusait, on faisait des couronnes de feuilles. Je voulais que Nezuko retrouve cette sensation. »

Zenitsu s’assit à côté de lui et prit des feuilles.

« Moi aussi, je veux faire une couronne pour Nezuko-chan. »

Inosuke s’assit de l’autre côté de Tanjiro et prit également des feuilles.

« C’est moi qui fera le plus de couronnes ! S’exclama-t-il d’un ton compétitif. »

Tous deux se mirent à l’ouvrage. Zenitsu s’appliquait et fredonnait qu’il faisait une couronne pour Nezuko. Inosuke, lui, fabriquait les couronnes à toute vitesse. Tanjiro ne put s’empêcher de rire légèrement. Il reprit la fabrication de ses couronnes et sourit. Grâce à ses deux amis, il retrouvait les joies et les rires des journées d’automne.

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Le lendemain matin, Tanjiro se réveilla, éblouit par les rayons du soleil. Ils étaient arrivés la veille au Domaine des papillons. Il posa sa main sur sa tête et écarquilla les yeux lorsqu’il sentit quelque chose. Il sourit, sentant les feuilles sous ses doigts.

Il se leva. Il était seul dans sa chambre. Inosuke et Zenitsu étaient déjà partis. Il remarqua que la couronne qu’il avait posé à côté du caisson de Nezuko n’était plus là. Il se doutait qu’elle l’avait pris avec elle et que c’était elle qui lui avait mis la couronne sur la tête.

Tanjiro était heureux. Nezuko se souvenait inconsciemment des journées d’automne passées avec leur famille. Cela lui donnait espoir dans sa quête pour qu’elle redevienne humaine.

Il posa délicatement la main sur son caisson. Il se dirigea ensuite vers la porte et sortit de la chambre pour retrouver ses deux amis.

Fin

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Fic title : Never in a Million Years

@comfortember 2023 prompt : Grief/Mourning

Rating : Teen & Up Audiences

Fandom : Our Flag Means Death (HBO)

Pairing : Stede/Ed

Additional tags : Grief/Mourning, Canonical Character Death, Reflection, Blackbeard | Edward Teach Needs a Hug, Good Significant Other Stede Bonnet, Regret, Guilt, Blackbeard | Edward Teach & Stede Bonnet's Inn, Past Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands

Word count : 472

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Fic title : We Share the Moon (and Trauma)

@comfortember 2023 prompt : Aftermath

Rating : Teen & Up Audiences

Fandom : Monster High (Live Action Movies)

Pairing : Clawdeen/Toralei

Additional tags : Chronic Pain, Scars, Aftermath of Torture (I think we can consider the wraith silver thing torture of sorts), Kissing, Panic, Lesbian Toralei Stripe, Bisexual Clawdeen Wolf, Pain, Trauma, Minor Deuce Gorgon/Clawdeen Wolf

Word count : 688

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Android's Sadness

~ Comfortember | Day 10: Sadness ~

Content: Past captivity, mentions of past torture, non-human whumpee, android whumpee, human caretaker.

I will probably end up doing more with this concept and these characters at some point, but for now here's a wholesome moment between an android and its creator:) Lemme know if you'd like to be put on a taglist for this story, there will be at least one or two more Comfortember pieces involving these two.

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“Why are you crying, Master?” 

Kai pursed her lips, stepping back for a moment to examine the state of her rescued android once more. She was indeed starting to tear up, and it was useless trying to wipe them away when more would replace them. So she stood there with her arms over her chest, eyes wandering towards every injury the little bot had sustained.

When she didn’t respond, it tried again. “Master?”

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