Trauma Pairing

A Trauma Pairing is a pairing that contains depictions of trauma and abuse including sexual assault as an intentional, creative choice, often intended for Hurt/Comfort purposes later in the story. These pairings are not for shipping purposes or intended to be sexualized by the author but generally are only there to help move a long a Fanfiction in which dealing with trauma is intended as a core component or theme. These are not intended to be relationships supported by the author or readers; the choice of these pairings is intended to shock readers and drive sympathy for the hurt/comfort narrative, or occasionally for dark humor as the show occasionally has done. These would be considered adult/child pairings or incest pairings; again, intended to disgust and shock.
In an effort at comprehensiveness, these pairings were once listed on this wiki; however, these few references were often interpreted as an indication of widespread support of endorsement within the fandom or at this wiki of these pairings. All references outside this page have been removed or redirected here. Please alert a staff member to delete immediately if such a reference is made.
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