🏷️ Trauma Recovery
20 entries tagged with this trope
Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach
Nnm · 2019
After the almost-apocalypse, Crowley needs therapy. The NHS provides. A gentle exploration of trauma, healing, and love that survives the end of the world.
The Man Who Lived
sebastianL · 2017
Post-war Harry is broken. Draco is trying to rebuild. They find each other in the wreckage. A devastating portrait of PTSD and the slow work of healing.
A Court of Shadows and Singing
positivewitch · 2021
Azriel and Gwyn in the training ring and beyond. She's sunshine. His shadows literally reach for her. SJM better deliver what this fic promises.
The Fallout
everythursday · 2011
After the war, Hermione and Draco are trapped together in a safehouse. The proximity, the shared trauma, and the impossibility of them makes this the OG Dramione slow-burn. Legend status in the fandom.
The Sea and the Stars
childofwisdom · 2020
Percy and Annabeth after Tartarus. The trauma doesn't just disappear. A mature, unflinching look at recovery and the strength of their bond.
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara · 2015
Four college friends in New York. Jude's past slowly unravels across decades. This book will destroy you. I'm not exaggerating. Have tissues and a therapist ready.
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt · 2013
A boy survives a museum bombing that kills his mother. He steals a painting. His life spirals through grief, addiction, and the underworld. Pulitzer-winning for good reason.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Draco is a recovering addict. Hermione is assigned to his case. From the author who went on to publish The Atlas Six — raw, unflinching, and devastating.
The Man Who Lived
sebastianL · 2017
After the war, Harry exists but doesn't live. Then he starts working with Draco at the Ministry. A raw exploration of PTSD, survival guilt, and learning to want something for yourself.
Sins of the Fathers
Acid_and_Roses · 2020
Sirius breaks free from the Black family. Remus helps him heal. Deep exploration of pureblood abuse, chosen family, and how love can be an act of rebellion.
This, You Protect
owlet · 2014
Bucky's recovery through food, sleep, and small human comforts. The Winter Soldier learns to be a person again. One of the most tender, well-observed recovery fics in any fandom.
Bravery, Stupidity, and All That Lies Between
Whispering_Darkness · 2020
Post-Tartarus Percabeth dealing with the fallout. The nightmares, the flinching, the need to be together and the fear of what they've become. Raw and honest.
In the Bleak Midwinter
TheTartWitch · 2018
Kakashi and Iruka circle each other in post-war Konoha. The domesticity is gentle, the healing is real, and the found family includes a dozen traumatized children.
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt · 2013
After a bombing at the Met kills his mother, Theo steals a small painting. That painting follows him through grief, addiction, and a life spiraling out of control. Pulitzer-winning for a reason.
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara · 2015
Four college friends in New York. At the center is Jude, whose past is slowly, agonizingly revealed. This book will destroy you. Not a question of if — just when. You've been warned.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman · 2017
Eleanor has her routine: work, vodka, pizza, phone call with Mummy. She's fine. She's completely fine. Then she meets Raymond and realizes she might not be fine at all.
The Waiting Room
Indigoire · 2021
Hermione and Draco keep running into each other in the waiting room at St Mungo's. Both are broken in different ways. The quiet intimacy of this fic is something special.
Blade and Shadow
shadowsingers · 2022
Gwyn and Azriel's story — the Valkyrie and the Shadowsinger. Training together, healing together, falling for each other through sparring sessions and late-night conversations.
We Are Not Saints
inkandowl · 2016
After Crooked Kingdom, Kaz and Inej navigate what comes next. Every small touch is earned. Every moment of vulnerability is monumental. Kanej as only Kanej can be.
I Am No Bird
SweetVillainous · 2021
Nesta's ACOSF retold with more depth, more rage, and more Cassian being devastated by her. Superior to canon.