A Fanfic Trope that bother me!

[sasha_feather]

A bad ass character is laying in a hospital bed and is badly injured, but they refuse pain meds or are reluctant to take them because they want to "keep their mind clear."

Guess what? Pain clouds your mind also. Sometimes all you can think about is pain and nothing else. The meds make it so you can actually function to interact with the world in somewhat normal way.

I am probably preaching to the choir here, but just once I would like to see a bad ass warrior character in hospital who is accepting of pain medication.

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I seem to have this internal conversation with the world a lot; it goes something like this: "I know that I'm an outlier in a lot of ways, but seriously? Seriously?

One of the great things about fandom and the internet is that I can find the other outliers.

Here is a really great post about body and fat acceptance that I think can apply to anybody despite the title: Ten Rules for Fat Girls by Dianne Sylvan.

Comments

[thingswithwings]

ugh, yes, I hate that trope. Also the idea that people are so tough that they're capable of refusing pain medication even in extreme circumstances. It totally furthers the idea that if you need pain meds, you're just not tough enough. HATE IT.

[sasha_feather]

I want a story where Natasha grabs somebody by the throat and *demands* they give her the drugs!! Which would be the opposite of the otherwise generally lovely story I read last night.

[thingswithwings]

that would be excellent! especially if Natasha were like, no, I need to be able to function, give me the drugs.

though for me I think I see that trope more in popular culture/on tv than anywhere else, so what I really want is tv shows where tough awesome people demand pain meds.

[sasha_feather]

Sadly, this was handled so incredibly badly in House, which had a really good opportunity! I mean, House did demand drugs for his pain, but then the writers couldn't decide if he was addicted or really needed them or what.

But, agreed, more representation would be wonderful.

[kalmn]

When twu wuv cured his pain I screamed so loud I bet you heard me.

[sasha_feather]

Oooooh boy. Luckily for me I had stopped watching long before that.

[violetemerald]

Oh gosh, that point about House is so true. I watched till the end though, and idk, I still loved the show. He was never really cured and his pain seemed real enough to me.