Request: Disabilty/helplessness fic
I just read this really disturbing fic where Jim has Blair's arms amputated to make him helpless and dependent, and am seriously skeeved. (It's one of those f'd up "Guides are slaves" AUs, one that takes the trope to 11. Not the author's fault--I was adequately warned and clicked anyway. One day I will learn.)
Anyway, now I'm looking for something that handles the themes of disability and helplessness/dependence in a less disturbing way, to read as a palate-cleanser.
(Disclaimer: I understand that in real life, disability does not necessarily imply helplessness or dependence. Fics where learning that is part of the story arc would probably work for what I'm trying to do, but fics that involve disability *without* engaging with themes of helplessness or dependence would probably not work for the particular psychological need that I'm having at this moment.)
Anyway, now I'm looking for something that handles the themes of disability and helplessness/dependence in a less disturbing way, to read as a palate-cleanser.
(Disclaimer: I understand that in real life, disability does not necessarily imply helplessness or dependence. Fics where learning that is part of the story arc would probably work for what I'm trying to do, but fics that involve disability *without* engaging with themes of helplessness or dependence would probably not work for the particular psychological need that I'm having at this moment.)