Some pain for your soul

The Kid (Ty Miller)

1x01; Beaten up in a fistfight 1x02; Fistfight with Jimmy 1x06; Severe smoke inhalation, coughing 1x07; Pistol-whipped, knocked down, stunned, bloody head wound 1x08; Tussle; kicked in the face, knocked down, bloody lip; shot in the left shoulder 1x09; Tied to stakes, dirt thrown on face; struck by an unknown missile, uninjured 1x10; Long hard ride 1x11; Punched by Jimmy, knocked down 1x14; Kicked in the ribs; pistol-whipped, unconscious; bruises on face 1x19; Shot in the right shoulder 1x23; Punched in the face; shoved to the ground; shot in the left shoulder, on the run while injured; passes out, unconscious for several days, bullet removed, sling 2x07; Punched in the face; slapped; punched and knocked out, bleeding from forehead 2x14; Blistered hands 2x15; Fistfight with Jimmy 2x16; Blistered hands 2x22; Attacks Jimmy, restrained, emotional angst; shot in the left side, dragging himself across the ground, helped to walk 3x03; Shot in the left upper arm, knocked from horse, bleeding, field care, sling; injury stomped on, passes out; hard ride while injured; helped to walk 3x09; Knocked off horse; thrown from horse, helped to his feet, limping slightly 3x18; Shot in the left shoulder, captured, tied to a tree, rough sling 3x21; Fistfight with Jimmy, bruises on face

James Butler 'Jimmy' Hickok, aka 'Wild Bill Hickok' (Josh Brolin)

1x01; Fall from horse x2; knocked over backwards by gun recoil; no injuries 1x02; Knocked out by Kid; fistfight with Kid; shot in the right shoulder 1x03; Fight, black eye and bruises on face 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x08; Struck on the left leg with a baseball; tussle 1x09; Tied up; struck with a metal dipper 1x10; Near-drowning, coughing; shot in the left side, bullet removed without anesthesia 1x11; Knocked off horse, uninjured; pistol-whipped, unconscious, bruise/cut on forehead; almost hanged 1x13; Purposely shoots himself in the left shoulder; fight, knocked down repeatedly, bruises on face 1x15; Toothache; tackled to the ground and pinned down (played for laughs); pulls his own tooth 1x20; Slapped; punched and knocked out; passes out and falls from horseback; shot twice in the left arm 1x24; Shot in the right leg 2x01; Shot in the right leg, medical care 2x03; Pistol-whipped, unconscious 2x04; Punched in the stomach 2x09; Suicidal ideation throughout ep; angst, guilt; drunk, shoved to floor, kicked in the ribs; hungover; punched in stomach, shoved to the ground; shot in the right shoulder 2x14; Shot in the right shoulder, hard fall, cared for 2x15; Fistfight with Kid 2x19; Attacked; punched in the face (2.19 A Noble Chase) 2x22; Attacked by Kid 3x02; Knocked out by Jesse, helped to walk, holding his head 3x03; Punched, briefly unconscious 3x07; Tackled by Jesse; shot in the left arm; shot in the left leg, limping 3x08; Thrown from a horse onto a corral fence, limping (played for laughs) 3x11; Knocked from horseback by a branch, briefly unconscious, in pain 3x13; Coughing from smoke inhalation 3x14; Punched in the stomach and knocked to the ground 3x17; Fight; slapped in the face; blinded by dust 3x20; Emotional angst/guilt over a friend’s death; shot in the left leg, field bandage 3x21; Fistfight with Kid, briefly held underwater/drowned, coughing, cuts and bruises on face, cared for 3x22; Pistol-whipped by Jesse, unconscious

Louise 'Lou' McCloud (Yvonne Suhor)

1x01; Shot (grazed in the ribs), falls from horse, unconscious, carried, cared for 1x05; Roughly shaken; beaten on face, bloody 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x08; Long hard ride; tussle 1x09; Tied up; falls with horse, uninjured; used as a hostage 1x15; Struck and knocked down multiple times, bloody lip; sexually harassed/assaulted 2x07; Beaten, unconscious, bloody lip, bruises on face 2x08; Deliberately falls from horseback, briefly pretends to be unconscious 2x15; Thrown from horse, pulled out of the way of being trampled, injured ankle, helped to walk, ankle bandaged 2x16; Kidnapped, almost hanged, falls roughly to the ground 2x22; Restrained, tied to a chair, beaten and bloodied, bound to a cross, bloodied wrists 3x02; Thrown off horse by Jesse, fight with Jesse 3x03; Thrown to the ground, holding her head 3x08; Falls from horseback 3x11; Past rape revealed; angst, emotional whump; knocked from horseback (it looks like she was shot but there’s no evidence of it later) 3x18; Shot in the left arm, field care

Buck (Running Buck) Cross (Gregg Rainwater)

1x03; Minor knife slash on chest; fistfight with Jimmy; emotional angst; struck multiple times with clubs; tied up, burned feet 1x04; Thrown from horse, uninjured; bound and gagged, hands tied above head 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x08; Tussle 1x18; Lassoed off horse, falls hard, dragged; kicked in the ribs, yanked by his hair, 'tarred and feathered' 2x04; Horse rolls over on him, holding his left shoulder; sick, passes out, cared for 2x05; Fight 2x06; Punched in the face by Ike 2x20; Hands tied behind his back, on his knees, briefly manhandled; hands bound in front, yanked by his hair, manhandled, gagged, rope burns on wrists (brief); angst 3x05; Emotional whump due to his best friend's death 3x06; Emotional whump (still grieving his best friend); shot in the left arm, bandage, sling 3x08; Bitten by a sheep (played for laughs) 3x09; Thrown through a fence by a horse, helped to his feet 3x16; Emotional angst; thrown backwards and knocked out; fight; passes out

Ike McSwain (Travis Fine)

1x01; Kicked in the head by a horse, bloody head wound, cared for 1x03; Hands tied above head; cut on face; exhaustion, cared for 1x05; Shot in the right arm; falls from horse, head injury, unconscious 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x12; Takes a hard fall from a horse; fight with Cody; uninjured 1x19; Shot in the left leg 1x23; Sneezing due to flower allergy 2x06; Beaten; coughing from smoke inhalation; knocked out; angst 3x05; Fight; shot in the chest, bedridden, cared for, dies

William F. Cody, aka 'Cody' (Stephen Baldwin)

1x01; Pulled off horse and pummeled by Jimmy, uninjured 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x12; Takes a hard fall from a horse; fight with Ike; uninjured 1x13; Fight, knocked down repeatedly, squeezed, bruises on face 1x17; Shot in the right shoulder, bandage; multiple fights 1x18; Struck with a whip multiple times, fight, uninjured 1x23; Falls with horse into puddle, uninjured 2x04; "Thrown, trampled, lightning"; loses a tooth 2x04; Sick, cared for 2x12; Falls with horse, unhurt; shot in the right shoulder, rough bandage, bleeding, injury jostled; intoxicated, beaten, bloodied, carried 2x21; Shot in the left upper arm, knocked from horse, dragged to safety, bloody bandage, concerned friends 3x08; Hard fall from horseback while being dumb, limping 3x10; Fight, bloody lip; knocked out with a rifle butt, holding his head, briefly stumbling, concerned friend 3x22; Angst over a friend's death; shot in the left upper arm, fires a rifle while wounded, sling

Noah Dixon (Don Franklin) Introduced in season two

2x01; Slapped in the face 2x07; Punched in the face by Jimmy, falls to the ground 2x13; Knocked out with a rifle butt, bleeding from forehead; chained up; punched in the stomach, winded; chained up again; punched, unconscious; gets tripped, falls to the ground, briefly holding right knee, struck in the stomach with a rifle butt, knocked down; punched in the stomach, knocked down, groaning in pain; shot in the left arm; fight, struck with a club multiple times 3x02; Falls over a short embankment, briefly blinded by dust; hit multiple times in a fight 3x04; Fight (punched, spattered with boiling water, struck with the blunt side of an axe, hit with a two-by-four, hit with a chair, kicked, thrown through a window), bleeding from cuts on face, cared for; shot in the left leg, on the run while injured, limping 3x08; Knocked off a fence, left arm in a sling (played for laughs) 3x10; Kicked in the ribs; fight 3x22; Shot twice, his friend doesn't realize how badly he's hurt until he dies a few minutes later

Aloysius 'Teaspoon' Hunter (Anthony Zerbe)

1x06; Struck and knocked down x2, bloody lip 1x22; Nightmares; shot in the right side 2x04; Sick; knocked out with a rifle butt 2x10; Hit in the head with a tennis ball (played for laughs) 2x14; Shot in the right shoulder 2x22; Hands tied; beaten and bloodied, helped to walk 3x02; Shot in the left shoulder, thrown from horseback down a hillside 3x03; Blister on foot, limping, in pain (played for laughs) 3x07; Shot in the left leg, limping, riding while injured; wound bleeding again; shot in the left shoulder, rough bandage 3x13; Coughing from smoke inhalation 3x14; Shot in the stomach 3x19; Fight, injured hand (brief); emotional angst

Jesse James (Christopher Pettiet) TW: Minor Whump (the actor and character are both 15) Introduced in season three

3x02; Fight with Lou; angst 3x07; Angst over his brother returning 3x09; Thrown from horse, almost trampled, dragged to safety, unconscious, cared for, bruise on temple; tastes alcohol for the first time, coughing (x2); hit/shoved; shot in the left shoulder, bleeding, helped to walk, cared for, bandages 3x15; Emotional angst over a friend’s death; dunked in a water trough 3x22; Emotional angst

U.S. Marshal Sam Cain (Brett Cullen) Only appears in season one

MAIN PROMPTS:

Day 1: resentment / infection / sinister

Day 2: electricity / dislocation / drugs

Day 3: lonely / paradise / cold

Day 4: shackles / support / stoic

Day 5: gunpoint / gristle / terror

Day 6: high / choking / charred

Day 7: needles / tense / smile

Day 8: angel / bite / mercy

Day 9: fresh meat / tragedy / selfish

Day 10: payback / beast / beating

Day 11: cpr / corrosive / coughing blood

Day 12: storm / stumbling / squirm

Day 13: cave in / catatonic / plane crash

Day 14: itch / skin / hooks

Day 15: hidden enemy / crime / body

Day 16: broken promise / flood / still waters

Day 17: chemicals / count / chronic condition

Day 18: flayed / knew it / shattered

Day 19: head trauma / wires / fuzzy

Day 20: training / jealousy / woozy

Day 21: sorrow / sanguine / system

Day 22: watching / bonded / resistance

Day 23: blanket / bold / crowbar

Day 24: draining / deadly / doomed

Day 25: twisted / aversion / crunch

Day 26: listless / misstep / remember

Day 27: rest / behave / title

Day 28: party / mania / limit

Day 29: exile / leash / fault

Day 30: quiet / pinned / perfect

Day 31: free day

ALT PROMPTS:

Alien

Headline

Tradeoff

Disappear

Freak show

Worry

Power hungry

Shadows

Reconditioning

Blindfold

Reunion

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S1E1- zip tied to bed, bandaged hand, falls through door, distraught, held at gunpoint, thrown to ground, punched in stomach, knocked out, bruised face, in car crash

S1E2- has hand sliced, bandaged hand, thrown into trash pile, in a fist fight, bruised face

S1E3- in a bank robbery, bag put over his head, thrown to ground, shoved against car

S1E4- hit in the head and knocked out, bag over head, tied to chair, hit in face, chair knocked over

S1E5- shot in the shoulder, strangled, out of breath

S1E6- tied to chair, punched in the face, bloody lip

S1E7- punched in gut, out of breath

S1E8- knocked out by pressure points, tied to chair, gag in mouth, needle inserted into ulnar nerve, further tortured with needles

S1E10- in a fight, hit in the gut, shot at, in another fight, shot in the stomach and the leg, bleeding out

S1E11- aftermath of being shot, head lolling, pale, in a wheelchair, in a fight, kneed in his bullet wound, wincing, walks with a limp

S1E12- in a fight, punched, kneed in his bullet wound, falls to ground, bandaged hand, in another fight

S1E13- in a fight and thrown against a wall, struggling to choke a guy out, coughing from breathing in gas

S1E15- hit in the back with a crowbar, knocked out, tied up, punched repeatedly, hit in stomach with crowbar, shot, put in trunk of car which was lit on fire, coughing, falls out of trunk in pain

S1E17- shot at, in a fight, out of breath, bag over his head, handcuffed to a handle in a freezer truck, cold, struggles to wiggle the handle free, bruised and bloodied wrists, hits his own head against the wall of the truck

S1E20- thrown around in the back of an armoured truck after it’s blown up and crashes, knocked out, ears ringing, shot twice while wearing bulletproof vest, passes out, wakes up sore in hospital, pulls out IV, helped to walk, bruised ribs, injured and bandaged shoulder, tied to a chair, pistol whipped twice, shot in a flashback

S1E21- bloodied shirt in flashback

S1E22- in a fight, thrown into a cabinet, interference in earpiece, car he is driving in blows up and crashes, knocked out, in another fight, out of breath

S1E23- bleeding arm, cleaning his arm in the sink, shot at, jumps from a height

S2E1- punched in the back, falls to knees, pistol whipped, in a fight, thrown into a car, head butted (Harold’s hand cut)

S2E2- mark on head from being hit last episode, in a bar fight (Harold tied to a chair, given injection of sedative)

S2E3- in a fight at a club, in a bar fight, hit over the head with a neon sign, drives car into a van

S2E4- shoved out of a bar, in a fight, shot in the vest, falls on ground, groaning, in another fight, yet another fight, tackled into bars

S2E5- in a fight, hand cuffed, punched three times, fallen to ground

S2E6- in a fight

S2E7- brief fight, in another fight, strangled and fought again, in another fight

S2E8- in a fight, hit on the back of the head and knocked to the ground, in another fight, thrown over a table, punched in the face

S2E10- kicked in the shins, shot at, in a gunfight, handcuffed

S2E11- imprisoned

S2E12- interrogated, hit and thrown against wall in flashback, beat up in prison, bruise over eyebrow, in a car crash, grunting and groaning, bloody head wound, injected with drugs and passed out

S2E13- strapped to bomb, in a fight, hit on the back of the head, fallen to the ground, emotional self-sacrifice, down to the last second defusing the bomb

S2E15- at gunpoint, shoved around, hit on the back of the head, fallen to his knees, in a fight, thrown over a table, face almost pressed into stove burner, head butted

S2E16- shot in the vest multiple times

S2E17- in a fight, punched twice, head butted and knocked out, feet tied up, dragged by feet

S2E18- in a fight, punched in the face, knocked out, tied to chair, wound on cheek, fight to break free

S2E19- shot at twice

S2E21- punched, knife at throat

S2E22- crawling out of flipped car (Harold injured in ferry bombing)

S3E1- in a car crash, hit in the back with a chair, fallen to ground

S3E2- shot in the vest, broken rib, groaning, helped to walk (Harold hit in the head and knocked out)

S3E5- in a fight (Shaw shot in shoulder)

S3E6- hit with flash bang, ears ringing, fallen to ground (Shaw tasered, zip-tied to steering wheel, in car accident)

S3E9- shot in the shoulder, grunting, handcuffed, shot twice, crying in despair (Fusco tied to chair, beaten and tortured)

S3E10- in a hospital bed hooked up to an IV, still injured from being shot, moving around despite his injuries, grunting and wincing, pale, covered in blood, collapses to floor, helped to walk, passed out (Fusco in a fight)

S3E11- shoved out of a bar, in a fight

S3E12- bruised face (Root tortured with drugs)

S3E13- in a fight, stabbed with a fork, in another fight, and another fight

S3E14- fought multiple opponents, manhandled, handcuffed

S3E16- (Harold falls out of wheelchair, in pain trying to walk)

S3E18- in a fight

S3E19- thrown into car windshield by explosion, slapped three times, in a fight, thrown over a table, under heavy gunfire

S3E20- conflicted (Shaw shot)

S3E21- in a car crash, crawling on the ground, bruise over eyebrow

S3E23- (Harold shot in the shoulder)

S4E1- fallen off a moving car, hit in the back of the head, knocked out, groaning upon waking up

S4E2- hit in the head during fight

S4E3- (Shaw injured arm, hissing as John bandaged it)

S4E6- strangled, grunting, shot in the arm, bandaging it in the field, tackled, arm in a sling

S4E11- shot multiple times in simulation, shot irl

S4E12- bleeding from being shot last ep, in a fight, weak, supported

S4E14- in a fight

S4E16- hit with baton

S4E18- hit, bruised face, knocked out, handcuffed

S4E19- car crash

S4E20- shot, hypothermia

S4E21- zip tied to chair, bleeding from gunshot wound of prev ep., tortured

S4E22- still bound to chair and bleeding from gunshot wound (Harold electrocuted)

S5E1- in a fight, strangled (Harold shocked)

S5E2- (Root’s cochlear implant overloaded)

S5E3- in a fight, knocked out with blow to head, in a car crash

S5E4- shot in simulation (Shaw in pain from neural implant, Root shot in the shoulder in simulation)

S5E5- knocked out, kidnapped

S5E6- in a fight

S5E8- in a fight

S5E10- (Root shot twice)

S5E12- in a fight (Harold suffocating)

S5E13- in a fight, cut with a knife, shot multiple times (Harold shot, Shaw shot in the arm)

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(7:27) Beaten, spitting blood, gasping for air, forced to drink something disgusting while being filmed, grabbed by the hair, threatened

(15:50) Repeatedly punched and beaten, groaning in pain, pinned to the ground, hit with handcuffs, bleeding, wincing and groaning, threatened, stabbed with a syringe, forced to become an informant

------ EPISODE 2 ------

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(2:17) Whacked across the face

(7:47) Pinned down, whining, wiggling, wincing in pain

(9:00) Pinned down again, in pain

(12:20) Almost arrested, running away, chased

(13:58) Pinned to the wall, wincing, panting, hit in the knee, screaming in pain

(15:54) Hit in the stomach with a baton, wincing and whimpering, hit in the stomach and on the back, falling to his knees, threatened, grabbed by the hair, kneed in the chest, groaning

------ EPISODE 3 ------

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(9:05) Arm twisted behind his back, forced to his knees, whining

(15:56) Punched in the face, falls to the ground, grabbed by the collar

(18:00) Moaning in pain, bruise on his mouth, headache

(19:16) Jolted out of sleep with water

(20:36) Grabbed by the throat and pinned to a wall

Kurosaki Toru

(15:20) Makes a shocking discovery, reminded of past trauma, loses his temper, crying and screaming in rage

------ EPISODE 4 ------

Kurosaki Toru

(10:30) Nightmare

------ EPISODE 5 ------

Kurosaki Toru

(7:36) Falls from a rooftop

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(8:11) Shoved against a wall, groaning, wincing in pain, grabbed by the collar and pushed onto a chair, punched in the stomach, out of breath

------ EPISODE 6 ------

Kurosaki Toru

(6:52) (In a flashback) Tries to stop his mother from taking drugs, hurt by his mother, bleeding head injury, discovers his mother after she killed herself

------ EPISODE 7 ------

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(12:42) Attacked from behind, in an armlock, wincing, scared, threatened with a knife, punched in the face several times, coughing, grabbed by the hair, terrified

------ EPISODE 8 ------

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(4:54) Beaten up, wincing and whimpering, witnessing a murder, terrified

(7:34) Begging for his life on his knees

(12:29) Gun to his head

(21:55) Still captive, grabbed by the hair, knife to the throat

Kurosaki Toru

(11:43) Stabbed in the shoulder, at gunpoint, fighting, forced to surrender, beaten

(13:02) Unconscious, bleeding from the mouth

(17:06) Beaten with metal bats, barely reacting

------ EPISODE 9 ------

Kurosaki Toru

(4:55) Unconscious and bloody

(5:41) Kicked in the face

(6:35) Hit in the leg, falls to his knees, strangled

(8:17) Stabbed in the abdomen, falls to his knees, jumps from a building, groaning in pain

(9:30) Helped to walk, holding his wound, sacrifices himself, beaten, forced to walk

Umezawa Kyonosuke

(5:58) Kicked in the stomach

(6:40) Smashed to the ground, panting, at gunpoint, pinned to the wall

(9:00) Jumps from a building, groaning in pain

(10:20) Hit by a car, writhing in pain, forced to walk, barely conscious

(14:29) Hit in the stomach, falls to the ground, wincing and groaning in pain

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~ Let the House Absorb the Blame, White Collar (2,509 words)

When a case goes wrong, Neal ends up drugged, confused, and he does the only thing he can - he runs. What he doesn't know is where he's run to, and why he's so reluctant to leave. Which is how Peter finds his missing CI, passed out on the floor of his own living room.

~ L is for Lost, The Listener (3,198 words)

They just wanted a relaxing night out in town, but it ended up with Toby in trouble.

~ Slumped Over, Nightwing (4,735 words)

“Jay?” Dick mumbled, clearly confused. “What’re you doin’ here?” “This is my safehouse, dumbass.” Shit. Dick blinked. “Yeah, but…” he furrowed his brow. “Didn’ think you’d be here….” He continued blinking at Jason, but made no further moves to enter the apartment. Jason’s mind was running through scenarios. Drunk? High? Drugged? Some sort of mental breakdown? And why had the golden boy come here?

~ A Study in Exsanguinity, The Musketeers (3,411 words)

D'Artagnan has been abducted by a cult of purple-robed men. It's all somewhat tedious, until they start preparing him for sacrifice.

~ Get Help, The Man From UNCLE (2,751 words)

Illya and Napoleon have been captured, and escape is made slightly more complicated by the fact that Illya has been drugged and has only a vague understanding of what is happening around him.

~ Juno Steel and the Inside (wo)Man, The Penumbra Podcast (15,652 words)