Best Leonard McCoy Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
The best hurt/comfort fanfiction featuring Leonard McCoy (Star Trek) on AO3, curated by popularity. The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments.
Top Leonard McCoy Hurt/Comfort Fic Recs
12 hurt/comfort fics featuring Leonard McCoy, followed by other top-rated stories.
Signals
Hurt/Comfortby Anonymous · Spones
Doctor McCoy sure as hell doesn’t compromise care, confidentiality, or his goddamn conscience for anyone. He has no problem with extracting a mind-controlling slug from Uhura's sinuses, performing a blood transfusion between a human and a sentient puddle, or administering therapy to a crew-wide hall
I’ve lived before
Hurt/Comfortby Littlepandamumma12 · McKirk
Based very loosely on the alternative series. It follows aspects of the movies with my own spin on things. Kirk joins the academy, but has to prove he’s meant to be there. The story depicts his journey through the academy, and then a period of time after the Narada and before Khan. Timelines aren’t
Living ain’t easy
Hurt/Comfortby Littlepandamumma12 · McKirk
Prequel to ‘I’ve lived before’ Loosely follows the Kelvin timeline, and shows James T Kirk’s life from birth up to 16 years of age. James is born amid chaos and loss, his first moments defined by the death of his father and the emotional fracture of his mother, Winona, who cannot bear to look at him
First time dying
Hurt/Comfortby ladypolyester · McKirk
After being captured on a hostile planet, Dr. Leonard McCoy finds himself alone in a cold, damp cell, battling pain, hypothermia, and his own chaotic thoughts. As his mind wanders between memories of his life in Georgia and his intense first ten months aboard the Enterprise, he realizes how much he
Never Let Your Vulcan Out Of Your Sight
Hurt/Comfortby PoorLeno89 · McKirk
Spock could sense the Captain's worry radiating from somewhere to his left and several decks above him, as well as the doctor’s, only a room away, which was excessively potent from the closer proximity (and due to McCoy's natural caring tendencies). Try as he did to rationalize it, to tell himself t
He Means Everything
Hurt/Comfortby Calliecatt93 · McSpirk
A mission gone wrong leads to Spock being taken hostage by a terrorist group. Now, Kirk and McCoy must rescue him.
Unleashed
Hurt/Comfortby EdosianOrchids901 · McSpirk
“Kirk wanted a nap. But when he stepped into his quarters, Spock trailing him, McCoy stood inside already.”
Spock's Shadow
Hurt/Comfortby Dreaming_of_the_stars42 · McKirk
Spock has always had a difficult time negotiating between his human and vulcan half. This sometimes leads to complex, and rather illogical, emotions that he cannot control despite his training. Jim is rather in tune with his vulcan but finds it hard to bring up his concerns leading to a huge misunde
Even Doctors Need Care
Hurt/Comfortby silicon_nodule · Spones
Leonard McCoy has been having a terrible day. His period cramps are back and it’s reminding him of the one thing he doesn’t want to think of. Luckily, Spock is there.
Uncertainty
Hurt/Comfortby MutantRiot · Spones
Spock never noticed the way Leonard looked under Christmas lights...
Where the Glacier Meets the Sky
Hurt/Comfortby LuxaLucifer · McKirk
When Healer McCoy and Captain Kirk find a strange man in a strange place, their ship might not be big enough for the three of them. Emotionally Illiterate McKirk to Slightly Less Emotionally Eilliterate McSpirk fantasy AU.
What Happens When Stars Die?
Hurt/Comfortby Viperfang254 · McKirk
Three journeys, three separate missions: Save, Preserve, Explore. Doctor Ryland Grace and Rocky have found the solution to saving the stars, and just need to get it to Erid. The Convict, Simon, nearly died preserving the Black Box, and now that the mission is over, he doesn’t know what to do with hi
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Leonard McCoy in Hurt/Comfort Fanfiction
Leonard McCoy — The Enterprise's chief medical officer, a Southern doctor who grumbles 'I'm a doctor, not a...' at every crisis while patching up a captain with no self-preservation. The third leg of the original space triumvirate.
Hurt/Comfort — One character is hurt (physically or emotionally) and another provides comfort and care.
The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments. Leonard McCoy's (also known as Bones) role in Star Trek makes them a natural fit for hurt/comfort storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Star Trek fanfiction.
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