Torture(d) Boys: Give(n) Up
Fics in which (a) character(s) are sold/given/delivered/give themselves up to an enemy; often accompanied with/by a hefty dose of despair.
(May (also) include (temporary) suicidal ideation.)
Also fics where characters refuse to give up, against the odds, & suffer for it.
Orphans/abandoned children.
(Lack of care)
(Painful Rejections)
(Closed, Moderated)