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   The Attempt & The Aftermath by Tears_Scars_and_Heartstrings

   Fandoms: DuckTales (Cartoon 2017)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   02 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Drake Mallard/Launchpad McQuack
   • Daisy Duck/Donald Duck (Disney)
   • Donald Duck
   • Scrooge McDuck
   • Della Duck
   • Huey Duck
   • Dewey Duck
   • Louie Duck
   • Webby Vanderquack
   • Bentina Beakley
   • Launchpad McQuack
   • Original Characters
   • other characters to appear - Character
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Fluff
   • Family
   • Family Issues
   • Triggers
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Suicide Notes
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Therapy
   • Hospitals
   • Doctors & Physicians
   • Blood and Injury
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Self-Harm
   • Self-Hatred
   • Depression
   • Anxiety
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Haphephobia
   • Original Character Death(s)
   • Autistic Huey Duck
   • Found Family
   • Family Bonding
   • Friendship
   • supportive friends
   • supportive family
   • Psychologists & Psychiatrists
   • Navy Donald Duck
   • Selective Mutism
   • Minor Violence
   • ADHD Dewey Duck
   • Anxiety Louie Duck
   • Traumatic Brain Injury Launchpad McQuack
   • Honorary Duck Family Member Webby Vanderquack
   • Parent Donald Duck
   • Parent Della Duck
   • Everyone Has Issues
   • Everyone Needs A Hug
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Flashbacks
   • featuring many of my own headcanons
   • Eating Disorders
   • Parenthood
   • Eventual Romance
   • Panic Attacks
   • Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction
   • Military

   Summary

   Strong trigger warnings apply. Please read tags.

    

   After a family fight leads Donald Duck feeling hopeless, he makes a decision that shakes his and his family's world. Hospitalized for a month, Donald must face his mental health struggles he's buried for so long. His family must face what's happened and how to move forward. And together they can all work towards healing.

   This is a fic about healing. About family and friendships. On how the bonds make us and break us. It is filled with a lot of angst and hard topics. But it's also a story of hope and recovery. A story of how healing is possible.

   This story is also very raw in its depiction of mental illness. Multiple characters will be forced into very difficult arcs on their way to healing. This fic is not intended to "bash" or hate on any character. Arcs are planned, healing is intended. Sometimes it's messy and difficult. Please keep this and the trigger warnings in mind.

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   English

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   02 Nov 2023