Skin Hunger

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Tropes and genres
Synonym(s)skin hungry, touch hungry
Related tropes/genresHurt/Comfort, Huddling for Warmth
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Skin hunger is a trope that sometimes shows up in fic, especially in fandoms where one or more of the characters are seen as remote, repressed, emotionally closed-off (in a woobieish way), or asexual and/or aromantic, but whatever they are, might possibly benefit from some good hugs (or petting, or hair-stroking, etc.).

In 2007 sheafrotherdon held a John and Rodney focused Skin Hunger minifest at her LiveJournal which generated many Stargate Atlantis fanworks.

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