I, Dacien - Chapter Seven - Illumination
Sometimes memories, painful memories, unpleasant memories, are suppressed. not removed, but ... quieted for a time, to let someone, a minotaur or human, work through them. false sensory input, mental illusions, those are permitted.
Pepper Remembers
A very...painful memory, but satisfying. pepper remembered the day she was given to a trainer, a boy named teal. she remembered that beyond his smile he looked...disappointed. he probably wanted the totodile...no matter!
Kamen Rider Zero: Chapter SPECIAL (Part 1)
He cringed slightly as painful memories were brought back to him. "i could've let that get to me. it could've ruined me for the rest of my natural life... but it didn't." he looked to her again.
The Hunt
Her bravado and sharp mind were admirable, if only it didn't bring back painful memories of home. and finally, sleeping soundly behind sakara, was the wolf chieftain, tikeri.
Awakening
But i'm sure a lot of things are hurting right now and i wouldn't want to subject you to painful memories quite so soon after quite the journey you've been on.
Sparks of an Ancient Light - Chapter 4
This odd berg was a place she'd always felt comfortable, it was a neutral territory that harbored no painful memories. 'i see the wolves have allowed other folk into their midst, i suppose the world is indeed changing.'
The Family Vulpes Chp7
The mandarin-colored mammal brought her paw to her muzzle, letting out a loud, sharp cough as she forced as much of that painful memory as she could down with a hard, painful swallow.
Enochian: Book 2, Chapter 20
That's why it hurt so much when he made contact with you... why it brought back such painful memories and emotions. "most of the eyes of hell were turned to you that day, when the historians still existed, millions of years ago..."
Zippy Zipperdale: Moderately Mad Scientist-The Twelfth Experiment
Not since the first time . . . no, she shoved that painful memory to the side. even as she did so a tentacle got through and smacked her face, the teeth lined suckers drawing blood.
"Daggers of Darkness" - Part 11
Frer-sha'an saw and felt the painful memories of the abuse shauna suffered at the hands of her step-grandfather, and saw how her grandmother stood by and did nothing, sometimes even participating.
Soar (2019)
I've kept it airworthy...but i won't fly it- too many painful memories, despite the years. john was such a bright boy! he had his whole life ahead of him! and it was cut down by a drunk driver." "fragility of life sadly." alvin agreed.
Hollow Bodies - Dark City
Going through the older areas of the city brought back some painful memories for the woman. ones of barely getting by, and her family having to resort in illeagle actions in order to get by.