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| - In short, wearing gauze, casts, eyepatches and similar items for Fetish Fuel purposes, or seeing it as such. Particularly well-entrenched as a Moe trait in anime/manga circles, and featured in the cosplay style/fashion trend called kegadoru ("injured idol"). The basic psychology isn't difficult: the appearance of injury implies the need to be protected, which inspires a desire to approach and comfort the injured person. The fact that wearing only bandages has an implied nudity or exposure to it doesn't hurt either. Examples of Bandage Babe include:
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| - In short, wearing gauze, casts, eyepatches and similar items for Fetish Fuel purposes, or seeing it as such. Particularly well-entrenched as a Moe trait in anime/manga circles, and featured in the cosplay style/fashion trend called kegadoru ("injured idol"). The basic psychology isn't difficult: the appearance of injury implies the need to be protected, which inspires a desire to approach and comfort the injured person. The fact that wearing only bandages has an implied nudity or exposure to it doesn't hurt either. A more extreme version of this fetish is abasiophilia, a sexual obsession with disability or the appearance of disability. Amputations, prosthetics, parapalegia, and the like fall under this category. Sarashi is a sister trope. An older sister trope, actually. See also The Florence Nightingale Effect, which is when a nurse or doctor falls in love with a Bandage Babe. Usually involves a Bandaged Face. Overlaps with Good Scars, Evil Scars. Examples of Bandage Babe include:
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