Heal
Heal verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Lean on
Lean on verb - Rest on for support.
Both terms in one sentence
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A number of Romance Novels lean on this trope when the love interest of the heroine is an Anti-Hero with a scar from the past for her to heal.
Source: Broken Bird -
After the End, Shinji and Asuka had to fend for themselves in an empty world and lean on each other to heal their deep-rooted emotional wounds.
Source: Fan Fic / The Second Try - The Second Try: After the End, Shinji and Asuka had to fend for themselves in an empty world and lean on each other to heal their deep-rooted emotional wounds.
Source: Earn Your Happy Ending / Fan Fic
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Lean on and Heal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heal/lean_on
Heal & Lean on. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heal/lean_on>.
Lean on or Heal. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heal/lean_on.
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