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   if henry wasn't actually that horrid (everyone else is horrid to him) by ishoulddefobeasleep

   Fandoms: Horrid Henry (Cartoon)  

   • General Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   21 Mar 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Horrid Henry & Rude Ralph (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry & Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry & Mum (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry & Dad (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry & Moody Margaret (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
   • Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
   • Mum (Horrid Henry)
   • Dad | Simon (Horrid Henry)
   • Rude Ralph (Horrid Henry)
   • Moody Margaret (Horrid Henry)
   • Child Abuse
   • Angst
   • Horrid Henry has ADHD
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • I REGRET NOTHING
   • My First Work in This Fandom
   • Fluff
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • henry's parents were absolutely borderline abusive so i'm just worsening it
   • Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
   • idk what else to tag ill come back to it later
   • i love reusing lines
   • i capitalise Horrid Rude and Perfect etc on purpose
   • Ralph is a Good Friend
   • Henry Is Not Horrid
   • Peter Is A Good Brother (Eventually)
   • why is this bum ass fandom so small
   • Horrid Henry Likes Music
   • Henry and Ralph are a Musical Duo
   • Horrid Henry Has Mummy Issues
   • most of the fic is just his mummy issues tbh
   • british writer writing british content for once

   Summary

   henry grows up, and realises he's not the horrid one.
   everyone else is horrid to him.
   except peter and ralph. henry wouldn't know what to do without them.

   (what if henry's parents became progressively more abusive as he gets older, and eventually they go too far?)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   72,183

   Chapters:

   20/20

   Comments:

   395

   Kudos:

   703

   Bookmarks:

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   13,553

   Bookmarked by Megy

   08 Nov 2025

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • Found Family
   • Healing
   • Angst with a Happy Ending