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putting my animation degree to use

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Hell yeah

reblog if you’re okay with people writing fanfics of your fanfics and/or fanfics inspired by your fanfics

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Requests are open again. Might as well open again while I slave away at school, let them grow.

By the way, I have an idea that I came up with. I was thinking of doing long fics of the reader of being the Black Mask (or working with Akechi), because I am a slut when it comes to the reader being a villain. So give me ideas. I will still be working on the long fic I already have, "Make to Forget" fic.

Requests I Already Have:

Futaba Sakura X Photography Enthusiast! Male reader

Sora x Fem Nightmare Before

Christmas! Reader

Makoto Yuki x Reader (Bridgerton Head canons)

Makoto Yuki x Amnesic! Reader

Futaba, Yusuke , and Goro with a S/O who's part of S.E.E.S

Junko Enoshima x Alastor! Reader

Also going to clean up the master list make it more organized

You Can Request For:

Phantom Thieves (Persona 5)

Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya/Joker (Persona 5)

Goro Akechi (Persona 5)

Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)

Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5)

Futaba Sakura (Persona 5)

Ann Takamaki (Persona 5)

Makoto Niijima (Persona 5)

Haru Okumura (Persona 5)

Investigation Team (Persona 4)

Yu Narukami (Persona 4)

Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4)

S.E.E.S (Persona 3)

Minato Arisato/Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)

Shinjiro Aragaki (Persona 3)

Aigis (Persona 3)

Theodore (Persona 3)

Elizabeth (Persona 3)

Sora (Kingdom Hearts)

Riku (Kingdom Hearts)

Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)

Nagito Komaeda (Danganronpa)

Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)

Mukuro Ikusaba (Danganronpa)

Kokichi Oma (Danganronpa)

Celestia Ludenberg (Danganronpa)

Izuru Kamukura (Danganronpa)

Hajime Hinata (Danganronpa)

Maki Harukawa (Danganronpa)

Kris Dreemurr (Deltarune)

Nanashi (SMT IV: Apocalypse)

Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai)

Ena Shinonome (Project Sekai)

Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai)

Kanade Yoisaki (Project Sekai)

Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai)

Nene Kusanagi (Project Sekai)

Emu Otori (Project Sekai)

Tsukasa Tenma (Project Sekai)

Please note that your request may take a while to complete.

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may i request yusuke kitagawa w a fashion designer s/o who likes art, video games and cuddling w yusuke in their room pls?

Two Loving Artists (Yusuke Kitagawa x Fashion Designer! Art/Game Lover! Reader)

The silence is peaceful, the sunlight creeping through the curtains making a beautiful scenic room. The room is bright enough without needed the lights to be turned on. On the floor is littered with various items, pieces of fabric and shape cut-outs. Some paint bottles neatly placed on a garbage bag, to not stain the carpet. The canvas of Yusuke's latest masterpiece sits in a corner, drying.

Yusuke and you are laying on your bed. Yusuke is laying behind you, your back pressed against his chest. Both of your legs are intertwined. Your head tucked underneath his chin as you play a game on your phone. Yusuke was sketching in the mini-sketch book that you got him. You don't mind the eraser pieces that is going to be on the bed, better than food. The occasional taps of the phone screen and the noise of the pencil rubbing against the thick paper is a nice type of white noise for the two of them.

It was simple but a nice day for them, a break from a hectic week. The days where you to hang out are pretty simple. There was occasional talking between the two of them, critiquing and giving each other advice of both of their art pieces, you were able to get Yusuke to play a game with you. You had to help him a lot. Just snuggling on your bed or couch. When you have a chance, you get Yusuke to model your fashion designs. See what works and see what needs to be touched up. Even if Yusuke says that the outfit he is wearing is not his style, you always tell him that he looks handsome in it.

In exchange for you using him as a dummy, you pose for him when e asks you to. No nudity drawing, you bluntly told him, and Yusuke accepts that condition. The drawings always end up beautifully, and Yusuke says that it is because you are the beauty of the art world.

At night time you two always snuggle, this time the both of you not being occupied with something. Just you two cuddling in silence. Your face in the crook of his neck, pressed against him, feeling his heart beat. His arms wrapped around you, occasionally rubbing circles on your back. You two always fall asleep in this position, and waking up in the same position.

It is simple, but nice.

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Yahooo~ I saw ur request still open!

Let’s say my request is a bit sensitive sooo… u can ignores this if u don’t want to

Sooooo— can I request my boy Akira/Ren (Persona 5) with GN reader who has depression and had tries attempt to end their life but failed because he stop them before they do, like, the reader been through so much a lot on her own, from school, their family and their Phantom Thieves duty, they wanna be perfect for Akira/Ren and they overthinking until the point of breaking down. They hide it really well buuuuut— Akira/Ren notice that!

So uhhh… It’s angst, but end with fluff please, HC or One-shot is fine for me, thanks! Love your writing btw <3

You Are Worth It (Ren Amamiya x Depressed! Reader)

Warning: Suicide Attempt w/ overdosing (but they don't get to swallow the pills), reckless behavior

It's strange really...how when too much of something that helps you can kill you. Too much water, you get water poisoning. Too much food, you get several health problems. Too much medication doses...you overdose.

(Y/N) sits at the park alone, at night. Dangerous, but they don't care anymore. The pills sitting in their pocket is another sign of that. There isn't anyone out at the moment, which is good for (Y/N). They stand up and walk around the quiet park. It is a nice change of pace of the life they have. But the stress is still there. It is like a parasite attacking their brain, their life. It is like they are being buried with the amount of duties that they are stuck with. School, the future, the past that they are still thinking about the duties of being a Phantom Thief.

Their family has high expectations of them. Find a good job, find a good spouse (that they approve of), and most likely they want grandkids. But... With all the expectations...they want to make their parents happy, but it is too much. It feels like if they don't do what they want them to do, they feel like a failure. A failure that is their child. Not to mention a failure in Society's eyes.

School is another thing, just piles and piles of work thrown at their way, What a waste of paper. Everyone is going to forget most of this anyways? Why do I need to know about the standard equation of a hyperbola? Just a bunch of useless information. Something that takes your time, even if you had something important to do. Speaking of...

(Y/N) always push themselves when ever they are on the job. Fighting shadows, changing hearts. Even if they are doing roughly the same amount of work as the others. They still feel like...like they are just aren't that good enough, The others have something unique that will help the team but for (Y/N), they are just average. Someone not really that important. An average person who just happened to have pretty cool powers. Someone who probably won't be missed if they just stopped being in the group.

(Y/N) realize that they were too lost in their thoughts that they walked out of the park. They sigh...well if they were going to...to do it, then why ruin the beautiful scenery at the park? (Y/N) continues to walk, wandering around, trying to find a relatively quiet place, where no one can notice them. The pill bottle is still in their pocket, the pills tussling in the bottle...waiting. (Y/N) notices an empty alleyway, no one is around.

They ducked into the alleyway, darkness and the cold enveloping them. (Y/N) takes out and opens the pill bottle, their hand slightly shaking. They dump the pills in their hand. The amount looks enough to cause an overdose, they can swallow more pills after the first bunch if they have to. Their heart pounds and their chest, they can hear it in their ears. The sound overshadowing the noise surrounding (Y/N). As (Y/N) move their hand towards their mouth a hand reaches out and grabs their wrist pulling it down, spilling the pills on the cold ground. They turned their head as soon as their hand was grab, they see...

"A-Amamiya?!" (Y/N) can feel Amamiya gently, but firmly, grabs their risks and got closer.

"(Y/N), please..." Concern and fear fills Amamiya's eyes, "Don't do this (Y/N)...we can talk about what you are going through...just don't go through with it."

(Y/N) feels their body shaking, tears welled up in their eyes. They try to hold it in, they tried to...tried to. Tried to not seem weak in front of their leader...

But they just broke.

(Y/N) starts to sob, they want to collapse on the ground, but Amamiya holds them up. He pulls them closer to hug them, (Y/N) grabs the back of his shirt as (Y/N) continues to sob. (Y/N) doesn't know how long they have been crying, but...it feels nice. Nice to just let all of their emotions out...to not be judged.

(Y/N) pulls away from Amamiya, "S-Sorry Amamiya...I am tired...tired of everything."

Amamiya rubs (Y/N)'s arms, "Let's go to Leblanc okay? I'll make you curry and we can talk through this."

"O-Okay..." Amamiya and (Y/N) walk together, heading to Leblanc in silence. Amamiya still holding onto (Y/N)'s arms, rubbing circles in an attempt to comfort them. (Y/N) isn't sure what at this moment on what to say.

When they got to Leblanc, Amamiya went to make the curry while (Y/N) sat at the counter. Amamiya makes some small talk, trying to get rid of the tense silence. (Y/N) responds, but with a tired tone. They notice that Morgana isn't coming downstairs, he is probably hanging out with Sakura or Takamaki. Amamiya finishes making the curry and places the food in front of (Y/N), Amamiya walks around the counter and sits next to (Y/N). (Y/N) picks at their food.

"(Y/N)...why did you try to overdose." Amamiya's voice is gentle and filled with concern.

(Y/N) can feel their body shaking again and want to cry, but they know they have to tell him. They don't want to be alone anymore. "I...I am just stressed out with everything. My family, school, and being a Phantom Thief...it feels like I have a lot of expectations on my shoulders." Amamiya nods, silently encouraging them to go on. (Y/N) continues, "It just feels like that if I don't meet up those expectations, I will be a failure. A failure to my parents, a failure as a Phantom Thief...a failure to y-you." (Y/N)'s voice starts to waver and tears start to threaten to fall. "I just feel pointless, not worth enough to be in the Phantom Thieves..."

Amamiya wraps his arms around (Y/N), his hand rubbing their back in circular movements, "(Y/N), you are not going to be a failure ever. You are a crucial part of the team, you help out as much as the others do." His voice is gentle, "Even if you think that you are a failure, you will never be in my eyes. You will always be important, even if you think not." Amamiya pulls (Y/N), (Y/N)'s head under his chin. "If you are ever feeling down or thinking negatively about yourself, call or text me. Anytime, even nighttime, and I will do everything I can to respond and cheer you up." He puts his hand on the back of (Y/N)'s head and gently rubs their head, "Why not you stay tonight? It is dangerous to be alone at night."

(Y/N) wants to object, but they want someone near them right now, "Okay..."

With Amamiya and the others by their side...everything will be okay.

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“A hero would sacrifice you for the world while a villain will sacrifice the world for you”. Knowing that our three persona protagonists saved the world what will they do if their SO lives are on the line at the cost of the world? Any headcanons for this topic ?

Their S/O’s Life Is On The Line (Ren Amamiya x Reader) (Yu Narukami x Reader) (Makoto Yuki x Reader)

Ren Amamiya - Maruki's False Reality

Oh boy, he has a difficult decision on his hands.

On one hand, he doesn't want to live in a lie and where everyone doesn't know the truth

On the other hand, he doesn't want his S/O to disappear. You dying again...

So he is in a tough spot and he doesn't know what to do

He would spend a lot more time with his S/O, that's for sure. He wants to make more memories of you, because he knows that he won't have this chance ever again.

For the decision...he will have to ponder this deeply. Weigh the pros and cons, question the right and wrongs, is this decision going to be selfish of him if he accepts Maruki's deal just for you to be alive again.

It is a shame that he have to be the one to shoulder this heavy decision.

Yu Narukami - S/O is a Shadow

Even though there is a possibility that you would be fine, he is still worried. HE doesn't know what will happen to you. Will you disappear? Be stuck in the TV World. He doesn't know.

So when he has free time, he hangs out with you. Just in case you do disappear. And if you do, at least you have more happy memories than the scary ones.

Maye he'll be more affectionate or a bit more romantic towards you, a lot more.

Or maybe he'll spoil you more rotten than the apple forgotten at the bottom of the untouched fruit bowl.

Makoto Yuki - S/O is a Shadow

Note: I was thinking of Makoto's S/O is like Aigis but instead of a robot it is a shadow instead

While there is no questions asked that he and the others are going to fight Nyx, he is still worried about you.

Even though you are fine in the normal word, the group isn't sure if ending the Dark Hour would affect your shadow body/

So Makoto is hanging out with you more, especially if you are scared/worried as well.

Makoto will ask Ikutsuki that if your body does disappear then if they are able to make a robot body like Aigis's. If they are able to, then he hopes that the Plume of Dusk won't change your personality/memories due to it being in a different body.

Other than that, he would make you comfortable and happy till the final fight with Nyx where everyone's fate lays uncertain.

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You’re in luck, cousin. I have just the thing for ya.

It’s called Havocscope. It’s got information and prices for all sorts of edgy information. Ever wondered how much cocaine costs by the gram, or how much a kidney sells for, or (worst of all) how much it costs to hire an assassin?

I got your back, cousin. Just head over to Havocscope.

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🎃Whumptober Day 6: Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms (Phantom Thieves x Reader)🎃

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Warning: Overworking, mention of slamming head into the wall but they didn't do it

Note: I am struggling to find more of Phantom Thieves gifs help. Also this hits hard considering I am senior and have no idea on what to do.

Your friends are really worry when you didn't interact with them anymore due to Sakamoto's slip up, they are still made at him. But that is not important right now, what is important is you. No matter how much they text you, you don't respond to them. If you see them you scurry away. They are not sure what to do. It was until one of them put your name in the Meta-Nav that they realized that the problem was bigger than they thought.

You were in your room studying as usual You are trying to find a degree that you want to get. You have to be sure to pick the one you really want, or else you are going to regret. So you are trying to arrow down the choice you want to pick. But it is so hard to choose only one, there are so many interesting things to study but so little time and so little money. You sometimes just bury your head into your hands, stress out. You just want to slam your head into the wall. You lay back in your seat and look at the clock. It's nighttime. You are really going to have a mess up sleep schedule. You sigh as you went back to your work. You should try to ignore it. Try to bury yourself with work. After all, you should get used to being in piles and piles of work in your job.

Just have to get used to it.

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GUYS. DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN WRITE CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE FICS ON AO3

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Gaza Fundraisers

So I have been been getting messages about donations for their fundraisers. I am unable to do so since I don’t have a debt card yet so I decided to make a list of accounts that contacted me so more people are aware. I will update the list when there is a new message.

List:

@choppedreviewsong

@bshaeromars-blog

@mohamedhelles048

@lastdosesworld

@tinytreewombat

@abedallhferwanagaza

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🎃Whumptober Day 5: Time Loop (Persona 3 x Reader)🎃

Warning: Spoilers for entire Persona 3, Suicide, character death, and swearing

Note: Basically an idea that I got that I might make a full story in the future. Basically the reader has an ability like Frisk in Undertale. Die and they come back to life at a certain point of the story

Again

Again

And again

Is this some kind of immortality? Every time you get killed, you come back to life a few minutes before you die. And the others are none the wiser. If you tell the others they would think that you are going crazy. Or maybe they will be intrigued? Maybe it is your Persona’s ability? Even so, you can’t control it. So, you just have to live it.

Well, until you note your teammates' deaths. With your Persona’s ability you try to save the,. That means you killed yourself…several times and with different methods. Hanging, overdosing, drowning, etc. You just got used to it. Every time you are about to commit suicide, you feel like it is just an everyday activity.  And you suppose it is. When Aragaki died you attempt to save him around twenty times, thought it never worked. It is as if fate is trying and winning on stopping you.  For Kirijo’s dad, you attempt to save him around the same number of times. Since this situation was completely different than the other times, it took a lot more planning. But in the end, you failed. It was hard to look at Kirijo, knowing you could save her dad. A chance to save her from grief. You wish you could keep going and going to try to save both Aragaki and Kirjiro's dad, but you would probably go insane if that happens.

Now the fight with Nyx, god....you have suffered so many deaths from this bitch. Your notebook is filled with tick marks, page after page. If someone finds those pages they will think you are going made. You won't blame them. Evey time one of your teammates dies, you get reckless and get yourself killed. Then you would prevent that teammate from dying. It's exhausting, you have to remember every time to save a teammate or else they will die again and again.

The hardest was not being able to save Arisato. You didn't know how he really died or what he did to cause his death. You "save" after the fight, so you couldn't do anything. You decide to stay with him till his last breath.

It had been a couple of years since the whole Dark Hour bullshit. You don't like to think about it that much. Now you are at Shibuya. You have been hearing about mental shutdowns that have been going on. Deep down you have a feeling that it is related to shadows, but you don't have any evidence for that claim. You HOPE that it wasn't the case. It was only when you see a group of teenagers disappearing in thin air that you knew...

It's happening all over again...

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🎃Whumptober Day 4: Secrets Revealed(Persona 4 Golden x Reader)🎃

You haven't expect to this to happen to you. Well, the situation that you are in sounds unbelievable. But here you are now. Facing your true self, apparently. You knew you had some problems, but you didn't know it would be this bad. You can sense the others behind you, you don't want to face them. You didn't want them to see what you are really like. You don't want them to know the truth about you. You didn't hear the yells behind you. You focus on the shadow. When you mumbled those words, that you don't remember now, you blacked out. You are not sure why. In the far distance, you hear sounds of manic laughing, shouts of command, and some yells of pain. It took a long time, but you finally came to. You shakily stand up as you look at your shadow. You guess it is finally time to not hide what you really are anymore. So, you finally accept yourself. Your shadow disappeared and turned into something else. A Persona, and you know its name as if you known for several years. You feel exhausted after the events you had witness. The group helped you out of the TV World, apparently that is the name. When you were able to go home, your parents swarmed you with questions and concern. You were able to answer, most of them were lies, the bare minimum and head to your room. As you collapse on your bed, you think about the group that saved you.

Maybe they can be your new friends?

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🎃Whumptober Day 3: Motion Sickness (Phantom Thieves x Reader)🎃

Note: From Persona 5 Scramble. Also vomiting is mention but not describe

You had never been on a boat before, so you were excited. Despite the unfortunate event of having to fight shadows again, you guys still have time to do all the stuff you all originally going to do. So here you are, on the boat...vomiting in the toilet. It was an unwanted surprise. The others decide to support you through your personal hell. Pats on your back, some easy to digest food, and occasionally playing video games, mostly with Ryuji and Futaba. It won't be long till you all get to the island...wait then you have to get on the boat again to get back.

Ah shit.

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🎃Whumptober Day 2: Role Reversal (Akira Kurusu x Goro Akechi)🎃

Note: So this is my first time writing Shuake, and this role reversal AU.

Warning: Interrogation Room Spoilers, character death

Kurusu stares at the guard's dead body on the ground. He turns his head to look at Akechi. Akechi was beaten and bruised, drench in water and his clothes clinging to his tired body. He looks like a drenched stray kitten that had seen better days. Kurusu made a "hmph" sound with a smirk as he leaned over the metal table. His arms crossed, holding his gun underneath his arm, "Looks like the little birdie broke his wings~' He chuckles as he tilts his head, "How does it feel to be defeated honey?~" Akechi narrows his eyes, but his hear can't help but flutters when Kurusu called him honey.

Akechi leans back, his body aching as the bruises get pressed against the metal chair, "Stop having that damn smirk on your face Kurusu." Akechi sneers.

Kurusu lean his head against his hand as he lean a little closer to Akechi, "I thought you loved my face?"

Akechi scoffed, but didn't say anything on the matter. Kurusu grabs Akechi's collar and gives him a kiss. He can taste the blood from Akechi's cut lip but he doesn't care. Akechi, against his better judgement, had melted into the kiss. He so desperately want things to go back to the way it was. But as he felt the barrel of the gun against the side of his head he knew it couldn't be.

As Kurusu pulls back, licking Akechi's blood from his lips, he looks at Akechi with a sharp smile, "Goodbye my little crow.~" There was something in Kurusu's eyes, something Akechi couldn't pinpoint as Kurusu pulls the trigger.

BANG

The last kiss he got from Kurusu was a kiss of death.

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🎃Whumptober Day 1: Panic Attack (Phantom Thieves x Reader)🎃

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |

Warning: Panic Attack

Loneliness. That is what you are currently feeling right now. Maybe you regret leaving your, now ex-friend group. Either way, it would be awkward to go back to them now. There was a new quietness in your life now. You are starting to not mind it now. You have some more free time for yourself. Though...you had notice that you feel a little more...anxious? You are not quite sure about what this feeling is. You continue to study and have a crisis about your future.

You don't want to disappoint your family.

You don't want to be a burden to them.

You don't want to end up being a stain in society.

You don't want to have a worthless life.

You don't want to be homeless.

You don't want everyone to look down at you.

You don't want to be a financial dependent on someone.

You don't want to work at a soulless job.

You don't want to be considered a failure.

You don't want to be considered as someone who threw their life away.

You don't want to work to death.

But you guess you have to.

You continue to do your homework when you felt pain in your chest. It was subtle. You dumbly thought it could be you slouching most of the time. But you can feel your breathing gets faster. The pain in your chest doesn't go away. You feel fidgety and restless. You want to rest in order to get this...whatever this is in control but you also need to finish your work. You try to slow down your breathing and continue to work.

Guess you'll get used to it.

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URGENT PSA FOR ALL CAT OWNERS!!!

This video showcases the DANGER of this litter box! It is being sold by many different companies under many different names, but they all are death traps for your cat. I AM NOT USING HYPERBOLE, THESE MACHINES KILL CATS! Please, if you are thinking of getting this machine, DO NOT GET IT! If you currently have it, THROW IT AWAY IMMEDIATELY and get one of the other litter machines mentioned in the above video. I know these machines may be on the cheaper end, BUT THEY ARE NOT WORTH YOUR CAT'S LIFE!

PROTECT YOUR CATS, DON'T GET THIS MACHINE!

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WHUMPTOBER 2024: PROMPTS LIST

Welcome to Whumptober 2024 — Seventh Time's a Charm!

Please make sure to read the Event Info and FAQ below carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here.

This year’s AO3 Collection can be found here.

This year's playlist can be found here.

And the Anatomy of a Whumptober Prompt post can be found here.

We’re very excited to see the community come together for another year of Whumptober! Go wild with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the fun!

Best of luck and happy whumping,

Mods Vanne, Yenn, Kitty and Surro

(Text versions of the prompts, as well as event information, rules and FAQ are posted below the cut!)

Whumptober 2024 Prompt List

No. 1: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Search Party | Panic Attack | "If only we could hold on.” (Icysami x Renegaderr, Strangers.)

No. 2: TRUST ISSUES

Amusement Park | Role Reversal | “You got away with the crime while the knife's in my back.” (Charlotte Sands, Rollercoaster)

No. 3: SET UP FOR FAILURE

Fingerprints | Wrongfully Arrested | "I warned you."

No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS

Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)

No. 5: SUNBURN

Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)

No. 6: NOT REALISING THEY'RE INJURED

Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms | Healed Wrong | "It's not my blood."

No. 7: ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES

Unconventional Weapon | Magic with a Cost | "It's us or them."

No. 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION

Isolation Chamber | Forced to Stay Awake | "Leave the lights on." (Coldplay, Midnight)

No. 9: OBSESSION

Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” (Fall Out Boy, Irresistible)

No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD

Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight."

No. 11: SEEING DOUBLE

Convenience Store | Loneliness | “Leave no trace behind, like you don't even exist.” (Taylor Swift, Illicit Affairs)

No. 12: STARVATION

Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more."

No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY

Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)

No. 14: LEFT FOR DEAD

Hunting Gear | Blackmail | “Because I want you to know what it feels like to be haunted” (tiLLie, kooL aiD mAn)

No. 15: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Painful Hug | Moment of Clarity | "I did good, right?"

No. 16: NECROSIS

Swamp | Wound Cleaning | "No, I can't feel anything."

No. 17: NOWHERE ELSE TO GO

Ruined Map | Shipwrecked | "We had a good run."

No. 18: REVENGE

Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)

No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL

Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)

No. 20: EMOTIONAL ANGST

Shoulder to Cry On | Giving Permission to Die | "It's not your fault."

No. 21: BODY HORROR

Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye)

No. 22: BLEEDING THROUGH BANDAGES

Tourniquet | Reopening Wounds | "Oh that's not good."

No. 23: FORCED CHOICE

Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."

No. 24: RADIATION POISONING

Collapsed Building | Equipment Failure | “I never knew daylight could be so violent.” (Florence + The Machine, No Light, No Light)

No. 25: SURGERY

Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."

No. 26: NIGHTMARES

Breakfast Table | Parting Words of Regret | “I'm haunted by the lies that I have loved, the actions I have hated.” (Poe, Haunted)

No. 27: VOICELESS

Laboratory | Muzzled | “I have no mouth and I must scream.”

No. 28: DENIAL

CCTV | Exposure | "They caught me red handed."

No. 29: FATIGUE

Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?"

No. 30: RECOVERY

Hospital Bed | Holding Back Tears | "What have I done?"

No. 31: ASKING FOR HELP

Therapy | Making Amends | "I'm alive, I'm just not well." (Elliot Lee, Alive, Not Well.)

Alternatives List:

Body Swap

Communication Barrier

Finding Old Messages

Forgotten

Friendly Fire

Motion Sickness

No-Holds-Barred Beatdown

Regret

Secrets Revealed

Shivering

Survivor's Guilt

Time Loop

Used As Bait

Venom

Vermin

Event Info & Rules

WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation challenge (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are 31 official themes this year - one for each day of the month - which can be used, skipped, or combined in any way you’d like. They are meant to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you don’t have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is “flame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be a reference to an ‘old flame’ - an old relationship. It’s truly down to you!

In total, there are 4 prompts for each day. These are optional suggestions and can be used in conjunction with the theme, or as options/alternatives.  We want to give everyone as much creative freedom as possible, as well as increase event accessibility for folks with triggers and squicks. There is also a list of 15 alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any day, again to give participants as much creative freedom as possible.

Creators can PRODUCE work in any media they choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). Creators can PARTICIPATE as much or as little as they want (i.e. you don’t have to do ALL the prompts if you don’t want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.

When uploading Whumptober content to your blog, be sure to tag it with:

#whumptober2024 …..(the event tag)

#no.1, #no.2, #no.3, …..(theme number)

#bruises, #stabbing, …..(the theme or specific prompt you chose)

#altprompt …..(if you use an altprompt, tag the post with the number of the prompt you replace)

#fandom or #OC, …..(ironman, original content, oc, etc.)

#medium …..(gifs, fic, podcast, art, etc.)

#teeth, #etc …..(trigger warnings & any additional tags. Keep in mind not to add “tw” in front but only use the word/trigger itself)

#nsfwhump …..(only for nsfw content)

#your own tags go here

PLEASE BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR TAGGING. Only properly tagged posts are considered for archiving on the official @whumptober-archive blog. They must be tagged in the order above. An elaborate post about our tagging system can be found [here]

Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of participants in recent years, we cannot guarantee your work will be archived. A random selection of properly tagged posts from all genres will be reblogged each day.

Whumpers who produce content for 31 total theme days are considered event completionists and will be tagged in a masterpost at the end of the month. A form will be published at the beginning of November asking you to tell us if you completed. This is based on trust and we will not check this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read this before you send an ask!

TIMELINE

July: Trope voting form released. Late August: Prompt list is released for at least four weeks of preparation time. Tropes cannot be posted earlier than August 25th because of Moderator obligations in real life. (But, you know, go ahead and start writing/drawing, and add the themes in later, if you want!) September: Do as much or as little on your works as you want. You can prepare everything in advance or let September go by with vibes and start working in October. It’s up to you. October 1st: Challenge begins! A storm of whump breaks upon us all! During this time, some posts will be reblogged to the whumptober archive blog. We open the yearly AO3 collection for posting (optional). November 1st: The challenge is officially over! Completionist form opens for those who want to be included in the hall-of-fame. Early November: We release completionist and participant badges, solicit feedback, and post a hall-of-fame list of completionists by the 10th.

PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION

Q: What counts as participation? Create or continue at least one work inspired by one of this year’s prompts. Q: What counts as completion? Creating work(s) inspired by at least one prompt from each day (or alts), for a total of 31 unique prompts. Q: Do I need to create 31 works? No. You can, if you want. Or you can create one work that you add to every day with a new prompt. Or several works that combine prompts. You can also update an existing work by adding new material with the current prompts. Q: Do I need to post my works somewhere to be a completionist or a participant? No. Q: How do you know I actually completed the challenge? We’ll take your word for it! Q: Do I have to finish my work(s) to be a completionist? No, you can post WIPs. And you’re not obligated to finish them in October, but if you want it to count towards being a completionist, you must have completed 31 prompts by the end of the month. So for example, if you’re writing a long fic and you fit 31 different prompts into the writing you did in October, it’s okay if that fic isn’t finished by the time October ends, you’ll still be a completionist. Q: Is co-writing/illustrating allowed? Yes, absolutely, and it would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you. Q: Is there a min/max limit on word count for written works? No. Q: Is there a min/max limit of quality for art? No. Q: Do I have to do something each day to be a completionist? No. You can skip days whenever you want, and as long as 31 daily prompts (or alts) are in your works done in October, you can be a completionist. For example, if you wrote a 1000-word ficlet that covers prompts in days 2, 3, and 17, you can check all three days off your list even though it’s only one work. Q: Is this challenge just for fics? No! Artworks, GIFsets, headcannons, rec lists, poetry, moodboards, or any other creative work is encouraged. Q: Can I combine Whumptober with other creation challenges? Absolutely, as long as the other challenges allow it too.

PROMPTS

Q: How do the prompts work? There are FOUR prompts per day: a theme and three ideas. You can use one, two, three, or all four prompts for each day. If you don’t like any of the daily prompts, you can substitute one of the ALT prompts instead. Q: How strictly/literally should we interpret the prompts? As literally or as figuratively as you want. For example, if the theme is WATER, that could mean drowning, waterboarding, raining, swimming, take place underwater, be lost at sea, construct a metaphor about a character’s mood that changes like a flowing river, crying, or whatever else you can think of that fits that theme. Q: Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many? No limit and combine as many as you’d like. If you create a work that checks off multiple prompts, that work will count for a fill of multiple prompts. You need to address 31 different prompts to be an official completionist, but you don’t have to produce 31 separate works.

WORKS

Q: What’s whump? Hurting a character, whether that’s physically, emotionally, intellectually, psychologically, or any other way you can think of. Comfort afterwards is optional. Angst is emotional whump, so it counts. Q: How do I know if it’s whumpy enough? If your character is just mildly inconvenienced, it probably needs more whump. However, no participant has to prove whumpiness to the mods. Whatever you write is up to you. Q: What kind of characters can I create for? Anything. Generic “whumpee,” OC, PC, NPC, major characters, minor characters, or whatever you want. There are no limits. Q: Does it have to take place in a specific fandom? No, you can create works for your own worlds or for fandoms or for both. You can also create more generic or pan-fandom works. You can do cross-overs or use OCs, whatever you want. Q: Can I create AI-created works? We will not reblog or promote any works we know to be generative AI-created. Q: Is there anything we’re not allowed to write? As long as it contains whump and is based on our prompts, it’s fine. Please courtesy tag your works if you post them so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences. Q: What about sex, minor characters, and potentially disturbing content? You can create whatever works are legal in your country and post them accordingly. Please courtesy tag anything you think might be objectionable if you post to Tumblr so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences.

POSTING

Q: Where can I post my work? Post where and how you want. You don’t even have to (cross)post it to Tumblr. Just keep in mind if it’s not on Tumblr we will not be able to add it to the blog archive. There is an AO3 archive for Whumptober 2024, as well as the parent collection for works completed outside of the event. Q: Can I start posting early? You can, but this is an October event and wouldn’t it be more fun with everyone doing it at the same time? We won’t be reblogging any work predating October 1st. Q: Can I post late? Yes. For the sake of our hardworking Post Fairies, only a day’s themes will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive each day of October. But you can post whenever. Some of us are still working on and posting Whumptober fics from years ago. Q: Do I have to use your tags? Only on Tumblr and only if you want us to reblog your work on @whumptober-archive. Q: How do I have my works reblogged to the archive? Properly tagged posts will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive. If you want the official archive blog to reblog you, post on Tumblr and tag correctly (see this FAQ link for more info on tagging). Please note not all posts will be reblogged each day. Q: Can we @ you? For questions and comments, of course. We’ll be getting a flood of notifications, so if you really want us to see something send an ask. Q: Can I cross post on other blogs? Yes, multiple platforms and blogs are perfectly acceptable, as long as they allow cross-posting (to us). You can also post different works to different accounts under different names, without posting them everywhere at once. If you post some works under your main and others under an alt blog, that’s fine for completionist purposes. Q: Can I upload/repost my Whumptober content to other social media platforms? Of course! We’ve created an AO3 Collection to archive any fics posted there, which can be found here. The blog is the official archive, so please respect the personal boundaries of any whumpers in your social circle (don’t out anyone as a participant who would prefer not to be outed).

Most importantly, have fun, create, and enjoy all the whump posted this October!