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Comfort is my favourite part of the whump! How about the caretaker talking the whumpee through their pain. Head in lap, soothing words and tender touches. The beautiful cliché fingers carding through their hair. Holding their hand, giving them something to cling to as they ride out the pain and keep themselves grounded. So good! ~ @beautifullywhumped

Beautiful. While I like seeing my faves getting bloodied and bruised, there’s nothing quite like the comfort that comes after, no matter how cliched it is.

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When the caretaker goes to lay the semiconscious whumpee down and they realize they're gripping the front of the caretaker's shirt with bloodied fingers, desperate for comfort

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YOU. you get it. 😈😈😈😈😈

“you’re safe now.”

“you can rest now.”

“you’ve fought so hard.”

“you don’t have to fight anymore.”

“just sleep, okay?”

“i won’t let anything hurt you.”

“it’s over. it’s all over.”

“you don’t have to worry about anything right now.”

“shh, shh, i’ve got you. you’re safe here.”

“i know it was scary.”

“i know it hurts.”

“you’re all done hurting. there’s no more pain.”

“just focus on resting, okay?”

“you need to save your strength.”

“your job right now is to heal.”

“i’m getting you out of here.”

“i’m taking you home. we’re going home.”

“you’re safe in my arms. the hard part is over.”

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hear me out. normally fierce character who hates being tended to being so tired/exhausted/weak they just.. can't. they can't bite back, they can't tell others to leave them alone, they can't insist they're well enough to handle themselves... they just have to accept it. they have to rely on others and it's terrifying for them but oh god do they need it + caretaker who's shocked by it and was expecting the usual resistance. they tend to them wide-eyed or still lightly mocking since that's what they're used to and it makes it worse for whumpee either way. they're ashamed by it - they can't walk on their own, they can barely sit up without help, they can't regulate their emotions and need to cry and cling onto someone whenever something small happens and it's unbearable

this is absolutely delicious!!

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concept i'm a big fan of...

whumpee and caretaker normally have a relationship where they aren't very tactile with each other. maybe they don't know each other that well. maybe they do, but they try to keep things professional. maybe they're two guys who just don't really hug it out or hold hands because, you know, they want to seem masculine™.

but.

when whumpee gets hurt... all bets are off.

caretaker is desperately holding whumpee in their arms, trying in vain to keep the blood in whumpee's body. or maybe sitting by whumpee's bed -- holding their hand. or petting the hair of an unconscious whumpee. or a conscious whumpee. maybe whumpee is awake, barely lucid, and caretaker is just stroking their face as they beg whumpee to stay alive.

it's so good. because they're not usually like this, but the stakes have been ramped the fuck up, and everything is different now.

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A character just on the start of the road to recovery and still weak as a newborn kitten propped up in bed on a mound of pillows, utterly limp against them, sinking back into the downy pile, unable to support themself at all, the soft bolster the only thing holding them even slightly upright, the pillows having been carefully arranged and fluffed by their companions so as to support them and cushion any injuries.

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Younger sibling needing to step up and be the caretaker for their older sibling

YES!!!!!

"come on, you don't have to... you should be off doing something better. not takin' care of me."

"i want to. please just shut up and let me be the one taking care of you for a change."

i love thinking about this with dustin and eddie from stranger things

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thank you anon!!! makes me think of caretaker gently placing bandages on whumpee's wounds

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whumpee moving their hand for caretaker to hold.

can they reach out? grope blindly at the air? is their hand trembling from the strain of stretching that far?

or are they too weak? what if they’re lying in a hospital bed, and all they can do is move their hand a few inches towards caretaker, hoping the message is received?

think about it — maybe even that is too much. maybe whumpee can only twitch their fingers.

wordless… but of course, caretaker understands. they grasp whumpee’s hand. it’s a steady, tender display of comfort.

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Ok but listen. Older sibling caretaker and younger sibling whumpee. Especially if the older sibling doesn't show a lot of emotion but just starts crying and comforting whumpee.

(This is definitely my two favourite characters who I love to make suffer)

oooooooo!!! this is so good!!

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rb this and put in the tags the first time you got whumperflies

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Characters Holding Each Other In Whump

This is my demand to see more characters holding each other in whump, but also my opportunity to go on about characters holding each other in whump.

I need more of it, it's so warm, and great when it's characters dependent and safe to one another. Or it's creepy and harrowing when it's between whumper and anything.

I need more of

Caretaker finally reaching whumpee, and pulling them to their chest. Now that they are within each other's arms Caretaker is not letting go.

Multiple whumpees who cannot see each other directly, but hear their voices and reach their hands just far enough to feel each other's touch. Maybe they're reaching out between cell bars, perhaps there's a hole in the walls of an enclosure, or an open slot to a lab. Either way, they've found a hand to hold.

A distraught whumpee crawling over to their only friend, and waiting to be pulled into someone's lap.

When a known threat (whumper) approaches and a protective character pulls another into their grasp to shield them.

Two shivering characters latched onto each other, removing as much space between themselves as possible. After all, what if someone separates them again?

Whumper holding whumpee from behind, swaying them back and forth, listening to the subtle sounds of fright.

Two words: Bridal Carry. Whumpee nuzzling their face into caretaker's chest for bonus points. For extra bonus points, latching onto to caretaker's clothing despite being carried.

Whumpee trying to escape from a whumper they've pummeled thoroughly, only for the half-conscious whumper to grab whumpee one last time. Is it a pleading? A don't go? Or just a final act of terror?

Caretaker sitting on the bed next to a whumpee, and bringing them into their grasp as they whimper.

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Whumpee’s trying to sleep on caretaker’s chest. They’re so tired they can’t even cling to them, they just limply rest their palms on each shoulder.

Caretaker knows they’re in pain when whumpees hands suddenly turn into fists against their clothes.

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Whumpee constantly falling asleep on caretaker because they don't feel safe to rest anywhere else.

Maybe whumpee pushes themself constantly to be alert and ready at all times.

Maybe whumpee lays awake at night alone unable to sleep, or tormented by nightmares that constantly wake them.

The moment caretaker gets them in their arms, they fall asleep, without even meaning to.

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caretaker soaking a cloth in cool water and placing it on whumpee’s forehead, rb if you agree