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during migraines, whumpee rests their head in caretaker’s lap.

caretaker strokes their hair, kisses their temples, and lightly massages their face with an ice roller.

whumpee doesn’t have the energy to talk — but they do hum occasionally. caretaker knows them well enough to decipher what each hum means:

“a new wave of pain just hit.”

“that’s the spot. that feels better.”

“i love you.”

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there’s something about comfort when caretaker knows it might be the last thing whumpee hears…

the emotional undertones of it all. caretaker has a huge responsibility on their shoulders. whumpee might be dying, and whether or not they can stop it, they know they can control one thing:

whether whumpee dies comforted, or scared.

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you do not know his name. you have never fought by his side in any meaningful sense. he is a strange face wearing the same colors as you, only his are stained with red as he begs you to hold him. please, he says, but your ears ring from gunfire. you bend down to hear him repeat: please. he is lightweight in your arms. too young to bleed. too young to grasp the collar of your fatigues and wish to go home. you need to say something. your traitor lips stay numb with shock. numb, too, grow your legs underneath his body. the only part of you with any feeling at all is your heart, rendered a painful ouroboros until you are cradling a corpse and your collar is stained with red.

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caretaker kissing the knuckles of unconscious whumpee.

thank you for coming to my ted talk.

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“goose was launched into a 200 pound canopy with 10 Gs of force, shattering his skull, neck, and spinal cord, & then his body parachuted down to the water where he was under the surface for several minutes” and????? he went to the hospital and got treatment!! i don’t know what movie you watched but he’s literally fine

I love how some of us ignore life threatening injuries to our characters.

"LMAO they should be dead" Nah, they're good. Just give 'em a bandaid and they'll be fine :)

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if you enjoy lucifer, you should watch manifest. (and vice versa)

commonalities:

girl detective main character

at the beginning of the show, she’s in a relationship with another detective

her other love interest is a stubbled guy with dark hair who very recently came into the picture

and he has a Dark Past™️ with daddy issues

the fmc’s current romantic partner HATES this New Guy, and wants to protect the fmc from him

the fmc is very close to a precocious young child, who ends up bonding with the New Guy

the whole show is chock full of religious themes and imagery

very very very whumpy

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underrated whump fan experience: watching a show / movie and all of a sudden realizing “oh my god THAT’S where that gifset / clip was from!!!!! now i finally know the context!!!”

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injured or traumatized whumpee can only fall asleep if they’re in caretaker’s arms.

that’s it. that’s the prompt.

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whumpee pinned under a fallen pine tree in the forest.

they reach their leather-gloved hand out as far as they can, but can only grab fistfuls of snow. they’re alone. once their warm clothes get soaked through with snow, they’ll have a hard time keeping their body temperature up.

not to mention the broken bones they might have from being crushed by the heavy tree trunk. if their ribs are cracked, and they shift the wrong way, a shard of bone could pierce their lungs, and it’s hard enough for them to breathe as it is…

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caretaker finding whumpee freezing in the snow.

is whumpee a friend? a partner? a stranger? are they conscious, or not? have they shed their clothes? do they have any other injuries?

one thing’s certain: they’re severely hypothermic, and if caretaker doesn’t get them to warmth soon, whumpee will be dead.

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caretaker giving whumpee their glasses.

is whumpee injured or dying on the ground? have their glasses been knocked off in a fight, or a fall? are their teeth smeared with blood as they say to caretaker “i want to see you”?

is whumpee blearily waking up in the hospital? are their glasses neatly folded on the bedside table? do they grope for them, or just blink at the lights, confused?

is whumpee healed or healing but with mobility issues in their arms? do they struggle to raise their hands to their face, or do they lack dexterity in their fingers?

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caretaker giving whumpee physical therapy to help them recover

gently stretching whumpee’s tight limbs

letting whumpee lean on them as they walk

massaging whumpee’s sore muscles

is caretaker kind with it? encouraging? do they wipe whumpee’s tears and tell them they’re doing a good job? “i’m sorry, i’m sorry!” as they move whumpee’s sprained joints. “one more set.”

or is caretaker gruff? blunt? “this is gonna hurt like a bitch,” they say, rotating whumpee’s injured arm. as they sit back, hands on hips while whumpee tries to stand: “come on. get up. i know you can do it, now stop pussyfooting around.” do they give whumpee tough love?

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dying soldier whumpee shifts in their friend’s arms. “i don’t want to die,” they say with a whimper. “i want to go home. i just want to go home.”

they’re squeezing their friend’s hand like their life depends on it.

their friend carries them off the battlefield, away from the fighting, to a cluster of trees. it’s quieter over here. peaceful.

“you’re a damn brave person,” says the friend, “and stronger than i’ll ever be. it was an honor to fight alongside you. i love you.”

and they kiss whumpee on the forehead.

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after whumpee dies / gets taken back to surgery / falls asleep / etc, caretaker just sits there in shock — staring at the bloody handprints whumpee left on their arms, clothes, or face.

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interesting!! i always imagine myself as the caretaker.

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eddie munson… freddy newandyke…

characters who can't go to the hospital because they're on the run from the law my beloved

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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.