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Whumpee: *stares at Whumper with pleading eyes*

Whumper: I'm not saying "good pet", Whumpee. You tried to bite me!

Whumpee: *crying*

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Fun living weapon stuff on my mind inspired by @lumpywhump

"Any questions?" "No, sir." "Good. Keep it that way."

Living weapon that DOES have a friend group (other, less valuable soldiers?) and they all are a little leery of whumpee

"it's okay, you can relax, the commander isn't around." "I am relaxed." "Oh... So this is just, you, then." Gestures at living weapon, sitting up straight, unmoving.

Or, the moment whumper appears they stiffen as if they're standing at attention

What kind of punishment did living weapon get for not doing the kill/acting submissive? Punching, slapping, whipping? Whenever they do something kind, they cover the old injuries like they're protecting the place.

On that note. I love when the living weapon draws the line. Like "I can't do this. They're just a kid." And goes back terrified, to get their punishment

"he's just a kid." "YOU'RE just a kid, living weapon." "That's different."

"I'm the most powerful weapon you've got."

And the best moment-- "I'm not your asset anymore. I'm a human being."

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A character with the mentality, if I’m not dead I’m fine. They hold out under torture, go through extreme conditions like starvation and dehydration, and don’t shrink back from danger. Every time they feel themself getting scared they rebuke themself, sneering contemptuously at the fact that they would even think to act frail when they know better. Getting hurt is never a problem for them. It can’t ever be a problem for them because they have to.

Even if they do start to sniffle a little when they’re alone out in the cold, rocking while cradling a broken bone, knowing no one is coming to help them.

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Something about a defiant Whumpee dutifully playing the fawn and Whumper buying approximately none of it.

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Content: Death, grief/mourning.

Caretaker who spends their nights by Whumpee’s grave in case they need them because Whumpee was always terrified of being buried alive.

They put Whumpee’s favourite little nightlight in their coffin with them because they were scared of the dark.

Their voice was always hoarse from talking to the headstone. Whumpee always found comfort in their voice when things were bad, and this was bad.

Caretaker cleaned Whumpee’s headstone every couple of weeks because Whumpee hated when their things were unclean.

They were scared of letting the grass take over because it was just another reminder that Whumpee wasn’t coming back.

Just. Caretakers who don’t want to let go. They’re willing to take care of Whumpee even after they’ve passed.

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As much as I love Whumpee x Caretaker...

Rb if you think Caretaker can be a brother, a friend, or just some guy who found Whumpee at the right place, right time and stay that way

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Whump Prompt #827

“Are you ready to sing for me, my little songbird?”

The bard remains silent, even as a barbed collar is placed around their neck, and an instrument is thrust into their hands. 

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Make your Whumpee tired.

Whumpees that have been deprived of sleep by Whumper, so much so that they don't remember how to walk in a straight line and can't figure out whether the recent appearance of little black bugs in their cell are real or a hallucination.

Whumpees that can't get a full night's rest. They doze off, only to be jolted awake by their own anxiety of not knowing when Whumper would come back. Perhaps they are awakened by phlegm-coated coughs induced by their illness. They are awakened by nightmares, or by Caregiver who is worried they may succumb to hypothermia, or by a thunderstorm, or the rough blanket scratching their open wounds, or so on.

Whumpees who pull all nighters to protect their friends or lovers.

Whumpees whose eyes burn when they finally can close their eyes. Whumpees whose muscles twitch, who can't stop yawning no matter how hard they try to stifle it. Whumpees with dark, glassy eyes. Whumpees who are slow to react or have a hard time keeping up with the conversation. Whumpees with throbbing headaches. Whumpees with brain fog and memory loss.

Whumpees who have been on the run and have over exhausted their bodies. Their muscles and joints continue to scream long after its over. Whumpees with extensive blood loss. Whumpees who are malnourished.

Whumpees whose survivor's guilt keeps them awake, wondering what they might have done differently, whether it was all their fault, or why they were the ones to live.

Whumpees whose bodies are in chronic pain or illness and who have to hide it, causing muscle and mental fatigue. They keep going with a smile until they collapse or pass out.

Whumpees who break down in tears, begging to be left alone so they can rest. Whumpees who sob when they are told that the bed in front of them is theirs to use whenever they want.

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living weapon whumpees who, during the first few months of recovery with caretaker, are foreign to the concept of comfort‼️‼️‼️

have them flinching away from caretaker's soft touch because they believe they don't deserve it‼️‼️‼️

have a caretaker gently massage living weapon whumpee's shoulders, soothing words further adding to whumpee's overall confusion before they eventually lean into caretaker's warm touch‼️‼️‼️

have caretaker's soft words and hands holding whumpee's face snap them out of their conditioning after something / someone accidentally triggered them, startled at first before recognizing that, caretaker wasn't a threat, they were safe with them and that whumper wasn't here anymore ‼️‼️‼️

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i like my whumpees STRONG. some notable ones as follows:

leader whumpees. constantly thinking, constantly moving. they've a team to organize. they're relied on constantly, and with a head and shoulders strong enough to handle the pressure. but the shame when they're hurt. the agony knowing their image as undaunted is tarnished. and love returned tenfold as their team holds them up as long as they need to--"You're not alone, Boss. we got you. let us help."

protector whumpees. reckless thoughts to throw themselves in front of danger because they can take the hit, but no one else can. scars and muscles and training and taking it upon themselves to wear each broken piece with pride because it's another person they saved. until one day, they nearly do die. and it takes the whole team to remember they're not a meatshield. they're a person.

medic whumpees. they know how to hold a suture needle better than anyone; they know the dose of morphine to take after a bone is set; they know what angle to press a hand in while checking for broken ribs. no one else does, though. so when they're finally beat into submission, it doesn't matter how much pain they're in, because they have to stay awake, stay calm, and keep their inexperienced caretaker steady, while they talk through each movement done on their own body.

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what a lovely character, i want to see him deeply distressed/in pain

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Nice whumpy thing: when people are intensely pragmatic about their injuries illnesses.

“Listen, if I pass out…”

“If you let up pressure, I’ll bleed out. So just, don’t move.”

“I know it ill hurt, just do what you need to.”

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Don't get me wrong, I love aesthetically pleasing whump.

But you know what I also love? What makes me feel seen?

Realistic whump. Whump inherently deals with disability. There is no way around it and that's the beauty in my opinion. So here are some of the less pleasant aspects of disability that you can realistically incorporate into your storyline without affecting the plot or the characterisation. (For people worried I am minimising others' disabilities as 'convenient', these are all things I've experienced. By convenient I mean convenient for the writer. No whump is convenient for the character)

Needing a mobility aid right after getting up. Doesn't have to come out any other time. Some things, like getting up, are particularly bad triggers.

Wetting the bed, soiling their pants, vomiting somewhere less than ideal. Any combination or extension of the above.

Being unable to eat more than a few bites at a time despite having been so hungry (gastroparesis is a bitch)

Being unable to cry at a major emotion.

Needing a higher dose of pain medication because they have a tolerance or the pain is worse than is 'should' be (I have so many real life thoughts on the 'should').

Having to wear shoes in the house.

Briefly losing control of your legs. Not long enough to fall, just enough to stumble. This is a new one for me (I'm being referred to a neurologist don't worry).

Needing elastic pants because of allodynia or fluctuating weight.

Having to take rest days. No, this isn't in the wrong list. All well-written characters need to take rest days, these ones are just more often. (yes, this will be in the inconvenient list too. there are different levels of rest days)

(I'll post some inconvenient ones later -- ones that are just as realistic but will affect your characters life like disability does. This post is for the able-bodied audience.)

(For people worried I am minimising others' disabilities as 'convenient', these are all things I've experienced. By convenient I mean convenient for the writer. No whump is convenient for the character)

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is THIS your man? [shows an image of a malnourished injured exhausted man with big sad eyes looking up at the camera with blood smeared all over his face and mouth. and he is visibly trembling]

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In a similar vein: character who knows they're prone to violent nightmares very straightforwardly warning people they have to sleep near.

"I fight in my sleep sometimes. Pin me down if you have to."

Nice whumpy thing: when people are intensely pragmatic about their injuries illnesses.

“Listen, if I pass out…”

“If you let up pressure, I’ll bleed out. So just, don’t move.”

“I know it ill hurt, just do what you need to.”

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There’s something about a whumpee just sitting down. Not fainting, necessarily. Maybe they’re just about to faint, and they quietly just kneel on the ground at a time and place that doesn’t make sense. They don’t even have the capacity or willingness to articulate why they need to abruptly stop and sit. Maybe they’re catatonic while the others look at them.

Maybe a caretaker can see the dull, vacant look in their eyes and immediately senses that something is seriously wrong. Maybe the fainting comes just a few moments later.

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Okay, hear me out....

A caretaker with an extremely conditioned whumpee.

Caretaker is forced to "speak their language" to get through to whumpee. Caretaker has to start acting like Whumper to slowly undo the conditioning.

They have to start harsh and strict to slowly teach Whumpee what freedom is, or reintroduce them into their own agency.

Maybe Whumpee was a slave or a pet, and all they know are orders and discipline and reward. Before Caretaker figures this out, Whumpee is listless or catatonic, or maybe self-destructive and reckless. Without order and routine, Whumpee has no idea how to function, their mind is sent into chaos.

Caretaker has no interest in being a master, but to get through the conditioning, to even get them medical help, they are forced to get their hands dirty.... Orders are just necessary- "you're going to the hospital, that's an order" or "I order you to decide on what you want for dinner."

Caretaker never wanted this power and responsibility over another person.

With power, there is also the risk of corruption.

Maybe Caretaker is terrified about walking the fine line between helping their severely damaged and twisted whumpee and becoming the new whumper.

Maybe they get it right, maybe they get it wrong, maybe it's something in between, there's so many directions this could go and all of the threads are so interesting.