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It's me y'all, I'm bitches

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The eight stages of writing :

- this is awesome

- this is slightly less awesome

- this is shit

- I’m shit

-oh god oh fuck what the hell am I doing

-wait this might not be that bad actually

- How the fuck is this working

-This is awesome

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Tyelpe

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The great lord Sauron, in all his beauty.

I’ve been trying to get back into doing my own personal art, and I think we’re having some level of success!

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you know what whump trope I love?

the same dialogue being used for both whumper and caretaker, but in very different contexts!

“This’ll hurt,” (Before being tortured / before taking off a Bandaid)

“Don’t move.” (While whumper restrains them / while caretaker brushes their hair)

“Quiet down.” (Whumper yelling at sobbing whumpee / caretaker gently shushing excited whumpee)

“They’re not coming for you.” (Whumper telling them no one will save them / Caretaker telling them no one will kidnap them)

“I’m only trying to help.” (Whumper pretending to take care of them / Caretaker actually taking care of them)

“You’ll never see them again.” (Whumper mocking them / Caretaker reassuring them)

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Whump prompts I can’t get enough of:

1. The shifty and embarrassed look in a stoic leader’s eyes as they finally are forced to reveal an injury to their friends, reluctantly allowing themselves to be treated for the first time. The awkwardness as they strip, and/or lay down to be examined. The subtle fighting to maintain some choice or control ( would rather sit up, “I can do that myself thanks”) and so on.

2. The limp warmth of a Whumpee’s sleeping body as they are treated in the middle of the night. The change in their breathing as the covers are gently pulled back. The clumsiness of their movements as they flit in and out of sleep, sudden gasps or flinching as their wounds are tended. The caretaker’s whispers of comfort, hushing them back to sleep.

3. Whumpee lashing out in sudden rage at some petty action of another, before collapsing and breaking down in sobs. Everyone standing around awkwardly in shock, before caretaker goes in to grab whumpee in a crushing embrace, trying to calm their shaking.

4. Stoic whumpee being humiliated by Whumper. Orders like: ‘strip’, ‘face the wall’, ‘kneel’, ‘down on your hands and knees’, etc etc.

5. Slightly delusional whumpee being tied/held down for some potentially lifesaving procedure and quietly begging caretaker to stop, please please stop. Then more loudly, desperately, until they are crying out and fighting in a panic. Caretaker meanwhile is (1)staring at them in stoic silence while their heart is wrung with pity, or (2) they are quietly reassuring them, telling them it’s going to be alright.

Feel free to use as you like.

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Teenage character who was grown in a lab sobbing as they’re strapped down to be vivisected for the second time in their life. But not struggling or hating the scientists for this because this is not wrong. This is just a fact of life. They have tests and surgeries and chemical experiments done on them. So they lay there and wait to be sedated and dread the excruciating pain they’ll wake up in immediately afterwards.

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“Stop fucking struggling. I’m just trying to give you a bath.”

“….ah fuck now you’re crying”

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Whumpee wasn't the affectionate type. Too embarrassed to show anything aside from a firm handshake and a head nod.

But when they were in the hospital barely alive, drugged and exhausted, they were clinging to caretakers arm with tears welling their eyes.

Caretaker held them and promised everything was going to be fine. It was clear whumpee wasn't in their right mind; It was strange having the once-stoic whumpee sobbing and curled in their arms.

It was only a small glimpse into what whumpee must have endured. 

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i love characters who are always like fear not, i shall take care of this problem for you….. by sacrificing myself!! and everyone else is like i swear to god if you pull this shit again i’ll kill you

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© dat_sazu / asheissketchy

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stoic Whumpee driven to whimpering. my Roman Empire.

men who whimper my beloved

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Ooof the whumperflies hit me harder than I expected😫😱😆

I love the way a whumpee flinches as they're being hit, especially from whips. Like they brace for it and they still jump (and sob into their gag) every time the whip cracks against their back

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I just saw Elrond described as Fëanor's "shoplifted grandson" and I just...I mean yes? I guess?

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There’s something so heartbreaking about a soft ‘Can we go home now?’ Doesn’t matter the situation. It’s always so good.

Some situations:

Home is destroyed or otherwise inaccessible

Whumpee’s in a hospital (maybe waiting in emergency or admitted)

Kidnapped

They’re at an event and feeling unwell

They’re already heading home but it’s far

They are home (and delirious)

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reblog if you’re a writer who feels guilt whenever they’re not writing and being productive, so I know I’m not the only one lol