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Caretaker finds Whumpee quietly crying while doing dishes or some other mundane housework; Whumpee rarely cries and doesn't like to be seen when they do, but Caretaker just can't leave them alone like this. So they go behind them and softly wrap their arms around the other one; Whumpee's knees buckle and they both hit the floor, where Whumpee turns chest to chest with Caretaker and the cries turn into pathetic and uncontrollable sobs.

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When a whumpee has been living as a captive under cruel conditions but they are still as gentle as always... And they treat others in the same position with nothing but care and protectiveness instead of taking their pain out on them... No matter how much torture they have to endure, they never get corrupted by hate...

Idk that just does something to me...

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Have they invented a way to draw your OCs without opening an art program or doing anything yet

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my favorite kind of character is the kind who deep in their soul is constantly screaming LOVE ME LOVE ME LOVE ME and outwardly expressing literally anything else

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rescued whumpee who goes from constant hypervigilance to feeling safe enough to fall asleep in the living room when caretaker or their friends are nearby

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Whumpee can't talk about their trauma just because it would kill the mood.

There's no way to answer "how are you?" or "how was your summer?" honestly without getting a horrified reaction and spoiling a pleasant conversation, so Whumpee never talks about it. They don't want to ruin a nice time, and they don't want to create a bad atmosphere at another time, so they just keep it all inside until one day they can't anymore.

Caretaker finds out. Maybe Whumpee broke and told them. Maybe they heard about it from another source. Who knows. But either way, Caretaker knows.

How does Whumpee react? Relieved? Horrified? Absolutely fine?

Big angsty trauma reveals are excellent fun, but I'm also a fan of when Whumpee just shrugs and is like "yeah I was going to tell you but I didn't want to ruin the mood", and Caretaker is just like "?!?!?!?!"

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whumpe who dissociates under torture and it makes whumper so angry that they're not giving them any pain response, it doesn't make it fun anymore. cue that same whumpee being discarded and forgotten (either let go or locked away) because whumper needed a new, more responsive 'toy'. whumpee gets forgotten about.

caretaker/rescuer finding them like that on the brink of death (starvation, dehytration) and immediately going 'how long have you been in here like this????' while they haul them out

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Whumpee and caretaker doing shots where they tell each other one random thing about them.

There is a lot of giggles shared until Whumpee tells them something completely horrific that they went through, they are rolled over laughing hysterically at it whilst an intoxicated caretaker stares back at them in shock.

Whumpee’s laughter dies and they look ashamed. Their first instinct is to run so he does, but caretaker stops them midway and envelops them into their arms.

Whumpee gives a nervous chuckle as caretaker cards his fingers through his hair, shushing him when his chuckle turns to full on sobs.

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Whumpee that describes pain/symptoms in odd ways that make Caretaker's face go "???" before they realise Whumpee just doesn't know the actual words for what they're feeling.

"Caretaker, why are my elbows crunchy?"

"Uhh... what?"

*Whumpee extends their elbow loudly*

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Adrenaline surges. Whumpee could just be doing anything normal. But their body isn't convinced they're safe yet. That familiar lightheadedness attacks them for seemingly no reason. No tests show what could possibly be wrong with them.

How's caretaker going to deal with it? They don't know what's happening either. All they know is that whumpee's heart rate keeps increasing at random. Even worse, it seems like it mainly happens when whumpee tries to fall asleep. How ironic is that?

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Whumpee saying to Caretaker stuff they used to say to Whumper.

(W:) "I'd rather starve than eat that. I can tell what you've put in it" (C:) "Oh... I get it. Not everyone has to like basil. I can fix you something else real quick"

(C:) *leaves the door to their bedroom slightly open* (W:) "Please. I'm not this stupid to try walking out" (C:) "...But... that's what the door is for isn't it"

(W:) "Please, just... let me rest. Just fifteen minutes. Please. Then I'll do what you want" (C:) "Whumpee, you are burning up. And you've slept for a really long time. You need to eat something. Now"

*the computer turns on by itself after the update* (W:) "I didn't touch it. I swear I didn't" (C:) "Oh, you can use it if you want. Wait, I'll just make you a new account"

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"Ouch, no, no, NO, PLEASE STOP, you're gonna break–"

"Maybe, if you listened to me when I said stop doing that, I wouldn't break your arm"

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i like when a character is absolutely powerless. like, can't move because they're too wounded, or restrained beyond belief, or mind controlled. just, everything that will happen to them from this point on is physically out of their control, and there's not a single thing they can do to stop it. that's my favorite <3

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i like when a character is absolutely powerless. like, can't move because they're too wounded, or restrained beyond belief, or mind controlled. just, everything that will happen to them from this point on is physically out of their control, and there's not a single thing they can do to stop it. that's my favorite <3

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Whumpee goes completely mute when they are rescued. They will not talk to caretaker, won’t tell anyone anything.

Whumpee will not eat, sleep, bathe or use the bathroom without permission which leads to caretaker having to see the signs or to set timers for themselves to tell whumpee that they can fulfill these basic needs.

Whumpee will do whatever is asked of them without question or complaint.

Whenever caretaker raises their voice or shows frustration whumpee recedes to the nearest corner and rests their shaking hands over their face whilst rocking on their heels.

The only time they spare them any words is when whumper finds them and demands whumpee to speak. But the words whumpee speaks are ambiguously horrifying, especially when whumpee turns to caretaker and says in a raspy voice.

“I’m sorry.”

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Whumpee going back to domestic whumper’s place to get a couple things, after several years of healing from the PTSD.

Everyone around them expects to see them flinch as whumper’s hand lands on their shoulder, but instead, whumpee lightly knocks the hand off, making a focused face as they look for their old stuff.