#My main whumpee oc is very pathetic and anxious

[dumpforfunwhump]

I like a whumpee who is very timid and anxious most of the time, like a shivering wet kitten, but also has other traits outside of that—like they may snap and suddenly become uncharacteristically angry, or they might be energetic talkative when away from whumper, or they might be cold to other whumpees, or perhaps they’re protective of them etc. So I guess I like both!!

It’s also cool to see the contrast of whumpee’s behaviour before and after their trauma and how it changes them

I notice many pieces of writing in which whumpee is so heavily conditioned or just so naturally shy that they have almost no personality or assertiveness - their only clear trait seems to be vulnerability. They constantly stutter, they're unfamiliar with the very concept of kindness, they struggle with basic tasks, they may even act childlike, etc. This might be the most common kind of whumpee that I see, especially in pet whump. I can see the appeal of a whumpee who's as timid and fragile as that (it makes every wrong done to them seem all the more heartless, and never takes focus away from the whump itself). But I can also see the appeal of a whumpee with a more rigid personality, with more agency, and with fleshed-out personal goals, beliefs, and memories (which add conflict and make the character more relatable). So, I'm curious: