#whump

[dying-crying-pining]

whumpy hints

some tiny details that tickle the whump senses

• dark circles, bloodshot eyes

• falling asleep fully clothed, possibly with jacket and shoes still on, legs/feet hanging off the foot of the bed or sprawled half-on half-off a couch

• the “oh shit, i’m gonna faint/nevermind i’m good” face (and aborted grab for nearest solid object or person)

• a character losing their footing for a moment on rough terrain. someone reaching out to grab them so they don’t fall and they both hold on for a hot second

• closing their eyes and leaning into a gentle touch

• shaky hands, shaky voice

• falling asleep at their desk at work/tucked away in an odd place

• doing things that are out of character & having others start to notice: losing their cool, being extra chipper or extra quiet, jumpy

• zoning out

• someone getting between them and whoever they’re having a heated exchange with, gently pushing them back with a hand against their chest or shoulder

• slipping out of sight from the others to lean against a wall, tip their head back and close their eyes

[seth-whumps]

hello, whump writer. i officially grant you permission to write unrealistic whump. yes I know there are posts everywhere telling you that you can't write it that way. yes I know some people just prefer realistic whump. yes I know you want to please everyone. however please consider: I don't care, and write what you want to write. i love you.

[aphel1on]

nothinggg better than torturing an emotionally repressed character until every single trauma they've ever refused to process starts spilling uncontrollably out of the cracks. like a matryoshka doll situation of repressed trauma and baby you better believe i'm going in there with a hammer

[witofspaeds]

Guys as much as i love silly fantasy and other YA novels, why is fanfic better so much more often

reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something

[knebellindemann]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

you know a fic is good when it has this

[edwardcreel]

reblog if you believe fanfics are as valid as books that were published and sold by authors who write as their main careers. I'm trying to prove a point

[lucidheart3]

promise you the writer feels the exact same writing said fanfic lmaoooo

How it feels to find a fanfic where your favorite character is going through literally the worst horrors you can imagine

[honestlydarkprincess]

i love this character so much......i hope they get seriously injured and almost die

[allthewhumpygoodness]

In my mind any whumpee can be divided into one of two categories:

1) Doesn't complain one bit unless it's Really Really bad

2) Complains a ton until it gets Really Really bad, then goes dangerously quiet

[guessihaveawhumpblognow]

When a character who normally has a silver tongue and a quick wit is speechless.

When an expressive character who wears their heart on their sleeve goes still, face blank.

When a character who is quick to solve problems with their fists drops their hands to their side, frozen.

Just the sudden absence of something that is always there, in both the good and the bad.

Gone in an instant.

[mmorgan317]

I had one who said, “I have experience dealing with pain.” Said while he’s in the hospital after surgery, unable to have strong meds due to addiction, AND referring to the time he recovered from 5th degree burns. *chef’s kiss*

Theres something so special. About a character saying they're "used to" something. "Im used to pain." "Im used to death." "Im used to be treated like that." "It's okay, I'm used to it." It gets me. Alskskkdwlndjcjsbbsbs

[digital-nova]

give your whumpee a comfort item.

give them a doll, a stuffed bear, a photo, a book — anything at all. regardless of what it is, give them something that means the world to them. even if it seems small or insignificant to others.

perhaps it’s the only comfort whumper allowed them, or a gift from a deceased loved one. whatever way whumpee ended up with this possession, have them become so completely and utterly attached to it that they can’t be parted from it. make that simple object be the only thing they’ve been able to cling to through years of torment. have it act as a reminder of safety, of being loved, of anything whumpee holds dear.

then tear the item from their arms and destroy it.

[whumppromptoftheday]

Whumpee never breaks as long as whumper has them, they keep their cool and bite back tears. But once they’re free from that? They jump at every movement, they can’t go out into crowds without having a panic attack, every night they wake up screaming, thinking that whumper has come back for them.

[martyr-inthedark]

“Whumpee, you need to talk to someone about what happened.”

Oh, but how could Whumpee even begin to describe what happened? Do they start from the moment they were kidnapped? Do they keep it straight and to the point? Or leave out the worst of it to keep their friends from their burden? Maybe they drop information in between day-to-day activities, almost as casually as commenting on the weather. Maybe they refuse to talk about it. Maybe their body language and scars speak for them. Their therapist suggests a journal, or an autobiography (Whumpee scoffed at this. What does the shrink want? “Dear diary?”).

No matter how vibrant the flashbacks or how ugly the phantom pains, Whumpee cannot find the words. How could someone whose spirit and body were broken begin to describe the first time they tasted terror to someone who has never forgotten what it means to have hope?