Welcome to the 6th year of Angstober! We're delighted to unveil the prompts for this year of angsty, spooky fun.
What is Angstober?
Angstober is a yearly October challenge with 31 angst-themed prompts to inspire you to create. The challenge is open to all sorts of creative work - writing, art, edits, whatever you want - in whatever medium you want. Original work or fanworks? Whatever you feel inspired for!
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How do I take part?
Tag your works with #angstober or #angstober2025 and the day of the prompt (e.g., #day 01) to share on tumblr. Feel free to @ us directly in the post as well! To share your work on AO3, add it to the Angstober 2025 collection.
You can post your works whenever - early or late - and use as many or as few prompts as you feel inspired for! We'll do our best to reblog as many works to the @angstober blog as we can.
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Are there any other rules or limitations?
No. We do not limit what you can create. Angst can include some darker topics. We do ask you tag your work appropriately.
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This year we have alternate prompts!
Not feeling a prompt? Wanting to do more? Switch it for one of our alternate prompts.
WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation CHALLENGE (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are four prompts for each day of the month, giving 124 for you to play with! There is also a list of 18 alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any day to give participants as much creative freedom as possible.
All prompts are meant to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you donāt have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is āflame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be a reference to an āold flameā - an old relationship. Itās truly down to you!
You can produce work in any media you choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). You can participate as much or as little as you want (i.e. you donāt have to do ALL the prompts if you donāt want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.
Please make sure to read theĀ Event InfoĀ andĀ FAQ carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in ourĀ DiscordĀ server here.
Information on how to TAG is here.
This yearāsĀ AO3 CollectionĀ can be foundĀ here.
This yearāsĀ playlistĀ can be foundĀ here.
The āAnatomy of a Whumptober Promptā post can be foundĀ here.
And our 'Resources for Writing Sensitive Topicsā post isĀ here.
Weāre very excited to see the community come together for yet another year of Whumptober! Go ham with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the best of luck, but most importantly: HAVE FUN!
Happy whumping,
Mods Vanne, Yenn, Kitty and Surro
Text versions of the prompts, including a google doc format, are posted below the cut!
A Google Doc of the prompts can be found here for easy copy-and-pasting!
Whumptober 2025 Prompt List
No.Ā 1: āPlease donāt cryā
Lamb to Slaughter | Ceremony | Beg for Forgiveness
No. 2:Ā āYouāve got a lot of nerve to dredge up all my fears.ā
Prophecy | Sewer | Taking Accountability
No. 3: āI look in peopleās windows, transfixed by rose golden glows.ā
Isolation | Candlelight | Found Family
No. 4: āDonāt be scared, Iāve done this before.ā
Non-Human Whumper | Iron Rod | Loss of Powers
No. 5: āMy panicās at the ceiling, but Iām face down on the carpet.ā
Quivering | Dream Journal | Phobia
No. 6: āNo grave can hold my body down.ā
Caught in a Net | Medical Restraints | Pinned to the Wall
No. 7: āTell me that youāre okay, and Iām fine.ā
Trapped with the Enemy | Elevator | Pushed Beyond Breaking Point
No. 8: āOh horror, oh horror, what did you see?ā
Self-Inflicted Injury | Held at Gunpoint | Dissociation
No. 9:Ā āWeāll make it alright to come undone.ā
Touch | Flashbacks | Scalding
No. 10: āThereās nothing you can ever say, nothing you can ever do.ā
Without Consent | Secrets | Lips Sewn Shut
No. 11: āCan you get through all the pain inside you?ā
Hidden Injury | Laceration | Forced Reveal
No. 12:Ā āItāll be for nothing.ā
Cardiac Arrest | Sacred Place | Withholding Medical Treatment
No. 13:Ā āHow dull is it to pause, to make an end, to rust unburnished.ā
Never Enough | Insignia | Forced Retirement
No. 14: āIn the end, itās worthwhile.ā
Ignoring an Illness | Body Bag | Wounded Caretaker
No. 15: āYou can take a break, if you just tell me that it hurts.ā
Failed Rescue Attempt | Body Part in the Mail | Live-Streamed Torture
No. 16: āIāve had the rug pulled beneath my feet.ā
Repressed Trauma | Permanent Marker | Disorientation
No. 17: āTell me thereās a hope for me.ā
Internal Bleeding | Coma | Redemption
No. 18:Ā āAs the world caves in.ā
Dystopia | Ruins | Environmental Whump
No. 19: āYouāre on your own, lost in the wild.ā
Dehumanisation | Living Weapon | On Patrol
President Russell M. Nelson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away last night at the age of 101. As a heart surgeon, he pioneered ways of saving lives,āand as a special witness of Jesus Christ, he spent his own life sharing Godās light to all those who came in contact with him.
Iām sharing here one of his messages that I particularly love; a message to the world from November 2020, where, during the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic, he invited all to experience the healing power of gratitude.
President Nelson worked tirelessly to prepare the world for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. I can think of no one more prepared to joyfully step into our Heavenly Fatherās presence at the close of this life. He will be deeply missed by all those whose lives he has changed.
What extremely specific advice would you give yourself when you were a baby fanfic writer?
What fic would you most want to see adapted into a film?
What fic would you rewrite if given the time/space/energy?
Who is someone you would like to co-write a fic with but haven't (yet)?
What is a fav fic you've read that's gotten under 200 hits?
If the original author of your fandom actually was going to read what you've written, which fic are you hiding ASAP (you have to pick one, even if you have no shame!)
If you were sent to the world of the fandom you write for, what are you doing first?
If the character you've written about the most was now your beta reader, what critique would they offer you?
Which character in the fandom would beg you not to write about them?
What is a book you recommend everyone read?
What is a book that you hate read and why?
What writing crime do you commit loudly and proudly?
What's a trope you adore and why?
If your favorite fic (that you've written) was made into an animated TV show, describe the intro and what song would play.
If your favorite fic (that you've written) was made into an animated TV show, describe the outro and what song would play.
What's a fic that's been on your TBR forever that you are now committing to reading by sharing it with us now?
What's a fic that you've reread?
If you could write yourself a fic for a gift exchange what would you write?
What's a fic you want to write, but has been living in WIP purgatory?
What are you avoiding right now by playing this ask game?
You are playing truth or dare with your favorite canon character - what truth do you ask them?
You are playing truth or dare with your favorite canon character - what dare do you give them?
Be honest, could you pull a character from your fav fandom?
Share a fic banner /mood board that makes your mouth water.
What's a concept for a fic that you'd love to read but not write (maybe someone will know of a fic that matches that description!)
What's your IRL catchphrase?
Do you currently/ do you want to write original fiction? Give us deets.
What authors inspire your writing (original or fanfic)?
she quits politics, and she sheds the amidala name.
she spends one year raising her children - one year maternity leave in all but name. anakin is right beside her.
then she goes back to school.
to a university in theed with glass flower sculptures and towering waterfalls.
she enrols under the name padme naberrie to study art history.
and she falls into another world, where she is anonymous. another mother amongst mothers, another wife amongst wives, another citizen amongst citizens.
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