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Kiana Khansmith
Jules of Nature
todays bird
Claire Keane
Misplaced Lens Cap
occasionally subtle
Peter Solarz
TVSTRANGERTHINGS
hello vonnie
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art blog(derogatory)
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda
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祝日 / Permanent Vacation
RMH
wallacepolsom
roma★
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@blackberry--bruises
Passing an injured or ill character from one companion to another- the first companion has the character resting in their lap or leaning against their side or propped against their chest and they carefully shift them to transition them to the other companion, who slides into place and settles the ill or injured character back into the same position in their own hold, being careful to move the character as little as possible in the process.
could you perchance do some dialogue prompts about found family taking care of each other? i cant tell if thats too specific or not specific enough but don't worry about it if you don't want to🤗
Found Family Caretaking
“You look tired. If you still can't sleep in your room, you can crash in mine.”
“Nope. Sit. You're hardly even capable of standing. I got you.”
“Was that your dad?” “Yeah.” “Come here. Ssh... It's okay.”
“Hey. Quit talking about yourself like that, or I'll kick you.”
“You know it's okay to let us carry your weight for a bit, right?”
“I made food, left it on the stove, but I can get you some now if you need it.”
“Let me get something to clean that up, yeah?” “Thank you...” “Not for that.”
“Hey, um... I heard you crying and like... Do you wanna talk about– Oh, and you're hugging me. Um. Alright, yeah, okay. This is fine. Let's sit down.”
“Not hungry.” “Don't care, you're eating something.”
“Come on, we made a blanket fort.”
“Sorry for all that yelling. Come on, let's go for a walk, yeah?”
“Oh, shit. It's storming. Where is A? They hate storms.” “No idea. Let's try to find them.”
hey don't cry. blorbo coughing up blood
blorbo writhing in agony ok? don't cry
blorbo screaming so much their voice becomes hoarse and weak and the pain still won't stop
blorbo unable to close their eyes and avoid the visceral sight of their own body
blorbo suffering unimaginable pain and being powerless to stop it ok? ok
consider: caretaker who doesn’t necessarily like whumper at all, maybe even rather dislikes them, but is smart enough to know when someone needs help, and has a strong enough moral code to give that help if they’re the only one who can at the moment.
…but they still can’t shake their grudge, even as they’re patching whumpee up. maybe they use the half-tattered ends of stray bandages, maybe they tug the splint a little too tight, maybe they aren’t as gentle as they should be moving whumpee to a spare bed or couch.
and maybe they ease up a bit seeing whumpee wince. sure, caretaker doesn’t like them one bit, but… they don’t deserve anything like this.
They were teammates. That's all. Coworkers, really.
And nobody liked every single one of their coworkers. That was a fact of life. And Whumpee -- God, Whumpee was a lot. Loud, brash, reckless. The type of person who moved through the world like a hurricane, who took up so much space it seemed to make the air a little harder to breathe for anyone else.
In short, the type of person that Caretaker really didn't care to be around.
So when Whumpee showed up battered and bruised on Caretaker's doorstep, their patience was already thin.
That didn't mean Caretaker wouldn't help, of course. They weren't a monster. But they were probably shorter than they should've been.
"Sit." Caretaker's voice came out as a grunt as they gestured to a chair and grabbed their first aid kit. Whumpee obeyed, already talking.
"It was fucking crazy, man, you have no idea....I can't even believe....."
Loud as ever. But their voice wavered a bit.
Caretaker cut a piece of gauze from their pack, not really paying attention to how much it was. They firmly tied it around Whumpee's bloodied arm -- and heard a sharp intake of breath.
Caretaker's eyes went to Whumpee's face. Whumpee wasn't looking at them, but Caretaker could see the tension in their face, the way their knuckles blanched on the table, and the....were those tears in Whumpee's eyes? Whumpee, the toughest, most brazen member of their team?
Shit.
"You're okay." Caretaker's tone was much softer this time, and they laid the next layer of gauze with intentional care. "I've got you."
Whumpee thinks they're going to get hurt, but makes no move to shield themselves.
In the aftermath, caretaker is somewhat concerned.
Whumpee who cries being treated gently. Who's chest shakes with sobs until they run out of tears to cry and just shake. Whumpee who can't fathom that the hands that hold them gently won't hurt in turn
Stoic whumpee desperately searching for a small, quiet, private place, just to scramble into it and let themselves break down. They couldn’t let anyone see but they just couldn’t hold themselves together anymore.
Sobbing with their hands clamped tight over their mouth, eyes squeezed shut, trying to get it over with, trying to cry it all out and force themselves numb again, but every time they think they’re calm enough to try again, another wave of grief and just…despair hits them all over again.
Does someone find them? A teammate? Whumper? A caretaker? Or do they manage to crawl out of their hiding place undiscovered, to save face for another day?
traumatized whumpee in the aftermath, either immediately or when undergoing a difficult recovery. they're with someone who's safe but they don't know that yet, or they haven't managed to internalize it. they're bracing. they know something is coming. someone is about to hurt them. but they're not going to fight it - it feels pointless because caretaker is so much stronger than them, or they feel like if caretaker decides to hurt them then surely caretaker will be right, or they just deserve it, or the exchange of whatever safety or care they've received is enough to pay in pain, in blood, in bruises.
and it doesn't happen. it doesn't happen. no matter how long they wait, it doesn't happen. they're ready to sit there and take it. that's the worst part for caretaker, when they realize what was going on in whumpee's head, why they seemed so tense. they were just going to take it. whumpee thought caretaker was going to hurt them, and they were just going to take it.
What the hell does whump mean???? I feel like I've discovered a damn alien or some shit
So you know all those episodes in long-running TV shows or movies where characters get kidnapped (Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds), possessed (Yasha Nydoorin comes to mind), very ill (Frodo Baggins' little soul-eating wound arc), or beat to shit in a myriad of different ways?
You know the moments where a character gets the life kicked out of them, and another character has to nurse them back to health? You know the inexplicable nosebleed scenes, or sudden onset migraines, or that moment where the character that hasn't looked healthy all episode suddenly collapses to the floor?
All those moments, where a character is hurt, often as a plot point, sometimes just for fun?
That's whump.
It's a genre of fiction that uses painful scenarios like the ones listed above to explore vulnerability and catharsis, and to get a better look into the characters in the situation. It's very common in media, because it's very effective at getting under a character's skin, and also because there's a very large community of folks who love it. That's us! And also what this blog is for!
I hope this makes sense. If not, I can direct you to a post of definitions, but really, it's just a bunch of tropes about putting characters in Situations™️.
obsessed with guarded characters (reluctantly) falling sleep around another character(s), showing how much they trust them to put themselves in a position of absolute vulnerability, unwavering faith that they'll be protected and guarded while they recharge, the submission of being alert unfamiliar and strange in their chest, not used to being safe or away from danger enough to get proper rest, looking years younger when they fall asleep, the other characters fiercely always nearby and keeping the quiet around for them just a little while longer
deeply traumatized character showing trust and being vulnerable around others for the first time...
and that character's friends recognizing how monumental this is and treating every crumb of trust they're given with utmost importance.......
Living Weapon whumpee who treats the caretaker like theyre a new handler.
Expecting a punishment for everything they believe they've done wrong and getting really confused when there's none of it.
"Yes, sir/ma'am.", "I'm sorry, sir/ma'am."
Straightening their posture whenever caretaker sounds angry.
Treating every small suggestion and off handed comment caretaker makes as an order. "It's quite dirty in here." becomes "Clean up this mess, now."
Getting confused and scared at the lack of established rules and punishments. Every move could be the wrong one. Every action they make risks being hurt. They constantly wait for the other shoe to drop.
Proudly displaying their skill to their caretaker (by killing/harming someone?) only for caretaker to be horrified by what they've done.
Things a living weapon might not be very used to
Luxuries such as blankets
Extra bedding that's there for comfort, such as double pillows, soft ones or plushies
Warm baths/showers
Food that tastes good just because
Clothing in bright colors
Music
A door that locks from the inside
Clothing that favours comfort over functionality/protection
Pets
Floor time
Books
Pain medicine
Lazy days where you can just take it slow instead of being always at a strict and unforgiving schedule for maximum efficiency always
Hugs
A is new to the hero team by necessity, and a former villain. They avoid "group activities" as much as they can, so they're usually excluded. They got so used to getting beaten and humiliated by the old crew that they don't realize that this group is genuine; "activities" means baking and movie nights and cuddle piles. By the time they come to terms with craving to join in, it's too late. They're cemented as a burden rather than a friend. They pretend they don't care, and cry behind closed doors
yessssssssssssss one of these asks!! i love "villain joins the hero team and is the lonely outcast" its just such a good trope. especially here since it's been self-inflicted out of fear ahahaha. good shit
villain gets so afraid when the team leader mentions "group activities" the first time, because they think this is going to be just like their old team. they were always the runt, the bullied mule, of their old team and the other villains loved taking turns beating them and forcing them to do humiliating acts like kissing their boots
villain protects themselves the only way they know how: anger. they lash out at team leader and scream at them, tearing into them with any words they can think of. team leader is so confused why villain would so vehemently disagree to baking and cuddle piles (cuddle piles!!!) because they don't know what villain's old team was like. the hero team just thinks of villain's outburst as selfish and unnecessary
any time the team tries to include villain in anything, villain gives them the cold shoulder and brushes them off, because a tough attitude was the norm in their old team. the heroes see the villain as rude and ungrateful, and decide to only interact with them when needed
the team goes back to their old dynamic of being closer than family with each other, basically ignoring all traces of villain's existence except when their presence actually proves useful (for information and such). they generally try to ignore villain, and villain leaves them alone
villain discovers the team's "group activities" are all such soft things and is so surprised to see that they look out for one another, they protect each other, they would be willing to sacrifice themselves for one another, and they comfort each other. none of them are out to get the other and their "group activities" just involve cuddling and sharing soft moments
villain feels horrible for how they've treated the team now with their cold behavior, but it was the only way they knew how to protect themselves. they didn't realize there was nothing to protect themselves from.
villain is too awkward and self conscious to bring it up to the team the reasons for their behavior and they don't want to explain their past to the team (and maybe they don't even realize this was the root of their behavior) so they just resign themselves to being the outcast
they tell themselves they don't care. they've always been the outcast. the runt. the weakling. the unwanted one. it doesn't matter to them
they want to be held so bad
they cry when they're alone, knowing that they destroyed any chance at something better. they cry, remembering all those times they hid from their previous team to escape a beating or after a beating and how they weren't ever allowed to be vulnerable, but this team is. the team is so vulnerable with each other and villain can't grasp how they could ever have that
I had a vague memory of this post and I rediscovered it and now I’m so sad 😭. I NEED a positive ending to this amazing idea. I’ve finally taken it upon myself to write down a potential resolution:
Ok so…
A team member, maybe the team leader, comes to ask the reformed villain something at an odd hour when they’d normally be alone, but before they get to their door, they hear crying.
Their instinct is to see what’s wrong, so matter who it is, so they open the door.
They find villain quietly sobbing in a tight ball on the ground, but villain quickly sits up in response to the door being opened. It’s too much for them to see someone from the team while in this state, so they can’t stop themselves from continuing to cry
“What’s wrong? Are you hurt?” Their tone isn’t that concerned, but they have to check in. Certainly there must be something seriously wrong for such a cold and indifferent person to be sobbing on the ground in their room.
Villain can’t bring themselves to say anything at first, and then finally gets out a broken “I’m sorry”
The hero takes a few steps closer and puts a hand on villains shoulder. “What do you mean?”
Villain starts babbling about how they’re “sorry” and they “didn’t know”
The hero eventually pulls them into a hug and villain doesn’t reciprocate at first because maybe they don’t feel like they deserve it, or doesn’t really know how, but eventually they melt into the first scrap of comfort they’ve been offered in months
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Maybe the hero team captures one of villains old team members, and they can see by the way the teammate talks to villain that there’s some weird history there, but they’re not sure what
Eventually they go through the ex-teammates phone and find a ton of videos of their “team bonding”
Dozens of pictures and videos of villain being used as a punching bag, being made to do humiliating things for the rest of the team, pictures of their bruised and bloodied face, etc.
Maybe they ask the ex-teammate why the hell they’d do that to one of their own team members, and they just shrug and say “team bonding”
The hero team is horrified, and finally connects villain’s behavior to their past
Maybe one teammate leaves the room to go find villain, and as soon as they do, they don’t say anything, just grab them into a tight hug
The villain doesn’t know why the hero is doing this, but finally getting the touch they so desperately craved causes them to break down crying, clinging onto the hero
"it's over now"
"is it?"
characters who seem okay until they reach a safe situation and crash so hard that they physically collapse or get sick or inexplicably lose their voice or go catatonic or break down or just suddenly have about a thousand ailments that no one can quite explain or understand but all they know is its hurting their friend very, very badly and there is nothing or very little that they can do about it 💜
A character waking up from a nightmare. But instead of the classic gasping awake and jolting upright, they just curl up, breathing heavily and panicked. The dream still clings to them and they want to hide, pulling the blanket closer and closing their eyes tightly as they gasp. They don't feel safe, and want to disappear.
