50 ways for people to be mean
a list of ways people might be mean!
send either one of the prompts or 🐸 and I'll generate a number 1-50
[interrogation] one character is interrogating the other. they can do this the easy way or the hard way.
[choking] one character is strangling the other.
[left behind] one character leaves the other behind - good for plane crashes/fires/zombie attacks/etc.
[left to die] one character leaves the other to die somewhere
[left for someone else] one character decides that someone else is more important than the other character.
[drunk] one character is drunk and is a mean drunk.
[drugging] one character spikes another's drink or food with a drug or poison
[ignore] one character is begging for something - and they are ignored.
[torture] one character is being tortured
[doxxing] one character doxxes another (publishes their address or private info online)- e.g. SWATting, having randoms show up at the house, etc
[horse head] in the bed. we know how this goes. it's a death threat.
[mail bomb] there's a mail bomb in the mail when a character goes to open it.
[buried alive] someone is buried alive.
[filmed] someone is being hurt and there is a character who's chosen to film it. the film can be shared with loved ones etc - good for whump.
[extortion] one character is being extorted or blackmailed, OR someone is trying to extort/blackmail them.
[biting] someone is being held/restrained and they're biting, scratching, kicking, fighting their captor
[loved ones] one character threatens or hurts the other character's family
[public humiliation] one character humiliates another, in a public setting/venue - maybe using a 'secret' they have to hurt them?
[fire] one character is affected by a fire - their house burns down, they get burned themselves, etc
[burning] one character is burned by something other than a fire (chemical, iron brand, etc)
[arguing] one character is angry with the other and goes to start an argument about it
[fighting] one character physically initiates a fight with the other
[sleep deprivation] one character deliberately keeps another character awake, knowing that they need sleep
[mutilation] one character is mutilated by another - scars, loss of body parts, branding, etc
[ownership] one character is claimed as another person's property - tattoos, collars, etc
[shooting] one character shoots another
[detention] one character is tied up or locked up somewhere, and is unable to leave
[restriction] one character is chemically or physically restrained - leather straps, tied to chair, sedated, etc
[medical] one character undergoes a forced medical procedure/practice - preferably while fully conscious and unable to stop it
[surgery] one character is forced to experience a surgery conscious and in pain
[sabotage] one character is deliberately sabotaged by another
[isolation] one character is isolated somewhere with no interaction/input from the outside world. they're alone alone alone alone alone.
[training] one character trains another the way one might train a dog/horse/animal
[invasive] one character has been injured and in providing first aid, the other character is invading their privacy/personal space (removing clothes, etc)
[questioning] one character is being asked questions about something they obviously don't want to be asked about
[water] one character is held underwater, being waterboarded, or suffering the water in some way
[deprivation] one character is being deprived of one of the basic needs for life - food, water, air
[brainwashing] one character is being brainwashed/manipulated/gaslit into certain behaviours or beliefs
[cult] a character is in a cult or cult-like environment - story ideas e.g. leader of the cult shames them, two characters in the cult/want to escape, etc
[vicarious] a character is made to feel responsible for something they have no control over (loved one being tortured, bad decision at work, etc)
[bait] one character is used as bait - with or without their knowledge
[replacement] one character has lost someone and is, intentionally or not, using the other character as a replacement (could be upset that the replacement isn't the same)
[stress positions] a character is forced to hold a position that is uncomfortable or exhausting to hold
[robbery] a character has their money or valuables stolen from them in e.g. a mugging or breakin
[theft] a character has valuable information, work documents, personal photos, etc stolen from them
[sobriety] a character attempts to coax an addict into drinking/using again
[pass-agg] a character keeps getting mean notes from the neighbour
[finances] a character has their finances tightly controlled by another
[disbelief] a character finally tells someone about their terrible experience and they are Not Believed
[witness] a character witnesses a crime, especially a violent crime
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