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Whump Prompt #1707
Your character who keeps getting knocked out early in the story, and keeps coming-to at strange moments in which they believe they are hallucinating.
They're not, the caretakers are just insistent on carrying them everywhere/including them in the Task for whatever reason. Maybe the whumpee gets knocked out, either on purpose or accidentally a couple more times, which increases the worry of a more severe head injury...
Ex-villain wakes up with a sore throat. Not saying anything about it to their new team isn’t a conscious choice, it’s just common sense to them. After what they’ve done, none of their teammates have any interest in hearing them complain, surely. Even as their condition gets worse, this still holds true.
When the inevitable “Hey, you’re not looking so hot,” and “You okay? You’ve been quiet,” comes, they know what that really means. “You’re not pulling your weight.” Ex-villain puts on a brave face and pushes themself even harder through their growing illness, their teammates’ attempts to get them to slow down and take a rest only making them more frantic to prove that they can work through it.
Amnesia Dialogue Prompts
“I'm so confused. I don't know what's happening, but you're the only one keeping calm. Please stay.”
“You seem… familiar. Were we close?” “That's one word for it.”
“I'm sorry, I just don't remember you.”
“Who were you to me?”
“I cared about you, didn't I?” “I'd like to think you did.”
“Not everyone who is nice to you has your best intentions at heart. Stick with me for a while, yeah?”
“They all act like they know me, but they're total strangers to me.”
“Do I act different now? I mean, is my personality still the same even without the memories?” “It's scary how similar yet different you are.”
“Are you sure I'll ever remember? Is all this effort worth it or should I just… try to make new memories?”
“Hey, hey! You! I remember you!” “I'm sorry, ma'am, but we don't know each other.”
“Everyone says I should want to remember, but… Looking at the scars on my body, I'm not sure I want to.”
“I don't know who to trust.”
“Oh my god, baby. There you are, I was so scared waking up without you.” “I… I'm sorry, but we haven't been together in years. We broke up…”
“I want my old life back. It was a good life, I think.”
“I get to start over. How many people can say the same?”
sleepy prompts
☽ burying face in lover's chest when the sun hits their face
☽ sleepy mumbles that their lover asks them to repeat because they don't understand, until both break into giggles
☽ the scent of coffee steadily approaching as their lovers brings their mug to bed
☽ “ssh… go back to sleep.”
☽ seeing snow falling out the window and curling deeper into the blankets with a soft smile, looking forward to the snowball fight they will surely have
☽ groaning as their head hurts from a night out. make up is smeared on the pillow, lipstick on their partner, clubbing outfits still half on, and a bucket on their bedside in smart foresight
☽ staying in bed way longer than usual on their day off, with intertwined legs and arms
☽ waking to birds chirping and breakfast in bed. "this is some disney movie shit," they mumble as they eat freshly cut fruit
[Prompt Calender: January 3rd, Festival of Sleep Day]
A character obsessing over their sick partner because they just look so cute like this...
sick character shivering in bed as they're overcome with a fever. delirious enough to start mumbling panicked words in a foreign language they dont usually speak. the only teammate who can understand them hears it, and replies softly in the same language. repeating gentle reassurance as they stroke their hair.
re: caretaker who sees whumpee after some time apart
during the ensuing hug caretaker just has to internally do a double check because Why Can They Feel Whumpee's Ribs. which leads to the realization of oh, it's that bad, isn't it?
OH ABSOLUTELY YES. YES.
especially if whumpee’s always been lean, but they look so painfully thin now, and they barely feel like more than skin and bone in caretaker’s arms, and yes, something has gone terribly wrong indeed.
and there are so many potential causes!
whumpee’s been ill and hiding it
a chronic illness that was well managed when caretaker left got way worse
stress/overwork (either by their own choice OR someone overworking them)
they’re not receiving the proper care or food they need from someone caretaker thought they could trust with whumpee
money ran short and whumpee can’t afford their basic needs but was too embarrassed to say anything
in any case, things are Bad
character who’s pleasantly surprised when their night owl partner agrees to go to bed early for once, only to find them shivering and feverish in the morning, chin tucked under the blanket
caretaker is ill, feverish, barely awake. a loved one taps them on the shoulder to check on them, concerned. caretaker, in their delirious state, acts on instinct, reaching out to cup their friend's chin, whispering their name, already looking over them--as if they aren't the one nearing danger.
Burnout whump my beloved; make your character physically and mentally exhausted from a cycle they can't escape. Bury your whumpee in so much stress and pressure they don't realize they're Not Okay until they're on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Give them literal illness from the idea of having to do it again tomorrow! Take away their ability to cope and self-regulate! Give them existential, resigned hopelessness at the neverending exhaustion and malaise!
Most importantly, make sure they feel so ashamed they refuse to rest or tell anyone. This ensures that eventually, they'll crash and burn so hard everyone will realize how bad it's gotten, maximizing hurt/comfort potential.
I'm so incredibly burnt out that I'm putting it to use, at least. I feel ill.
Types of whumpees in a team
( This is just a few, lmk if you can think of more c:<)
Youngest teammate Whumpee
You get your reckless and brash whumpees who’d who’d do anything to prove themselves
Unknowledgeable new to the field
“ I can do it, on my own.”
Angry and defiant till their hurt
Trying to act tough but just people pleasers
Being left behind for ‘safety’ and probably the easiest to break
“ it’s for your own good Whumpee. It’s not safe out there.” queue them getting captured from said place that’s deemed safe
Stupid plans?? Youngest learns just how bad not thinking things through results in
Doing things due to pure peer pressure
A go to hostage since team would fight tooth and nail to get them back (?)
Always doing busywork and never on the field
“ I have done everything from making coffee to doing your laundry— How is this hero work? “
Being deemed not strong enough
Medic/ Doctor whumpees
Either stoic or overly doting
Exhausted from caring to much
Just exhaustion whump in general !!
Always the caretaker and never taken care of
Full ER / too many patients
Natural disaster or a horrible fight leaving them swamped with injured teammates ( maybe they’re hurt too)
“ I know everyone’s hurt— hold on i need a second…”
Getting hurt and knowing just how doomed they are
Using all the good supplies on the team and leaving themselves with ‘alternatives’
Trying to talk other members through healing themself, knowing if they faint they are as good as dead
Does your Medic snap?
“ How many times have i told you to be more careful?! every single time your in my office you’ve brushed death again—“ ( Angry or worried?)
Stitching themself up because they think they have the knowledge to keep themselves healthy too ( knowledge ≠ strength to save themselves )
Second in command/ Right hand ( Could be a sidekick?) Whumpee
A glorified PA juggling all the ‘less important’ tasks or running errands
Never getting the authority / leadership they want over the team
Always picking up everyone else’s slack
Paperwork and all the busywork and never getting the full credit
Sometimes people are too tired to be nice
Snappy, defiant and never backing down
Always trying to one up other team members or get recognition or affirmation because they never seem to get credit
Stuck in Leader’s shadow
The moment Leader is out everyone expects them to know what to do
“ I don’t know— Leader never let me have any say-?”
Loyal beyond fault ( too much so) maybe they let people be dicks just because they’re teammates
Too forgiving
Maybe Leader sticks the blame on them for failed missions
the perfect stoic whumpee 🌟
Leader Whumpee
Exhaustion, overworking, passing out , thugging through sickness — Leaders normally the one who checks in on people, but who checks in on them?
Putting themselves last
Guilt of failed missions, maybe blame from other teammates
Trying to guide the team while injured ( concussions 😌)
Never really being part of the team just there to keep themselves healthy too in check
Breaking under pressure
Survivors guilt
Being replaced
Leader being held hostage because the team would be in shambles without them
Humiliation— make the team stop believing in them
Self sacrifice
“ I’m sorry i know it’s my responsibility…”
Struggling to ask for help because they’re scared the team won’t come to them
Their life revolves around keeping their team safe, too selfless
The team just expecting them to know what to do
Trying to juggle looking after the team with Hero work
Doing all the chores, being expected to do the most and be selfless
Their higher ups see their overworking as a good thing and feed into it
Everyone just always assumes they’re fine because pfftt they’re Leader of course they’re fine!!
Stoic but pathetic ejenkeosos
Sighhh i just adore team whump. I could always go on about this because the amount of possibilities are near endless. Give me complex relationships between characters!! Make your whumpees suffer while no one around them bats an eye, toxic team dynamics suck but the whump around them… Found family but make it hurt comfort!!
Leader Whumpee is recovering from severe injuries after a failed mission and their superiors demand their presence, an explanation - so they push themselves to work, even when their body is screaming at them to slow down till the point they need to lean on a teammate/subordinate to even stand; when they're called upon and faced with those above them, the pain is so intense that their vision goes white and they've to hold on to something so they can keep themselves upright, and perhaps someone from their team almost rushes to their aid BUT THEY QUICKLY GESTURE THEM NOT TOOO even as the hand that signals 'halt' as an order trembles from exertion because they've already fucked up once by their slight (careless, even) display of weakness in front of all the impatient, scrutinizing eyes staring down at them from above, any more of it will only further implicate their team; so they inhale, through all the agony, and hold their ground.
visible signs of illness or injury 🤝 characters who hate calling attention to themselves
grumpy team leader showing up on monday morning with their arm in a sling, coat draped awkwardly over their shoulders
young, bold up-and-coming captain desperately trying to hide a limp to avoid being benched
visible bruises hidden under a sweater that keeps riding up, or poorly covered with makeup, dodging questions as their friends get more and more concerned
medic counting on their team not paying too much attention to the slowly spreading stain underneath their field jacket and the way that their hands are shaking
reliable, steady intelligence source doesn’t get sick, and the way their voice is cracking over the radio is just a bad signal
a meeting that they have to lead in five minutes and a black eye that they’ve resigned themselves to not being able to hide
absolutely refusing to admit anything is wrong despite the poorly-muffled coughing and sniffling
fresh stitches underneath a suit or gown, shrugging off friendly hugs that land on just-closed wounds
sleepy comfort ideas -
Everyone speaking in hushed tones as Whumpee sleeps on Caretaker’s shoulder, not wanting to disturb their fragile peace
Whumpee jerking awake with a gasp every so often, from a nightmare, from not remembering that they’re safe now, and Caretaker gently shushing them and comforting them back to sleep
Caretaker carrying Whumpee while they’re sleeping
Caretaker softly stroking Whumpee’s hair, rubbing their back, gently rocking them as they sleep
Caretaker finding Whumpee passed out from exhaustion and quietly putting a blanket over them, tidying the room a bit, and turning off the lights
whumpee can't help but reject any comfort caretaker provides them with.
soft blankets? crumpled at the foot of the bed, whumpee is more often than not on the floor, curled up in a tight ball— thinking of how cruel it is for the caretaker to leave them lying out there— trying to tempt them into a misstep. a full meal? keeping it in their mouth, suppressing their ravenous hunger before throwing it back up, anxiety twisting their stomach into knots. shower always set to ice cold even in winters, shivering and trembling and still grateful for a chance to wash themselves properly.
even when told explicitly to do so, they can't— years of mistakes followed by grueling punishments drove in the point: and now someone is telling them that they don't have to follow the Rules? like hell. they are not going to fall for it.
but caretaker is not going to take their nos. whumper is wrapped tight in blankets, trembling under the warmth of it. fed slowly, their back rubbed gently so they won't force it back up, caretaker watching each bite like a hawk, making sure they won't spit it out. they are drawn a warm bath and made to soak it up while they clean themselves thoroughly. it is strange. they are tense and frightened and waiting for the reprimand, for the punishment that never comes.
slowly but surely, they relax into it. they relax into the steady routine of it all; into being taken care for. they learn to accept comfort.
dehumanization tropes i love
-not allowed on furniture. remain standing or kneel on the floor, no sitting
-not allowed to make eye contact
-being silenced immediately every time they try to speak
-casual manhandling, being dragged alone because they’re not trusted to move by themselves
-casual, nonconsensual touch. randomly pulling them closer, absently playing with hair, manually adjusting their posture
-giving orders without explanation
-giving orders they know are arbitrary, just to exercise power
-talking about them like they aren’t even in the room
-authorizing other people to monitor and control them
-being kept in restraints 24/7, with movement restricted even further in their downtime
-degrading their natural behaviors and reflexes. stare is creepy, smile is ugly, flinching is disrespectful, etc…
-putting down their hobbies/interests
-ascribing ill intent to all their actions and assuming the worst from them
This list is interesting..... I would add: refusing to acknowledge someone's presence. Just looking right through them like they're not even there; even they when speak, literally just acting like they don't exist. It puts someone off-balance, it's awkward, it's uncertain. Do I repeat myself, do I wait for them to acknowledge me?
A sub-type of this would be requiring that person to be present in situations that would typically be private / intimate and having no consideration for their violated modesty. Like they're just.... furniture.
Ouch.
Things Sick Characters Do...
›› refuse to admit they’re sick while literally swaying on their feet (“I’m fine.” immediately crashes into the couch and doesn’t get up for 2 hours)
›› that stubborn little forehead crease when they’re trying to pretend they’re not in pain but they definitely are
›› saying “I’m not cold” while shivering like a leaf and glaring at the blanket you’re offering like it insulted their honor
›› wearing like… 3 hoodies. and a beanie. and a blanket cape. looking like a lump of denial with a nose
›› flinching when they cough too hard, like it surprised them and they feel a little betrayed by their own body
›› that specific exhausted way of blinking, slow and confused, like their brain is buffering every time you ask a question
›› apologizing for being sick. like their immune system personally offended you. like they should’ve scheduled it better
›› getting clingy in that low-energy, wordless way. like reaching for your sleeve or sitting closer without saying anything
›› drinking tea like it’s a punishment. making a face after every sip but still doing it because someone made it for them
›› trying to pretend they’re still useful. doing tasks badly. insisting on helping and then immediately sitting down like “okay I need a nap now”
›› using exactly zero words to communicate for three days. just grunting and side-eyes and one finger raised when they need something
›› being deeply offended by how gross they feel. muttering “I hate this” every few minutes like their own mucus is their nemesis
›› standing up too fast and doing the classic “whoa. gravity’s intense today” stagger
›› texting you things like “bring soup. i am dying. goodbye” but then surviving anyway, unfortunately for the drama
›› finally accepting help after pretending they didn’t need it, and getting weirdly quiet when someone tucks the blanket around them just right
›› looking genuinely surprised when someone takes care of them. like it never crossed their mind that anyone would
