April is the Cruelest Month Whump Event 2026!
Back again for AitCM 2026! We are so glad to have you!
What a great time to whump our favorite characters and OCs!
Just a little refresher on the Event rules:
AitCM is an event that to complete you only need to write, draw, make a podfic, or just create in general for fifteen of the days (Any fifteen you want!) The other fifteen can be recs! (Fics, art, books, etc. Any piece of media that matches one of the daily prompts.)
This can make it so much easier to fit into your everyday schedule! And can promote our favorite creators!
But maybe you would rather write, draw, or create some other form of media for all the days. That is another way to complete the event and is totally welcome!
As for the writing minimum and maximum… Our minimum is 100 words. Please do your best to reach this, but if that is too daunting remember that this event is meant to be fun, so please enjoy yourselves. And there is no maximum. Write to your heart’s content!
You only need to choose one of the daily prompts a day, (or an alt prompt) but feel free to use any or all of them.
If you have any other questions, please send us an ask!
Help us fill the world with more whump!
Feel free to tag us with your stories, recs, and art!
The prompt list for your convenience:
Day 1:
Shot | Runaway | Gagged | “Not like you care”
Day 2:
Slapped across the face | Emotional abuse | Cabin fever | “Dont you ever try that again”
Day 3:
Suspended by wrists | Wrongly Accused | Possessed | “Why don’t you trust me?”
Day 4:
Strangled | Anxiety attack | No escape | “I wish I hadn’t stayed”
Day 5:
Broken Nose | Blood stains | Vandalism | “You’re taking it out on me”
Day 6:
Improvised blade | Blame | Sabotage | “Who told you that?”
Day 7:
Beaten with a bottle | Emotional breakdown | Too far | ”Why didn’t you come?”
Day 8:
Broken ankle | Untrusting | Frostbite | “You can’t keep this up forever”
Day 9:
Bear trap | Abandoned | Out of earshot | “Don’t let go”
Day 10:
Swaying | Body modification | Abusive Partner | “I don’t think you realize how little I care”
Day 11:
Lashes | Running on fumes | Infected wound | “This is for your own good”
Day 12:
One-sided fight | Insubordination | Captivity | “What would they think of you?”
Day 13:
Snapped | Uncanny | Blood trail | “How did you find me?”
Day 14:
Fisticuffs | Doppelganger | Ambush | “Look what the cat dragged in”
Day 15:
Stabbed | Blackmail | Can’t speak | “I don’t want to say goodbye”
Day 16:
Forced to kneel | Running out of time | Post-apocalyptic | “I know who you are”
Day 17:
Thrown through the wall | Stoic | Passing out | “Don’t die”
Day 18:
Oil burns | Betrayal | Quicksand | ”What are you doing here?”
Day 19:
Hanging | False comfort | Broken Dishes | “Please stop crying”
Day 20:
Battered | Lies | Munchausen by Proxy | “Where is my mom?”
Day 21:
Car accident | Enemy to caretaker | Trespassing | “It’s a trap”
Day 22:
Thrown out | Silent tears | Human Weapon | “Please”
Day 23:
Brain trauma | Hiding | Caught Stealing | “Are you made of glass?”
Day 24:
Fighting against Caretaker | Torn clothes | Sideways rain | “I wish you would just stop”
Day 25:
Laceration | Ropes | Legs giving out | “You shouldn’t be here”
Day 26:
Serrated knife | Hallucinations | House fire | “Do you think I deserve this?”
Day 27:
Bleeding out | Found family | Sitting duck | “When were you going to tell me?”
Day 28:
Blunt force trauma | Gaslight | Tied to chair | “You’re overreacting”
Day 29:
Playing dead | Cradled | Separated | “I will shoot”
Day 30:
Held down | Reluctant Caretaker | Waking up sick | “The sun will shine again”
Alt prompts:
Magical Collar
Snowstorm
Hyperthermia
Orphan
Former Ally
Thrashing
Gun to head
Hospital
Mafia
Too close for comfort
…
You can post your stories to our Ao3 collection:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/April_is_the_Cruelest_Month_2026_Event
Do your best and have fun whumping!
April is the Cruelest month!
