Whump is a fannish term used to tag fanfics that involve a canon character being placed in a dangerous situation.
it's a subgenre of hurt/comfort fics. in my experience, whump is typically the physical version of angst, so the 'hurt' is physical rather than emotional, though ymmv! additionally, the 'comfort' aspect is not guaranteed compared to something tagged h/c.
there's also a whole fanlore page about the history of whump here: whump – fanlore.
Whumper who triggers Whumpee's fawn/freeze response with close proximity and a gentle hand on their face, just caressing them despite the hurtful intent behind it.
Whumpee whose defiance dies as their brain shuts down once they're touched in any manner resembling intimacy, just staring wide-eyed at Whumper who coos unnerving things into their ear
the hottest thing a guy can be is barely conscious on the floor while someone lifts his head up by the hair so that you can see his glazed out eyes and the blood running down his face
A whumpee so broken that when they’re left alone and are on the verge of a breakdown they mimic whumper when they’re being nice. They’re rocking their body and tears wept up in their eyes. Whumpee shakily puts their hand in their hair and pets themselves. They mutter praises whumper tells them to get through punishments. “You’re so good”. “Shhh it’s okay, you’re okay.” They caress their own face with their hands. “So good… good… so good” as they stare off into space.
he's beautiful i literally need to put him under extreme psychological stress. i need to put him in extreme physical pain. i need him curling up in someone's arms for the feelings of safety and comfort he hasn't received in ages
oh blorbo from my shows? haha yeah man i love that guy. i hope something terrible happens to him in front of his loved ones that he barely survives and i get to watch.
