Small Signs That a Whumpee is Not Okay
fumbling tasks that they normally perform without second thought, maybe dropping items in the process or having to pause and try to make their hands stop shaking
stumbling unexpectedly, catching themselves on a wall or a piece of furniture and perhaps blinking dazedly as they try to clear the sudden fog from their brain
having to stop for rest, strangely out of breath even though they haven't been working all that hard at anything
leaving their food mostly untouched, claiming they're not hungry or that they already ate
taking a bit longer than they should to register what other people are saying to them and to formulate a response
coughing occasionally and brushing off anyone who mentions it; "it's just a cold"
being unusually quiet and withdrawn, especially if they're normally talking everyone else's ears off, making stupid jokes, pestering others, etc.
keeping their coat on even though everyone else has shed theirs because it's too warm to be wearing one (or the opposite: unzipping their coat and shedding their scarf and gloves even though it's certainly cold enough to be wearing them)
sitting or lying around instead of getting up and helping with whatever work is at hand, especially if this is very unusual behavior for them
spacing out, with others having to practically shout their name in their ear to get them to snap out of it and respond
losing time—one minute, they're in their house; the next, they're at work, and a whole hour has passed without them noticing
squeezing their eyes shut/grimacing/wincing in pain
subtly keeping their hand pressed against their side or their arm wrapped around themselves
falling behind the others since they're moving slower than usual
having others comment on how they look pale or unwell
remarking on how they haven't been sleeping well for some reason
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