Spooky Scary Whumpletons

Hi, I'm Spooky. I'm 23 years old and use they/she. I like whump so I reblog stuff about it and occasionally write it. Have some OCs. Check out the pinned Whump Writing Masterlist for all of my works! (None of my writing is NSFW) Making things up as I go ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[spookywhumping]

Spooky’s Whump Writing Masterlist

The Dolly series: [Kidnapped] [Crush Injuries] [Waterboarding] [“I’ll hate you until I die”] [Auction] [Intro] [Tea Party] [Begging] [“Get it Out”] [Isolation] [Poisoned] [Forced Mutism] [Snow Day] [Pushed] [Blindness] [Dehydration] [Blood-Matted Hair] [Too Weak to Move] [Unconventional Restraints] [Head Lolling] [New Scars] [Blood Covered Hands] [Sleep Deprivation]

Mocha and Lysander: [Toxic] [“What did they do to you?”] [Forced to Their Knees] [Trunk] [Surprise] [Shopping] [Unpunished] [“Let’s have some fun”] [“Who did this to you?”] [Broken Bones] [Hospital] [Aftermath] [Desperate Measures] [Panic Attacks] [Disorientation] [Hunting Season] [Collapse] [“You love possessing me”] [Gun to Temple] [Trauma] [Fetal Position] [Ransom Video (noncanon)] [Rope Burns (noncanon)]

The Simon series: [Intro] [Nightmares] [Stop Laughing] [Failed Escape] [Defiance] [Hallucinations] [Sleep Deprivation] [Blindness] [Gagged] [Hunger] [Bees] [Obsession] [“Smile for the camera”] [Waking up Disoriented] [Stomach Pain] [Paralytic Drugs] [Tied to a Table] [Dislocation] [Punching the Wall]

Caspian and Nathaer: [Trapdoor] [Caged] [Broken Nose] [Intro] [“Run!”] [Magical Healing] [Hypothermia] [Cauterization] [Bitten] [Self-Induced Injuries to Escape] [Exotic Illness] [Wound Reveal] [Cave In] [Running Out of Air] [Stress Positions] [Magical Exhaustion] [The Sorcerers] [Caught in a Storm] [“You’re safe now”]

The Blair series (feat. Law): [Intro] [Miracle Worker] [Hanging] [Carrying] [Trail of Blood] [Lost] [Earthquake] [Barbed Wire] [(Blind) Rage] [“Please don’t move!”] [Hiding] [Ghosts] [Treading Water] [Bedside Vigil] [Cornered] [Duct Tape] [Self-Done First Aid] [Shaking Hands] [Made to Watch] [Experiment (Law)]

[whumpwordsoftheday]

“Please help me, there’s this-this thing and it’s been torturing me-”

“What does it look like? Male or female?”

“I-I don’t know, it’s a Eldritch abomination!”

“Yeah but is it a male Eldritch abomination or a female one”

[sowhumpshaped-deactivated202501]

so i started listening to distractible, amazing podcast btw, but this episode is just pure psychological whump and wade even goes into genuine torture stuff and its so good😭😭😭 please give it a listen its so good

[sowhumpshaped-deactivated202501]

mark: we have to define a best friend, i mean, wade, what would this person do for you?

wade: literally anything, after a while. i mean, once they're broken and fully, like, brainwashed into the friendship, like, they'll do whatever

[sowhumpshaped-deactivated202501]

ok i know 42 minutes is a commitment so let me summarise the insanity

bob's way of acquiring a best friend for life included him faking a horrible bloody car accident, staged exactly so that his future best friend would find him and "save his life". through the bonding power of having his future best friend apply pressure on his jugular and holding his life in his hands, they would surely come to the (fake) private hospital and be life-long best friends

wade's way of acquiring a best friend for life included creepy eye contact, stalking, harassment through phone, then eventually kidnapping and isolating his future best friend, leaving them alone for days or weeks at a time so they'd crave his friendship. (he also added that if pure psychological torture doesnt break them, "theres always waterboarding and stuff")

mark decided to combine the two and come up with a completely foolproof plan of paying someone to kidnap him and his future best friend, and spending several years in captivity with only having each other to rely on. then when they make their miraculous escape he gets gravely injured and his (at that point surely) best friend has to bring him to the hospital

listen all im saying. this is my favourite episode so far

[acornsandacorns]

you know what? Fuck you. *turns your strong and stoic and serious character into a crying, traumatized, whimpering, curled up mess in the floor*

[ramatetsu]

[just-horrible-things]

"I will do as I please, darling. And you... you will also do as I please."

[tender-traps]

ohhh we love a good “forced to torture your friend while undercover as a bad guy” don’t we

like. when you meet their eyes and you both know you have to do it and you have to do it well

[sickfictropes]

characters who can't go to the hospital because they're on the run from the law my beloved

[letitbehurt]

Characters who can’t go to the hospital because Whumper will find them there my beloved

[porcelain-rob0t]

i know this is themed after the taylor swift but there is something so deeply funny about getting a cutesy wootsy beaded bracelet at claires that says "tortured". who else is being tortured in this claires⁉️ if you're being tortured in claires make some noise ‼️💯

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

[shshshquietnow]

Whumpers that get their energy from fear. Feed on it, need it for a spell or machine. Whatever it is they don't care about hurting or killing whumpee, no no no that's a waste of resources. Whumpee is perfectly terrified and it's delicious! So whumpee doesn't need to know this monster isn't planning on eating them or this scientist hooking them up to a machine isn't gonna cut them open or this mage isn't going to absorb their soul or whatever. Whumper just wants them to sit there, be fun to toy with, and be scared out of their MIND.

[blackrosesandwhump]

Whump Concept: Technology-Enhanced Restraints

I've been thinking about the ways that restraints (one of my favorite whump tropes) could be enhanced and whumpified by technology. But maybe technology isn't the right word...

Here's what I'm imagining:

Mechanized chairs that look ordinary but contain wrist and ankle fetters that can be controlled remotely or by pressing a secret button in the chair.

Handcuffs that lock into place by themselves and don't require a key, but are instead voice, blood, or fingerprint-controlled by the person making the capture.

Neck manacles that contain hidden metal spikes on the inside and can be modified to activate depending on whumpee's movements.

Prison cells that can be programmed to shrink daily, or each time that whumpee makes a fuss. (Imagine a defiant, manic whumpee ending up unable to move in a tiny, coffin-sized cell!)

Lab tables designed to keep whumpee's body temperature low and hypothermic.

Oooh, or lab tables that automatically clean themselves, absorbing any blood or gore so as to keep whumper's workspace clean.

That kind of thing. Feel free to reblog and add your ideas!

[letitbehurt]

Whumpee being manhandled into restraints:

Shoved up against a wall and handcuffed.

Pinned to the floor and handcuffed.

Fighting for each limb as they’re forced down on a table, slowly secured by leather restraints.

Overwhelmed by multiple Whumpers, each one working to subdue them.

Yanked back by their hair so a collar or rope can easily be fitted around their throat.

Pinned while in combat (double points for being caged against a wall or trapped in a chokehold)

Improvised restraints like belts, sheets, or clothing when Whumpee won’t be still enough to retrieve proper ones.

Manhandled in a hospital bed, held down for the duration of a procedure.

Injected with a chemical restraint, a sedative or numbing agent that quickly bleeds the fight out of them.

Struggling as a muzzle is wrestled over their head and secured.

A blow to the head that knocks Whumpee out or makes them too dizzy to fight anyone off.

[snakebites-and-ink]

Conditioning Terms

I'm making this because I've seen several people (non-targeted) get these confused. I think the most common mistakes I've seen are people bringing up Pavlov's dogs as an example for operant conditioning, and saying "negative reinforcement" when they really mean punishment. This is in no way meant as a criticism, just as a resource! I'm not an expert but I took a couple psychology electives so I have a grasp of the basics.

Classical conditioning (a.k.a. Pavlovian conditioning)

Classical conditioning repeatedly pairs one stimulus with another to form an association between them. It results in an autonomic response (such as salivation or increased heart rate).

Classic example: Pavlov's dogs. A bell was rung every time they were fed, and the dogs learned to associate the sound of the bell with food. Eventually they salivated at the sound of the bell even when no food was presented to them.

Vocab:*

Unconditioned Stimulus: The stimulus that automatically produces a response without conditioning Neutral Stimulus: A stimulus that produces no response without conditioning. Conditioned Stimulus: The stimulus that produces a new response after conditioning. Unconditioned Response: The automatic response to the unconditioned stimulus Conditioned Response: The automatic response to the conditioned stimulus

Operant Conditioning (a.k.a. instrumental conditioning)

This is the one people more often mean when they talk about conditioning. Operant conditioning pairs a stimulus with a behavior to modify behavior. It results in a conscious/voluntary response (such as performing an action).

Classic example: Skinner box. A rat was placed in a chamber with a lever. When the rat pressed the lever, it could receive food or avoid a shock, leading the rat to press the lever more often.

Vocab:*

Consequence: Anything that happens as a result of a behavior. Positive: (Doesn't mean good!) A stimulus is added. Negative: (Doesn't mean bad!) A stimulus is removed. Reinforcement: Anything that leads to the behavior increasing Punishment: Anything that leads to the behavior decreasing

So these can be combined to form four categories of consequence:

Positive reinforcement: Something is added to increase/encourage the behavior displayed Negative reinforcement: Something is removed to increase/ encourage the behavior displayed. Positive punishment: Something is added to decrease/discourage the behavior displayed Negative punishment: Something is removed to decrease/ discourage the behavior displayed.

*These are the meanings in behaviorism specifically. Other meanings for these words can be correct in other contexts.

Some Whumpy Examples :)

Classical/Pavlovian conditioning: Whumpee comes to associate Whumper with pain, and their heart rate increases when they see or hear Whumper.

Positive Reinforcement: Whumpee is given food when they behave.

Negative Reinforcement: Whumpee's restraints are removed when they behave.

Positive Punishment: Whumpee is beaten when they misbehave.

Negative Punishment: Whumper takes away a comfort such as a blanket when Whumpee misbehaves.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk and have fun conditioning your Whumpees :)

[martyr-inthedark]

Whumpees who won't open their eyes

Whumpees who can't open their eyes

Whumpees whose eyes have been glued or sewn shut

Whumpees who are so used to being in the dark or in a blindfold that hospital lights, let alone sunlight, are too painful

Whumpees who close their eyes during a flash back

Whumpees who have missing or mutilated eyes

Whumpees who are blind or who have been blinded, and having to navigate freedom without being able to ground themselves visually

Whumpees who can no longer engage in their favorite hobbies because they required sight

Whumpees with night vision who can't see in broad daylight

Monster Whumpees with several eyes that are slowly being picked off by Whumper as if they were treating themselves to dessert

Whumpees with infected or swollen eyes or cataracts

Whumpees with chemical burns and scars over their eyes

Whumpees who have lost the ability to see.

[whumpasaurus101]

"Come out, come out, wherever you are," A voice echoed through the hallway, its tone dripping with playfulness but a shiver rippled down Whumpee's spine as they pushed themself further against the corner of the cabinet.

"You can't hide forever, little one." Whumpee squeezed their eyes shut tight, as tight as they could. Their body shook as they hugged their knees closer to their chest.

Footsteps echoed through the hallway as they grew closer,

Thud, thud, thud, thud, ......

Silence.

Whumpee shot a hand over their mouth, desperate to keep in any sounds but it was no use. The door of the cabinet slowly creaked open and Whumpee shook with sobs. A warm hand cupped their cheek, turning their head to look at Whumper, "Oh little one," They hummed, their thumb gently brushing along Whumpee's cheekbone, "I could smell your fear from miles away."

[the-forsaken-princess]

favourite restraint in whumo

Gags

Rope

Chains

Medical restraints

Clothes/fabric

Barbed wire

Blindfolds

handcuffs

Duct tape

Other (comment)

Voting ended onApr 12, 2024

[cepheusgalaxy]

When the author just touches the edge of what the character went through and Whump Brain just go wild with possibilities

[letitbehurt]

A Whumpee who’s tied down but relentlessly defiant, so Whumper has to keep finding more ways to restrain them.

When Whumpee kicks, Whumper ties their feet. When Whumpee spits, Whumper gags them. When Whumpee rams their head against Whumper’s face, they secure it to the floor with a short length of rope.

Even as Whumper immobilizes them, Whumpee’s eyes gleam with triumph, because Whumper’s not walking as well as they were before, and blood runs steadily from their freshly crooked nose. Because even tied down, Whumpee caused plenty of damage.