IdeaTM: Whumpee was burned etc. with cigarettes and whumper used to smoke a lot during their time together and now they are rescued and caretaker, who used to smoke, relapses and tries to hide it from whumpee to not trigger them but one day they accidentally find out
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Thank you for the ask! I like cigarette burns very much!
CW: trauma, panic attack, accidental triggering.
Smoking was never a good habit to begin with, just a whim that Caretaker had when they were young and trying to look more like a grown-up.
When Whumpee came with several round burns scarred all over his shoulder and neck Caretaker told themselves they would quit, but it is never this easy, is it?
Whumpee was hard to deal with, scared and anxious, and as much as Caretaker wanted to help it was stressful, they were human too, so they needed relief themselves somehow.
So they smoke again, outside in the dark cold night while Whumpee was safe and sleeping in the warm room, just a small escape so they can take better care of Whumpee.
It worked in the first few times, and maybe this was the reason Caretaker become so reckless, leaving the house to smoke when Whumpee was still awake.
They didn't see Whumpee coming, only heard the broken breathing when they started hyperventilating. Caretaker turned to face them, and they backed away immediately, the habit made Caretaker not even notice the cigarette still between their fingers as they approached Whumpee.
Only noticing when their hand was too close to Whumpee shoulder, only letting go of it when Whumpee begged for mercy with the little air they managed to get.
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