Day 6: Denial
TW: Past Captive Whumpee, Past Domestic Whump, Past Emotional Whump, Stockholm Syndrome
@juneofdoom
“I kind of miss Whumper.”
Caretaker raised a brow at Whumpee from across the table. He put down his newspaper and folded his hands on the table. “You miss Whumper?”
“Yes.” Whumpee nodded. “I miss him a lot. We had our routine. And I could have whatever I wanted.”
“For a price though. Correct?”
They leaned back slightly in their seat. “Well, it was just to do extra chores around the house. That was all. It wasn’t a big deal.”
Caretaker stared for several moments, eyes narrowed. He sat up straighter and uncrossed his ankles, both feet now planted on the tiled floor. “So you’re telling me that you miss the person who manipulated and emotionally abused you. That’s what you’re saying?”
“He didn’t abuse me. He never abused me.”
“Manipulation and conditioning isn’t abuse?”
“He didn’t do those things to me.” Whumpee frowned in confusion. “Why would anyone ever do such a thing to someone?”
“So you don’t think he was doing that to you?”
“No! Of course not. He would never do that. He loves me.”
Caretaker removed his glasses to pinch the bridge of his nose. His brows were furrowed as he tightly shut his eyes. “You’re either in huge denial or… I honestly don’t know what to call it.” He placed the frames on the table and opened his eyes again. “You genuinely do not believe that you were being abused?”
“Not at all!”
“Okay.” He sighed.
As Caretaker resumed his reading, Whumpee stared down at their hands.
Whumper never did anything to cause them pain. He never actually manipulated them either… right?
Whumper never put his hands on Whumpee. So of course they weren’t being abused. Why would he ever do that? Whumper loved them. He said he wouldn’t know what to do without them. He wouldn’t do something like that to Whumpee…
Right?
Whumpee hoped that he was okay without them. They hoped he wouldn’t forget about them. Or… replace them.
That was a joke when he said that. He wouldn’t actually replace Whumpee.
Right?
