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At the beginning of this year I got into a new fandom, and it's absolutely perfect for whump! I've gone through last year's lists and like 70 percent of the prompts are just straight up canon events. I am going to make these pretty guys suffer...

God bless M*A*S*H.

Oh my god yes, M*A*S*H has so many great moments and whumpable characters 😈

We hope you find just a much inspiration with this years list!

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whumptober is so funny because it is the only time all year that you can catch me pulling out spreadsheets and prewriting and planning ahead.

but mostly making overly complications spreadsheets and being very excited about doing so

Honestly, I love a good spreadsheet!

I hope you have fun this year - I still need to set my spreadsheet up XD

[whumptober]

I don’t really want to participate anymore if y’all are run by a bunch of terfs, putting Harry Potter on my dash

Anon that is a very harmful and hurtful assumption to make.

Especially since I am trans myself.

I apologise that you feel that way, but as far as I am aware only one HP themed work has been reblogged to the archive blog.

While I fundamentally disagree with and dislike JK Rowling due to her blatant and harmful transphobia, I cannot deny the impact Harry Potter has had on many people. While I have had to continue to do my job with a straight face as people debate my rights in front of me, I understand It is possible to appreciate the art while having a strong dislike for the artist. While I have experienced transphobia first hand, and have fought for medical care, I can respect that others still enjoy what I do not like.

I think this sentiment is best worded in Daniel Radcliffe's Letter in response to JK.

I do not personally purchase anything that may provide JK with any revenue, as far as I am aware fanfiction does not financially benefit her.

I am never going to defend or support JK Rowling, but I am not in the business of ostracising those who still engage with the fandom, as everyone has their own reasons.

We are not here to police what people want to create. We provide the prompts list, and encourage everyone to tag their works accordingly. If you do not wish to see Harry Potter works, you can filter the tags.

This is the first and last time I will respond to this, as I am appalled at being labelled something I am not, nor will ever be.

[whumptober]

S O O N

This is gonna be my second year participating and I’ve got a few new blorbos to torture, each with few fics on Ao3… I’m ready to saturate the market with pain (:<

S O O N

[whumptober]

so many new fandoms i've picked up this year... so many more blorbos to hurt... whumptober can't come quick enough hehe

Soon!

[whumptober]

Hello! I'm trying to save a work to the whumptober 2025 collection, but it's telling me the collection is not open. Sorry to bug you ^^

Sorry you're having trouble adding to the collection. As it stands all the AO3 Collections for WT are open, so I'm not sure what's happening there!

HERE is the link to the Collections Profile which has a short FAQ for adding to the collections.

If it helps HERE is the link for the Official WT Collections page. And HERE is the link to the 2025 Collection specifically.

[whumptober]

Re: the 'Earned your stripes' ask, I was interpreting it to mean lashes like from a whip across someone's back (possibly old, making stripey scars). Would that count as well?

It absolutely does - that's a great interpretation!

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sorry if its a silly question, but what does the "have you earned your stripes" prompt for d.25 mean? ive tried to wrap my head around it and dont quite get it :(

Not a silly question at all!

In the context of the prompt, the 'stripes' are a reference to a military rank, so the character is being asked if they have earned/proved their worth in order to hold their title.

Of course your work doesn't have to be themed around the military. For example, it could be a new team member being asked if they have earned their place in the team. You could also base your work around a character who has a lot of self doubt of their place within the team/family/group, and then going to great lengths to feel as though they belong.

I hope this helps!