#partial lung collapse

[whatiswhump]

Whumper inadvertently damaged Whumpee’s lungs with a experiment /torture session/ game gone too far. They’ve always wanted total control of Whumpee, it never occurred to them that they could have it through this happy accident.

Because now, even after Whumpee is saved, their lungs are scared and the damage is done. What exactly is the damage? Partially collapsed lungs, partial atelectasis to be specific, where certain areas do not inflate anymore and thus Whumpee will never have a full breath.

Their breathing is forever short, controlled and with a little stab in their chest, never able to fully breathe in and out in large breathes at their leisure. And Whumpee knows that the thought of this delights Whumper, as if they still had their hand around their neck controlling each breath of air they took.

[whatiswhump]

Whumpee can never fully inhale or exhale now. They’re not sure which hit or tumble did it. This eternal scarcity of air. This surprised them.

…that something that had so taken over how they breathed every breath had no distinctive moment of initiation, no before and after, no harsh red line distinguishing.

Maybe it was because they were so adept at brushing away discomfort that they pushed through the initial trauma. Or, it was what the doctor said now, that maybe one trauma led to the slow partial collapses of sections of their lungs, like tired dominos, inevitably falling, each area filling with air one last time before refusing to inflate again, tired and spent.

For someone that has made it through so much, it feels unfair to whumpee that this persistent chest stabbing fear controlling each breath is whumper’s lasting legacy. Whumpee knows it’s exactly what they would have wanted, control even now over their every breath.