Garrote
Warnings: kidnapping, strangulation, implied torture
Whumpee crept silently through the dark woods. They hated that Caretaker lived this far out into the woods, but also knew that Caretaker loved to be surrounded by the trees. And so they made the trek out regularly because they loved Caretaker.
Perhaps one day they could convince Caretaker to move to a little closer to society.
The sky was dark, no moon to light their way, and the stars were tiny winking lights. Whumpee enjoyed these kinds of nights. It wasn't cold, but it wasn't hot. They could see why Caretaker liked this part of living out here.
Whumpee froze as someone grabbed them from behind and slipped something over their head. A thick wire of sorts tightened around their neck, slowly cutting off their airway.
"I wouldn't fight if I were you, garrotes are notoriously tricky. I'm just as likely to slit your throat as I am to strangle you," Whumper purred in Whumpee's ear.
Whumpee gasped for air as the wire constricted their throat almost completely. They had to get out of this somehow.
"Hold still, or it won't go well for you. I actually don't want to kill you."
Whumpee willed their body to be still, though it went against every fiber in their body. They willed their body to still, hoping that Whumper would give them a little more air.
"That's good, Whumpee. You're a good listener," Whumper crooned in Whumpee's ear, their breath hot and wet.
Whumpee sucked in what little air they could, greedily trying to gulp for more. The wire tightened once more. Whumpee froze, overriding the panic in their body.
Whumper loosened the wire a touch. "I'm going to enjoy getting you to follow my every direction. I'm going to enjoy hurting you and getting you to cooperate with it."
As Whumper hauled Whumpee back through the woods, Whumpee hoped that Caretaker had come part of the way to meet them. They dragged their feet, tossed their head, anything to leave a trail for Caretaker. Caretaker had to find them. Caretaker would find them. They just had to endure until then.