Hm how about 1, 7 and 12? I love those whump asks -S
7. What are the traits of your ideal whumper?
Hm I usually don’t pay *that* much attention to whumpers because I’m mostly interested in the emotional whumping in a whumpee’s social circle. But I do appreciate a confident, sadistic whumper. Even when the whumpee seemingly gets the upper hand, I want to see that the whumper is actually the one in control, taunting and traumatising whumpee even if they are tied to a chair or behind bars.
12. Why do you love whump?
I have always loved whump, even as a kid. But there’s a reason the community and the contents resonate with me as I am older.
TW: irl emotional neglect and abuse, mental illnesses
I grew up without any actual emotional connection with my family. My parents loves me in a way that they love what they want me to be and not who I am. I was taught to suppress my emotion and literally to put a smile on my face even though I was in pain or sad. (My mom said that to me, verbatim.) So reading/writing about whumpee who are neglected, forgotten, or taken for granted and having them later be recognized and appreciated and apologised to is the closest I will get for closure with my familial struggles.
Whump is also a way for me to disconnect reality and emotional pain. Because when I imagine whumpees who go through horrible abuse and torture, I can tell myself that that is not *my* reality, that my reality sucks, but it doesn’t suck that much.
