Any ideas or prompts for how to condition a whumpee without leaving any scars?
Of course!!
This is fun because you didn’t say ‘do you have ideas for physical torture that doesn’t leave scars?’ - you said conditioning. Which opens up so many possibilities.
The first thing you have to realize is that there are many ways to condition someone. Primarily, we have positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Secondarily, it can be a psychological effect or a physical effect. Psychological conditioning can be incredibly effective - possibly more effective than physical conditioning, and mixing and matching these traits can give varied and fun results.
The only hard and fast rule with conditioning is consistency. Unless the ‘condition’ you want whumpee in is ‘broken beyond repair’, whumpee needs to know what actions give what outcomes and be able to predictably make decisions (to gain or avoid certain outcomes) that whumper wants them to make.
Let’s chart out a few examples. Since I mentioned two elements earlier (psychological <—> physical, and negative <—> positive), we can pop that shit right on a graph.
Example A: This is our hard and fast whump. Whumper is unforgiving and cruel. They are unafraid to beat, whip, or otherwise torture whumpee for every single toe out of line. They don’t offer comfort or praise - if they do, it’s incredibly rare and makes whumpee suspicious as fuck. Whumpee’s ‘reward’ for a job well done is not getting hurt that day. Whumper is surprisingly good at controlling their temper, choosing violence as a joy and a tactic rather than wielding it without control. Whumpee lives in fear, walking on eggshells and doing anything at all to avoid being harmed again.
Example B: A classic yandere sits here. Whumper is incredibly loving and dotes on whumpee when they’re being good, but isn’t afraid to lash out if whumpee shows any signs of refusing their love or wanting to leave. Whumpee will paper them and shower them with praise and affection, but snap immediately into beatings if whumpee responds improperly. They berate and insult whumpee, slowly convincing them that no one else could ever love them. Combining mostly psychological positives and physical negatives, whumpee will often feel like whumper is easier to understand as two people - the safe one, and the monster. It’s rare for whumper to truly be plural, but whumpee’s survival instincts will have them adapt to react to both of whumper’s states as if they were entirely different people, needing to become entirely different themselves to deescalate the situation.
Example C: The soft yandere. Also incredibly effective in situations where whumpee is in a position of power (ie, a prince forced to move to a new place against their will). Whumpee is never physically harmed. Ever. Whumper has the moral high ground and will often repeatedly point out that they’ve never hurt whumpee. They may insult them, but much of whumpee’s torture involves being locked in their room. Whumpee is rewarded lavishly when they behave the way whumper wants them to, and before long, the rewards and treats may overwhelm the desire to not be there. At least they’re getting some affection and lovely things. Why be sad in your room all day when you could be out having a nice meal with whumper and visiting the garden? Happiness is a choice, and it’s hard to remember why they weren’t happy here.
As you can see, there’s a near-infinite amount of ways a whumpee can be ‘conditioned’ with or without physical pain. That being said, I think what you really wanted to know is some physical torture methods that don’t leave scars. At least, not if you take care. Anything at all can leave a scar if you move roughly or bind them tight. In contrast, plenty of other things would leave a scar, but may not if the wound is cared for properly or the scars are strategically placed.
Torture techniques that don’t cause inherent scarring.
- Drowning
- Electrocution (dependent on location and intensity, ofc)
- Drugging - bad trip or just sensations and unknown
- Torturing loved ones instead
- Gaslighting
- Starvation
- Temperature shock
- Temperature extremes
- Phobia plays
- Dehydration
- Isolation
- Confinement
- Overstimulation / sensory overload
- Sensory Deprivation
- Induced hallucinations/hypnosis
- Stress positions
- Nerve poking (the opposite of good acupuncture)
- Restricted circulation
- Frostbite or burning (in moderation)
- Gentler whippings (soles of feet, especially)
- Dislocations
- Broken bones
- Damaging (not severing) tendons
- Concussions
Methods to avoid visible scarring:
- The inside of the mouth heals quickly and stays out of sight
- Lots of oils and lotions to keep the skin hydrated and avoid stretching while it works
- Tattoos cover a lot if they’re the right texture
- Invisible stitches rather than ones that zigzag over the skin
- Cuts in the creases of the body (lines in the hands, elbows, along every curve) (shoutout to @distinctlywhumpthing for that brilliant idea in her series, Together and Apart)
- Massaging the fresh scar a few minutes a day helps break down scar tissue
- Of course, keeping the wound incredibly clean.
- Minimize movement and stretching that section of flesh. The stiller it is, the cleaner the heal.
Anywho, hope this helps! Here's a blank graph btw if yall want to put your own whumpers or techniques on the chart. Go wild <3
That ask is so funny because the whump community has been one of the kindest most compassionate places I’ve been in including as a marginalized person. Are there some annoying people who have said insensitive or cruel things? Of course but that’s true of literally every community and from what I’ve seen from others too people into whump are the nicest people ever
Because…hurting fictional characters…is not related to real life cruelty
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We hit a hitch in immigration, so I won't be able to leave this silly country for a few more months. I'm counting that as a blessing. More time to clear everything out and I get to enjoy one more midwestern summer. I live in a really verdant place, so I'm grateful to be able to spend another summer foraging, reading by the creek, riding horses, and I get to meet my niece when she's born.
tldr: Lots of ups and downs, short on money, but doing alright. I appreciate you checking in <3
Is there anywhere on/offline you've actively been showing support for Palestine, Congo, Sudan etc.? 🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩
I want to make sure I am finding good people here, fellow whump authors whose works I can read and who I can interact with.
I am not on here too often, but I made a backup here a while ago to be present for others.
I'm not very active online besides in private servers, and I'm unfortunately not even making my own bill payments, so my support is incredibly limited to word of mouth. That said, I'm SEVERELY against anyone who's starting wars for no fucking reason and committing genocide or forcing starvation and resource depletion on innocent civilians. I wish I had more to give - not just monetarily - but I'm completely spent. I wish I could do more. Maybe once I've moved and gotten done with that whole exhausting process, I can do more.
Could you write some military whump? Especially something with a whumpee whos forced to be a soldier in the first place? Tyia!
oh no- hi! I'm so so sorry, but that's not a genre I write. I'm depressed by military whump in general, but especially 'forced to be a soldier' stuff.
my family has a rich (rancid and horrific) history of military slavery, and I can't get out of of my own head thinking about what my grandfathers went through to write a nice scene.
that being said! If anyone reading this would like to pick up the ask on my behalf and write up a scene for the sweet nonny here, feel free!
