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Whumpmas in July: Day Five

Whumperfly-Inducing Media

- Tangled: This movie was one of my childhood favorites, and for good reason. Between the possessive villain posing as Rapunzel's mother and the witty thief who narrowly avoids being hung to save her, Tangled is chock full of whumpy themes. I specifically love the obedient-to-defiant arc Rapunzel has, and the self sacrifice bit at the end (plus, there's some lovely gags and chains showcased in the movie's climax).

-Phantom of the Opera: The first time I remember feeling drawn in and enraptured by whumpy media was when my parents let me watch Phantom of the Opera. The ending had me hooked on the screen, watching as Raoul choked on the noose around his neck while Christine begged for his life. Was it appropriate for a child? Debatable. Has it remained one of my favorite whumpy movies of all time? Absolutely.

-Aladdin: For a company that focuses on children's cartoons, Disney has a surprising amount of whump in its films. Aladdin is definitely no exception, with the poor thief being tricked into taking a shady deal, one that almost gets him killed. From forced marriages to botched murders to underground dungeons to enslaved magical entities, this movie has enough whumpy themes to satisfy any whump thirsty adolescent (or adult).

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Whumpmas in July Day 5

What whump trope do you wish there was more content for?

Team whump. I haven't written any myself, but I absolutely love reading it. You get a lot of interesting dynamics when you have more characters involved in whump scenarios, and the leader/members dynamic is always fun to play around with.

(if anyone has any team whump fics that they really like, send me the links! I'm down to read some good team whump anytime)

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Whumpmas in July (Day 5): What trope do you wish there was more content for?

The trope that most easily comes to mind for me the exact moment that a rescuer/caretaker-to-be finds the whumpee. It’s not entirely uncommon, but it tends to be a small second and only a few sentences. I also tend to see it most in fanfiction.

But yeah… I like the search under pressure and then the rescuer pushes a door open or they see a silhouette and it’s their teammate, the whumpee. What’s their reaction? Are they shocked? Scared? Angry? What do they do next? Do they run straight to the whumpee, or do they first seek violent vengeance on the nearest whumper?

I like the first words to the whumpee (if conscious) and the quick weighing of options and consequences. Maybe they have the time to check the severity of injuries and do first aid, but often times it’s more: We gotta go. We gotta run.

Bonus points if the whumpee is the youngest and/or most innocent of a team. Double Bonus points if a usually stoic or lighthearted whumpee is reduced to a sobbing, broken mess that shakes the rescuer to the core.

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Whumpmas in July - Day 5 (July 5th)

Take a moment today to spread a bit of love! Drop into the inbox of someone whose work has inspired you or left an impression on you, and let them know how much they mean to you! Feel free to go on anon if you’re feeling shy :) but you might have the chance to make a new friend! 

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wij day 5 | who are your favorite whumpees?

in general, my favorite whumpees are female (or, more precisely, not male). and to make me love them, they are in equal parts very capable and very strong - be it physical, intellectual, societal or mental - and vulnerable. i love it when the whump messes with the self-image and self-worth, when confident characters hide huge amounts of pain and trauma and it's so hard to see.

if you follow my blog, it might not come as a surprise to you, that my favorite whumpee is dany. she has lived in many story arcs and aus, and she still does not bore me one bit.

she is that - rich, intelligent, privileged, successful, attractive. being whumped breaks her down, but there's always a stubborn, defiant part of her that survives and keeps her going. she will fold to things, she easily gives up pride, she cries and begs and sometimes hates herself, but she also keeps breathing and working her way forward. i especially love her aftermath, the way she plays down all the pain and trauma, the perfect, untouchable facade she builds, how she convinces herself that she's not affected.

in published media, my favorite is jessica jones from the tv shows. she's so similar to that. she has super strength, and at the same time she's incredibly vulnerable, hiding her huge trauma behind the facade of an unfazed, strong investigator, shutting off even from her friends, working herself through panic attacks, starting the most unhealthy, wrong, (hot) affair… ugh. season 1 jessica jones is my absolute no 1 whumpee.

and in my friends works on tumblr, shockingly, my absolute favorite doesn't entirely fall into these categories. it's lourdes, @wildfaewhump s oc. they are not male, that's a given, but their strength is somewhat less obvious, especially in the way their story starts. they've been kidnapped, brainwiped, terrorized and conditioned into a fearful, pliable wru pet; moulded into a predator's perfect prey. but they get out. it's their intellect that makes them realize they're going to die, it's resourcefulness that makes them ask the right person for help. they are another flavor of what i described - they start off incredibly vulnerable, but they (re)build their strength, all on their own, and it's often messy and often unhealthy, but they struggle so hard and it's breaking my heart in all the good ways. lourdes is complex and haunting and imperfect and unhealthy, and i have never loved a whumpee more.

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