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The most obsession inducing trait a character can have for me is knowing somewhere in their heart That They Are A Bad Kid
This isn't necessarily literal. It can apply to characters who aren't children too. But there's something about characters who are either certain of the fact, or terrified of the possibility, that they are just fundamentally wrong and bad at their core
It is also important to me that it is not true. No one is fundamentally broken and evil.
Remember: if they can regenerate it is completely okay to do as much brutality as you want because they'll just heal it away anyways ^_^
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i think when representing trauma and PTSD in media we should explore hallucinations more. not the ones where they imagine talking to the person of their trauma because usually that’s written unrealistically but for example:
auditory hallucinations like small sounds, voices that both seem unreal and real, etc. but also tactile ones. touches, skin crawling, all that crap. the feeling of someone being right there in the room with you is also something that i’d like to see represented more because it can be written sooo well. and last but not least the classic flashes compared to the constant hallucinations. the flash of a shadow or a figure or a face that’s gone before you can truly grasp it ykwim
no dude it's so cool how attached you are to that character who is singled out and ostracized due to the external monstrousness that clashes with their internal spark of humanity. and i love how drawn you are to themes of horror and love, nature versus nurture, otherness, isolation, and the abject. i bet you have normal feelings about your own personhood
Hey, don’t be sad
Whumpee bound and gagged and completely at the mercy of the sadistic fuck in front of them, ok?
basically the best thing any character can do is decide they don't want to be afraid anymore - in fact they never want to be afraid of anything ever again - and take action so drastic they fail to realise that this too is a decision motivated by fear. or to account for the Consequences of that.
[with obvious perverted intent] hey. don't you want to release the safety catches on that character. don't you want to flip off all the switches holding them back and let the control rods go.
I love the trope, just as much as anyone, of the Caretaker being shocked by Whumpee's ingrained behaviors. Saying something and realizing just how bad it was by Whumpee's reaction.
But what if Caretaker just gently corrects the behavior?
They don't even verbalize it.
Whumpee kneels in an argument- Caretaker gently pulls on their hands so they stand again.
The moment passes.
Whumpee cowers when they break a plate- Caretaker quietly gets them a new one and cleans up the shards.
Whumpee removes their shirt and their torso is hatched with scars-and Caretaker looks at them all the same.
And it's a relief. Everyone treats Whumpee like a fragile glass thing ever since they came back.
With Caretaker they can at least, sometimes, feel normal.
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Why does "hey" always hit the whumperflies? Especially in repetition.
"Hey, hey- look at me, you're okay.
"No, hey, come on, stay with me."
"Hey, don't think about that."
"Hey, no, don't touch that."
"Whumpee, hey- hey, wake up, please."
Or just after the WhumpTM and they finally see each other again.
"Hey."
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Leon tied up, that’s it
Accidental trauma reveal my love. When friends or enemies unintentionally discover Whumpee’s tragic background. For instance
The classic nightmare scene. Whumpee has never slept with people close by for this very reason. Unfortunately, they don’t have a choice this time, and they do, in fact, scream (or cry) in their sleep, in front of someone/everyone.
The person behind the trauma suddenly reappearing in Whumpee’s life. Whumpee losing it—running away, hiding, refusing to engage with anyone. Or even better, trying so hard to pretend they’re okay until they just. Shatter.
Truth serums, spells, and items. Flippantly asking Villain, “Why do you keep doing this?” only to get a gut-wrenching answer in return.
The mind probe. Whumpee is sick/unconscious, and someone does the magical mind probe (I swear this comes up so much in media) to figure out what’s wrong and stumbles on Whumpee’s tragic past.
Teammates unknowingly triggering Whumpee for a while until Whumpee finally just screams it out. The looks of horror.
Also shout out to intentional trauma reveals. For trusting the found family enough to tell them the things that hurt the most.
Any other tropey goodness that results in Whumpee finally getting the comfort they deserve.
My personal favourite is the "it's (not) normal?" accidental reveal--where whumpee does/says something or reacts to something in a way that they view as normal due to trauma, but that everyone around them sees as shocking/disturbing/impressive/etc and it leads to conversation.
For example--
- Hypervigilance resulting in seemingly superhuman reaction times (their reaction time was normal, but they were the first to notice by far)
- Paranoia/trust issues and related habits (double checking others' work, not trusting without verification, memorizing the position of items in a personal/private space to know if another person moved something/intruded, etc)
- Remaining calm and level headed during an extreme stress situation, where even the most level headed of other characters starts to lose their grip a little; bonus points if the whumpee is known for being anxious or quiet most of the time and suddenly steps into leadership only during the streeful situation/emergency
- Reactions to injury/illness (self isolation, self treatment, hyperindependence even to a harmful degree)
- Reactions to mistreatment (not seeing it as a big deal or realizing why others are so upset at how whumpee is being treated/spoken to)
- Reliance on routines, rituals, or extremely specific habbits/ways of doing a task (must always check that doors are locked after entering a house, must always have their clothes folded in a precise way, etc)
- Specific habits/rules for themself around sleep, hygiene, or eating/drinking (not sleeping unless someone is on watch, must keep hair at a certain length, must always make sure others are fed before they start eating, etc)
- Actions that reflect a trauma-related viewpoint (such as self sacrifice from the view that they are more expendable than others in their group)
Also the opposite--thinking something that is normal/safe is abnormal/a threat, or requires a specific response from whumpee. This could be a reaction to specific words/phrases, dislike of physical touch, refusal to seek medical care, refusal of a resource (healing items, food, etc) if there is perceived scarcity, refusal to show or talk about emotions, etc
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An Allegory with Venus and Cupid by Bronzino
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