Whump for Comfort

Just call me 'Kit' - Mid 20's - she/they - AroAce - Hurt/comfort focused whump -

[go-whump-in-the-night]

Whump affirmations:

There's no such thing as too much blood

That Character can and should be tortured (frequently)

Caretakers are people, too (so torture them as well)

[whumporama]

Something that is so good; bruises.

They're often in addition to bigger things, but just bruises on their own are amazing too. The painful way they were inflicted, the evidence of what happened.

Just a Whumpee with a black eye is great.

Bruises around their wrists. Hidden on their ribs. Tighs, side, stomach.

Bruises on their throat, clearly showing what happened.

Also great for whumperless whump! From a fall, an accident, a crash, etc.

Describe me them bruises in whump!

[whumpup]

child whumpee's recovery being shown with them slowly being more rebellious. meaner. needier, whinier, the usual kid things....

[peachbrine]

visible signs of illness or injury 🤝 characters who hate calling attention to themselves

grumpy team leader showing up on monday morning with their arm in a sling, coat draped awkwardly over their shoulders

young, bold up-and-coming captain desperately trying to hide a limp to avoid being benched

visible bruises hidden under a sweater that keeps riding up, or poorly covered with makeup, dodging questions as their friends get more and more concerned

medic counting on their team not paying too much attention to the slowly spreading stain underneath their field jacket and the way that their hands are shaking

reliable, steady intelligence source doesn’t get sick, and the way their voice is cracking over the radio is just a bad signal

a meeting that they have to lead in five minutes and a black eye that they’ve resigned themselves to not being able to hide

absolutely refusing to admit anything is wrong despite the poorly-muffled coughing and sniffling

fresh stitches underneath a suit or gown, shrugging off friendly hugs that land on just-closed wounds

[sneakyboymerlin]

Merlin Whump in Every Season

🏹⏳ Season 5 ⌛️🏹

[alittlebitofwhump]

When the character is so dizzy they have to hold on to something to keep standing.

When the character grips hard, tightening all their muscles, in the hope that it will keep them from fainting.

When the character slowly lowers themselves against the thing they where holding onto because they can't keep themselves upright anymore.

When they sit down leaning heavily against the thing, panting, because even sitting is too much.

[sneefobeefo]

I just think its really need to see a stoic character teetering on the edge of their breaking point. The team watches them creep closer and closer to losing it, but they never fully take the plunge, pushing their limits further and further. The team wonders if they even CAN get the character to open up to them.

And when they do break, its catastrophic.

[thatsroughpal]

Regarding potential post-whump reactions: The thing about hyper-vigilance is that there's an upper limit to it. Like, eventually, someone can be so on edge and so fried and trying to take in so much that they just stop taking in anything. Not flinching anymore, not keenly attuned to every escape route, not alert to possible dangers—internally restless and keyed up all the same, but it's all static, none of it useful because there's no way to differentiate signal in the midst of all that noise.

[painwithoutplot]

hey don't cry, gruff/stoic caretaker wordlessly taking off their heavy coat and wrapping it around whumpee's shoulders, okay?

[painwithoutplot]

i've thought a bit about this as a wound reveal too (specifically, caretaker was shot during the rescue -> taking off their coat reveals the blood -> we get some role reversal first aid), but i do also really like when caretaker is narratively a pillar of dependability and safety that whumpee can lean on unconditionally in their hour of need, so like . i enjoy this without subversion too. depends what you need from the scene.

another slight twist, which i quite like despite it being a bit morbid, is the coat being stiff with Whumper's blood from Caretaker fighting and defeating them during the rescue. that's something that could certainly disturb Whumpee, but I like the angle of it being neutral-to-comforting,, like, proof positive of the lengths Caretaker will go to to defend them, and proof that those bastards can bleed. it's not pretty but it feels right, you know?

[whooooomp]

I really like it when a character is in so much distress that they start self harming about it. Nails digging into their own skin until they bleed. They might not even be aware that they're doing it, it's like an ingrained automatic response to fear for them.

[alittlebitofwhump]

States of being in pain

Staring at the ceiling, unable to move, unable to think, unable to do anything.

Crying and screaming, not being able to deal with it anymore, but also not being able to get away from it.

Breathing through it and feeling some relief. Okay. I can do this. I'm still in control. I can still handle this. Just breathe. Just focus on your breathing.

Breathing through it and feeling no relief at all. Slowly losing your grip on your coping mechanisms. Decending into panic and desperation. Hyperventilating.

Doing okay with the pain until one small extra thing suddenly completely sends you over the edge.

Rocking back and forth. Trying to sooth yourself and distract yourself. Fidgeting. Biting your lip. Bitting your nails.

Pulling on your hair to create new pain to distract you from the existing one.

Getting dizzy and nauseous just from the pain.

Drifting in and out of consciousness. Welcoming the softening edges of the pain as you're slowly drifting off.

Constant chronic pain that might not be that severe but becomes completely overwhelming to your mind simply because its always there.

Sharp unexpected blunt pain that suprises you and makes you yell out, all of your brain consumed by the sudden wave of agony as adrenaline rushes through your system and you're awareness completely shrinks to the sensation or the injury.

Nervously preparing yourself for pain that's about to come. Trying really hard to stay calm. Trying to remember what helps you get through it. Trying not to give into the rising panic in your chest.

[oracleofwhumpee]

Thinking about fevers. Burning hot skin and flushed cheeks and bright eyes. Shivering and painful chills, coughs and laboured breaths. A heart pounding against ribs. Babbling and nonsensical words. Characters spilling secrets or fears they would never admit if they were well. Talking about things that make perfect sense to their feverish mind and world, things that make absolutely no sense to their worried caretakers.

The dizziness and the headaches and the roaring sound of rushing blood in their ears. The restlessness, despite the stabbing pain every movement sends through their body. Limbs like iron weights, heavy and hard to move. Characters pushing and fighting against their caretakers, trying to get up from their place of rest, even when hands push them back down, a cold cloth to the head and soft murmured words of, "Shh, it's okay. Just rest. You're okay."

[lunarblazes]

i bet it feels good as fuck to start swaying on your feet after overtaxing your magic reserves

[love-less]

[angelic-whump]

"are... are you shaking?"

"im fine."

"how much pain are you in?"

(weakly) "im fine."

[undercover-horn-blog]

Okay but there's something about the sick person being discussed in third person, right?

"He's not well enough for that!"

"Fuck, she's burning up."

"Wow, he's, like, proper sick."

"In case you hadn't noticed, she's actually really ill. She should be in bed!"

"Hm, he definitely has a temperature."

Bonus points if it's followed by the sickie (grumpily) going "I can hear you, you know".

🥰🥰🥰

[peachbrine]

character who’s pleasantly surprised when their night owl partner agrees to go to bed early for once, only to find them shivering and feverish in the morning, chin tucked under the blanket