(So I kinda combined this post and this post I just made because I really like those tropes haha)
(TW for electro torture, torture training, medical setting kinda, emotional whump, reluctant whumper kinda?)
“Alright, goin’ up a level. You ready?”
Whumpee seized up and screamed. It was so much worse than they expected. Too much too fast. “STOP! STOP, PLEASE!”
Trainer turned the machine off and sighed, letting Whumpee breathe. “Damn it. Sorry, I went up two levels instead of one. Thought you could handle it.”
Whumpee shot Trainer a glare. “Gee, thanks a lot,” they spat.
“Hey, hey, listen,” Trainer said, holding their hands up defensively. “Whumper isn’t gonna play it safe with you. They may not go little by little. They could start you out at the worst one. It’s good to be prepared.”
Whumpee rolled their eyes. “Yeah, whatever. Just get me used to the higher settings before you go crazy on me, alright?” They closed their eyes and took a few calming breaths, regulating their nerves and waiting for the pain to wear off like Trainer taught them.
They opened their eyes again and looked up at Trainer, who was carefully adjusting the dials on the machine. Whumpee could see the stress they were trying their best to hide. They knew how much Trainer hated hurting them. They both hated that doing this was necessary.
“Hey,” Whumpee said, as softly as they could with their voice weak from screaming. “Thanks for doing this. Really. I know it’s hard for you.”
Trainer scoffed. “Hard for me? I ain’t the one strapped up to a damn torture device,” they said, gesturing to the state Whumpee was in.
“I’m serious,” Whumpee said genuinely. “Thank you.”
Finally, Trainer cracked a small smile. They seemed relieved to hear that. “…Yeah. Welcome.”
Whumpee nodded and looked back at the ceiling. “Okay. I’m ready. Level five, okay? No skipping yet.”
“Yes, five, I know, I know. Alright…three, two, one…”
Whumpee grit their teeth, clenched their fists, and squeezed their eyes shut while the machine worked. It was awful, barely manageable, but they held out without needing to beg. Trainer switched off the machine, and Whumpee finally relaxed.
“Good job,” Trainer congratulated, smiling again. They were both proud of Whumpee for surviving that, and glad they didn’t have to do it again for a while. “Let’s call it a day, yeah? Lemme get you out of this shit.”
Whumpee, despite succeeding, was a mess. There were still tears streaming down their face, and they could barely open their eyes. They let Trainer free them from their restraints and carry them off the table and into the med bay so they could get checked out. They wiped the sweat off of Whumpee’s forehead. Whumpee noticed, opened their eyes slightly, and smiled weakly at the gesture.
“You’re sweet,” they mumbled. Trainer let out a laugh and shook their head.
“I’ll call Medic. Get some rest, Whumpee.” They turned around to leave. “Proud of you.”
Whumpee closed their eyes after Trainer closed the door, still smiling despite the circumstances they were in.
Trainer headed to their own room after leaving Whumpee, lying face-down on their bed. They tried to hold it together, but after a few minutes, they began to sob.
They were good at their job, but damn, did they hate it.