here there be whump

Leah. She/her. Whump sideblog of librarymage. LibraryMage on ao3.

[weirdstrangeandawful]

Give me more whumpees whose torture was hell but never left any physical scars. Give me whumpees who look like nothing ever happened. Give me whumpees whose bodies just don’t reflect the pain they went through.

Break them down quietly.

[painwithoutplot]

whumpees who believe their whumper saved them <333 whumpees who believe their whumper created them <333 whumpees who feel indebted to their whumper on a moral or metaphysical level <333 and whumpers who stoke this belief and shamelessly exploit it <33333

[friendsandfoood]

Good evening

Whumper gagging Whumpee out of sheer anger. Maybe Whumpee is taunting Whumper. Or maybe they just bit them. Whumpee might have even tried to run. But either way, Whumpee's bravado is gone when they see Whumper reach for the gag. And Whumper would be lying if they said that didn't give them some kind of satisfaction.

[what-the-whump]

Whumptober 2023 | No.27

Matches - Scars - "Let me see."

Ezra Bridger in Star Wars Rebels - 1x15 - Fire Across the Galaxy

[painwithoutplot]

child assassin whose main birthday present/celebration is being "finally old enough for" their first kill. they knew it was coming (though they tried not to be presumptuous), and they tossed and turned with a pit in their stomach the night before. but everyone's nervous before a big milestone, right? once Whumper is there, so proud and excited for them, it's easier to be properly excited and grateful too.

[painwithoutplot]

i think it's compelling if this isn't an overtly evil and harsh 100% of the time whump setting (though i do love a pedal to the floor evil scenario). i'm stuck on the thought of Whumpee getting, like. cake. a genuine celebration with their caregivers (whumpers). presents, but clearly things tailored towards their assassin role; weaponry and associated equipment, exercise gear, etc. presents for the person Whumpee is expected to be. and of course, "getting to" kill someone, framed as an honour and in fact a treat.

[whumpprentice]

*likes a character* okay now give them such a high fever they start deliriously rambling and spill all their secrets :D

[spirit-whump]

Hear me out...... what if.... a character got hurt... and another character.... comforted them afterwards.....

[birdplushie]

torture the character some more. put her in her worst nightmare and don't let her out

[tatooineknights]

RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) Dir. Richard Marquand

[fuckyeahhc]

Sure we all love it when caretaker asks "are you okay" and stoic whumpee goes "I'm fine" when clearly not. But what if whumpee is so out of it that they just shake their head and lean on caretaker's chest.

[blurryeyeswhump]

Whumpee, bound and gagged in a tiny closet located somewhere in the warehouse Whumper operated out of, hears yelling, gunshots, and finally: silence.

The door creaks open. Someone silhouetted by the harsh light stands at the threshold, and behind them, on the ground and bleeding—not just bleeding but dead, Whumper lies, along with a handful of their men.

Tears spring up in Whumpee’s eyes. It’s over. They’re saved. Someone knows they’re here. Eyes still adjusting, they stare up at their savior.

Whumpee has no idea this person, silently taking in the sight of them, is so. much. worse.

[swordtit]

the best thing you can do to a character make them averse to touch and absolutely starved for it

[for-the-ouchies]

Its will pass, whumpee tells themselves, over and over. It will pass. Just breathe through it, stay calm, it will pass.

But the body does not care for what will be. The body only knows that the present is suffering, and tries to react accordingly.

[belovedwhump]

Small silent check-ups/comforts

A hand on the shoulder.

A hand on the back.

A look across the room or above/around other characters.

A hand on the elbow holding Whumpee back for a moment.

A hand steadying Whumpee.

A hand steadying Whumpee mid-conversation.

A hand steadying Whumpee while Caretaker is talking to someone else/not even looking at Whumpee.

An arm thrown over the shoulder, taking part of Whumpee's weight.

A thumb rubbed over knuckles.

A squeeze of a hand.

A hand on Whumpee's neck.

A silent question, asked with a look/without words.

A hand ruffling Whumpee's hair.

A small smile.

A nod.

A worried look turning into a small smile when Whumpee nods.

An arm wrapped around Whumpee.

A hug.

[evil-by-noon]

Whumpee scared to sleep because she keeps reliving her trauma in dreams.

They're so vivid. She always struggles with whether it was even a dream for a while after waking up.

The problem is, she doesn't remember it. The actual traumatic event.

The patterns are obvious; different faces, different settings, but some things always stay the same.

But, that never happened to her,

Did it?

[friendsandfoood]

A rare dialogue prompt:

“No, please don’t do this. I don’t—I’ll do whatever you want okay? I’ll won’t say a word, I promise! Please! Don—mmm! Mmmph!”

[for-the-ouchies]

Whumpee won't give in. There's no point. They've learnt from experience that it won't make the pain stop.