Attention small trove of people who follow this blog. I have started a darker, much more NSFW blog for more of the creepy, intimate whumper, noncon torture stuff here:
whumpedupbad
This shall helpfully keep people from being jump scared by material they donât want to see that isnât under a readmore or has a different or misspelled tag. Fear not, I shall still blog here plenty!
Thinking about characters getting a nice demeaning slap in the face, in *warning*, telling them in not so unsubtle terms to watch their mouth. Two slaps maybe... or a backhand if they're really pushing it...
I've known you for years, but don't know your name. I trust you with my biggest fears, but you'll never even know how I look. I wish I could take you to my favourite coffee shop or park, but I'll never be able. If something were to happen to you I would never know. You are one of most important people in my life, I wish I could introduce you to others
hiii you should picture your character washing up on the shore, tossed like a ragdoll in the surf, soaked to the bone and shivering. they're probably covered in cuts from razor-sharp rocks and barnacle shells, the saltwater tinged with blood and stinging with every wave. the temperature and the fight to keep their head above water has completely sapped their strength, limp on the shore and exposed to the elements
"Whumper dressing up Whumpee" "Caretaker helping Whumpee dress" all very good and that I like, but have we considered Whumpee helping Whumper dress.
They methodically work through buttons, trying not to think about how close they are to their tormentor, how they can feel Whumper's breath on the nape of their neck. They have to stare at Whumper's self satisfied smirk as they shave them.
Or perhaps Whumper hates dressing up. LOATHES it. Maybe they are a Whumpee to a bigger, stronger Whumper themselves. So they fuss, and they complain, and Whumpee is about to cry because they *need* to do their job and Whumper is making it real damn hard.
Violence: A Writerâs Guide:Â This is not about writing technique. It is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people donât understand. The parts that books and movies get wrong. Not just the mechanics, but how people who live in a violent world think and feel about what they do and what they see done.
Hurting Your Characters: HURTING YOUR CHARACTERS discusses the immediate effect of trauma on the body, its physiologic response, including the types of nerve fibers and the sensations they convey, and how injuries feel to the character. This book also presents a simplified overview of the expected recovery times for the injuries discussed in young, otherwise healthy individuals.
Body Trauma: A writerâs guide to wounds and injuries. Body Trauma explains what happens to body organs and bones maimed by accident or intent and the small window of opportunity for emergency treatment. Research what happens in a hospital operating room and the personnel who initiate treatment. Use these facts to bring added realism to your stories and novels.
Maim Your Characters: How Injuries Work in Fiction: Increase Realism. Raise the Stakes. Tell Better Stories. Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury youâre inflicting matters.Â
Blood on the Page: This handy resource is a must-have guide for writers whose characters live on the edge of danger. If you like easy-to-follow tools, expert opinions from someone with firsthand knowledge, and you donât mind a bit of fictional bodily harm, then youâll love Samantha Keelâs invaluable handbook
So so honored to get THREE separate mentions in this list! (I havenât read the first few, but the first one sounds fascinating!)
To differentiate the last 3, which are mine:
10 BS Tropes: this is how not to piss off medical folks in storytelling. It is short, and it was free the last I checked.
Maim Your Characters: this is a guide to injury as a plot structure tool. As in, how and when do you make the most out of a good character thrashing, from a plot perspective?
Blood on the Page is the book that tells you how long a specific injury might take to heal, what the character would go through, and details about their treatment.
Also, if cash is an issue, most of Blood on the Page and Maim Your Characters is available in my blog archives if you can navigate the hellsite. (The #masterposts tag is your best bet). And 10 BS Tropes was free the last I checked!
(Since Iâve had people ask: I priced the books so that, last I checked, I earn equivalent royalties whether you buy paperbacks or digital.)
xoxo, Aunt Scripty
P.S.: While I no longer answer asks about specific scenarios or injuries, Iâm happy to answer questions about the books themselves via DM or ask box. Including the âhey I want this but REALLY canât afford it could you PDF me?â ones.
whumpee whoâs been hurt and traumatised so badly theyâve completely detached from it and just find the whole ordeal deeply shameful and embarrassing. they donât see the point in telling anyone about an injury or an illness or a life-altering traumatising event because it doesnât really matter and they feel like theyâre forcing their issues on other people and centering themselves too much.
theyâll move on somehow. no use in worrying people and burdening them with whumpeeâs problems when there are more important things to worry about. besides, nobody likes an attention seeker, no?
Pick a dialog prompt if you haven't already. If you have, then it's a free day, yay!
Dialog Prompts:
"What was that?"
"I told you not to tell them!"
"Don't let go."
"I'm so sorry I'm late!"
"When was the last time you talked to them?"
"Where is it? I just had it!"
"You should have seen the look on your face."
"Don't do anything stupid while I'm gone."
"Whatever it is, I'm in."
"I want nothing to do with this."
"In my defense..."
You can interpret the prompts any way you want. Day 8, for example, could be someone fixing a broken toy or someone breaking a bone. Is Day 28 a something that starts a fire, a sporting event, or friendship bracelets? That's up to you!
You can make combo fills with prompts from other events, as long as combo fills are allowed there as well and you follow the guidelines for both events.
You can do the prompts out of order. Have an idea for a series, but 22 has to come before 7? Go for it!
You can fill multiple prompts in the same work and still have it count for both prompt fills. A fic about being stranded in a blizzard could fill both 6 and 25, or art of someone with a flower tattoo could fill both 1 and 26.
You can substitute a dialog prompt for any days prompt, but you can't use the same one twice. They do not have to be used verbatim, as long as it's clear what the inspiration was.
Whumpee being done up for a party/event/whatever. Whumper sees them in their makeup and formalwear and says, "You look beautiful, darlingâI barely recognized you."
Whumpee, on all fours, frantically crawling backwards, eyes wide-tears streaming down their cheeks. They are covered in dirt. In hundreds of tiny cuts and bruises. And the fear on their face and in their body is palpable. You can damn-near taste it in the air. Whumper is like a shark, drawn in via blood in the water. The sobs start. And they rack the little whumpeeâs frame. It doesnât stop the pain. It just sweetens it. Curates it. And Whumper is starved for their pain. They pull back, weapon in hand and slam down onto whumpeeâs knees.
Caretaker's phone rings in the middle of the night, waking them out of a sound sleep. They peer blearily at the caller ID, then sigh and press answer. "Whumpee, it's four in the morning. This had better be important."
There is silence on the other end of the line, and Caretaker furrows their brow. "Whumpee, if this is some kind of prank, I promise youâ"
"Caretaker?"
The voice sounds so scared and broken that it makes Caretaker freeze on the spot. "Whumpee, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
"I'm sorry, I just...I don't know what's going on and I think I'm bleeding and..." Whumpee's voice breaks off into something that sounds like a sob. Then, in a broken, desperate whisper; "Can you please come and get me?"
Caretaker is already in motion, yanking on clothing and snatching their keys from the kitchen counter. "Where are you?"
Character whoâs been captured by an organization and is brought to the office of the person in charge. Theyâre restrained. They know their team is coming to save them, but they canât stay quiet. Itâs not just their team â they realize as their captor monologues that their captor is going to get everybody killed
They reach for the button that controls the speaker system throughout the base. They try to warn everyone
They barely get a word out. Itâs enough to get everyoneâs attention
The sound of their pained cries echo through the halls as their captor brutally beats them right there against the desk. Members of the organization, many of whom are just doing their regular jobs, freeze in shock and horror, every crunch and slap another brushstroke in this abrupt nightmare in their day
The beating stops. Rough, exhausted panting rasps over the speaker. The sound of footsteps over crunching glass
A sharp inhale. A cough. The rumble of swallowed sobs, punctuated by small whines.
modern media needs more scenes where the grimy warrior character is forced to clean up and dress up niceys for some big event and he looks good (if out of place) but it also feels kinda like a humiliation ritual