smothered in blankets

tender as hell

[whumpedupgood]

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 don’t want to see that isn’t under a readmore or has a different or misspelled tag. Fear not, I shall still blog here plenty!

Stay safe and have fun out there lovely people <3

[justbreakonme]

You know what I fucking eat up every time? The thing where one character is an optimist and the other is a pessimist, and something happens that just, snuffs the hope right out of the optimist, and the pessimist has to desperately try to do what the other has always done for them, cheer them up. I live for that shit omg.

[whooooomp]

enriching situations for characters who are deadly terrified of being vulnerable around others:

being gravely wounded and having to put their life in another person's hands. either fighting back with the last of their strength, or being too weak to protest when someone undresses them to take proper care of their injury

having a panic attack around (or caused by) another person. the fact that they're seen by someone like this only intensifies it, making them hyperventilate more

sleeping next to someone, trusting that they won't do anything to them. likely still going to wake up multiple times during the night at the slightest movement or sound

facing a fear/phobia they have and trying to remain composed as to not reveal their fear to everyone.

getting sick, feeling weak and utterly helpless. passing in and out of conciousness. flinching instinctively as someone checks their temperature

having limited mobility (ie. due to injury). needing to rely on someone else to help them move and do basic daily tasks. taking a bath together and allowing to be gently washed

bringing someone to the place they were raised in, allowing them to see into their past and judge it for themself.

[whumblr]

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...

[superkometa]

Superhero team as a metaphor for online friendship

[superkometa]

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

[peachbrine]

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

[everythingwasalreadypicked]

"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.

[thwrangis]

i am a normal guy with normal guy bones and organs

[crazysodomite]

*becomes offended and weirdly combative when you imply i have bones or internal organs*

[bump-of-whump]

Ref Recs for Whump Writers

Violence: A Writer’s Guide:  This is not about writing technique. It is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people don’t 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 writer’s 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.

10 B.S. Medical Tropes that Need to Die TODAY…and What to Do Instead: Written by a paramedic and writer with a decade of experience, 10 BS Medical Tropes covers exactly that: clichéd and inaccurate tropes that not only ruin books, they have the potential to hurt real people in the real world. 

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 you’re inflicting matters. 

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 don’t mind a bit of fictional bodily harm, then you’ll love Samantha Keel’s invaluable handbook

[scriptmedic]

So so honored to get THREE separate mentions in this list! (I haven’t 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 I’ve 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, I’m happy to answer questions about the books themselves via DM or ask box. Including the “hey I want this but REALLY can’t afford it could you PDF me?” ones.

[nogwagons]

whumpee who’s been hurt and traumatised so badly they’ve completely detached from it and just find the whole ordeal deeply shameful and embarrassing. they don’t see the point in telling anyone about an injury or an illness or a life-altering traumatising event because it doesn’t really matter and they feel like they’re forcing their issues on other people and centering themselves too much.

they’ll move on somehow. no use in worrying people and burdening them with whumpee’s problems when there are more important things to worry about. besides, nobody likes an attention seeker, no?

[genuary-prompt-month]

Genuary 2026 Prompts

Plain text prompt list and rules below the cut

Daily Prompts:

Flowers

Food

Goals

Moon Phases

Too Hot

Too Cold

Nostalgia

Broken

Calling out someone's name

Abandoned

Reunion

Changing Seasons

Surprise

Celebration

Role Models

First Impression

Give and Take

Momentum

Boredom

Colorful

Hidden in plain sight

Missed Opportunity

Out of control

Away from home

Stuck at home

Permanent

Temporary

Match

Dreams/Nightmares

Endings/Beginnings

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.

[daggers-and-dangers]

Whumpee being done up for a party/event/whatever. Whumper sees them in their makeup and formalwear and says, "You look beautiful, darling—I barely recognized you."

[bloodiedbriars]

Emotional Whump: Dissappoinment

“I didn't expect this. Not from you.”

“Never talk to me again.”

“Where were you? I needed you. I needed you!”

“You are nothing to me.”

“I thought you'd be better than this.”

“You got no reason to trust me, I get it, but I need you to listen on this one…”

“I don’t even know what’s real anymore.”

“You knew this would hurt me and still did it.”

“It's too late.” / “You're too late.”

“I don't know why I ever gave you another chance.”

“You really are the worst.”

“How could I be so stupid?”

“You realise this is it, right? There's no coming back from this.”

[thatwhumpblogoverthere]

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 whumpee’s frame. It doesn’t 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 whumpee’s knees.

[writerwhostayedupallnight]

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 you—"

"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?"

[whumpedupgood]

Character who’s been captured by an organization and is brought to the office of the person in charge. They’re restrained. They know their team is coming to save them, but they can’t stay quiet. It’s not just their team — 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. It’s enough to get everyone’s 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.

The squeak of a chair. A deep sigh.

A click of static.

Silence.