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[whumpqhs]

Interest Check: Rescue Team RP Server

Hi all, I know I'm not super active on whumpblr anymore but I've got this idea for an rp server. It would be set up for play by post, in the same rough cinematic universe but with a few different setting options. For example, most of the ideas I'm getting are modern day, but some could be sci-fi too.

Full disclosure, this is the result of me and best friend watching a combination of MrBallen, Kyle Hates Hiking, and Horrible Fates. We both finish a story and go "okay so we need to fix that".

So, what would it be like? A very chill, most likely pretty slow running, server, focused on rescue missions and the immediately following medical aid. Basically, a bunch of elite experts in things like search and rescue, diving, spelunking, industrial environment safety... and this team gets the calls that are pretty much otherwise a lost cause. Some of them go out, whoever matches. ......you know, like Paw Patrol.

Cases would be a single rp, with the team decided in the planning phase, and after it ended, it would end, unless you personally wanted to carry things forward and both players agreed if it was a multiple character thing like a developing bond or inside joke. Two yeses, one no rule on that stuff.

You could have as many OCs as you want as options, both team members, victims, and folks who do both. That's why I'm doing an interest check-- I'll need a few people. And I'm not an OC gremlin like most people, I'm a pitch gremlin. So those people who have one william OCs to put in situations? I love y'all, you're perfect for this.

I know that a lot of us have whump domains that we're experts in, and I also know that three of the top ones are wilderness survival, rescue, and critical care. For me personally, getting to show off that expertise is a lot of fun, but I don't always have the spoons to write fic. I do have the spoons for rp pretty often though, and I do best with a "monster of the week" type setup, where it's bite sized, poppable, little episodes of rp, rather than a long running overarching thing. I'm hoping others do as well, and that there's interest in this. Can't promise that I'll be that great at running a server. I'm super busy irl. But wanted to put this out here, just in case. Feel free to reblog, comment, etc etc. Thanks.

[diablo-sera-tops]

hey don't cry. blorbo coughing up blood

[diablo-sera-tops]

blorbo writhing in agony ok? don't cry

[diablo-sera-tops]

blorbo screaming so much their voice becomes hoarse and weak and the pain still won't stop

[diablo-sera-tops]

blorbo unable to close their eyes and avoid the visceral sight of their own body

[diablo-sera-tops]

blorbo suffering unimaginable pain and being powerless to stop it ok? ok

[alexanderwales]

Thousands of starfish had washed up on the beach, and a little girl was diligently throwing them back into the water, one at a time.

A man came up to the girl and said, "You'll never save all of them. What you're doing is pointless. It doesn't matter."

The girl threw another starfish into the water. "It mattered to that one."

The man snorted and walked away.

The girl kept throwing starfish, one after another.

To throw one starfish back into the ocean takes a trivial amount of effort, but to throw ten, or fifty, is much less so. The girl had not learned much of biomechanics, but she began to feel the strain in her back. Her skin had softened from the seawater, and the starfish themselves were abrasive. Her fingers had pruned. Her shoulder hurt. She was cut, twice, on her fingers, as the same storm that had stranded the starfish had also brought up broken shells and crab carapaces. The skin of a starfish was like sandpaper.

She tried switching hands, and could throw the starfish less well, and it wasn't long before she had mirrored all her injuries. She was bleeding, though the blood wept rather than flowing, briefly staining the starfish pink before they were tossed into the ocean.

It seemed as though there were just as many dying starfish as when she'd started.

After three hours, the girl was sunburnt. A passing man had told her that she should stop what she was doing, and had offered her some water, which she took, but he hadn't helped to throw the starfish back.

The girl's hands were cracked, scraped, and raw. Saltwater found the wounds, but she'd gone numb, and her motions became more mechanical.

"It mattered to that one," she thought to herself, "It mattered to that one," over and over, like a mantra. Her muscles ached, but the ache became familiar. When she'd started, her throws had been beautiful things, guided by purpose, but now they were sloppy and threatened to pull her off balance.

She did fall, more than once, landing on sand that was filled with jagged debris, and sometimes she was slow to get up. But she did get up, because there were more starfish to save, tens of thousands of them.

Night fell, and it was harder to see the starfish, but they were still in need of help. She was tired, and the cuts on her fingers had multiplied. The skin had been wet for too long, and in one place, on her palm, where she had gripped a thousand starfish to throw them, a piece of white skin had come off.

Still, she kept throwing starfish.

Her mother didn't find her until after midnight.

"Hi mom," said the girl. Her voice croaked. She had been saying, "It mattered to that one" under her breath for long enough that her vocal cords had strained. She threw another starfish into the ocean.

"You need to come home," her mother said.

"These starfish will die without me," said the girl.

"I know," said her mother. "But you need to come home, because if you keep doing this, you'll collapse on the beach, and like a starfish, you'll need to be rescued too."

The girl stooped down, back aching, and picked up another starfish. Many of them had died by this point, but there were still uncountably many that lived. The rough skin of the starfish grated at her tender skin, but she rose and threw it, arm protesting, and watched it fall down into the water.

Her mother grabbed her gently by the shoulders. "I'm bringing you home," she said. "It would be better if I didn't have to carry you, but I will if I have to."

"I don't want to be the sort of person who leaves starfish to die," said the girl, shrugging off her mother. But a part of her did want to be carried, because she'd walked for miles along this beach, one stooping step at a time.

"I know," said her mother. "But to survive, you have to be. Save as many as you can, but take breaks, get good sleep, eat well. Then go back and save more."

The girl swayed where she was. She was close to passing out, though maybe it was because her rhythm had been interrupted.

Her mother held out a hand, so they could walk together, like they'd done when she was smaller.

And it was then that she noticed the scars on her mother's hands, the calluses and rough spots, the places where cuts had healed. She had seen her mother's hands many times before, but had never asked why they were that way.

The girl slipped her hand into her mother's and began to cry as they walked back home.

[spookyboywhump]

Guy who never feels like his problems are “bad enough” to be taken seriously: what if I hurt the character so horrifically that everyone around them could not possibly deny the severity of their pain even if the character themself tries to downplay it.

[rookthebird]

love a fictional character who will scowl and tell people “I’m not sick” “I’m not hungry” “I didn’t get injured”

meanwhile he has an extremely high fever, he ate some soup last week, and the blood is soaking through his jacket

[swooningdelirium]

someone who refuses to admit something is wrong vs. a caretaker who knows them well and has Had Enough

“you’re not fine. you’re hurt. please let me see see it.”

“how long have you felt like this? …you know exactly what i mean.

“should i believe you or the thermometer?”

“what are you doing up??”

“it’s okay if it hurts, you know.”

[herbs-and-poultices]

"Shirt." [impatient gesture] "Off." [glare] "NOW."

"I can hear your teeth chattering from all the way over here."

[hands-on-hips one-eyebrow-raised stare]

"We can agree that you're not currently dying. Now please let me try to keep it that way."

[halibellecter]

"Heads up down there. Wounded hostile just fell off the Tower, might land close to the evac zone. Fall should kill him but be on guard. I'm on the way down to help with patients and can double check he's gone. Medical, do you copy?"

"Got it, Doc's already here for backup, I see the casualty and am en route. Gray and orange armor, right?"

"Casualt--- no! No, he just tried to kill me!"

"Yeah, so I'll get him, and when you get down here, you get the next one."

"Oklahoma, that is an enemy asset."

"And Washington, these are the rules of engagement."

[halibellecter]

taking an absolutely unprecedented risk putting this back on the top of my blog but I feel it's important to add the context that this was moments before she did three solid hours of CPR on him, managed to get his pulse back, stitched up the gut wound, passed out from exhaustion... nearly went into rhabdo for his sorry ass... and he's still upset that his heart stopped long enough to lose the Great Key.

[halibellecter]

Alright, I guess we're attempting to write this (thank you beloved mutual ❤) so I'm tagging it properly. And then putting my phone down and going to bed because I'm a little fraidy cat......

[halibellecter]

"--two, three, four, come ON don't you die on me--"

"Doc. Why didn't you stop her?!"

"I mean, she's got a point about the rules of engagement--"

"NO she DOES NOT---"

"Clear!"

[halibellecter]

"Alright. He's stable, going to be a long road but he should make it just fine. Any questions?"

"....no. No, thanks."

There's a pause. She glances at the figure in the bed. Back to the one sitting stiffly in the chair beside it.

"......what do you guys normally do after missions to wind down? Because, I mean, within reason..."

"We're usually both pretty tired. Turn on the TV and wind up passing out." He's watching every respiration carefully. "He falls asleep on me all the time."

"...you can hold his hand, you know. No judgment. You know how to get the side rails down?" She kneels and brushes sheets out of the way to keep the line of sight extra clear, demonstrates the catch once, twice. "Here. You try."

He's about three times her size, and was just on the wrong side of a war from her, but you wouldn't know it watching his hands move-- it's like any other family member stuck with any other patient in any other strange room full of things that don't make sense.

"There you go. All the other ones work the same way. I wouldn't pick him up just yet, but we verified-- no spinal injuries, armor took most of the fall. You can, ah, do with that information what you will. Again, no judgment. I'm the only one covering y'all until... well, the foreseeable future. You won't see anybody else come in." She doesn't mention how she had to fight Grey not to assign tech support, or her own relief, because someone else in her faction entering the room would only end badly.

"...understood." She can almost hear the gears turning.

"Need anything while I'm still physically in the room?"

"---Extra blankets. You can just tell me where they are. He's..." the words slow, as if they're being tripped up by something pesky like self awareness, then, "...he gets cold easy."

"Got it. You stay there, we've got some in a heater. I'll be right back."

She knocks when she gets to the door again. Waits to be called in. Even though it's only been two minutes. They need a little time before she opens the door to let go of each other's hands.

[ollybear-writes]

Post hypoxia Wash x Reader  - SFW Headcanon (Fluff)

This is building off my previous post about hypoxia headcanon so check that one out if you want more context on why I am headcanoning each of these. 

Word count: 2381

Early morning snuggles 

Before the hypoxia Wash was a model of routine, waking up at the same time regardless if he slept or not, and doing the same exercise, drill, cleaning, etc. In the past when you used to try and get him to sleep in with you, he would do so reluctantly, and would often get antsy after an hour of lying around. He would need some serious persuasion to stay in bed after 7:30am. 

The symptoms he experiences post hypoxia such as migraines, memory issues, slower cognitive processing, confusion, limb weakness, and reduced tolerance for emotional stress mean that he is slower to wake up and has trouble staying away in the morning. He may wake up several times and keep falling back asleep . He probably has limb weakness when he first wakes up, and may struggle with intense emotions from dreams or feeling disoriented.  

He latches on to the sensory details- your smell, your skin, your heartbeat, your warmth, your hair and uses them to ground himself in something safe. You feel like home to him and he clings to you in the morning. He is sweet and cuddly and a little dopey. 

Probably say “hey you” with a sweet little sleepy smile a couple times each morning. 

He gets a spike of distress when you get up to leave. He probably makes a distressed sound and grips on a little tighter when you shift to get up. Sometimes he will insist it isn't morning yet and ask you to stay a little longer (you have blackout curtains). Other times he’ll be completely non verbal in the morning. He makes a happy little hum when you stay. When he has bad migraines he'll get nauseous and disoriented if you move the bed at all when getting up, and on these mornings he's probably cranky. 

Doing almost everything together 

Wash is going to depend on you for support a lot more than before and as a result you and him do more things together. Due to memory lapses,deficits in attention ,impulsive control, reasoning, executive functioning means Wash may do some stuff that is less than safe or counterproductive to his efforts. Like if he cooks, he might leave an open flame, walk away and forget. If he takes med he may forget if he took them already. When Wash has insight into his symptoms, he is more able to understand where he needs external support and implement with tools (check list, timers, reminders) or ask for help. His preferred way of receiving support is through team efforts, as it lets him lead where and how he wants support. So he might ask you to sit with him while he packs out a med pack for the week and ask “did I do this one already? Or does this look right to you?” Things like cooking dinner, laundry, managing upcoming appointments are now combined efforts. Less divide and conquer and more mutual participation .

However because of Anosognosia Wash insight into those support needs is not always consistent. When he is in denial of and dismisses stuff that happens because of his symptoms, he doesn't ask for help, and is less likely to accept support if it's famed as such. He also sometimes becomes agitated or shuts down if you try to have explicit conversations about it because he isn't ready to process and accept how things are different and he isn't just going to “bounce back”. So you found that framing support as company is easier for him to receive. 

“I'd love to come on a walk with you: " is easier for him than "I'm worried you’ll get lost and forget where you are”. 

Another piece of it is Wash doesn’t like being alone as much as previously. He gets time blindness and sometimes forgets what he is doing and it’s disorienting. He finds regulating his mood easier when there is someone else in the room. Even if it's just seeing you doing something on your own in another area, it's grounding.  

Memories 

Wash has always liked to reminisce on fond or comforting memories, however after his hypoxia, the way he does so changes. With the repeated story about his cat Loki, Wash is telling a story of resilience that gives him hope in his ability to bounce back (soothing an anxiety he isn't even fully aware of). The kinds of things he is doing to bring up with you are probably going to be similar in that way. He likely brings up these memories repeatedly. At first you might point out that it's a conversation you've had before, but he becomes discouraged and distressed when you do so. So you just kind of give slightly different responses each time he brings it up. Sometimes commenting on details you remember, other times just smiling warmly at him and saying “yeah i remember”. 

 Wash probably brings up shared memories a lot, especially ones that soothe anxiety about how he had changed. Even if has low insight into his symptoms, some part of him is going to make the connection between himself and other neurodivergent people who maintain intimate relationships/ friendships. So he may talk about the triplets from project freelancer or caboose more frequently than before. 

He may also have anxiety about the dynamics of your relationship changing after his injury. He may repeatedly bring up memories he has of your interactions with caboose as a way to process and interpret your behavior now. 

Eg: “Do you remember the first time I walked in on a caboose braiding your hair. Earlier that day I had to stop him from cracking my ribs when he'd hug me. I was so sure he’d like…accidentally rip your hair out or something, but he was so gentle.” 

The first time he brings it up you say  “You wouldn't stop staring. At the time I thought you were bent out of shape because it was against protocol or something.” The next time you comment on how caboose was always good at wiring and braiding isn't so different. The time after that you comment on how your (mom/sibling /friend) used to play with your hair when you were a kid and it was comforting. 

These memories serve as a foundation for how he understands your relationships with neurodivergent people who can’t always reciprocate support in the same way. 

The more he has memories of you openly communicating your needs and being receptive to receiving compassionate giving that isn't always directed in the way you expected, the more reassured he feels in his current relationship with you. 

He probably also brings up memories of important milestones in your relationship with him. Like the first time he realized he had romantic feelings for you. Times you spent together late at night talking about everything and nothing. He is making meaning by placing your current relationship in the context of all your past intimacy. 

Wash also talks more about his past and childhood than ever before. You learn more about his life in the months after his neck injury than you learned in years of knowing and dating him. 

Routines 

Wash has always been the kind of person to take comfort in routines and things being done according to the rules, the way they have always been done etc. When he was a little kid he always liked when things were at the same time, bedtime, school lunch etc. He liked doing things exactly the way he was taught and would get anxious and upset when people did things “wrong” or when routines got disrupted. He is still like that throughout project freelancer and afterwards, though significantly more flexible than he was in childhood. However whenever he is anxious or overwhelmed he relies more on the comfort of routine and the familiar. 

The memory loss post hypoxia makes reality distorting for Wash and the reduced capacity for stress means that he is more often needing to use routines and the familiar to gain comfort and a sense of control. As a result little rituals he shares with you become very important to him.  If Wash used to make you coffee or toast every morning before his injury you can bet he is going to want to keep making you coffee and toast every day. He is going to want to sit in the same spot at the end of the day and hear about whatever you were doing or thinking about even if he forgets or if you were together all day.

If he has old habits like coming up behind you and hugging you or telling you he loves you every night, then memory lapses may mean he does the same things throughout the day multiple times without noticing.  He isn't worried about seeming clingy or too much, he is just delighted to be with you each time.

On the flip side he will become anxious, confused, and dysregulated when they are skipped or missed or different. For example if his PT or OT schedule gets moved around he will not know what to do during the time they were supposed to be and might get stuck just kinda doing nothing. 

Separation distress/ protectiveness

With all of the loss and trauma Wash has experienced; Wash anxious whenever you're separated, but especially when you're the one leaving. When he is the one leaving there is greater sense of control and reassurance that you are somewhere he expects you to be, somewhere safe. Before hypoxia, like during the time on Chorus, if you went out on a mission without him, he was significantly more anxious, then when he went out on missions without you. This is a little bit because of his perceived competence of your battle and survival skills, but is mostly grounded in his attachment to you. You are his safe haven and home base, and when you are the one leaving there is always the hypothetical threat you won't come back. After the war when you were all retired on Iris Wash would always offer to come with you when you’d wanna go on a hike or swim, partly because he liked spending time with you and partly because when you would go alone he would worry until you’d come back. He would usually frame it as a a practical safety concern “There are those dinosaur things, none os us should be wondering around alone”  

Post hypoxia, Wash is less able to hide his anxiety or frame it in terms of practical arguments. Additionally he experiences more intense emotions in relation to situations where there is less actual threat. This is compounded anytime routines get interrupted or his expectations are violated, and he is alone to catastrophize about all the things that could have possibly gone wrong. Like for example if you and Wash have a routine where you brush teeth together and you leave a room to get something or check on something, at first he’s like “oh okay”, but then he starts to get anxious, he had trouble perceiving how much time has passed, he forgets why you said you left, and starts getting all these racing thoughts, Are you upset ? Are you ok? How long has it been? It shouldn’t take this long. What if something happened to you? He started fidgeting and looking at the door repeatedly. He calls your name, “Hey where'd you go?”or “everything alright” “nothing I was just- nevermind” He only relaxes when he sees you again, and there is this moment where you feel something like grief because you notice that things are different and he is suffering, and you feel a compassionate urge to alleviate that suffering for him. So you have a sad little smile that he doesn't notice when you tell him that you're right here.  

Hovering 

Pre hypoxia Wash was always subtle when wanting emotional intimacy and would usually find an excuse to just be near you. Before you got together he would clean his rifle just to be sitting with you even if he already did it that morning. 

Post hypoxia Wash is much less subtle. You'll be sitting reading on the couch and he’ll look for random things to do near you. He’ll check if the bookshelf is level, pick up socks you left on the floor, and water the plants. After each task he’ll look around for something else nearby that he can do, and all throughout he’ll just keep looking over at you. If you make eye contact he'll blush and say he was wondering if you wanted tea. As he walks over to the kitchen he’ll forget why he's there. He kinda remembers it has something to do with getting you something. He sees the microwave. Your heat pad . He microwaves it and when he comes back he places it on your shoulders . You just smile and thank him, and he grabs a book, picks it up and sits by you. He pretends to read for a bit but keeps looking over at you longingly. When you finally notice you put your book to the side and pat the spot next you inviting him to come snuggle. He signs in relief and his shoulders relax and he sheepishly slides close to you content when pressed against you. If you don't make a big deal of it, you'll get him to put his head in your lap and hell let you run your fingers through his hair until he gets sleepyOther times you'll offer to read to him and he'll drift in and out of paying attention mostly content to hear your voice. 

Disclaimer: Much of this is based on my experiences as someone with ADHD who has a neurodivergent partner who is “differently abled”. Please be mindful of this in any comments and let me know if I am reinforcing an ableist narrative. 

[firemind411]

“Take It Easy” Caretaker Vibes 🫂

1. “You’re done. You hear me? You did enough.”

2. “Hey—stop. You don’t have to prove anything right now.”

3. “Breathe. Just… breathe, okay? That’s all you need to do.”

4. “You’re shaking. Sit down before you fall down.”

5. “Don’t make me hold you down just to make you rest.”

6. “You don’t have to keep fighting, kid. It’s over.”

7. “Look at me. You’re safe. That’s it—just stay here.”

8. “You’re allowed to fall apart now.”

9. “Hey, hero—nobody’s watching. You can stop pretending you’re fine.”

10. “I know you want to move. I’m telling you—don’t. Let your body calm down.”

11. “You’ve been through hell. Let it process, go slow.”

12. “If you stand up again, I swear I’ll knock you back down myself.” (half-joking, half-terrified)

13. “You don’t have to burn yourself out to prove you’re still alive.”

14. “You’re not weak. You’re wrecked. There’s a difference.”

15. “Just let me carry it for a minute, yeah?”

16. “I’ve got you. That’s not negotiable.”

17. “It’s over. You survived. Just breathe... That’s the only job left.”

18. “You’re bleeding through the tough act, sweetheart.”

19. “You don’t have to talk. Just stay breathe.”

20. “Rest. That’s an order.”

[soulprompts]

CARING FOR THE SICK PROMPTS.

i found this list and kinda fed into it each time i got the flu or a migraine, and u know what, it's just me revealing just how much i love the caring threads and the soft threads and the fondly exasperated "let me help you" threads! use at your pleasure, DO NOT ADD TO THE LIST NOR EDIT IT! i will be changing it accordingly!

" i found you passed out in the kitchen. you wanna stop working yourself so hard? or do i need to keep hitting the gym to carry you to bed every day? "

" you're burning up. "

" your neighbour called me and said you could use a nurse. looks like they were right, too. "

" you were told to take it easy, so... yeah. this is kinda on you. "

" you took a sick day. you NEVER take a sick day. so yeah, i got worried, and i figured i'd come over and keep an eye on you. "

" you texted me a long and incoherent text that held about 90% of the emoji list and about four different languages. figured it wouldn't hurt to drop by and see how you were doing. "

" how long have you been sick for? and don't lie. "

" you look like hell. "

" i brought you some soup; let me heat some up for you? "

" okay. it's time you went to the hospital. "

" hey… hello there, sleeping beauty. you gave me a bit of a scare yesterday. how are you feeling? "

" i swear, if you even think of getting out of that bed… "

" you know when i said to call if it's an emergency? a fever is most DEFINITELY considered an emergency! "

" if you think you're going to work like this, you better think again. "

" don't worry. my family swears by this remedy; just let it work its magic and you'll feel good as new in no time. "

" I don't care about getting sick. i'm not leaving you until you're back to full health. "

" you didn't stop to think that this might happen when you're burning the candle at both ends? "

" yeah, I can play the role of nurse AND say "I told you so" at the same time, actually. "

" you better drink every last drop of this tea, no matter how disgusting it is. "

" i told my boss it was an emergency so they've given me a full week to look after you. "

" quit being so stubborn and get into BED! "

" what part of doctor's orders hasn't sunk in yet? bed rest! for the WEEK! "

" right, where do you keep your saucepans? i'm going to make you my famous noodle soup. it's a cure-all, i'm telling you! "

" hey, unless you're going to the bathroom or the sofa, I don't want to see you out of that bed. got it? "

" when are you gonna start letting people look after you, huh? "

" i know, i know, i turned off all the lights once i figured you had the migraine. you want some tea? water? "

" don't be mad, but i saw your fridge, and... it frightened me. so i've taken you back to my place, and i'm gonna get deliveroo to bring some groceries to your place tomorrow. okay? "

" i know your appetite is a little off, so i ordered in a whole tonne of options. just try a little bit of something, please? for me? "

" i've brought half a pharmacy, enough movies and boardgames to last us a decade, and every single snack i could fit into the basket at the grocery store. so sit your butt down, eat your soup, and try and make the most of your bed rest for the next week, will you? "

ACTION PROMPTS ( SEND THE FULL LINE! and feel free to reverse if u wish! ):

[ TOUCH ]: sender gently rests a hand against the receiver's forehead to check their temperature.

[ DAMP ]: sender presses a cool cloth against the receiver's face, neck and forehead to try and lower their fever.

[ BLANKET ]: sender wraps another blanket around the receiver to try and stop them from shivering.

[ SPOON ]: sender gently coaxes spoons of soup into the receiver's mouth to build up their strength after an illness.

[ CARRY ]: sender, finding the receiver weakened/unconscious on the floor, immediately lifts them up and carries them back to bed.

[ AROUND ]: sender keeps a protective arm around the receiver to help them walk without the risk of stumbling or collapsing.

[ STAY ]: sender decides to stay by the receiver's bedside after learning that they're sick.

[ HAIR ]: sender smooths back the receiver's hair in a soothing gesture to try and help them go back to sleep.

[ TILT ]: sender tips a bottle of water up for the receiver to sip from.

[ HUM ]: sender hums/sings to soothe a sick receiver back to sleep.

[ BACK ]: sender gently rubs the receiver's back, either to soothe them or warm them while they're unwell.

[ SHARE ]: sender climbs into the receiver's sickbed with them, wrapping their arms around them to offer warmth and comfort.

[ SHOWER ]: sender, learning the receiver has a high fever, takes a cold shower with them in order to lower their temperature.

[ WAKEN ]: the receiver wakes up in bed, having been found unconscious by the sender and carried into the bed from the floor.

[ QUARANTINE ]: the sender and receiver, both being sick, decide to quarantine together and spend the recovery period with each other.

[ailesswhumptober]

Prompts for AI-less Whumptober 2025

It was tough to pick from all you guys' amazing suggestions, but we managed to end up with a lovely list of prompts to work with, AND not a single repeat prompt from last year which we found quite important. Additional info + plain text versions of the prompts can be found under the cut.

FAQ and Rules

What sort of content can I create for this event?

You can create whatever you want (fic, art, edits, etc). Any fandom is allowed, as well as OC stuff. NSFW is allowed, but please tag your content accordingly! The only thing not allowed is AI-generated content.

Do I need to make 31 things to participate?

Oh heavens no! You can make as much or as little content as you like, skip days when desired, or combine prompts (so for example, write something that covers a prompt from day 1, 2, AND 3). You don't have to do the days in order either, go wild! To be considered a 'completionist', you only have to make sure that at the end of the month, you've covered 31 prompts from 31 different days, but whether you do that in 31 works or just 1 is up to you. Your works can be separate onshots or one continuous fic.

How do I interpret these prompts?

Creativity is the name of the game here! If you don't understand a prompt, feel free to send us an ask about it. However, the important thing is you're free to interpret the prompts however you want. For example, 'heat' could be literal (fever, heatstroke, burn wounds) or figurative (somebody getting heat for something). The dialogue prompts are allowed to be slightly rewritten to fit better for the character whose mouth it's coming out of. As long as you're having fun!

What are these alts about?

If none of the three prompts of a particular day are your cup of tea, you can swap them out for an alt prompt of your choice. This will count as having covered that day for completionists.

How do I tag and is there an AO3 collection?

It suffices to tag your work with #ailesswhumptober for us to see and reblog it! Please also tag nsfw, since we'll be using that tag too. Tagging the day is optional but does help the mods along.

Want a bit of extra motivation? Check out our achievement list!

There is an AO3 collection to add your fics to. You can find it here.

That should be all. If you have any additional questions, check our pinned or hit us up in the ask box. Or join our discord maybe, whumping can be a great group activity!

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Plain text versions of the prompts:

October 1

Collapsed lung, Contusion, "Well, that shouldn't have happened."

October 2 

Amputation, Gunshot, "It's not worth your life!"

October 3 

Secondary drowning, Compartment syndrome, "Please don't leave me!”

October 4

Frostbite, Heat, "I can make it all better."

October 5

Torture, Withholding aid, "How do you want me to punish you?"

October 6 

Self-inflicted injury, Rocky recovery, "If I tell you what they made me do, you won't be able to look at me the same."

October 7

Starvation, Foodborne illness, "They put something in my system, I can't think straight."

October 8

Hit and run, Adrenaline, “I can’t stop!”

October 9

Emotional manipulation,  Cassandra truth, “You asked for this.”

October 10 

Blood poisoning, Hypoxia, "What were you thinking?"

October 11

Sleep deprivation, Whiplash, “Be careful, they’re watching us.”

October 12

Dislocation, Dizziness, “Don’t pass out on me.”

October 13 

Ransom, Tranquilizer, "I trusted you!"

October 14 

Self-surgery, Unconsciousness, "Look who's awake."

October 15

Came back wrong, Cannibalism, "You weren't supposed to die first."

October 16

Leashed, Painful shapeshifting, "Hold them down."

October 17

Drug side effects, Desperation, "It's fine, I can walk it off."

October 18

Captivity, Loss of powers, "Do you even know how to use that?"

October 19

Broken bone, blood loss, "When I finish patching you up I swear to god I'm gonna kick your ass for making me worry about you."

October 20

Irredeemable, Before it starts/After it's over, "I didn't react the way I should have, I'm sorry."

October 21

Stranded, Search and rescue, "You really think they're gonna look for you?"

October 22

Estranged, Changed dynamic, “Who did this to you?!”

October 23

Restraints, Obsession, “Aren’t you feisty?”

October 24

Denial, Working through the pain, “What have you done to yourself?”

October 25

Magical bind, Pinned down, "And what do we have here?"

October 26

Defanging/Declawing, pulled feathers, “This should teach you to behave next time.”

October 27

Sensory overload, Catatonic, "Don't pretend to understand."

October 28

Hospital/Doctor’s visit, Medical power of attorney, "Why can't I remember?"

October 29

Childhood trauma, Guilt, "I didn't mean to."

October 30

Cleaning injuries, Labored breathing, “Don’t ever scare me like that again.”

October 31

Body horror, Enucleation, "I am the monster you made me!"

Alt prompts:

1) Mutation

2) Knife/Gun to the throat

3) Nonhuman pet whumpee

4) Chronic condition

5) No-win scenario

6) Blinded

7) Memory trigger

8) Mercy

9) "This isn't how I wanted you to find out."

10) “Get yourself out of here! I’ll be fine.”

[whumpqhs]

"This is Nope. Nope is our guided safe entry tech and medic. Nope's middle name is Collateral Damage and you will need a leash if you bring her on missions with you. Moving on..."

[whumpqhs]

Interest Check: Rescue Team RP Server

Hi all, I know I'm not super active on whumpblr anymore but I've got this idea for an rp server. It would be set up for play by post, in the same rough cinematic universe but with a few different setting options. For example, most of the ideas I'm getting are modern day, but some could be sci-fi too.

Full disclosure, this is the result of me and best friend watching a combination of MrBallen, Kyle Hates Hiking, and Horrible Fates. We both finish a story and go "okay so we need to fix that".

So, what would it be like? A very chill, most likely pretty slow running, server, focused on rescue missions and the immediately following medical aid. Basically, a bunch of elite experts in things like search and rescue, diving, spelunking, industrial environment safety... and this team gets the calls that are pretty much otherwise a lost cause. Some of them go out, whoever matches. ......you know, like Paw Patrol.

Cases would be a single rp, with the team decided in the planning phase, and after it ended, it would end, unless you personally wanted to carry things forward and both players agreed if it was a multiple character thing like a developing bond or inside joke. Two yeses, one no rule on that stuff.

You could have as many OCs as you want as options, both team members, victims, and folks who do both. That's why I'm doing an interest check-- I'll need a few people. And I'm not an OC gremlin like most people, I'm a pitch gremlin. So those people who have one william OCs to put in situations? I love y'all, you're perfect for this.

I know that a lot of us have whump domains that we're experts in, and I also know that three of the top ones are wilderness survival, rescue, and critical care. For me personally, getting to show off that expertise is a lot of fun, but I don't always have the spoons to write fic. I do have the spoons for rp pretty often though, and I do best with a "monster of the week" type setup, where it's bite sized, poppable, little episodes of rp, rather than a long running overarching thing. I'm hoping others do as well, and that there's interest in this. Can't promise that I'll be that great at running a server. I'm super busy irl. But wanted to put this out here, just in case. Feel free to reblog, comment, etc etc. Thanks.

[whumpqhs]

So uh. I kind of dropped the ball on this entire concept and didn't touch it for several months but in my defense, I moved house, got spayed, moved house again, threatened to sue the landlord for putting dryer vent tubing in the hvac system (among, like, 57 other things), got settled and slightly unpacked in the new house, went back to work from surgical leave... ........and now my brain works again, so I'm putting this post back out. Pspspspsps heeeeeeere whump rp fans...

[whumpqhs]

btw as it turns out I'm NOT that great at running a server so let's just get that one out of the way before anyone gets disappointed

[whumpqhs]

Interest Check: Rescue Team RP Server

Hi all, I know I'm not super active on whumpblr anymore but I've got this idea for an rp server. It would be set up for play by post, in the same rough cinematic universe but with a few different setting options. For example, most of the ideas I'm getting are modern day, but some could be sci-fi too.

Full disclosure, this is the result of me and best friend watching a combination of MrBallen, Kyle Hates Hiking, and Horrible Fates. We both finish a story and go "okay so we need to fix that".

So, what would it be like? A very chill, most likely pretty slow running, server, focused on rescue missions and the immediately following medical aid. Basically, a bunch of elite experts in things like search and rescue, diving, spelunking, industrial environment safety... and this team gets the calls that are pretty much otherwise a lost cause. Some of them go out, whoever matches. ......you know, like Paw Patrol.

Cases would be a single rp, with the team decided in the planning phase, and after it ended, it would end, unless you personally wanted to carry things forward and both players agreed if it was a multiple character thing like a developing bond or inside joke. Two yeses, one no rule on that stuff.

You could have as many OCs as you want as options, both team members, victims, and folks who do both. That's why I'm doing an interest check-- I'll need a few people. And I'm not an OC gremlin like most people, I'm a pitch gremlin. So those people who have one william OCs to put in situations? I love y'all, you're perfect for this.

I know that a lot of us have whump domains that we're experts in, and I also know that three of the top ones are wilderness survival, rescue, and critical care. For me personally, getting to show off that expertise is a lot of fun, but I don't always have the spoons to write fic. I do have the spoons for rp pretty often though, and I do best with a "monster of the week" type setup, where it's bite sized, poppable, little episodes of rp, rather than a long running overarching thing. I'm hoping others do as well, and that there's interest in this. Can't promise that I'll be that great at running a server. I'm super busy irl. But wanted to put this out here, just in case. Feel free to reblog, comment, etc etc. Thanks.

[whumpqhs]

So uh. I kind of dropped the ball on this entire concept and didn't touch it for several months but in my defense, I moved house, got spayed, moved house again, threatened to sue the landlord for putting dryer vent tubing in the hvac system (among, like, 57 other things), got settled and slightly unpacked in the new house, went back to work from surgical leave... ........and now my brain works again, so I'm putting this post back out. Pspspspsps heeeeeeere whump rp fans...

[summer-oil]

forced caretaking as a trope i think is like cocaine to people who know they need to be taken care of but have mental blocks in the way like yeah please do gently force me into a state of vulnerability so my body learns it is a safe thing to feel around you

[fluffiest-fox-kira]

This has gotta be a hit with the girlies who have always wanted something terrible to happen to them just so people realize they're in more misery than their outward appearance lets on

[archfey-edda]

'Congratulations. From now on, you'll be able to pass as a machine.' - Watcher X

[daemoninwhiteround2]

writing omegaverse CPR because apparently that's how my brain expresses itself these days

[eggsac]

I didn't realize this referred to a ship and was super confused at why omegaverse cardiopulmonary resuscitation would different from non-omegaverse, like oh no what does the knot do now

[whumpqhs]

you have to make sure not to put the AED patches over a scent gland.