a whump-themed multi-media creation event for january (writing, art, edits, anything and everything else is welcome)
Prompts | Info & Rules | FAQ | AO3 Collection
these prompts came together through community submissions and a voting form where people voted for their favorites, here are the top 53 prompts
i enjoy this format so like last year there are 15 creation prompts and 15 community prompts/questions. the community prompts are entirely voluntary but are here to possibly inspire some community interaction and trying new things
very excited to see some awesome creations in january!
go here for info/rules/tagging
go here for faqs
go here for the 2026 ao3 collection
(note: number 31 is not a creation prompt and not required to complete the challenge, it's just colored black so the colors add up)
text version of the prompts and rules is under the cut
(image description note: there are 31 numbered prompts, on each odd number the text color is black and on even numbers the text color is white)
Whumpuary 2026
a whump-themed multi media creation event for january
create for at least one prompt from each odd/black number to complete the challenge community prompts (even/white) numbers are voluntary
main prompts
memory loss | tied up | winter
do you prefer fandom or oc whump?
can't speak | caught | broken glass
have you done other whump events?
ransom | burns | not good enough
share your favorite whump media (tv, game, book, …)
drowning | "something isn't right" | hunted
send an ask to someone in the whump community
cornered | shaky hands | phone call
have you always liked whump?
trapped | sleep deprivation | "please"
share any music/videos/etc you listen to while creating
"hold still" | possession | impaled
any favorite things you'd like to see more of in whump?
breaking point | came back wrong | breathe
halfway through! rest & take a break
blood trail | "is this real?" | storm
take 5-10 minutes to work on a wip
seeing double | shivering | restrained
who's your current favorite character to whump?
attacked from behind | poison | red
comment on someones work in the #whumpuary tag
interrogation | numb | wrist grabbing
draw/doodle something whumpy
limping | fatigue | "i don't believe you"
what are your top 5 favorite whump tropes?
"i tried" | pinned against the wall | haunted
create in a new/less familiar medium
touch starved | "i need help" | secret reveal
share your favorite whump creation you’ve made
share your favorite whump creation someone else made
alt prompts
failed escape
gagged
old injuries
exhaustion
blood loss
"don't"
nowhere to go
flashbacks
rules & info
-any medium is allowed (art, writing, gifs, edits, ...)
-prompts are open for interpretation (but the context should be whumpy)
-create for at least one of three prompts on creation prompt days (black/odd numbers) to complete the challenge
-if you're not aiming for completionist you can do however many prompts you want any way you want
-community prompts (white/even numbers) are voluntary and don't count for completionist (but can be combined with creation prompts if applicable)
-use alt prompts to replace main prompts you don't like
some works posted on tumblr will be reblogged if tagged correctly
-#whumpuary2026
-#whumpuaryno1 (number of the prompt(s))
-any trigger/content warning tags
-any additional tags (fandom, oc, other used tropes, ...)
I love the prompt list this year, but didn't have time to partake. I would love to use the prompts to inspire some of my own whump creations throughout the rest of the year however, but wanted to ask if you mind me doing so? Of course tagging the source of the prompt list!
I want to see if I can make something for every one of the prompts :D
if you used at least one prompt from each black/odd number for your creations then you're a completionist, so if that applies to you, go ahead and fill out this form for your name to be written on the whumpuary completionists post!
the form will be open until february 3rd, so you have time until then to finish creating/posting and to fill out the form
(reminder that you don't need to have posted all or any of your creations on tumblr, or have them reblogged by this blog, for it to count. unfinished works are also okay, as long as they include the prompt(s))
find the completionist and participant badges here
please fill out these quick questions if you'd like to be on the completionist list
-you count as a completionist if you created for at le
why is it called whumpuary and not januwhump? sorry lol that stuck out to me i think the w sound in january and whump would work well together
i am actually so sorry if this comes across as rude LMAO please know i don't mean this in a malicious manner
honestly i don't really know, i just kinda went "hm whump event, oh like whumptober, but in january, so, whumpuary", that's pretty much it
i do think that januwhump has a nice ring to it (and it would cause less confusion cause whumpuary could also be february but hey febuwhump could also be februwhump but that just sounds odd now) and if i had actually taken some time to think about it when i started the event, who knows
so yeah, agreed, but i just picked the first best thing that sounded somewhat right and that's where we are now lol
if you used at least one prompt from each black/odd number for your creations then you're a completionist, so if that applies to you, go ahead and fill out this form for your name to be written on the whumpuary completionists post!
the form will be open until february 3rd, so you have time until then to finish creating/posting and to fill out the form
(reminder that you don't need to have posted all or any of your creations on tumblr, or have them reblogged by this blog, for it to count. unfinished works are also okay, as long as they include the prompt(s))
find the completionist and participant badges here
please fill out these quick questions if you'd like to be on the completionist list
-you count as a completionist if you created for at le
Another year, another @whumpuary! Click the 'Keep Reading' for all the fanfics I've written for each prompt this year, and their fandom/summary. Clicking on the title will take you to the fic/chapter the prompt inspired :)
Day 1: Memory Loss
Title: I Can't Remember
Encanto (2021)
A year has passed since Casita fell and was rebuilt, and everything is going better than ever for the Madrigals. That is, until the family discovers Bruno has large gaps in his memory that not even Julieta's cooking can heal.
Day 3: Caught
Title: Maybe We Should Just Fight Now
Bottoms (Movie 2023)
PJ struggles to properly express herself while navigating her newfound post-kiss feelings for Hazel. Hazel takes PJ for her word. But as the two heal from the brawl against Huntington, fist fighting each other may be the only way to clear the air.
Day 5: Ransom
Title: As It Should Be
Brooklyn Nine Nine
Jake comforts Amy after a hard day at work.
Day 7: "Something Isn't Right"
Title: There's Nothing in the Walls
Encanto (2021)
Everything is going terribly for young Dolores. Her TĂo Bruno has run away, she keeps hearing these strange sounds coming from the walls, and no one is willing to listen to anything she says. aka How notorious secret-teller Dolores Madrigal learns to keep Bruno's non-exit to herself.
Day 9: Phone Call
Title: Leave a Voicemail After the Beep
Wreck-It Ralph (Movies)
When Vanellope calls Ralph for their weekly catch up and he doesn't answer, she can't help but worry that something bad has happened. But despite the distance between them now that he's at Litwick's and she's in Slaughter Race, they're still best friends, and she'll do everything she can to help him.
Day 11: "Please"
Title: Alone Together
Mean Girls
The now joint friend group's plan for Regina and Janis to spend some quality time together (and hopefully stop hating each other) goes wrong when the two of them are caught in an avalanche.
Day 13: "Hold Still"
Title: Hold Still
Mean Girls
After a makeover gone wrong, Janis and Regina come to an understanding of each other.
Day 15: Breathe
Title: Leave a Voicemail After the Beep
Wreck-It Ralph (Movies)
See Day 9's Summary.
Day 17: "Is this real?"
Title: Is This Real?
Do Revenge (2022)
Drea and Eleanor sit down to try and work out what was real and what was just part of the revenge during their senior year. Will their relationship survive the truth?
Day 19: Shivering
Title: Alone Together
Mean Girls
See Day 11's summary.
Day 21: Red
Title: Leave a Voicemail After the Beep
Wreck-It Ralph (Movies)
See Day 9's summary.
Day 23: Numb
Title: Leave a Voicemail After the Beep
Wreck-It Ralph (Movies)
See Day 9's Summary
Day 25: "I Don't Believe You"
Title: One Last Paradox
The Umbrella Academy (TV)
When people start mysteriously disappearing, Claire is left alone to take care of her younger cousins. What is causing everyone to disappear? And could it have something to do with their mysterious parents who no one can seem to remember?
Day 27: Pinned Against the Wall
Title: Leave a Voicemail After the Beep
Wreck-It Ralph (Movies)
See Day 9's summary.
Day 29: Secret Reveal
Title: There's Nothing in the Walls
Encanto (2021)
Oh no, really? Just one? Uhhh..... Well, there are quite a few works that I really REALLY love that people have made. I think my favorite that I've seen is this set by @metallicbluemorpho. I remember watching that episode of Teen Titans on TV when I was little. It was a rerun that I had stumbled upon, and I was glued to the TV, seeing Robin get thrown around by Slade. Seeing this GIF set was very nostalgic for me.
