Whumpee’s eyes are dark and protective- yet exhausted and fearful. They stand hunched over, two shaky hands holding their sword out in front of them. Their sword trembles noticeably, tilting downwards every time Whumpee loses their focus. Whumpee is littered with bruises and gashes. Their legs tremble as they try to stand and their breathing sounds more like strained gasps than anything else. Their vision swirls, blurring and tilting. Whumpee staggers, but they don’t fall.
Whumpee is the only thing standing between Whumper and a wounded, restrained Caretaker, and Whumpee would rather die than let Whumper lay one finger on their friend.
Whumper tilts his head and offers a knowing smirk. In the blink of an eye, Whumpee’s skidding across the concrete on their back once again. They quickly try to scramble to their position protecting Caretaker, arms trembling and teeth clenched as they struggle to their feet- only to be knocked down once more, eliciting a sharp wheeze and a crack from somewhere along their ribs.
“Whumpee, stop fighting him, please!” Caretaker cries out tearfully, wrists jolting against chains, feet gliding uselessly against concrete, “Please, just run! Please, I’m begging you. I don’t want you to get hurt!”
“Oh-“ Whumper laughs, shaking his head as he stalks towards Whumpee, who’s struggling to hands and knees. “It’s a bit too late for Whumpee here to run.”
A sharp kick to the ribs and Whumpee’s on the concrete yet again, pain flashing through their mind as they fumble to reach for their sword. Whumper’s boot pins Whumpee’s reaching arm to the concrete, eliciting a sharp cry from both Whumpee and Caretaker.
“Stop hurting them!” Caretaker begs desperately, tugging against their restraints, “Please!! Please! Stop! Please, I’ll do anything! Just stop hurting them!” They cry, breath hitching with soft sobs. Whumpee’s pained expression turns to one of sorrow as they look up at their pleading friend.
“Hey..don’t worry..I-I’m fine-“ they try to comfort their friend with a weak, shaky voice, but Whumper takes a fistful of hair and yanks Whumpee’s head back, their other hand wrapping around Whumpee’s neck.
“They won’t be for long.” Whumper snickers cruelly, and watches Caretaker’s helpless expression as his hand tightens around Whumpee’s neck.
Whumpee struggles to breathe, with not enough strength to fight back..
and sword just out of reach.














