As always, picking what prompts to include was really hard thanks to you guys' wonderful brains, but we hope this list will excite many of you! Additional info + plain text versions of the prompts can be found under the cut. Please check the FAQ below before sending asks.
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. You're also free to combine these prompts with the prompts of any other event.
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 oneshots or one continuous fic, or something in-between.
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 can 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, be that the whumpee, whumpter, or caretaker. 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 my works 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 content, since we'll be using that tag on this blog too. Tagging the day is optional but does help the mods along.
There will be an AO3 collection like every year. It will be linked here once created (closer to October).
What's this I hear about badges/achievements?
For those who want an extra challenge, we come up with a set of achievements each year in addition to the 'completionist' one for you to strive for. Each achievement you complete comes with a cool little badge, hand drawn by our very own Mod Radio, which you can claim at the end of the event. A full list of the achievements will be linked here once created (closer to October).
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: Used like an object - Sacrificial lamb - "Can't you see you're hurting them?!"
October 2: Pulled underwater - Electrical burns - "I never expected this from you."
October 3: Magical affliction - Struggling to breathe - "Pain makes you taste sweeter."
October 4: Substance withdrawal - Moments too late - "Shhh, shhh, you're okay."
October 5: Life altering injury - Pushed to the limit - "Go to hell!"
October 6: Arranged Marriage - Misunderstanding leads to whump - "I deserve this."
October 7: Trapped in a small space - Dehydration - "How many fingers am I holding up?"
October 8: Sibling caretaker - Whumpee trivializing their own trauma - "Me?! What about you?!"
October 9: Forced to fight - In the nick of time - "What happened? You look half dead."
October 10: No sedation - Flinching - "Just hold on a little longer."
October 11: War prize - Gilded cage - "You'll live to regret that, I'll make sure of it."
October 12: Psychological torture - Hallucinations - "This is where you belong."
October 13: Human shield - Surprised at being offered aid - "You're hurt because of me."
October 14: Thrown into a wall - Blood draining - "Look at you. Pathetic."
October 15: Last one left of a species - Raised in a laboratory - "Whatever happens, just remember that I love you."
October 16: Moment of softness - Losing a comfort item - โI hate you"..."I love you too.โ
October 17: Apotheosis/Deification - Resurrection - "I'm saving you from yourself."
October 18: Collapsing from exhaustion - Hunted like an animal - "This is how you repay me?"
October 19: Nonconsensual body modifications - Unconventional limb removal - "Be good."
October 20: Bridal carry - Weakness - "Sweet dreams, whumpee."
October 22: Unconscious for days/weeks - Classic sickfic - "Hey, open your eyes. Stay awake for me."
October 23: Unwilling witness - Blindfolded - "I miss it more than I can ever explain."
October 24: Everybody you once loved is dead - Scar torn open - "Please don't lie to me."
October 25: Living weapon - Forced to hurt somebody - "If you love me, you'll do it."
October 26: Fever causes a seizure - Can't see straight - "I thought it was just a cold."
October 27: Infection spread through bite - Rash - "Don't touch it, you'll make it worse."
October 28: Flogging/Whipping - Hanging - "I just want it to stop."
October 29: Stabbed in the back - Untrustworthy - "At least I never pretended to be anything I'm not."
October 30: Public humiliation - Involuntary tremors - โTakes one to know one, hm?โย
October 31: (Found) family but they suck - Reading the will - "You actually thought I cared? That's hilarious."
ALTS:
1. Haywire instincts
2. Shaving
3. Forced bitching
4. Time loop
5. Dรถppleganger/Changeling
6. Tampering with food or drink
7. Eldritch horror
At least we get to explore new routes so I don't have to worry about anyone recognizing me. Boat!! It's really you! I spoke too soon. Where the hell have you been?
dear bl fans, please consider learning bl-history beyond bad buddy. the rivals-to-lovers narrative did not start with them. the feuding families does not start with them. the separating-and-reuniting neighbors does not start with them. and there are important queer film and tv references being made with those tropes that you are neglecting when your lineage stops at bad buddy. i know y'all loved that show. wonderful. i liked it a lot too. but it's not everything. at least know that much of bad buddy's plot points are drawn from Love of Siam, one of the major queer films in Thai history. then we can have real conversations about why Thai BLs keep revisiting this plot instead of pretending like they're trying to recapture the "magic of Bad Buddy," which isn't even the most popular BL that's come out of Thailand. bad buddy is great, but for most thai bl writers, it's not that central compared to the stories its developed from.
Pat, youโve got to stop doing this to me. We are not a thing. We are not even friends. [...] If weโre not enemies, do you think we can be friends? Why? Do you want us to be friends? No.
my immediate reactions to the shows i watched this week, in the order that i watched them! last week's post can be found here
Monday, July 20th
Love Destiny episode 1
i FINALLY got around to watching this!! i've been waiting almost a full week! and oh my god, leng is GLORIOUS. i am so enamored with him. i'm not sure about the main pairing yetโbut then, they haven't really had any scenes together, so it's probably too early to judge. once again, it's unfortunate that only background characters are allowed to have blackened teeth. some day, i want to see a show where the mains all have blackened teeth, too! man suang really was ahead of its time. overall, this story is so similar to love upon a time that i fear it will have to compete with that, and since luat is one of the best shows i have ever watched, the bar is incredibly high here. let's see what this show is going to do!
Tuesday, July 21st
Deep In episode 1
lmao. making two actors share a hotel room so "they'll be better at intimate scenes" or whatever is so incredibly unprofessional that i can't even begin to articulate the many reasons why as an actor that should make you quit the project immediately. look, i am willing to excuse all kinds of shenanigans in bl but i'm always struggling with things that are set in the acting world, i just know too much about it because of my own job. but like. if you as a director don't even trust your actors to be able to act, quit your fucking job. ๐
there really is a psychological effect of playing someone's love interestโrecently, a colleague told me about how she legitimately had butterflies in her stomach while kissing her co-star, even though both of them are in loving relationships and are not romantically interested in each other outside of work. playing intimate scenes does have physical and emotional effects on the actors involved, and i would love to see that explored in a show. but putting this kind of nonsense on top of it... well, maybe i'm just not in the mood.
Deep In episode 2
i was bored and decided to keep watching. the masturbation scene was incredibly funny, gotta hand it to this show. it irks me a little bit that these guys are so young, because they both lack the gravitas and appropriate age to sell this story to me. in episode 1, zhang zhun was bemoaning how old he was and that this was his last chance at acting, and the guy playing him is fucking. 23 years old. BE SO FOR FUCKING REAL RIGHT NOW. ๐ this would hit very different if they were both in their thirties! ollie is trying to sell this dark seducer type character and he is. fucking. TWENTY. i'm sorry but that's a Baby! let him try again when he is 35!
Wednesday, July 22nd
Mr. Kill episode 3
this show is so good. i don't have much to say. that death note shirt was a really funny choice, though of course yagami light's sense of "justice" is even more warped than the nekros copycat killer's. that said, i can't wait to see off murder some people. i bet that man looks good as hell deranged and covered in blood ๐ค
Thursday, July 23rd
Be My Player Two episode 2
out of everything i still have to watch, i opted for this show. it's funny, light and simple, exactly what i need to relax on a stressful day. jay and ben are SO ADORABLEEEEEEEEE I NEED TO PINCH THEIR LITTLE CHEEKSSSSSSSS ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ the traumatic lego backstory is exactly what i want from this show. there are so many dark shows airing rn, this is the perfect palate cleanser. my poor guy was traumatized by his lego tower falling down, however will he learn to enjoy competitions again? i cannot wait to find out ๐ค
The Prosecutor's Proposal episodes 9 + 10 (finale)
i felt that the ending was a bit rushed, and i really would have liked to see another unhinged sex scene. i mean, the handcuffs were right there! ๐ซ but on the whole, a very nice show. the aesthetic and musical choices were incredibly up my alley.
Are The Sexy Buttocks Not Good? episode 1
one thing i can say for this show is that it's nice and short. tiny little bl pick-me-up, like doing a shot of unhinged horniness. i love that ai-kun was so straightforward about finding a hot older guy who can give him a prostate orgasm. i wish i could work towards my goals with as much clarity and dedication! also love how they both immediately caught feelings. this is the loser behavior i need to see on my screen ๐
Friday, July 24th
Love Destiny episode 2
the beginning of this episode was so fucking funny. having to adjust to life without running water and toilets would be a pain in the ass! the saddest moment in this whole show will be great getting rid of the bun, leng was looking amazing with the longer hair ๐ญ๐ญ i love that great took one look at the servants' living conditions and was immediately like, this is not going to fly. mosquito nets for everybody! also it's kind of hilarious how the family literally performed a magic spell on gaew and now everyone is wondering how the hell his change of character happened. hmmmm maybe it was that magic spell? ๐
Knot episode 4
i love that this show knows exactly who its audience is: there is no reason for nakhun to wear his shirt unbuttoned all the way to his belly button with his chest glistening like that, except that there is EVERY reason for him to look like that for us, the viewers. this is gay media at its finest. also, an alpha giving his omega a blowjob while blindfolded?? this is also omegaverse media at its finest. boatoat are best when oat doms boat a little bit as we saw in the special episodes of my stubborn, so i am super happy to be getting that in this show, as well. i love that amintra is apparently in the habit of pulling guns on her own people. what a great work environment that must be ๐ but she is a #girlboss so i guess she gets a pass.
A Dog And A Plane episode 9
this show is mostly feel-good, but the story of akki and veha is really getting to me. i mean i guess the point of this show is that we never know what's going to happen, so we should make the best of the time we have, but i just want those two to be happy ๐ this is the first time i've seen the military draft depicted in a bl, and not exactly in a positive light at that. since when has this been allowed? ๐
Saturday, July 25th
Are The Sexy Buttocks Not Good episode 2
emotionally, this show is a bit all over the place. i don't really know why ainosuke does... any of the things he does. he doesn't really seem to be present in his own story. i mean, that could be caused by the episodes being so short and emotional developments happening so quickly, but i can't really follow his decision-making process at all.
The Edge of Horizon episode 6
oh this show is nail-biting!!! they're so happy and the whole time you know that some incredible angst is coming their way ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ my god, innongsa are amazing together. i am obsessed with them and this show.
Sunday, July 26th
Peach And Me episode 3
this might just be my favorite episode of this whole story, including me and thee. the way they dealt with peach's and plub's family trauma was absolutely STELLAR. mok getting actually pissed off when thee teased him about rome was HILARIOUS, i was screaming ๐๐๐ mok getting shot and rome killing a guy in retaliation... man, the way the show dealt with this somehow hit for me, even though they of course don't have the time to go into any psychological detail here. but simply the fact that plub saw a mental health professional afterwards was such an important reminder that even within the mafia setting of this story, seeing someone die like that is not easy on anyone. i could watch a whole show about rome and mok. they are just so ๐ตโ๐ซ๐ตโ๐ซ๐ตโ๐ซ
Payback episode 9
i'm sorry but that shot of jay being completely naked, dripping wet, and picking up that book was so incredibly unserious ๐๐๐ why was that book even with them in the bathroom? then again, maybe jay is simply so rich that he doesn't care about water damage on his books ๐๐๐ unfortunately, the subtitles for this episode were really clunky in some placesโnot bad enough that it was actively distracting, but just not hitting the right tone and mood in english a lot of the time.
so much fuaiz in this episode!!! for meeeee!!! i have been blessed ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน the scene where sunny was forced to kill someone?? but also the aftermath??????!??!??!?? fuaiz the actor that you are!!!!!!! ๐๐๐ god, he is INCREDIBLE. i could sing his praises day and night.
Match Point episode 1
okay so the main couple i'm honestly pretty meh about but. THE DADS?????? ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ i think i'm getting to that age where dads in shows start to be my thing and these two unhinged fathers are incredibly compelling to me ๐ค also SINGCHIMON!!!!!! chimon is playing a teacher even though he is barely older than the other people in the cast, but i am not complaining. he is incredibly hot as a teacher, although i would of course expect an actual teacher to not let two guys play dodge ball for like an hour while everyone else is bored to death. but teacher!chimon/"i don't know what to do with my life"!sing are an incredibly promising second couple ๐๐๐
Don't Be Too Emotional episode 5
oh man. as always, this show isn't toxic enough for my tastes. am i the only one who wanted p'jane to actually force himself on n'jane? and for them to have to deal with the emotional fallout from that? maybe n'jane could have secretly enjoyed it and be incredibly conflicted about it... sorry, i'm writing fanfic here. this show is obviously not interested in exploring that angle in more detail. i'm honestly not quite sure what exactly the show is interested in exploring, because it's not exploring the draw of an actual dark, possessive romance, but so far it's also not exploring anything else, really. i feel like this is a problem i've seen with tee bundit's work before, where he never actually dares to explore the darker areas of his own narratives. i could forgive this weakness in jack & joker simply because j&j had so many other draws and there were actual topics explored, but here, there is sadly nothing to make up for the lack of toxic yaoi.
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