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whump-or-whatever · 4 months
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I love it when a really strong team leader, who usually speaks in a loud and clear voice, is reduced to soft muttering by whatever pain they’re dealing with. The team members see their leader in some sort of visible discomfort and ask if they’re okay. Despite the fact that leader says they’re fine, the team can tell immediately by the small voice they speak in that they are most certainly not fine.
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chaotic-orphan · 5 months
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Defiant Leader x Confident Villain: Part 4
Read Part one here
Continued from this part here
Honestly I have found so many good series parts in my drafts that just needs cleaning up with a light edit and boom, more content- it's great!
I am just ignoring my Christmas assignments and exams because who needs a degree, am I right? Enjoy!
TW: intimate whumper (ish), torture(light) and broken bones
*~*~*~*~*
Leader woke up to a finger in their cheek. They batted it away lazily, in theory.
In reality, their arms felt too stiff to move, groaning for Second to give them just five more minutes. They’d had a long fucking day, and their body was exhausted, not even accounting for the mental exertion it took to balance Villain as an enemy and not a member of their team anymore after they took them and strung them up—
Leader’s eyes shot open, but they didn’t meet Villain’s smiling face. Instead, they were met with two owlish eyes the colour of the Dead Sea, as if Leader could see through them.
Leader knew those eyes. Knew them too fucking well.
Leader evened their expression as much as they could, while Supervillain’s lips broke into an amused smile.
“So, you’re Villain’s old mentor,” Supervillain hummed, going to poke Leader in the cheek again. They were too close. Far too close to Leader’s face for comfort. Leader was tucked up against the wall, hands in the same heavy manacles Villain left them with as they drifted to a deep sleep. Their legs had moved, one bent slightly while the other was straight, and in the small bend of Leader’s leg was Supervillain’s foot.
Too close.
Leader tilted their head to the side, voice deadpan as they replied: “so you’re Villain’s new babysitter.”
“Villain said you were funny.”
“That’s funny, Villain never mentioned you,” Leader replied coolly, eyes never leaving Supervillain’s too-clear blue ones. “Mustn’t take it personally, maybe you just don’t make much of an impression.”
“Woke you all the same.”
“Yes, you did,” Leader said, then made a shooing motion with their fingers. “Now that you mention it, it was a very nice sleep, and I would like to get back to it now.”
Supervillain searched Leader’s eyes for something, then let out a soft hmph. “I have a better idea, Leader.”
Before Leader could protest a hand was in their shirt and in one fluid motion, Supervillain dragged Leader to their feet with such force Leader’s eyes blew wide, they weren’t touching the ground for a minute before their bare feet mercifully touched the floor again. Leader had a panicked grip on Supervillain’s arm holding them to the wall and only then did they notice the slight size difference.
Supervillain was tall, a good head taller than Leader, who wasn’t considered short by any means. That’s not where the differences stopped; where Leader was all lean muscle and agility, Supervillain filled their broad shoulders with strong, defined muscles that lay under his casual shirt and pungent leather jacket. Leader could make them out even when he wasn’t tensed and that annoyed more than scared them.
Leader had met Supervillain before, obviously, but this close? With this height difference? This disadvantage Villain had left them with, with no gear, no boots, no weapons. Leader didn’t like their odds. It was too new. Jarringly new and it sent a cold shiver down Leader’s spine, their mind racing on ways they could adapt to their sudden enforced weakness around their wrists and in their bare feet.
When they met on the field they were somewhat even. Supervillain was strong, stronger than Leader, but Leader made up for it with their speed. They danced in and out of one-punch-knockouts Supervillain had thrown at them before, they could do it again…
But that was in their combat gear, with their blades by their sides. That was with their boots on and their team at their back, and that was without heavy iron manacles locking their hands together.
Like this? Leader was too exposed, too weak, and they were just staring at Supervillain who could kill them without breaking a sweat right now, hiding all this panic behind an impassive expression, but they couldn’t hide that wide eyed surprise.
Supervillain had seen.
Supervillain saw Leader’s eyelids fly open in shock, so different from the half-lidded indifference Leader was trying to show off. Supervillain noticed the smallest thing, and maybe that was what was scaring Leader more than their disadvantage.
“What?” Leader asked, voice thankfully, mercifully even, “was your better idea making out or? This is very intimate Supervillain, honestly? I’m flattered. Kind of enemies to lovers scenario—”
All Supervillain had to do was curl their fingers into Leader’s shirt, knuckles resting painfully on Leader’s ribs and push Leader against the wall more. Pinned between a solid surface and Supervillain’s unforgiving grip, Leader didn’t know which would crack first, the wall or Leader’s ribs. Leader bent a knee and pressed the sole of their bare foot against the wall for leverage.
“Mmm,” Leader ground out, trying and failing to alleviate the pressure. “Kinky, don’t worry, kinda into it.”
Supervillain laughed. “You don’t shut up, do you?”
“Not unless you gag me, Da—” Supervillain let go of Leader then and Leader smiled. All doubt melting away as they pressed the sole of the foot into the solid surface, muscles tensed and at the ready.
Idiot.
Leader pushed off the wall with their foot, springing towards Supervillain, swinging their iron manacle clad hands up at Supervillain’s jaw. They missed the jaw and hit Supervillain’s nose instead and Supervillain fell back a step, letting out a startled cry, hands going to their nose in shock. Leader watched with a grin as blood trailed through the cracks in their hands and dribbled down their chin, staining their stupid shirt.
Their eyes would be blurry now, an advantage Leader needed. Leader shot their foot out, kicking Supervillain’s knee, then thigh, then ankle until they were wobbling, almost down.
One more hit.
Leader threw their hands up again as Supervillain’s eyes locked on Leader’s and Leader knew they made a mistake.
Clear blue eyes were the last thing Leader saw before the wind was knocked out of them and they were gasping for breath, Supervillain’s hand wrapped around Leader’s throat pinning them back against the wall. Leader thought they broke a rib with the impact, but they couldn’t think now, they were too busy panicking. They needed to break free.
They kicked out at Supervillain, trying to hit them anywhere until Supervillain stepped closer, making Leader’s legs useless, pinning Leader’s legs with their own and the wall, and the panic seized Leader’s chest. They were like a fish out of water, gasping on nothing. That’s when Leader brought their manacled hands down on Supervillain.
Loosen the hold for a second.
Or that’s what they intended to do.
At the last second Supervillain caught Leader’s wrist just below the cuff.
Fuck.
Supervillain slammed Leader’s arms back above their head and held them there no matter how much they writhed and struggled and fuck— black dots were encroaching on the edges of Leader’s vision like a vignette.
They couldn’t speak.
They couldn’t breathe.
They couldn’t fight.
They were going to die here. Supervillain was going to kill them and not break a sweat. Their struggles were weakening, and Leader knew they were gone, that Supervillain had won.
Would Villain be sad Supervillain killed them? Or is this what they wanted all along?
Leader was so fucking stupid and it got them killed.
At least Leader got a good few blows in before they died, at least they made Supervillain bleed, at least they went out fighting…
Those crystal-clear blue eyes stared down at Leader’s as they slowly lost consciousness and darkness engulfed them.
*~*~*~*~*
Villain was leaning against the wall beside the door to Leader’s cell, arms folded, head resting against the wall. When the door opened, Villain pushed off quickly, turning to see Supervillain with dried blood caked on their upper lip and nose, staining their shirt. Villain’s face dropped.
“What happened?”
Supervillain smiled, showing bloody teeth. “Nothing I couldn’t handle. They got rowdy, so I put them down.”
“You said you’d be gentle.”
“You said they were weak and exhausted.”
“They are!” Village protested.
Supervillain raised an eyebrow at Villain’s voice rising in pitch, a smile tugging at the corners of their mouth as Villain looked away, and said, “they were. I left them hanging for three days, I was worried their shoulders would pop out of their sockets!”
“Did you have mercy on Other Villain’s Henchman when you left them hanging? Did you worry about their shoulder joints?”
“It’s different,” Villain said, eyebrows knitting together. “We were torturing Other Villain’s Henchman for information. Leader is just a prisoner, and you have to be humane. It’s not personal, it’s—”
“Humane?” Supervillain asked and Villain sighed, running a hand down their face. “Maybe if you were a bit less humane, Vil, it would have prevented the broken nose,” said Supervillain not unkindly, voice gentle and soothing, which just made Villain feel worse. They were going easy on Leader, and Supervillain noticed.
Supervillain placed a warm hand on Villain’s shoulder, and smiled when Villain looked up at them, eyes steeled. “It won’t happen again.”
“Oh, I know, Villain… I trust you,” Supervillain said, squeezing Villain’s shoulder lightly, and Villain tried hard not to blush at the words. It didn’t work.
“I mean obviously Leader has to be punished. Not just for this,” Supervillain said gesturing to their nose, “but for doing the Commission’s dirty work for them.”
“What? But you forgave me,” said Villain, setting their jaw, lips stretched into a thin line.
“I did,” said Supervillain. “The difference is you saw the corruption they wrought. Leader is still under their influence. They need to be persuaded.”
“Why does persuasion sound a lot like punishment in this case?” Villain snapped, jutting their chin out at Supervillain who just kept that same level smile on their face. Their crystal-clear blue eyes beaming with pride down at Villain.
Supervillain stood up straighter, took their hand from Villain’s shoulder and touched their bloodied nose gently.
“You’ve done beautifully, Villain. Leader is our biggest threat to enacting meaningful change. You got them out of the way! You should be celebrating; you should be proud—”
“What about the commission?” Villain demanded hotly. “You said they were the enemy!”
“They are, Villain. Leader is but a pawn and taking them off the board will rattle the commission into making a mistake, one we can use to press our advantage.”
At Villain’s silence Supervillain sighed. “You know firsthand how corrupt they are. If capturing Leader has rattled you—”
“I’m not rattled,” Villain said, voice a bit too defensive. Villain sighed, then gestured to Supervillain’s face. “Go… go get that cleaned up, you’re bleeding all over the place.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes,” Villain lied easily, “yes I’m fine, I’m just tired.”
“Okay. Maybe get some rest, Villain.”
“Yeah, I will.”
Supervillain nodded, then walked to the end of the hall, towards the stairs out of the basement. Villain waited until they heard the sound of the heavy door shutting before they leaned against the wall and let out a long-laboured breath.
This was all they needed.
Then they opened the door to Leader’s cell and walked in, letting it close behind them.
Supervillain watched from the shadows of the stairs, a frown finding its way onto their face. Then they turned and actually left to fix their nose.
*~*~*~*~*
When Leader woke up again, they gasped awake, desperate to get some air into their lungs as the hand on their throat— Leader blinked, and it was the biggest mistake they ever made. A thundering headache followed, and they nearly whimpered at the pain but kept silent as they took in the new room around them.
At least they were sitting down this time and didn’t have any less articles of clothes on than they did before which was a plus, although their feet were starting to feel the cold. This time Leader woke in a chair, a comfortable enough chair, their arms resting on the arms rest were tied down with reinforced leather straps that brokered no movement when Leader tried to yank their hands free. All it did was tighten the leather around Leader’s fists, crinkling like rubber, but they couldn’t complain. The leather was far more comfortable than the manacles, Leader was getting first class treatment as far as the last few days were concerned.
They longed to stretch their limbs, but as feeling slowly came back to their body they realised they couldn’t move their legs either, strapped to the legs of the chair in what felt like the same strong leather as their wrists. They let out a soft sigh and pulled at their restraints just because.
They were tired.
Exhausted.
Their head was fucking pounding because of Supervillain and his stupid need to be tall and strong and authoritative. He could have at least been kind about the strangle hold, like, oh I’m sorry Leader, here’s some paracetamol for that headache you’ll wake up with.
Leader just wanted to go home, be with their team. They should have never pursued Villain; in hindsight they should have stayed with their team and then none of this would happen.
They would have stayed on mission and not abandoned their target to pursue an obvious trap, Villain knew they would follow though, Villain wanted them to, counted on it. They wanted to show off their new reinforcements and show Leader, they didn’t need them and their team anymore. They wanted to show Leader who was stronger, and Leader’s ego made them follow.
Stupid.
There wasn’t much room for any other thoughts after that.
From behind them Leader heard movement and then they saw the hammer coming down hard, a merciless swing, straight on the back of Leader’s right hand. Leader screamed as they felt, no heard, every bone in their hand shatter. They struggled in the comfortable chair, trying to alleviate some of the pain, to get away from the aftershocks of pain as Leader tried to move their fingers.
“Do I have your attention, Leader?”
Leader howled when Supervillain drive the hammer down harder on the back of Leader’s hand, rubbing against broken and bruised bones. “Yes! YES! Just stop!”
The hammer lifted after Leader found their words and their sigh of relief ricocheted through their entire body, adrenaline pumping in their blood. They sucked in a sharp breath when Supervillain came to stand in front of them, glaring angrily up through pain blinded eyes. Their chest rising and falling like a rabbit’s that was suddenly cornered by a dog.
“Good,” Supervillain said with a smile and dropped the hammer unceremoniously on the floor. Leader flinched when it clanged against the concrete floor. Their breath still struggling to fill the hole in their lungs from the shock.
“Villain asked me to go easy on you,” said Supervillain. Leader’s heartbeat skipped at that. Villain still cared. Just not enough to get you out of here, a nasty voice in the back of Leader’s head hissed. “They think you’re just blindly following the commission’s orders, that you need to be persuaded to see the light like they did.”
“Yeah?” Leader laughed, the laugh manic, off and wrong. “And follow you, is it? I’m devoted to one dogma, Supervillain, I can’t stomach two, I’ll have to pass.”
“Why do you follow the Hero Commission’s orders, Leader? Hmm?”
“Why don’t you ask Villain?”
“I did.”
“And?”
“Villain only followed you,” Supervillain said, delighting at the pain that must have showed on Leader’s face. “They never believed the commission’s bullshit, or so they say.”
“But they believe your bullshit, is that it?”
“I am just one man,” Supervillain said with a smile, spreading their hands wide. “Ineffectual. What could I do that’s so bad?”
“Oh, I don’t know, using a hammer as a wakeup call comes to mind,” Leader grouched, relaxing back against the chair. “Aside from that do you want the list categorically from worst to least bad, or chronologically, either way it’s a long time we’re going to be chatting.”
“Oh Leader, don’t worry. We have time,” Supervillain purred, walking over to Leader’s chair. Leader couldn’t even back away, couldn’t flinch, couldn’t do anything with how fucking tightly they were tied down and it scared them.
Scared them how easy it would be for Supervillain to kill them then and there.
Tied up, defenceless, immobile.
The fear must have shown in their eyes because Supervillain let out a soft laugh when their legs touched Leader’s knees.
“You’re not so brave like this, are you? Did I scare you earlier Leader? Did you think I was going to strangle you to death? Are you afraid I’ll do it again?” Supervillain reached a hand over and Leader recoiled, trying to avoid it getting anywhere near their neck, but Supervillain’s hand pressed against Leader’s throat all the same and the fear gripped them like a vulture’s talons.
The courage bubbled up Leader’s throat and they bit out, “yeah? Let’s see how brave you are stripped of your gear and tied up in enemy territory.”
“I could you know. It would be so easy,” Supervillain said with a soft hum, squeezing slightly.
Leader’s eyes turned to stone, a grave challenge in them, the kind Leader would wager their life against. Leader leaned forward slightly, staring directly into Supervillain’s stupid smiling face, and said: “then do it and get it over with. Kill me and spare me the torture of having to listen to you talk.”
Supervillain smiled a handsome smile.
Their smile didn’t waver as they drew their fist up and slammed it down hard on Leader’s broken hand. Leader howled, throwing their body forward on instinct, trying to protect themselves but all they did was drive themselves straight into Supervillain’s strangling hold and Leader gasped in pain, tears streaming down their face as Supervillain shoved them by their neck to the back of the chair.
Leader choked on nothing, sucking in startled air which got caught on their strangled cries of pain in their throat. Their body fighting against the restraints and Supervillain’s hold trying to fight, trying to escape. Their body hadn’t gotten the message that struggling was futile yet.
“Hmm,” Supervillain hummed. “I think you’re right Leader. I much prefer the sounds of your screams over my voice.”
“You fuc—” Leader screamed again as Supervillain drove the palm of their hand into the back of Leader’s, kneading the shattered bones, choking on their screams, clamping their teeth down on their cheek to soften them to more of a pained hum.
“I can make good on that gag Leader,” Supervillain promised, moving their fingers up to pinch Leader’s cheeks and force their mouth into an O shape. Leader swallowed, feeling Supervillain’s hand bobbing with their throat. “That way I still get your delightful screams and cries of help.”
Leader huffed out a breath, the pain finally receding in their brain enough for them to think.
 “Grapefruit.”
Supervillain blinked, then frowned, then raised their eyebrows and tightened their hold ever so slightly.
“What?”
“Grapefruit,” Leader said again, voice raw, almost breathless and Supervillain let their grip loosen a little.
“Have you lost it already, Leader?” Supervillain asked and Leader shook their head as best as they could.
“Then what’s Grapefruit?”
Leader swallowed hard and rasped: “It’s a citrus fruit—”
“I know what grapefruit is,” Supervillain huffed, “I don’t know why you keep repeating it.”
Leader looked up through their tear-soaked lashes, all innocence and doe eyed charm, and said with a straight face: “my safe word is grapefruit.”
Supervillain stood up straighter and let go of Leader’s throat and Leader could breathe easy for the second of relief that came with it. Then Supervillain slammed down their hand on Leader’s hand and Leader struggled and howled and screamed and cried, “oW! JEES— motherFUCKER! GRAPEFRUIT! GRAPEFR— FUCK!”
“Maybe I hurt the wrong part of you, Leader. Maybe I should have broken your jaw, then maybe you would shut up!” Supervillain hissed.
“Maybe….” Leader ground out, a shit eating grin on their face despite the pain, despite their situation, despite everything that was thrown at them in the last week. “Maybe you’re going to have to kill me to stop me, Supervillain. Do it right now, say it was an accident and maybe, maybe Villain— argh! Maybe Villain forgives you. I’m irritating, an honest mistake, I pushed you too far…”
Supervillain glared down at Leader now, hands completely off Leader, balling into meaty fists at their sides, nostrils flaring in anger. Leader took that as their cue to continue with their exhausted throat.
“But the longer you keep me alive, the longer I have with Villain? The less sleep you’re gonna get because I found Villain, I made them who they are today, and you’re scared. You are terrified of me, that’s why you tied me down so tight. That’s why Villain isn’t here right now. You’re in deep, and you don’t know how to get out. Kill me, you risk alienating Villain forever, keep me alive? Me and Villain have more chats about the good old days, and you still lose them. Either way you’re fucked, but I know which one I’d choose, Supervillain. Take your hammer to my temple and be done with it.”
Supervillain stilled, eyes widening slightly in a dim realisation, and then, to Leader’s chagrin, Supervillain smiled. Smug and superior and oh so knowing, and Leader frowned because they didn’t know what they had to be so happy about.
“Oh Leader,” Supervillain sighed. They patted Leader’s head and let out a small, startled laugh. “Leader, Leader, Leader,” they said and as quick as they arrived, they left, and Leader tried to turn in their seat to see what they were doing but they couldn’t. All they could do was stare forward and hear Supervillain’s footsteps getting further and further away.
“What?!” Leader yelled, twisting and turning and getting nowhere except aggravating their hand and they cursed and sat staring at the wall. They flinched when they heard a door open and close, and Leader was left alone.
That thought scared them more than anything Supervillain did.
*~*~*~*~*
Orphanage roll call (lmk if you want to be added/removed): @nameless-beanie @aarika-merrill @criohfreeze @bandnbookbag @gala1981 @theonewithallthefixations
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Forced to watch with Team Leader
Idk there's something so good about a team watching their beloved, kind, smart, strong Leader suddenly falling to pieces in front of them.
It's not like they don't have more than a few scars of their own. But they've never known torture like this.
Tearfullt trying to reassure their team that they're fine, they're okay, honest-
Until they're very much not.
Blood dripping down their skin, limbs battered and bruised, broken bones, black eyes-
Worst of all, was the screams.
They tried to keep it in, they really really did. They didn't want to worry and scare their beloved team any more than they knew they already would be-
But it hurt so much.
It hurt so, so much.
And it's only the beginning.
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fallenwhumpee · 1 year
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Fine
• Masterlist •
Warnings: Mind control, blood, magic whump, sentory deprivation, blind whumpee.
The team had faced Whumper and their forces once more, and they would win if they didn't fight in the enemy territories. Luckily, no one had any injuries, but a spell got past Right Hand's defences had bothered them whenever they tried to close their eyes. It was not because of the spell, but horifying possibilities rushed through their mind nevertheless. The spell had just hit Team Leader, but they claimed to be fine.
They always said they were fine. Right Hand scolded themselves and tried not to go and check them again. They had visited Team Leader every hour already, and they were scolded for worrying too much and fussing over because It was Team Leader's job to look after them, and they shouldn't have bothered themselves with such small matters.
They paced in the corridors. They had been with Team Leader ten minutes ago. Team Leader looked fine. But they couldn't shake off a feeling they couldn't name.
A scream fastened their pace.
They never should have left Team Leader alone. They should have stayed with them, especially when they claimed that they were fine.
They kicked Team Leader's door and found them on the floor, their nose and face covered with blood and hands clutched their hair, pulling. Right Hand gasped, stuck in their place.
"Get away," Team Leader cried, their voice rough and tears falling as they tried to struggled.
"They're... They're in m-my h-head-"
They screamed, bowing until their forehead was pressed tightly on the floor. They were shaking, breaths hitching as they tried to surprass their pained sobs. Right Hand froze at their place, not knowing what to do.
Then, Team Leader went stil. They looked dead, like a puppet with no puppeteer. They rose, limbs unnaturaly tense and angled wrong, eyes blank.
Team Leader used their magic to see and sense most of the things, and their eyes changed colour when they saw something the others couldn't. Past, future, and now beyond their understanding; emotions, smells, and sounds further and better than they could. Their eyes would look like an art piece, and Right Hand always loved to watch those eyes flicker with mischief, joy, and love. But now, there was none of that, and Team Leader looked like somebody else. A lesser person, a mere shell.
Team Leader launched themselves at Right Hand. Right Hand struggled to get any openings as the fight dragged out because even if Team Leader wasn't in their right mind, they were still stronger and taller. They brawled for a while, and Team Leader pinned them to the wall.
Right Hand kicked and struggled against the hold, but Team Leader was holiding then too tight.
Team Leader raised their hand to use their power.
They collapsed with a scream tearing their throat, their body shaking uncontrollably on the ground.
"Stop me," They growled, voice hitching.
Right Hand hesitated. They would– could never hurt Team Leader.
"That's an order," They commanded, and then they rose back to their feet with a cry, eyes haunted and body trying to resist their consciousness slipping. They stroke sloppily again, but Right Hand mumbled the spell, and Team Leader dropped. They were whispering apologies as they lowered the unmoving body to the floor.
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When Team Leader woke up, they felt tired and numb. They could still feel Whumper in their head, also tired and waiting for the right time to try again. They felt drained, both mentally and physically.
They had nearly hurt Right Hand. It was something they would never forgive themselves if they had succeeded.
They unconsciously reached their powers to look around, to sense the team, but they felt missing and wrong. Very wrong.
They stiffened and realized that they were not just numb, but also their powers were away, muffled. Surpassed. They couldn't see or feel anything, but they were too exhausted to care or open their eyes anyway. Still, they couldn’t keep themselves calm.
They couldn't sense anything around, but they felt so cold, alone. They felt incomplete, and the yearning to use their power was too much. It was almost like they were only flesh, missing bones. They were useless and scared.
They were better than that. They were better than their fear. They must be better than their fear.
They tried to calm themselves and move, but their hands were hanging over their head, aching.
They didn't dare to talk with how sore their throat felt, probably because of screaming.
Team Leader groaned as they felt the crushing pressure again. Whumper was trying to take over while they were still getting used to the absence of their powers. A sharp pain shot through their temples, pulsing headache growing as they tried to focus on anything. They hissed, flashing spots dancing in their non-existent vision. They couldn't stop struggling, and their tired arms ached when they moved.
They threw their head back hard, and it hit the wall with a loud thud. Physical pain kept them aware and in control. They closed their eyes to focus on it, even though they knew it wouldn't change anything. All there was darkness.
As Whumper retreated, they let out a shaky breath, body relaxing. They tried to match their breathing to hopefully steady seconds they just began to count. In. Whumper was gone, and they were likely not going to try again soon, Out. The team was safe.
"Team Leader!"
Someone shouted next to them, and for a second, they thought their eardrums were going to explode. The voice made them shiver. Worried? Upset? Angry? They didn't know. everything felt the same without their powers.
They hated not knowing something about their team. It was their job to make sure that everything was in place and everyone was alright. But now they were vulnerable, a burden, a liability.
"...You there?"
They wanted to say yes, but all they could do was make pained noises.
"Whumper... They tied your souls together with magic." The same voice said. They couldn't find it in themselves to worry about it while being tied to a wall in their own base, stripped from their powers, and sight. But fear, uncharacteristically, washed over them, and they felt their heart in their ears, breathing too loud and hard and painful.
"Told you not to tell that!" Another exclaimed. They tried to open their eyes as if that was going to change anything. They whimpered as more noise filled their ears, voices mixing into each other.
"Get out." A new voice said. gentle but firm. Footsteps followed, and even if there were protests, they were too out of it to hear. Something shifted, and they cried as their arms were lowered suddenly.
"Sorry," The same voice breathed warmly next to their ear. "We had to," The voice whispered. Their blood froze, the team had to lock them to keep them from harming anyone. As if sensing their thoughts, they were turned, and warm hands embraced them. They cried as their arms ached when the hold tightened slightly. "I'm sorry."
A hand ran through their hair, and it was the first feeling they had today that didn't cause any pain or ache. The ear ringing they didn't notice before was fading slowly, leaving a trail of small noises like short breaths and faltering heartbeats. Matching breaths and heartbeats, one like this because of the pain and the other because of worry. The world spun for a second, and the warm embrace held them tighter, careful this time, as they clung to the arms.
"We will find a way," Right Hand was talking, Tearn Leader realised. But they were trying to convince themselves, rather than assuring Team Leader.
I believe you, they wanted to say before darkness claimed them, we'll be fine.
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cpt-winters · 1 year
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Sudden Collapse *Team Leader Edition*
Come on, pull yourself together.
Leader leaned his hands on the table, squinting at the map sprawled across it and blinked a few times as it blurred in and out of focus.
"Leader? You were saying..?" Teammate Two prompted.
"Right," he started again, ignoring how the room span as he lifted his hands from the table. "So if we plant charges on...on the..." his voice trailed off, his thoughts slipping through his mind like sand. He dug his nails into his palms, willing himself to concentrate.
"You alright, boss?" Teammate One asked, their brow creased as they stepped closer.
"Fine," he dismissed as the team exchanged confused and concerned glances.
Just wanting to get through the briefing, Leader took a slow, deliberate breath before continuing. "If we plant charges on the w...west generator, that should... should buy us- enough t-time to... to..." Leader stumbled through his words, his sluggish mind unable to navigate the fragmented thoughts as another wave of nausea rolled over him.
He vaguely registered a muffled shout from Medic.
"'m fine," he slurred, reaching out for something to stabilize himself as his body swayed dangerously. He hadn't even realized he was falling until his head slammed against the floor.
"-oss? Boss!"
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bleedingintogold · 1 year
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A leader who is cold and aloof.
He doesn't join the team when they attempt to bond, sticking to only training them and giving orders. He won't even eat with them at the same table, let alone initiate conversation outside what is necessary. The team don't push, out of respect and borderline fear for him. They believe that he’d sacrfice any of them without a second thought if he had to. They trust him to lead them, but they don’t trust that he’d keep them safe.
The leader is scary. He doesn't raise his voice, doesn't even look angry when he's reprimanding any of them. His voice is a monotone to a point where they wouldn't be surprised if he was actually a humanoid android. Until one day, the youngest screws up badly, almost costing the entire team their lives. Fortunately, the leader manages to save them, getting them all back to safety.
When he is sure that they are secure, he explodes at the youngest. His fingers bunch into fists, drawing blood from his own palms as his fingernails scrape at the skin. They wonder if he was about to punch the youngest across the face. The Leader's words are harsh but true, making his junior look at the ground shamefully. One of the other teammates decides that everyone has had enough for today, physically pulling Leader away.
The teammate feels something wet drop onto his hand. That's when they realize none of them had actually been looking at Leader's face. His face didn't read anger, as much as it read fear. His eyes were wet with tears that had yet to fall.
Leader realizes that he's crying, quickly pulling away from his team to retreat to his room after telling the second in command to make sure everyone is patched up.
In his room, he can't help but glance at the frame on his bedside. A younger version of himself stands in the centre of a group of five, all of them with their arms around each other, proud of the new stripe the youngest wears on his shoulder. The same youngest that got them all killed.
The youngest member who was now a leader himself, so close to losing his team again.
Leader hadn't been angry at the youngest, who had tried their best. He had looked down at them, and seen himself. Naive, immature and guilty of killing the people who had loved him.
He cares about his team. Of course he does. But he doesn’t think he’d be strong enough if he were to lose people he loved again. 
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whump-kia · 1 year
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leader whumpees going through hell and high water to keep their team safe. taking every hit, throwing every punch, pushing themselves to the absolute limit. and when the fight is over and their body's under so much stress, they take that deep, agonizing, shuddering breath, muscles twitching with the effort to relax--and finally, the pain takes over, and they slump from the exhaustion and let their team catch them.
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whumpdaydreamerx · 8 months
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That moment when a Whumpee who’s usually a skilled fighter gets distracted in combat with an enemy. Whether it’s by another Whumpee or Caretaker, team.
The instant they go to throw a punch or attempt to stab a Whumper, and the Whumper side steps. Swiftly pulling out a blade and stabbing Whumpee under their outstretched arm. Or better yet, they grab Whumpee’s arm and twist it inward to stab them with their own weapon.
The gasp or hitched breath Whumpee lets out as they realize what happened. Their friends or teammates horror when they realize what happened.
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whumperofworlds · 1 year
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We all like Whumpees who are sick/overworked, now get ready for:
Whumpees who KNEW they were sick/overworked and tried to tell their Team Leader, but Leader brushed it off and told them to go back to work.
Perhaps the team was short staffed, and Team Leader needed Whumpee badly. Or maybe the team had an important mission, and they need all the manpower for it, therefore Whumpee couldn't afford to take even one day off for rest.
It wasn't until Whumpee collapsed in the middle of a mission due to being pushed too far. And they needed to be rushed to the infirmary/sick bay.
Cue guilt from Team Leader. If they at least gave Whumpee a day off instead of pushing them that hard...
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leafywritingwhump · 1 month
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"You like to think of yourself as a hero. A saviour."
"Not in as many words, but yeah! Maybe I do think I'm doing some good in this godforsaken world!" Leader bit out, struggling against their bonds.
Whumper scoffed. "Of course. But you know what I think? You're just a silly little shepherd, sending their lambs to the slaughter."
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promptsforyourwhumpfic · 11 months
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Whump Prompt #1167
Submitted by Anon - thanks!
The whumpee, the strongest member of the team who hates being weak, gets poisoned to the point of delirium in front of their teams eyes while they desperately look for a cure.
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whump-or-whatever · 1 year
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Just imagining Team Leader whumpee who has had a particularly bad day and Team knows it, so some of the Team Members go over to their place to check in on them. They knock and there’s no answer so they try the door and it’s open. They walk in and find Team Leader just blasting music and getting cross-faded, absolutely out of it. And that’s when Team realizes just how much of an effect things have on Team Leader.
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chaotic-orphan · 10 months
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Defiant Leader x Confident Villain
Is it self indulgent? Yes.
Do I post team Whump anyways? Yes.
*ignoring all my other WIPs* I hope you enjoy
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Leader grinned as they fell with villain, hands twisted into villain’s black shirt. Villain let out a soft breath as their back hit the ground. They moved to buck Leader off but Leader was faster. Leader was always faster. Leader settled their weight against Villain’s stomach keeping them pinned.
“Always so smug,” Villain said with an effort, moving their neck slightly to get more comfortable.
“What can I say?” Leader asked, flashing their signature smirk. “You always made it easy to best you.”
A flash of metal and Leader’s hand shot out, not breaking eye contact with Villain, as they held Villain’s wrist and squeezed.
“Nice try,” said Leader as they slammed Villain’s hand to the ground. They slammed it again, and again, until Villain let the knife go. Villain’s other hand shot up and Leader caught it, pinning Villain’s hands to the ground above their head.
Villain’s lips pursed before they got that glint in their eye that always made Leader nervous. “You know, I think you just like being on top,” Villain said and smiled at the warning squeeze Leader gave Villain’s wrists. “I’m right, am I?”
“Don’t flatter yourself, Villain.”
“Don’t get me wrong, Leader. I think you look good like this,” Villain raised their head off the ground, the blood on the side of their eye dripping from their previous scuffle. Leader wanted nothing more than to lean backwards away from them, but they stayed as still as they could.
“I just think you’d look perfect on your knees in front of me.”
Leader actually laughed despite themselves. “In your dreams.”
“Everynight,” said Villain without hesitation. “But I don’t know. Somethings telling me you’ll do it before the day’s out.”
Leader’s lip curled back into a snarl, “I’ll never kneel to the likes of—“
“Leader!”
Medic.
“Leader!”
“Over here!” Leader said without looking away from Villain. They were a slippery sort, and Leader could never trust them when they turned their back.
Villain smiled, getting comfy on the ground again. “I think you should turn around.”
“I think you should shut up.”
Villain just smiled, that awful glint in their eye. Leader turned their head to look over their shoulder and their grip on Villain slacked. All of their teammates were behind them, but that’s not what shocked them to their core. It was that they were all currently disarmed and had knives to their throats from what must have been Villain’s henchmen.
But villain never had henchmen. They were always a solo act.
“You had your friends,” Villain said beneath them, and Leader tightened their grip on Villain’s wrists. They turned back to face Villain, eyes shining with hatred. “I was feeling left out of the bonding experience. So I got some friends of my own.”
“Let them go,” Leader said, voice coarse and brokering no leniency. Villain just smiled up at them.
“I don’t think I will.”
Leader cursed, raising their fist in threat. Villain just cocked their head, a mimicry of Leader’s confident smirk mirrored on Villain’s lips. A hand caught Leader’s, another grabbing their arm still pining Villain to the ground, and was yanked back off of them.
For a single terrifying moment, Leader was suspended in the air from shock before their training kicked in. Leader threw their head back and found nothing but air. Eyes still on Villain as they slowly got to their feet, Villain’s eyes gleaming with a sick sort of glee.
Leader struggled furiously in the henchmen’s grip, but it was relentless. Every elbow Leader slammed backwards was met with resistance, subduing them until they quieted, feet on the ground taking in slow breaths as Villain stood. Villain stopped to pick up their knife, a pretty thing now that Leader could see it. Functional, deadly, and decorative — the exact things that Villain was made up of.
That Villain prided themselves on.
Villain stepped up to Leader, smile as deadly as the blade. “Can’t beat me on your own? You need your goons to do it for you?”
“I respect your skills too much to underestimate you,” said Villain honestly. Then their hand sliced up in a swift brutal arc and Leader suppressed a hiss as the warm blood started flowing down their face. “Now we match.”
There were shouts of protest from Leader’s team behind them. “I’m going to offer you a deal, dear Leader. In exchange for your precious little friends.”
“Go fuck yourself, Villain!” called Rogue from behind Leader, followed by a scuffle and a yell and a body hitting the ground.
Leader struggled harder against the bruising grip holding them back as Villain disappeared from sight. “Villain!” Leader called, the panic seeping into their voice. “Don’t touch them!”
Leader hooked their left leg in behind one of the henchmen’s and yanked it forward, tripping them. The henchmen was falling, grip loosened in surprise which Leader took to their advantage not wasting a second as they turned on the other one, punching them in the throat.
Leader hooked an arm around the henchmen’s neck and turned to face their group, their face going pale as they saw Villain standing in front of Rogue who was kneeling on the ground in front of them. Villain had Rogue’s dark hair in their grip and their pretty knife to Rogue’s throat, a smile on their face as they watched realisation dawn on Leader’s.
“Let him go,” Villain said and Leader obeyed. As soon as they did Villain’s henchmen turned and punched Leader before grabbing their arm again with both hands. The one on the floor stood and glared furiously at Leader, but just before he reached him Villain said: “hold on. Leave them free. Leader’s going to be a good little hero now for me, aren’t you?”
Leader swallowed thickly, eyes going to Medic and Sniper and their Second who shook their head slightly.
Telling them to fight.
To disobey.
To not give into Villain.
But they didn’t know Villain. The real Villain. Not like Leader knew them. So Leader relented, their shoulders sagging in defeat and Villain could have singed at the hopelessness on Leader’s face.
“Let them go,” Leader said, voice thick with emotion.
Villain’s smile grew into a toothy grin, “oh I intend to, Leader. Right after you get on your knees and surrender yourself to me, that’s the deal.”
“Leader don’t d—“ Rogue cried, but was cut off by the hilt of Villain’s knife slamming against their temple.
“How stupid are you, Rogue? I honestly expected you to gain some brain cells since the academy days.”
“You’re not taking Leader,” said Medic coldly. Villain pursed their lips at that. Leader had to suppress a laugh, of everyone in their group, Villain only hated one and that was Medic, because Medic always saw right through Villain’s smiles and lies.
Before the rest of them had realised what Villain was.
Villain glanced back at Leader and shrugged, going to slit Rogue’s throat and Leader lunged forward but was caught by the arms again. It wasn’t only Leader who jumped. There was a cacophony of struggle as Villain drew blood from Rogue’s neck. A small knick. Just enough to show who has the power on their side.
Their biggest strength was each other. Villain just realised it was their biggest weakness too.
Leader should have come alone. Like Villain asked, but deep down they knew that their team would never let them.
“All paying attention now? Yes?” Villain asked, humour drained from their voice. Villain was all business now. Threats bleeding into promises as the cat showed it’s claws. “Another interruption from the peanut gallery and I slit little Rogue’s throat.”
Rogue went to speak, and Villain lifted the blade under their chin and closed their mouth. “That includes you too, Roguey.”
“Okay we get it,” said Leader and Villain looked at them again with a shark like smile. The henchmen holding Leader let go and Leader stepped forward again.
“If you want the rest of them to get out of here alive,” said Villain, voice soft. “Then get on your knees.”
Leader just looked at Villain. They didn’t break their gaze, because they knew if they looked at one of their teammates they’d lose the nerve of what they needed to do.
Slowly, Leader sank to their knees. They hit the rough ground, humiliation burning their lungs, their chest, in their gut, but to their knees they went.
For their team.
A flash of silver and a pair of handcuffs landed heavy on the ground in front of leader and Second in command jerked forward before being wrestled into a forced calm.
“Put them on.”
A command like a dog. Like they knew Leader couldn’t refuse because they couldn’t. Not when Villain held Rogue like that. So tentatively Leader reached out and slapped a cuff loosely onto their wrist and was going to slap the other on but was interrupted by Villain again: “ah-ah. Behind your back, there’s a good little hero.”
Leader huffed a breath out their nose, their heart thumping beneath their chest, but they couldn’t not obey.
So Leader put their hands behind their back and slapped on the second cuff. Their eyes closed at the sound, like a judge’s gavel falling heavy on its podium.
Villain smirked, tossing Rogue aside and into the arms of one of Villain’s waiting henchmen, and advanced on Leader. Leader kept their eyes shut not wanting to look at Villain’s eyes. Not wanting to look at anyone.
Then a hand was on their chin, tilting their head up to look at Villain who stood above them. A knot tied in their throat that they tried to swallow down but couldn’t.
“Open your eyes, Leader.”
And Leader obeyed.
Trying to force every ounce of hatred into their glare. The grip tightened on their chin as Villain’s gaze turned hungry.
“Didn’t I tell you you’d look perfect on your knees,” said Villain, quiet enough so only leader could hear.
“Go fuck yourself Villain,” was the reply but there was no real bite in it.
Villain laughed. “We’ll have to work on your foul mouth, but we’ll have plenty of time for that.”
Villain’s eyes flicked up to the henchmen behind leader. “Get him up.”
Leader was yanked to their feet by the arms, a hand covering the loose cuffs on their wrist and tightening them until they bit into Leader’s skin. Leader pulled at the chain but there was barely any give on it before the chain snapped taut.
Leader looked past Villain’s shoulder to see their teammates unconscious on the ground and they lunged at Villain before being caught by the wrists and held in place.
“You said you’d let them go!” Leader barked, panic lacing their voice.
“Relax, Leader. They’re just passed out. A little failsafe so your friends don’t try and follow you. I intend to keep you out of my way for a long time, Leader,” Villain said, putting a hand on Leader’s cheek. Leader recoiled, chest heaving up and down as they were dragged away from their unconscious and vulnerable teammates.
They had failed. They had failed them all. Leader was supposed to be strong enough to protect them!
Leader continued struggling the whole way, until a henchmen handed Villain one last syringe. Leader struggled more, but the henchmen holding them kept them still and arched their neck so Villain could plunge the needle into the side of their throat.
Leader hissed, but Villain hushed them as they thumbed the liquid into Leader’s bloodstream. The effect was instant. The world swaying. Colours bleeding into blurs as they stumbled forward a step.
“Nighty, night Leader. Save your strength. You’re gonna need it for the foreseeable future.”
The weight of the day crashed down on Leader and they let themselves be whisked away by whatever drug was knocking them out. Shutting down their body.
Leader’s eyes fluttered shut. The last thing they saw was Villain grinning down at them.
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Continued here
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Team leader whump..
TEAM LEADER WHUMP!
Team Leader whump is so good I love it so much. I get the appeal and enjoy it sometimes, but i dont prefer the "the poor vulnerable, baby of the team Soft^TM member gets kidnapped" no. No. I want LEADER whump! I want it so bad!
Just-
Team Leader and Whumper having a rivalry, and a complicated relationship. Team members being threatened, and Team Leader being made to make the decision to sacrifice themselves up to Whumper- or to take the blows in their place, every. Single. Time. Team Leader who is left a complete shell of their former self, shivering and shaking, whimpering, flinching at every little thing that moves.
Team Leader who used to stare into the abyss, and a Team Leader who's seen the Abyss staring back.
Team Leader whump, man.
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whumpshots · 10 months
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Whump ABC #16 - Panic Attack
Based on the results of this poll.
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Team leader finds themself sitting in front of the door they barely were able to close behind them before they broke down. Everything and nothing is flooding their system, their heart races against their chest, so fast that it almost hurts.
They look at their shaky hands as their chest rises and falls in an unsteady and fast rhythm. It feels like someone is trying to strangulate them, not enough air getting into their lungs, rather getting pressed out of them because of their panicked breathing.
This job was too much, they knew that from the beginning. But now their body tries to give them an even worse reminder that they shouldn't have accepted it, that they should've stayed away from this. Now everything feel every last bit of control run out of their hands like sand.
Sweat and goosebumps battle against each other on team leader's skin, making them feel sick. Their fingers tingle as they try to hide their face behind their hands. Control. They are losing control ... Team leader feels like falling into a pit of despair, their body at the brink of exhaustion from the panic that won't let the thoughts shut up.
It's too much. It's too much...
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cpt-winters · 10 months
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Forced to Choose
"Open your mouth."
Leader's only response was to tighten his jaw muscles further.
"I won't ask again."
Leader's gaze shifted from the teammate kneeling opposite him to the gun levelled at his head. He stared at the barrel for several seconds before complying, though not without glaring up at Whumper.
Appearing menacing as Whumper slid the gun into his mouth was a lost effort, but there was no chance in hell he was giving Whumper the satisfaction of his full submission. But there was no disillusion of who held the power here.
"I'll make this simple." Gravel crunched under Whumper's boot as he stepped behind Leader, shifting his attention to the other captive.
"Tell me where the base is...or I blow his brains out."
Leader forced his face to stay neutral, not wanting Youngest to see him crumble. Nonetheless, he failed to suppress a shudder, his breath hitching as the cold metal bit into his skin, scraping against the roof of his mouth.
"Please don't...don't make me choose," Youngest pleaded, a tear glinting in their eyes as the gun cocked with a distinctive click.
Wanting to reassure Youngest it was okay, Leader gave as much of a nod as he could manage, already knowing what decision they'd have to make.
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