#this one is really whumpy

[befuddled-calico-whump]

Can we see some of Hunter begging?

#the fun part about begging isn't the begging in itself but what it is that MAKES them beg :) #anon #thanks! #whumpy art #t$$ hunter #begging #knife whump #eye whump #manhandling #okay but like destroying his eyes and just throwing him out would be one of the cruelest things you could do to Hunter #because he has no support network so the idea of something that 'takes away' his independence or 'usefulness' TERRIFYS him #he just assumes no one would bother to help #whump art #really any injury he couldn't reasonably patch himself would scare him #oh also the guy with the knife is rex the syndicate boss

[whump-in-the-closet]

9. Vanish

previous.

cw: reluctant caretaker, emotional whump

With Valian’s words echoing in your head, you try to pull yourself together. You can’t stand to hear praises of your kindness, your mercy– lies. All of them, lies. 

The bitterness fades when you glance at Valian. They’re clutching the blanket in a white-knuckle grip with their good hand.

They look up at you and then at the blanket. “Oh. This is yours, sorry. You probably do not want me to touch it. I might get blood on it.” They hand the blanket to you before you have a chance to respond. 

You take the blanket, the fabric rough in your hands. It's made out of an old cloak, threadbare in some places. (Your attempts at sewing it into a blanket were childishly pathetic).

Valian tries to stand. Tries to smile. Begins to apologise again– or to thank you. You don’t want either. 

“Sit back down,” you say. When they do so, suddenly silent, you drape the blanket over their shoulders. You try to say so much with that gesture. It’s an apology. It’s an admission that you won’t let them get hurt. You haven’t forgiven them, but…what you can’t say with words, you try to say with a blanket and awkward silence. 

They clutch the blanket close, fingers wrapping around the edges of the fabric and pulling it tighter around them. They sit on the edge of your cot, bandages hidden by the blanket. Valian starts to say something again, but you cut them off with a sharp gesture. You don’t think you can bear to hear another ‘thank you’. 

“Enough. I’m sorry for what I said earlier. But you should get some rest.” 

Valian hesitates. “Here?” 

“Yes. Here. Where else?” 

“I– is this not your bed? Helect, I cannot sleep on your bed,” says Valian. 

“You can and will be sleeping on the bed. Good night.” You're too tired to argue the point any further.

Valian doesn’t answer, but watches as you move to the fire pit. You roll your jacket into a semblance of a pillow and turn your back on Valian. You don't think they’ll try to murder you. You’re pretty sure they won’t. Though you’ve been wrong about matters like this before. But you don’t want to look at Valian any longer. They’ve changed in ways you didn’t know possible. You shove down the suggestion that you’ve also changed. 

You fall asleep with the light of the dying fire on your face and uneven wood digging into your side.

When you wake up, cold air is blowing through the floor and Valian is gone. 

You sit up. 

The blanket you gave Valian is also gone and the door is open, swinging on its hinges.

taglist: @kira-the-whump-enthusiast, @d-cs, @annablogsposts, @sorrowful-hyacinth, @whumpsday, @whumpinthepot (lmk if you want to be added/removed!)

#helect cyoa #interactive whump #whump cyoa #fantasy whump #whump writing #reluctant caretaker #this one isnt really whumpy #and its kinda short #but dont worry the whump will increase #especially if the councils agents appear #then no one is in for a good time

[redrobin-detective]

God knows I snort those whumpy sadboy Tim fics like crack cocaine, the ones where the Drakes are cruel and abusive and lock him in closets and shit but, like, genuinely one of the major appeals of his character was that he was just some kid. 

Jack and Janet Drake weren’t great parents but they weren’t abusive or neglectful. They were parents who put work and their own interests over their kid who, by the way, they did provide for and ensure he was taken care of when they weren’t there. Tim was a latchkey kid, something common in the 90s and through today. From a Doylist perspective, Tim’s parents couldn’t be involved so he was free to be Robin but also some kids just have uninvolved parents and it’s all totally legal. I also firmly believe they did love Tim in their own way but not in the way that Tim really needed. This is not a unique phenomenon. 

I love fanon but sometimes it shoots wide of the mark. Tim wasn’t a completely normal kid growing up, he was born extremely wealthy, he’s shown to be very intelligent, his next door neighbor is frigging Batman. But he was made to be the everyman’s Robin, the kid that comic readers to relate to and I think that’s one reason why he continues to be popular. 

#i will continue to read horribly abusive whumpy tim drake fic but like yall have to know it's not remotely true #his situation wasn't ideal but like I knew a girl is hs who took a taxi home half the time bc no one could come pick her up #i wrote an essay which tumblr (derogatory) ate in which I theorized that jack and janet were just too self absorbed #janet the rich heriess and jack something of a gold digger #they had a kid and loved him provided for him but their travels and such were more important #Jack tried but by the time he did Tim had already moved on #idk its a complicated sad story in like a really *normal* way #and there's an appeal in that #not everything has to be excessive trauma and abuse for it to be sad and affect charcaters #sometimes the simplest hurts cut the deepest

[mischefous]

Day 3 ✦ "make it stop!"

featuring my oc Takeo

no CW for this one

#whumptober 2023 #whump art #whump prompt #whumpee #my art #oc #greffonic #angst #this one isnt really whumpy #i guess its emotional whump #digital art #sketch #shapeshifter oc #shapeshifter #he is not having a good time #very sad and angy boi

[my-beloved-lakes]

Just woke up from a dream where Alex had boat troubles (again) and had to run her aground on a little strip of beach cuz he wasn't going to be able to make it to a boat dock. When he landed on the beach there was a gang of thugs waiting and they told him he was going to have to pay them a bunch of money for being on their beach. They called it "protection money."

He was like "yeah right! I can protect myself."

Then they kidnapped him and tortured him until Kai and Ernesto found and rescued him.

#i have quite a few whumpy dreams and most of them don't really make any sense but this one kinda did #i might have to take a break from my leverage wip to write this #almost paradise #alex walker #kai mendoza #Ernesto Almares #almost paradise whump

[sadcatjae]

just one more heathers-related thing and ill stop but this guy is literally the best jd ive ever seen hoooooly shit

CW for suicide, mentions of school violence/bombing, gun use, mentions of self-harm, mental breakdown, wyboi going full incel

Usual warning for spoilers if you haven't seen Heathers!

#not really whump #but kinda sorta? #hes full blown villain mode #actually unhinged and it gives me goosebumps #heathers the musical #jamie muscato #meant to be yours #if anyone else knows of whumpy musicals pls lmk!!!!! #angsty ones too pls ty #Youtube

[pekoeboo]

been practicing more with drawing 47 ;o; these sketches weren't initially supposed to be part of one image, but because I drew them so close together, I decided to just work with that and throw in a background of sorts.

still slowly figuring out how to draw this guy lol. can't seem to keep him looking consistent, but I guess if IO themselves were inconsistent with his 3D model in each game, then such a thing is to be expected xD at least I'm trying, though - that's what really matters, imo :'0

please do not remove caption or repost. also on deviantart

#agent 47 #hitman #hitman 2016 #hitman 2 #hitman 3 #world of assassination #hitman woa #io interactive #ioi #tw injury #whump #yeah look i KNOW he never ends up getting Hurt in the woa trilogy #except. you know. getting poisoned #but i was just in a big whumpy mood and decided to be a bit self indulgent for a Moment . as a Treat #once i finished all three sketches tho i was like .. oh rip #that one doesn't fit with the tone of the other two #but i didnt really want to change the sketch either #so it is what it is

[sick-bay]

personally i like bromance-y stuff so much more than romance.

i can't really explain why (i mean, i probably could pull something deep out of my ass but i'm too tired for that rn (i kinda lied, i added my main reason into the tags)) but also i'm just not a big fan of shipping in general and simply prefer platonic relationships.

#hellooo it's me #not really whump talk #bromance #romance #platonic relationships #shipping #just my preference #maybe i AM asexual after all and that's why #idk let's stop this is getting a lil too personal #i enjoy the found family trope #and i feel like romance between any two characters ruins that #also in a whumpy scenario #the trust is different to that of a romantic partner #because with a romantic partner you're more readily and easily getting intimate #but not really with your close friends #so when one has to completely rely on someone else #it makes my heart melt when it's platonic and it's a different kind of trust #i did go a little deeper into why i prefer it after all…

[secret-bug-pain-blog]

half the time we write things it's because we look at the selection of What's Available For X Thing and because it sucks ass, we go "FINE, we'll do it ourself" and that's at its core why we write for bug fables

#we mean no offense to the vast majority of bug fables writers #but we are REALLY tired of cracking open the ao3 tag and literally the first line its 'he would not fucking say that' #we do whumpy stuff bc we enjoy it! however we really really feel that our characterization needs to Work #because if it DOESN'T match the characterization then why tf are we writing for these characters #we have One Specific Work that we dislike specifically bc we feel it falls too much into the trap of like #making the whumper and whumpee basically just The Same Personalities #we are still gonna post it ofc but we dont like it that much and we're only delaying until art gets done #we are always improving! blessing and a curse in one compact package #bc it means unfortunately some stuff we make will suck #misc. #my posts #writing #bug fables #anyways if we cannot nail down mothivas personality in a satisfying enough way to make her seem In Character #when shes a whumpee in a situation where shes highly predisposed to start fawning #then we will die. and then we'll have to do it better next time bc like fuck if we're giving up #so we're gonna make her act more like an asshole in the beginning bc thats how she Acts under stress #and then have that abrupt fakey turn to fawning in presence of an authority figure #hopefully this turns out right bc if it doesnt we Will die and it Will be this that kills us #smth smth we can't just get into and make content for things that are Purely Good its got to suck a bit #so we can get off our ass enough to go 'you're a fucking idiot and im writing this myself'

[chocolatepot]

Prisons of Our Own Perceptions: Chapter Eight

A day in the Republic of Pirates seemed like the perfect sort of outing for Stede Bonnet, from Ed’s perspective – yes, he’d been there before, but as far as Ed could tell he’d been completely unguided and it had been a miracle that he hadn’t ended up being rolled for his pocket change or his fine clothes. Then again, maybe his idea of intimidating costuming had merit.

Chapter rating: T or M for swears, I guess (not sure where the line is there)

Chapter content warning: a little violent imagery in Ed's imagination? no warnings needed, really

#I never know how much info to put in these posts so every single one is different #always torn between advertising the whole fic and not scaring people off with the whumpy premise #it's really fluffy for what the tags make it sound like #also I made myself a graphic for the fic because graphic design is my passion #ofmd #our flag means death fic #ofmd fic #our flag means death #prisons of our own perceptions #my fic

[befuddled-calico-whump]

just wanna rant somewhere about a story idea I've been sitting on since I was sixteen or so (feel free to ignore, this may get long)

So the basic premise is in the far future, the remnants of humanity live on what's basically a huge artificial island in space. We have four major factions on this island:

Aliens: Posses abilities like flight or energy manipulation, but the majority don't know this. Most don't even know they're not human, due to a conspiracy put on by the humans years ago to maintain power.

Alchemists: Humans who are capable of magic, due to a reaction with alien technology/living adjacent for so long. They're able to hide, but practicing alchemy is generally illegal.

The Scientists' Guild: a small group of humans who know about the conspiracy and are working to find a way to make aliens "safe" by removing their powers.

Humans: everyone else. The regular dudes.

And naturally there's whump. A lot of whump. We've got:

Salt, an alchemist who was experimented on for years in an effort to try and impart the aliens' abilities on a human

Ben, another alchemist, who worked for Salt's tormenter. When he eventually tried to leave, his boss turned on him

Sam, an alien who was kidnapped by the Scientists' Guild

Gloria, Sam's human girlfriend who thought he walked out on her when he learned she was pregnant with their daughter, only for him to show up on her doorstep nine years later, on the run from the government

if you couldn't tell, I mostly just had characters and a bunch of whumpy scenes, and it never got written cause I had no plot with which to string them together lol

But maybe someday

I do like the characters and everything

#there's a lot more than the ones named here too #these are just the really whumpy ones #paulina was maintenance where salt was kept and eventually freed him and was a little dismayed when he latched onto her emotionally #maggie was the main character and a mechanic and Ben's bff #pearl was an alien who didn't know she was an alien and made friends with ben #AND BROUGHT HIM TO A PARTY AND HE GOT THE SH*T KICKED OUT OF HIM WHEN THEY FOUND OUT HE WAS AN ALCHEMIST #FORGOT THAT ONE THAT ONE WAS GOOD #luna was a librarian who was recruited by novody the freedom fighter #just....a lot of factions #a lot to try and string together #whump #calico is befuddled #calicosstories

[icyheart-and-friends]

Man I love drawing!!!! I love watching how a sketch differs from line art while being so similar!!!! I love seeing colors being added and bring it to life!!! OUGH I LOVE DRAWING!

#I'm working on a whumpy piece for Emil rn and both Amanda and Tael are in it and it's just OUGH SO GOOD #I really wish i had timelapsed it #I have the lines done and amanda colored. tomorrow is coloring tael then emil and then working on backgrounds and maybe lighting/shading! #diye speaks #I wanna share the wips now but i feel like it'd be better to have them under the cut of the final post #so they're all in one place

[psychoticwillgraham]

am i attempting to do whumptober? yep. am I also gonna attempt to do goretober at the same time? you bet your damn ass I am. and yes I’m gonna try to combine them bc that’s what I do and I can do whatever I want 😈

#like my original idea for the day 1 prompts was way too involved and not ‘whumpy’ enough technically #at least not by my standards #it was just a straight up stalker fic but then I was gonna add a bunch of light torture/psych torture #to make it qualify but it would end up being like 6k+ words lmao and I feel like that’s way too much effort for a simple challenge #but this idea is still gripping me and I hate the new one I came up with to replace it #and I don’t wanna write that many words and have to scrap #it and start all over so idk?? but I REALLY wanna write said idea SO fucking bad #but idk if it should be from the stalker or victim’s point of view hmm

[theonlythingimfuckingisstupid]

writing merlin two days in a row? more likely than you’d think!

#this one isnt really whumpy but its got the Elements of whump i think #itll be out soon :) #em rambles #merlin

[writingphoenix]

Why is it so hard to write whump when my husband is in the room? It's just an interrogation with whipping is all.

#whumpblr #he doesn't know about whump #and i've never really talked to him about it #I've been into whumpy things as long as I can remember #and told no one

[cakeinthevoid]

TOMATO and CARROT for the ask game

From this neat ask game :))

Just like the last one, I'm choosing one OC to answer all the asks for. Feel free to submit the same fruit/veggie twice to hear answers for other OCs!

This is for Auretta/Zephyr from Vigilante (because both these asks fit her SO WELL—)

🍅 [TOMATO] How misunderstood is your OC? In-universe or IRL.

So... What you need to understand about present day Auretta is that she escaped a place where they kept Extra-Ordinaries (people who get superpowers after surviving a near death experience) away from the public under the guise of safety for them and others but really... it's to find out how they work—or to get them to work for the organisation. Unfortunately, most people don't know this. In the public eye, Zephyr is a villain who must be stopped from wreaking havoc on cities and forests. She is a walking windstorm.

After her... snap... Auretta just became more... unhinged, to put it lightly. She's very much at war with herself. She misunderstands herself tbh. Part of her wants to be alone—alone forever so her brother never sees what she has become. Another part desperately wants to see her brother again. She still feels like a little girl who could cuddle with her brother and watch a movie with hot cocoa. Another part wants bloody revenge on the people who dared to ruin her life. If the guy who was her catalyst event wasn't watching the news when she broke out and promptly went into hiding... he would be toast. Toast flying away in the wind.

TLDR: She maintains the I AM WICKED AND EVIL AND YOU CANT STOP ME persona well enough that no one cares to stick around long enough to hear her whisper I want my life back. I want my brother back....

🥕 [CARROT] How tough is your OC against certain situations? How weak are they against others?

Auretta post EON kicks ASS!!!! She doesn't hold back on her powers anymore. She will wreck everything to get what she needs. In a physical fight with her powers, she is one of the strongest. There were do-gooder types who initially wanted her on a team, thinking she needed some good purpose. She blew them all away lmao. Having survived essentially torture, she's jaded and cynical and lives by "me first".

However....she would still do anything for her brother, even if she thinks he hates her. That was used against her very effectively. She will always be weak when it comes to her brother. Unless Zephyr finally manages to convince herself that she (quite literally) pushes people away whether she wants to or not and that she doesn't need ANYONE (which will likely never happen because Zephyr is still part Auretta), she will always be weak against someone threatening her brother or Cass.

TLDR: Auretta is really good at pushing the limits of her powers and fights smart when she isn't being goaded. Problem: she is very easily baited. Especially when it comes to her brother.

#auretta #ohohohohooooo it really feels like all my OCs are at the front of my mind begging me to write for them #I have such a soft spot for auretta #I really like her character #she's really just a kid who slipped into unfortunate circumstances #what makes it great is that.... it really couldve been anyone #it just happened to be her #also: #GO READ VICIOUS BY VE SCHWAB #it shot up to one of my favourite books I read this past year #(me catering to my audience) it's pretty whumpy guys!!!! it follows two premed students who try to get superpowers #except to do so they need to survive a near death experience #...so they start experimenting #my favourite character nearly does seven lines of cocaine until his bestie stops him and then they both get pissed at each other lol #trust me guysssss its gooooodddddd