#this works best with a touch starved whumpee who’s never really known true affection before

[whumpwillow]

underrated trope: platonic bathing

whether the whumpee is hurt and caretaker is washing off their wounds, whumpee is too sick & feverish to be left alone, or whumpee is recovering from something traumatic and caretaker wanted to offer them some warmth and comfort...i just think it’s really soft when a caretaker helps bathe a whumpee in a platonic sense

having the water be just the right temperature so whumpee can feel warm and comfortable, but not burn up or increase their fever

caretaker washing out wounds, carefully cleaning blood and dirt off of skin, perhaps salt from lashes

caretaker’s slow, gentle movements as they scrub whumpee’s chest and back and arms

gingerly cupping their face, making sure not to get soap in their eyes. skimming the tips of their fingers over whumpee’s cheekbones, the bridge of their nose, their temples, any scars they might have...

caretaker having whumpee lean back so they can pour water over whumpee’s hair, then lather it with shampoo and run their fingers over whumpee’s scalp

whumpee closing their eyes to prevent the soap from getting in, but also because they wholeheartedly trust caretaker with their entire being

just...characters being completely undone by tenderness. the intimacy

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