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whump prompt 164

Celebrating a milestone with Caretaker.

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whump prompt 160

A recording of what Whumpee thought would be their last words.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 163

Whumpee given a soft and (frilly / decadent / childish / romantic) room for when Whumper doesn't need them.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 162

Tattooing a record of their time together on Whumpee's body.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 161

The first night back in their own bed.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

Me: *writing*

Also me: *gets distracted thinking about scenes three chapters away and ends up staring into space with a stupid smile for 15 minutes, and feeling very productive*

Thusly me: *comes back to reality and looks at my screen, and sees where I actually am in the story* Well, shit.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 160

A recording of what Whumpee thought would be their last words.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 159

Whumpee saving themselves, because no one else is coming.

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Whumpcember 19

All of this Whumpcember is a single, long fic, with the prompts used in specific scenes, in order. See the Masterlist and AO3 link here.

((content warnings: suicidal despair, chronic pain ))

promptspiration: @whumpcember Day 19: Exhaustion

Whumpee: Draco Malfoy Whumper: Harry Potter Pairing: Harry/Draco whump type: despair fic type: post-Hogwarts AU

words: ~400

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The stairs were forever. 

He pulled himself up, step after endless step. His hand was too heavy to lift from the railing, sliding along with its weak grip. His feet were leaden, dragged only with effort over each rise, heavier each time he set them down, and aching again anew every time they came to rest. It took more and more effort to move them forward again, but he had to keep going. 

He swayed to a stop, staring at his feet, and slowly lifted his eyes. The stairs climbed up above him still, ten more steps, maybe. Ten more interminable, impossible steps…

He realised he couldn't imagine taking those steps. Forcing himself to lift his foot again, to tighten his grip again… why? Dragging himself forward, trying…

Why?

He slowly sank down and sat on the step, arms wrapped around the cold, empty feeling inside, staring blankly past his knees. There wasn't anything up there to go toward… or down there… or out there… There was nothing. 

Even when he was so disconnected from his body, he still hurt, off in the distance. It hurt to climb… to walk… breathe… Why go through the pain for nothing? Why did he have to take it…?

The hall and stairs grew dim with evening; he was distantly aware of it. He should move, but… he couldn't find the strength. Or a reason. It was so much simpler to sit there and stare at nothing, waiting for something to change. He was almost surprised he wasn't crying, but even that felt too hard, too much effort. He didn't have even that much left to give. 

"Draco?" Harry must have come down the hall at some point. "I thought you were going to have a nap?" He came up the bottom few steps. 

His weak hand slowly stopped kneading his half hand. "I can't," he said distantly, and bowed his head, gripping the back of his hair.

"It's okay, I'll help you up there." Harry took his hand from his hair and started pulling him to his feet.

It wasn't about the stairs. "It's too hard," he said quietly. "To keep going…"

Harry focused on him sharply, and then pulled him against his chest with convulsive tightness. "It's okay," he promised into his hair, clinging tightly to him. "It's okay. I'll fix it. Just stay with me."

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 158

Whumpee who can't move due to muscle atrophy.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 157

Whumpee hiding what they went through out of shame -- Whumper is much weaker than them, or the wrong gender, etc etc.

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whump prompt 156

Weaponised allergies.

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whump prompt 155

Making Whumpee think their friends / loved ones are responsible for their situation.

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whump prompt 154

A Whumpee whose entire purpose is to have healing magic ( / science / powers) tested on them.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 153

The search after Whumpee disappears off the face of the earth.

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[whumpitlikeyoumeanit]

whump prompt 152

Whumpee being sold or traded for an insultingly low price.

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whump prompt 151

Whumper has a list (a bucket list / the ABCs of torture / someone else's experiment records / a whump prompt list 👀) , and they're using Whumpee to methodically check them off.

#gotta catch em all #whump #whump prompt #whumper prompt