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Nice whumpy thing: when people are intensely pragmatic about their injuries illnesses.

“Listen, if I pass out…”

“If you let up pressure, I’ll bleed out. So just, don’t move.”

“I know it ill hurt, just do what you need to.”

#whump #whumpblr #whump tropes #YES #give me pragmatic injured characters pls and thx #will love you forever <3 #when the team's medic is injured and has to teach everyone what to do on the fly #but their head is swimming #and their thoughts are tumbling together #and their tongue is suddenly clumsy #and their eyes heavy #cue the collective PANIC

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i can hear this font

#the sound of hundreds of thousands of children experiencing heart attacks in the 2000s #'PIRATING IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME' #LMAO #no but seriously #when the dvd would automatically start over? #then this BLARES at you at FULL VOLUME at 3AM??? #Dios mio #not whump

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#oop #👀

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me: my head hurts :(

mom: drink water and lie down

me, a whump writer: alas, for research purposes, I cannot

#whump #whump writing #whumpblr #in all honesty tho i have had precisely two gulps of water today #then a venti coffee and another coffee four hours later #:') #my mom gets so frustrated with me and she has every right to be lmao

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Magnum P.I. (2018) 3x05 | Ethan Shot

#as a baby emt #am I the only one who screamed 'NO!' when he said to take out the bullet that was NEAR HIS ARTERY???? #bullets BOUNCE #they rarely go in a straight line! #and this man is at extreme risk of bleeding out considering that he's IN A BAR FREEZER #omfg the tv industry stresses me out #i mean... #it's excellent whump tho #whumpblr #field medicine #bullet removal #tw: blood #cw: blood #tw: gun use #cw: gun use #tw: gunshot wound #cw: gunshot wound #tw: injury #cw: injury #me thinks that's all the tw tags i need #??

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Let's not forget a few of my favorites:

When all seems well with the whumpee, but the caretaker or whumper sees the tremor in their hands and knows they're legitimately struggling

Fumbling, grasping hands slick with blood

Butterfly-soft touches from caretaker - touches so gentle that they could be a distant dream

A whumpee who relies on their hands to communicate, and being so unwell (fever? blood loss? hypothermic? drugged?) that they can't express any clear responses or requests

Powerful hands restricting the whumpee's movement - whether it be torture or so a medic can treat them

op i love you for bringing this back to my attention

Hands in Whump

-Running a gentle hand through Whumpee's hair, whispering reassurances into their ear.

-Grabbing Whumpee's arm to stop them from escaping, digging their nails into the flesh.

-A red, stinging handprint left on the side of Whumpee's face after a slap.

-Caretaker using their thumb to wipe tears off of Whumpee's face.

-Fingers intertwined, comforting pressure on the hand.

-Placing the back of the hand on Whumpee's forehead to check their fever.

-A hand broken after being stomped on by Whumper, Whumpee trying to get their fingers to move.

-Palms and fingers burned on a hot pan or stove.

-Fingernails being broken or ripped out.

-Cupping Whumpee's face.

-A hand clasped over the mouth to keep Whumpee from screaming

-Gentle hands applying bandages to aching wounds.

-An outstretched hand, offering aid and protection.

-Hands in the air to signal surrender.

-Whumpee covering their face with their hands so nobody can see them cry.

-Hands clasped over the back of Whumpee's neck as protection from an imminent beating.

And so, so much more!

#OP IS SPEAKING MY LOVE LANGUAGE #YALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HANDS IN LITERATURE #OR LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE #Hands can portray such emotion and physical reaction #hands can tell a story #its just sooooooooo good and such a beautiful angle to write things from #when i say actions speak louder than words - i am talking about hand gestures #whump #whumpblr #whump prompts #whump ideas #whump writing #tw: blood #cw: blood #tw: broken bones #cw: broken bones #tw: blood loss #cw: blood loss #tw: drug mention #cw: drug mention #tw: restrained #cw: restrained #manhandling #bloody hands #trembling hands #shaky hands

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whenever I'm burnt out, I bake and I take a walk and cut back on caffeine. I play a bit of sudoku and put together a puzzle and do laundry and mop. I open all of the windows and air out my house. I groom my dog and put on a face mask. Some of it is meditative, and all of it is some form of self-care. Everyone's reset button is different, and most people require sequences of meditative actions like me before they can start recharging and restocking spoons.

I hope this post blesses you with another spoon <3

if yall ever want like serious advice from me about how to solve burnout as a creative it's like...

literally ignore it. stop pushing. go do something else, enjoy your life, fill it with other things, do what brings you joy in the moment if you can.

go to the gym, take a walk to touch grass and look at dogs and smell flowers, cook dinner, watch tv with your friends, talk about your feelings as needed with ppl you trust, take a drive and blast your music, do the chores you need to do, the job hunting slog you need to do, read books that aren't for research, stop cordoning off your brain for The Craft or The Draft or whatever the fuck

forget about the project, stop thinking about it for as long as it takes to be excited again.

fuckin rest, basically

#not whump #feeling emotionally gooey #in a sense #recovery #burn out #mental health #low spoons

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when a powerful figure is reduced to kneeling. when the lord is forced to bow. when the exile stumbles into an unwelcoming bar. when the “beast” is chained by their horns. when a god is dragged behind their enemy’s chariot, a captive and trophy. when the loyal “guard dog” character is muzzled and the silver-tongued thief falls silent in horror.

that’s the shit

it’s about the contrapasso. the reversal of roles and the sudden, plunging terror of being unable to hide.

#!!!!!!! #op NAILED it #whump #whumpblr #whump writing #whump scenario #whump prompt #whump ideas #role reversal whump

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And people say modern whump is boring

what about being stuck in a car while sick? the gang is on their way to a job in a blizzard and get stuck, and they're struggling to take care of the sick character. a flat tire in a cell phone dead zone that requires them to walk in the heat, forcing the sick character to either walk with them or wait in a hot car. i think there's a lot here :)

#whump #whumpblr #whump scenario #sick whump #environmental whump

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reminder that you can and most certainly should be self indulgent in your whump writing. no that's not too much blood. yes you should add a whipping scene. you think it's over the top? it's not enough. if you're not giggling and screeching internally and kicking your feet then what even is the point

#whump #whump writing #whumpblr #i mean??? #100% yes #but also #eep i frighten myself sometimes #>:)

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When an unconscious character is rolled onto their side by caretaker(s) using their shoulder and hip for leverage and there's a just the slightest lag as their limp form is rolled and their head stays in its former position before lolling over with the rest of the movement.

#ahh yes #it really is the little things #the tiniest of details is what could take basic whump to legendary levels #MMMM good stuff #whump #whumpblr

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Oh no, not the dungeon… 🫣

#whatever shall we do? #whump #whumpblr #whump community

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I am not immune to injured sad man unconscious on the pavement in the rain

#100% yes #all the time #every day #the day i do not lift a brow in intrigue is the day you need to send me for a psych eval #bc this is GOOD stuff

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Be honest with yourself. We both know if you’re telling yourself that you’re “just curious” as you type “[character name] sickfic” into the search bar, you’re already too far gone

#oop- #uhhhhh #perhaps #<.< #whump #sick whump #whump community #whumpblr

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Me: My whump fics will be 👏MEDICALLY 👏 ACCURATE👏

also Me: *shaking pubmed* why can’t you give me a STRAIGHT. ANSWER. ABOUT PUNCTURE WOUNDS—

#whump #whump writing #whumpblr #op is going through the wringer to provide for our whump needs

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I love the trope of the badass character who can face impossible odds time and time again and still walk away. The ones who can take on an entire room of guards or a league of assassins by themselves through their fighting skills, marksmanship, or intellect.

However, nothing bores me more than when this character does this and walks away without a scratch. It just shows there are no real stakes and the character is never in any real danger so what's the point?

Instead, give me a hero outnumbered 30 to 1 and who still wins, but they are shot up, bloody, bruised, and broken. Let them barely make it back to their safe house before collapsing in pain and exhaustion. Let them have to be patched up or out of commission for a while so they can heal. THEN I will believe there are actual stakes to future conflicts and there is a chance that character might not make it out the next time. Doing this will leave me on the edge of my seat the next time they find themselves in a similar situation instead of just sighing as they once again avoid hundreds of bullets without a scratch.

Without showing that they are human who aren't perfect and can actually be hurt, you lose so much empathy and emotional attachment to the character.

So, let them bleed. Let them be in pain. Let them struggle. Then let them get back up and continue on despite all of that.

That's the badass I want to see.

#whump #whump prompt #whump scenario #whumpblr #whump tropes #give me a hero that's human #but they can still win #one reason i like daredevil so much tbh #good good shit #also reblogging to show my followers that i still live #just v stressed rn ;-; #lots of life things striking me one after another #i still browse <3 #just don't even have the energy to tag and reblog

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bruh i wanted the boopin' mechanic to stay :(

#loved that fr fr #didn't know what it actually was until today #loved the notifications tho <3 #not whump