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A character, usually very reserved and self-contained, has their filter/self-control eroded by fever or illness or bloodloss or exposure and starts pleading and clinging to their companions for the comfort and contact they've craved all along but never before dared to openly express- which shocks their friends who had never realised cuddles and caresses were something the incapacitated character wanted and are heartbroken to think they've been depriving them of them; they hesitantly but wholeheartedly oblige with all the warm contact they can provide.

#whump #touch starved #support character #comfort #tropes

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There's something specifically about slings and how they really accentuate whump- broadcasting the presence of injury in such a visible manner, unable to hide unseen under clothes but instead making it clear there's an injury that needs to be supported and protected- giving the wearer an element of vulnerability, highlighting the fact that they’re injured, where the injury is, and almost painting a target there, either for caring or cruelty, while also rendering the arm immobile and the character more in need of help- not able to simply shrug off the injury but having to cope with the last effects of it, their every movement affected by it, the sling serving as constant reminder to both characters and audience of the injury.

#whump #miscellaneous #tropes

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One of my favorite whump things is whumpees not having a real bed/bedroom and sleeping tucked away wherever they can find. In corners, in cupboards, in closets, under tables, under stairs, in cellars and basements and attics, outside in sheds or barns…just anywhere they can tuck themselves away. Finding something to use as a blanket and making a little nest in whatever spot they’ve found. Bringing whatever possessions they might have to their sleeping spot and hiding them there, hoping nobody finds this one tiny nook that’s their own. Coming back to an empty space with all of their trinkets and makeshift bedding cleaned out, and trying to get comfortable with nothing there.

#whump #miscellaneous #tropes

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me, sitting in front of my laptop and shaking violently

i wanna write i don't wanna write but i wanna write but i really don't wanna

#writer memes

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Trying to interact with the rest of your fandom as a whumper:

#whump memes #so true #also goes double for unpopular characters

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repeat after me

I WILL FINISH MY WIP

I WILL FINISH MY WIP

I WILL FINISH MY WIP

#writer memes

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PSA: Just a friendly reminder that whenever you start a creative project, you will invariably hit a phase where the Thing™️ appears horrendous and you start asking existential questions. But if you keep working, it invariably passes and starts to resemble something less like the devil’s vomit. Doesn’t matter if it’s art, writing, or what–this happens repeatedly. Carry on.

#positivity #writing advice

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Thinking ab tiny, comforting, caretaking gestures

Caretaker gently touching whumpees thigh under the table, letting them know that their discomfort isn’t being ignored

Caretaker holding onto whumpees bicep, keeping them steady under the guise of a meaningless touch

Caretaker rubbing small circles on whumpees back as they cough or get sick, giving them a bit of comfort through the violence of their illness

Caretaker playing with whumpees sweaty hair, feeling their fever-warm skin and holding them close

Caretaker whispering small words of encouragement, little “shh”s and “it’s okay, it’s okay”s under their breath as whumpee cries, because they just don’t feel well

Whumpee collapsing into caretakers arms as they sob, because they’ve never felt this loved through such small actions

#whump #support character #comfort #sickness #fever #crying #tropes

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Severe hypothermia is great but as someone who has experienced mild hypothermia, I think it needs more credit.

You don't need medical attention but everything just feels wrong for the hours and days afterward. You can't regulate your body temperature right. You're cold and shivering but the blankets and sleeping bags you're swaddled in have you sweating because youre body hasn't decided you're safe enough to send blood back to your extremities. You want to warm your hands and feet but know that's going to send the cold blood right back deep, deep into your core like daggers.

Dress warmly when you're out on lobster fishing boats y'all...

#whump #environmental whump #cold #tropes

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i love u characters who are victims who don't show things in a way that's appealing i love u characters whos trauma leaves them with anger issues, with violence issues, with issues with connection and trust and being truthful i love you characters who don't get "better" in a way that's palatable, who don't find growth and meaning in their trauma

#whump #emotional whump #trauma #tropes

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You know what‘s highly underused in the whump community in my opinion?

Shame

Whumpee being ashamed! Of how they act. Of how they acted. Of how they broke. Of how they talked. Of how they begged. Of trusting the wrong person! Of not getting help. Of being weak!

Whumpees being ashamed!!

Make them hate themselves. Make them unable to live with themselves because they‘re gagging on the shame and memories that will never let go of them. Of the knowledge that rots their brain now and forever.

Taglist: @yourlocalgaefae33, @princessofhe11, @greatkittencloud, @bisexuawolfsalt, @imnotamurdereripromise

#whump #emotional whump #trauma #tropes

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Hm, you know what I don't see often in whump? The Freeze Response. I'm a perpetrator of this as well, where I usually write Fight or Flight, but Freeze is absolutely a thing that happens in times of fear.

Have a usually defiant whumpee not be able to fight back. Their body isn't listening to their commands. They're frozen, unable to move or do anything about what's happening to them.

And that scares the shit out of them.

#whump #fear #tropes

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me every time I post something

#writer memes

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Hear me out!!! Whumpee x Caregiver with bath time....

Whumpee thats afraid of getting into a shower or a bath for whatever reason.

Whumpee who gas a very patient caregiver but caregiver can't keep giving whumpee only sponge baths.

Caregiver who shows whumpee the bathtub and overs to fill it up just a little.

Caregiver who sits at the edge of the bath and puts just their feet in to show whumpee its safe.

Whumpee, who after some gentle coaxing, sits next to caregiver with their feet in the tub.

Caregiver who fills the bath little by little for whumpee, day by day.

Caregiver who fills the bath with bubbles and lights a candle and plays soft mysic for whumpee.

Whumpee who finally feels safe in the bath because of caregiver.

And eventually......

Whumpee who feels so safe in the bath thanks to caregiver that they pull caregiver into the bathroom to fill it up with bubbles for them.

Whumpee, who when they get overwhelmed, sits in the empty bathtub with their knees to their chest.

Caregiver who is looking for whumpee and doesn't think to look in the bathtub....until they do.

Caregiver who immediately understands and runs whumpee a warm bath.

Caregiver who gently scrubs whumpees hair until they relax again.

Whumpee who loves to take baths again all because of caregiver.

#whump #support character #fear #comfort #tropes

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We love it when an injured character winces as they try (unsuccessfully) to sit up. It's a popular trope for a reason.

I would also like to draw your attention to when it hurts to lay down. Yes, they'll definitely be more comfortable lying down than sitting up, or maybe they're so exhausted they could barely stay upright even if they wanted to. But getting there? Maybe they have a friend there to help with an hand behind their back, maybe they have to lean on their arms and try to slowly ease themselves down without pulling or jarring anything too much. Either way though, there are winces and grimaces and sharp intakes of breath, and muscles shaking and tensing and maybe suddenly giving out on them. And at the end, finally sinking into the mattress or makeshift bed, their jaw is still clenched and eyes squeezed shut and breath coming in short gasps and body rigid for several moments afterward as they wait for the pain to fade away.

#whump #miscellaneous #tropes

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Two characters tied back to back holding hands to comfort each other my beloved.

#whump #multiple whumpees #restraints #comfort #tropes

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Ok but when the whumpee is feeling isolated from the group before the bad thing happens. Maybe they recently fucked something up at their job and the team has been particularly cold with them since. They feel like they’re on thin ice. So when the opportunity presents itself, they jump at the chance to ‘prove’ their worth to the team.

And that’s how they get captured.

#whump #team dynamics #self sacrifice #capture #tropes