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Whumper overestimates how much torture Whumpee can take. The once-defiant Whumpee is broken and catatonic, not speaking or reacting to anything anymore. And Whumper isn't happy about it. Though they loathe to admit it, they liked Whumpee's defiance. It was entertaining. Whumpee was entertaining. With them not speaking anymore, Whumper realizes that they miss the sound of Whumpee's voice. The snarky little comments, the sarcastic jokes, the curses screamed in rage.
Now Whumper is desperate to get the old Whumpee back. They're being extra "nice," giving Whumpee medical treatment and food, anything to make them go back to how they were before. Anything to fix their favorite toy.
Because like it or not, Whumper doesn't have anyone else.
Whenever a (powerful) character is finally defeated and forced on their knees. Blood dripping down their face, they're hurting and scared, but damn will they hide it. The anger in their face as they look up to the Enemy Leader, who only shows up after the fight is done.
Just... the rage and defiance in their eyes. Even if their hands are bound behind their back, even if a hand grasps their hair to pull their head back and expose their throat. Even if the Enemy Leader mocks them. Even if they're being dragged away to horrors unknown.
They refuse to show weakness, even in defeat.
a defiant whumpee dragged in front of whumper by henchmen. They're bleeding from their mouth and they lick the blood away before cursing whumper out.
And whumper only smiles. With a wave of their hand, one of the henchmen slaps whumpee across the face, and the other shoves them to their knees.
The message is clear.
Stay down.
They don't get the message
Whumpee tries to stand again, spitting vicious threats. Their knees are watery, threatening to give out on them.
Whumper shakes their head and whispers something to their henchmen.
Whumpee, shaking on their feet, can only watch as Caretaker is dragged-- literally dragged by their shirt collar-- and dropped beside them. Caretaker doesn't move, their breathing a ragged rise and fall. It's some semblance of life, without consciousness.
"Kneel," says Whumper.
Whumpee crashes to the ground, unable to look away from Caretaker. At their damaged hands and closed eyes, dirtied clothes, and matted hair.
Kneeling now?
Good.
"Don't cross me," murmurs Whumper and strokes the top of Whumpee's head, like one pets a stray dog just found.
Whumpee snarls but says nothing.
(sadistic whumper vibes)
[guys I have been gone for a while bc of bad life events but I'm coming back soon]
Defiant Whumpee who has been put in a stress position by Whumper, and just left alone for a while. When Whumper returns, they release Whumpee and watch them crumple to the ground.
Whumpee, who normally fights Whumper at any chance they get, lies still, their breath raspy and gaze far away as they try to work through the pain.
Whumper just watches with a slight smile. This is the first time Whumpee is completely unrestrained, and they're not even trying to escape.
Progress.
Love it when Caretaker doesn't ask, "Are you okay?" To a whumpee who is clearly not okay.
"You're going to be okay. One second at a time."
"Do you need a moment?"
"Lets go somewhere quiet, okay?"
"Please come with me. I don't want you alone right now. "
"I'm staying with you. I don't want you alone right now. "
"I know you're not okay, sweetheart. But are you hurt?"
*anything that can be triggering is most likely listed here, skip this post if you think it might upset you*
Also, while writing this post, I learned that there are multiple types of shock, including distributive, hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and obstructive shock, according to the NIH. Hypovolemic is what I was picturing, but they're all full of potential.
an injured/ill character finally conceding to rest during a mission and saying "wake me in 20 minutes." so many outcomes. the team has no choice but to wake them and feels terrible because there's no way that short nap helped. or they let the character sleep as long as they want, which means that they wake up mad that they let them sleep that long, especially good for a leader character. or maybe they even wake up on their own from a nightmare before the group even gets to make a choice.
Best ways to restrain your Whumpees (a subjective scale)
pinned whumpees are a greatly underutilized category of being. pinned by restraints, like cuffs or straps or chains? excellent! pinned by weaponry, like stakes or knives or swords shoved through them? even better! a cuff can be wriggled out of, if they try hard enough, but the only way out of a sword driven through their hand is to tear it out.
can you imagine how whumper would have to go about pinning whumpee up in the first place? holding them down as they struggle fruitlessly, shoving the blade through their skin as they cry out in pain, but if they struggle now, it’s only going to make the wound worse. if they’re left there long enough, or if they have some sort of healing factor, would the wound close around the weapon that made it? would it be just as painful to remove the offending object as it was to put it there in the first place?
the way I have heard so many talented fanfic writers say they started writing because they read someone else's fanfics that are so good they inspired them into becoming writers too? just proved my point that your writing is never 'in vain', even if you dislike it and think it could've been better, it's still good enough for someone out there that it becomes their source of inspiration and perhaps happiness. you'll never know.
but don't ever, ever belittle your own works. just because you don't like them, doesn't mean other people dislike them too. again, you'll never know. there could be someone out there who reread your works every day because those fics you wrote helped them escape reality for a while, they could be reading your works as a way to help get them through a hard time in their life. you'll never know.
your writing may have saved someone's life.
your writing may have inspired someone into pursuing their career and changing their life for the better.
several best selling authors started as fanfic writers, and the majority of fanfic writers started writing because they were inspired by someone's fanfics. you do the math.
your "silly fics" have permanent impact on this world, even if you think they're not good (they actually are good, I promise you, don't let your mind lie to you).
I mean ***I*** personally started writing my first fanfic about 7 years ago, and have been writing ever since, because I was inspired by my favorite fanfic writers. I still remember all the lines I like from those fics I read 7-8 years ago, I still think about those fics I read from 7-8 years ago and still remember the stories very well in my heart. I started writing because of them.
this blog would never have been created at all, if it weren't because of those fanfic writers whose works I read 7-8 years ago.
I wouldn't have so far written about 130,000 words this year alone, if it weren't because of those fanfic writers whose works I read 7-8 years ago.
to all the fanfic writers out there; your works inspired someone, your writing made a difference to someone's life.
what are ur fav tropes for stoic whumpees? love da blog
stoic whumpee tropes that are a 100/10:
Whumpee tropes with their own perfect method of torture...
I think the key is an inner conflict (between their personality and what they want) when deciding how to respond under immense pressure.