Hi there, I love your writing style! I know a lot of people dislike death in whump, but I think it can be done right. Hereâs a few prompts I have that Iâd love to see your thoughts on/interpretation of :Â
Caretaker finally rescuing and/or getting access to whumpee only to realize thereâs no saving them, so instead they try to make them comfortable: giving them pain killers, wiping the blood out of their eyes, holding them, rocking and singing to them, etc.Â
Caretaker having to give them permission to let go; âItâs okay, you can go nowâ, âI know it hurts, you can stop fighting itâ
If Whumpee was always too good, to sweet, to innocent, for this world anyway
If they were the only thing holding back Caretaker and their wrath; Whumper has no idea what theyâve unleashedÂ
Somebody/something that Caretaker or Whumper canât see comes to take Whumpee (bonus points if the story is split POV, both Whumpeeâs and the other characters)
Whumpee who hasnât had experienced peace or happiness in a long time healing in the afterlife, possibly with friends, family, or team members who have gone before them
If deceased Whumpee becomes some sort of protector of Caretaker in the afterlife or gets revenge on Whumper
HELLOOOO thank you!! omggg!! ahhh yes I do love character death in whump,,, if done right... it has such amazing potential <3333 I LOVE THESE!!!
caretaker is devastated, but they push that feeling aside. this isn't about them. whumpee is about toâ they can't even bring themself to think of it. but they rock whumpee back and forth, doing their best to relieve whumpee of their pain. gentle, they are so gentle as they soothe whumpeeâ who barely knew an ounce of kindness in their life. at least caretaker can treat them the way they deserve to be treated on their deathbed. they whisper sweet nothings, they beg death to be kind to whumpee. they hope it won't hurt.
oh... whumper has no idea. are they stupid, caretaker wonders as they place whumpee's unmoving body on the floor. why did they think caretaker was holding back? now they've spelt their demise out in whumpee's blood marring their hands.
I like that idea... some third party steals whumpee away... maybe for a sacrifice? something that completely blindsides both whumper and caretaker. I do love myself some good old sacrifice <3
that's lovely, whumpee gets to heal afterwards, they get to see their deceased loved ones, they learn about their circumstances... so much potential... and they maybe don't pass on, out of choice, so they can aid caretaker, so they can take revenge on whumper.
or maybe they take revenge, completely unhingedâ no one came to save them in life, and no one bothered finding out what happened to them even after they died. all they have is their rage and their grief and they can't move onâ so they use it as fuel against whumper, finally enacting their long due revenge.
thank you for sharing these lovely prompts!! they are soo cool <3 I always love myself a completely unhinged whumpee AND caretaker! death is so good when done right :)