April is the Cruelest Month Whump Event 2026!
Back again for AitCM 2026! We are so glad to have you!
What a great time to whump our favorite characters and OCs!
Just a little refresher on the Event rules:
AitCM is an event that to complete you only need to write, draw, make a podfic, or just create in general for fifteen of the days (Any fifteen you want!) The other fifteen can be recs! (Fics, art, books, etc. Any piece of media that matches one of the daily prompts.)
This can make it so much easier to fit into your everyday schedule! And can promote our favorite creators!
But maybe you would rather write, draw, or create some other form of media for all the days. That is another way to complete the event and is totally welcome!
As for the writing minimum and maximumโฆ Our minimum is 100 words. Please do your best to reach this, but if that is too daunting remember that this event is meant to be fun, so please enjoy yourselves. And there is no maximum. Write to your heartโs content!
You only need to choose one of the daily prompts a day, (or an alt prompt) but feel free to use any or all of them.
If you have any other questions, please send us an ask!
Help us fill the world with more whump!
Feel free to tag us with your stories, recs, and art!
The prompt list for your convenience:
Day 1:
Shot | Runaway | Gagged | โNot like you careโ
Day 2:
Slapped across the face | Emotional abuse | Cabin fever | โDont you ever try that againโ
Day 3:
Suspended by wrists | Wrongly Accused | Possessed | โWhy donโt you trust me?โ
Day 4:
Strangled | Anxiety attack | No escape | โI wish I hadnโt stayedโ
Day 5:
Broken Nose | Blood stains | Vandalism | โYouโre taking it out on meโ
Day 6:
Improvised blade | Blame | Sabotage | โWho told you that?โ
Day 7:
Beaten with a bottle | Emotional breakdown | Too far | โWhy didnโt you come?โ
Day 8:
Broken ankle | Untrusting | Frostbite | โYou canโt keep this up foreverโ
Day 9:
Bear trap | Abandoned | Out of earshot | โDonโt let goโ
Day 10:
Swaying | Body modification | Abusive Partner | โI donโt think you realize how little I careโ
Day 11:
Lashes | Running on fumes | Infected wound | โThis is for your own goodโ
Day 12:
One-sided fight | Insubordination | Captivity | โWhat would they think of you?โ
Day 13:
Snapped | Uncanny | Blood trail | โHow did you find me?โ
Day 14:
Fisticuffs | Doppelganger | Ambush | โLook what the cat dragged inโ
Day 15:
Stabbed | Blackmail | Canโt speak | โI donโt want to say goodbyeโ
Day 16:
Forced to kneel | Running out of time | Post-apocalyptic | โI know who you areโ
Day 17:
Thrown through the wall | Stoic | Passing out | โDonโt dieโ
Day 18:
Oil burns | Betrayal | Quicksand | โWhat are you doing here?โ
Day 19:
Hanging | False comfort | Broken Dishes | โPlease stop cryingโ
Day 20:
Battered | Lies | Munchausen by Proxy | โWhere is my mom?โ
Day 21:
Car accident | Enemy to caretaker | Trespassing | โItโs a trapโ
Day 22:
Thrown out | Silent tears | Human Weapon | โPleaseโ
Day 23:
Brain trauma | Hiding | Caught Stealing | โAre you made of glass?โ
Day 24:
Fighting against Caretaker | Torn clothes | Sideways rain | โI wish you would just stopโ
Day 25:
Laceration | Ropes | Legs giving out | โYou shouldnโt be hereโ
Day 26:
Serrated knife | Hallucinations | House fire | โDo you think I deserve this?โ
Day 27:
Bleeding out | Found family | Sitting duck | โWhen were you going to tell me?โ
Day 28:
Blunt force trauma | Gaslight | Tied to chair | โYouโre overreactingโ
Day 29:
Playing dead | Cradled | Separated | โI will shootโ
Day 30:
Held down | Reluctant Caretaker | Waking up sick | โThe sun will shine againโ
Alt prompts:
Magical Collar
Snowstorm
Hyperthermia
Orphan
Former Ally
Thrashing
Gun to head
Hospital
Mafia
Too close for comfort
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You can post your stories to our Ao3 collection:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/April_is_the_Cruelest_Month_2026_Event
Do your best and have fun whumping!
April is the Cruelest month!

















