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Hopelessness - the feeling that one will not experience positive emotions or an improvement in one’s condition. Hopelessness is common in severe major depressive episodes and other depressive disorders and is often implicated in suicides and attempted suicides.

Hopelessness is a complex, multifaceted psychological construct, one with different theoretical perspectives that have emerged over time. In the scientific literature, some have conceptualized hope (and hopelessness) as:

a cognitive process (Snyder, 2002; Stotland, 1969),

an emotion (Lazarus, 1999; Stockdale, 2019), and

a virtue (Moellendorf, 2006; Snow, 2013, 2019).

Types of Hopelessness

Hopelessness can be categorized into different types based on the underlying causes and contexts in which it arises. Here are some key types of hopelessness:

Situational hopelessness. This is typically caused by specific life events or situations, such as the loss of a job or loved one, trauma, or a health diagnosis. These are perceived as overwhelming or unchangeable (Marchetti et al., 2023).

Chronic hopelessness. This is characterized by persistent, long-term feelings of hopelessness and is descriptive of an individual’s general outlook on life (Beck et al., 1974). It is often associated with chronic mental health conditions.

Existential hopelessness. Existential hopelessness relates to a deep-seated sense of despair related to the belief that life is meaningless. It often arises from existential crisis or loss of purpose (Yalom, 1980).

Cultural hopelessness. This stems from societal and cultural influences, such as systemic oppression or discrimination (Polanco-Roman & Miranda, 2013).

Reactive hopelessness. This occurs in reaction to an acute or severe stressor that overwhelms a person’s coping mechanisms and can be natural disasters or rare, catastrophic life events (Bonanno & Burton, 2013).

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A didn't know when they fell asleep, but they had and woke up to Whumpee kneeling next to them and no B against their lap.

A blinked slowly. “Good morning Whumpee.. did you see B?”

“Good morning character A. Character B woke up when I came here looking for you.”

Oh so that's what happened…

Okay…

They looked down at their lap. B's blanket was pulled up to A's waist and they were tucked in. A smiled ruefully.

Of course they wouldn't wake them. But A was glad they didn't wake them, that was the most rest they've gotten in some time.

A felt their cheeks heat up when they realised Whumpee was staring at them while they thought about B.

A cleared their throat. “Whumpee, why are you looking at me like that?”

“I am thinking.”

“What are you thinking about?”

“Why did you leave your bed roll last night?”

“Oh… I saw B was awake and came here.”

Whumpee nodded.

Maybe they can ask more to get to know Whumpee’s thought process. “Do you… have more questions?”

“Why were you holding B like that?”

A regretted asking.

“Uhm… well… it's… it's something me and B used to do.”

“Why?”

“I don't know… it feels nice.”

“Like when B braids my hair?”

A stared at Whumpee. Did they just admit to liking something? They can like things… oh my god they can like things! They like B braiding their hair. They had to tell B. The grin on their face will be bigger than A’s own right now.

Whumpee was staring at them. Oh yeah they didn't answer.

“Yes. Like when B braids your hair. Are there any more things that make you feel that way?”

Whumpee shook their head.

“Well… we'll find more then.”

“More what?” Whumpee tilted their head.

“More things that make you… feel nice.”

Whumpee stared at them.

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It was bandage change day.

B had carefully undone Leader's bandages and laid out the old ones. The wounds look to be getting better.

B crushed up some raven tail and started pressing them in to the worst of the wounds.

Leader hissed. B hadn't realised that they were awake.

“You're awake. I was just changing your bandages.”

“I could tell. Thank you.”

B crushed some more raven tail and made it in to a pulp. “You don't have to thank me. I would do this with or without it.”

“I know. But I'm still grateful for you.”

B hummed.

“Where's A?”

B paused for a faction. “Their still asleep.”

“They aren't helping you much are they?”

“I've told them not to. They have a recovering cracked rib. Even with that they've been helping me around.”

Leader managed what B could only imagine as a scoff. “Did that *thing* do that to them?”

B stopped crushing the pulp.

“... No.”

“Then?”

“You don't want to know.”

B continued to crush the pulp. It should be done any second now.

“I need to know. I am still the leader of this group even though I'm incapacitated.”

B contemplated. On the one hand not telling Leader would keep their peace of mind. But telling Leader will help Whumpee's case.

“Well B?”

B cleared their throat. “You cracked their rib.”

Leader was quiet.

“Why didn't you tell me before?”

“You had to focus on getting better. This wasn't relevant to that.”

“You are supposed to relay this kind of information to me.”

“It wouldn't have helped.”

“It doesn't matter. What matters is that there was important information and you didn't tell me. What else have you not told me?”

B stared at them. They understood what leader was doing. The moment they felt helpless or in the wrong they had to find a way that, made them not wrong.

B sighed and went back to putting the raven tail back on the wounds.

“Well? What else”

“I'm thinking.”

“It's not something you should have to think about B.”

“There's nothing else.”

“Are you sure? That was a pretty big thing to keep from me. Maybe there's more.”

“Nothing important. Now let me focus on your wounds or I might accidentally hurt you.” B began pressing the salve again. “We are managing camp pretty much. There isn't much else.”

“Alright… tell me what the thing is doing.”

“Whumpee is helping.”

Leader rolls their eyes. “Oh so that's happening.”

B remained silent and pressed the salve in a little too firmly and leader hissed.

B continued to work silently after that.

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B let out a breath the moment the tent flap closed.

Dealing with Leader while they were awake isn't as easy as before. Sure B had healed back stab wounds, broken bones, cuts, bruises, burns and so on but this wasn't just a physical wound. (Well wounds. Lots of them.)

Leader was coping with Whumpee differently. To say the absolute least.

They expected something like this when Whumpee joined. B was looking at leader. Their eyes had been calculating and deep in thought. They were silent. Then a few days later it seemed Whumpee had clicked in to a certain place in their mind and refused to budge ever since. B could only assume Leader thought of them as a weapon and nothing more.

B walked towards their tent. They were going gathering today. They promised they would take A today, but with leader awake and how the way they are with Whumpee they were having second guesses.

They walked in to their tent and found Whumpee kneeling beside A. A was awake. Too awake. Practically beaming at them. B knows they cuddled last night but this reaction has never happened before. Did A miss cuddling them that much? Were they excited about going gathering today?

“Good morning..? You have a good dream last night?”

A beamed. “Good morning! B today's gathering day right?”

Oh so they were excited about gathering.

“Yes. But-”

“Take Whumpee!” They were practically shaking.

Well. That solves the issue then.

“Okay. Can I ask why you had a change of mind?”

A's grin widened, which B thought wasn't possible. “Whumpee likes it when you braid their hair!”

B stared. Did they… did they hear that right?

“I'm sorry couldn't you repeat that?”

“Whumpee likes it when you braid their hair. They said it feels nice!”

B grinned.

Leader can call Whumpee a thing however much they like. They could try to tell B that humanising them is pointless. But Whumpee?

Whumpee was proving them wrong.

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And usually both characters are traumatised that comes with the territory

But I really love it

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Book store - The shorter character is standing on their tallest tiptoes, desperately trying to reach a book on the top shelf when the handsome taller character effortlessly reaches up and hands it to the shorter character who's glaring up at the taller one, "I didn't need your help" Short says pugnaciously, "I wanted to help" Tall grins feigning innocence.

restaurant - The cool, rich character is out with their family celebrating something at the new, prestigious, acclaimed restaurant where the pretty nerd from their school is assigned as their server, it's safe to say that server earned a generous tip that night.

School - The quiet outgoing character rushes down the hallway in fears of being late for class, they pull out their phone to double check the room number and as they do the collide into the dark, brooding character, "Watch where you're going" They say with a rude tone as they quickly pick up the books they dropped and walk off, but not before shooting a glare at the quiet one, "You forgot your book" quiet shouts out, when the brooding character ignores them. The quiet character makes it their mission to return the book to the Brooding character. (This can be for high school or college/uni)

Library - Character B is reading the book Character A desperately needs for school, "That's my book" A says moodily, "Can't see your name on it" A replies with a shit eating grin before continuing their sentence, "But I'd like to know your name' they add delicately

Respond when you can, I'm dealing with something internally rn tonight.

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Hey, thank you for sending me this ask from the comments!

Oh you are the first smut prompter, this will be fun! Thank you for the new request

As per usual one prompt and one dialouge prompt coming up!

Prompt: Character A and Character B have had mutual feelings for each other for a while. But neither of them have had the guts to tell the other how they feel. One day whilst on a mission the two of them have to hide or else be discovered. They clamber into a discarded locker and shut the door, wait for the coast to be clear, only to find that they cannot open if from the inside. It's cramped and the two of them are pressed up against one another...but neither of them seem to mind

Character B: Idiot. Who won't leave character A alone and worms their way into A's heart. (Secretly they care for Character A in some deep, incomprehensible way that burns them inside out. They don't know who or if they would be without character A.)