Suspiciously Specific Whump Prompt #5
in a systematic whump scenario, whether BBU, slave whump, whatever worldbuilding that creates a "class of whumpees". Two people, one who's very used to their situation in life, maybe even believes in the ideology that decrees they're lesser, the other resisting the "natural order" and demanding the freedom to choose. Naturally those around them see fit to remind the second one of their place. I'll leave it to you to fill in the torment of your choice, but the example in mind was branding.
As the second one is on the ground, clutching their head and writhing in pain, the first one comes over to comfort them. Stroking their head that's drenched with sweat, giving them a shoulder to lean on as they shake and sob.
"This is our place, friend," the first one soothes, sadly, "Suffering is our lot in life."
If only their friend would accept that, so it would hurt a little bit less.











