#whumpchallenge

I got tagged by @whump-captain to participate in the challenge. If you see this and want to participate, feel free! Don't by shy~ 1. Favorite whump trope(s)? Anything that'll make a whumpee bleed from the side. Shot, stabbed, you name it !

2. Least favorite whump trope(s)? I'm really not into whump with a whumper or pet whump. 

3. Top 3 whump scenes and why? No.6 episode 11. Oh man, this whole episode goes so hard, if you know, you know Detective Conan Chapter 251-254. I remember obsessively rereading these chapters as a 8yo kid No third place because there are 100 scenes fighting for the 3rd place in my head so I'll leave this empty

4. Top 3 characters to whump and why? Lance from Voltron. I love goofballs getting whumped. The switch between their goofy personalities to just pain, yes. Kaeya from Genshin. If anyone has good whump fanfics, please send them this way. This man is a walking whumpee Can't think of a 3rd character so I'll say my OC Birb 

5. Favorite fandom for whump (show, series, etc)? Anime/manga, animated show (Voltron, Avatar, in these kind of styles where adults look like adults) or Webtoons 

6. Do you prefer written or watchable whump? Watchable but I also enjoy written 

7. Do you also like hurt/comfort? Hell yes ! 

8. What do you think the difference between hurt/comfort and whump is? Hurt/comfort : gentle pat pat to soothe the pain Whump : stab stab to do the pain 

9. How would you explain whump to someone who’s not familiar with it? Angst but add pain, blood and injuries to it. 

10. Is there any old whump you particularly enjoy? (say, pre 2000?) It's gonna be 2000 exactly : Mulan. The moment when she realised she got hurt by Shan Yu. 

11. Why do you think you like whump? Good question it's always been there since I was really young. 

12. When did you realize you liked whump? Never, as mentioned before, it kinda was there all the time. 

13. Favorite posts with whump (gifsets, picspams, etc) ✨Art✨ 

14. Are you “out” to people in real life? My bff know that I love "angst" especially when it's bloody. I think I told them once that I found the whump community, but I'm sure I didn't say the word whump specifically 

15. How did you find the whump community? I was probably looking at "injured" or similar tags until I think I found an anime whump gifset and connected the dots when I saw the tag "whump" 

16. Any unusual mediums you like for whump (plays, music, vlogs, etc)? Stock photos. With enough imaginations, lots of things can be whumpy. It's like using a filter but with your brain. 

17. Any meta about whump you’ve been dying to share? None that I think of at the moment. 

18. Whump fic(s) you’d love to see? I'd love to read some Thoma whump from Genshin Impact. Haven't check now if there's something new with him 

19. Whump you’re looking forward to? (Maybe something teased or something you haven’t seen yet?) I am well fed with whump at the moment 👌 

20. Top 3 favorite whump fics? Oh god. I never save fics and then regret it when I want to read them again. The Purity of Sin by IcyPanther. I red it in one sitting before going to bed and then I realized it's 4am when I was finished There was a fanfic with Lance getting pneumonia while being stranded with Shiro and I can't find it ;-; A fic with my fem!Hawkle and Fenris my bff wrote me a few years ago 👌

21. Tropes you think are overdone? Whumper/Whumpee and captive whump. Let whumpees be hurt by nature in the wild far from any humans for a change. 

22. Tropes you think we could use more of? Environmental whump or whump without a whumper. 

23. Favorite sites/archives for consuming whump? Tumblr, AO3, Pinterest, Youtube 

4. Top 3 characters to whump and why?

Currently, I'd say: Merlin (from BBC), Danny and Chris (both from @ashintheairlikesnow)

There's so many incredible characters I follow , and so many amazing writers, but these past few weeks these three have kept most of my attention

Do you also like hurt/comfort?

Yes! It's about as light as my writing gets these days (I used to be quite the fluffmeister, but lately I don't seem to respond to stories that don't involve pain somehow lol).

There are a lot of tropes I love.  In general I’m more into physical whump than emotional, although I love it when physical whump leads to emotional issues.  

I love hospitals, a character being rushed to the ER, their discomfort and frustration at being trapped in a hospital for weeks as they slowly heal.  I’ve used amputation a lot; I love the combination of major pain during the injury itself and the following long road to recovery and adjusting to life after this major change to their bodies.

I’m really into old-fashioned, especially medieval, whump.  Torturers in history were more creative with causing pain than I ever will be!  I’m especially fond of the rack.

Favorite Whump Tropes

Restraints Really if the whumpee is restrained in any way, I’m happy.  Anything from ropes around the wrists to strapped at multiple points across the body will do! Kind of loses points in visual mediums if you can tell the restraints wouldn’t hold at all if tested, or it’s really obvious the whumpee is fighting against nothing  ((I’m looking at you, OUAT)).  Because then it borders on comical.

Strangling Or alternatively, choking.  I’ve got a soft spot for this, I guess.  By rope, by hand, by magic…by literal lack of air? Yes please.  

Fever I’m a sucker for a good fever.  Bring me all your tired, sweaty, out-of-it, miserable whumpees.  I will happily take them in.

Labored Breathing Whether from sickness, injury, fear, arousal or just from running, give me this.  I am 110% in favor of all heaving chests.  I try to write this into just about any fic, even if it isn’t whumpy lol.

Crying Also related – whimpering.  This applies more for male whumpees for me, but I’m not picky.  Watery and/or bloodshot eyes, a tremble in the voice, an unsteady hand?  Yep!  I’m just as pleased with happy tears as I am with whumpy tears, interestingly.  Though the whimpering thing comes into play mostly when fear/pain is involved.  I particularly like when it appears to be completely involuntary.

Extreme Agitation Again, this one applies more to men. Probably because I don’t see as much of it. But this seems to happen most when the whumpee’s friend/lover/family is in danger and they’re powerless to do anything about it.  That “No! No, no take me!  Oh god, please!  Please!!” kind of moment where they’re fighting as hard as they can but getting nowhere.  When there is nothing left to do but to beg or scream.  

Blade Wounds But not life-threatening ones.  I want the pain to be there, and the worry and the blood.  Throw in an infection, stitches, sure.  But I don’t want to worry about them dying.  Exception when magical healing is an option.  Then go ahead and impale them :)

Bladepoint Honestly, give me someone with a blade at their throat/chest and you will be my best friend.  Well, I have a thing for an exposed neck in general, but add a blade and there’s a party to be had.  Don’t care if it’s a tiny razor blade or a gosh darn spear.  All good.

Fear Just good old fear.  Even if there is no physical whump happening at the moment, I do enjoy seeing a character just showing a realistic level of fear. Backing away, looking for exits, grabbing something for either defense or comfort, I just like well acted and well written fear.

1. Favorite whump trope(s)?

Let me see... The list is kinda long.

Amnesia. Not the whole “egads! I forgot my identity! WHO AM I?” thing, though. 

Bondage. Bound, restrained to the point all he can do is squirm? I LIKE THAT. Specially if he’s hurt while bound. Even nicer stuff.

Bone injuries. Broken bones, dislocated joints, anything that hurts a lot and limits motion. 

Breathing whump. Heavy breathing. Breathing issues. Like when the unfortunate character wants to just take a deep breath but the air just feels so thin, or when the air feels so thick and heavy that he can’t even fill half his chest. When it hurts to breathe, because he’s gotten most of his ribs broken in a fight and one of the villains bound his chest with elastic bandages before tying him to a chair. And then, that face of absolute relief when he gets help afterwards, and he can breathe without anything catching on his throat or when it plain doesn’t hurt.

Collapsing. Poor whumpee exhausted, secretly injured, sick, what have you, stumbles and falls face-first. Collapsing into someone’s arms, being held so they don’t kiss the floor. Nice.

Concussions and the whole package that comes with them.

Covered in blood/bruises. Self-explanatory.

Delirium. Whumpee gets sick, starts rambling about things that don’t make any sense. 

Fainting. No matter what the cause. It’s good stuff all the same.

Fever. Specially high fevers. Nice.

Hospital scenes. Accurate, please, and thank you.

Insomnia. Leading to a tired and scared whumpee who needs to fall asleep and rest, but he’s too afraid to do it because they can’t help but think of the awful things that happened, or they’re afraid of their nightmares.

Manhandling. NICE.

Near-death, and dealing with the aftermath of almost having died.

Needle phobia. Ah, I have a sweet spot for the tough guy who can take everything - but faints at the sight of a needle or passes out while drawing blood.  Pain. There’s just something beautiful about a fictional character hurt to the point all that exists is their pain. (Also tastes great warm and with butter.) Protective friends. As in, the moment the lost is found (with a horrible injury, or covered in blood, and visibly limping and shaken by what happen), their friend just pulls them into a hug, wraps a coat or blanket on their shoulders, and makes it very clear that no matter who was it who hurt you, I’ll hurt them ten times worse, and no one will ever lay fingers on you again. All the while trying to be sweet enough to comfort the poor whumpee because they’re just shaking and would probably start crying if they only had the energy for it.

Resurrection sickness, that is, dealing with the physical (and maybe spiritual?) aftermath of actually having died and being brought back. If dying hurts, being brought back probably hurts a lot as well...

 Seizures.