Whump

Dissociation

like most of the Whump I see has whumpees who remember everything clearly and are always crying and shi.

but what abt whumpees who dissociate heavily? Whenever they were tortured or whatever they mentally checked out of the situation, their mind somewhere far away from the pain.

and this carries over to when they’ve been rescued. Say Caretaker accidentally triggers them and instead of crying their eyes glaze over, mind already somewhere far away where they can’t be hurt

On the outside, there isn't much difference, Whumpee was already closed off and quiet. And they still function... ish. They keep nodding and saying it's okay when the doctor asks for consent to touch something.

But when it's over, and they slowly come back to themselves when they're alone later, they realize they have no idea what actually happened.

There's something about tears showing up without emotion. Not because Whumpee is stoic or repressed, but because they're so badly injured (possibly from brain damage, shock, or suffocation) that their body can't regulate certain base functions and starts to leak tears involuntarily. (Yes, an actual medical thing.)

It's such a profound loss of control, especially if Whumpee has been one to grit through pain and damage and never offer a glimpse of weakness.

Imagine:

Whumpee who has been brutally beaten about the head, his face drenched completely red; skin only visible only where his tears have carved clean tracks through blood.

Or:

Caretaker trying to hold up Whumpee's sagging head, frantic hands slipping on the tears sliding down Whumpee's slack and empty face.

Or:

After the whump, they can't just recover, no, they have things to do. People who need them. Duties that no one else will do.

There's no time for recovery. They need to lead. They need to keep going.

Spoilers ahead!

need that.

Leon Kennedy Whump Pt 2 | Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem | Leon Kennedy Whump Pt 1

palm big enough to cup his entire head, clamped over his mouth.

the way he's grabbed from behind keeps his arms away from any of his gear. the hand over his mouth reaches around his body from under his armpit. the other snags his matching wrist and pins it to his chest. with the other arm "free", leon can only really swing some weak punches into the massive arm or try to pry it off of him. not really effective.

sure leon can kick, but he's disarmed and silenced. the thing that grabbed him is tall enough to keep leon's feet from touching the ground.

leon vanishes. comms go dark. when his absense is noticed, its too late.

And if someone does notice and come looking for them, they lash out at anyone who tries to help them.

"Get the fuck away from me." "Whumpee, you're bleeding." "I don't care. Fuck off."

And thinking about once the team knows about this habit of theirs: "Whumpee started limping this afternoon." "Shit, our last fight was days ago. How long have they been hiding this?" "I don't know. They won't let me near them. But if it's to the point where they can't hide it... I'm worried." "Don't let them out of your sight. I don't want a repeat of last time."

But until the team learns about it... lots of fun you can have.

I'm imagining a whumpee coming back from a mission or something and avoiding the others for a few days. It's not unusual. Whumpee's never social at the best of times, let alone after a stressful mission. But when the absences tick over into almost a week, the team starts to get worried. Usually whumpee at least says something.

So they go and check on them, and find whumpee dangerously ill. Like, "you should have been in the ER yesterday" ill.

Imagine the guilt the team feels for not checking in sooner. Imagine how surprised and confused whumpee would be to wake up alive in a hospital/infirmary bed.