avoiding only their head and neck during beatings, to avoid rendering them incoherent
“careful. it’s not like you need any limb except your head to tell us. if you don’t talk, we might start getting rid of the extra baggage.”
denial of basic human needs (food, water, basic hygiene)
forcibly undressing them to keep them vulnerable
fucking with their psyche on purpose
“hm. i don’t think they need their eyes to talk, do they?” “oh, what a lovely idea. no, they do not.”
humiliating them, creating an imbalanced power dynamic
slamming hands on the table
“it would all be over if you just talked. you’re doing this to yourself, really.”
keeping them blindfolded the entire time
no window and lights never turn off, making them lose track of time
pressing their head to the table while hissing into their ear
recording every second of it
tightening restraints to the point of obstructed bloodflow
typical torture techniques (waterboarding, pulling fingernails out, …)
years later, they have almost forgotten about what happened, until someone in their close proximity somehow finds the tapes
(Whumpuary 2026, Day 23: Interrogation)