Whump is love

ok as much as i love a good faint im also a huge sucker for when a character collapses but is still conscious, maybe just dizzy or weak

stumbling or tripping on something and falling to their knees, too weak to stand up again

weak from fever or low blood sugar and failing to get out of a chair, lying on their back or side while the dizziness subsides (i actually had a fic planned for this at one point)

slumping into a chair because they cant stand anymore

reaching out to a table or wall for support and sliding to the floor (!!!)

sitting on the floor already but they slump to the side out of exhaustion

that thing where they throw their arm across their eyes out of exhaustion or dizziness (honestly one of my favorites)

character who hasn't lost enough blood to lose consciousness, maybe not even enough for it to be really dangerous, but they overwork themselves and they're suddenly hit by a dizzy spell and wind up on the ground waiting for their vision to come back

Little Men S01 E10, 'Blame': While searching for Jo in a storm, Nick comes upon the cabin where she's staying and is shot by the hermit who has given her shelter.

Master List for SHACKLED

A Western Whump Story

Hunted, wounded, and certain he won't survive another sunrise, a shackled man risks his life to save a widow from a violent attacker—only to find himself taken in and given the first safety he's known in years.

Warning: This will get very whumpy (in the best possible way) and there will be no cutting away from the hurt or comfort scenes. Adult themes may be touched upon in this story, these moments will be written with care and not gratuitous.

Part 1: In the Shadows - Hiding in a barn and barely clinging to consciousness, Wyatt is shackled, wounded, and running out of strength. When brutality erupts before him, instinct overpowers fear and the cost of that choice leaves him vulnerable and at the mercy of what comes next.

Part 2: A Light Across the Floor - In the aftermath of violence, Sarah is left with a shackled stranger bleeding on her barn floor. In the lantern light, fear loosens its grip, and compassion takes its place.

Part 3: The Shape of Darkness - Carried out of the cold and into the firelight, Wyatt’s true condition is finally revealed. As Sarah and her sister, Ruth, work to bathe and warm him, fear gives way to care, and every gentle touch uncovers just how much he has endured.

Part 4: A Quiet Made of Light - In a fevered state lost between pain and memory, Wyatt clings to a steady voice and gentle hands as comfort slowly pulls him back into the light.

So, I don’t know who this is going to reach, but I hope it reaches anyone or everyone <3

I really want to meet small whump creators on here. I do obsess over a lot of whump creators who are big and somewhat popular, and I always wonder how to find smaller blogs that are lurking around like I do. As a small blog myself.

So if you’re a small whump blog and want to meet new friends, I’d love to read your stories and see what you create. Even if you don’t make anything and just reblog, that’s okay too. I really do think there are hidden gems out there that I’d love to find, but sometimes it’s hard to.

And if you interact with this post, we’ll all find each other and make more friends. At least, that’s what I’d like to think would happen.

And while you’re here, maybe say something in the comments about yourself, your blog, or your stories. What’s your favorite whump trope? What have you put your characters through? What’s the whumpiest media you’ve consumed lately?

As usual, I’ll say that I obsess over everyone’s OC’s and literally want to eat every crumb of lore I can get. I love drawing them too! So please talk about them!

THE NORTH WATER (2021) | Episode 3: “Homo Homini Lupus”

- Don’t let that old witch light me on fire again.

Character: Drew Ferran (voiced by Cal Spellman)

Age Rating: TV-Y7

Show available on Netflix

Genre: Fantasy, Drama

Plot (via Wikipedia): In a land once subjugated by werelords , sixteen-year-old Drew Ferran realizes he is the last member in a long ancestral line of werewolves. Drew must confront and overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Lionlords and take back the throne as the rightful wolf king. Based on the book series Wereworld.

Note: I didn't expect much from this show, but I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought! The animation style took a bit of getting used to, but it is genuinely good once you do.

TW's: Fantasy violence

List Key:

bold = most whump/best whump/favorite whump scenes

~~ = scene breaks

THIS LIST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW!

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1x01: painful transformation (glowing eyes/veins), sliced in the chest, hunted ~~ wound heals ~~ crying ~~ painful transformation

1x02: glowing eyes ~~ painful transformation ~~ knocked out

1x03: glowing eyes, scared ~~ screaming, tortured by magic ~~ helped to walk, hurt ribs

1x04: knocked out ~~ fought, collapses, glowing wound, poisoned ~~ unconscious, delirious/nightmares

1x05: unconscious, delirious/nightmares, glowing eyes ~~ helped to walk, in pain ~~ losing control of powers

1x06: out of control, collapsed, supported

1x07: captured ~~ knocked around ~~ nightmares

Officer Black Belt (2024)

Lee Jeong Do (Kim Woo Bin) whump

stabbed and hit repeatedly over his wound (fav trope tbh<3)