Blaise

bonus point if whumpee's vocal problem didn't come from a sore throat, but because whumpee got into a fight earlier in the day and whumper strangled them so hard they nearly blacked out.

oh this is brilliant. the whump reveal here is particularly tasty because it has to happen. whumpee can't pretend that nothing's wrong, because they can't sing. they can hardly talk. not to mention the fact that they're still shaking and terrified from the attack.

are their bruises? do they have enough makeup to cover them? does the manager's reaction change when they find out the truth?

(could whumper actually be the manager? maybe whumpee was already planning on pulling out of the performance. their manager couldn't make them do it, but they didn't think whumpee had a good enough excuse, so they choked whumpee out to give them something real to complain about.)

and how do whumpee's bandmates react? do they confront whumpee outright, or just exchange quiet glances with each other because they're not sure what else to do? something's wrong, but whumpee isn't talking, and when they do, they're sure as shit not being honest.

It’s usually why I’m in a choir lol. You can cover it easier. But the thing about being able to sing properly in a room full of high schoolers who have no fucking clue what they’re doing is that you’re neutrally the loudest one there. At least for me, though I also have no control over how loud I am half the time.

Imagine a whumpee with asthma who needs their inhaler after every song. Imagine a disabled whumpee who needs crutches in order to stand. Imagine a whumpee with tonsil issues who constantly has to force their voice due to bronchitis, pharyngitis, etc. imagine a tone deaf whumpee that gets slapped every time they get the wrong note. Imagine a whumpee who has to redo a line over and over and over because they just can’t get the rhythm down. Imagine a whimper at a high school level, forced to sit in a choir with all their peers, listening to them fail over and over and always talk and being envious of them. Their life isn’t revolved around music. Their life isn’t revolved around this.

Imagine a whumpee forced into state, then country, then to get disqualified because they were found doing something they shouldn’t have been. Imagine a whumpee successfully climbing their way to the top, to finally be free of the bone-crushing pressure of winning, only to be dragged to another competition the next day. Imagine a whumpee being thrown music to learn for said competition and only having a few hours. Imagine whumpee being forced back to school the next day, after the weekend, after long, long plane trips, just for people to bombard them with congratulations and signatures.

Imagine whumper suddenly sitting in their choir, smiling at them from the corner of the room. Imagine whumper sitting outside their practice room and hearing their mistakes. Imagine whumper being there, haunting them, every time they turned a corner.

Bonus points if whumper is abusive/hurting them at home.

1. Villain doesn't trust Hero, yet they are hurt and not sleeping due to the fact about being scared. But when Hero presents them the needle, they freak out. If they sleep, Hero could do who knows what with them. As they try to fend off any attack with said daunting needle, Hero gets them with it. They slump forward, crying, as Hero holds them.

Or alternative, Hero doesn't comfort them and forces Villain to endure their fear as unconsciousness looms over them.

2. Villain has been running and hiding for weeks, neglecting sleep and food. The heroes are getting tired as well and very agitated. Their intial plan was to help Villain with their sickness, but it quickly escalated. The team ends having to use a tranq gun to capture and bring Villain to safety.

3. Villain is in so much agony that even sleep won't take them. They writhe on the couch, table, bed as the caretaker cleans their wounds. Eventually, the distress and delirium gets to much that the caretaker to forced to give them a sedative.

4. Villain needs surgery, but of course the procedure is done at Hero's base. They prep the IV as Villain watches in anticipation as the anesthesia slips into their veins. Just as the world blinks out of existence, Hero squeezes their hand.

5. Villain is about to face off the greatest evil that not even Supervillain can defeat. Supervillain watches as Villain trains and preps for the fight, but when the day comes, their worry gets too great. They sneak up behind Villain and plunge the needle into their neck. They fall into Supervillain's grip. When they are restrained to the bed, Supervillain faces off instead.

maybe they’re too sick to move. maybe they’re injured and broken. maybe they’re dying.

Dania Sharling. She flip flops between whumpee and caretaker depending on the situation.

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"i.. need to sit down for a bit.."

"god, you’re burning up… have you been feeling sick all day?"

"i.. think so.."

Caretaker heard loud sobbing coming from Whumpee's room in the morning. They gently knocked on the door. "Whumpee? Is everything alright?"

Everything wasn't alright, clearly. But Whumpee said, "Yeah."

"Can I come in?"

More sobbing. More sniffling. "Yeah."

Caretaker opened the door and peeked inside. Whumpee was cradling their teddy bear. "What happened?"

"I woke up and he was on the floor," they wept. "For who knows how long? He might've been down there all night."

Oh. "Whumpee..."

"I don't deserve him. But I have him anyway. And then I do this. I can't take care of him properly."

Caretaker walked inside and sat by Whumpee on the bed. "I'm sure he knows it was an accident."

"I still hurt him!"

"Whumpee... This isn't about the plushie, is it?"

Whumpee held the teddy bear even tighter. They pursed their lips, tears still streaming down their face.