#methods are a bit vague since the possibilities are pretty endless hahaha

[befuddled-calico-whump]

Torture / Interrogation ideas for a more formal (ish) setting? Thinking like fantasy military captive setting, no past connection between whumpee and whumper, mostly job focused

captivity settings my beloved <3

The Backdrop:

- whumpee is a high ranking officer, and Whumper wants to use them in propaganda. The well being of the soldiers they were captured with hangs in the balance.

- following that, whumpee is a foot soldier who has the misfortune of being used as leverage. Maybe their commanding officer is just too stubborn, letting them suffer "for the greater good".

- whumpee is a deep cover spy who's been betrayed by a double agent. Whumper wants to make an example of them to deter any future espionage.

- whumpee is a civilian, but the whumper is dead certain they're lying when they say they don't know anything, and keeps trying to force information out of them.

- whumpee does know something, and it's very specific and tangible: Whumper wants them to recreate a weapon, input codes, feed misinformation to their own side while whumper watches... Anything that can quickly be seen through if they try to sabotage it or lie.

- whumper is convinced that "torture always works" and is resolved to keep putting the pressure on a captured soldier whumpee. One of these days, they're going to crack, right?

The Methods:

- every day the whumpee refuses to do something, whumper will cut off a piece of them

- whumper has psychic or magical technology on hand that will prevent whumpee from lying; all they need to do is force them to break their silence

- whumper has psychic or magical technology that can read whumpee's mind, but it's incredibly painful and invasive

- whumper is able to resuscitate the dead. They kill whumpee horribly, over and over again, trying to disorient them and weaken their resolve

- whumpee has to make propaganda appearances while captive, so whumper can't leave any marks. They instead use drugging, asphyxiation, and confined spaces to torment them

- whumper invades whumpee's personal space; touching them, calling them pet names, mocking any tears or reactions

- whumper has healing magic or technology, which they use to cover up any traces of what they've done after brutalizing whumpee. Their bosses don't exactly approve of their methods