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About the temperature regulation thing, I find after panic attacks or sustained anxiety, my temp regulation goes out the window so I LOVE writing and reading characters who after calming down from panic attacks slowly becoming aware of just how cold they are and how the hell did they not notice until now and how come no matter how many blankets they use, they just can't get warm

oooof YES it’s definitely not talked about enough! anxiety manifests itself in so many ways and it’s so wild that the body’s temperature regulation just decides to take a hike ✌🏻

and that moment when someone comes down and realizes how worn down and wrung out they are

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I am such a big fan of the phrase "under the weather", maybe because it can be used in such a variety of circumstances? Like a whumpee could be feeling sick or stressed or just is in a generally bad state but they are still under the weather. And once caretaker hears it the understanding is the whumpee is *fine*, but maybe they should keep an eye on whumpee a little and make sure they're okay?

Bonus points if the whumpee dislikes being cared for, so the caretaker has to make their attempts to help whumpee as discreet as possible <33

I love this phrasing too 🤩🤩🤩

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Presented without context for all of your sickfic needs.

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11. unable to dress themselves because even the feel of fabric hurts their skin

Body Aches Sickfic Prompts🤒😫:

1: Constantly clinging to caretaker because everything hurts, they're miserable, and they don't know what to do with themselves.

2: Crying any time something cold touches their sensitive body.

3: Being extra sensitive to bumping into things, or to rough touch.

4: Just straight up inconsolable crying because they feel bad all over and they're just fed up.

5: Cuddling with caretaker in a warm shower/bath.

6: Being fed pain meds by caretaker.

7: Whining while getting a massage from caretaker, because even the lightest touch hurts.

8: Curled up in bed, not wanting to move and swaddled in blankets.

9: Being super uncomfortable on a car ride because every bump is painful.

10: Making a bed for themselves in whatever the warmest room in the house happens to be.

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Hi guys!! To celebrate 400 followers (woah), I'm opening up my asks for character headcanons! You may request both sickie and caretaker headcanons for characters from any media listed in my pinned post!

I will not be writing any stories or fics, just headcanons, but I will write lots of those!

Once again, thank you all for being patient with me as I sort out these problems with my health. <3

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Books: Whump Edition

first of all, holy heck… the response to my / anon’s request for whumpy books has been amazing (not to mention a little overwhelming)! thank you all for your suggestions; i can’t wait to read all these. ;) let’s get to it, shall we?

Dick Francis books : “Dick Francis’s books are all wonderfully whumpy. They are murder mysteries set around the British horseracing world (Francis was a jockey before he became a writer) and despite being a bit formulaic they are wonderfully well written and fun to read. If I had to recommend one to start with, I’d say “Odds Against (Sid Halley #1)”, as it is the first of the Sid Halley books and he is my favourite Dick Francis character.” // submitted by @nemo-forever and @alipeeps​ 

The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen :  “The first book has some nice whump (the main character gets whipped and then is taken care of in a dungeon cell), and the second book has such good whump that I just open it sometimes and read the whumpy part when I need some good whump. (It involves a broken leg, climbing a wall and dueling on said leg, passing out, going into shock at some point and plenty of being taken care of.)” // submitted by @helpidkwhatmyusernameshouldbe and @aliciaaanne14​ 

The Last Herald Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey :  “If you like fantasy books then Mercedes Lackey’s The Last Herald Mage trilogy is fairly well-peppered with whump too, mainly for the main character Vanyel. There’s whump in all three of the books, from what I remember, but especially the first and the third ones.” // submitted by @alipeeps​

Doctor Who Tie-In Novels :  “Some of the Doctor Who tie-in novels have some very nice whump (I’ve mostly only read the 10th Doctor ones personally).” // submitted by @alipeeps​

Stargate Atlantis Tie-In Novels by Martha Wells :  “Oooh ooh and while we’re talking tie-in novels, oh my, the Stargate Atlantis tie-in novels! Now quite a few of them are good for whump but the best ones are the ones by Martha Wells - now SHE knows her whump! Lovely lovely Sheppard whump in Reliquary in particular. :D” // submitted by @alipeeps 

The Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson :  “Basically there’s a lot of whump to go around for all the characters but Fang gets a fair share of it and boy, is it amazing. From passing out mid-flight (oh yeah, they can fly) from blood loss to being beaten up, there’s just a lot of it.” // submitted by @aliciaaanne14​

The Infernal Devices Series by Cassandra Claire :  “I know The Mortal Instruments is pretty big, but this prequel is amazing. Jem Carstairs is basically a cinnamon roll that needs to be protected at all costs because he’s genuinely such a sweetheart. But he’s got a condition where he became addicted to a drug (yin fey) by some demons and he needs the drug to survive. So you can imagine what happens. There’s so many great scenes in this book and lots of after-care, meaning caring from Will. <3″ // submitted by @aliciaaanne14 

*edited* Parallel: The Secret Life of Jordan Mckay by Abra Ebner and Christina Corlett :  “A guy who has the ability to time travel. He uses it to fix things, but every time he does, his body gets weaker and the stakes get higher. One of my fav books.” // submitted by @pumpkinpixel​

Acheron and Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon :  “They’re pretty much every whumper’s dream. The two main characters go through every torture and torment out there from the beginning to the end of the book, but not to the point that it becomes pointless. Their sense of enduring and survival makes it all the merrier.” // submitted by @pumpkinpixel​

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman :  “The main character has the uncontrollable ability of transforming every physical hurt from those he loves unto him. Need I say more?” (No, you needn’t. *heart eyes*) // submitted by @pumpkinpixel​ 

The Scotland Yard Murder Squad by Alex Grecian :  “Starting with the book “The Yard”, these books have some pretty good whump, especially for Nevil Hammersmith. Plus, they are fun, quick read mysteries :)” // submitted by @lavoyageuse21​ 

“Blink Once by Cylin Busby :  “This book is from the perspective of a guy in a coma the whole book is his recovery and stuff it’s actually amazing and the plot is good.” // submitted by @wolfypuppypiles​

Fracture by Megan Miranda :  “This book is amazing; the main character almost drowns in the first few pages and she’s in hospital for ages then stuff happens and mystery things… it’s good as there’s a lot of whump.” // submitted by @wolfypuppypiles​

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater : “Shiver is amazing for physical and emotional whump plus it’s my favourite book and I just love it so much please read it it’s so freaking amazing.” // submitted by @wolfypuppypiles​

The Paranormalcy Series by Kiersten White :  “This series has some pretty good whump plus it’s just amazing. In the first book the main character and this other hot dude get zapped and batted around quite a bit, and then in the second book, I think, someone gets cursed so that the person they are in love with will fall asleep every time they come near each other, which is hilarious and they worry over him for ages. Yeah, just read it. It’s great. // Submitted by @wolfypuppypiles​ 

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher :  “The books (not show) is extremely whumpy.” “Poor Harry. He gets kicked around a lot.” “It’s amazing that guy has survived 16 books.” // Submitted by @nothingimpossibleonlyimprobable and @lizzerbell and @vimesbootstheory​ and @estelkenobi​ 

Cal Leandros Series by Rob Thurman // submitted by @bromanceandships

The Books of the Raksura Series by Martha Wells // submitted by @bromanceandships

 Books by authors Courtney Schafer and Carol Berg // submitted by @bromanceandships 

Symphony of Ages Series by Elizabeth Haydon // submitted by @northernredwood 

All For The Game Series by Nora Sakavic :  “It’s absolute whump heaven and the characters are amazing!” “Basically it’s a bunch of guys constantly getting hurt, especially the protagonist Neil <3″ // submitted by @quicksilver-1998​ and anonymous 

Homelanders Series by Andrew Klavan :  “AHHHH THERE’S THIS BOOK SERIES CALLED THE HOMELANDERS. ok no more caps for now. Anyway, it’s a super chill book series (4 books) and they’re amazing and full of whump from what I remember.” // submitted by anonymous

Ashfall Trilogy by Mike Mullin :  “This is a dystopian series with a decent amount of whump.” // submitted by anonymous

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch // submitted by anonymous 

The Monument 14 Series by Emmy Laybourne // submitted by anonymous 

sheesh. i think i covered all of them - for now! thank you again to everyone who submitted suggestions for this! now i just have to find the time to read these. ;D

*note: if anyone does NOT want their name on this list as the source, let me know and i will remove it. being a whumper isn’t anything to be ashamed of, but if you would prefer to remain anonymous - as i myself do, to some extent - i definitely understand. :)* 

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anyone got whumpy book recommendations?

i like lower stakes. sickfic and environmental whump are my faves

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small appreciation post for collapsing while still conscious

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)

there are probably a lot more im missing rn so feel free to add on!!

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Sleep deprivation

You don’t need to make your whumpees stay up forever. Just, make sure they only sleep for a few hours at a time. Make them sleep in uncomfortable positions or places so the sleep isn’t meaningful. Scare them awake with loud noises. Barr them from napping. Make it so they’re only allowed to sleep when they’re in bed with you, then don’t sleep in bed so they’re stuck. Sleep deprive your whumpees, but let ‘em get just enough sleep to stay slightly sane. Keep ‘em in that exhausted, weakened, sluggish state but don’t let delirium set in. They’re more fun when they’re sane.

Based off my absolutely horrible sleep deprivation and exhaustion. If I have to deal with this, so do the whumpees.

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people with chronic fatigue 🤝 exhaustion whump

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just interested bc i see a lot of whump blogs that say they’re aroace/aspec in some way and i wanna know if there’s a different proportion of aspec people in the whump community to the rest of tumblr

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Head pets for Whumpee. For Caretaker to comfort them, for Whumper to infantilize/dehumanize/lure them into a false sense of security, just -- yeah. Head pats for Whumpee

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raspy, strained voices because of pain my beloved <3

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The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons - Ep 11

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As much as I love Whumpee x Caretaker...

Rb if you think Caretaker can be a brother, a friend, or just some guy who found Whumpee at the right place, right time and stay that way

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a character fainting in the middle of being lectured by their captain for something they did wrong, both worrying them and explaining why they'd made the mistake in the first place, is soooooo good