camelotsfavouriteknight

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

I need a Merlin & Arthur and Henry & Hans crossover like yesterday

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

Writing a CYOA is so hard 😢

Like if you're 4 choices in that already means 16 different routes....

And unlike in a game, you can't just go IF this then THIS, IF NOT then THAT....

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

WIP F1 Brocedes snippet

Listen. I had ZERO intention of ever writing F1 fanfics/anything really. But this got stuck in my head, somehow, so *waves vaguely at snippet* hope you’ll enjoy?

"We need you to infiltrate formula 1."

Nico heard the words but for a long while they didn't register. It felt as if he was in a daze. Formula 1? That was where his next mission would be? That couldn't be real.

"We know of your history in kart racing and racing in formula 3 and GP2, so you know your way around the cars and the racing world. That makes you the perfect candidate for this mission," Mr Smith explained, though it was information he was intimately aware off.

It had been his dream since he was younger. Racing in formula 1, becoming a world champion. But just as he started winning in GP2, his dad pulled him out of the racing world and into the spy business. While he was good at his job, and sure even enjoyed it. He still resented his father for it. They had a deal. If he could make it, if he kept winning, he was allowed to keep racing. And yet one loss, one, was enough for him to be pulled out. His dream over.

Just like that. And now that dream was presented right in front of him.

It scared him.

It almost seemed too good to be true.

"How did you have this infiltration in mind?" he couldn't help but wonder. Sure, he knew how to drive a car, but if they decided to make him a mechanic he was screwed. He bit the inside of his cheeks to keep his face neutral, not let his inner turmoil show.

"We partnered with Mercedes. Together we acquired Brawn GP. As a great PR stunt Mercedes has decided they wanted two German drivers representing their team. You will be one of them," Mr Smith stated calmly. Either completely unaware or more likely, ignoring the storm he just threw Nico's way. As if he didn't just calmly explain that his dream would come true. That he could drive again. And not just drive again, no race, at the highest level there was. Of course, it was just part of the job and there were other things he needed to focus on. But this. This was... Nico needed to go home and pinch himself to make sure it was real.

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

Still thinking about doing a few of these 🤔😏

If anyone has a prompt they wanna see, let me know haha

Unofficial 2024 BG3 Kinktober List

So here it is folks, the unofficial 2024 BG3 Kinktober List. Thank you to everyone who sent suggestions!

Most of these are not BG3-specific; they can be interpreted for any fandom, so go wild. Do it every day or one day—what matters is getting the motivation to write. Maybe I'll be the only writer using this list; who knows.

WARNING: Some of these are dubcon/noncon related, others could be interpreted that way, but they are the ones so specific to this fandom that they felt natural to include. Again, write them or don't—your experience is yours to control.

Gender Swapped

Collaring

Breeding Kink

Voyeurism/Exhibitionism

Sacrilege

Somnophilia

Temperature Play

Stuck in a hole/wall/magic portal

Spanking

Inappropriate use of mage hand

Praise Kink

Size Difference

Mind Control

Bathing

Overstimulation

Formal Wear

Bloodplay

Body worship

Double Penetration

Sex Polled/Potion/Curse

Free Use

Hate Sex

Body Swapping

Dacryphilia

Sex Toys

Breathplay

Wax Play

Treesome/Moresome

Telepathic Bond

Frottage

Free Day

I'm 99% sure there are no repeats, but I feel like I blacked out at one point when choosing.

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

The Inappropriate Use of Mage Hand

Pairing: Gale x named Male!Tav (El) WC: 3.279 Summary: After Gale thought El how to use the spell mage hand, El quickly figures out some fun and inappropriate uses for it. Warning: NSFW 18+, mutal masturbation, PWP AO3 link A/N: 3k+ words of fun, 0 regrets. Might end up becoming a spicy (mage hand) series with different characters😏 (Suggestions/pairings/spicy ideas or challenges are welcome!)

"Yes. Yes! Exactly! That's it!" Gale's voice was a pitch higher than normal due to his enthusiasm. It made El smile, though his eyes were intensely staring at an opaque object. It was the mage hand that he successfully managed to conjure on his second attempt. Magic wasn't difficult for him. He'd just never bothered to learn mage hand, a fact that appalled Gale. Whom made it his personal mission to teach him. Hence why the two of them were inside Gale’s tent. A tiny desk, a bedroll, a chair and a lot of books scattered around the place. Dragged inside for what probably would’ve been some late-night reading or studying.

"And now the options are endless!" Gale continued, the enthusiasm evident in his voice. "Besides the obvious things, of course. For example, opening doors, holding torches, activating traps from a safe distance. Attaching a rope or hook if you want to climb up! Handle dangerous magical objects."

"Stealing highly valuable books from secure places?" El commented. By now confident enough to look away from the mage hand and at Gale instead. The smile on the man's face was contagious. And he always found it fun to watch Gale talk. Especially like this, with his hands making big motions to give power to his words.

"I-I do not know what you're talking about my friend," Gale replied but El just chuckled. Not just his words, but the red creeping up his ears were a dead giveaway that he had, obviously, done that before. It was also something El would use mage hand for himself. Maybe not for books, but the options were, as Gale said, endless. He chuckled, and as an experiment he moved the mage hand towards Gale. Poking him in the chest.

"Really now? You're telling me you never used it for that? I know how you get about books."

"Well, I mean, maybe once or twice?"

"Sure, sure," El chuckled as he poked the man a few more times. Gale was all but glaring at the mage hand, which only made the scene funnier.

"Any other good uses for it?" he questioned, frowning a little as he intensely looked at the hand. Part of it was so strange. He could command the hand to do almost anything. It needed barely a thought and it moved around, just like with his own, actual, hands. But the strange thing about it was, getting no feedback. He could hold something hot or cold and he wouldn't know. Which was probably a big pro for using mage hand. Or he could hold something with a painful surface, but he wouldn’t feel it. Almost with a mind of his own the hand started to caress Gale's shirt.

"It’s a bit unfortunate that I get no sensory feedback. At all," he sighed. He was certain the shirt should feel soft under his touch, but there was nothing to it. Just the acknowledgement in the back of his mind that he was still controlling the mage hand.

"Well anyway. Are there any other good uses of-" he cut himself of midsentence as he looked up at Gale. The wizard was intensely staring at the mage hand still caressing his chest, swallowing heavily. He looked a bit tense with his hands balled at his side.

"Ah, I'm-" he started, moving the hand away from Gale's chest, thinking he overstepped. To get himself in check before he could take it too far. That thought quickly changed when he saw Gale almost chasing the hand and letting out a sigh. Instead, he moved the mage hand back. First caressing Gale's shirt like he'd done before. Before moving with a bit more intent, using his fingertips with a bit more pressure behind it.

"So, there are other interesting uses for mage hand," El commented. His smile slowing changing into a little smirk. Slowly becoming a bit bolder. Watching Gale's face intensely. Gale's face was an open book, one he could easily watch for a long time to find all the ways it reacted. Though he was also looking for discomfort, any signs that he was overstepping.

Suddenly El was curious how it would feel. Wrapping the mage hand around himself. Would it feel differently from using his actual hand? Would it feel as if someone else was touching him? Or would he be too conscious of it?

"Ever used it on yourself?" he wondered out loud. His mouth felt dry as he tried to swallow. He was curious, excited. Gale's eyes shot up and stared at him. His pupils were blown and for maybe the first time ever, he struggled with his words. Encouraged, El let the fingers scrape over the area he guessed Gale's nipple was at. It took him a few tries but the response made it obvious when he succeeded. The little gasp of air, Gale's chest first moving away before pressing closer again.

“No,” Gale answered, biting his lips. The silence stretched on for a moment. El waited patiently. Or he tried his best to seem patient. Mainly because he had a feeling Gale might crack first.

"I might have?" Gale whispered, voice softer and lower than usual. "Fo-for research purposes of course! I wanted to know what exactly a mage hand could feel. And if the feeling was different on for example ski-ah"

El smirked at the soft gasp and information he managed to pull from Gale. His confidence rose with every reaction he got.

"For research you say?" he couldn't help to comment, the disbelief evident in his voice.

El hesitated for a moment before deciding to go for it. Moving the mage hand slowly lower. Dragging the fingers over Gale's chest and over his abdomen. It was strange. He knew he was the one doing that, he was the one in control. The hand easily following what he wanted it to do. Yet he couldn't feel it, was getting no feedback at all. Except the feedback coming from Gale himself of course. His breathing quickened, the red blush not just on his ears but at his neck as well, slowly creeping upward.

El watched how Gale took a step backwards, hands gripping the sides of the tiny desk behind him for support. The back of his legs leaning against it. But his chest was still pushed forwards, chasing the hand that was moving downward.

"And? What were the results? Did it feel different?" El teased, his confidence level rising with the responses he was getting. A sweet sensation telling him to be bolder. The mage hand was reaching the bottom of Gale's shirt. Since it was his first time using mage hand, he was unsure of its limits. But if it failed, he could always walk closer and put his actual hands to use. Though there was something exciting about this too. Being able to unravel Gale without actually touching him, looking on from a distance.

El spotted the chair to his side and moved to sit down. Making himself comfortable, enjoying the few. Using his actual hand to rearrange himself, since his own dick was slowly filling out. His pants getting tighter with the moment. He looked up and found Gale's eyes on him, watching every move that he made like a hawk. He smirked and made questioning hm? sound. Reminding Gale that he had actually asked a question and was waiting for an answer. Not that he really needed one, but he noticed how Gale was struggling to pay attention and it was fun to see. Gale's brow was furrowed, mouth a bit open as if he was thinking hard about an answer. But his eyes were honed in on El's crotch, his hands clenching onto the side of the desk.

Slowly El moved the mage hand under Gale’s shirt, a light touch ghosting over Gale's thigh, moving towards his bulge. At least. He assumed it was a light touch. He might need to experiment with this on himself for future endeavours.

"The feeling is strange," Gale managed to reply but his voice sounded strained. "There is pressure, a firm hold, the stimulation. But there is no warmth. Neither necessarily a cold. It's like the touch is and isn't th-fuck!"

Somewhere during Gale's reply El moved the mage hand to firmly cup his bulge. The reaction was sweet. Gale's knees bended, hips moving forward, words cut off as he bit his lip. El wanted more, needed more. For a short moment he massaged Gale’s bulge. It was strange. He could see Gale was enjoying it but was missing the little details. If he was straining his pants, heating up, desperate for more. It had something mysterious but also difficult to gauge.

He moved the hand upwards towards the band of Gale's pants. Got a hold on it, hopefully firm enough, and started to pull down. He barely met any resistance, especially when Gale moved to help. The wizard got a hold on his briefs as well as his pants and pulled them both down. He stumbled a bit in his eagerness, El had to bite his lip so he wouldn't chuckle.

Gale leaned back against the desk again, hands leaning on the surface that was barely wide enough with how he was standing. El drunk in the sight. His shirt covered most of his pelvis, but his dick curved out underneath it. It was of average size but stood proud, glistering with pre-cum. He groaned, almost frustrated that he was doing this with the mage hand and not his actual hand. Or mouth.

Maybe for a next time.

He was determined to continue this, just to satisfy his own curiosity, to see the results. Didn't mean he couldn't use his actual hands on himself though. Without hesitation, he pulled his own cock out of his pants. Sighing in relieve. Both from freeing it and from having his hand wrapped around it.

"Wait-" Gale said, sounding out of breath. El looked up and smirked. Gale was staring with hunger, his hands white balls on top of the table. Having forgotten about the mage hand, he moved it again. He let a finger run over the underside of Gale’s cock, stopping at the tip to tease it.

"Yes?" He replied, calmly stroking himself. Drinking in the little sounds coming from Gale.

"I can- I- let me... how it feels." El raised an eyebrow as he tried to decipher what Gale was trying to say. But Gale didn't clarify it. Instead, he removed, with quite some effort, his hands from the desk and started to perform a spell. It took him a few tries, and El did chuckle this time. Then another mage hand appeared. One controlled by Gale. Who quickly held on to the desk again.

Before the other mage hand could reach him, El decided to take action. He made the mage hand take Gale's cock in a firm hold, slowly stroking it. It was a strange happening. Gale moaned, head thrown back and hips moving forward. Clearly enjoying himself. But El had no feedback. Couldn’t feel the weight in his hand or the big it felt. Not the pre-cum slicking Gale's length and making it easier to stroke. The hand responded perfectly, teasing the tip when he commanded. Tightening and losing his grip when he stroked. He could easily admit that it was practical, usable from a distance. Creating a view that was hot. But it was strange. He wasn't sure whether he liked it or not, if this trade-off was worth it.

Those thoughts quickly evaporated when he felt his cock being gripped. He groaned as he looked down. Gale's mage hand was stroking him, a bit hesitant at first before gaining confidence and stroking a bit firmer. He focused on the feeling, removing his own hand. Gale had been right with his description. The feeling wasn't warm or cold, neither did it have any texture. It almost felt as if there was simply pressure, a firm hold around his dick. It still felt great, yet strange at the same time. That reminded him though-

"Does your research usually includes jacking off?" he teased, voice sounding confident though he was struggling to keep it that way. Heat was slowly building up and it was getting difficult to focus. He looked back up again, licking his lips as he took in the sight in front of him.

Gale was a delicious sight for the eyes. Heavily leaning on his hands, legs spread, head thrown back. Heat slowly colouring his face and a drop of sweat running down his temple. El groaned and bulked his hips into the mage hand. His own hands gripping the armrest hard, trying to hold back to not finishing himself off due to the view.

"No!" Gale responded but it sounded more like a moan than an actual response. Apparently, the words still reached the wizard, it just took him a while to process.

"No? It was really a one-time thing? Somehow I don't believe you," he chuckled airily. "You're want me to believe you only wrapped a mage hand around yourself once? I mean, it must get lonely in that tower of yours. Can’t imagine you never experimented with it a bit more.”

"Yes! Alright ye-yes I have," Gale cried out, hips bucking upwards. El smirked at the little bits of information he was able to get from Gale. Somehow he could easily imagine Gale experimenting exactly how far he could take it. Which only piqued his interest. He wanted to know more. But it was difficult to focus. The hand on his own cock was building up the heat and the image was pushing him closer to the edge. He was certain the chair was going to have permanent marks from his nails digging into the chair. But he was determined to make Gale cum first.

Luckily, going on the visual and vocal cues he had, it seemed like Gale was close. He was slightly shaking, his breathing was shallow, pre-cum coating the mage hand.

"Tell me," he demanded and watched Gale visible shiver and heard him moan. That was an interesting piece of information for a later date.

"I was curious! I wanted to know how someone else's hand would feel! And I realised l could commanded it to just keep going without having to actively think about it. Which made it even more as if someone else was touching me. That was also useful information fo-ooh fuck," Gale moaned as he leaned forward, his hands would most certainly leave marks as well. El bit his lips, watching Gale’s thighs tensed and stomach clenched.

"Please, please-" Gale begged, to El's surprise. He hadn't realised how much in control he was. It was a powerful and arousing feeling. Addicting even.

"I don't know if you deserve it though. After all, you lied to me," he said. While he was trying his best to sound teasing and strict, it was closer to a strained moan than anything else.

"Sorry! I'm sor-I'll tell you everything just please!"

"Fine, you can cum," he ended up saying, a bit uncertain how long he could, or should, draw this out. His eyes trained on Gale as he watched the man come undone moments after the words left his mouth. Gale's body was completely tens, even his breath halting for a moment. He was leaning forward, almost hanging on to his hands. His hair hiding his face a little, though luckily not enough to miss the pure pleasure written on it.

For a man usually so loud and talkative, his orgasm was silent. A soft airy moan leaving Gale's lips as white cum coated his shirt, the mage hand, his cock and the floor. El slowed down the mage hand, carefully working Gale through his orgasm before stopping and dismissing the mage hand altogether. That was definitely a sight he would remember.

With a jolt and a soft hiss, he was reminded of his own cock begging for release. Gale's mage hand was still stroking him in a steady pace. A pace that was becoming too slow as the heat was building up.

He threw his head back and planted his feet firmly on the ground. Trusting his hips upward for more stimulation. He didn't want to touch himself, but he desperately needed to cum.

"Fuck! Fu-" he moaned before his orgasm rushed over him. The heat rushed through his body as he gasped for air. His back bended, pushing him almost out of the chair. Muscles locked, legs cramping and stomach pulled tight.

The hot feeling remained for a little while longer, until an uncomfortable tingling feeling started to build.

"Gale," he tried but his mouth was dry. He realised he had closed his eyes. With effort he opened them and looked down. The mage hand was still stroking him in a pace too fast post orgasm.

"Gale!" he attempted again, a bit louder this time. His hissed as the overstimulation was slowly getting uncomfortable, painful even.

"GALE! Your mage hand! Please!" he begged.

He let out a soft cry and flinched when the stroking suddenly stopped. The mage hand had disappeared. Letting out a deep sigh of relief El slumped back into the chair. Catching his breath, trying to cling to the delicious feeling of a good post orgasm.

He shivered when a strange, ghosting cold ran over his skin. He looked down and noticed how he'd been cleaned. Surprised El looked up and saw Gale perform a spell, with shaky hands. He couldn't help but to smirk a little, proud of the effect he'd had.

He reached down and pulled up his pants. Leaning forward with his hands on his knees as he calmed the burning sensation still lingering.

"Sorry! I'm so sorry, that must've been uncomfortable. I was, well a bit distracted and," Gale started but seemed to cut himself off and pressed his lips together. El frowned a little at that action. With a bit of effort, he got out of his chair. His legs felt a bit unstable, but he managed to make his way over to Gale.

"And?" he repeated, hoping to encourage Gale to continue. But the wizard looked down and a bit uncomfortable. His neck and face completely red.

"Ah, well. It's nothing. Don't mind me. I talk too much," Gale mumbled. Ele raised an eyebrow as he halted in front of Gale.

"I know," he agreed. That made Gale look up with a surprised and almost hurt look in his eyes. "I happen to like it a lot though."

It changed the hurtful look on Gale's face to a more bashful look. One El definitely liked and wanted to remember, along with a lot of memories of the evening. He reached down and got a hold on Gale's pants. Slowly, teasingly slow, he pulled up Gale's pants. Tucked his cock back in though not without running an actual finger of it. That earned him a soft gasp. He couldn't stop the little smirk slowly spreading on his face as he pulled the pants up the last bit as well.

"Besides," he started, leaning in close. His body practically pressing Gale's against the table as he leaned forward to whisper in his ear. "You promised to tell me everything."

He could feel the full body shiver of Gale, pressed this close. He placed a little kiss just below the ear before completely pulling away.

"I look forward to it," he smirked before turning around and slowly walking out of Gale's tent. The image of the flabbergasted wizard, fucked out and pupils blown, leaving a great image in his mind.

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

i was literally thinking about doing something like a choose your own adventure thing for the quarry a few days ago but immediately gave up on the thought after realising how complicated it would be 😅 best of luck to you!!! i’d love to see how it turns out!!

Haha I feel you!

It’s like a part of me wants to give up but on the other hand it seems so cool to make!

I also thought like, let’s start smaller, right? Try to figure out how to make it work with all the choices and such. But even a small idea just spirals so quickly! 😵 I’m not even done with the mind map but it already has 40+ endings!

Send help 😭

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

The Quarry choose your own adventrue

So, this is getting out of hand 😮

These are not even all the choises/tree up untill the truth or dare scene.

I might've underestimated this.....

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

I saw your post about wanting to rewrite the Quarry and wondering how posting chapters would work.

My suggestion would be to use Mindomo or a similar mindmapping tool to keep track of the different choices and have a secondary blog with the episodes. On your main blog, just have the first episode for people to access. Every time you reach a decision point in the story have a link to the episode following the decision.

Alternatively, put it a website oriented towards Choose Your Own Adventure stories, and link to the project on your Tumblr.

Apologies for the late response!

But that is actually a solid idea 🤔 Thanks!

Because, indeed like you say, I do want everyone to be able to continue ‘clicking’. Making sure that every choice you make, has consequences. Though this might also mean that there will be so, so many different posts. (and also spoilers) But if you can only ‘access’ the first, that might actually work.

Though I also wanted to post it on AO3 and I have no idea how to make that work.

Currently mapping out all the decisions and how many there are going to be!

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

WIP BG3 fanfic snippet

It's a Gale x Tav (OC) spicy one-shot. (not in this snippet) The summary is basically a spicy/inappropriate use of mage hand.

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"Really now? You're telling me you never used it for that? I know how you get about books."

"Well, I mean, maybe once or twice?"

"Sure, sure," El chuckled as he poked the man a few more times. Gale was all but glaring at the mage hand, which only made the scene funnier.

"Any other good uses out of it?" he questioned, frowning a little as he intensely looked at the hand. Part of it was so strange. He could command the hand to do almost anything. It needed barely a thought and it moved around, just like with his own, actual, hands. But the strange thing about it was getting no feedback. He could hold something hot or cold, he wouldn't know. Which was probably a big pro for using mage hand. Or hold something with a painful surface. Or something soft. Almost with a mind of his own the hand started to caress Gale's shirt.

"It’s a bit unfortunate that I get no sensory feedback. At all," he sighed. He was certain the shirt should feel soft under his touch, but there was nothing to it. Just the acknowledgement in the back of his mind that he was still controlling the mage hand.

"Well anyway. Any other good uses of-" he cut himself of midsentence as he looked up at Gale. The wizard was intensely staring at the mage hand still caressing his chest, swallowing heavily. He looked a bit tense with his hands balled at his side.

"Ah, I'm-" he started, moving the hand away from Gale's chest, thinking he overstepped. That thought quickly changed when he saw Gale almost chasing the hand and letting out a sigh. Instead, he moved the mage hand back. First caressing Gale's shirt like he'd done before. Before moving with a bit more intent, using his fingertips with a bit more pressure behind it.

"So, there are other interesting uses for mage hand," he commented. His smile slowing forming into a little smirk. Slowly becoming a bit bolder. Watching Gale's face intensely. Gale's face was an open book, one he could easily watch for a long time to find all the ways it reacted. Though he was also looking for discomfort, any signs that he was overstepping.

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

In case anyone is curious or has any ideas/suggestions;

I am actually trying to figure out how to write the choose your own adventure the quarry fic!

But it's hard haha because I think it will be so huge! Since I want all the decisions to have consequences and the story to be reactive.

But oh well, I'm trying 🥲

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

For anyone curious, I decided to give Tav a different name!

So I booted up BG3 to go through all the characters I've made... Promptly started a new game. And now I'm not sure whether the fic is based on the game character or the game character based on the fic 😂😂

Question for all my BG3 writers and readers.

Do you all prefer it if the player character is named Tav or has an 'actual' name? 🤔

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

The fan content/art for arcane and jayvik is insanely good. And for my sake it really needs to stop showing up...

Because I am 🤏 close at writing a fanfic / one-shot about a show and pairing that I've never seen an episode off.

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

Question for all my BG3 writers and readers.

Do you all prefer it if the player character is named Tav or has an 'actual' name? 🤔

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

It's kind of ironic. How I have like 10+ fic ideas for a dozen or so fandoms and ships.

Except for the one my username is named after 😂

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

Turns out I still barely understand how tumblr works

Or maybe it's the mobile app that I don't understand 😅

Like I know I had an ask -> how do I find it hahahaha 🥲

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

Too many ideas, no time to write 😭

Also the ideas are for like 5+ different fandoms and of course I keep collecting them like freaking pokémon

[camelotsfavouriteknight]

WHUMPTOBER 2024: PROMPTS LIST

Welcome to Whumptober 2024 — Seventh Time's a Charm!

Please make sure to read the Event Info and FAQ below carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here.

This year’s AO3 Collection can be found here.

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The 'Anatomy of a Whumptober Prompt' post can be found here.

And our 'Resources for Writing Sensitive Topics' post is here.

We’re very excited to see the community come together for another year of Whumptober! Go wild with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the fun!

Best of luck and happy whumping,

Mods Vanne, Yenn, Kitty and Surro

(Text versions of the prompts, as well as event information, rules and FAQ are posted below the cut!)

Whumptober 2024 Prompt List

No. 1: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Search Party | Panic Attack | "If only we could hold on.” (Icysami x Renegaderr, Strangers.)

No. 2: TRUST ISSUES

Amusement Park | Role Reversal | “You got away with the crime while the knife's in my back.” (Charlotte Sands, Rollercoaster)

No. 3: SET UP FOR FAILURE

Fingerprints | Wrongfully Arrested | "I warned you."

No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS

Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)

No. 5: SUNBURN

Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)

No. 6: NOT REALISING THEY'RE INJURED

Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms | Healed Wrong | "It's not my blood."

No. 7: ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES

Unconventional Weapon | Magic with a Cost | "It's us or them."

No. 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION

Isolation Chamber | Forced to Stay Awake | "Leave the lights on." (Coldplay, Midnight)

No. 9: OBSESSION

Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” (Fall Out Boy, Irresistible)

No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD

Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight."

No. 11: SEEING DOUBLE

Convenience Store | Loneliness | “Leave no trace behind, like you don't even exist.” (Taylor Swift, Illicit Affairs)

No. 12: STARVATION

Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more."

No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY

Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)

No. 14: LEFT FOR DEAD

Hunting Gear | Blackmail | “Because I want you to know what it feels like to be haunted” (tiLLie, kooL aiD mAn)

No. 15: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Painful Hug | Moment of Clarity | "I did good, right?"

No. 16: NECROSIS

Swamp | Wound Cleaning | "No, I can't feel anything."

No. 17: NOWHERE ELSE TO GO

Ruined Map | Shipwrecked | "We had a good run."

No. 18: REVENGE

Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)

No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL

Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)

No. 20: EMOTIONAL ANGST

Shoulder to Cry On | Giving Permission to Die | "It's not your fault."

No. 21: BODY HORROR

Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye)

No. 22: BLEEDING THROUGH BANDAGES

Tourniquet | Reopening Wounds | "Oh that's not good."

No. 23: FORCED CHOICE

Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."

No. 24: RADIATION POISONING

Collapsed Building | Equipment Failure | “I never knew daylight could be so violent.” (Florence + The Machine, No Light, No Light)

No. 25: SURGERY

Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."

No. 26: NIGHTMARES

Breakfast Table | Parting Words of Regret | “I'm haunted by the lies that I have loved, the actions I have hated.” (Poe, Haunted)

No. 27: VOICELESS

Laboratory | Muzzled | “I have no mouth and I must scream.”

No. 28: DENIAL

CCTV | Exposure | "They caught me red handed."

No. 29: FATIGUE

Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?"

No. 30: RECOVERY

Hospital Bed | Holding Back Tears | "What have I done?"

No. 31: ASKING FOR HELP

Therapy | Making Amends | "I'm alive, I'm just not well." (Elliot Lee, Alive, Not Well.)

Alternatives List:

Body Swap

Communication Barrier

Finding Old Messages

Forgotten

Friendly Fire

Motion Sickness

No-Holds-Barred Beatdown

Regret

Secrets Revealed

Shivering

Survivor's Guilt

Time Loop

Used As Bait

Venom

Vermin

Event Info & Rules

WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation challenge (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are 31 official themes this year - one for each day of the month - which can be used, skipped, or combined in any way you’d like. They are meant to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you don’t have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is “flame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be a reference to an ‘old flame’ - an old relationship. It’s truly down to you!

In total, there are 4 prompts for each day. These are optional suggestions and can be used in conjunction with the theme, or as options/alternatives.  We want to give everyone as much creative freedom as possible, as well as increase event accessibility for folks with triggers and squicks. There is also a list of 15 alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any day, again to give participants as much creative freedom as possible.

Creators can PRODUCE work in any media they choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). Creators can PARTICIPATE as much or as little as they want (i.e. you don’t have to do ALL the prompts if you don’t want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.

When uploading Whumptober content to your blog, be sure to tag it with:

#whumptober2024 …..(the event tag)

#no.1, #no.2, #no.3, …..(theme number)

#bruises, #stabbing, …..(the theme or specific prompt you chose)

#altprompt …..(if you use an altprompt, tag the post with the number of the prompt you replace)

#fandom or #OC, …..(ironman, original content, oc, etc.)

#medium …..(gifs, fic, podcast, art, etc.)

#teeth, #etc …..(trigger warnings & any additional tags. Keep in mind not to add “tw” in front but only use the word/trigger itself)

#nsfwhump …..(only for nsfw content)

#your own tags go here

PLEASE BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR TAGGING. Only properly tagged posts are considered for archiving on the official @whumptober-archive blog. They must be tagged in the order above. An elaborate post about our tagging system can be found [here]

Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of participants in recent years, we cannot guarantee your work will be archived. A random selection of properly tagged posts from all genres will be reblogged each day.

Whumpers who produce content for 31 total theme days are considered event completionists and will be tagged in a masterpost at the end of the month. A form will be published at the beginning of November asking you to tell us if you completed. This is based on trust and we will not check this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read this before you send an ask!

TIMELINE

July: Trope voting form released. Late August: Prompt list is released for at least four weeks of preparation time. Tropes cannot be posted earlier than August 25th because of Moderator obligations in real life. (But, you know, go ahead and start writing/drawing, and add the themes in later, if you want!) September: Do as much or as little on your works as you want. You can prepare everything in advance or let September go by with vibes and start working in October. It’s up to you. October 1st: Challenge begins! A storm of whump breaks upon us all! During this time, some posts will be reblogged to the whumptober archive blog. We open the yearly AO3 collection for posting (optional). November 1st: The challenge is officially over! Completionist form opens for those who want to be included in the hall-of-fame. Early November: We release completionist and participant badges, solicit feedback, and post a hall-of-fame list of completionists by the 10th.

PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION

Q: What counts as participation? Create or continue at least one work inspired by one of this year’s prompts. Q: What counts as completion? Creating work(s) inspired by at least one prompt from each day (or alts), for a total of 31 unique prompts. Q: Do I need to create 31 works? No. You can, if you want. Or you can create one work that you add to every day with a new prompt. Or several works that combine prompts. You can also update an existing work by adding new material with the current prompts. Q: Do I need to post my works somewhere to be a completionist or a participant? No. Q: How do you know I actually completed the challenge? We’ll take your word for it! Q: Do I have to finish my work(s) to be a completionist? No, you can post WIPs. And you’re not obligated to finish them in October, but if you want it to count towards being a completionist, you must have completed 31 prompts by the end of the month. So for example, if you’re writing a long fic and you fit 31 different prompts into the writing you did in October, it’s okay if that fic isn’t finished by the time October ends, you’ll still be a completionist. Q: Is co-writing/illustrating allowed? Yes, absolutely, and it would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you. Q: Is there a min/max limit on word count for written works? No. Q: Is there a min/max limit of quality for art? No. Q: Do I have to do something each day to be a completionist? No. You can skip days whenever you want, and as long as 31 daily prompts (or alts) are in your works done in October, you can be a completionist. For example, if you wrote a 1000-word ficlet that covers prompts in days 2, 3, and 17, you can check all three days off your list even though it’s only one work. Q: Is this challenge just for fics? No! Artworks, GIFsets, headcannons, rec lists, poetry, moodboards, or any other creative work is encouraged. Q: Can I combine Whumptober with other creation challenges? Absolutely, as long as the other challenges allow it too.

PROMPTS

Q: How do the prompts work? There are FOUR prompts per day: a theme and three ideas. You can use one, two, three, or all four prompts for each day. If you don’t like any of the daily prompts, you can substitute one of the ALT prompts instead. Q: How strictly/literally should we interpret the prompts? As literally or as figuratively as you want. For example, if the theme is WATER, that could mean drowning, waterboarding, raining, swimming, take place underwater, be lost at sea, construct a metaphor about a character’s mood that changes like a flowing river, crying, or whatever else you can think of that fits that theme. Q: Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many? No limit and combine as many as you’d like. If you create a work that checks off multiple prompts, that work will count for a fill of multiple prompts. You need to address 31 different prompts to be an official completionist, but you don’t have to produce 31 separate works.

WORKS

Q: What’s whump? Hurting a character, whether that’s physically, emotionally, intellectually, psychologically, or any other way you can think of. Comfort afterwards is optional. Angst is emotional whump, so it counts. Q: How do I know if it’s whumpy enough? If your character is just mildly inconvenienced, it probably needs more whump. However, no participant has to prove whumpiness to the mods. Whatever you write is up to you. Q: What kind of characters can I create for? Anything. Generic “whumpee,” OC, PC, NPC, major characters, minor characters, or whatever you want. There are no limits. Q: Does it have to take place in a specific fandom? No, you can create works for your own worlds or for fandoms or for both. You can also create more generic or pan-fandom works. You can do cross-overs or use OCs, whatever you want. Q: Can I create AI-created works? We will not reblog or promote any works we know to be generative AI-created. Q: Is there anything we’re not allowed to write? As long as it contains whump and is based on our prompts, it’s fine. Please courtesy tag your works if you post them so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences. Q: What about sex, minor characters, and potentially disturbing content? You can create whatever works are legal in your country and post them accordingly. Please courtesy tag anything you think might be objectionable if you post to Tumblr so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences.

POSTING

Q: Where can I post my work? Post where and how you want. You don’t even have to (cross)post it to Tumblr. Just keep in mind if it’s not on Tumblr we will not be able to add it to the blog archive. There is an AO3 archive for Whumptober 2024, as well as the parent collection for works completed outside of the event. Q: Can I start posting early? You can, but this is an October event and wouldn’t it be more fun with everyone doing it at the same time? We won’t be reblogging any work predating October 1st. Q: Can I post late? Yes. For the sake of our hardworking Post Fairies, only a day’s themes will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive each day of October. But you can post whenever. Some of us are still working on and posting Whumptober fics from years ago. Q: Do I have to use your tags? Only on Tumblr and only if you want us to reblog your work on @whumptober-archive. Q: How do I have my works reblogged to the archive? Properly tagged posts will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive. If you want the official archive blog to reblog you, post on Tumblr and tag correctly (see this FAQ link for more info on tagging). Please note not all posts will be reblogged each day. Q: Can we @ you? For questions and comments, of course. We’ll be getting a flood of notifications, so if you really want us to see something send an ask. Q: Can I cross post on other blogs? Yes, multiple platforms and blogs are perfectly acceptable, as long as they allow cross-posting (to us). You can also post different works to different accounts under different names, without posting them everywhere at once. If you post some works under your main and others under an alt blog, that’s fine for completionist purposes. Q: Can I upload/repost my Whumptober content to other social media platforms? Of course! We’ve created an AO3 Collection to archive any fics posted there, which can be found here. The blog is the official archive, so please respect the personal boundaries of any whumpers in your social circle (don’t out anyone as a participant who would prefer not to be outed).

Most importantly, have fun, create, and enjoy all the whump posted this October!