mothcryptid-art-after-dark

[mothcryptid-art-after-dark]

Mothcryptid1998's Higgs Monaghan Febuwhump 2026

Mothcryptid1998 Febuwhump 2025 Masterlist

---

Series Link: Ao3

Cws: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death

Day 1: Vocal Chords | 1186 words | Peter sighs. He's trying desperately to not think about that little by little, he sounds like Him , and less like his mother. He can continue to avoid looking in a mirror, so he doesn't have to see his ugly face, and how, day by day, he's beginning to look just that bit more like that monster.

His eyes are different. And he can stand them more than his old man. Sometimes.

But there's only so much he can do to outrun the sound of his own voice. | Ao3

Day 2: Holding Back Tears | 1617 words |When he wakes later, it's already light out again. He's so exhausted he doesn't realize its far later than it should be. The little baby in his arms should have woken him up hours ago. The weight’s still there, so Coffin hasn't returned yet to relieve him and put the kid in their crib just yet. And as he's still bleary-eyed and groggy from sleep, he comes to a realization - the small swaddled form against him has grown cold. Far too cold. | Ao3

Day 3: Pinned Down | 505 words | His vision's already blurry, and darkness is starting to creep in at the edges. As the seconds tick by, his thoughts become less coherent, and his struggling more violent. He snarls and kicks at his Daddy's shins, with all the force behind it he can muster. The hands around his throat just tighten brutally in response. | Ao3

Day 4: Blowtorch | 1167 words | Sam's sitting next to the table with a chair pulled up, and he's working on the gas tank underneath the rolling metal caddy. Its upper shelf holds a pair of thick welding gloves and is littered with tools. He watches as he works, with a morbid curiosity, glancing over as Sam preps. He's still not sure if he really wants to watch Sam poke around inside his inorganic guts, but it might take his mind off of any of the lingering anxiety he has about Sam doing his immediate mechanical repairs. | Ao3

Day 5: Not Trusting Reality | 704 words | His face moves with the blow, not resisting it. It stings, but that doesn't prove anything. He's felt that pain before. Worse, from Fragile herself even. He thinks his intricate corpse paint, that he spent hours on, would be ruined by now. If this were real, and not just some waking dream. | Ao3

Day 6: Forced to Stay Awake | 554 words | There is no night on the Beach. No darkness, just a cold, bright sun beating down on Higgs, endlessly. In the open like this, he should be able to sleep better than he ever did in the claustrophobic rooms of his bunker. When he still was in the world of the living, he used to be able to rest, maybe close his eyes, but never truly sleep, confined underground, by force or necessity. He never did sleep well after all those years underground. | Ao3

Day 7: Alternate Timeline Self | 1268 words |He shifts in his sleep, and he rolls restlessly onto his other side. The unfamiliar scraping sound of metal on metal hurts his ears, and he winces. He tries to shift away, but there's only more scraping sounds when he does. Higgs groans in protest.

He wakes groggily, with a splitting headache that makes it harder to open his eyes, even if only just a sliver.| Ao3

Day 8: Bleeding Out | 520 words | He'd curse if his jaw wasn't still stuck locked in place. Even if he could rip it out, he can't, it's barbed, it's still fatal without any treatment. He sighs in frustration and annoyance, both balling up in an ugly, tangled knot in his chest. This wasn't what was supposed to happen. | Ao3

Day 9: Emergency Surgery | 518 words | Metal slices through skin and tissue, pain bursting through his skull. The bullet grazes his head, but it still hits something vital enough that has him profusely bleeding. Higgs crumples against a metal wall, his legs giving out underneath him. His guitar railgun falls somewhere to the side. | Ao3

Day 10: Pick Who Dies | 930 words | “Choose who dies! You, the UCA's hero, or the kid. Now.” There's an edge to the cultist's voice now, and Higgs knows better than to keep arguing. | Ao3

Day 11: Demonic Possession | 558 words | Higgs’ takes up the golden mask resting on his chest, but he doesn't feel his arm move, only sees it happening. She places it on his face, and he's stuck on the inside looking out, pushed to the back of his own head. It's almost like he's outside his own body, looking on at his actions. | Ao3

Day 12: Major Character Death | 1876 words | “I'm known as the Beach scientist Heartman. But you probably already know that, based on our shared acquaintance,” Sam's name goes unspoken. He does an uncomfortable little chuckle.

“And I'm sure you already know who I am.” There's a confidence in his voice that he doesn't feel, not in his gut, and it doesn't quite reach his eyes.

“Alright then. Let's start.” | Ao3

Day 13: “I Don't Trust Anyone Else” | 1383 words | | Ao3

Day 14: Becoming the Monster | Ao3

Day 15: Icarus | Ao3

Day 16: Body Horror | 854 words | It starts at his palms and fingers. The underside of his hands, where paint would have stained his hands when he made handprints as a child. But now he's much older, almost a decade since he would have done an activity like that, if his Daddy had ever let him. Now it's black ink that stains his hands, that regardless of how much he washes them, never goes away. He scrubs until he can't. Until there's blood instead of black. | Ao3

Day 17: Power Instability | Ao3

Day 18: Living Weapon | Ao3

Day 19: Death Wish | Ao3

Day 20: “I Did Good, Right?” | 609 words | “I did good, right?” He asks, expectant. Eyes wide, he's trying not to seem too needy. Too pleading.

HIggs knows he looks like shit. His corpse paint's smeared, mixing flecks of gold into the white. He knows he must look pathetic like this. He feels pathetic trying to weasel out scraps of praise from Sam like this.

“What was “good” about any of this?" | Ao3

Day 21: On The Run | 1218 words | Ao3

Day 22: “Grab the Little One” | 777 words | Ao3

Day 23: Gunshot Wound | 1018 words | Ao3

Day 24: Forced to Beg | 561 words| Ao3

Day 25: Bound and Gagged | 594 words | Ao3

Day 26: Concealing an Injury | 1679 | Ao3

Day 27: Post-Victory Collapse | Ao3

Day 28: Recovery | Ao3

---

[mothcryptid-art-after-dark]

FEBUWHUMP 2025 PROMPT LIST

this year's prompts were chosen through an open suggestion poll (in which we received over 4,000 prompts) and a subsequent vote, where 5,019 votes were submitted. the top 28 make up the core prompts, and the febuwhump mod's favourites that remain have become the alternates. the first prompt in the 28, "vocal chords", was our number one prompt of the vote, with 1,625 total votes.

i am so insanely excited to see what you all create with these prompts, and i hope they're inspiring enough to trigger a whole month's worth of creativity for you!

as an extra added challenge, some creators will be undertaking another, smaller goal, of including apples in each of their prompt fills as an ode to the wildly popular prompt suggestion of "apples" that didn't make it through to the poll. this is totally optional, but is a good extra challenge if you'd like to take part in it!

if you have any questions, please check out the faq before sending an ask, or skim the blog's previously asked questions to see if your question has already been answered.

please note: notifying the blog of completionist status will happen through a google form released towards the end of febuwhump, and if you are interested in joining the febuwhmp discord server, the link will be available to do so for one week towards the end of january.

full write-up of prompts and rules under the cut:

FEBUWHUMP 2025 PROMPTS:

DAY 1: vocal chords

DAY 2: holding back tears

DAY 3: pinned down

DAY 4: hivemind

DAY 5: not trusting reality

DAY 6: forced to stay awake

DAY 7: alternate timeline self

DAY 8: bleeding out

DAY 9: necromancy

DAY 10: magic exhaustion

DAY 11: demonic possession

DAY 12: used as practice

DAY 13: “i don’t trust anyone else”

DAY 14: becoming the monster

DAY 15: icarus

DAY 16: eaten alive

DAY 17: power instability

DAY 18: living weapon

DAY 19: death wish

DAY 20: “i did good right?”

DAY 21: put on display

DAY 22: “grab the little one”

DAY 23: gunshot wound

DAY 24: forced to beg

DAY 25: bound and gagged

DAY 26: concealing an injury

DAY 27: post-victory collapse

DAY 28: recovery

ALTERNATE PROMPTS:

is there a specific day’s prompt you don’t want to fill? here are ten alternatives you can switch them out for!

ALT 1: major character death

ALT 2: blowtorch

ALT 3: pick who dies

ALT 4: body swap

ALT 5: die a hero

ALT 6: emergency surgery

ALT 7: body horror

ALT 8: on the run

ALT 9: in another life

ALT 10: feeding tube

RULES:

soft rules:

prompts should be answered in the form of whump

creators can produce any kind of media they want

you don't have to complete all the prompts to take part

you can use the prompts after the event ends

you can complete them in tandem with any other event

you can post to any platform you want, however this blog will only be sharing links and prompt fills posted to tumblr

if you want to be featured on the hall of fame, you must inform this blog by the 3rd of march that you have completed all of the days using the provided form

if you have questions, consult the faq before asking

hard rules:

to be a completionist, you must complete all 28 prompts, in order, in whatever medium you want, before the end of the event

(specifically for being featured on the blog)

when uploading febuwhump content to tumblr, please use the tags:

febuwhump (or febuwhump2025)

the relevant day's tag e.g. febuwhumpday1, febuwhumpday2...

nsfw (if relevant)

any important trigger warnings

you can also tag the blog: @febuwhump

I cannot guarantee your work will be archived on the blog. a random selection of properly tagged works will be reblogged every day of february.

[mothcryptid-art-after-dark]

OFFICIAL FEBUWHUMP COMMENT MARATHON

8-9 MARCH

to cap off this year's febuwhump, a new challenge has arrived!

on the 8th and 9th of march, the weekend after the closing of the official febuwhump ao3 collection (5 march), febuwhump participants and supporters (yes, even those who didn't take part!) are encouraged to go on ao3 and support as many fics as possible! that means reading - and most importantly, commenting - on as many fics as they can over the course of one weekend!

engagement is such a massive issue in fic writing right now, and combined with how most creators are too busy making their prompt fills to engage with others' work, a lot of febuwhump creations aren't getting the love and attention they deserve!

so mark it in your calendars, book that weekend for yourself and some incredible fics, and get commenting!

plus! we will be taking a count at the end of the weekend on an honour code system of how many fics you commented on to hopefully get a look at how many comments were posted over the weekend!

(there is no prize for the most comments posted other than getting to be the person who spread the most happiness)

massive thanks to Citizen Mocha on the febuwhump discord for the idea!