#Walenty

[floral-comet-whump]

Whumpee that deceives Whumper

They rack their brain to memorize every little movement, every indicator of Whumper's mood, every pattern. At some point, they even learn to predict Whumper.

They know what Whumper likes to see. They know what they want within a few minutes, what's going to happen to them. They're powerless to stop it.

Sometimes Whumper wants them to silently cry on the floor, so they do. It would be foolish not to conserve energy while they can.

Sometimes Whumper is already in a bad mood. They probe, both because the knowledge is invaluable and because then Whumper will take it out on them.

Whumpee has a little internal guide to how to take punishments. Begin as defiant, but still shake. Look like they're trying to conceal their fear. Gradually break. It starts off as a yelp or sob or whimper followed by an immediate insult, then Whumpee goes quiet for a bit until it's “too much,” begging quietly. And then it's as if a dam has been broken, frantically pleading for mercy, for a reprieve. They look at Whumper with wide, teary eyes, and both their true self and their facade just want it to stop.

Their cries turn quiet as their energy runs out, until they can't bear to look at anything. Their flinch at Whumper's hand on their chin doesn't need to be faked. Their distress is real, and they let themselves whimper. Whumper likes displays of exhausted weakness, it makes them feel as if they've won.

They lean into the little coos and pets Whumper gives after, trying not to gag. Alarms of panic ring through their head, and they acknowledge them.

It would be easier to lose themselves in the comfort after the torture. It would be so much easier to become a shell of a person. They already act like one. Why can't they give up?

The emotional exhaustion after they've been left alone. The dark quiet. Their steadying breath. The scent of both blood and anticeptic. The locked door. The pain.

They can escape once Whumper deems them broken enough to let out unsupervised. It's just a matter of time, just a matter of maintaining this act. A matter of trust from a sadistic torturer that keeps Whumpee in a basement for no reason other than their own pleasure.

They have to keep going.

[floral-comet-whump]

walenty sleeps "too much" because they're constantly exhausted

messy sleeper!! the one time they act their age I swear (saying stolen directly from @/chiswhumpcorner)

Sleeping <3

The way they sleep can tell a lot about a whumpee

-Whumpees who don't sleep. Maybe they're plagued by terrible nightmares and flat out refuse to sleep until they physically can't stay awake anymore, and that sleep never lasts long before they wake up with night terrors. Maybe caretaker ends up slipping something into their drink - they feel guilty but they're getting so worried, it's dangerous to go so long on so little sleep.

-Or maybe whumpee just can't sleep at all. Maybe whenever they close their eyes they see whumpers face. Maybe it's a medical thing. But no matter what they do they just. Cannot. Sleep.

-Conversely, whumpees who sleep too much. Life's easier, when you're asleep; you don't have to deal with any bad feelings or memories, you don't have to face the world or look yourself in the mirror. Being asleep is the only time they feel some peace.

Now let's talk positions!

-Whumpees used to being chained to a table sleeping that way even once free, flat on their back with limbs sprawled out.

-Whumpees who sleep tightly curled up, legs drawn up and arms wrapped around their chest as if hugging themselves.

-Whumpees who just stay poker still the entire time. They were forbidden from moving an inch, maybe even wore electric bands that sent a shock whenever they detected movement, and now even in sleep they lie perfectly still.

[automatonknight]

id: a digital, fullbody drawing of an original character-walenty. kit is a white person with long, black hair, as well as short horns, claws and a long, thin tail. kit is facing the viewer, stretching kits arms out to the sides and grinning. he’s wearing square glasses, shorts, black boots and an off-white sweatshirt with a long, green fish that takes up the sleeves, as well as the chest space of the sweatshirt. underneath the fish there is “that big eh?” written in brown. the background is transparent. end id

[polish-art-tournament]

sculptures* round 1 poll 14

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Chair by Tadeusz Kantor, 1995:

propaganda: to krzesło stoi w huciskach, obok domu artysty. i to utylitarne, najprostsze, najzwyklejsze krzesło górujące nad drzewami i pobliskim drewnianym domem jest ahh *chef's kiss* [this chair is standing in Huciska, next to the artist's house. this utalitarian, simple, normal chair towers ober the trees and the nearby wooden house is *chef's kiss*]

mniejsza wersja tej rzeźby jest chyba bardziej znana, bo stoi we wrocławiu, gdzie kantor początkowo planował postawić pełnorozmiarową wersję. ten plan ostatecznie nie wypalił, i po śmierci kantora krzesło według oryginalnego planu stanęło w huciskach, a po ok 40 latach od oryginalnych planów także we wrocławiu. tak więc hej, ostatecznie mamy dwa krzesła! [another smaller version of this sculpture is probably better known, because its standing in Wrocław, where Kantor initially planned to place the full size version. this plan ultimately failed, and after Kantor's death it was placed in Huciska, and after 40 years since the original project also in Wrocław. so, hey, we have two chairs!]

The Fossor by Walenty Pytel, 1979

[no propaganda has been submitted]

[floral-comet-whump]

hiiii I got inspired :3

Content warnings: Captivity whump, implied past torture, execution via slitting throat, captive whumpee, whumper pov, minor/child whumper, child abuse, institutionalized whump (hardly noted), fantasy whump (hardly noted)

taglist (I forgot I have one soz): @lordcatwich @chiswhumpcorner

The senior investigator skims the report a final time, nodding. They make a spinning motion with their free hand, and Walenty scurries to get a pen from the counter, walking on their toes to negate the limp. They look away as the other writes something, trying not to fidget or look at the captive.

It's not difficult. The muffled screaming has grown into background noise, just as normal as the scratching of steel on paper or the humming of magic.

The stench of misery haunts the air.

“Alright,” their instructor starts, and Walenty nearly squeaks, quickly remembering to place their hands behind their back. “Kill him.”

They blink, looking up. The older’s gaze doesn't waver. Walenty feels like a dumb child. Why? They want to ask so, so bad. They still hesitate, looking at the floor, then at the still captive, at their eyes, practically frozen. They hear the nigh-silence occupying the chamber now, a stark contrast to the prior white noise.

“You’re not questioning my orders, are you?”

“No-!” The apprentice speaks before they think, racking their brain for an excuse. Lesson, strict teacher, mistakes. “I, um.. I just wanted to ask how! So that I don’t do it wrong. Sir.”

Their teacher raises an eyebrow, fully aware it’s a lie. They hum, deeming it acceptable.

“Whichever is most efficient, then.”

Walenty nods, taking back the dagger they’d used. It’s already plenty dirty and none of the other tools are suitable. It might splash, but the floor is bloodied anyway.

“Is slitting the throat fine, sir?”

“Sure.”

And so they walk up to the ruined human, ignore the muffled screams and squirming as they tilt the head upwards with a firm grip, and slash. They’re fast with it as to not hesitate, immediately ducking away to avoid the blood spray. It doesn’t come, only oozing out. Huh.

Walenty flinches at the touch on their head. They don't dare reject it, though. “You minimized cleanup. Good job, Walenty.”

“...Thank you, sir.”

“Kill him.”

“…Wh—what?”

The young man stared at the kneeling criminal before him, his specific crimes forgotten. He couldn’t do that, not him, he—

The king interrupted his thoughts, carefully and gently setting the knife in the young man’s hand, even curling his fingers around the handle.

“Was I unclear? Kill him.”

[sir-fenris]

(ps i know its like. way too early to break out recovery arc/rescue scenarios. BUT. cant stop thinking about rubies delta encountering cyrus….)

Heeyy <3, this was a while ago, and I remember I wanted to answer this back then, but... well, things happened, and I couldn't make this invitation in the middle of all that chaos.

I already did a roleplay with @floral-comet-whump with Cyrus (he died on the first path, and we had to rewind, btw 😅😓 second path had a better ending) so... it's not too soon <3

(Easter egg, the beginning of this ask is reference to that roleplay)

If you want to do a recovery/rescue scenario with Rubies Delta and Cyrus, I'm all for it <3

This is an invitation, not a demand (っᵔ ᵕ ᵔ)っ♡ you're free to decline too.

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[flordemurta]

Adam Michiewicz on the Ayu-Dag (1827-1828), by Walenty Wańkowicz

[ars-polonia]

Walenty Romanowicz, Przystań (Haven)

1939, oil on plywood,

[floral-comet-whump]

khiyophor masterlist

GR THIS IS NOT THEM THIS IS A WALENTY REACTION IMAGE. HERE IS KHIYOPHOR

LOOK AT THEM. CUTIE.

contents: child abuse, institutionalized slavery, so much child abuse

hiiii thanks for clicking read more :3 here is a 🥺(pien, since walenty's design does take light inspiration from jirai jei fashion) khiyophor

so!! unlike the au where walenty takes paris's place, they swap with delta this time. they're lowkey thriving compared to their own canon it's amazing... ANYWAYS one of the first things I did was discuss khiyophor (χ-04, the ∆ of beldam institute got replaced with a χ because I didn't wanna name walenty delta) and what powers they could have! I still think telekenisis would've been an okay-ish fit but I wanted to be original...

I didn't have a lot of good ideas, so at the end it came to choosing between aerokinesis (air manipulation) and portal making!! I really liked the vibe of aerokinesis and the possible visual of soldiers wearing gas masks because there won't be any oxygen on a planet, or a horrible tornado that completely destroys a civilization and leaves nature to retake its course. it's also reminiscent of delta basically nuking cities by squeezing them with telekenisis while still being its own thing :3

however I also liked the possibility of khiyophor stalking people through mini portals! lil peepholes... they're also weaker in terms of raw power so they'd need way more precision..... that's so walenty I love my control freak.......

also! whereas delta's powers have an electric aura and johanna's a floral one, khiyophor's are cold/icy :3 this also corresponds to the rest of their overuse symptoms!! but first I gotta explain other stuff LIKEEEEEE THEIR DESIGN! rah I love character design

look at their little outfit.... it's actually quite inaccurate to empire design conventions since alia's and mine aesthetics are so different but it's okay......

they're taller in this au than in their canon! not by a lot, but a little. also a bjd (ball jointed doll) like paris! originally this was for thematic reasons (already being porcelain doll-like, control symbolism, dehumanisation), but their visual similarity to paris (or more importantly, sabina) does actually play a role! I also changed them to be strawberry blonde rather than purple haired to really zero this in 😭 khiyophor is not related to paris, they're just the same species (actually I think paris is only like half doll while khiyophor is full) and both blondes (different blondes but still) and have black eyes

oh also small detail! I stole @/sir-fenris's hc of doll ppl constantly being tiptoed because of doll feet being built for heels. this is why khiyophor has platform heels instead of their usual platforms

here is them colorized in gl2 <3 if anyone wants the import code it's in this post!!!

I love their outfit sm.. it's based off of this ouji coord!! as for collar you can actually find me asking alia about it here in the tags :3c

look at it... also despite empire's jewelry typically being gold, khiyophor has silver because they're a walenty and walenty has silver jewelry. also it doesn't actually have a lock like the one in the back, it locks like delta's does, I just wanted to add something there 😔

okay I think that's it about design for now.... uh uh I was talking about psychic stuff. SOOO khiyophor has portals, but how are those used?

sniping :3

similarly to how delta can sense "touch" with his telekenisis, khiyophor's portals have their own senses! for sight and sound it's like watching something from a camera monitor but that monitor is its own eye, for touch smell and taste it's like doing it through a bag that dampens it sorta? so often during attacks they just have a portal at the sky as a vantage point and overview of the battle. alia compared it to the eye of sauron....

anyways how they're deployed issss actually among other soldiers! their portals close inwards and have sharp edges, so they stay at the ship, get coordinates called out to them, and snip off heads while the rest of battle is happening. yay? khiyophor can have multiple portals at once when uncollared!! so if they're not reaching their limit when the battle is over then they even teleport leftover body parts that fell to a storage bin

speaking of their limit!! the overuse symptoms have stages! gradual deterioration >:) I started a drawing with this but haven't gotten back to it bc I'm me

at first it's shivering because they're still feeling heavy winds and blood sprays and all the other sensory stuff! quickly goes into like. small twitching and muscle spasms, then the shaking is more violent (clack clack clack bc of doll joints!) and they start slouching at this point 😭 martino gives them a slap on the back of the head like you do with old computers to restart them... it works......

but yeah they are shaking twitching hardly even keeping their eyes open. also they do the thing where you tear up not as a crying thing because your body is trying to expel something dirty from your eyes or cleanse them or smt. they do that. also fall at the next stage, has to be caught so that they don't hit their head 😭😭😭 poor baby tbh

another thing!! you remember how I mentioned aura in reference to the air feeling electric around delta or floral around johanna?? khiyophor's is cold!!! the windows are frosting are frosting over. everyone is shivering. buttons and controls get locked in place. there is a guy who's entire job is to give everyone muttons. it's very cold 👍

in the worst cases there'd even be frost forming around khiyophor but if they've been pushed that far they're half delirious already so that's when the attack is called off!! khiyophor is bedridden for an average of 4-7 days. this is the estimate because it happens often and khiyophor has a weak immune system and some unspecified disability that would have killed them long ago if they haven't been heavily medicated since it surfaced at beldam (spikes and worsens from stress khiyophor just crushes occasionally)

also!! this is in direct contrast to canon!walenty's own insanely strong immune system. χ-04 is sickly frail victorian child core to balance that

HI THIS IS AN EDIT. I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED THIS TOO SOON IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE STORY STUFF 😭 MORE COMING OUT EVENTUALLY!!!!

please answer this ask so that I can repost with a huge infodump abt khiyophor 👍

KHIYOPHOR

[empirearchives]

Adam Mickiewicz’s view of Napoleon

(Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz, 1827-1828, by Walenty Wańkowicz)

Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) was a Polish Romantic poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.

Napoleon’s spiritual grandeur, as Mickiewicz described it, resulted from his embodiment of the French genius and character (the sacred fire). Chosen by God for his historical role, Napoleon had come to enact all that was good and progressive in the Enlightenment while refuting the excesses of reason and rationality that were bad. Indeed, his very existence was an inexplicable mystery, a living challenge to the false assumption that all phenomena may be explained through rational laws. He represented the true objectives of the revolution (which, it is important to remember, were for Mickiewicz an expression of the Christian spirit) because he “put into practice the revolutionary ideals” and thereby proved himself to be the historical figure who “defended its ideals with the greatest and most fruitful determination.”

Mickiewicz also became a follower of the Lithuanian mystic, Andrzej Towianski. According to the historian Kramer:

Towianski saw Napoleon as a key historical predecessor who had played a major role in the divine plan to lead mankind from darkness to light and from conflict to political cooperation. Napoleon had of course failed to complete this work, but now the mission had fallen to Towianski, who claimed a special link with the deceased emperor (and whose followers often spent a night at Waterloo as part of their spiritual pilgrimages). […] Mickiewicz embraced this spiritual interpretation of Bonaparte so enthusiastically that by the time of his final lecture at the Collège de France he was distributing lithographs that depicted Napoleon grieving over a torn map of Europe.

Source: Lloyd S. Kramer, Threshold of a New World: Intellectuals and the Exile Experience in Paris, 1830-1848

[floral-comet-whump]

"I... I forgot." + whumper

answers coloured red are of my oc, walenty! they're a minor, so that's a minor whumpee-turned-whumper in an institutionalized whump setting. they're an interrogator. you have been warned!

1. “Pff..- Hahahaaa...” (Sigh) “Oh, Whumpee.”

2. “...what?”

3. “No you didn't, I’ve done nothing to make you develop amnesia.”

4. “Truly? That’s perfect, Whumpee. I can finally love you.”

5. “Have you? Or--” (Scalpel at eye) “Did you just not try hard enough?”

6. “Try again.”

how to play

full credits to @/seth-whumps for the idea!! avoiding actually mentioning them, but they're linked

[ack-o-verathos]

Xel'an don't bite but Wal sure does

[portraituresque]

Walenty Wankowicz - self portrait

[mrdirtybear]

‘Self Portrait’ by Lithuanian artist Walenty Romanowiczius (1911-1945). Not heard of him before? First the Nazis made sure that he was silenced as an artist, then the Soviet secret police silenced him further. Please left click here to find out how the silencing worked, and how it was resisted.   

[floral-comet-whump]

THE THE THE THW THEBBEHEHENIDKBDINDNO THEM!!!!! THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so normal about this

might make a post also compiling things I said because there's SO MUCH

χ-04 (khiyophor) w @floral-comet-whump's walenty :D

updates from the χ-04 AU:

its good

more info below

cw for minor whump (walenty is 15-16)

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