#gothic prompts

[blackrosesandwhump]

Whump Prompts 80: Gothic Illness Aesthetic

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FAINTING

Whumpee examined by the doctor, listening to their lungs and checking their temperature

Whumpee stripped down so others can help them change their clothes, leaving whumpee bare and vulnerable and unable to sit up by themselves

Loose white nightgowns and white shirts

Pale, ashen skin, eyes ringed with dark circles, sunken cheeks

Long, damp hair plastered to a feverish forehead

A dim bedroom, curtains closed, a single candle or lamp burning

Whumpee lying on their back in a large, ornate bed, surrounded by white sheets

Feverish mumbling in their sleep, head jerking from side to side with delirium

BLOODLETTING

Being spoon-fed broth or gruel that they’re barely able to eat

Whumpee being bathed because they’re too weak to do it themselves

Various medicines perched on the sidetable

Hushed voices in the sickie’s bedroom, trying not to disturb them

Coughing fits, muffled by a white handkerchief

COUGHING UP BLOOD

Fevered nightmares

Whumpee lying silent and still under the bedclothes, while others keep vigil

Whumpee venturing out of their room for the first time, leaning on the banister as they try to get down the long staircase

Whumpee unable to sleep because they’re uncomfortable, wandering through the big house and empty rooms, slightly delirious

Slow meandering walks through the garden as they convalesce

[fatalforesight]

something about gothic deaths… sickness that lasts for weeks and ends with blood stained sheets, days and days of being shut away from everyone that loves you. drowning (perhaps even by choice) in the waters you played in as a child. heartbreak so deep, so sudden, so chilling that it stops the blood flowing in your veins long enough to begin cardiac arrest. mysteriously found stabbed in a haystack. impaled on the spiral tower of a mansion you found on a foreign moor. hypothermia in the woods in the middle of winter, starvation in the streets of an English ghosttown, cut to death on the thorns of a hedge maze, struck down by a monster of your own making. idk. i just think they’re neat

[cypress-bough]

March Prompts

Rust

Envy

Vengeance

Malady

Road

Transparent

Salt

Botanical

Heir

Longing

Never

Echoes

Dreaming

Hint

Moment

Golden

Enchantment

Roots

Silence

Curse

Marks

Scent

Shrike

Return

Nightshade

Lone

Host

Lantern

Scarred

Fever

Name

[bubonicbandages]

A GUIDE TO FOLLOW WHEN HOME ALONE

•You are alone and you know this. It's just your parent's footsteps still echoing outside the door. Do not mind them. Resume your tasks normally.

•During your unchaperoned time, it's best to not turn on the television or anything louder than forty decibels. You don't want to attract them. Even whispers have a heartbeat in here.

•Do not try to be gallant. You already know how heroes end up.

•The sky is your companion. The sky should be trusted for it shows everything and nothing. The sky is your friend. Do not look at the leering shadows. The sky is safe.

•If you feel lightheaded around noon, drink chamomile tea. Regular tea works too. Do not remain in the kitchen; promptly head to the basement. Under no circumstances drink from the the cup. A headache will pass, and they will too.

•You are alone and you know this. Everything else is a mirage created by the bored mind. Do not listen to the knocks of the leering shadows.

•When it is lunchtime, share your food with the neighbor's cat. It will bring you something useful in return. If the feline leaves and doesn't return for half an hour, proceed to grab as many shiny things as you can and place them around yourself. It is recommended to close your eyes. Do not leave the circle until the cat returns.

•Occasional humming will be heard at around four o'clock. You are free to sing along but remember the golden rule: the student cannot surpass the master.

•A flock of birds will visit you three times by your bedroom window. The first time they do only ever listen to their chirping until gone. The second time they appear, you will notice that they are remaining silent and still: take immediate example. The final apparition respects the following: if you see that all the volatiles have a certain ribbon tied around their tarsus then everything is going to be okay. If only one isn't bedizened with anything proceed to lock every window and rooms that have a bed. But if only one returns, then you have approximately fifteen seconds to flee the Strangers that flicked the door handle and are calling for your name. You are not alone and you know this.

[roselyn-writing]

Sketchober Day 1: Gothic (Aliyaa Aepel) ★

Hi Guys! Yes its my first time doing this inktober or sketchober or whatver your wanna call it. Its still prompts. I wanted to participate because first it looks fun then to draw again. 🙃

@huepazu @subzero-simp @loryeenb @lorabeyc @magicalgirlsona @theelderhazelnut @loverofthewindgod @loreoflemons @darialovesstuff @melissalix @lisadelise @kyd35 @alexapenz @monapome @mollyb9 @noelle9

[slippy-socks]

yeehawgust day 16: prairie fire

[becomingvecna]

[vipower001]

DP X DC prompt (Victorian gothic styled Danny) part 1:

So we are all familiar with the immortal Danny Phantom AU. I was thinking of this and I realized that in most immortal au's Danny gets different jobs and degrees then wouldn't he try out different styles?

Like if he's going to live forever then he would totally try out different aesthetics. He first tried a gothic/emo style because of Sam, then a boho look, then a futuristic look. He even tried a bunch of different eras, like he did the 80's for a bit then the '70s, and eventually the 60's, 90's, and so on.

And so I imagined he is in Gotham and when he moved there he chose a victorian gothic look because of the vibe of Gothams architecture. So there he is walking the streets of Gotham at night dressed in a dark green shirt with a black waist coat and pants,wearing a trench coat that bairly touches the ground. He has a cane and everything. his hair is slicked back and neet with a few hairs escaping the front. He of course has gloves on because not only is it stylish it helps hides the coldness of his hands.

Anyway, he's walking around Gotham at night and he comes across one of the Bat kids, or if you want Batman himself, and he sees that this bat is getting their arse handed to them and so since he has an obsession to help (I usually say he has an obsession for protection but I think in this au it will be just the need to help or assist). So here is this bat about to get shot or something thinking, "well this is how I die then" when all of a sudden said bad guy about to kill said bat is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head with a...Is that...a cane?

Danny then beats up all the baddies in less than a minute, he's just a flurry of darkness, his trench coat is flowing behind him as he takes the bad guys down with his cane and fists. The bat he saved is just on the grown watching this go down with wide eyes. After Danny takes them all down he brushes off nonexistent dust (and isn't that something. He's in Gotham, in an ally, in one of the worst parts of Gotham, and he doesn't have a spec of dirt or grime on him) off of his coat and pants and turns to the Bat and, extending a gloved hand, says "Are you alright?".

The bat is just shocked and does not know what to say. Eventually, they are helped to their feet, and Danny, after checking to make sure their ok, says goodbye and leaves. Right after he leaves the bat snaps back to reality and goes to run after Danny who had just exited the ally, only to find he has disappeared. The bat reports this to the rest and as they go over the footage they realize that it looks tampered with because the area where the guy was is fuzzy and the sound is disoriented.

Batman obviously thinks it's a new meta in town and tells all the Bats to keep an eye out for this meta. Meanwhile, Danny is just chilling in Gotham, taking a century off from working and just exploring the sites.

Mabey he could have been led there by Clockwork or some ghost was giving Gotham some trouble. I don't know, but the idea of a victorian goth-dressed Danny striding around Gotham looking like a rich victorian gentleman taking a stroll through a park is hilarious.

Some pictures to better help you get an idea of the fit (pics all from Pinterest)

[puppetmaster13u]

JL: What do You Got There?

Superman: A Friend :>

Clark has a shadow friend, the rest of the league are concerned and more than a little afraid. They don't know where this thing came from and Clark's answer of Gotham explains nothing. What is Gotham, where is Gotham? They've tried to research it and have come up with nothing. Clark claims it's a city in New Jersey, and is the sister city to Bludhaven??? What sort of fae-bullshit-

[rainystarters]

* ☔ : action prompts inspired by GOTHIC HORROR, DARK ACADEMIA, ETC. some prompts are usfw. add reversed for the muse receiving the meme to perform the action instead. ( adjust scenarios or specify details as needed. )

𝟶𝟷. sender sets a church on fire with the receiver still inside. 𝟶𝟸. sender presses a holy symbol into the receiver's flesh, burning them. 𝟶𝟹. sender declares themselves god to the receiver. 𝟶𝟺. sender begs the receiver for a blessing/prayer before night falls. 𝟶𝟻. sender licks their lips and tells the receiver to confess their sins. 𝟶𝟼. sender takes refuge from a storm with the receiver in an abandoned church. 𝟶𝟽. sender snarls at the receiver, unable to cross the threshold/onto holy ground. 𝟶𝟾. sender laughs, breaking a seal, ward, etc. set by the receiver to keep them out. 𝟶𝟿. sender recites a prayer with the receiver as the shadows darken and writhe. 𝟷𝟶. sender burns the receiver's holy oath away as they pledge themselves to the sender instead.

𝟷𝟷. sender practices calligraphy on the receiver's skin. 𝟷𝟸. sender refuses to speak with the receiver unless it's in a dead language. 𝟷𝟹. sender taps on the windowpane of a café from outside, alerting the receiver. 𝟷𝟺. sender leans over the receiver's writing and makes a noise of disagreement. 𝟷𝟻. sender intimately washes ink from the receiver's hands. 𝟷𝟼. sender worries over the receiver, who has not slept in days. 𝟷𝟽. sender hands the receiver coffee, having learned their favorite without asking. 𝟷𝟾. sender presses the receiver against a bookshelf, needing them now. 𝟷𝟿. sender kisses the receiver in a museum after it's closed. 𝟸𝟶. sender breathes on the receiver's neck as they pick a lock to the secret archives.

𝟸𝟷. sender bites into the receiver's (neck, thigh, etc.) and drinks their blood. 𝟸𝟸. sender's experiment succeeds and brings the receiver back to life. 𝟸𝟹. sender makes an offering at a crossroads to summon the receiver for a deal. 𝟸𝟺. sender digs themselves out from their grave as the receiver reacts in horror. 𝟸𝟻. sender kisses the receiver for a final time, in case their experiment goes wrong. 𝟸𝟼. sender confesses to the receiver that they've promised their firstborn in a deal. 𝟸𝟽. sender cuts their palm and the receiver's to swear a blood oath. 𝟸𝟾. sender forces the receiver to drink their latest alchemical creation. 𝟸𝟿. sender wakes up confused, having been turned into a vampire by the receiver. 𝟹𝟶. sender signs away their soul to the receiver in exchange for a boon.

𝟹𝟷. sender acts out an ancient ritual, with the receiver standing in as the sacrifice. 𝟹𝟸. sender burns the only copy of the receiver's thesis, book, etc. 𝟹𝟹. sender pours wine into the receiver's mouth as the bacchic party grows louder. 𝟹𝟺. sender confesses to the receiver that their parents have cut them off. 𝟹𝟻. sender and receiver try to wash the blood away, but the stain keeps growing. 𝟹𝟼. sender slips their hand under the receiver's clothes in the dark of the opera box. 𝟹𝟽. sender aims an arrow at the receiver and promises they won't hit them. 𝟹𝟾. sender complains to the receiver that a funeral will distract them from studying. 𝟹𝟿. sender dismisses the receiver's concerns that the summoning ritual may work. 𝟺𝟶. sender screams for help as the receiver begins to go mad from reciting the esoteric chant they discovered in a forgotten book.

𝟺𝟷. sender screams at the sight of the receiver's true face/form. 𝟺𝟸. sender offers to hide the receiver as the mob's torches grow nearer. 𝟺𝟹. sender is mesmerized by the receiver and goes to them despite all warnings. 𝟺𝟺. sender is stone-faced as the receiver cries that their lover is no monster. 𝟺𝟻. sender sharpens their blade as the receiver watches in horror. 𝟺𝟼. sender weeps as the receiver tells them they're leaving for the sender's good. 𝟺𝟽. sender proposes to the receiver to provide an alibi for the receiver's pregnancy, even though the child is not theirs. 𝟺𝟾. sender holds the receiver in their arms, the monster now dead. 𝟺𝟿. sender promises not to forget the receiver as they share a final night together. 𝟻𝟶. sender visits the receiver in dreams as they are separated by class, circumstance, etc. in waking life.

𝟻𝟷. sender calls out to the receiver from a distance, their voice echoing in the mist. 𝟻𝟸. sender covers the receiver's mouth as their stalker draws nearer. 𝟻𝟹. sender tells the receiver not to open their eyes until they've escaped the house. 𝟻𝟺. sender kisses the receiver passionately in the middle of a graveyard. 𝟻𝟻. sender tries to light a candle to comfort the receiver, but the flame turns black. 𝟻𝟼. sender locks all the windows and doors, promising the receiver they'll be safe. 𝟻𝟽. sender takes off their jacket and puts it around the receiver's shoulders. 𝟻𝟾. sender reaches out for the receiver's hand in the dark. 𝟻𝟿. sender finds the receiver abandoned for dead. 𝟼𝟶. sender grows confused as they cannot see the will-o'-the-wisps the receiver has begun to follow into the night.

𝟼𝟷. sender's laughter echoes through the halls as they stalk the receiver. 𝟼𝟸. sender lavishes praise upon the receiver's beauty, enraptured by the fresh blood seeping through the receiver's white dress, shirt, etc. 𝟼𝟹. sender catches the receiver snooping and tells them they've been bad. 𝟼𝟺. sender slumps to the floor, realizing the receiver has poisoned them. 𝟼𝟻. sender blindfolds the receiver, promising it's for their own good. 𝟼𝟼. sender locks the receiver in the attic, promising it's for their own good. 𝟼𝟽. sender sings a haunting lullaby to the receiver from the walls. 𝟼𝟾. sender looks in a mirror, unaware the receiver is watching from the other side. 𝟼𝟿. sender sighs, realizing the receiver has found the painting of their former lover—who is identical to the receiver. 𝟽𝟶. sender asks the receiver to swear upon their life that they will not enter the sender's private study, no matter what they hear inside.

[blackrosesandwhump]

Whump Prompts 90: Forced Transformation Aesthetic

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A hideous stranger greeting whumpee in the mirror for the first time

Whumpee cowering and hiding in fear, locking themself in their room

Other people expressing concern for them…concern that then changes into fear

The horror of a strange new body that doesn’t seem to belong to whumpee

The devastating realization that whumpee’s new appearance makes others afraid, even terrified

Testing out wings, claws, teeth, all in a daze

ACCIDENTALLY HURTING THEMSELF SOMEHOW because they don’t know how to control their new body

Power, the feeling of power where they never had any before

Nightmares about being a monster…that turn out to be real

Shredded clothes, sheets, curtains

Broken and destroyed things in whumpee’s room

One intact item that holds meaning for whumpee even in their transformed state

The realization that they’re now impervious to things that used to endanger them when they were human

The physical and mental agony of changing back and forth from human to monster form

Horrible nights where whumpee’s alone and monstrous, unable to sleep and unable to have company

ACCIDENTALLY HURTING SOMEONE THEY LOVE

Feelings of guilt, self-loathing, fear, triumph, revenge—all mixed together

Waking up in human form with missing memories, naked and alone

Or, waking up covered in blood and not knowing what they did

Not being able to control if/when/where they transform

Locking themselves away from everyone and the world so nothing bad happens

The horrible knowledge that they’ve been cursed shadowing their entire existence

[deepwaterwritingprompts]

Text: The iron gates around the estate are kind. When true horror is taking place in the house, they writhe and stretch upwards, until they meet and create a cage.

[daughterofcainnnn]

these crosses all over my body...

[elinourmar]

A stranded lone traveler, an abandoned town, and a single resident left that is nice but maybe just a little bit off.

[cassimothwin]

Twisted Endings is out now!

This Tangled Blessings expansion adds 16 new, unique, and tragic outcomes for your student character mages at Brackroot Academy.

The endings support both solo and 2-player games! As always, no GM required.

Here's where you can find it on itch!

And here's where you can find it on DriveThruRPG!

What is Tangled Blessings???

Tangled Blessings is a solo journaling or 2-player RPG inspired by dark academia media, ghost stories, and graduate school.

Featuring a wizarding college, wandering specters, assigned houses, curses, devils’ bargains and more supernatural flavor, Tangled Blessings blends horror and the fantastical to help players craft a story that spans their time at the academy — culminating in one final showdown against their academic Rival.

Your Rival can be your best friend, a family member, a stranger, an enemy, a romantic interest or a combination of relations, and they're present in most of your memories at the academy.

How your relationship evolves with your Rival is up to you, but at the end of four years, you’ll still stand against each other in one final test of academic and magical mastery.

The game only requires a deck of tarot cards and a way to record the story.

[whump-kia]

GOD i love it when a whumpee is descending into madness. lost in obsession or too alone in solitude to cope without that slight delirium, the unconscious laughter bubbling up from their ribs, the movements in the corners that only they can see. i love the cackling and screaming and sobbing at losing who they once were. give it to me.