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always disturbing to see all these irresponsible first time captors getting basement pets around this time of year and fawning about how "cute" and "terrified" they are in that first week, with 0 awareness that a captive is a real commitment, that they won't stay fresh and doe eyed and instagram-friendly forever, and that they can in fact continue to live for years unless you forget or mess up a little bit or get bored

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These are my old arts btw. Created an account here before but deactivated it and now I'm in here again. Lol. Found these in the net. Does not guarantee I'll have this exact same style again tho.

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i need to take care of you in a way that threatens your autonomy and makes you question if you can ever function without me again.

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Drag me into the woods.

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been building a collection of posts from like minded individuals

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Got institutional pet training facilities on the brain because when do I not.

Thinking about sensory deprivation. Specifically sensory deprivation for whumpees who are being... particularly difficult. Most pets only end up in the program if they have behavioral issues, but these ones have special extra behavioral issues. The "I literally cannot stop myself from trying to kill everyone around me" kind.

Bonus points if this part of the program is prompted in part by Whumpee actually TRYING to cooperate, only to find they can't. They can't stop flinching or twisting away or disobeying the orders to hold still.

Clearly their discomfort with touch is the root of their issues. That's easily fixable. All you have to do is immobilize them, put blinders over their eyes and deafening earplugs in their ears. If they have issues with biting, you add an open-mouthed gag and tube-feed them.

The program is then customizable to meet pet's needs. Pet is blinded, deafened, and unable to move. They can't hear or respond to commands. They can't watch their captors or anticipate what's coming next. Literally all they can do is experience the sensation of touch.

Pet might remain in this position for anywhere from a few days to months on end. The program typically concludes when they no longer respond to stimuli with problematic behavior.

IE: they remain limp and quiet and very Very good in situations where they would normally fight/fuss.

Some very common training regimens:

THOROUGHLY cleaning pet's mouth twice a day (if gagged). Good dental hygiene is important and pet can't do it themselves! Excellent for defiant pets who have a biting streak, a swearing problem, oversensitive gums, etc.

Touching and massaging areas that always cause pet to flinch. Obviously varies from pet to pet. It can be particularly effective to focus on just one sensitive body part per session, since this helps pet understand things like "inescapability" and "total helplessness."

As briefly mentioned above, tube-feeding pet. Swallowing a feeding tube is significantly less painful than having it forced down your throat. Excellent choice for defiant pets who are disobedient for the sake of disobedience. See how long it takes them to cooperate just because they're desperate to stop gagging.

Comforting touch as a reward when pet is docile and good. Pet can't hear praise, but you can gently stroke their hair and their throat to send a message.

Tickling. It's the fastest way to make the body betray itself. For pets who pride themselves on defiance, tickling is a unique form of humiliation, especially when it's intense enough to hurt and make breathing difficult.

Speaking of -- restricting the breathing. Again, pet can't hear or obey commands. But they can react when you place your hand over their mouth and nose. Some trainers use this just to exacerbate pet's sense of fear and helplessness, because pet never knows when they'll be allowed to breathe again. Other trainers wait for pet to exhibit a desired behavior -- typically being quiet, limp, and calm -- and then let them take a breath.

In the beginning, this desired behavior will almost always only occur after pet loses consciousness. Even if they're trying to remain calm, they WILL start to thrash eventually.

If you can rewire pet's nervous system to make them limp and obedient while they're suffocating, you can rewire pet's nervous system to do anything.

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boys like it when you imprison them in the ornate birdcage that hangs in the centre of your lair

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The idea of a character being gently shushed in a comforting manner while being hurt by the person shushing them is lowkey good whump material

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I love ominous drains in the floor. It immediately tells you "you're going to be here for a while. And there's going to be a lot of blood" <3

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how does being punched in the face feel like

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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.

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Aftermath.

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tenderness

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stress positions are fun, aren’t they? imagine whumper stringing their captive up by the wrist, knowing that their arms will be pulled further and further by their own body weight until it’s downright unbearable, and they won’t be able to do a thing about it no matter how much it hurts. ligaments pulled taut, limbs wrenched back as far as they can go, and whumpee will just be forced to endure it for as long as whumper wants them to. what other choice do they have?

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hidden restraints in public:

bound ankles under a long skirt

shock collar under a turtleneck

chained hands inside the pockets of a hoodie

a gag under a facemask

clear tape gag

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STOP DOING THIS IN INJURY FICS!!

Bleeding:

Blood is warm. if blood is cold, you're really fucking feverish or the person is dead. it's only sticky after it coagulates.

It smells! like iron, obv, but very metallic. heavy blood loss has a really potent smell, someone will notice.

Unless in a state of shock or fight-flight mode, a character will know they're bleeding. stop with the 'i didn't even feel it' yeah you did. drowsiness, confusion, pale complexion, nausea, clumsiness, and memory loss are symptoms to include.

blood flow ebbs. sometimes it's really gushin', other times it's a trickle. could be the same wound at different points.

it's slow. use this to your advantage! more sad writer times hehehe.

Stab wounds:

I have been mildly impaled with rebar on an occasion, so let me explain from experience. being stabbed is bizarre af. your body is soft. you can squish it, feel it jiggle when you move. whatever just stabbed you? not jiggly. it feels stiff and numb after the pain fades. often, stab wounds lead to nerve damage. hands, arms, feet, neck, all have more motor nerve clusters than the torso. fingers may go numb or useless if a tendon is nicked.

also, bleeding takes FOREVER to stop, as mentioned above.

if the wound has an exit wound, like a bullet clean through or a spear through the whole limb, DONT REMOVE THE OBJECT. character will die. leave it, bandage around it. could be a good opportunity for some touchy touchy :)

whump writers - good opportunity for caretaker angst and fluff w/ trying to manhandle whumpee into a good position to access both sites

Concussion:

despite the amnesia and confusion, people ain't that articulate. even if they're mumbling about how much they love (person) - if that's ur trope - or a secret, it's gonna make no sense. garbled nonsense, no full sentences, just a coupla words here and there.

if the concussion is mild, they're gonna feel fine. until....bam! out like a light. kinda funny to witness, but also a good time for some caretaking fluff.

Fever:

you die at 106F (40.5C). no 'oh no his fever is 107F!! ahhh!" no his fever is 0F because he's fucking dead. you lose consciousness around 103, sometimes less if it's a child. brain damage occurs at over 104.

ACTUAL SYMPTOMS:

sluggishness

inability to speak clearly

feeling chilly/shivering

nausea

pain

delirium

symptoms increase as fever rises. slow build that secret sickness! feverish people can be irritable, maybe a bit of sass followed by some hurt/comfort. never hurt anybody.

fevers are a big deal! bad shit can happen! milk that till its dry (chill out) and get some good hurt/comfort whumpee shit.

keep writing u sadistic nerds xox love you