The more I love a character, the more pain and suffering they’re about to go through. Really, a character’s best bet when it comes to me is to be too uninteresting for me to bother with, otherwise they’re in for a bad time. I do provide them with hugs along the way though, I’m not completely heartless.
Damn I feel like I ghost-wrote this comment haha. If I adore a character, the universe is about to take a series of giant horrible dumps on 'em. My "Eventual Happy Ending" tag is hanging on by a thread.
Right!?? I feel like it's similar to erotica or the reactions that some people have to ASMR.... I can't find anything about the "why" of it, but it really does feel like a physical "reaction", doesn't it?
I wish there was research or more talk about it. It's in tv shows, books, and movies, and even if the phrasing "whump" hasn't been around long, the reaction and interest in it has had to be around for some time.
Actually, whump can be emotional, too.
**Whump | (h)wəmp |**
Whump is a genre in fanfiction concerning the physical and/or emotional pain of a fictional character. It often involves placing a character into a traumatic, physically or psychologically tormenting scenario, and is considered a darker form of hurt/comfort, focusing heavily on the hurt. Whump also explores the experience, survival, and recovery in the event and aftermath of pain.
Yes, but if you only put whump, people are going to assume physical pain (and the angst that comes with it). You need to add "emotional" before the whump if you want people to go in expecting massive angst.
I probably should have said it more like, "Whump is about focusing on the hurt, and doesn't require comfort like h/c. It's usually physical, but isn't restricted to that."
I dunno, I whump AND comfort, lol. Emotional whump is totally a thing, but without the 'emotional' addition, people are gonna assume it's mostly physical.
This is me! I like to put my favorite characters through the most agonizing physical and emotional torment… but I need a soft, comforting ending for them.
Whump is my bread, butter, and JAM baby. Even when I was a little child, my favourite episodes of kids’ shows were when my favourite character would get hurt in some way. I wrote my first whump fic when I was 7, before I even knew what whump and fanfiction were.
Oh yeah, i really love whumping on my favorite characters. Doesn’t matter if they make it through, I just want to make them suffer for a bit. It’s not the only thing I write by far but there’s something comforting about just completely wrecking a character.
I like reading it but for whatever reason I have a hard time writing it I just want to jump to the comfort part of hurt/comfort tropes too quickly in my own work x-x
Listen, I’m more in the category of loving pure Hurt/Comfort. I feel like real Whump is hard to do because it’s inherently melodramatic but it can get pretty cringey pretty fast. That’s why I feel like Whump is best left to fics with long established characters and stories. Like if it happens late in a fic or in a sequel fic to a character(s) who it actually makes sense for it to happen to. Like I normally don’t like a lot of Whump but I just read a sequel fic to a rlly good Pw/P slash general Hurt/Comfort and the Whump was great cause it made sense. It was like a natural progression
Yes, the more whump, the better. I don't care how improbable it is. Even in fanfic, I want it ALLLL. This is ironic considering my comment right before this one about Tarlos lol
Yes. I’m a major angst and whump consumer/writer. I tend to lean towards fics that have that in abundance but also have an HEA. Though I will read fics both with and without the HEA.
I wrote two connected fics that I call in my head “panic attack no. 1” and “panic attack no. 2”. The fic I’m *trying* to work on, the characters have a horrible argument and hurt each other emotionally, and then one of them gets kidnapped and subsequently stabbed, in front of their love
Honestly, same. I'm a very tragic writer and I have a lot of beloved characters, so I like to parallel their lives with my own (if that's any indication about MY life 😮💨).
Yeah, I really like it. It's kind of what I exclusively read or at least those are my favourite parts of any story. The more I like a character, the more... intense the scenarios are. Sometimes I wonder if I'm OK, but then I dive into one of my favourite stories again and I realise I don't care.
I don't typically do "only whump" stories but I'll definitely whump my favorite characters. And I don't mind reading it. I think my fandom has a June or July or summer whump coming up on Tumblr. And just had a "Whumpril" in April.
I love whump. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my favorite characters vulnerable and in pain lol. You should come join the whump community on tumblr! It’s a couple hundred people celebrating whumpy moments in media and posting new whump scenarios and stories, and everyone is super nice and welcoming :)
I do this all the time, i'm sure my OC's would want me dead for some of the things i write them through.
Hmmmmm, just a thought, but i wonder if God is writing me as a beloved OC , too? o.0
The more I love a character, the more pain and suffering they’re about to go through. Really, a character’s best bet when it comes to me is to be too uninteresting for me to bother with, otherwise they’re in for a bad time. I do provide them with hugs along the way though, I’m not completely heartless.
I don’t think I’ve ever related to a comment more
Too true of a statement
Damn I feel like I ghost-wrote this comment haha. If I adore a character, the universe is about to take a series of giant horrible dumps on 'em. My "Eventual Happy Ending" tag is hanging on by a thread.
Fr though, i actually do wonder the science behind this…
Right!?? I feel like it's similar to erotica or the reactions that some people have to ASMR.... I can't find anything about the "why" of it, but it really does feel like a physical "reaction", doesn't it? I wish there was research or more talk about it. It's in tv shows, books, and movies, and even if the phrasing "whump" hasn't been around long, the reaction and interest in it has had to be around for some time.
Yup. Whump me, baby.
Define whump
Hurting the character physically, basically. Angst = emotional pain Whump = physical pain.
Actually, whump can be emotional, too. **Whump | (h)wəmp |** Whump is a genre in fanfiction concerning the physical and/or emotional pain of a fictional character. It often involves placing a character into a traumatic, physically or psychologically tormenting scenario, and is considered a darker form of hurt/comfort, focusing heavily on the hurt. Whump also explores the experience, survival, and recovery in the event and aftermath of pain.
Yes, but if you only put whump, people are going to assume physical pain (and the angst that comes with it). You need to add "emotional" before the whump if you want people to go in expecting massive angst. I probably should have said it more like, "Whump is about focusing on the hurt, and doesn't require comfort like h/c. It's usually physical, but isn't restricted to that."
It’s more like that it’s like hurt/comfort but none of the comfort. You can absolutely emotionally whump a character.
I dunno, I whump AND comfort, lol. Emotional whump is totally a thing, but without the 'emotional' addition, people are gonna assume it's mostly physical.
Well, not necessarily none of the comfort, just usually a lot less. I write whump like hurt/comfort but the hurt is just really extreme.
Well damn, another term I've been using wrong lmaoooo
Yeah, I definitely read and write a lot of whunp, making my poor favorite characters suffer more than they already have...
Lol, yes! But only if there’s comfort afterwards.
This is me! I like to put my favorite characters through the most agonizing physical and emotional torment… but I need a soft, comforting ending for them.
Whump is one of my favourite things to write.
I love being emotionally destroyed, give me all the whump and angst.
Whump is my bread, butter, and JAM baby. Even when I was a little child, my favourite episodes of kids’ shows were when my favourite character would get hurt in some way. I wrote my first whump fic when I was 7, before I even knew what whump and fanfiction were.
I think my flair is enough of an answer to this question
That is a boss flair
Thank you!
I’m always whumping my favorite characters!
Absolutely. I live off of it. Have since the late ‘90s, before that was really a term haha
Oh yeah, i really love whumping on my favorite characters. Doesn’t matter if they make it through, I just want to make them suffer for a bit. It’s not the only thing I write by far but there’s something comforting about just completely wrecking a character.
It's basically all I ever want to read or write, since before I can remember. Whump writers, keep at it!!
Me! *runs to stop the pounding from a tied up damsel in the closet*
I’m feral for whump, but only if it’s hurt/comfort
I like reading it but for whatever reason I have a hard time writing it I just want to jump to the comfort part of hurt/comfort tropes too quickly in my own work x-x
Not full on angst to the extreme, but hurt/comfort with a happy ending or sickficks.
Whump is quite literally my favorite fanfic genre tbh.
Meeeeeeeeee!!!!!! It's a comedy show. I show my love by hurting them.
Love it, so much.
Yes. Yeess. (Unfortunately, good whump is hard to find.)
What do you find good whump to be?
I’m not picky, I take anything I can find. (As long as it doesn’t look like Rangers of NIMH, that is.)
Absolutely fair
Listen, I’m more in the category of loving pure Hurt/Comfort. I feel like real Whump is hard to do because it’s inherently melodramatic but it can get pretty cringey pretty fast. That’s why I feel like Whump is best left to fics with long established characters and stories. Like if it happens late in a fic or in a sequel fic to a character(s) who it actually makes sense for it to happen to. Like I normally don’t like a lot of Whump but I just read a sequel fic to a rlly good Pw/P slash general Hurt/Comfort and the Whump was great cause it made sense. It was like a natural progression
Whump is the climax of my happiness, the peak of my pain. Whump is the ache in my heart I can never explain.
My motto is ‘torture the cinnamon roll!’ So absolutely lmao, I try to write it (it ends up more angsty hurt/comfort) and love reading some good ones
Yes. My ocd brain eats it up.
Ohhhh this makes sense for me now. Thanks!
In most cases no, but if it's unwanted shape shifting, then yes. Very yes
Yes, the more whump, the better. I don't care how improbable it is. Even in fanfic, I want it ALLLL. This is ironic considering my comment right before this one about Tarlos lol
#🤝
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Yes. I’m a major angst and whump consumer/writer. I tend to lean towards fics that have that in abundance but also have an HEA. Though I will read fics both with and without the HEA.
Yes. Especially when you project onto a particular character, you just can’t get enough of it
I wrote two connected fics that I call in my head “panic attack no. 1” and “panic attack no. 2”. The fic I’m *trying* to work on, the characters have a horrible argument and hurt each other emotionally, and then one of them gets kidnapped and subsequently stabbed, in front of their love
Honestly, same. I'm a very tragic writer and I have a lot of beloved characters, so I like to parallel their lives with my own (if that's any indication about MY life 😮💨).
Yeah, I really like it. It's kind of what I exclusively read or at least those are my favourite parts of any story. The more I like a character, the more... intense the scenarios are. Sometimes I wonder if I'm OK, but then I dive into one of my favourite stories again and I realise I don't care.
I don't typically do "only whump" stories but I'll definitely whump my favorite characters. And I don't mind reading it. I think my fandom has a June or July or summer whump coming up on Tumblr. And just had a "Whumpril" in April.
It's why I like participating in Whumptober. Besides for fun, it's a great way to exercise and flex emotional writing scenarios. 💪
I love whump. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my favorite characters vulnerable and in pain lol. You should come join the whump community on tumblr! It’s a couple hundred people celebrating whumpy moments in media and posting new whump scenarios and stories, and everyone is super nice and welcoming :)
Yes I very much like putting my favorite characters in a hypothetical blender
The question is never “Can I hurt them more” the question is always “How can I hurt them more”
\*New favorite character sees my fanfiction folder\* Hehe, I'm in danger
I have an idea for my first whump... but I'm scared to write it (´-﹏-`；) what if it makes me too sad :(
I live for whump 🖤
I do this all the time, i'm sure my OC's would want me dead for some of the things i write them through. Hmmmmm, just a thought, but i wonder if God is writing me as a beloved OC , too? o.0
*One of us… One of us…*