I Love Fear In Whump.

We’ve all seen the ‘after being tortured whumpee has an absurdly high pain tolerance and caretaker has to ask them why they haven’t moved their hand away from the burning stove etc etc’ and while I do love that trope I raise you:

Whumpee who after being tortured becomes hypersensitive to pain, to the point where stubbing their toe or burning their mouth on hot food or the pressure of their bandages against their wounds is enough to send them spiraling into flashbacks and convince them that caretaker is just another whumper with more creative methods

(tw: can also be applied to noncon) whuper distorting whumpee’s perception of reality, feeding them lines like "you want this," or "this is the only way you'll find peace." Over time, whumpee begins to question their own desires and thoughts, internalizing the notion that submission, pain, and whatever whumper wants are their only real choices, maybe whumper forces them to associate the whump with moments of supposed "care," so twisting the line between affection and manipulation as they please

Hands in Whump

CW: Torture, near death mention, vomiting mention

Whumper to Whumpee

Whumper trailing their fingers delicately over Whumpees wounds, murmuring false sympathies

Breaking Whumpee's fingers one by one by one, or ripping out the nails with pliers- cooing as whumpee screams in terror and pain

Crushing Whumpee's fingers or hand under a heavy weight of sorts, and threatening to do it to the other hand if whumpee doesn't comply

Squeezing Whumpee's broken hand when they get out of line, talk a little too much, perhaps in public, where whumper can't properly lash out

Whumper running their knuckles over Whumpee's cheekbone, while they murmur "you're mine"

Whumpee's delicate hands red and purple at the knuckles with frostbite as whumper forces them to stay out in the snow

Whumpee's fingers desperately trying to wrench whumper's hand away from their mouth as they try to call for help

similarly, whumpee's trembling hands trying to pry whumper's fingers from around their throat

Caretaker to Whumpee

Caretaker cupping Whumpee's face as they try to soothe the poor little thing

Caretaker's hand immediately pulling away as they feel how feverishly hot whumpee is, almost as if they were burned themselves

Caretaker holding back Whumpee's hair with a delicate touch as they vomit in a toilet- rubbing their back

Caretaker gently carding their hands through Whumpee's hair, humming a song (bonus points if whumpee is sick in bed)

Holding Whumpee's hand tight as they walk through an alley or someplace scary- "it'll be alright"

Trembling hands as they grasp at whumpee, who's so badly injured they're fading away- "please, please don't leave me-!"

HELP ME FIND THIS FANFIC PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

(Disclaimer) The way I'm explaining it is coming from memory which may not be totally correct so I apologize and hope someone can find it with the information I have.

I know for sure it’s most likely Steve Rogers/James “Bucky” Barnes, but I don't remember if it’s on AO3 or a Wattpad. (Most likely AO3) Sam Wilson is a side character as well as possibly Helen Cho, T’Challa, and Shuri as the part I remember takes place in Wakanda. It would also fall under the tag of Hurt/Injured Steve Rogers or Hidden Injury. Another thing I remember is that it was Civil War and right after Tony, Bucky, and Steve fought in Siberia they went to Wakanda to get Bucky’s mind and arm fixed. I think that Steve had gone to rescue the others in the raft (after Bucky went into cryo) including Sam with his hidden injuries otherwise I’m not sure how Sam had gotten to Wakanda with Steve and Bucky but I don't remember any of the other captured Avengers with them but they could have been with them. It was T’Challa, Steve, and Sam talking and so Steve thanked T’challa for help in Siberia and helping Bucky (I don't think Bucky was in this conversation since I think he was in cryo MAYBE), and then Steve started to walk down the hall. Steve then passed out in the hallway and Sam ran towards Steve to help him, It turned out Steve was hiding that his whole chest and sternum were bruised from Tony's repulsor.

Locking out victim's arm behind their back against the wall

Content: joint straining, fear, noncon touch, begging

That extra twist after a joint is locked up, forcing out a strangled gasp of pain

"Ah! Wait--wait--"

That freeze as victim realizes the position they're trapped in

Aggressor taking that moment to slide a hand into victim's front pocket, just intimate enough to be able to play it off later while making victim squirm right now.

"I'm not resisting." Victim pants, feeling their folded wrist twitch in aggressor's hand. "I'm not re--Im not resisting, whumper, please!"

Caretaker cutting up whumpees food for them because it’s hard/painful for them to do it themselves

Whumpee wearing caretakers clothes because they don’t have many of their own or their old clothes don’t feel like they belong to them anymore.

Caretaker speaking up for whumpee in social settings because their anxiety is dialed up to 100 even just in a coffee shop or grocery store

Whumpee leaning on caretakers arm because sometimes it’s hard to stay upright/they’re afraid to get left behind

Caretaker offering whumpee their coat because they get colder more easily/the cold makes injuries new and old alike ache again

Whumpee and caretaker cuddling on the couch because they’ve been so touch starved for so long but caretaker is the only one they trust to be so close.

Caretaker leaning in close to hear and speak to whumpee, because they tend to whisper now, and/or loud noises spook them, especially voices

Whumpee and caretaker sharing a bed because they don’t feel safe alone anymore/it prevents nightmares

Caretaker opening doors for whumpee because it’s hard for them/their mobility aid gets in the way

Whumpee asking for caretakers opinion on everything because they only trust them/their sense of normalcy has been broken or is nonexistent

Caretaker complimenting whumpee as a way to combat their conditioning/boost their self esteem

Just, a somewhat pseudo romantic relationship between the whumpee and caretaker, made all the more complicated by any real feelings they may have.

caretaker helping whumpee wash their hair and gently drying it afterwards

caretaker brushing whumpee’s silky strands, humming a comforting melody

caretaker giving whumpee a haircut after a long time in captivity

caretaker having to buzz-cut/shave whumpee’s head (because of how matted their hair is, or for a surgery)

caretaker running their hand through whumpee’s hair when they’re an anxious sobbing mess

caretaker braiding whumpee’s hair

caretaker brushing a strand of hair out of whumpee’s face, or tucking it behind their ear

caretaker cuddling whumpee close and falling in love with the smell of their shampoo

caretaker playing with whumpee’s hair mindlessly as they fall asleep

caretaker wearing a spare hairband on their wrist in case whumpee needs one

Tropes that always give me whumperflies

Content: noncon nudity, manhandling, injuries, beating, fear, defiant/stoic whumpee

Throwing whumpee onto their knees before the enemy leader and holding them there by the back of the neck

Whumpee half-curled into a fetal position as they're being relentlessly kicked

Whumpee forced to strip. And doing so flushing and getting ashamed.

Whumpee shuddering and shaking from exhaustion caused by screaming, resisting, and fear

Wiping blood off hastily, grabbing injuries, making faces as they try not to cry

Ripping their pants down or shirt up so roughly it jerks whumpee's body

The broken sob that's kind of the end of a cry they barely managed to hold in

Whumpee feeling stupid, humiliated, even though anyone would, in their position

Sweating, swallowing, and keeping their face under control, trembling as they are inspected

Being twisted by the wrist, spun around, and slammed face-first into a wall or desk

Compromising positions like whumper sitting on their butt, in a non-sexual, violent way that just emphasizes the desperate physical struggle.

Grabbing them by the face to look at them and make snide observations about how scared they are

Slapping whumpee in the cheek

Small whumpees being thrown around and restrained physically by big whumpers

Grabbing their hair to slam them into the wall and whispering something in their ear that makes whumpee grimace

"turn around and face the wall."

Slapping a knife wound or gunshot injury and whumpee winces, cries and curls over the injury

A sarcastic remark dying on whumpee's lips as they see what whumper brought to beat them with

A stoic whumpee after a long time of taking a beating with only grunts of pain, groaning as a bone is broken, and as whumper raises their boot to kick again, whumpee hoarsely cries "wait wait, please! --please wait!"

painful maintenance. robot whumpees who are too scared to tell anyone what hurts because they don't want to be taken apart again. they don't want the restraints, the forced shutdowns, the pain, it hurts so much--until there's so many errors in their vision, they can't stay on their feet any longer.

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*shows you a dungeon where a bound, gagged, and whipped Whumpee is in*