Whumpee is rescued from whumper by caretaker. Caretaker spirits whumpee away like a knight in shining armor, taking them to their home where whumpee can rest and recover in peace– in luxury perhaps. Caretaker is soft and gentle and tends[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Caretaker insisting on sleeping in recovering whumpee’s bed with them– despite whumpee’s protests– because whenever whumpee sleeps alone they have insomnia or nightmares.
Recovering whumpee with all the breath suddenly knocked out of them as something innocent and seemingly unrelated reminds them of their experience with whumper. Sometimes it really is like falling straight into the abyss, forever.
Caretaker finds recovering whumpee curled up in a tight little ball on the bed, hugging their pillow. Caretaker asks what’s wrong, and what’s on their mind, but whumpee just shakes their head and won’t or can’t speak about it or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recovering whumpee keeps having dreams about whumper. When caretaker asks, whumpee calls them nightmares. But is it true? Does it count as a nightmare when all they’re doing is talking? It makes whumpee wonder– what kind of broken person would[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…