Prompts

Day 1:
"Don't hurt them." | "Hey, look at me." | "Look what you made me do."Day 2:
"I'll do anything." | "I know you're bleeding under there." | "What are you?"Day 3:
"I can take it." | "You almost died." | "I told you to get up."Day 4:
"Can we take a break?" | "Stop apologizing and let me help you." | "If you relax, it won't hurt."Day 5:
"Where am I?" | "I'll make sure no one hurts you again." | "You won't escape this time."Day 6:
"Please stop." | "Who did this to you?" | "We're not done yet."Day 7:
"I'll be there in a second." | "Breathe." | "This is going to be so much fun."

Guidelines

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• Anything goes!
• Submissions can explore any form of whump and to any degree.
• You can skip any days or mix and match prompts.SUBMISSIONS
• Submissions must be new and your own. You can create a sequel or chapter to a previous/existing work if it fits the day's prompts.
• Submissions are accepted a week late after the last day of the event week!
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2025 Prompts

These prompts were used in 2025, when the event ran between June 23 - 30.Day 1:
Holding Back Tears | “I’m fine.” | Passing OutDay 2:
Hiding an Injury | Pinned Down | DeliriumDay 3:
Flinching from Touch | Bedridden | “It hurts.”Day 4:
“Stay.” | Too Weak to Move | Smile Through PainDay 5:
Mute | Sharing the Burden | Can’t EscapeDay 6:
Shivering | Left for Dead | “I don’t feel good.”Day 7:
Numb | Victim Blaming | Wrong Place, Wrong TimeDay 8:
Tending Wounds | “What happened?” | Run Away

2024 Prompts

These prompts were used in 2024, when the event ran between July 8 - 15.Day 1: Captivity
Trapped | Restraints | KidnappedDay 2: Injury
Impaled | Hidden injury | Bleeding outDay 3: Sickness
Eating disorder | Fainting | PoisonDay 4: Medical
Experimentation | Stitches | DruggedDay 5: Psychological
Humiliation | Nightmare | Self-deprecationDay 6: Body stuff
Body horror | Scars | Touch-starvedDay 7: Violation
Aftermath | Dehumanization | CoercionDay 8: Aftercare
Bathing/washing | Recovery | Body Worship

If you are struggling with the prompt list, here are additional prompts/ideas that can be used and mixed/matched during the event week:noncon, presumed dead, delirium, bruises, stabbed, gunshot wounds, fever, heat/mating cycle, exhaustion, Hanahaki disease, touch-aversion, chronic pain, needles, panic attack, PTSD, waking up crying, "I'm fine", "Stay", shaky hands, wings, torture, prostitution, bridal carry, mind control, identity theft/mistaken identity, violation of autonomy, self-sabotage, etc.