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Whumptober 2025 prompts
It's that time of year. :D
Whumptober 2025 prompts list on Tumblr and text list on Google docs.
Whumptober 2025 Prompt List
No. 1: “Please don’t cry”
Lamb to Slaughter | Ceremony | Beg for Forgiveness
No. 2: “You’ve got a lot of nerve to dredge up all my fears.”
Prophecy | Sewer | Taking Accountability
No. 3: “I look in people’s windows, transfixed by rose golden glows.”
Isolation | Candlelight | Found Family
No. 4: “Don’t be scared, I’ve done this before.”
Non-Human Whumper | Iron Rod | Loss of Powers
No. 5: “My panic’s at the ceiling, but I’m face down on the carpet.”
Quivering | Dream Journal | Phobia
No. 6: “No grave can hold my body down.”
Caught in a Net | Medical Restraints | Pinned to the Wall
No. 7: “Tell me that you’re okay, and I’m fine.”
Trapped with the Enemy | Elevator | Pushed Beyond Breaking Point
No. 8: “Oh horror, oh horror, what did you see?”
Self-Inflicted Injury | Held at Gunpoint | Dissociation
No. 9: “We’ll make it alright to come undone.”
Touch | Flashbacks | Scalding
No. 10: “There’s nothing you can ever say, nothing you can ever do.”
Without Consent | Secrets | Lips Sewn Shut
No. 11: “Can you get through all the pain inside you?”
Hidden Injury | Laceration | Forced Reveal
No. 12: “It’ll be for nothing.”
Cardiac Arrest | Sacred Place | Withholding Medical Treatment
No. 13: “How dull is it to pause, to make an end, to rust unburnished.”
Never Enough | Insignia | Forced Retirement
No. 14: “In the end, it’s worthwhile.”
Ignoring an Illness | Body Bag | Wounded Caretaker
No. 15: “You can take a break, if you just tell me that it hurts.”
Failed Rescue Attempt | Body Part in the Mail | Live-Streamed Torture
No. 16: “I’ve had the rug pulled beneath my feet.”
Repressed Trauma | Permanent Marker | Disorientation
No. 17: “Tell me there’s a hope for me.”
Internal Bleeding | Coma | Redemption
No. 18: “As the world caves in.”
Dystopia | Ruins | Environmental Whump
No. 19: “You’re on your own, lost in the wild.”
Dehumanisation | Living Weapon | On Patrol
No. 20: "That's New."
Symptomatic | Fancy Event | Resignation
No. 21: “Sold my soul, broke my bones.”
Kneeling | Makeshift Splint | Brainwashed
No. 22: “All the battles I want to win, nothing matters but giving in.”
Self-Sacrifice | Collar | Hunted for Sport
No. 23: “How’d I get to this place?”
Intubation | ICU | Choking
No. 24: “I must confess that I feel like a monster.”
Came Back Wrong | Painful Transformation | Amnesia
No. 25: “Have you earned your stripes?”
Lost Faith | Collision Course | Left to Die
No. 26: “Nothing like a relapse to rehash the kid who was scared.”
Relapse | Drawn Curtains | Power Cut
No. 27: “Would you even want me, looking like a zombie?”
Surgical Scars | X-Ray | Bedside Vigil
No. 28: “I could always see straight through you.”
Backstabbing | Constellation | Creative Restraints
No. 29: “I hope you see the sun someday in the darkness.”
Fainting | Broken Dishes | Last one Standing
No. 30: “I’m putting my trust in an entire half-empty glass.”
Burn it Down | Mirror | Confrontation
No. 31: “Even with the smallest cuts. You can still lose so much blood.”
Bleeding Out | Gunshot Wound | Rescued by the Enemy
Alternatives List:
"A smile so bright, he’s the devil in disguise.”
“I hear you’re alive, how disappointing.”
“If all my days are numbered, why do I keep counting?”
Concussion
Viral
Suicide
Immortality
Jealousy
Organ Theft
Ziptie
Deal with the Devil
Yearning
Innocent Bystander
Unreality
Soulless
“Hold my hand.”
“Oh. Oh.”
“I hate this job.”
Happy to hear any suggestions, requests, or ideas/inspiration! (Results not guaranteed.) I will probably be looking at writing Biggles, Murderbot, and Babylon 5 for this, and I already have specific thoughts on a few of the prompts, but I'm happy to hear any thoughts or suggestions that you have.
Whumptober 2025 prompts list on Tumblr and text list on Google docs.
Whumptober 2025 Prompt List
No. 1: “Please don’t cry”
Lamb to Slaughter | Ceremony | Beg for Forgiveness
No. 2: “You’ve got a lot of nerve to dredge up all my fears.”
Prophecy | Sewer | Taking Accountability
No. 3: “I look in people’s windows, transfixed by rose golden glows.”
Isolation | Candlelight | Found Family
No. 4: “Don’t be scared, I’ve done this before.”
Non-Human Whumper | Iron Rod | Loss of Powers
No. 5: “My panic’s at the ceiling, but I’m face down on the carpet.”
Quivering | Dream Journal | Phobia
No. 6: “No grave can hold my body down.”
Caught in a Net | Medical Restraints | Pinned to the Wall
No. 7: “Tell me that you’re okay, and I’m fine.”
Trapped with the Enemy | Elevator | Pushed Beyond Breaking Point
No. 8: “Oh horror, oh horror, what did you see?”
Self-Inflicted Injury | Held at Gunpoint | Dissociation
No. 9: “We’ll make it alright to come undone.”
Touch | Flashbacks | Scalding
No. 10: “There’s nothing you can ever say, nothing you can ever do.”
Without Consent | Secrets | Lips Sewn Shut
No. 11: “Can you get through all the pain inside you?”
Hidden Injury | Laceration | Forced Reveal
No. 12: “It’ll be for nothing.”
Cardiac Arrest | Sacred Place | Withholding Medical Treatment
No. 13: “How dull is it to pause, to make an end, to rust unburnished.”
Never Enough | Insignia | Forced Retirement
No. 14: “In the end, it’s worthwhile.”
Ignoring an Illness | Body Bag | Wounded Caretaker
No. 15: “You can take a break, if you just tell me that it hurts.”
Failed Rescue Attempt | Body Part in the Mail | Live-Streamed Torture
No. 16: “I’ve had the rug pulled beneath my feet.”
Repressed Trauma | Permanent Marker | Disorientation
No. 17: “Tell me there’s a hope for me.”
Internal Bleeding | Coma | Redemption
No. 18: “As the world caves in.”
Dystopia | Ruins | Environmental Whump
No. 19: “You’re on your own, lost in the wild.”
Dehumanisation | Living Weapon | On Patrol
No. 20: "That's New."
Symptomatic | Fancy Event | Resignation
No. 21: “Sold my soul, broke my bones.”
Kneeling | Makeshift Splint | Brainwashed
No. 22: “All the battles I want to win, nothing matters but giving in.”
Self-Sacrifice | Collar | Hunted for Sport
No. 23: “How’d I get to this place?”
Intubation | ICU | Choking
No. 24: “I must confess that I feel like a monster.”
Came Back Wrong | Painful Transformation | Amnesia
No. 25: “Have you earned your stripes?”
Lost Faith | Collision Course | Left to Die
No. 26: “Nothing like a relapse to rehash the kid who was scared.”
Relapse | Drawn Curtains | Power Cut
No. 27: “Would you even want me, looking like a zombie?”
Surgical Scars | X-Ray | Bedside Vigil
No. 28: “I could always see straight through you.”
Backstabbing | Constellation | Creative Restraints
No. 29: “I hope you see the sun someday in the darkness.”
Fainting | Broken Dishes | Last one Standing
No. 30: “I’m putting my trust in an entire half-empty glass.”
Burn it Down | Mirror | Confrontation
No. 31: “Even with the smallest cuts. You can still lose so much blood.”
Bleeding Out | Gunshot Wound | Rescued by the Enemy
Alternatives List:
"A smile so bright, he’s the devil in disguise.”
“I hear you’re alive, how disappointing.”
“If all my days are numbered, why do I keep counting?”
Concussion
Viral
Suicide
Immortality
Jealousy
Organ Theft
Ziptie
Deal with the Devil
Yearning
Innocent Bystander
Unreality
Soulless
“Hold my hand.”
“Oh. Oh.”
“I hate this job.”
Happy to hear any suggestions, requests, or ideas/inspiration! (Results not guaranteed.) I will probably be looking at writing Biggles, Murderbot, and Babylon 5 for this, and I already have specific thoughts on a few of the prompts, but I'm happy to hear any thoughts or suggestions that you have.
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Isolation | Candlelight | Found Family
Well, that's got Gurathin on Preservation written all over it.
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