¹⁾ a basket of laundry left in a doorway
²⁾ a sticky note on a pillow
³⁾ colourful fridge magnets
⁴⁾ a laden clothesline
⁵⁾ plates of fresh-cut fruit
⁶⁾ towels warm from the dryer
⁷⁾ the whistle of a kettle
⁸⁾ messy bedsheets
⁹⁾ books stacked on a nightstand
¹⁰⁾ a cupboard of mismatched mugs
¹¹⁾ fresh-brewed tea
¹²⁾ a sink full of dishes
¹³⁾ pictures lined up on a mantlepiece
¹⁴⁾ sun-warmed floorboards
¹⁵⁾ odd socks
¹⁶⁾ overflowing paper grocery bags
¹⁷⁾ a steamed-up bathroom mirror
¹⁸⁾ dinner left in the oven to keep warm
¹⁹⁾ a porcelain teapot
²⁰⁾ mismatched cutlery
²¹⁾ potted herb plants lined up on a windowsill
²²⁾ a stocked bar cart
²³⁾ a teeming closet
²⁴⁾ cold tiles
²⁵⁾ a shared bath
²⁶⁾ rooms decorated with trinkets
²⁷⁾ a jewellery dish
²⁸⁾ shoes left by a doorway
²⁹⁾ a faded portrait in an old frame
³⁰⁾ soft lamplight
³¹⁾ the drone of a ceiling fan
³²⁾ homemade lemonade
³³⁾ a messy makeup vanity
³⁴⁾ faded coasters
³⁶⁾ lit candles
³⁷⁾ frayed couch cushions
³⁸⁾ a blanket draped over a sleeping form
³⁹⁾ creaky stairs
⁴⁰⁾ fresh-cut timber
⁴¹⁾ an overgrown garden
⁴²⁾ a spare room
⁴³⁾ a medicine cabinet
⁴⁴⁾ jasmine bath salts
⁴⁵⁾ soft pyjamas
⁴⁶⁾ bare feet on cold floorboards
⁴⁷⁾ sunday dinners
⁴⁸⁾ post scattered under the letterbox
⁴⁹⁾ family photos
⁵⁰⁾ an old armchair
⁵¹⁾ scrawled-on calendars
⁵²⁾ a roaring fireplace
⁵³⁾ reminders stuck to the fridge
⁵⁴⁾ boardgames
⁵⁵⁾ a dusty attic
⁵⁶⁾ smoke curling out of a chimney
⁵⁷⁾ evenings on the porch
⁵⁸⁾ a record player
⁵⁹⁾ tangled chargers
⁶⁰⁾ a chipped bathtub
⁶¹⁾ a silver serving tray
⁶²⁾ souvenir shot glasses
⁶³⁾ a blackout
⁶⁴⁾ movie nights
⁶⁵⁾ a late dinner party
⁶⁶⁾ half-finished crochet projects
⁶⁷⁾ a loose thread on a sweater
⁶⁸⁾ dog leads hung by the door
⁶⁹⁾ a leaning coatrack
⁷⁰⁾ a grocery list
⁷¹⁾ patterned dishes
⁷²⁾ bright teatowels
⁷³⁾ an empty drawer
⁷⁴⁾ vhs tapes
⁷⁵⁾ documentary reruns
Living weapon whumpees who do as they're ordered but hate every moment of it and let everyone else know that they hate it. They complain and make comments under their breath. They drag their feet to their missions and make themselves as irritating as possible, often getting slapped around for their "smartass" behavior. They make their trainer's life as difficult as possible, knowing it will earn them solitary confinement and a bruised face. They show up to missions with a black eye and tightly stitched wounds. They finish the missions, efficiently even, but they wince when they breathe in too deeply.
They're hanging on to what remains of their identity with everything that's in them.
Until that too, is taken.
NSFW. Sexual content. Non-con/dub con. Not graphic.
Whumpee/Living Weapon who was trained for a lot of different purposes. They can fight, they can lie, they can interrogate and torture, they can charm just about anyway. They know exactly how to get information out of people. Giving up their body is just a simple part of that.
But every time they do so, they go on auto-pilot. They often do, during torture, during fights, during sex. They just check out, floating somewhere else while their body does what it needs to do.
Years later, they are free. And they are living a somewhat normal life, although they're still a bit stoic. But they're doing... okay. All things considered.
They get into a relationship, maybe with someone who knows what they were. And sex is part of that. It's not much of a question for Living Weapon. They like their partner, they want them, and they know their partner wants them, too. They know exactly what to do, what to say, how to move, how to act.
And every time they do so, they disassociate.
But they're good at it. At playing the part. So it takes a while for their partner to notice. But when they do, they instantly stop, pulling back, and trying to get Living Weapon back to them. "Hey," they say. "Come back, LW. What's going on?"
They slowly get them back to their body, making Living Weapon gasp as they're pulled back, not really understanding what's happening.
They talk about it, and their partner realizes with horror that Living Weapon has been doing this since the start. "This is how it always is. It's normal." They say. It's not, their partner wants to sob. It's really not.
Maybe Living Weapon leaves, or breaks down. Being hit with the realization that what they've been doing isn't normal. That they're broken. They knew it, they knew they were messed up and wrong and they've never been normal- but they never thought much about this, and now their partner knows and-
In the end, Living Weapon and their partner talk about it. Maybe they try something new, start slow, trying to keep Whumpee in the moment. Each time they start to float, their partner pulls them back. "Hey, stay with me, LW."
And for the first time, Living Weapon does. They're in the moment, they feel it.
They don't do much, yet Living Weapon still ends up overwhelmed, and they start crying. The touch, the positive, caring, loving touch, it breaks them. Their partner just holds them.
But it's not bad. They're healing. They're happy.