#so so good – @whump-is-love-whump-is-life on Tumblr

Okay, we talk so much about the impact of scars in whump... how about whump that leaves no scars? Incisions under the hairline, hidden by their hair. Injections, careful and doctoral, their contents providing incredible pain but not leaving so much as a mark. Blunt force trauma, just hard enough to leave a bruise but nothing deeper, nothing lasting. Or even superpowered whump, where the marks don't matter because they'll always heal without a scar.

And somehow that makes it worse than the scars, because then they don't even have the reminder of how bad it was. All they have is the memory and the lingering trauma, which makes it far too easy to get lost in thought. Was it really so bad? Was it worse? Will others even believe them?

YESSSSSS I’ve thought about this so much!

Because you have the memories, and it was horrible you know it was horrible— but was it really that bad if it didn’t leave a mark? It’s about that doubt, and minimizing trauma that can have such a detrimental impact on your mental health.

#so so good #thought about this a lot because of Barry; he probably gets through most injuries without a scar because of his healing factor. and that #-that’s just such an interesting concept. imagine looking at yourself in the mirror; at a spot that was covered in blood only days or hours #but there’s nothing there. almost as if it never happened.#ugh such a fun concept #although I do hc that he has a couple scars from certain injuries that were either really bad and/or inflicted at a point where his healing #would be damaged in some way.#whump #whump ideas #whump aftermath #whump scenarios #asks #whump asks #practically-an-x-man