thewhumpening:

You know what trope I’m really diggin’ lately?

Overly intimate villains.

Give me villains that use soft, familiar pet names, calling the whumpee things like Love, Hun, Sweetheart. Give me villains that get too close, that use what would normally be soothing caresses. Cupping the cheek, gliding their thumb over quivering lips, a gentle run of fingers through sweat-damp hair, lips pressing softly against scars, bruises, or unmarked skin, perhaps to show the whumpee where they’re going to hurt next.

Give me villains that make it where the whumpee can no longer be comforted by their rescuers by these simple, soothing gestures.