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AILESS Whumptober 2025
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Published:
2025-10-01
Completed:
2025-10-31
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Kindergarten Whumptober 2025

Summary:

31 short stories, for the Ailess Whumptober prompt list, written on the day every day. (Chapter index inside)

Notes:

(See the end of the work for other works inspired by this one.)

Chapter 1: Index

Summary:

Chapter Index w/ Prompts, Summaries, Characters & Warnings for easy navigation

Chapter Text

October 1 - Contusion

Bruises have always been more common than they should be

POV: Lily

Whumpee(s): All Kids

Warnings: Referenced Child Abuse

Word Count: 1744

 

October 2 - Gunshot

Jerome is sure he can prove Lily wrong, his dad isn’t evil. He would prove it.

POV: Jerome

Whumpee(s): Lily & Jerome

Whumper: Principal 1 (Jerome’s dad)

Warnings: Major Character Death, Descriptions of a Corpse

Word Count: 1060

 

October 3 - "Please don't leave me!”

It was scary, in the manor and Felix was all he had, even if they both wished otherwise.

POV: Ted

Whumpee(s): Ted

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1020

 

October 4 - Heat

It’s difficult to understand what your CPU overheating feels like when you don’t know you have CPU

POV: Penny

Whumpee(s): Penny

Warnings: Body Horror, Mind Control, Implied Child Abuse

Word Count: 1007

 

October 5 - "How do you want me to punish you?"

Felix failed at escaping kindergarten, Father is waiting when he gets home.

POV: Felix

Whumpee(s): Felix

Whumper: Mr. Huxley

Warnings: Child Abuse

Word Count: 1027

 

October 6 - Rocky recovery

Stevie tries. God he tries. But everything aches and he can’t stop flinching. 

POV: Stevie

Whumpee(s): Stevie

Whumper: The Janitor

Warnings: Trauma

Word Count: 1108

 

October 7 - Starvation

Bills upon bills pile up. Monty makes sacrifices where he can.

POV: Monty

Whumpee(s): Monty

Warnings: Child Neglect, Disordered Eating

Word Count: 1039

 

October 8 - “I can’t stop!”

The world's most reluctant business partners both wonder why the other bothers.

POV: Felix & Monty

Whumpee(s): Felix & Monty

Warnings: Referenced Child Abuse & Implied Child Neglect

Word Count: 1422

 

October 9 - “You asked for this.”

When his father disappeared, Davey was so mad. He wished the man dead for what he’d done. But now he’s gotten what he wanted. And no amount of wishing could take it back.

POV: Davey

Whumpee(s): Davey

Warnings: Major Character Death/Canonical Character Death

Word Count: 1221

 

October 10 - Hypoxia

Ozzy has an asthma attack, it goes very wrong.

POV: Ozzy

Whumpee(s): Ozzy

Warnings: Major Character Death

Word Count: 753

 

October 11 - “Be careful, they’re watching us.”

Watch yourself, they whisper to each other. Knowing what would happen if they didn’t.

POV: All

Whumpee(s): K2 kids - Carla, Ozzy, Felix, Ted, Madison & Ron

Whumper: Dr. Danner & Principal 2 (Penny’s mother)

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1247

 

October 12 - Dizziness

The perfect pretty girls in her mothers movies never got sick. They never ate either.

POV: Cindy

Whumpee(s): Cindy

Warnings: Eating Disorders

Word Count: 1001

 

October 13 - Ransom

Lily bargains for her brother's life.

POV: Lily

Whumpee(s): Lily

Whumper: Principal 1 (Jerome’s dad)

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1014

 

October 14 - "Look who's awake."

Regis succeeds at kidnapping David! Yay for him!

POV: Regis

Whumpee(s): David

Whumper: Regis

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 990

 

October 15 - Came back wrong

Penny’s mommy fixed her! She was all better now! No one else seems to agree.

POV: Penny

Whumpee(s): Penny

Whumper: Principal 2 (Penny’s mother)

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1150

 

October 16 - "Hold them down.”

Buggs was strong, that’s what kept him safe. If that means hurting others then so be it.

POV: Buggs

Whumpee(s): Buggs, Carla & Monty

Whumper: Buggs & Dr Danner

Warnings: Gore, Mutilation, Science Whump, Graphic Descriptions of Violence

Word Count: 2869

 

October 17 - “It’s fine, I can walk it off”

Carla was often too prideful for her own good.

POV: Carla

Whumpee(s): Carla

Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Injury

Word Count: 1035

 

October 18 - Captivity

They sat together, in an evil lab underneath their school, wondering if they’d ever go home again.

POV: Madison

Whumpee(s): Madison & Ron

Whumper: Principal 2 (Penny’s mother)

Warnings: Kidnapping

Word Count: 1327

 

October 19 - Broken bone

Austin had always been called reckless, stupid too. He proves everyone right.

POV: Austin

Whumpee(s): Austin

Whumper: The Janitor

Warnings: Depictions of Violence

Word Count: 1191

 

October 20 - Irredeemable - Cindy

Cindy’s life, from the first time she chose to be the mean girl to the last.

POV: Cindy

Whumpee(s): Cindy

Whumper: Cindy, Billy

Warnings: Brief Mention of Body Horror, Referenced Disordered Eating, Implied Child Neglect

Word Count: 1344

 

October 21 - "You really think they're gonna look for you?"

Billy is loved. Billy is loved. He is. He has to be. Right?

POV: Billy

Whumpee(s): Billy

Whumper: Principal 1 (Jerome’s dad)

Warnings: Body Horror

Word Count: 628

 

October 22 - Changed dynamic

They were best friends forever. Turns out forever wasn’t as long as Penny thought.

POV: Penny

Whumpee(s): Penny & Carla

Whumper: Carla

Warnings: Brief Mention of Self Harm, Referenced/Implied Body Horror

Word Count: 1112

 

October 23 - Restraints

He missed being able to move freely so desperately. 

POV: Monty

Whumpee(s): Monty

Warnings: Depictions of Disability & Related Trauma

Word Count: 1320

 

October 24 - Working through the pain

Art requires sacrifice! Lovelett would make sure her students learned this lesson well.

POV: Ms. Lovelett

Whumpee(s): K3 Kids - Davey, Austin, Emmy & Alice

Whumper: Ms. Lovelett

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1047

 

October 25 - ALT PROMPT - Blinded

As he crawls through the halls, bloodied and sightless, all he can think of is Teddy.

POV: Felix

Whumpee(s): Felix

Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Injury

Word Count: 1061

 

October 26 - “This should teach you to behave next time.”

Carla had so much promise, if only she didn’t insist on being so disobedient.

POV: Dr. Danner

Whumpee(s): Carla

Whumper: Dr. Danner

Warnings: Torture

Word Count: 1176

 

October 27 - Sensory overload

Ozzy didn’t like change. If everything was the same, he knew exactly what to expect. When things were new they overwhelmed him quickly.

POV: Ozzy

Whumpee(s): Ozzy

Warnings: Asthma Attack

Word Count: 1069

 

October 28 - "Why can't I remember?"

Alice just wants to know

POV: Alice

Whumpee(s): Alice

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1301

 

October 29 - Childhood trauma

A handful of kids meet up and reminisce on the worst parts of their lives.

POV: Lily

Whumpee(s): K1 Kids - Lily, Billy, Buggs, Cindy, Jerome & Monty

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1535

 

October 30 - Cleaning injuries

Emmy liked helping the school nurse, it comes in handy a lot.

POV: Emmy

Whumpee(s): Emmy

Warnings: N/A

Word Count: 1020

 

October 31 - Body horror

Nugget eats goo oh no.

POV: Nugget

Whumpee(s): Nugget

Whumper: Nugget

Warnings: Extreme Body Horror, Gore, Bugs, Graphic Metaphors, Cannibalism 

Word Count: 1000