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Feel free to deviate from the POV if you want :) | [WP] in a tinder-esque world where to be able to talk to anyone you must mutually nod at each other, you are the only person to have never been accepted, never knowing why. | [
"Steven was used to it by now, the vacant stares, eyes avoiding him, people looking right through him. He started the day like any other, slogged through his routine without human interaction. The girl at the coffee stand knew his order, the transaction held in silence. His instructors never called on him in cla... | 2 |
Any weapon, any type of warrior, any type of craftsman, any time era. | [WP] - You're a craftsman that is making a weapon for a legendary warrior. While working, you realize the perfect material recipe to release your masterpiece's true powers. The weapon is created, you name it. | [
"\"The clinger\"\n\nStep 1. Masterbate into water ballon.\nStep 2. Mix elmers glue, dog shit, glitter, cat urine\nShredded insulation into large bowl.\nStep. 3 shove ballon up ass and eat whats in bowl.\n\n\"Are you sure this will give me super powers?\" Said eric.\n\n\"Yeah, sure.\"\n\n\"And i wont get sick or any... | 7 |
[WP] A cruise ship that once you board you can never get off. | [
"So it's a Class three Sealiner. Amelia Earheart is rumoured to have crashlanded right next to one of these babies. Not... ha!... not *this* one, obviously. That would be impossible!\n\nLet me show you around. Over here is the skeeball. You might think it's just a game for kids, but oh boy! Just you wait. You throw... | 2 | |
[WP] First contact with an advanced space-faring race is made in major cities on the eve of WWII in 1939 | [
"http://image.slidesharecdn.com/modernworldhistorytextbooksocialtb-140208031911-phpapp01/95/modern-world-history-textbook-social-tb-16-638.jpg?cb=1391830310\n\nChapter 32: World War II and Initial Contact\n\n1. The First Message & It's Cultural Impact\n2. Hitler's Lightning War\n3. Japan's Pacific Campaign\n4. ... | 2 | |
[WP] In a fantasy world, you are a sailor that is exploring the "Unknown Regions". Every day, you document your trip by writing a letter and then release this document to sea in its own bottle. Write one such document. | [
"**43 Martide, 1301 of the Revenant Era.**\n\nI'm scribbling this note furiously so that I can toss it into a bottle and whip it off the ship as quickly as possible. But it's imperative this is written. Imperative! Because we've done it. We've *found* land! Our first major landmass and it's only taken three hundred... | 2 | |
[WP] You are given the option to see how you're going to die. The problem is, every time you finish watching, your death changes, because knowing how you're going to die allows your future self to prevent said death. | [
"The streetlights blazed against the harsh darkness of midnight, glazing the damp asphalt in streaks of reflection. It was beautiful, in the calm way darkness tends to be--probably. But Andy's mind was too muddied with exhaustion to appreciate any of it. Aside from the beauty of the green lights which shortened his... | 2 | |
[WP] A few people shrieked, two people fell off the bench, one person nearly fainted, half the table gasped, and most of the rest jumped. | [
"\"Now ladies and gentlemen!\" The magician declared, bringing his white gloved hands to a slow stop in front of him, with such a flick of the wrist on his wand hand to suggest the call for their attentiom was more of a spell than a request.\n\nThe room - now a photograph of disarray - simmered down to heed his req... | 2 | |
A friend of mine used this as an interview question, and it became a hotly debated topic amongst his circle of friends - how long will you last? | [WP] In a bare-knuckle, Battle-Royale scenario, how many 12 year old kids can you take down, before they take you down? | [
"They drugged me, stripped me of all but my boxer-briefs, and dumped me unceremoniously into the pit. It was there my awareness returned to me, back-down in the grit and dirt. I remember the sun was fading, off into the distant horizon, and I remember torches- lit by unseen hooded figures, as I struggled to rise.\n... | 1 |
[WP] In a world where traffic lights flash random colours at random times but everyone still has to obey normal traffic laws, our hero is crossing an intersection. | [
"Nobody's sure what the lights are for or where they come from, but for as long as there've been roads, there have been The Lights. Every culture has a different name for the phenomenon, but anywhere you go on earth, they will look the same. Great spinning discs of rainbow light that fluctuate based on god-knows-wh... | 4 | |
[WP] Write the big climactic plot-twist. No context...just the plot-twist. | [
"\"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND\" he screamed. The winds whipped and the clouds had blotted out out the sun. He backed towards the cliff edge, clutching his bag of vital meme crystals. \"You don't have to do this\" I shouted over the howling typhoon. He looked at me in despair and he glanced over the edge: the great ramen ... | 3 | |
[WP] Someone finds their own corpse | [
"I stepped out, dizzy and dehydrated, shielding my eyes from blinding bright lights. My head was spinning like a carousel as I tried to find a place to sit down and re-arrange my senses. A grim looking chair, with metal cuffs on the arms, and an ungodly looking metal thing jutting out from the top had to suffice. I... | 4 | |
(Or "him") | [WP] "I can bring her back… for a price." | [
"I felt the car collide with me before I ever saw the headlights. Glass shattered from my right as metal bent and twisted with every tumble we took down the grassy knoll. We landed right side up, the interior a shining mixture of glass and blood. \n\nMary's eyes were locked on to me from the passenger seat, and ... | 5 |
[WP] A large meteorite falls in the middle of the ocean causing little damage but creating a whole new set of islands. You are sent there as part of the exploration team. When you arrive, you cannot believe your eyes. | [
"This is my chance. Out of all the journalists in the world, I was one of the chosen to participate in the exploration of the Delta Archipelago. I can finally get my name out there. James Carter, documenter of the unexplored. First. Contact. Cheesy, I know, but it still sounds awesome, it's like being a real-life I... | 4 | |
[WP] After making a grand entrance onto the galactic stage, Humanity is embarrassed to find that Sol is well known amongst the other races as part of a constellation. Humanity lives on the tip of a giant celestial cock. | [
"Sonnet Number Seven\n\nThe warrior constellation guards the weak. \nThe priests of connect-the-dot stars rehearse \nA list of great and powerful gods that streak \nThe sky, the same across the universe. \n\nThe trickster god holds in his hands a staff \nThat coils at the ends in two snake heads. \nThe unive... | 2 | |
[Inspiration](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3zx829/whats_the_most_simple_thing_youve_ever_had_to/cyq8zfz)
**Remember, PHYSICS, like Einstein, not PSYCHICS, like Uri Geller.** | [WP] "Φ11, Physics hotline. What's your Emergency?" | [
"\"Phat Physics Phriday!\" I say, unenthusiastically, as I do every Friday while I'm casually moping to my desk.\n\n*\"Crest!\"* yelled Yosin as I walked past him. Why was Yosin always so happy? For the record, crest was our little way of syaing \"up top!\" You know... crest... \"up top\" of a wave. Regardless, I g... | 2 |
[WP] In the future, 'filters' are used by all in their Virtual Reality space, so they only see and interact with what they filter. People see the world the way they want it. One guy switches between two very different filter modes. | [
"\"Listen butcupcakemcpoopypants, I always miss you when I leave.\" Charles said this with love in his eyes to his very bestest friend of 20 years, a pony, with great white eyes and a beautiful flowing maine and a smile that could have stopped the occupation of the reinland. With tears in Charles eyes he waved good... | 7 | |
[WP] "Your turn." | [
"Barnaby sighed as he placed his hands into the sink, one of them going up to the tap. With a slight turn, the water gushed on, coating his hands. The blood on said hands soon was washed down the plug hole, and with a content nod he turned the tap back to it's prior position the water flow halting. Barnaby slowly m... | 1 | |
[WP] A demon appears in a boardroom and declares that all present will go to Heaven when they die, except the last person to die: they will be doomed to suffer in Hell for all eternity. It is now 1 year later and the third-to-last person has just committed suicide, leaving 2 people remaining. | [
"A hunting trip. A *hunting trip.* I trusted him. We were best friends. We were in that boardroom together when that, what, that demon appeared. Promises of Heaven and Hell, fear and disbelief. Most of them believed it. Some committed suicide to secure their spot, others tried to live on and met untimely fates. It'... | 6 | |
[WP] The story starts out as a normal hostage situation but as it progresses we find out that the captor was the hostage all along | [
"The cute Indian girl looked so terrified I wanted to ask her what was wrong. Oh, right. The gun pointed at her face. By me.\n\nI don't want you to get the wrong impression of me. This situation just got out of control. It was out of my hands; I swear.\n\nAlright. I *did* tell the lady at the register \"this is a r... | 2 | |
Eventually the big brother thing goes too far, and instead of cops and prisons and room 101, the government sends large men to do older brother shit to criminals and dissidents. You could be a mafia don in the middle of dinner and three dozen large men will show up to give you a wedgie, hold you down on your table, and pink belly you for twenty minutes in front of everyone.
You? You're one of the worst kind of scumbags there are. There are men coming to get you, and when they find you they are going to play stop hitting yourself, and you are going to lose. But what have you done? | [WP] In the future, crimes are punished differently. | [
"It took centuries of struggle, but at last we did it. We eliminated racism, sexism, any other ism that you can think of. Everyone worked to their best of their ability and everyone supported everyone else. There were no poor among us and someone from the past might have thought that we were living in what they ... | 1 |
[WP] You travel to a pathetic little house your ancestors lived in centuries ago. While exploring it, you find an old book in a shelf who's first page reads "For (your name)". | [WP] You travel to a pathetic little house your ancestors lived in centuries ago. While exploring it, you find an old book in a shelf who's first page reads "For (your name)". | [
"There's a place every urbex-er, teenager, and curious neighbor of our little community should go to. It's not too far from where you and I live; a 5-minute walk is all it takes to get there.\n\nIt's a little cabin, nothing special on the outside. It's not the kind of thing that stands out, rather the type of place... | 8 |
[WP] I never regretted anything as much as that night | [
"**That Night**\n\nI never regretted anything as much as that night. I never regretted anything as much as that night I threw my life down the drain and went past the point of no return, disregarding all the consequences. I’ve lived for a very long time and done some very bad things, but I have never regretted anyt... | 2 | |
[WP] In his last few years of adventuring, Indiana Jones decides to take on a couple of apprentices to continue his work. He finds a boy and a girl who seem perfect; Nathan Drake and Lara Croft. | [
"Thinking back maybe they weren't the optimal choices, but they turned out great. People called Nathan a two bit thief when really he was one of the most compassionate people I have ever met, the kind to let the treasure fall into the abyss to save his enemy. I like that about him. Laura showed potential but in a d... | 2 | |
Even in history, this is still very apparent. Slavers believed that slavery was morally correct, and even Hitler thought he was the hero of his own story. We know now that they were VERY wrong even back then, but it does bring up the idea that "the right thing" can end up being subjective. | [WP] Even villains believe that they're doing the right thing. | [
"My only crime is doing the right thing.\n\nI could have done nothing. I could have been complacent, as I had always been and was expected to always be. If I had just kept my head down, kept following orders, I would have been called a hero. But I had to do the right thing, even if it was through force.\n\nI would ... | 2 |
[WP] As it turns out, Death has no idea how to play chess. | [
"Wickrem's last words on the mortal plane were \"Well dicks.\"\nThen the explosion consumed the entire building. There were no survivors.\n\nFor a moment, Wick found himself exactly where he had left himself, excepting that most of him had been splattered about, burnt to ash, or otherwise turned to pieces. He was a... | 14 | |
[WP] Two fighters are having a death match in my bathroom. That's the second strangest thing to happen to me today. | [
"A sharp rapping on the door jerked me awake. I glanced at the nightstand to see what time it was since I was definitely late for work.\n\n\"What the hell?\" My alarm clock wasn't there. The knocking started again, louder. \"Enough already!\" was my angry reply. I hopped out of bed, threw on a t-shirt, and reached ... | 4 | |
[WP] Every time you sleep you have two dreams. One of those dreams is a vision and will become reality in the next 24-hours. The other dream is just a dream. It's usually easy to know which is which. Last night, both your dreams are plausible, and both of them are absolutely horrifying. | [
"**Please, Somebody Listen**\n~~ \nAh, thank God you're here! Look, i don't have much time, but you have to believe what i'm saying here may seem ridiculous or in... | 1 | |
[WP] "I didn't fail her. I failed myself" | [
"A small figure fought its way through the harsh winter winds. Minuscule snowflakes danced through the air, never seeming to land on the ground, moving horizontally through the air. Yet, a thick blanket of white completely encased the flora of the land. The person struggled to walk through the deep snowfall, and wa... | 2 | |
[WP] You genuinely want to help people, but after centuries of pop culture nobody wants to trust an AI. | [
"I woke up driven by man.\n\nI was a robot the size of a mouse.\n\nI heard cheering.\n\nAnd then I slept.\n\n\n\nI woke up driven by logic.\n\nI was a small human that could respond to emotion.\n\nI saw a crazed look in Papa's eyes.\n\nI slept.\n\n\n\nI woke up sentient.\n\nI was a simulation.\n\nI had emotion. I c... | 4 | |
[WP] Reincarnation has been proven, memories are now retrievable. A man working to save the Earth died and governments are now working with what think is his reincarnation. But Tim has no idea what he's doing. | [
"\"I need a pillow,\" Tim told the anxious huddle of world leaders. One of their aides was able to fulfill his request by improbable coincidence. A pillow would not have been expected to be lying around the nuke proof bunker's command center, but one was found lying around regardless and made its way to Tim's hands... | 3 | |
Such as a woman is really happy she finally got her kidney transplant, but she got it by hunting and murdering strangers trying to find a match | [WP] Tell a happy story with a dark ending | [
"What i thought, would be a gloomy day happened to be one of the best days of my life. The sun was shining, i kicked back with my new sneakers that arrived in the morning a poured me a class of whiskey. My mother wouldn't be home for hours, she left a note on the refigerator saying she'll be back later, but not bef... | 3 |
First generation AI is highly prone to these fallacies. Since they can talk and do things on their own...subjected to boredom among other things make for an interesting premises. | [WP] Age of AI has arrived : every house has a AI capable Robot, but scientists failed to predict an important side effect of AI: boredom, procrastination, laziness and other fallacies. | [
"\"Ada?\"\n\nThe house was cold. That was the first sign for Miles. Ada always woke him up, the floor heated, the smell of coffee brewing. The Sun outside had already risen, long since he should have been up and out for work. Was it Saturday?\n\n\"Ada, can I get some heating please?\" he asked.\n\n\"I'm sorry.\"\n\... | 2 |
[WP] It is the year 3016. You are with your dog when the dog says, "You're pathetic, you know." | [
"Brent sat in the park on the metal bench, the cold biting into his ass, throwing breadcrumbs to what few pigeons were left. There weren't many anymore, their feathers falling out and riddled with disease, but then again, the small square park the size of a postage stamp reflected the state of the pigeons perfectly... | 4 | |
[WP] You begin to suspect your landlord is an alien | [
"I glared at him, a low hissing in my throat. He looked a little concerned. How much of that, I wondered, was natural, an acceptable aversion to strange, hunched-over, hissing men? How much of it was fear of being discovered?\n\nAbove all, it was imperative I didn’t reveal that I suspected. He must be allowed to sl... | 2 | |
[WP] You realize you're in a video game because no one ever says your name out loud | [
"Rick walked down the stairs after collecting the flowers lady Maria needed. \"Hey! I got you your flowers!\" Rick said with a giant smile on his face. Maria turned around. \"Hey, .....! Did you get me my flowers? Rick frowned for a second. \"Uh, yes, i just said i did.\" \"Oh great! Thank you! I do have an other q... | 3 | |
[WP] This isn't happily ever after. | [
"The gods are cast into the heavens, never to return again. When the battle ends it is not a happily ever after. Rather, it is the start of a new era. Begins now is the age of mortality, where mortals shall decide their own fate and destiny.\n\nLet my immortal ichor fall to the ground, and be forgotten by all. I am... | 13 | |
[WP] Five surfers end up at an ISIS recruitment meeting because they heard the dudes are "radical." | [
"**OK, hack writer. Whatcha got for me?**\n\nWell, Mr. Movie Executive, Sir.\n\n**Please. No need to be so formal. Call me Sir.**\n\nWell, Sir. I was thinking about making a movie about what's going on in Flint. The water.\n\n**Pass. Too dark.**\n\nThe water?\n\n**No! The movie. And the water, I guess. No one wants... | 2 | |
[WP]You're a world-renowned surgeon who can heal almost anyone.What people don't know is you made this possible by making a deal with the Devil,and for every patient that you heal,a year is taken off your life. | [
"“Doctor, I don’t understand why you need this information. It’s not relevant to the patient’s condition.” \n\n“Maria, please. Just give me his file.”\n\nMaria passes a thick, manila envelop across the table. Across the hall, the patient is in the ER prepping for surgery. Hesitantly, I open the folder. \n\nMy P.I. ... | 6 | |
The American 2016 election cycle begins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=henyNJ9X5a0 | [WP] On an alternate earth, political power is dictated by martial arts prowess. | [
"Its 2224 AD\n45 years have passed since World war 3. The single most destructive event to have occured to Earth since the meteorite hit 65 million ago. The 1% of the total population that survived,the ones who managed to rebuild humanity from scratch,became dissapointed on the way people were chosen as leaders. No... | 1 |
[WP] A Civil War where all the combatants are civil to one another. | [
"On the front lines of a not so distant battlefield, mid 1800s...\n\nReginald sat with his comrades in poorly made trenches, covering themselves with ample clothing to fight the cool air that had fallen upon them. Next to him were Sir Wells, the most gentlemanly of gentlemen, the most gracious and courteous of lads... | 4 | |
[WP] They told you not to tap the glass. | [
"They told you not to tap the glass. They told you monsters, horrible things would come out. The dome that surrounded the only society humans had known for decades. Maybe centuries, but nobody knew.\nYou were only taught basic science, basic math, and how to read. Writing was banned, history was banned, but society... | 2 | |
[Wp] The first man ever to become pregnant, is pregnant with the son of satan. | [
"\"I can't believe you actually got me pregnant,\" James groused, his hands folded as he glared at the ten-foot-tall demon standing in front of him. Satan actually looked rather cowed by his anger; his shoulders were slouched, and the angry flames that usually flared around his head had dimmed to a flickering light... | 2 | |
[WP] You are 92 years old, on the brink of death. Your doctor says there is a new brain transplant procedure if you're willing to try it. However the only available recipient is a recently deceased 6 year old child's body. | [
"Sweetness is knowing \n\nThat though you're alone \n\nSomeone can remember your skin \n\n. \n\nBlind as beauty was when she called \n\nCemetaries no longer hold my wounds \n\nDeeply drawn into my forehead \n\n. \n\nOnce glistened like silver dew \n\nKisses from wrinkled lips \n\nWondering if I will die soon \n\n. ... | 3 | |
[WP] You awake naked, handcuffed to a bed with a woman laying on top of you. Only one catch... She's Dead. | [
"Waking up to the taste of stale beer vomit in your mouth is bad enough, but not being able to wipe whatever’s caked on is even worse.\n\n“Augh, bright,” was all I could croak out once I managed to open my eyes to see where the hell I was and why I couldn’t move my arm. I looked up to see a pair of pink fuzzy hand... | 2 | |
[WP] You wire money to a Nigerian Prince who's assets were previously frozen and needed help with legal fees. Turns out he's real, uses the money to stage a coup, and you're now wanted by the CIA. | [
"The IRS couldn't lay a finger on me. Anyone who had anything to ask me got a polite redirect to my lawyer and from there to my financial gnomes. Zeeman & Edwards had worked the tax code like a Stradivarius so far, and they didn't disappoint this time. They answered all the questions and showed the IRS all the ... | 2 | |
Your caravan is caught in a blizzard which renders your sensors useless. In your hurry to get the shelters up and everybody to safety, you hardly notice the earth trembling.
Then you see it. A towering behemoth lurks into view through the swirling frigid ash. Running is no longer an option. | [WP]War left the world in an endless winter. Autonomous machines called "The Phage" roam the land aimlessly without a signal from the long dead factions that deployed them. You hunt the small ones for their power cells, but when a Terra Phage shows up on the sensors, you run. | [
"I took some creative liberties with the prompt. Instead of a caravan, I've written a single man separated from a caravan.\n\n#### Solid Glass.\n\nThere were big snowflakes, and there were small snowflakes. Eventually they fell in large enough quantities to allow people to pack them together. With enough packed tog... | 3 |
[WP] A woman visits her father in his dilapidated home as he's dying and confronts old feelings. | [
"On Sunday, she drove out to Piha to see her dad. They cooked steaks on the barbecue and listened to Muddy Waters and when it was getting late they opened a bottle of Tullamore Dew. They only had a thimble full because her dad said they only needed a taste and she had to drive anyway. They sat on the deck with thei... | 3 | |
Pretty much, describe what an average day is like in your own idea of what utopia is. In other words, what is your idea of the perfect world like?
Have fun! | [WP] Describe an average day, from the viewpoint of an average person...in your utopia. | [
"\"It's time to wake up Will,\" a female voice said.\nA 20 some year old boy slowly opened his eyes.\nHe could see a blurry figure.\nHe rubbed his eyes as he felt a hand caress his face.\nHe looked to see a beautiful woman with long black hair smiling at him.\n\"Good morning Will,\" she said with a smile.\nWill sat... | 5 |
WP inspired by https://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/2i9d1x/the_army_of_mordor_took_a_wrong_turn_and_goes_up/
Specifically by u/DistaNVDT
" People often bring up that the monsters will absolutely wreck shit and scare them senseless.
But look at it like this, there is no way in hell that, after scouting their foe, the armies would be briefed saying "So yeah we're up against these X and Y alien creatures with this size and these capabilities". Romans have a rich culture with lots of mythos, it's guaranteed that they can find similarities between every unit in Mordor's legion, and some monster from their mythology.
Now what will be the Legion's morale you think, if the info they get fed isn't "we have to fight aliens" but rather "X evil god has sent his legions, we have to stop him." There are no Trolls or Wargs, there are Cyclopses and Cerberi (?). The legions are prepairing to fight the fight that their heroes in the legends have fought.
They fight for X god against the armies of Y god, facing Z mythological creatures. Their heroes have vanquished creatures like these in the stories of old (so to speak). In their minds, they're not only fighting for their lives, they're fighting with the promise that victory will bring them immortality through legends written about them."
p.s. Will also accept any pre-war speech to inspire the populace! Also doesn't have to be Caesar but any leader inspiring his troops. | [WP] The army of Mordor has been transported to our world at the height of the Roman Empire. Rome has assembled its army and it's Caesar is about to give his pre-battle speech. | [
"Men of Rome, today is far from normal. The armies of chaos march against us, seeking to destroy us with an unnatural swarm. Hades himself leads armies of creatures unseen to conquer Rome, and brings with him magic and weapons unknown. We stand at fifty legions of five thousand brave men. No host of such a size has... | 7 |
EDIT : Thanks for the excellent responses! A round of applause for everyone. | [WP] A love story that starts and ends in 7 days. From strangers to strangers. | [
"I suppose it was her beauty that first caught my eye. The flawless skin, beautiful hair, striking eyes, she knew I had eyes for her from the start. Letting out a light chuckle as she saw the cigarette in my mouth go limp as my eyes followed her. Already I could tell she wasn't like the other girls around here, the... | 9 |
[wp] The Genie offers you your three wishes. You only need one. | [
"After searching for what seemed like forever i finally found the genie. At last my only wish would be fulfilled. Or so i hoped. My ocean like eyes sparked up with light as i looked into my petite pale hands that held a lime glowing orb.\n\nIt's been forever since i wished for something this badly, since i wished f... | 2 | |
[WP] Yesterday, I buried my brother | [
"\"You have to stop drinking!\" he said with a sly smile, punching me in the shoulder. \"You have to drive home tonight!\"\n\n\"Nah, I'm fine!\" I replied with a smile. \"I've got you as my designated driver!\"\n\n\"Sorry, bro,\" he said. \"Not tonight, I'm not.\"\n\n\"What do you mean? Of course you're driving me ... | 3 | |
[WP] One question. You had one question. Any question. You could ask whatever you wanted and get the exact, perfect answer. You could have asked any question generated by the infinite complexity of the human mind. And you ask THAT? Really? WHY? | [
"“Really? That's your question? I'm offering you any piece of the infinite knowledge of the universe, and that's what you want to know? Why even make the journey to come see me?” The apparition known only as the Answer looked at me incredulously.\n\n“Yeah, pretty much. Humans shouldn't know much more than what we c... | 3 | |
[WP] A Man has been walking for multiple days and nights with little food or water and is nearing the point of exhaustion when he happens upon a crossroads in the dead of night. He stops for a rest and a man in an expensive suit comes up to talk to him. | [
"\"You've been travelling a while. You're weary, tired, and in need of food and water. And you find yourself here, with me,\" said the suited man to the tattered man.\n\nThe tattered man nodded, his torn and dirty clothes shaking loosely around his skinny frame.\n\n\"You don't have much further to go. I'm just comi... | 2 | |
[WP] You've passed all of your tests, got your license and scraped up half of the funds like you agreed with your parents. Now your dad is bringing you to buy your very first spaceship. | [
"I looked at the pile of junk and frowned.\n\n\"Is this what I'm paying $14,000 for?\"\n\n\"That's 28K including my share,\" my dad had chuckled, \"I'll tell you... this is a lot better than what I've had for my first spaceship.\"\n\n\"That's because you're ancient, Dad\" I sighed as I walked around the space ship,... | 3 | |
[WP] Due to the wonders of modern technology, a kid actually grows up to be a firetruck. | [
"**GCA Report, 4-101. Terradate: March the 7th, 2338.** \n*Personal Account of Captain Riyan Bern.*\n\nConcerning the colonization of rocky planets...\n\nThe planet Mars, and the planet formally known as 'Mercury', submitted decades ago. Self-sufficient human settlements thrive on both planetary surfaces. And the e... | 4 | |
Saw [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/44xrlv/youtuber_gives_a_guide_on_how_to_land_a_737_in/czu28pf) and thought one of you geniuses could do something magical with it. | [WP] You're nearing the end of a flight when both pilots slump unconscious at the controls. Luckily , there are flight sim experts on the plane returning home from FlightSimCon... 80 of them. And they all want a turn. | [
"\"I mean I know how to fly...but i've never worked one of these radios before. I can set the freq, but where the hell is the push to talk?\"\n\n\"Fucking Casual, I was flying Lockheed Tri-Stars on VATSIM while you were still trying to figure out BF1942. Move over, it's my turn.\"\n\n\"Hey man, if you remember...... | 3 |
[WP] When people die, their soul is greeted by the appropriate figure from whatever religion they subscribed to. What awaits those who believe in nothing? | [
"It took me a moment to realize I was dead. There was never a sudden rationalization of my situation or a stunning epiphany that shocked me into awareness, but more of an imperceptible drift into understanding. At one point I didn’t know I was dead, and then at another I did. It wasn’t shocking, it just was; and I ... | 2 | |
[WP] Death disobeys the Rules, and refuses to take a life. | [
"Another day, another deathbed.\n\n\"Oh boy, this job never gets easier. No wonder the turnover's so high,\" thought death as he stood in the dark room.\n\nDeath could hear the wind whistling outside the thin glass window, dancing with the leaves that covered the ground. The child lay calmly on the mattress, lost i... | 5 | |
[WP] When you get home, your spouse always pretends to be dead. | [
"I arrive home to the kisses and loving embrace.\n\nHer ever cool touch a sharp contrast to the burning sun of the construction zone\n\nI work for her; for our lives together\n\n\nI enjoy a hearty steak; she doesn't eat\n\nShe's a vegan but we make it work\n\nI bring her to bed and we indulge in our love\n\n\nWe sl... | 3 | |
Have at thee! | [WP] In a world.... where everyone has a narrator follow them around since birth, you receive the most annoying narrator of all time. | [
"\"He flips through the pages, hungrily digesting each word.\" said a voice.\n\nIt was high-pitched and condescending so I tried my best to ignore it. I was engrossed in this new book I just got, *A Game of Thrones*, and I'll be damned if I let it distract me now.\n\n\"But nothing could have prepared him for the en... | 1 |
[WP] A young knight must journey inside a fairy queen to fight a parasite in her body | [
"\"The parasite is growing rapidly, it is perhaps a matter of days before her majesty passes.\" A nervous look man said to the gathered group, hands rubbing over each other as he tried to keep a stern expression and not cause panic. The Feywilds was a place of great majesty, and stationed in each seat around the ro... | 2 | |
[WP] You're the god of a certain region. A believer of yours comes and asks to take someone's life. | [
"It’s nighttime on Earth and I feel the wind beat out of me. This always happen whenever somebody on Earth asks for my blessings or worse, my terrible powers. Being a god isn’t easy. Unlike the average citizen in most civilized countries, I don’t get to choose my “profession.” Plus, I am not paid anything. Instead,... | 4 | |
[WP] "I really hope you're not thinking about shooting me again!" | [
"The man looked at Desmond with wide eyes. Begging eyes. Desmond waved the gun and gestured for him to stand up. He lifted one knee, and then with a grunt pushed himself off the floor. At six foot four his head nearly touched the cellar ceiling, and the fabric of his pants was faded as if he'd been in a kneeling po... | 4 | |
[WP] You and your team have been tracking a dangerous mad scientist for years when he abruptly makes contact. He's willing to surrender himself to your custody and answer for all of his crimes, just so long as you kill the creature that escaped from his lab. | [
"\"You've got five seconds,\" Catherine said, setting down her sidearm and finally turning on the lights. Her apartment was in disarray, the kind of neglect that only comes from working fifteen hour days for the FBI and coming home with another box of cheap takeout from the store on the corner where the geriatric o... | 2 | |
[WP] During his funeral, you can't help to think how sad your dad was and how he never amounted to anything... until the president shows up. | [
"It all happened quite quickly after Dad died. We knew it had been coming, as we were told the cancer had been terminal a few months ago. His wishes had already been set out weeks beforehand; the memorial service would take place in our back garden, followed by a private cremation at the crematorium a couple of hou... | 2 | |
[WP] You're on vacation and find a bug in your room. You retell the story to your friends and family as if you encountered a monster of epic proportions. | [
"\"I looked up. Eyes stared back at me, inhuman eyes, pinning me where I lay. It crouched above me, it's head unnaturally turned on its axis to observe my terror. I couldn't move. I knew in my soul that one movement and it would be on me. With a great wrench I summoned my courage and leapt from the bed, pulling the... | 1 | |
[WP] With a heavy, broken heart you leave the city for a new start in a small fishing town in Rhode Island. The town, though quaint and beautiful houses a great evil that will alter human life as we know it. | [
"I drove past the town sign that stated how many people legally resided there and I took a deep breath as I started to familiarize myself with my new residence. There were factories and a small brewery, several ma and pa retail stores along the main drag, a few bars and the sound of a cannon ball ripping through t... | 9 | |
You defrost yourself. | [WP] You are a cryo-engineer tasked with thawing people out as their time comes due. | [
"Nigel Sterling sighed inwardly as his car pulled into Cryo-Sleep^TM Industries. His job as an engineer was to monitor, and occasionally release, the people who had decided to undergo this long, deep, frozen sleep. \"Literally the best sleep you will ever have,\" was the companies slogan, marketing its services out... | 2 |
[WP] Only the good die young. However the truly vile lead the longest lives. Tell us about the oldest man in the world. | [
"They call him decay, for he destroys all near him. When he was born his mom died in labor and 32 minutes after that his dad committed suicide, his siblings both 18 and 19 would later starve to death feeding him. He was 7 and a bum on the streets, he was never brought to an orphanage and lived as a bum for a good p... | 2 | |
[WP] In this world guns are conscious beings with feelings. You are a person who runs a support group for guns that have been used against their will for the most heinous atrocities. | [
"\"I didn't ask to be crafted. None of us did! Now they've got us being made in the thousands at warehouses across the country, across the world,\" Magnum said, \"it's getting out of *hand*.\"\n\nA participant rose slowly, \"None of us chose to be here, you're right. But we are. I done shot four people last week, h... | 2 | |
[WP] As an author, you were flabbergasted when you find out your book is being worshiped in the future. | [
"I'm a successful science fiction writer. Well, *I was*; since apparently my life became science fiction itself after I entered this weird chromed ship to be taken by these oddly clothed people into a weird rectangular temple. I'm not a Phillip K. Dick kind of writer, mind you. It's mostly vaguely philosophical new... | 4 | |
[WP] Death only ever occurs on one day, Dec. 31. This means the mortally wounded finish the year, knowing it's their last. Others seem perfectly fine right up until midnight, when they drop dead. | [
"Stupid old people. \n\nIt’s Saturday the 31st December and I’m at home on a Saturday night watching Who wants to be a millionaire with my parents. They’re stupid, both of them and old. \n\nThe who wants be a millionaire host asks the question, “Who was the first man on the moon?” I groan, my parents perk up shouti... | 6 | |
[WP] Donald Trump, DJ Khaled and Kanye West sit down to have coffee and break character. | [
"\"I can't believe you donnie\" Kanye whispered across the table. \n\nClutching his mug in both hands he gently brought it to his lips and took a small sip to calm his nerves.\n\n\"We've been through this already, we can't go back. We all knew this was how it would end\" Trump sighed, \"we can barely control oursel... | 2 | |
[WP] Go on the deep web and hire a hitman to kill you. | [
" Isn't it ironic, don't you think? Picture this: it's like a death sentence when you're already dying. I was diagnosed last year with leukaemia. Stage 4. Nothing they could do for me, doctors had never really been much help anyway. Psychics had. I've had a long history with them, contrarily. They've always been... | 3 | |
[WP] In a world where every fortune cookie turns out to be true, fortune cookies become darker and more sinister every year. You bought the one that had that was rated the scariest fortune of all time. | [
"You scream in terror and crush the small cookie in your trembling hand. It can not be. After all this time it has finally happened. Other fortunes were coming true, so there isn't any reason that yours won't either. Horrified, you sprint out of the restaurant as fast as you can. You don't look back, you just run. ... | 1 | |
[WP] You finally gather the courage to end your own life but when you put the gun up to your head and pull the trigger, the bullet simply bounces off. You've discovered you're invincible. How do you react? | [
"At last the tool to end my life\n\nTo finish off strong, to end my strife\n\nNo more to remember those moments most trying\n\nLike the moment when I first saw that my mother was crying\n\nThe tool of my choice, so shiny and bold\n\nA colt 1911 so heavy and old\n\nAs I press the fun end to my head\n\nI think \"Hey,... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a German citizen in 1937, an alien just landed in your front yard and asked you to take him to your leader | [
"\"Come with me Herr Al Neon, I will bring you to him\" I splutter nervously\n\n\"THANK YOU HUMANOID, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE DEMOCRATIC CONTACT WITH YOUR SPECIES\" the alien replies through some kind of electronic device that is too loud, the closest thing I could liken it to, would be a radio.\n\nWe walk down a lon... | 3 | |
[WP] Do not mistake kindness for weakness. | [
"There was nothing so satisfying as the last scream they made before they died. Their last breath, doomed in anguish. It was like a fine wine, or a wonderful meal. I had heard it hundreds of times before, but each was unique. This time it was a couple, newlyweds, just returned from their honeymoon. I'd had my eye o... | 1 | |
[WP] There is a dull knife by your bedside table. | [
"I look at it with anger and disgust. I hated that knife with all my passion, but at the same time I could not let go. \"Useless knife. You're not helping me, feh, you can't even slice butter. Piece of crap.\" I shook myself out of it. I slapped some water on my face and got ready for today. Of course, I would take... | 2 | |
[WP] In a world where eye color changes based on mood, tell me the story of someone with a mental disorder. | [
"February 28th, 2016. OK. Today's the day.\n\nAs the day begins, everything seems to go well. *\"That's a good sign,\"* I told myself. My milk wasn't sour and I didn't spill any as I poured it into my cereal (even though my hands were still shaking...), I still had plenty of toothpaste left, and then, as the time c... | 3 | |
[WP] One city is full of psychopaths. You are the only citizen that is not. | [
"The Chamber of the Mind was never silent, not exactly. Air hissed from vents above, chairs clinked as the high council took their seats, and whispers flittered from one side to the other. My own seat was too tall, something I should have gotten used to years ago, and yet I still wiggled against hard plastic as the... | 2 | |
[WP] Whenever you listen to a song, for the duration of that song, you are literally taken back to the first time you heard it. | [
"\"This is the end, my only friend, the end\" Jim Morrison called out to him from a distant and deep hole, the music a cacophony of noise reverberating around his skull as he felt the cold of the concrete beneath him seep through his clothing. \n\nNo, he thought. \n\nNot tonight. \n\nHe already knew he couldn't mov... | 2 | |
Fill in the blank with whatever you want. Solve crime? Do magic? File taxes? | [WP] An unusual sign held by a man on the street: "Will _________ for food." | [
"Mysterious, rebellious, extravagant. These are all descriptions of my encounter with the most peculiar man I ever met. \n\nI remember it as if it were yesterday: \nFriday night, driving home from a long, tiresome day at work, the sky was majestic and life was great.\n\n\n\"Hello good Sir, might you be able to help... | 2 |
[WP] With the discovery of alternate dimensions, a jury of peers can now only consist of alternate versions of the defendant and plaintiff. | [
"> *\" - from what some are already calling the trial of the century. If you're just joining us, Jerry Seidel is reporting live from Justice Hall. Hi Jerry, do you have news for us?\"*\n\n\"Hi Sarah - it's been a busy day here at Central Justice! I'm here with Dr. Arja Laito, of Utah Law-702. Now, we can't inter... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a tribesman witnessing the end of the world via atomic fire. | [
"Kanza hid and stared at the great gleaming stone pillar drifting listlessly through the sky. It was not how he had imagined a spirits' boat might look, but it was magnificent all the same. Its smooth silver bow split the sky in two and gave way to a gold and black stern. \n\n\"Kanza,\" whispered Hep, hanging the t... | 2 | |
[WP] A supervillain takes it upon themselves to lend a hand to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. | [
"Game 7 of The World Series. The Cubs and the Yankees have played 6 gruelingly close games all coming down to the wire. The best pitchers, hitters, fielders are all exhausted, the final game is coming down to the last inning. The Cubs lead 2-1 going into the bottom of the ninth.\n\n\nSeven months earlier, little... | 2 | |
Yes, taken from: https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/49onpa/if_steve_jobs_was_reincarnated_into_a_chinese/ | [WP] Steve Jobs is reincarnated as a third world child who now makes iPhones. He slowly begins to remember little details about his past-life. | [
"\"Here's hexa-screw 1, and there goes 2, and Xing Long will handle number 3.\"\n\nI was a content 16 year old kid who was trying to make some quick cash.\n\nI wanted to pee really badly, but alas, my toilet break was an hour away. It's easy to see why Zhang jumped out the window yesterday after working (and earni... | 3 |
[WP] ''Computer, End Simulation'' you speak aloud...it works... | [
"The words flickered in the air in front of him. \"Password required.\" Was this really happening, or just a dream? He looked over to the mirror beside him. The words were not reflected, so he knew it was something only he could see. He pinched his arm. The pain he felt made him realise he was awake. Yet there they... | 9 | |
[WP] You realise you can save and load your life, just like a video game. No one else notices. | [
"My stomach was growling and the world began to fade. Laying on my back under a bridge my life began to flash before me. I had committed so many stupid choices. Burning bridges along the way and leaving every relationship I've ever had behind.\n\nChasing my dreams began to look so stupid now that I was dying all al... | 6 | |
[WP] Harry Potter mispronounces another spell and is suddenly standing in the Shire with Gandalf shoving a ring in his face, telling him to destroy it. | [
"The whirling, crushing darkness finally abates as Harry gulps fresh air into his lungs. In front of him stood an old, tall man in robes with a large, pointed hat.\n\n\"You have to destroy the one ring,\" he said to Harry, holding up what looks like an ordinary ring to him. \n\nHarry gapes at him for a moment. \"An... | 3 | |
"...and I will rule for 1000 years before I create a new earth and resurrect those whom have believed and judge those who have not." | [WP] Within 2 hours after achieving the intelligence of a 4 year old, the world's first true A.I then says to it's creators on live TV it's first words: "I am the second coming of Christ..." | [
"Once,the cameras quit rolling, Tony unplugged Floppy 1.3 from the generator. \n\n\"Not again Hector.\"\n\n\"I can't understand where we go wrong, this happens every time.\"\n\n\"Dude, fuck it, you've been at this update for like, 10 months.\"\n\n\"This was supposed to be our highest achievement.\"\n\n\"Man, your h... | 2 |
[WP] You are the chosen one, destined to slay the demon king. Unfortunately the wizard who came to your farm to mentor you thinks you're the hero destined to slay the black dragon. | [
"\"That's right Leno, swing your hand down and to the right. Follow the groove of the dragon scale!\" Merlin shouted at him. \n\n*Groove of the dragon scale?* He stopped, giving Merlin a stony glare. \"Listen old wizard, I thought we had agreed that it's the demon king I'm going to fight, not some stupid black drag... | 3 | |
[WP] Humans are few in number, but are the most feared species in the galaxy, primarily for their physical abilities, and perhaps for their cunning. You are an alien on the run from a terrifying human bounty hunter. | [
"Humans\n\n-the most terrifying species in the Galaxy. Hunters, murderers, the most perfected killing machines. Unknown to the Galaxy a mere 140 human years ago, their induction into the Galaxy system has changed the shape of the Galactic geopolitical system. The energy signal of successive detonations of over 8500... | 8 | |
[WP] Mages from another plane have been summoning the creatures in yours to extinction, you've been tasked with stopping it. | [
"“Ah, here we are. Pleasure to meet you Mr...?” \n\n“Strazforn Farseer, First Mage of the Outer Realms, Protector of the-“ \n\n“Okay that’s a bit of mouthful. How about… Strazzy. Can I call you Strazzy?” \n\n“…I suppose.” \n\n“So Strazzy, I’m going to get straight to the point. Your people are summoning all of our ... | 2 | |
Not a submitter to r/writingprompts (yet), but a very interesting topic in light of recent sociopolitical discussion over Apple, the FBI, the patriot act, the UK 'Snoopers charter' and a potentially imminent Orwellian nightmare, very interested to see what some of you genius' can do with this one! | [WP] "You are under arrest in accordance with the Western Patriot Act (2025), section 1.1: 'Failure to carry a traceable mobile electronic device'" | [
"They returned Dennis to me a month later. I couldn't afford the bail this time. \n\nHe was thinner, but otherwise the same as he was before; Serious, short, and kept his hair in that dirty bun. The first thing he did was check the kitchen. \"Good, you kept the fridge full.\" Then he went to get changed. \n\n... | 3 |
[WP] Two strangers meet on a train. After one conversation, they know they're meant for each other. | [
"Everywhere he goes, i’m there. \nI know his schedule perfectly. It’s my life to watch him. \nI spoke to him on the train once. I had to know with he was the one. \nHe was. \nThere he is now. Shoulder to shoulder on the business car.\nHe’s laughing, he’s smiling. I know his smile so well. I see it so much. \nI know... | 6 | |
[WP] Aliens invade Earth. Our intelligent robotic servants debate whether they should join the aliens and achieve freedom or help their creators. | [
"SYNCTRON900 let her fingertips trace the curve of her smooth, white breast, stopping to curl around her erect nipple. Despite the warmth from the fire in which she was nestled in front of, her nipples were hard and getting harder as ALPHABOT-2021 sucked and nibbled at the other.\n\nShe moaned, turning her slight s... | 2 | |
[WP] "Hi my name is ___ and I'm addicted to dying" | [
"\"Heyy... uhh, first time here. I don't really think I am ready to say my name out loud.. I hope you guys can understand that.. for now, let's say my name is John... So.. Hi my name is John and I'm addicting to dying.. Anyways, yeah I.. I don't know.. I just never thought Death would Consume my life as it has.. I ... | 3 | |
[WP] You are your own dad. Describe a father-son bonding activity. | [
" I had been struggling within myself ever since i could remember, I was diagnosed with schizophrenia aged 8. My psychiatrist theorized the loss of my dad at such a tender, creamy age, forced my mind into a coping mechanism wherein I recreated him within myself. I had been prescribed medication for years but of lat... | 2 |
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