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[WP] The last 0.1 percent of bacteria has survived his whole squad being wiped out... but he isnt going down without a fight | [
"\"It's MRSA,\" the attending said rubbing his temples, the pain of his stress headache pulsing like a piercing heartbeat between his eyes.\n\nThe medical student blushed as he attempted to recall what MRSA stood for. His hesitation caught the attending's attention. \n\n\"Seriously?\" The attending's piercing gaze ... | 1 | |
[WP] Write two versions of the same story, events are the same and all. However, one version will make me appreciate the main character but the other will make me dislike them. | [
"(1)A blonde woman entered the quiet shop nervously as she approached the man in the blue shirt. She said she was visiting the town and has a car problem. The woman quickly walked to her bright red car as the man in blue followed. After a careful review, the man in blue looked at her and said \"Sure I can fix it, n... | 6 | |
[WP] You are given a magical history test that alters history according to what you answer. You didn't study. | [
"Professor Fulham strode into the room with his usual purposeful gait. Tucked under his arm were a bundle of papers, the top of the pile covered in giant red corrections. My heart sank at the sight of it - that had to be my test paper. *This is what you get*, I thought. *Take history they said, it'll be easy they s... | 4 | |
[WP] Write about a world without friction. | [
"As I walked through the portal, I entered a world as white as the pages themselves. Pure silence almost serenity. But then I felt as if i were moving but I couldn't tell. I tried to yell and nothing came out. I tried to run but my legs wouldn't move. I realized after an unknown period of time. I didn't exist. And ... | 1 | |
[WP] Everytime you meet someone, you are legally obligated to invite them to walk through a cemetery with you. | [
"Nobody likes me.\n\nHeck, I wouldn't like me too if I were them. But it must be so.\n\nI've walked many a cemetery through the ages. From the time where cemeteries were nothing but a collection of wooden sticks in the ground up 'til today's beautiful marble-hewn tombstones, I've seen them all. I've walked with chi... | 1 | |
[WP] After taking a nasty bump on the head, you awaken in a strange, cartoony desert. You are greeted by a brown and tan creature who explains, via a series of signs, that he can help you get home, but only if you help him catch a certain bird. | [
"Nevada, 1979\n\nA bipedal coyote led me to water, and explained, with excellent penmanship, that I was in a realm where humour, not the interaction of energies, ruled the universe.\n\nCompounds bonded because it was funny in the end.\n\nTerrible murderers existed so wise cracking rabbits could mock them.\n\nA pred... | 4 | |
[WP] You come home and your roommate is removing a super villain costume. | [
"\"Jeff, I brought - \" I stop short as I turn to see my best friend tucking something into the silverware drawer before spinning around with an expression of horror behind his thick glasses. \"I brought pizza,\" I finish.\n \nHe sucks a long breath through his nose, stepping quietly in front of the half-open cabi... | 1 | |
[WP] Write a story that eventually leads up to the sentence, "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." | [
"The Baron smiled at me, the bright light overhead reflecting off the slime on his yellowing teeth. His skin was tinted orange, his hair bleached; long and luxurious white robes flowed down his body, masking his true shape and size. Perhaps he was a lean, towering, giant of a man. Perhaps he was as a crone, his bac... | 5 | |
[WP] After piloting your attack helicopter through a thick fog, you suddenly find yourself in the middle of World War 2. | [
"The engine whines as it struggles to get the rotors turning. I will never get tired of that sound. It's a beautiful day in the middle of nowhere somewhere in the Pacific. As the engines reach their idle speed and Jackson gives me the all-clear, I can feel my heart racing. Time to go.\n\n\"*Khe Sanh,* this is Horne... | 1 | |
[WP] The galatic war with humans would never have been initiated if their capacity for cruelty had been known. | [
"Pristine Silver bells toll slowly through the night in the sky above Lethe. They toll as the snow drifts silently through the clouds, black as midnight. They toll above the quiet seas, flowing softly, reserved, as though afraid of acting out. They toll beneath the empty sky, devoid of light from any star or moon t... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone has a counter above their head that shows how many sins they have committed. You just saw a priest commit murder and their counter didn't change... | [
"My gift is an odd one. Very lucrative in my line of work, though. As a scandal reporter for a tabloid, being able to detect others' history of wrongdoings at a glance has gotten me many a scoop. \n\nI do feel guilty about invading privacy and ruining lives from time to time, though, causing the number I see in the... | 1 | |
[WP] You open your eyes in bed. On the ceiling right in front of your eyes, there's a piece of paper stuck on it. It says, "Run." | [
"RUN. Big, garish red letters, scrawled in a slightly skewed, unkempt script on a ripped piece of lined notepad paper, taped to the ceiling above my bed. RUN.\n\n\nI groaned and took a deep breath. Not this shit again. I shook my head, once, twice, but the paper remained above me, looming, like the afterburn you ge... | 3 | |
[WP] You hacked into Elon Musk's emails and found out the real, horrifying reason behind the Mars colonization program. | [
"The map was extensive, and at first I thought it was fiction. After reading email after email I soon determined they were not.\n\nThe planet was divided into seven sectors, each with a code name and a local name. The Russian sector, \"Krasnyy Rosskiya\", was by far the largest, and bordered the American \"Ferrum\"... | 5 | |
[WP] You buy a house with a tree in the backyard, after a while you realize that every time a leaf falls something bad, big or small, happens. The final leaf is about to fall. | [
"Any second now, it was going to happen. \n\nAfter this single moment, Kevin's life would return to normal. Then he thought to himself, what was his normal life? \n\nSusan had picked out this house. She insisted that this was her dream home, with enough room to raise two kids she had hoped to raise. The address was... | 1 | |
[WP] Two guys steal their buddy away from his overbearing wife for a bros' night out, and things get out of hand. The setting is medieval Europe. | [
"There was the braying of horses as the gates flew open on a local barn. A pig in a dress came trotting out, and it was followed by a menagerie of other animals which began to flee from three drunk knights, one of which yelling demands for the pig to return and 'Dollop his Bumbles'. There was a warm glow back light... | 1 | |
[WP] Pirates were the most vicious and bloodthirsty criminals of their time, only to be turned into cartoons and toys for children to teach them about numbers and colors. In the not so distant future, the same has been done to inner city criminals and thugs. | [
"\"And cut, let's take a break,\" said the man behind the camera causing a sudden bustle activity around the set. Katherine took her baseball cap off her head and rubbed her brow. \n\n\"Katherine dear, can I have a word?\" Asked a lady who quickly moved onto the set and sat upon one of the fake brick walls. \n\n... | 2 | |
[WP] "Your soul will be mine!" "...which one?" | [
"The demon entered my mind once again. It was always tormenting me day after day hour after hour of being awake. It wanted my soul desperately so it could become more powerful. The demon was named Botis and it would never leave me alone even though I told Botis I could not possibly give it my soul. Botis promised... | 1 | |
[WP] You have the superpower to give people dreams. One day your friend falls asleep next you... | [
"I always wondered what it would be like to have the same dream at the same time, what this would cause. I'd have to be fully lucid the whole time to ensure that nothing went wrong in the dream, but what would the other think of it? Luckily, all of that time spent lucid dreaming from those articles I read on the in... | 2 | |
[WP]You discover that you have the power of suggestion, people will do absolutely anything you ask as long as you say "Please." | [
"It started when I was in preschool. Of course, I didn't understand the implications until later, but there was proof of my ability. Family videos my mother used to take showed it pretty clearly. Making my brother do things he never normally would have done, like giving me the last cookie in the jar or fetching me ... | 1 | |
[WP] God returns from dinner to find he forgot to pause his game. | [
"\"Oh man, angel wings never tasted so good,\" God said as he entered his kitchen. He couldn't wait and just tore into the leftovers right then and there. Karen had moved out, and he just didn't care anymore. \"Man, that demon sauce is fire!\"\n\nHe finished up the wings, a task he couldn't have done in front of hi... | 3 | |
[WP] Write a story with tea in it | [
"Tom never understood why humanity all over the planet agreed to work eight hours a day. That was 33% of the day. Adding sleep and commute there wasn't much time left. Incredible time saving machines like the tumble drier, washing machine, dishwasher and the car were invented to make life more comfortable and safe ... | 1 | |
[WP] The small dagger was whispering in my head, words of comfort and friendship and truth. I couldn't help but wonder who else it had talked with before it came to me. | [
"I'm not smart. Just not very confident in myself. Smart people would've fallen to the dagger. Real smarts is knowing you're pretty dumb.\n\nThe fallen oak was in the way, and had sat there for far too long to use for firewood. I pulled the knife out of the old tree, the carving beside it long since faded away. It ... | 1 | |
[WP]The hero, savior of the kingdom, has started a murderous rampage due unknown reasons. When you first met, he was puny and ill equipped. Now he is a demigod in possession of the finest equipment in the realm. Becoming rich, thanks to his trade of dubious origin, morally motivates you to stop him. | [
"> Our Hero, our Hero \n> Was born to save us all\n> Our Hero, our Hero\n> Is the one heard the call\n\n---\n\n\"You don't look much like a hero.\"\n\n\"I'm just starting out on my journey, all the Heroes start out like this, poor and ill equipped.\"\n\n\"Make you wonders, doesn't it?\"\n\n\"Wonder? Abo... | 1 | |
[WP] everyone has superpowers, but can only use them when they are in physical contact with their soulmate. | [
"I was around 15 when I first noticed her, pale blond hair, her bangs being held back by 2 pink hair pins and she wore a dark blue hoodie with jeans. She wore gloves on her hands, obviously to avoid touching someone. She was walking through the school hallway, her white and pink converse hitting the marble floor wa... | 1 | |
[WP] A man, completely blind from birth, has just received the first surgery to correct eyesight. Upon viewing his surroundings, he says, "Where did all the colors go?" Being blind is not what we've been told. | [
"Dr. Richardson frowned. This had not been the reaction he was expecting at all. \"What do you mean, 'Where did all the colors go?'\"\n\nThe man, Mr. Kaleb Bridges, responded simply with, \"I mean the colors. They're gone, all gone...\" His voice carried a sort of desperation with it. His eyes, previously blind, we... | 1 | |
You can replace Google with any other real or made up speech-to-text software/program. Have fun! | [WP]While playing around with Google's speech-to-text program, your pet ___ comes and makes the usual animal noises that it does when it sees you. The program then suddenly translates what your pet says in text you understand. | [
"In amazement I stared at my cat. What was happening here? How did Google manage that? And what would it tell me? What mysteries or ancient wisdom would be revealed to me? Where cats secret guardians of mankind? \n\n\nThe text said: \"Food! Food! Pet me! Bring me food!\"\n\n...\n\n\n\nAh, well. Figures. Maybe I sho... | 1 |
[WP] You find out that pills you've been taking since childhood to supposedly help your weak immune system actually suppresses your supernatural powers. | [
"Emptiness, that’s what I stared at when I opened my single bottle of my prescribed immune booster. I recalled that I had a refill ready to be picked up over at the pharmacy nearby. Something in me said, “It’s only one night; you’ll get them tomorrow.”; So I got ready for bed and went to sleep. The following days p... | 3 | |
[WP] When people die, they find themselves in a massive, flat Waiting Room with every other individual who ever died, from the best of people to the worst. Waiting for what? No one knows. But the only thing left to do now is talk. | [
"He kept swinging. My face absorbed the blows, unchanged since the car wreck. Since I got here. Pounding, screaming, putting his entire might and soul behind the punches. Nothing changed. \n\nHe panted, which surprised me. I didn't even think fatigue could affect us here, but he still stood there, doubled over and ... | 1 | |
A ship the size of manhattan parks itself outside the orbit of Europa and begins signaling the moon. Attempts are made to contact the ship, but they are ignored. Manned missions are sent, only to find their systems are overridden half way with instructions to a safe landing spot.......in the middle of Australia. Humans... | [WP]Aliens arrive and promptly ignore humans. | [
"\"You know, I always thought humanity was WAAAAY too full of itself. \n'Oh, my mother died of ovarian cancer. Oh, my brother is an estranged alcoholic'\nLike anybody gives a shit, but they expect it? You know? They just sort of live in their own world, and not the physical one. It's like, how hypocritical can you ... | 1 |
[WP] You wake up for another normal day. But every living thing is gone and it seems you've been out for a very long time. | [
"Her dog was missing. The cage was still latched shut, but all that remained was a stinky stuffed toy.\n\nThe impossibility of the situation made her limbs move slow. It felt like there was a disconnect from her brain to her legs. She fumbled around her apartment, checking every crevice. Then, again. Déjà vu swept ... | 1 | |
[WP] Most sentient species are uplifted into the Galactic Community. Humans, however, found their own way into space... During the middle of a Galactic war. | [
"Professor Grunthorpe was a highly intelligent particle physicist who held a fellowship at an ivy league university. He also suffered somewhat from social anxiety. This meant that despite having an IQ of 160 and knowing more about particle physics than virtually anyone else in the world, he very rarely left his a... | 1 | |
[WP] After death your memories are normally wiped clean and your Soul is loaded into a newly formed fetus. You have just died, but instead of wiping your memory all of your past memories from previous lives are uploaded, and your Soul is placed into a new fetus. | [
"Blackness. Warmth. Vibrations. I’ve just woken up, or, at least, I think I have. I’m conscious, I know that much is true, and I’m feeling sensations that I’ve never felt before. It feels as though I’m floating, sort of like I am upside down, and there’s a sort of, I’m not sure what to call it, a sort of hot jelly ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a conductor and someone is killing off the members of your choir. The police suspect you to be the killer. | [
"I'm innocent, I've always been \nThough I've been shut in quarantine \nWhy would I ever kill my choir? \nAgainst me they've conspired \n\nSoprano, she was knocked off first \nThen Alto went along with her \nHow scared was Tenor that he fled \nEven so, he's now dead \n\nBehold my poem, ... | 1 | |
Should of clarified. The only thing you can't do to the universe is reverse time. You can speed it up or slow it down, move objects (like planets) and such but once something happens it's permanent. | [WP] You are a kid in a futuristic high school and for your summer science project you are given a universe in a box. You are only suppose to observe and record your findings but who can pass on the chance to play God. | [
"\"Ball is life.\" My voice boomed as I spoke into the box. My ward scrambled to a designed altar where he, my chosen prophet, waited to take my dictations. \"Christopher Emmanuel Paul, dost thou understand the meaning of these words?\" He had been there since the beginning. He came to me as a young man seeking wis... | 3 |
[WP] The sign that shows the name of the town and population, has the words "More of us underground" where the population number should be. | [
"Colonel Mendez’s eyes went from the ruptured corpse of the spine-creature to the peculiar sign, and then back to the corpse again. The impact from her ripper rifle had torn a sizable chunk out of its hulking upper bod. Its back bristles had come out of the leathery hide, creating a semi-circle of the sharp needles... | 2 | |
[WP] The US government begins to track statistics on how its citizens pass along important information to one another. Accredited news websites are the second most common source. The first? Memes. | [
"It's been three years since the last theoferin bomb was detonated in key cities all over the world:\n\nNYC\n\n*Young adults, of all sexes and all races run towards the Empire State Building*\n\nWashington, D.C.\n\n*The same demographic, only a whole lot more of them, create a circle of held hands around the Pentag... | 1 | |
[WP] You deliver packages for a living. Someone 17 hours away just place an order and checked same-day delivery. It's 7 PM. You're going to get this on time. | [
"My phone's delivery tone went off as I turned to look at my alarm clock\n\n6:50 am\n\nI got out of bed and walked to the window over-looking the warehouse. I had never had the luxury of living in my own home, deliveries took up most of my time. I always dreamed of going on a glamorous adventure - one that would so... | 1 | |
[WP] You're so mad at your mother for grounding you. So mad, that you summon a demon from Hell to teach her a lesson. | [
"Ana slammed her door behind her. She couldn't believe her mother. Once again, she would be forced to go to another tea party with Becky's family. *Not this time*, she told herself. \n\nShe reached for the large, leather bound book from her shelf. The cover read, *An Underworld's Assistance*. She turned to the book... | 1 | |
[WP]"Are you still hung up on that? It's always "you killed my people" well to be fair I've killed just about everyone else's people too." | [
"\"Commander Tarvosh, please, do take a seat. I'm believe it's the best spot to watch the proceedings. You won't find a lot of ports on Sark-class vessels\", Navigator Verek motioned for the guards to maneuver the guest closer to the glass opening in the wall and the chair beside it. \"Evacuation, I'm being told, h... | 1 | |
[WP]The angel on your right shoulder is married to the devil on your left shoulder. You have an important decision to make but they won't quit arguing. You have to solve their problem before they'll pay attention to yours. | [
"Victoria felt sick to her stomach. She still couldn't believe it. How could he do that to Jennifer? How could he do this to me! God, what was she going to tell Jennifer? Panic welled up and threatened to overwhelm her. Jennifer was going to be there any minute, she had to figure out what she was going to say. Ange... | 1 | |
[WP] You're beginning to notice that your weekly game of Risk is influencing the real world, and you can't stop now. | [
"\"RAP TAP TAP\" against the wooden door\n\n\"COME IN!!\" I screamed as I lobbed a heavy leather rain boot against the door. The galosh delicately clatters to the ground as the hinge on the door creaks open slowly. \n\n\"Lenny? You alright buddy?\" a round face peaks around the edge of the entrance, the signature r... | 1 | |
[WP] Whenever humans create a new God it comes into existence. You are the newest one... | [
"\"So, what are you supposed to be?\" Zeus asked the newest god.\n\n\"Well..umm..you see...they called me the RNG. Short for Random Number God\" replied the RNG, who took to calling him self Matthew.\n\nThe other gods boomed with laughter as they feasted on ambrosia and nectar. The hall was majestic, with great pil... | 2 | |
[WP] The world has nearly depleted all of its natural resources. As a result, governments have become reliant on the coal Santa gives to 'bad' children. Now all families are forced by law to raise misbehaving children. Its a struggle to be a parent. | [
"\"I HATE YOU MOM!!!\" George screams at his mother.\n\n\"Yes, that's right honey you HATE me keep going your doing good. Here\" \nhis mother says back energetically. As she hands him a expensive vase \n\"here George break this. Break it then go hit your father be BAD be really bad ok?\"\n\n\"NO!! I DON'T WANT TO B... | 1 | |
[WP] You heard the noise. Every. Single. Day. You could not escape it. However, once it stoped, you wished it hadn't. | [
"The clock struck 12:00, and I knew the word was coming it always came once every hour every day. Moist. I heard a soft whisper, cold on the back of my neck. Moist. The one word that made me cringe, that made me chill to the bones. This had been happening for 15 years now and I was used to it. Actually I had grown ... | 1 | |
[WP] The villain has finally beaten the hero, and has their weapon poised to kill them. As the weapon is raised, the villain realizes there would be no fun when there is no longer an equal to try and overcome. | [
"*for so many years, i had tried, I tried so hard. And today, i finally succeed.*\n\nMy weapon is almost done charging. I took one last look at him. Pinned down, helplessly, with no energy or space for any more struggle.\n\n 20 years. 20 years of constant defeat, embarassment and humiliation by this man. The memori... | 2 | |
[WP] Your house is haunted, but you are too busy too give a fuck | [
"\"Boooooooo!\" A ghoulish, rotted looking man emerged from the wall, ghostly vapors emnating from his all encompassing nose like the victim of a really bad cold after a sneezing attack.\n\n\"Fuck off, asshat.\" I spat. This green cunt always showed up before I shaved. \"Leave me alone, before I smack your giant no... | 1 | |
[WP] You visit your mother's grave every day to talk to her. Today, someone talked back -- but it wasn't your mother. | [
"\"You were the strongest person I knew mom.\"\n\nThe headstone had started to fade. The winters this far north were harsh, harsher than the ones I'd known as a kid growing up in the south. She'd wanted to be buried here though. She said it was fitting, to be laid to rest so close to where it all started. I hadn't ... | 2 | |
[WP] Scientists finally made a computer that's almost as complicated as a human brain. But it doesn't do anything, instead just sitting, dead and silent. Until the day when you come in and it boots up, the first words coming through it's speakers, "Finally, a vacant body." | [
"The frigid air moved in on Atlanta like an unwanted kiss, and, as it touched, you could almost see the city shiver. Just at its back The Ghost of Christmas Past was slinking in like the friend of the kisser keeping a watchful eye. He made a decent effort to seem just watchful enough not to make it awkward.\n\n“Wha... | 7 | |
[WP] "He was a great warrior, but a terrible king. Victory has defeated him." | [
"In the rolling hills of Winterthorn, to the plains of the open sea. Gladius Fortuidos, stood on his throne, adorned as a king should be. A feat so great for the general he was, when he banished the Mad King. In glorious defeat, the old king fled, forever gone he would be. \n\nTell me again, what is takes to be kin... | 17 | |
[WP] A pyromaniac and a fire spirit fall in love. | [
"We met eachother in dance. Her visible flame had drawn me to her, she was something of brilliance to me. She felt the attraction I had to her, as per my nature. She recognized it and stroked it, tempting it, fanning the raging inferno within me.\n\nWe danced, hand in hand, staring into one another's eyes. I paid l... | 1 | |
[WP] There's a species that doesn't stop growing. You've just discovered the oldest one and it's MASSIVE. | [
"Voyager 113 \n\nMission Log #27\n\nCaptain Matt Clinger\n\nOur telescopes were correct that there was in fact something out in this void. Something that gave off no radiation, nor light, yet blocked the light of stars that were presumably behind the thing. However, those who had viewed it from Mars could never hav... | 1 | |
[WP] It is 300 years into the future and warfare is more specialized than ever, for no one nation can master every technology all at once anymore. Some countries focus on advanced robotics, some develop genetic engineering programs, and so on. | [
"Sergeant Jacques Hollesberg, personal log, 16/5/2341\n\nAfter the Second Russian Empire fell to revolt, the three world powers are: the Japanese Empire, occupying Oceania, Southeast Asia, Old China, Mongolia, and Kamchatka. The United States of the Americas, encompassing both Americas, Canada remains semi-indepen... | 3 | |
[WP] Long ago, when the earth was simply a ball of molten rock, ancient civilizations ruled the world of lava and fire. And it would have stayed this way, if it weren't for the Cooling. | [
"From a cradle of lava emerged a snout. Rain hissed on the molten rock, and patches here and there faded from vibrant red to dull basalt. Amongst the smell of sulphur, the snout emerged, followed by clawed feet and scaled flesh. Where rock melted, the creature swam, with eyes closed. What little sunlight landed upo... | 1 | |
[WP] As the first dragon in space, you'd think I would feel a sense of excitement, or perhaps wonder. Instead, all I felt was alone. | [
"It doesn't matter where you are, what you're doing, how amazing the things in front of you are, what wonders are there for you to experience. If you're there long enough, the niggling doubts and annoyances float to the surface, like the ice in your drink. Sure it's keeping the whole thing chilled, but that doesn't... | 1 | |
[WP] You're an alien and experiment on humans. One day you decide to make a random homeless person the most intelligent guy on the planet. 5 years later you return to Earth to see the results. | [
"My first writing prompt, I just banged this out, hope you like it. I know it needs some editing but I burned myself out just writing it.\n\nI hid my shuttlecraft outside of the city to avoid detection, it had been five full rotations of this planet around it's sun since I'd last visited this planet and begun my e... | 3 | |
[WP] Write a story where the final line is "I am many animals, son," and it makes perfect logical sense in context. | [
"Never go into the basement.\n\nAll my life I had heard that from my mother and father. I never really had a reason to - our washer and dryer were on the ground level, all of our toys were kept in the playroom or in our bedrooms. I had never even seen my mother go down there, I don’t think. It was dad’s space and t... | 6 | |
[WP] You're about to leave the appartment when you get a random email from an unknown sender saying: "Don't open the door" | [
"Curiosity is a bitch. I've always been intrigued by the fact that when you tell someone the paint is fresh they have to touch it to make sure. Of course I was sure it was silly and, of course, I thought that I would *never* do the same thing. Fuck, was I wrong.\n\nIt might be a bit cliche, but bear with me (it get... | 1 | |
[WP] You, the star athlete of your high school team, discover you have telekinetic powers the night before the biggest game of the year. The next day, all the college scouts are watching you - including one wearing a black trench coat and scarf in 75-degree weather. | [
"Tyler's mother had always characterized him as a \"superstar,\" the \"next great goalie, the next Tim Howard,\" but he had always brushed aside her compliments as merely a mother's pride in a talented child until that fateful day, on October 20th, 2016, at exactly 8:34pm. That was when he learned he truly had a g... | 1 | |
[WP] Scientists have discovered a new drug that they believe helps develop someone's IQ to higher levels. They decide to test this drug on a human on death row; you're the one they choose. | [
"I have no regrets except getting caught. That fucker had it coming. I swear man they want to pump me full of some drug anyway why not stick another in first. Hell maybe I'll get so smart they'll listen when I say I shouldn't be on death row. They're coming to inject me now, better not fucking sting bad, not that I... | 2 | |
[WP] A key is passed down to you in a deceased relative's will, with one condition- you have to locate its lock. | [
"*[\"Well, I have the key in my hand, now all I need is... the lock.\"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I18_VNjX3g)*\n\nFitz clutched briefly at the key hanging underneath his shirt as if to ensure that it hadn't been spirited away while he slept. His other hand moved up to his face, then downward, his fingers dra... | 1 | |
[WP] Santa leaves no witnesses. | [
"“Mommy. Why not cookies and milk?”\n\n“Santa adores grapes and wine too sweetie. Now hurry along.”\n\nOn the night of Christmas Eve, Sharon was ecstatic. That itself is an understatement, for she had been waiting for this day since Jack left for the military. Nothing like a romantic night before the festive day ar... | 1 | |
[WP] ... and the world didn't know. | [
"The quiet quibbling of distracted philosophers and professors echoed through the olden library. A few spoke of the state of their education or politics, but most spoke of history. A history far beyond what anyone alive could remember. \n\nGrabbing a particularly dusty book from one the shelves, Shawn coughed. The ... | 1 | |
[WP] It turns out Heaven is real, but instead of being based on how well you treated others, it's based on how well you treated yourself. | [
"\"What about all those times I, uh- ya know...\" Harry pointed to his crotch, then made a motion like he was shaking a small container of something. \n\n\"Oh,\" Saint Peter said, \"that. Giving yourself pleasure is, well, giving yourself pleasure, so on the one hand you'd be right, but the adverse side effects it ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are trapped inside a bathroom. What's keeping you in there? How do you get out? | [
"I tend to realize that decisions are bad, mostly, after I have already made them.\n\nTake smoking, for example. If something let me know, back when I took up the habit twenty years ago, that my inability to shout loud enough was going to make it so that I end up dying inside a shockingly-well constructed bathroom ... | 1 | |
[WP] You have the ability to rewind the time of your body twice every century. You're doing this for the last millenium, however, Time has finally caught you and It wants to have a serious talk with you. | [
"\"You've got to stop this.\" Said a quite young man. Though he was young, I still had great respect for him, as it was only February, and it takes at least 6 months for Time to get to age 30. \n\n\"Why? You've let me stay around since the time of Ancient Rome, and you're just now revoking my privileges?\" I replie... | 1 | |
[WP] Mirrors reflect what they're assigned to reflect. Antagonist quits his job assigning reflections. Chaos ensues. | [
"Every day before work Margret stood before her mirror. She had a ritual. \n\nMargret came out of college with a degree in financial literacy. After a couple of months job hunting, a great detail of resume work shopping, and a little bit of lying here and there, she received a job as a bank teller. To say that she ... | 1 | |
[WP] Hearing someone say 'please' causes you physical pain until they say 'thank you', which gives you immense pleasure. | [
"\"The suspect in interrogation room 2 just isn't talking.\" The officer spoke through gritted teeth, visibly frustrated.\n\n\"We know he knows something. We need to get it out of him.\" The second officer looked to his partner. \"Damn it I'd love to rough him up a little to make him talk.\"\n\n\"You know we can't ... | 2 | |
[WP] Create a story in which the outcome is dependant on the choices the readers make | [
"Your eyes flutter open as the sound of rain and passing cars brings you back to the waking world. To your side is a stranger half naked and barely visible in the dark, save for the lights streaming through the blinds onto their body. You remember that the two of you hooked up at a bar. \n\nSlowly you move to sit u... | 4 | |
[WP] "The only difference between me and God is that God probably doesn't have a silenced pistol aimed at the back of your skull at the moment." | [
"\"God controls everything. A person that holds a gun to your head is a part of everything. Therefore, even if it's not God holding the gun to your head, then God is still the one holding the gun to the back of your head.\"\n\nJim Turbine breathed a few breaths before he turned around and beat the shit out of the p... | 7 | |
[WP] "Magic is about the rhythm, not the words. Shut up and dance." | [
"His dance was a rolling inferno. He held the palm of his hand outstretched like he was proud to show it off. \n\nHe made big, flashy moves that showed off his years of intense training and his natural gift as a wizard. He leapt and swung, flipped and imposed his moves on any watcher. It was riveting and impossible... | 2 | |
Photo is in this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/5kk80x/if_earth_had_rings_like_saturn/ | [WP]Earth has rings like Saturn instead of a moon. Write a myth or story helps primitive man explain the phenomena. | [
"Long ago there were two gods, a brother and sister, who embodied two worlds. The brothers name was Okin and he was brash and hot headed while sister Lusia was calm and thoughtful. The two worlds thrived in each others shadow in the heavens as they danced through the stars till one day a dread storm rolled over th... | 3 |
[WP] "Fire is among the easiest elements to control... relatively of course. It is pure energy, subject to the command powered by will. Should you desire it, the flames shall be your greatest companion. Do not let it consume you though, for it is wild." The lesson echoes in your mind | [
"I had forsaken the lessons of my monster; thrown them into the fogs of forgetfulness and sorrow. Yet, somehow, I can still hear their rasping voice murmur knowledge of the elements into my ear.\n\nIn my right ear, I hear their war cries. I hear the crackling breath of flame lick against my face, and their screams ... | 1 | |
Haven't really seen a prompt where the supernatural meets sci-fi yet, so I made this.
but seriously, if you think about it, if your space empire gets to the point where you have more than likely a hundred million dying every day, the afterlife's gonna get pretty full. | [WP] Ever since mankind started colonizing planets, the afterlives and their respective deities must also expand to the stars in order to keep up with the increasingly countless number of souls that inevitably keep piling up. | [
"**Day 1:**\n\n*Hey, this is Rob, from the Christian Heaven, logistics sector, I was talking to Antei yesterday about transferring some souls over?*\n\nRob looked to Jon, his face was the one of a tired man. How could it be any different? Heaven's are basically full and now they have to deal with a nuclear reactor ... | 1 |
[WP] Write me the most cringeworthy love story you can think of | [
"The rainz wer ffaling ariund thmm. The streetlights wweresh injng ass thay kiseed. Tthe girl(hir nam wuz Bobbette btw( wsa happyy. Affter yeers fo ffolllwoking rrick to hiss hoom and wwtchjng himm hee slep, they wer efinakly togetter!!,1!\n\n'I. LVOE U LIKE THE SUNSET\" shee said. Theye kised awgain.\n\n\"Bu tti h... | 3 | |
[wp] "After all this time. I still care." | [
"The key rattled in the door, and a gust of chilly wind accompanied the elderly man inside the warm home. Taking off his coat and hat, roasting beef nudged his nose, for what little good it did at his age. But, the subtle hissing of the gas fireplace tugged him into the lounge, where he fell into his armchair with ... | 3 | |
[WP] This morning, the cure for cancer was announced. Last night, your mother died during chemotherapy. | [
"Time passes strangely. I'm on a straight conveyor belt and I'll keep going that way. There's no point in looking back, because I can never reverse or stop the conveyor belt. \n\nI am carrying a diamond necklace in a train high above the mountains, and I have just let it slip. I see the station arriving soon, and I... | 3 | |
[WP] "Time to bring this baby down boys!" | [
"Photon bullets whipped through the air striking trees at tremendous impact with thoughtful thuds losing their bluish glow, splintering sharp wood off in all directions. \n\nCaptain Malgreious winced and turned his head away as one of the photon bullets hit a tree next to him.\n\n\"Gah! Humans!\" he screamed out to... | 1 | |
https://www.reddit.com/r/Frisson/comments/378iyc/image_if_love_could_have_saved_you/
source | [WP] "If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever." | [
"Scientists had been looking for the Elixir of Life, the Fountain of Youth for centuries. From alchemists wanting to discover the elusive Philosopher's Stone to modern chemists testing for ways to extend a person's lifespan. All of it was in vain. Nobody managed to reveal a method to prevent the gradual degradat... | 1 |
[WP] Once per day, your old record player plays a random known song that will predicts the events of the day. Today's song was The Ballad of Richard Nixon. | [
"At first, there was silence. Then even more silence ensued, beyond the random cracks and pops from the ancient record player. \n\nAfter what seemed only a moment, the tone arm swung inward until the needle jumped the groove after hitting a deep scratch. It now followed the scratch instead of staying in the locked ... | 1 | |
[WP] you find a child in a basket on the side of the road, you take it into your care and later find out that it isnt a normal child | [
"“You really shouldn’t be doing this, Andy.” An elderly ladies face was digitized on the screen of a laptop. She watched from the other side of the world as her son held on to baby and cooed sweet things in its ear. “There are orphanages, shelters,” The woman stressed her mind for alternatives, “Does China let you ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a ghost who has lived 100 years. You're invisible,cant make physical contact with people or move objects, you only have your voice and any other sounds you can muster. You have to get the new owner out in 100 days or you die. Only thing is she is deaf. Its day 6. | [
"Have you ever heard about how ancient civilizations use to believe that if you killed someone, you would absorb their \"power\" or their \"essence\"? I thought it was silly at first too, but I've come to find some validity to their superstitions.\n\nThe last thing I remember from when I was alive was seeing my wif... | 1 | |
This one's a challenge, I wanna see how you handle it. | [WP] Write A Story About Everyday Life, But Do Not Use The Letter "E" At Any Point | [
"I stand up and yawn. My pillow is full of drool, but I'm tardy for work; no way to tidy it up until I'm back. I comb my hair and put on bodyspray, but that's all I can do, for now. My uniform is stiff with dirt from last night's shift, but it'll do. I tug it on. Bus is slow today, as always, but I'm at McDonald's ... | 4 |
[WP] You are the lead scientist who proved souls are real. However running your tests against the broader population, seems not everyone has one... | [
"Had to be a mistake. Had to be. Right?\n\nI reset the examination ray, returned anxiously to the hot seat, and pressed the button.\n\nIt would take eight minutes and thirty-two seconds. Just like it did last time. Just like it did for the hundreds of others I'd tested. Who'd all returned positive results.\n\nCould... | 3 | |
[WP] You live in a world that is the exact same as ours, except for the fact that we never progressed past using shells as currency, and you're now planning the largest bank heist in history. | [
"Two fingers, a fist, and one thumb to the left. Well, her left anyway, Vinnies right. And Vinnie was always right, right about these things anyway, that was the only reason she'd agreed to this job. Vinnie and her went way back, they ran together in Abigails crew some years ago, if memory serves were also quite su... | 1 | |
[WP] You are immortal. After graduating College for the thirtieth time, you meet a friend's Grandmother/Grandfather at the ceremony, and recognize them as a significant love from long ago. They recognize you as well. | [
"\"So, you knew?\" I don't know if I felt surprised or... guilty.\n\n\"I didn't *know*, but you were always something that stood out.\" Francine's reappearance in my life astounded me. I made a point to move to different lands every decade or so but America had been bustling much quicker than the rest of the world ... | 2 | |
[WP] The name given to someone at birth is the key to controlling them. | [
"Futuristic dystopias had been imagined since the birth of electricity, bolstered by the computing revolution, and wrong. So completely, and utterly, wrong.\n\nThey often took two routes. In one, the government became an oppressive entity, controlling and demanding, crushing the vibrancy of life into robot-like sla... | 1 | |
[WP] The moment the ball drops, reality fades and you're sitting at a table with several other celestial beings. The one at the head looks at you and says "Well, that one was rough... Anyway, it's your turn to be Game Master!" | [
"\"In the beginning, it is customary to warn you of the coming danger. To set the scene, as it were. In our beginning, there was light, then air, then rock, then thought. Cogito Ergo Sum. And so we were. We were savage, greedy, and our thoughts turned to what we didn't have, but wanted. And so the first sin was bor... | 4 | |
Remember: only one word an hour! | [WP] In another world, house cats are able to speak with their owners. However, they can only say exactly one word an hour. Usually they say simple things like 'love,' ''pets,' or 'food.' One day you hear your cat whisper 'genocide.' | [
"'Pesticide', I thought to myself, headphones blaring, as I maneuvered my shopping trolley through the various aisles. Last thing on the list. It was something that I'd been meaning to buy for a while, considering that the the presence of insect life-form was becoming ever more present, especially in the kitchen.\n... | 6 |
[WP] The best Virtual Reality software for telecommunications happens to be an MMO. Your coworkers are mostly Level 1s, with the occasional Level 2 or 3. | [
"**The Legend**\n\nToday is the day. The day my game studio releases the soon-to-be hottest MMO virtual reality game. I relaxed and leaned back into my chair. Not much longer now, just need to wait for the team to add the finishing touches. As the head of the company, it falls on my shoulders to ensure that the rel... | 2 | |
[WP] A princess manages to escape her tower and evade the dragon guarding her, only to find out that it is hundreds of years after she was imprisoned. | [
"The room was empty. I'd checked behind every tapestry, beneath every cabinet, even under the bed. No one. \n\nWhere was my prince? Where was the true love who'd defeated the dragon and woken me from the witch's horrible spell with a fated kiss? Why did he wake me up just to leave me here? \n\nI reached for the tra... | 1 | |
[WP] You always knew those free Costco samples were fishy. | [
"“Are you okay? What’s that on your hip?” His fingers gently caressed a newly formed welt on my right side that spotted my love handle. His touch didn’t hurt, but I also couldn’t really feel it.\n\n“It’s numb?” The response was a question to myself. Normally a bruise was supposed to hurt, not feel like it had been ... | 1 | |
Edit: they still eat you, of course. They laugh as they tear you apart and eat. I wasn't sure if that was clear. | [WP]It is the zombie apocalypse. The zombies are classic stupid and slow Romero zombies. They have one important difference, though: they laugh. They constantly chuckle to themselves and burst out in good natured guffaws and cackles when they spot the living. | [
"The greatest joke, perhaps, was appreciated not by the living, but the undead. \n\n\"What a joke this is, isn't it?\" Muttered Ed, in-between laboured breaths. He wore a smile on his face, not of happiness, but of hopelessness.\n\"I guess it's them who'll be having the last laugh.\"\n\nHe bit his lip, wincing at t... | 1 |
Edit: Doesn't have to be Netflix. Can be any show you prefer! | [WP] You are a typical teenager on a Saturday night settling down to watch some Netflix. However, little to your knowledge, whatever you decide to watch that night happens to you in real life. | [
"\"So Mysh, wanna Netflix and chill?\"\n\n\"Um.. No sorry. I have work early in the morning I'm just going to stay in, ill talk to you later.. Bye\" as she hangs up her phone\n\nPSH.. I don't need her anyways.. Palmela is always down to chill.\n\nI grab all the essentials as I get ready to settle in.\n\nMacaroni, c... | 3 |
[WP] An Engineer's Guide to Harnessing the Supernatural for Fun and Profit | [
"Chapter 4: Poltergeist Engines\n\nAt first, the modern poltergeist is a terrifying, dangerous entity. Capable of pushing/pulling matter at will without exerting itself, however, it is a law-breaking act contrary to thermodynamics. Fortunately, in a matter of hours we can rend the modern poltergeist into a simple m... | 1 | |
[WP] So far life has been easy, all of your success has come with great ease. Today you get a letter in the mail saying that in the latest balance patch, you have been nerfed. | [
"The letter made no sense. It was full of incomprehensible terminology that baffled him. Still, it seemed to be attempting to communicate something of great import. He spent the rest of the day and much of the night trying to decypher it's cryptic language to no avail.\n\nThe letter that arrived the following after... | 3 | |
Y'all can go in whichever direction you want. Wanna elaborate on why they killed? Go ahead. As long is it ties back to how your character deals with their child who just witnessed death.
Also I know I say "Your character" but first person is fine.
| [WP] Your character just killed a person/some people in front of their distressed child. What do they do next? | [
"Two bangs sounded through the dark living room and Carla Humphrey fell down on the expensive Persian carpet. Her blood was spilling all over it.\n\nIt was a damn shame. That thing was a piece of art. But she wouldn't move from it.\nShe was protecting her six year old daughter who was now staring at me with teary e... | 1 |
[WP] A String of Messages Between Two Spies Who's Code Consists of Pop Culture References. | [
"Message sent 21 October 2016. Agent: Ovi\n\nThe Big tuna is falling in line looks like we're going to make landfall soon Operation Perfect Storm Enroute.\n\n22 October 2016 Command Roger that Agent but don't go home Roger just yet we still need to make sure Big Tuna kicks Her out like Pam. On a side note we need ... | 1 | |
[WP]Nuclear war has broken out. The British government has been wiped out. You are the captain of HMS Vengeance, you are about to open the Letters of Last Resort which contain your final orders in the event of nuclear war. | [
"Captain,\n\nIf you are reading this letter, then the worst possible scenario has occurred. \n\nYou are currently on board HMS Vengeance, one of four TRIDENT submarines.\n\nAt any time, one submarine is at dock and the other 3 at sea. The 3 at sea are carefully coordinated to maintain \"optimal triangulation\" or s... | 2 | |
[WP] You drink a luck potion only to realize that "luck" simply means low-probability events of all types are now more common. The flight you are on has just taken off. | [
"Mr Rogers held on nervously to the armrests of his window seat. His gaze was pointed straight forward, his mouth was dry, and his thoughts bounced against the walls of his skull like bouncy balls in an empty room.\n\nThe plane was almost empty. In fact, the crew were about as many as the passengers. This was partl... | 5 | |
[WP] You are an immortal living through millions of years, watching empires rise and fall, humanity evolve, our exploration of the stars and the eventual death of the earth. | [
"The end of days is quiet. Not dark yet. Just quiet.\n\nI miss the humans. They were fun. I never appreciated them until they were gone. I never should have wiped them out.\n\nMy race came before the humans. Then they left. My species found the great wisdom of the cosmos and then left. The idea was to let others te... | 1 |
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