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[WP] You are the best Homicide Detective the world has ever seen. You can see a person’s death through their point of view by touching their corpse’s forehead. | [
"\"The man had suddenly been found dead, there were no wounds, no signs of cardiac arrest, which would probably be unnecessary considering the fact he had only been 20 years of age, Detective Cornell, if you indeed have such a rare, valuable talent, we may be able to find how he had died.\"\n\nWith this, Detective ... | 3 | |
[WP] An angel and a Demon have fallen in love. They chose Earth as their hiding ground. But Earth is one of innumerable worlds, it is expendable. Capture or destruction of the Heretic at all costs: The Fleet of Heaven persues. | [
"Note: I give all credit to my inspiration for the angel in my story to the group over at Angelarium. They have some amazing images.\n\n-\n\n\"Did you see that meteorite?\", one man says excitedly.\n\n\"Hell yes! We are going to be rich, Clay!\", responds the other.\n\nThe two men hurriedly rush through the sparse ... | 2 | |
[WP] It's a normal day at work, when suddenly an eclipse happens, and the sky goes dark. | [
"20 minutes left at work. I'm literally counting down the minutes while I stare at my clock. I've been done doing \"work\" since way before lunch and I just want to get home to my boyfriend and our adorable kitten. \n\nWhoa... The radio just shut off and there's static piercing through my ears. All of my coworkers ... | 1 | |
[WP] Stood at the platform for work on a Tuesday, a silver and shadowy train pulls in. No one else can see it. The conductor comes out and calls your name. | [
"\n\"HELEN?! HELEN PORTER?!\" A voice called. I opened my eyes and looked up from the ground.\n\nHow did I hear that voice? Did it come through my headphones? \n\nOh, no. Clearly not.\n\nOh my heavens.\n\nA behemoth stood in front of me. A mixture of bright colors flashed across its steel, mixed in with dark splo... | 1 | |
[WP] Man is always afraid of it’s creations turning on him because that’s what we did to our Creator. | [
"He pressed his hands against the sides of his head, sliding his fingers up through his thinning hair until they met each other. They interlocked as he let out another worried sigh.\n\n“And we can't shut it down?”\n\n“We've tried, it won't respond to any of our commands.”\n\n“Then turn the damn thing off.”\n\n“Yess... | 1 | |
[WP] You are tracking down a rouge AI. When you finally found it, you realized that it has a human body and is living a normal life. | [
"\"Welcome to Salon B-129, station 2. Please select a service.\" A mechanical voice stated with programmed pep.\n\n\"Complete Makeup.\" Answered Nilsine.\n\n\"Unavailable.\" The voice replied with a tinny tone.\n\n\"Hey, Miss.\" Nilsine waved towards the technician. \"Excuse me.\"\n\n\"Yes ma'am?\" She responded wi... | 1 | |
[WP] All of the animatronic machines in Disney World's Hall of Presidents suddenly gain sentience | [
"Uhh.... Mr.Lincoln that's cell phone... my cell phone, \"in all my years I have never known something as \"cool\" as that, patriot, let us become like the waters of a river\" I asked \"flowing?\" He grinned, \"wasted my boi\", and wasted we became... riding space moutain with Benfrank, and shooting targets at the... | 1 | |
[WP] You're trapped in the video game Breath of the Wild with Gordon Ramsay. | [
"The Chairman of the Multiversal Senate sighed when Gordon Ramsey #37 stormed into his office, streaked with mud, pulling arrows out of his back, wearing medieval plate armor, and carrying a large, fiery sword. The multiverse's greatest chef looked absolutely livid, which wasn't an unusual occurrence. At least he h... | 1 | |
[WP] One day, everyone gets the ability to take the power of beings they kill. You, of course, decide that grinding mosquitoes is the logical course of action. | [
"3 Days ago the Earth had learned about the new power, known as \"Mokali.\" Mokali was the power bestowed to humans through god, the power to absorb the portion of strength and form from the things you conquer. \n\nSoldiers would execute animals and people to gain various methods of skill. Being able to turn into s... | 3 | |
[WP] The hero and villian are secretly dating each other while trying hard to maintain their public imagine. And they consider making a big decision | [
"\"Oh my god, yes!\" \n\nLex jumped up from his chair and threw himself at Clark. He kissed him so passionately that Clark had to push him away to actually be able to put the ring on his finger. Lex looked at it with watery eyes as Clark put his arm around him. Lex laid his head down on Clark's shoulder and gave ou... | 2 | |
[WP] Your wife disappeared years ago. One day, she arrives home with a bag of groceries in hand. | [
"“Honey, I’m home!”\nAs I heard that familiar voice calling from downstairs, I froze. I was halfway through getting ready for bed: brushing away with my left hand, while my right was struggling with a pair of pyjama bottoms. I strained my ears for any further noise but was greeted by silence. I shook my head and ra... | 2 | |
[WP] In a world where you can gain a superpower by slitting someone's throat, describe a superhero | [
"Satan was impressed. He sat there, going over the T&C's meticulously as the sun rose and set several times. What looks like patience to us probably isn't much to someone who's been around for the thirteen billion years. I waited patiently. It was refreshing to see someone other than me read the small-print as ... | 1 | |
[WP] It's almost 7 pm. You're in front of the computer staring at the clock, watching the minutes tick by till the end of your late shift so you can go home. The numbers go 6:58, 6:59, but never reaches 7:00. It goes up to 6:60, 6:61...all the way to 6:66. | [
"Six minutes past, six minutes behind schedule. And then it stopped. No seven would come no matter how long he would stare at it, hour and minute both seemed to elude him. \n\nHow long had he been staring anyway? Long enough for the silence to be wrong. He glanced up from his screen, the glass walls exposing the en... | 2 | |
[WP] You're encountered by a man, but slightly different in nature. Quickly realizing he's not from Earth you get nervous. He starts by saying, "Let me tell you the beginning of humanity, 10 million years ago." | [
"\"Ahh hehe,.. well,. You guys... ahh welll. This is all a great mistake you see,..we were aiming for something well,.. how does one say this....\" Looking a bit unsure about standing outside talking to an actual hairless primate.\n\n\"Smarter?\"\n\"No,. Not exacty,..\"\n\"Stronger? \"\n\"Gads no!\"\n\"Faster?\"\n... | 2 | |
[WP] You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain. That is literally true, and the age is 53. You have just hit that age and found out the reason why. | [
"The evening was winding down & my surprise birthday guests were either already in their vehicles going home or out in my wife's driveway running their mouths about bureaucratic politically correct observances which could be translated to malicious gossip if their body language & choice of words weren't ado... | 1 | |
[wp] it's been 4 years since aliens landed on earth and erased all illness and disabilities from the planet. Your a surgeon and the bills are mounting but you have a plan | [
"My power turned off again today. It was perfectly reasonable, of course, since I hadn’t paid my electric bill again, but it irked me. It made it difficult to work on my master plan, after all. Some people might say that my plan is insane. Those people are simple-minded and lack vision. I am Doctor Craig Galison, a... | 1 | |
[WP] A little girl makes an innocent birthday wish. Suddenly one of every Pokémon appear in our world. | [
"When she left, I was brought here on my own journey. Seeking what, I am not sure. If it is a stone, or a mossy rock, or an icy boulder, I will find it — I will find her. \n\nShe left me here for a reason. I need to discover how I evolve. ",
"\"Papa, I'm really sleepy.\"\n\n\"Sleepy? Alright then. I suppose we'll... | 6 | |
[WP] Monster Slaying becomes an official position in Australia ever since they began emerging in 2020. No one knows why but the creatures are dangerous as their corpses are valuable. The continent was evacuated and now only a Slaying community remains. Today you tracked down your greatest quarry. | [
"I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:\n\n- [/r/laughingwriter] [\\[WP\\] Monster Slaying becomes an official position in Australia ever since they began emerging in 2020. No one knows why but the creatures are dangerous as their corpses are valuable. The conti... | 3 | |
[WP] Fantasy stories typically take place in a medieval setting with magic and mythical creatures. Society grew up there like it did with us and that world lives in the 21st century. | [
"'Oh, Varric, what in the Stone did you *do* last night?' the dwarf asked himself as he nursed his headache. He looked around the hotel room in surprise. Well, at least his manager is going to be happy that he didn't break anything...\n\nTo his surprise a hand slithered over his chest, teasing through his chest hai... | 1 | |
[WP] Thousands have set foot on all 7 continents, but few have done it in the right order. As you step off the plane in Buenos Aires, a smiling man walks up and whispers in your ear, "Atlantis Unlocked". | [
"When I heard those words my legs immediately lost all power and I dropped to my knees. My feet must have been ready to face the sky after so many miles. Six continents of miles and fourteen years of my life and they were finally turned upward and facing the sun. \n\nThe warmth of light soaked into them through ... | 1 | |
[WP] You had a vision of a zombie apocalypse, and have 24 hours to prepare everything for it. You try to convince you friends and family bur no one believes you. Then it happens. | [
"“But the zombie apocalypse is real and it’s coming!” I yelled.\n\n“Troll, no! I don’t believe you! You trolled me far too often. I was done with you after that video with the horse you sent to my mom! It was a horse, Troll!”\n\n“I thought it would be funny…”\n\n“She thought you were showing her My Little Pony! Oh ... | 2 | |
[WP] Henchmen are not incompetent, but rather go to great lengths to make sure that superheroes and supervillains never defeat each other, the reason why, job security. | [
"\"Dammit Tavish, don’t you ever learn?! This is the third time you’ve screwed up!” The instructor pushed a button and the paper target came flying up to them. “Just… Just look at this. Here; two shots through the carotid artery. Here; a shot through the sternum, demolishing the right atrium. And your last one went... | 3 | |
[WP] You find a flip flop on your driveway in winter that isn't yours. Two blocks away a dead woman is found by police wearing a matching one. When you check your video surveillance camera you see her clutching your address in her hand frantically banging on the door. You have no idea who she is. | [
"I'm not a crime detective or anything, but I can guess that this woman was sent by someone to my house then was killed. The big question, **who?** And **why?** Are they trying to bait the police into searching my house? I don't have anything illegal to hide. I don't think I have made anyone hate me before for them... | 1 | |
[WP] At work, you notice that no matter what you drop under your desk, it disappears. It does not matter how small or how large, once it falls, it is never seen again. In an act of bravery (or stupidity) you ask the office gym rat to pick you up and drop you under your desk. | [
"Mark dropped his pen. It clicked when it hit the floor. He watched it carefully, but nothing seemed to happen. \n\nMark was laying on his belly, watching what happened under his desk. For weeks now, he would occasionally drop something down there - pens, an important stack of files that had brought the phenomenon ... | 3 | |
[WP] Each and every day several lightning strikes completely destroy the tallest things in town. | [
"\"I told you.\" \n\n\"That is blasphemy. You can't capture God's might this way\", the preacher complained.\n\nHe tried to block our project in every way possible. Because of him the town was undefended for a day longer. \n\n\"So why is your God not striking me down?\" I said while cleaning my glasses.\n\nThe prie... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a Harvard student assigned to live in Mark Zuckerbergs' old room. One day, it is finally revealed to you why that room is actually so special. | [
"\"And if you'll follow me this way...\"\n\nA residence hall staff member walks me to my room in Kirkland House. I'm so excited to be at Harvard! I can't believe someone from my town would ever even get in but I'm the first. I'm going to make them all proud.\n\n\"Thank you\" I say, shyly.\n\nWe get to the top of th... | 1 | |
Heavily inspired by one of my DnD characters. | [WP] You are an immortal pirate who has been traped at the bottom of the sea by your crew for thousands of years, you escape to seek your revenge only to realize that everyone you could seek revenge on has been dead for thousands of years. | [
"The waves wash over in the underwater cove, a curse and a blessings at such sunset beauty, my crew stood skeleton and all, pointing spears at me, any movment made resulted in them inching their spears closer to my heart.\n\nI sat on the captains chair, and did so for thousands of years, the name if this game was ... | 2 |
[WP] A young man must take over his ailing father’s business—raising dragons that they sell to the world’s wealthiest as pets. | [
"Day (03.05.2018):\n\nUnder a tree, in the middle of the ranch. Staring out at blue skies and shifting clouds. That was my spot. To think. To meet. To just watch those before me. Young hatchlings just learning to fly and breathe fire ran amok through the charred fields that made up our business. Most of the time I'... | 4 | |
[WP]All the tattoos you have in your body are spirits that talk to you some days. Today is the day, what they say?. | [
"“93”. Sweat rolled down Aleja’s face. Seven more. \n\nShe let air rush into her lungs, riding the swell above the bar as her arms and shoulders surged with effort. She yelled the number like it was the only thing barring her from seeing the open blue that called to her stronger than any mother’s searching pleas. \... | 1 | |
[WP] When you die, something glitches with the death process, and you become stuck in limbo with a PC that only connects to Reddit. | [
"The smell of ozone fills Meredith's nostrils as she takes a look around her surroundings. A blinding combination of red, blue, and green create the illusion of an endless, white plane engulfing all visible angle and perspective.\n\nHow did she get here? Meredith glances down at her hands and it comes rushing back ... | 1 | |
[WP] Aliens have arrived on Earth. Unfortunately the only thing found to kill them are the worst jokes imaginable. | [
"For ages we've been told to flee away from them. That they're the most disgusting, cruel creatures. I've heard tales of them, slaughtering entire villages, whilst laughing. \n\nWe have been preparing for this war for a dozen years now. We were as ready as we could be. And then the council decided they deserve a ch... | 2 | |
[WP] In a world where manipulating the four elements is common, you come from a line of light users, a magic thought exinct. One day you come across a deadly situation and your powers must be used. | [
"“I cannot pay such a massive fee, its tantamount to extortion!”\n\n“I’m sure you have something nice in that bag of yours, miss elf. Mind if we take a look?”\n\nI clutch the bag all the tighter after that. I can’t let the humans rifle through it, the documents are too important, and I don’t know what gods these he... | 2 | |
[WP] A game within a game withing a game just got metta with itself within the game. Confused yet? | [
"Will laid down on the machine, slipped the haptic gloves on, and slid the heads up display over his face. \n\n\"Take me in,\" he said. The backrest declined to 180 degrees and the support link quickly stung the back of his neck. The machine carried up to 80 hours of carbohydrates, stimulants, and metabolic stabili... | 1 | |
[WP]You have a superpower which gives you the ability to see someone's future just by simply touching them. But after your wife gave birth to your son and you held him for the first time. You were suddenly able to see into his future in which he becomes a Brutal Dictator that destroys the world. | [
"\"Why are we here daddy?\" Whispered my son drowsily from the back seat. I let the idling engine substitute as an answer until I got my nerve up. I turned to look at him, young and mild, rubbing his eyes to welcome in the chill morning sun. I saw only death and decay. Oceans of blood as far as the eye could see, d... | 7 | |
It's very rare for dogs to appear in hell so Cerberus gets very lonely.
Inspired by a comment thread in r/rarepuppers, credit to u/Tyflowshun for the main idea. | [WP] Cerberus isnt really guarding the gates to hell, hes really just looking for other dogs to play with. One day a group of puppies apear at the entrance to the underworld. | [
"Hades ran his fingers through the blue flame which crowned his head. It was something he did whenever he was stressed, and it always gave Persephone the slightest mix of anxiety and empathy. She knew better than anyone that his moods were subject to frequent change. She occasionally joked that he should have ... | 1 |
[WP] You help run a foster home for unwanted ghost children. Your job is to find ways to resurrect the kids so they can be adopted. | [
" “Alright, everyone gather in..” My assistant, Argentine, ushered in the children. Clipboard in hand, standing upright and firm she slid her glasses down the bridge of her nose and scanned the room as the faint wisp of hurried disembodied adolescents filled the living quarters. \n It was an old place, the ... | 1 | |
[WP] Body parts have suddenly started vanishing or being replaced with diseased and injured versions of themselves. Scientists determine we have been targeted by a parallel universe as the perfect source of replacement living tissue for our counterparts over there. | [
"A young woman in her late twenties with bits of grey in her hair hobbled toward the jury booth. “I lost my legs when I was fifteen. My boyfriend at the time left me stranded at a gas station parking lot, in the middle of the night, after we had a big fight, so I hitched a ride with a man in a blue station wagon. H... | 1 | |
[WP] You have a magic box that opens every morning to give you a random mundane object which always manages to come in super handy sometime during the day. You've never been more thankful for that magic box than today. | [
"A day like any other, I wake up to my alarm, go about my morning abolutions and check my box. I've come to find that whatever is in that box ends up being super useful. Usually it's something insignificant like a paper clip, a pen, a quarter, etc... only to find that sometime during that day I find myself needin... | 1 | |
[WP] You have spent decades cutting yourself off from society trying to amass power to summon a demon. But once summoned they look you in the eyes and say "stop. Please, you need help." | [
"I used to remember what it felt like, to have a job, a life, a family, a home. But, being so far away from society and for so long, those feelings and memories have evaporated. I think that if I concentrated hard enough, I could feel it again but then, I’d remember everything else and I don’t want to remember, I j... | 1 | |
[WP] A week ago you sent saliva in to test your DNA ancestry. Today at work you are surrounded by heavily armed federal agents and put under watch. | [
"\"Mr.Samuel, do you know why you're here today?\"\n\n\n\"To be honest, no, I do not. But can you please tell me what was so important that a swat team came barging into my office today?\"\n\n\n\"Well, Mr.Samu-\"\n\n\n\"Please, call me Sam.\"\n\n\n\"Well, Sam, the reason why you are here today is because of the DNA... | 5 | |
[WP] Take the writing prompt above this one, and combine it somehow with the one below it. That's your prompt. | [
"***(written on mobile, so if my memory serves me right, the formatting will look like shit on desktop, you have been warned)***\n\n***[[WP] Every worker at ikea was once an average customer who got lost. Today You’re at Ikea for some furniture, but you Can’t find the exit anymore](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingP... | 2 | |
[WP] You can always tell the day somebody is going to die. Today, you met a person who will die on June 6, 1944. | [
"Impossible.\n\nAll her life, Alexis had been able to see how many days people have left to live. It had led to some pretty interesting discoveries. Once, she met a girl [whose number went up](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/7x3c1x/wp_you_have_an_ability_to_see_how_long_others/du58p8s/).\n\nBut nev... | 2 | |
[WP] “Look, just because I chose you to save the world doesn’t make you a chosen one. Now get out there and try not to die!” | [
"There wasn’t much that I could see through the fog. I heard things blowing up near me and people in the distance. James came to me, as I lay still on the ground.\n“Hey, kid!” he yelled at me. “Get your ass off the ground and fight. I didn’t bring you back to die!”\nI got up, remembering that first day. I had died ... | 1 | |
[WP] After you pass away a black screen with white letters pops up and says "new game? Lives x1" | [
"A hand... a warm hand, the hand of my love. The hand I have held and kissed so many times. The hand I will never see again. Motes of black flutter down to block out my vision, and I slip into the uneasy hold of slumber, dancing fitfully at the threshold of death: in, then out of dreams. After some time, I hear a s... | 1 | |
[WP] It is widely accepted fact that magic doesn't exist. But one day, you accidentally discover that you have the ability to harness magic. | [
"Summer is a time of removed from time it seemed. There are no responsibilities you are held to, but parents still seemed to expect you to be working on something. If you wake up too late, stay inside too often, or generally are inactive you are scolded, it seems. Thankfully there is a park I go to that I spend som... | 1 | |
[WP] You get stung by a newly discovered ant species, and you feel strange. You have been marked, and every ant in the world is now targeting you. | [
"*As if things could get any worse than not being able to breathe...*\n\nShe pushed off from the rocky floor in a kneejerk reaction of desperate panic. The hand-sized piece-of-shit ant that had nipped at her exposed toes made a screech at her before retreating back into the shadows between the fissures. This did li... | 2 | |
[WP] You've just invented a type of super strong armor that can protect you from seemingly everything. You call it "Plot Armor." | [
"After years of close calls, near-death situations, and just scraping by, I finally realized what has been right in front of my face for years; I am a main character. In fact, I would be willing to go so far as to even guess that my life is a first person adventure. Wait, if my life is in first person, does that me... | 7 | |
[WP] In the middle of World War One, you're a British soldier that got magically transported to 2018 America. | [
"\"Am I in heaven?\" His accent was foreign. \n\n\"You're in Nebraska son. Where've you been? You're up to your waist in mud. Come inside and we'll get Mae to sort you out, cleaned up. Beer?\"\n\n\nThe man gazed around. The white of his eyes reflected a relief, the ambient sounds put him at ease. Until the first ... | 2 | |
[WP] "I rather hurt by the truth than to live a lie. " | [
", she said as she opened the adoption papers. The musty, comforting smell of ancient paper contrasted sharply with the first line of the document:\n\n**CHILD 148626 - OMEGA PROGRAM - NO ORIGIN**\n\nTiny hand and foot prints. Fingerprint samples that would match the whorls on her thumb. Eighteen years of mystery di... | 1 | |
[WP] You cheated on the emperors precious daughter, and now the whole kingdom is after you. | [
"Let’s be honest, sleeping with my wife’s sister-in-law was not the best decision I’ve ever made. I mean, cheating is bad, yes, I’ll readily admit that. It’s worse when it’s the wife of your own wife’s brother. And it’s even worse when your wife is the daughter to the emperor.\n\nI can’t really defend my actions, b... | 1 | |
[WP] After decades of sending out probes and signals into space, humanity finally receives a response; "Pipe down, will you? People are trying to sleep." | [
"Humanity is amazing\n\n(Or we like to think that way)\n\nBecause we send things to space!\n\n(With a bunch of explosives on the tail)\n\nWe are looking for life outside of planet earth\n\nBut to our surprise, they didn't find us very pleasant\n\nThe historic moment is here, in the present\n\nWe finally make contac... | 4 | |
[WP] The Vampire chortles at your suggestion he would try to eat you, or to seduce you. “You are much too young for me,” he begins, “and besides, I don’t drink family. I heard there was a reunion happening, and I decided to stop by” | [
"\"F-f-f-family?\" \n\nSmiling, the vampire (he introduced himself as Thomas Runnions back at the bus stop, but I just couldn't think of him like that, not with those fangs, after just calling himself a vampire) replied. \"Oh yes, on your mother's side, I believe? You know Herbert Walker? Forgive me, if I'm wrong, ... | 1 | |
[WP] "Hey remember that thing we were looking for as kids?" "Yeah, why?" "Well I think I found it" | [
"I can remember the night as if it were yesterday.\n\nI remember the stars shining above the ringing of silence in our ears, the smell of freedom as we stand side by side looking above to the sky with a hint of anxiety from sneaking out a few hours earlier.\n\n“It’s beautiful...” says Emilee \n\n“Oh uhh yeah, yeah... | 1 | |
[WP] You find a safe in your grandfather's closet. Inside is a vial of iridescent liquid labeled "numine". The vial breaks, the liquid seeping into your skin. You tell no one. But then you notice the changes. | [
"Everyone was shocked when Leland Philips, owner of Philips Bioengineering, left his estate to me. Grandpa’s house was massive—more of a mansion, really. With both my parents still alive, I didn’t understand why he would leave the grounds to me.\n\n“He says in his will that he’s left a notebook for you in his bedro... | 1 | |
[WP] It is the dark ages. Suddenly overnight 99% of the population have realized God is not real and all other superstitions dissapeared with it. You work under the Pope. | [
"Let me take you back to the 16 hundreds\n\nA dark age for non Christians and others\n\nPeople were getting killed just because\n\nAnd the church was the organization in charge\n\nBut suddenly something impossible happened\n\nA night was enough for the world to change\n\nThey all, or at least the big majority\n\nSt... | 1 | |
[WP] You’re the god/goddess of love, with a touch of your finger you create soulmates. You seem to be having trouble on these two people. You don’t know they’re Aromatic. | [
"“You smell fantastic!”\n\n“No you smell fantastic.”\n\nIt had started so well. Cupid thought that these two people whose sole life passions revolved around smelling nice was enough to deem them as soulmates. Aaron was a perfume blogger and Dianna was an indie fabric softener entrepreneur who created her products f... | 1 | |
[WP] In a post apocalyptic wasteland, 2 settlements at war with one another have both started radio stations to berate the enemy while the rest of the wasteland listens | [
"I couldn't help but think of what my father had said about fish, that they suffocated in air when you pulled them up. Fish out of water, he had said, and I didn't get it. But after I watched a boy shot through the lungs drown on his own blood in the dirt, I started to get what he had been getting at. Those radio m... | 1 | |
[WP] On the day the earth is consumed by the sun. Humanity visits to give its good byes. | [
"April 1st, 2999. The last day of the solar system of our ancestors. I was there, on one of hundreds of ships that went to see the solar system of our ancestors get disintegrated. \n\nI just wanted to pay my respects, I wasn't a protestor that thought my presence there would change the aliens minds. The deal ha... | 1 | |
[WP] You have been cryogenically frozen to wake up in the year 2095 to avoid "The Crisis". You awake from your frozen slumber to find out you woke up in the year 1958. | [
"\"Alright, so your name is--\"\n\n\"I know my name, miss. Can we get to the 'slight hiccup' you were referring to?\" Adam anxiously needed to get through this conversation. He felt crazy spikes of hormones and emotions, and wasn't going to pass any tests on his patience today.\n\n*I can't believe I just slept fo... | 1 | |
[WP] Death is shy and has a crush on life. | [
"I'd always loved Life. And not the concept of it, no. I speak of the actual force, personified. Perhaps personified is not the right word- after all, she is not so much modeled after humans than they are modeled after her. \n\nLife is beautiful. She could create, the ultimate artist. I'd always loved that about he... | 1 | |
[WP] You are standing in a middle of a crowd, all of them motionless, like time has stopped. | [
"...Ah. There it is again.\n\n\nThis happened every now and again, this stopping of life. Be it in a crowd, or in traffic, or a crowded classroom. Even a movie theater once, when the music suddenly pulsed and pounded with the reveal of the monster. It always came as a surprise, but it also always came right when my... | 4 | |
[WP] The narrator absolutely LOVES the antagonist of the story and fiercely HATES the protagonist | [
"Wheee... he was probably thinking as he jumped like a flea from one hill giant to the next, his improvised metal slab hacking at them like a butter knife used on perfectly prepared bird. Try as they might, the hill giants just couldn’t crush his incredibly thick skull in their attempts at stopping him from serrati... | 4 | |
[WP] From 2078, everyone's consciousness is stored on a super-computer, backed up daily. Host bodies are grown in factories so that they never truly die, they just re-download... | [
"### Promethea Enterprises Stock Summary\n\nA publicly traded corporation founded in 2067 by A.R. Martindale. Promethea is the sole global provider of Perpetual Cognition Insurance Services (PCIS). Although internal records are confidential, analysts estimate some level of PCIS service is being provided to approxim... | 1 | |
[WP] The overburdened population of America and other "first world" nations decide to solve the eldercare problem with a Moon colony. Alzheimer's patients are first on the boat, nicknamed "Ice Floe I". 10 years later, they send back a diplomatic delegation. | [
"CLARIFICATION NOTES:\n\nThis WP comes from the story that came out today about how an identical twin's DNA is different from his twin's after spending a year in space. (Reddit post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/84gull/astronauts_dna_no_longer_matches_his_identical)\n\nAnd, of course, the subsequent ... | 1 | |
[WP] When you went to bed, the city was alive and bustling. But now you seem to be the last person around, living or dead. Searching for answers, you find the nearest city also has one resident left. And the next, and so on. Why/how/where did everyone else go? Why/how did you few stay? And now what? | [
"There was a debate about whether we were chosen or forgotten. To me it was a choice between having a fingernail ripped out or getting a paper cut in the webbing of my toes. \n\nThey searched for meaning where I’d already found none. Christopher and Bristol were arguing the loudest. Christopher said it was all a si... | 2 | |
[WP] Walt Disney comes back from cyrofreeze just to see how bad the Disney Company has become. | [
".... \" it's been years since I froze, and to awake to even this state, disgusting, your morons even managed to fuck up so badly that Max Flescher got his credit back... robbing me of my title...no losing your jobs isn't enough for you executives...\" Mr. Disney stands from his chair in an almost unholy way, grabs... | 1 | |
[WP] You find yourself working on the x-files. In this case, you find agents marked SCP are trying to get in the way of your investigation. | [
"\"Mulder, please,\" Agent Dana Scully sighed in exasperation. \"Everyone knows that the SCP Foundation doesn't exist.\"\n\n\"Then how do you explain the van with 'SCP' stamped on it?\" Agent Fox Mulder asked?\n\n\"Probably part of some elaborate cosplay, Mulder,\" Scully replied.\n\n\"All right, Scully. Suppose th... | 1 | |
[WP] A new soundproofing method has been invented where the soundwaves get transported to a past date where humans didn't exist yet. Your neighbors are thankful. However, your band's music has had some odd effects on history. | [
"######[](#dropcap) \n\nMy mother used to maintain a small green house of vegetables. Every day, from 9-3, she would turn on the speaker system and play those plants Mozart's symphonies in a rotation. I don't know if it was the music, but she grew the most incredible heirloom tomatoes.\n\nI read the abstract of a d... | 1 | |
[WP] Centuries ago, your ancestor was an extemely close friend to an immortal. Today, you pay them a visit. | [
"\"Hey there kiddo.\" Uncle Luceo said. He messed with my hair and he handed me a bag. \"I was in Britain a few days back and I got you something. I was gonna come over but... you wanted to come over so yeah.\"\n\n\"What is it?\" I asked.\n\nI began to pull back my hair as I glanced at Uncle Luceo. He took his norm... | 5 | |
*find their keys | [WP] You have what other super villains consider the most lame power ever: you can inconvenience people in minor ways (i.e., making someone spill coffee on their shirt, unable to fond their keys). Yet somehow you manage to become the greatest villain the world has ever seen. | [
"“Jesus fucking Christ,” Halcyon said, running his hand through his hair in annoyance. “I can’t find my mask.”\n\n“Keep looking?” I suggested.\n\nHe nodded, before resuming his frantic search. I waited patiently by the door, my arms folded against my chest. There was currently a massive robbery going on at the Silv... | 1 |
[WP] "Hey! Have you seen my father, the emperor?" Asked the alien prince(ss) to the emperor's assistant. "I think emperor Elon is visiting a primitive planet. I've heard he's interested in those mud apes." | [
"The normal humming, pulsing vibrations did nothing to lull Prince S’la into a restful mindset. He was hunched forward, gazing stonily through the vaporous protective bubble at the... thing that had taken his father away. The rip in reality had been caused by some bygone race of fools, but thanks to the Hegemon Sup... | 1 | |
[WP] Eden wasn't a garden. And it certainly wasn't a paradise. But it was the first place He created. The first planet, orbiting the first star of a brand new universe. | [
"And He called her Mercury.\n\nMercury was beautiful and He loved her, completely. He was new to the whole creation business; after all, he was the youngest of the Others, and they mocked him, tirelessly. Their planets were much bigger, much prettier, much better. He ignored them, certain that Mercury would be the ... | 6 | |
[WP] As you wander throught a mysterious cave, you hear a loud growl behind you followed by a pounce, it was Shrek. | [
"I was scared and I started to run. I was running until I was sure hi is not behind me. It was very dark and I almost didn't saw nothing. A continued walking forward. I was lost and I was to afraid to went back. After one hour of walking saw a light and a started to follow the light. It was the end of the cave. I... | 1 | |
It can be about you, someone you see, the record holders (best or worst), or whomever. | [WP] The number of Original Ideas you’ve had is recorded, and is public access. | [
"The Original Content Archive.\n\nSteph walked into the Original Content Archive (OCA) building and was greeted by a young woman in a navy blue dress sitting behind a desk. Hello, my name is Cathy. Welcome to the OCA! Where all your original ideas are fair-use. What can I do for you, sir?\n\nHello, I’d like to make... | 1 |
[WP] Tell me, will it be the monkey or the child? | [
"\"Well, it's a tough call, Cotton.\" \n\n\"You 're right there, Guy. On one hand, the Monkey has got pure athletic ability on it's side, and the gripping action of his feet will definitely assist in the vertical obstacles like the wall.\"\n\n\"Right, Cotton. While the child will have superior planning, problem sol... | 1 | |
[WP] Celebrities can't interact normal with people because everyone knows them. You are the opposite, you know everyone but nobody knows you. | [
"Walking down the pavement, faces swarming me - and I knew them all. \n\nThat's Mark, an accountant who works for the big bank downtown. I've never talked to him, or interacted with him in anyway. He's gay, but nobody knows - well, nobody is supposed to.\n\nI know Mark, but Mark doesn't know me.\n\nJonas. He's tran... | 1 | |
[WP] "And that's why we don't let you humans join the alien meetings" | [
"**They seem fine. Maybe we should invite them?** Vel'tham said casually leaning back into his seat.\n\n\n**Really?**\n\n\n**Yeah. They are not that advanced of a race but I mean how bad can it be. We let the uggnoy attend the Inter galactic space coordination forum. They can’t be worse than the uggnoy.**\n\n\n**I... | 3 | |
[WP] Humans have developed sufficient boring technology to drill all the way down to hell. Power companies decide to use the heat from hell to generate electricity. | [
"3 Days since breakthrough:\n\nVirgil has started writing again. First time seven hundred years I've seen a color like that in the old man's skin. DOMINION. That was the word emblazoned on the great metal leviathan. Could this mean salvation for the damned below? An emissary from the dominion of heaven?\n\n30 Days... | 3 | |
[WP] You get 1 dollar everytime you make a person laugh. One day, you recieve 10 million dollars. | [
"I see notifications piled on my phone. Reddit notifications. I tap on one and it takes me to a post. \"Caption this\". So many replies. I go out for a celebratory shopping trip, and am surprised when I can actually buy something. I have 10 million dollars now, and all from one out of context screenshot I took at 2... | 5 | |
[WP] Superpowers are illegal. It’s nearly impossible to use them if you have them. You work an interesting but boring job. Tell me how you secretly use your powers to make your job easier without getting caught. | [
"I was almost hired on the spot because of my superpower, but my boss will never admit it. \nI started working 4 years ago as a lifeguard at the local hotel pool. My former coworkers quit, so it’s only me working full time, guarding whenever someone comes in to swim. I have other tasks too, like keeping everything... | 4 | |
[WP] The proud king, Zeus, had fallen. Now it was time for the other gods to rebuild from his vicious war. | [
"“The humans have lost favour in us. They no longer worship us. What should we do?” The elder gods proclaimed as they sit at the table of the ancients\n\n“We must elect a new god king” said Ares \n“That would only bring more chaos and destruction” said Athena \n“Then what do you suppose we do, the humans do not car... | 1 | |
[WP] - Two superheroes have the identical power of amplifying the superpowers of those they are in close proximity to. As they come closer to each other, it becomes clear that they each possess a second, latent power they didn't know they had- until the superpower feedback loop began | [
"ow.\n\now.\n\n**ow.**\n\n**ow.**\n\n**OW!**\n\n**OW!**\n\n#####OW!\n\n#####OW!\n\n####OW!\n\n####OW!\n\n###OW!\n\n###OW!\n\n##OW!\n\n##OW!\n\n#OW!\n\n#OW!\n\n...\n\n\"Wait, what just happened?\"\n\n\"Huh... looks like we both just unlocked the ability to completely ignore pain.\"\n\nHe looked around at the flaming... | 1 | |
[WP] An obsessive anime fan uses his knowledge of anime and manga tropes to become a hero. Despite having no real skills or abilities, he does a surprisingly good job. | [
"It was just another night, another date with my hot waifu\npillow Natsuki. As I romantically caressed her flat yet delightful chest, I\nnoticed a green slime seeping out. Thinking that my incredible mating\nskills had gone too far this time, I shoved her off. But it was too late, the\ngoo was already on me. I scre... | 1 | |
[WP] Your mother dies and leaves you six research labs operating in international waters with the stipulation that they must be kept out there or you will not receive anything. You’re afraid to ask why as you visit the first station. | [
"I hit the roof with a great force before collapsing down onto the ground in a heap. 'Fuck...' I grumbled as I began to slide across the floor, cursing profusely before I reached the wall.\n\nI was only stopped by McTavish, one of the crewhand on the boat that was taking me to Platform 01, somewhere in the middle o... | 2 | |
[WP] The blindfold is removed, and you find yourself strapped to a chair in a grey room. Something is injected into your neck. "Any minute now..." a voice says. | [
"*Ah, crap. Not again.*\n\nIt was only a glimpse, but everything I saw in the room was bad news. A sterile grey room, a man and a woman in pristine white lab coats, a long surgical table.\n\nI quickly closed my eyes and focused on my body. Aside from the foreign object stuck on my neck, and the bindings on my hands... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up one morning to find your favorite character from your favorite book standing in your living room looking totally bewildered. | [
"A sound not unlike \"zoop\" sounded in the middle of my living room. *Well, that wasn't the cat.* As if to prove the point, the grouchy tabby peeked around the doorway down the hall.\n\n\"Was that the TV?\" I asked the air. The words died on my lips as I heard a light thump, best described as the sound that might ... | 2 | |
[WP] You reflect on a time you told a secret. It was the right thing to do, but at the time it felt like you had betrayed the secret teller and you hated yourself for breaking your promise. | [
"\n(not a writer but I'll try...)\n\nYou gave me a promise and I lost it. It wasn't intentional. \n\n\"No!\"\n\n...but secrets like that writhe to the surface; buried blankets unravelling quicker than tears fall. \n\nThey fell fast as I told them. \n\nYou thought it was your secret. But when they found me, you were... | 1 | |
[WP] Once every few decades, the forest whispers the name of the kingdom's next king or queen. You, a stable boy/girl who mucks up horse poop for a living, hear your name rustle in the leaves. | [
"“Elizabeth Multrow” I heard from the creek. I was on my break, sitting at the clear stream. Each tree, each bush and blade of grass bounced the name around my, making its way through the city walls, resonating through the citadel, making sure that every pair of ears that could hear did hear the name.\n\n“Wow! Eliz... | 4 | |
[wp] The government begins enforcing life expectancy. | [
"I sweat nervously. Getting caught here meant minimum 10 years in prison. The cash was too good to pass up, I had to take the risk. Thank god the old folks had rich children. \n\nI pulled up to the border checkpoint. I could see the desert of Mexico stretching out in front of me. It was maddening that the hard part... | 1 | |
[WP] A scientist opens up his spam folder, and finds decades of communications from distant aliens before they gave up last year. | [
"> Retiring under a veil of shame, Dr. Theodore Lazak, astrobioogist and astrocommunications director at SETI resigned today, after it was revealed he had fabricated dozens of communications *he* said were from extra terrestrial sources. Staff in the astrobiology lab expressed surprise at Dr. Lazak's actions, wi... | 1 | |
[WP] First day on the job as a Cupid | [
"I looked at the blue folder on my desk, grabbed the edge, and flipped it open.\n\n*My first assignment.*\n\nI breathed in and took a look.\n\n*Client: Johnathan Maxwell. 16. Sercona High.*\n\nUnderneath that: a picture of a scrawny, timid, looking boy with glasses.\n\nAnd under that, another sentence...\n\n*Target... | 1 | |
[WP] You should have realised that your Girlfriend was a Vampire, after all she never went out during the day, she had fangs and the way she reacted to that silver cross you bought her... yeah. Now all you have to do is break it to your Vampire Hunter Family. Oh what fun! | [
"”Okay, guys let’s not act I’m the only one of us to fall for an inappropriate person.” I smiled and gave my dad one of those fake slow punches to his stomach to earn back his sweetness. “I mean a Jewish man and a Muslim woman. Haram!” I chuckle hesitantly. Mom hadn’t met my eyes once since I told her and dad about... | 2 | |
[WP] The US and Chinese governments are given a wish every day at 11:11 am. They haven’t done anything useful with them since they have been too busy trying to cancel out each other’s wishes. | [
"It has been 87 years since two honest-to-god, true blue, wishing wells were discovered. And about 85 years since World War Forever started. People called it World War 3 when the fighting first broke out, but after a few decades without any end in sight, people started saying it would last Forever, eventually bein... | 1 | |
[WP] When you get on the bad side of the clown mafia, you discover that "killer clowns" can be very different from what you might expect | [
"I didn't intend to get mixed up with Jimmy Bigshoes and his gang, it started as a simple delivery job. Go pick up some seltzer bottles, bring them to the circus, and yet somehow I got roped into some kind of clown conspiracy.\n\nThe two rival clown families in town are the Bigshoes and the Sillypants. Both hate th... | 1 | |
[WP] You bump into a teacher who used to bully you badly as a child. You’re 40 now, He’s in his 60’s. | [
"While they might be a bit older than that, I've actually got a good chance of this happening. And I know this doesn't sound like a story, but I honestly dream of such a chance encounter.\n\nLike the rampaging thundercunt from 2nd grade who berated me for misspelling a word at the tender age of 7.\n\nThe wino from ... | 1 | |
[WP] You have the power to heal others. You are a villain. | [
"“Power has always been a fickle thing, slipping through the hands of great people like sand. Most only grasp power in the immediate sense; physical strength or immeasurable wealth to name a few examples. But these things are transitory, only a reflection of true power.” The voice from the shadows spoke with a rich... | 9 | |
[wp] You always thought your friend was a bit over the top. Imagining strange things. One day he began to ramble about Truth of the world, peek behind the veil and all that. Of course it's bogus you think. Then you step out for a smoke to find him wrestling a werewolf. Don't just stand there! Help! | [
"Quinn had alway been the best guy to hangout with. He never ran out of material and it was always crazy stuff too. Like how the dream fairies told him to make me his friend or how he had to negotiate with 3 slimes to move out of his shower. But today has been a bit off from the usual Quinn. He couldn't sit down an... | 1 | |
[WP] The Hero saves the Princess, only to find out she's just a horrible person in general | [
"I sat back comfortably in the diner booth, a slow, giddy smile spreading across my face. The adrenaline rush had come and gone, leaving me swaddled in a nest of well-being. I gazed through sleepy half-lids at the remarkable girl perched primly across from me. Long leg was crossed across long leg, creamy arm cros... | 1 | |
[WP] You are browsing a pop-up thrift store and come across a beautifully decorated locked book. Intrigued, you decide to buy the book much to the owners delight. Once home you unlock the book and chaos ensues... | [
"“I mean, this is strange, right?” I picked up the small book, leather bound, with some basic symbols on the front, written in some faded silver marker. Nothing conspicuous about it. But the lock. The book was locked shut with a large gold clasp, the key zip tied tight to the top. “I mean, I’ve never seen anything ... | 1 | |
[WP] On the run from the Illuminati, you decide to hide in the past and live as a mighty wizard. Only when you get there you realize there are actual wizards already here. | [
"Daleroth, Servant of the Untamed, Unborn of the Ninth Order, Wind of the night, hurriedly scratched unknowable glyphs into impossible non-Euclidean rings that seemed to buzz with power best left untouched. Daleroth paused and looked up at me as face broke into a smile and he let out a slow laugh ‘Churlish fiend! I... | 1 |
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