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[WP] It is completely casual for everyone to be very violent | [
"I woke up smash my alarm clock sweep it into the pile with all the others and put a new one in its place. Than I wander into the kitchen to find something to eat. Finding nothing, I sigh and punch a whole in the wall. Guess ill just walk over to that pancake house about a block away. On my way I accidentally knock... | 2 | |
[WP] Two people fall in love at the same time. Slight problem, they both fall in love with you. | [
"They smell good. They smell different. The one with the blue body covering smells strongly of a scent I don't know, but wasn’t like others. It wasn’t bad, but I think it isn’t its own. The one who stood next to it, in gray, smelled of grass and something really strong and the smell that the things they call car ri... | 2 | |
[WP] In a world with superheroes, villains and secret identities, blind dates awkwardly dance around the question- "Do you have a superpower?" | [
"\"Sorry about that, I'm just a little nervous around candles and fire!\" \n\nMy date had jumped after the restaurant attendant had set down a lit candelabra. He grinned sheepishly and explained, \"I'm scared of candles because I got burned when I was a young child.\"\n\nLikely story, I thought. You could probably ... | 3 | |
[WP] Every person on Earth has the same superpower: to create new galaxies in the universe with their imaginations. But, humans are imagining less and less every day. | [
"“My own galaxy,” they thought, a blink and a dream away from their own tapestry of light and matter, order and chaos, and of course, that rare and precious life. A new existence set in its own place within an endless universe.\n\n“We are gods,” they said, weaving through their creations with an omnipotent eye, rew... | 1 | |
[wp] That's an absurd looking wand. The mistress of mages scoffed. What are you trying to prove with a wand that looks like a gun? | [
"“You’ll see , mistress” I whisper without taking my eyes out of the wand “oh you’ll see...”\n\nI feel the mistress worrying gaze on my back as I leave her book-filled tower...she will become a problem , she wouldn’t let her best student at evocation roam free after what she heard. But I don’t care , the moment she... | 2 | |
[WP] Two windows are right next to each other in an office building. By some magic, one window looks out to the surroundings in the present. The other window shows things a few minutes into the future. You are one of the only people who can see this. | [
"*40 seconds.*\n\nThe door was just there. My legs ached from the countless flights of stairs, my heart pounding in my head, a steady, rhythmic throb. \nWithout stopping, I stumbled down the corridor and pushed the heavy metal door open, my hands brushing over the bright red letters ‘ROOF ACCESS’. The wind hit me r... | 1 | |
[WP] You come across a Yelp website where demons review the human bodies they've possessed | [
"October 4th, 2017 9:34pm\n\nAnother hour I should be studying, another hour spent browsing the dark depths of the internet. I had somehow found myself on Yelp, searching for “Things to do in Reykjavik, Iceland.” One of the many vacations I planned on if I’d ever made it through college. Lightning streaked across t... | 1 | |
[WP]”There was only one ship.” “One? Are you sure?” “Yes. They called it,the USS Enterprise.” | [
"“And it’s not here anymore? Cause I definitely need to know. Ya see they’re friends of ours and we have to know my man or ya see we gonna have to do some extreme investigation of these here parts! Now do ya catch my meanin?” \n\n“But Captain Lee!”\n\n“Now damn it man, Commander Beauregard and I don’t wanna hear it... | 2 | |
[WP] In the near future, mass surveillance makes detective work so easy that the police have forgotten how to do it | [
"\"What do you mean there's no ID?\"\n\nI walk over to my rookie, Jackie, who's standing by the body.\n\n\"I've never seen anything like it,\" she says, kneeling next to the body, poking around with latex gloves.\n\nI roll my eyes. She hasn't been on the job long enough to be able to say stuff like that.\n\n\"Finge... | 2 | |
[WP] The day when you realize the Earth is actually flat. | [
"It doesn't matter. I mean, not really.\n\nHow many of us use the shape of the earth in our day to day lives? We make dioramas of the Solar System in third grade and look at pictures from NASA's satellites, and that's about it. \n\nFinding out the earth was flat is about on the same level as figuring out that Santa... | 2 | |
[WP] You're growing suspicious that the new hire lied about a few things on their resume. It's a T-rex. | [
"\"So tell me, Tyrone, what exactly do you mean when you said your handicraft skills are second to none?\"\n\nTyrone A. Sirius shifted awkwardly, trying to twidle what you could call thumbs as he thought of a suitable response.\n\n\"Erm...I brought some samples of my portfolio as you requested.\"\n\nI gazed down at... | 2 | |
[WP] All 10,000 trillion ants on Earth have become self aware. They realize their power in numbers, and form an army to take our planet back from the humans. The war for humanity has begun. | [
"\"Do you see anything, Timmy?\"\n\n\"Nothing yet.\" Timmy says. The little boy is happy that the townfolks rely on him as their scout, looking for any ant colonies in sight. Julia is next to him, also helping him scout in case he misses something.\n\n\"Hey, there is something coming towards here!\" Everyone went s... | 3 | |
[WP] You live in a world where you have to pay a dollar a day to live. Suddenly, the economy crashes, and you are left broke. | [
"*What would you do for money?*\n\nThe phrase echoes in my head as I knock on my apartment neighbor's door.\n\n\"Oh\" she says in surprise, when she sees who it is. Her fake eyelashes flutter suggestively. Her wig is fake. She's obese and she smells her age. \n\nAnd she has a crush on me.\n\n\"Did you think about m... | 1 | |
[WP] You are the supplier of all the random scrap found in dungeons and forgotten ruins. You have it all, Rusty nails, Burned books, Moldy food, Anything a ruin needs- You supply. | [
"I was looking forward past my horses to my company’s ware-house. It was almost night, and soon it would change into its warehouse form and I could pick up the shipment. The farmhouse bulged as the slipped beneath the distant edge of the land, the wooden frame snapped, as a wall of bricks pushed forward. It only to... | 2 | |
[WP] The day after his execution, a death row inmate awakens to find himself in a CIA black site. | [
"\"I ain't gonna say I'm sorry on the account of I'm not\"\nThat's the last words of Dwayne Rogers, as I read them in the newspaper printed the day after the state sent him to death by lethal injection, under the headline \"Serial killer executed\". There were other details, like the number of victims, the 20 plus ... | 1 | |
[WP] You have the power to see stock market values 24 hours in advance. You peer into the future one day and see that by tomorrow morning, all stock will be worth $0. | [
"It is not my machine. Since it is not my machine, it comes as no surprise that I have no idea how or why it works only that it does so in defiance of anything I could conceive of. It has no internet connection, no obvious source of power. Rather it is what I can only describe as a wheezing, perpetually hot, 1980s ... | 1 | |
[WP] While browsing this subreddit, you come across this Writing Prompt... Only to read a post under your Username, describing what you're doing exactly as you read it, at least until it begins to take an ominous turn... | [
"Everything has been the same until I stumbled into one post on Reddit. You see, I am an aspiring writer and sometimes when I got a writer's block, I'll spend my time n the internet. My choice is always one of the subreddits: Writing Prompt. \n\nA lot of interesting prompts, even though some of the prompts are weir... | 1 | |
[WP] Write a post-apocalyptic story told through radio broadcasts, news articles, or other media from within the story. | [
"\"Imperium Broadcast Sixteen August, 2500. Alert. We have a Level Seven Emergency happening right now. Planet Godstar had a singularity bomb malfunction. Contact lost with the entire star system. The most likely source is a Reganite Empire sabotage. Please alert any authorities should you spot any suspicious activ... | 1 | |
[WP] A story in the style of "The Twilight Zone" involving fruits. | [
"It's been a year since everyone on earth turned into a fruit. That includes me -- I'm an orange.\n\nIt all started that night a strange, sweet-smelling gas spread across the plains of Kansas. The next day, hospitals were filled with disfigured people -- chests swelling, limbs curling, faces stretching. Soon after,... | 1 | |
[WP] All of humanity is suddenly blinded by a disease. You are the one human who can still see. | [
"Marissa was sipping her cocktail, a fruity mixture of strawberries, pineapples, and a squeeze of lemon with an added shot or two of vodka. It was our honeymoon, Marissa was ordering double drinks all afternoon, hers to celebrate. The ocean liner sailed through the pacific with out hitting a bump. The weather was d... | 1 | |
[WP] Ah, the things you can see if only you turn your head at just the right moment | [
"Chloe dipped her head and arched her neck as she gazed at the phone held to her chest.\n\n*\"Yeah, haha, that was fun.*\"\n\nTappity tap: \"Are you all free next friday? I think the Gorillaz are having a concert.\"\n\n*\"OMG HELL YES!!\"*\n\nTappity tap: \"Aw yiss! Are you gonna bring Mark?\"\n\n*\"I have to, righ... | 1 | |
[WP] The Sorcerer fills his tower with easily escaped traps and harmless quests to give the village children stories to tell. One day, though, some of the hired creatures decide to make some of the "deadly" traps deadly in truth, and the Sorcerer must act quickly without dropping his "evil" persona. | [
"\"Axel... Is dead?\" I stared at my magic mirror, appalled. Axel, whose real name was Maloxel and had earned the nickname through his previous vocation as a vehicular transportation repairman, had become famous for retrieving my 'treasures' in recent years.\n\nI had started the game about ten or eleven years ago, ... | 2 | |
[WP] You're sitting on a train, watching the moving scenery out of the window. Suddenly scenes and memories of your life so far and to come are passing by outside. The drive announces the train is about to reach it's final destination... | [
"I sat in my usual spot by the window on the commuter train. I had a book in my lap. Not sure why I bring it everyday as I usually just look out the window and daydream. I worked late tonight so the train was mostly empty. Not surprising as it was Friday. I looked out the window as the early autumn sun was beginnin... | 1 | |
[WP] You find a computer left behind in a long forgotten computer lab, labeled 'planet Earth live simulation -- DO NOT TURN OFF OR WORLD WILL CEASE TO EXIST' that has the following buttons: power, reset, and turbo. | [
"This has to be a joke... right? It has to be. I guess the only way to press a button and see what happens. Power, reset, turbo. I guess turbo is the safest one, right? Let me see what happens if I...\n\n\"Turbo Mode Activated\"\n\nThe day and night switch places in a matter of seconds. I can see this from my windo... | 2 | |
[WP] Don't become like me, boy. | [
"Don't be like me boy\n\nA broken man\n\nWith muddy hands\n\nTilling the land till I can't stand\n\nDon't be like me, boy\n\nA poor old joe\n\nWho reaps and sows\n\nUntil the mold dies from the cold\n\nDon't be like me, boy\n\nA shattered heart\n\nWho's torn apart\n\nBy parting gifts and age old marks\n\nDon't be l... | 1 | |
[WP] Poetry is classified as a deadly weapon. | [
"\"Hey diddle diddle...\"\n\nThe king sprang from his bed with a startled yelp, pushing the startled queen over the edge in a screaming cascade of puffy, satin pillows and thick blankets.\n\n\"Guards!\" the king shouted. \"Assassin!\" The bedroom doors burst open immediately. Two guards with shining poem books ran ... | 1 | |
[WP] "What happened? I was gone for only two seconds? Where is my prisoner?" | [
"The two black-hooded figures by the door exchanged glances—or at the very least turned their heads so their dark, metallic masks faced each other. “Excuse me?” one asked.\n\nThe hard curves of her own face-concealing cover pressed against Thele’s brow as she furrowed it. A stiffness rattled through her body as she... | 1 | |
[WP] Mirrors are actually doors to other identical universes where you and the version of you in that universe behave the same way. One day you look in the mirror and there's a bug, you and your version aren't synchronized. | [
"Hmm... I think this would look great on me today! \n\nI step into the skirt, and get dressed. The skirt is a dark purple, very vibrant. It is my favorite skirt, altough it is a little worn. I should get it replaced.\n\nI brush my teeth. For some reason, my bathroom doesn't have a mirror, so I have to improvise if ... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a dog. You have a charm on you which prevents you from dying until your human dies. You have lived a long healthy life with your human, but now your human is on their death bed. | [
"This charm has been passed down from generation to generation. Each dog who obtains it is bonded to the human who takes them in. If they are to perish. We are too. And when our human is about to perish, we feel it.\n\nMy human's name is Leila. She's is a very hard worker. She's dedicated her life to helping others... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up in an unfamiliar white room. A older man dressed in white robes congratulates you and welcomes you to heaven. You're not convinced he's telling the truth. | [
"I was in a small, metal chair as he he approached. I could hear the sound of footsteps against a polished tile floor as he approached. A man dressed in a blinding white cloak, with skin wrinkled like a raisin. His oily grey hair hung from his scalp, haphazardly flung behind his shoulders. \"Welcome to Heaven.\" He... | 2 | |
Happy Halloween! | [WP] You awaken with no memory of how you got where you are. You passed out the previous night and are waking up in a gothic castle with bodies surrounding you. | [
"Kevin was dreaming of popsicles, big dripping fruit bars, when the lightning struck. His thin, sweaty sleep wasn't enough to protect him from the stabbing pain that entered somewhere near the top of his skull and lanced through his brain before bouncing in a hundred different directions. \n\nHe groaned, suddenly a... | 1 |
[WP] You live in a haunted house with a poltergeist that loves to mess with you via playing with the utilities (flickering lights, gas turning on, TV turning itself on, etc...),you have made peace with it but as a result the utilities are getting too expensive & you need to sort this out. | [
"*Fwoosh* The gas stove flickered to life as the lights went on in the kitchen. Carl threw down the book he was reading, stomped across the living room, and turned off the stove.\n\n\"Excuse me! What kind of rent are you paying that lets you drive up the gas bill in MY house?\" he elbowed the fridge door closed as ... | 3 | |
[WP] You are a soldier drafted into the army. World war 3 has started but it is not at all what you expected it to be like. | [
"As I lay there on my bunk staring at the ceiling, my hand behind my head, I began to feel a sense of anxiety come over me. It had only been a couple of weeks since I got the call. We had to leave immediately, as the fate of the nation was depending on us. There we all were, sitting in the back of that truck. Young... | 1 | |
[WP] As a new teacher at a school, you've thought the school's "Drill A Day" policy was weird, but now you are a month in and the school has yet to repeat a type of drill. This is getting ridiculous! | [
"\"Good morning ladies and gentlemen, just a reminder, today's drill will be commencing in five minutes. Teachers, please refer to page 1,328, section B for today's drill assignment. Thank you and good luck,\" the principal's voice was smooth as silk as she read out the morning instructions. I didn't think I would ... | 1 | |
[WP] In the far future, humanity has already successfully colonized other star systems. You are tasked with writing the eulogy for our home planet: Earth. | [
"I looked out the window from my quartering room of the cruiser. Bright blue and lavender streaks painted the distant view, accompanied by bright orange dots all throughout. It would be a few more days before we landed at our next stop, we had a couple hundred more light years to go. This job was pretty rewarding, ... | 1 | |
[WP] This morning, someone stole your clothes at the laundromat. Ten hours later, you've just shot a mob boss in your underwear. It's been a long day. | [
"I found myself in a dark, dank basement deep below the city with a corpse at my feet. The room was empty barring a grate in the floor and a single light bulb casually hanging from the ceiling, it swung back and forth slightly from some unseen force. Some of the blood seeped into the cracked stone and settled there... | 4 | |
[WP] The police finally came and arrested the man who has been lurking around your house for several weeks. Little did you know, he had been protecting you all along. | [
"“That’s him officer. There’s no mistaking it. I’ve seen him on the CCTV every night this week,” Daniel said. It was uncharacteristically cold for a Florida summer night, and so both Daniel and the police officer found it odd they were both shivering. \n\t\n\n“We’ll need to see the footage,” began the officer. “But... | 1 | |
[WP] She pulled the gun out of the desk, pulled the hammer of the revolver back. As her finger quivered on the trigger, she said to him flatly, “I’ve never loved someone as much as I love you.” | [
"“I’ve been looking for your husband a very long time, do you know what kinds of things he was involved in? Trafficking, embezzling, manslaughter! If you wouldn’t have hired me who knows how far this goes” So tell me, why do you want him dead? \n\n“I could go on for hours about that lying, cheating, piece of shit b... | 2 | |
[WP] The only place fire can burn is Earth because no other planet has enough oxygen. The aliens are invading earth and you have the ultimate weapon: A spray deodorant and a lighter | [
"Fire. Mesmerizing, intruiging, inviting. I've been obsessed with fire since I was a young child. Growing up, I leapt at any opportunity to make it. Harness it, inflict harm with. \n\nCynical? Nah. They're only bugs. They probably don't feel pain anyway. The emotions I experience because of them is far more importa... | 2 | |
[WP] You head to the grocery store and start thinking to yourself the things you need to get. “Don’t forget to buy milk this time.” Says an unknown voice inside your head for the first time. | [
"\"Fruit, lunch meat, bread, a roast for dinners....\" I was quietly listing off things I needed as I rode the bus to the grocery store. It was a twice weekly routine I had. Occasionally people would stare at me mumbling to myself, but, as I looked around the near empty, tattered vehicle, I wasn't too concerned abo... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a lone traveller exploring the universe, when you have to make an emergency landing. Viola! You've found the Utopian world which has so far only been a myth. You stay there for a few weeks until you start to realise that something isn't right. | [
"\"Thanks for supplying me with everything I need, Grizz.\" you've told them your nickname, which is Aeri. You didn't tell them your real name. \"You guys have been great hosts.\" \n\n\"Ah, no problem Aerian.\" \n\n\"It's Aeri.\" \n\n\"Sorry, Rythian. I'll call you Aeri, then.\" \n\n\"Uhh... I'm going to go now.... | 1 | |
[WP] You own the macguffin. Nobody has a clue what it does, but everybody seems to want it | [
"The tavern was quiet, which I much prefer when it's harvest time. It means the people who are actually important are out doing what they're supposed to. By implication, it also means the Important People have gotten themselves sorted out for the moment. That day was, well, I'd say \"bucolic\" but nobody in this to... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up with a HP bar and an XP bar at the corner of your vision. Your current mission is to reach Lv. 100 or your life will be a living hell. But the only way to gain XP is to kill. | [
"So what would you do if you had to kill untold amounts of life to preserve your own quality of life?\n\nIf your answer was anything involving a self-sacrifice then you are incredibly stupid. No, bad idea. If your answer involved killing people, then you need help and to think about your life for a bit.\n\nNo, you ... | 1 | |
[WP] "She may not be normal but don't worry! She won't harm you. Please take care of her." These were the words of grandpas last letter. | [
"\"That's all?\" \n\n\"That's all,\" the attendant replied, scrawling his name on the chain-of-custody form. He passed it through the mail slot set into the base of the window. \n\n\"Sign there, Agent,\" the man commanded laconically, not even looking to see if he'd actually done so. Dozens of cases passed through ... | 2 | |
[WP]You die and find out that the afterlife consists of sharing an apartment with a death partner. Pairings are arranged by a lottery system that can take a very long time. You walk into your flat and meet your new forever roommate — a famous historical figure who has been waiting for you for years. | [
"As I came to, I became aware that it was extremely bright. \"Good, you're awake.\" the voice said. Suddenly the light source that was half blinding me switched off with an audible click and the surgical style lamp swung out of my field of view revealing a remarkably average looking man in blue medical scrubs. Chec... | 3 | |
[WP] After eight hours of labor, your wife lays an egg. | [
"Humpty Dumpty just stared at me and smirked and tapped some ash onto my night stand. My wife at least had the decency to look slightly embarassed and refused to meet my furious gaze. \n\n\"graveyard shift at the mill and this is the shit I come home to?\" \n\nHumpty Dumpty took a long draw on the cigarette, look... | 3 | |
[WP] You sit and wait for the sunrise. This time, it never comes. | [
"\"Ugh\" I moaned to the grass, \"how long have I been out?\" It felt like forever since I saw the bright light erupt from the horizon, but it'd only been a few hours according to my phone. I was till kinda tired though, it was only 5:23am, I won't miss it if I have another kip surely?\n\n\"Ughh, not again.\" 17 ho... | 2 | |
[WP] To cast a spell, you must sacrifice a memory of equal value. You never cared about losing a memory or two for a spell. But one day, you fall in love. | [
"The wind made it hard to hear. It was blowing hard enough that my long gray hair was sweeping over my face. I raced my hand around my vest pocket, scrambling to find a clip. Got it. In one swoop, I caught enough hair and clipped it to hair further back on my head. I had no time to waste.\n\nI was at the edge of th... | 2 | |
[WP] "I don't hate you. I just hate every single thing you do." | [
"#####None So Blind\n\nEvelyn pressed the paper bag up against her stomach for the entirety of the train ride home. Pristine, glossy white with long, lavender ribbon handles, hanging the bag from her hands risked it touching the train floor. Beneath the swathes of crisp tissue, a fluttery red peeked and blushed up ... | 3 | |
[WP] Your life has been destroyed by the same man, over and over again. But now you've discovered a way to send a letter to the past. Forge a letter to HIS younger self and convince him that it's from his future self. | [
"I wrote. Hour after hour, day after day, week after week, month after month. Soon, it became years and I had amassed a sizeable trove of letters, each one labelled with a small number in the upper right hand corner, each one addressed to the same individual. Accompanying each letter came a note to myself, which ... | 1 | |
[WP] Every morning you wake up to new tattoos foreshadowing what will happen during the day. Today, you’ve awoken to tattoos of a shark, a tennis racket and a bike. | [
"Some detectives rely on methodical reasoning. Others rely on gut instinct and blind luck. But to my knowledge, I am alone in relying on prophetic witchcraft.\n\nIt was Auntie Sòsyè who gave me my tattoos. She is my father’s mother, but everyone calls her Auntie Sòsyè. Each of my siblings bear the same tattoo—or, a... | 1 | |
[WP] You have a superpower: you can tell what anyone's biggest insecurity is just by looking at them | [
"Dark Star's hand held steady around my skull, ready to send me to the afterlife. Even the slightest twitch from his elephantine fingers could turn my brain into pulp. This is way out of my league. Where the hell is Superman? Oh god I hope this works.\n\n\"So do you get a lot of, like, evil chicks?\" I asked calmly... | 5 | |
[WP] A family of redneck aliens ignore Galactic “no contact” law because they want to tour Earth and see the natives. They land in Texas. | [
"And immediately gets shot because they landed in someone's yard who thought they were either robbers or Mexicans.\n\nBut seriously...\n\nGoljice and Renyort step out of their Ruck class Starwagon and onto the soft soil of the planet Earth. Goljice looks across the rough terrain at the indecipherable human creation... | 1 | |
[WP] You are on your way to prison to visit the inmate that killed your father. Even though you loved your father, your intention is to thank the killer. | [
"I loved my father. But I love money. \n\nAs the sole heir to a rich family business, I would have been able to inherit my father's positions and power after his retirement. But who likes to play second fiddle to their father?\n\nIf it so happened that an \"accident\" happened to occur... Would it really be so wron... | 4 | |
[WP] You challenged Death to a game of chess, in exchange for his banishment from this mortal plane. You won. For 250,000 years, Death has not returned. | [
"You set the black knight down with a final *clack.*\n\n(The sound echoes, hollowly. You do not know what these chess pieces are made of – you do not *want* to know, but you have a good guess nevertheless.)\n\n\"Checkmate,\" you say in a voice too rarely used, and you know without looking up that your opponent's fa... | 3 | |
[WP] A Married Couple's last major argument in their relationship. | [
"Jack's eyes have always been too close together. I start to see him in the garden. In lilies and potatoes. In the persistent yarrow and thistle I struggle to kill. \n\nI make mashed potatoes every night for a week, picturing his face. \n\nHis crooked eyes. \n\nHe doesn't complain. He eats at work or at bars or... | 4 | |
[WP] Humans respawn, there’s just a 6000 year wait timer. Adam respawns. | [
"Adam pops up in a back alley where nobody is. Like the terminator, Adam appears in a giant flash with lots of electricity surrounding him. Adam observes the world for it is 6000 years since then. “What are these moving vehicles,” he exclaimed to himself as he saw a nearby car pass by. \n\n“Why is it so warm now? W... | 2 | |
[WP] A Sovereign Citizen gets appointed to the Supreme Court. | [
"\"Right then, we just need you to sign the code of conduct and federal disclosure of interests and we can get you started, Justice Cletus.\" The clerk proffered a pen nervously.\n\n\"Ah ain't signing no agreement with the gub'ment, no sir! You can take your contract with my legal fiction an' stick it where the sun... | 1 | |
[WP] The aliens were amused by humanity's attempts to master railguns and plasma, knowing such technology to be expensive and impractical. They were not so amused when we succeeded. | [
"We had long accepted that there must be life beyond our galaxy. Yet we never expected they could traverse the distance. It was thought that one would have to consume more energy than could be gathered or generated spared in any one galaxy to reach another. We were wrong, for the Vara came from beyond. \n\nThey cam... | 2 | |
[WP] They say eyes are doors to one soul. As a optometrist you are considering quitting your job becuase of all the disturbing stuff you seen but today was you tipping point. | [
"Dave had seen things in his career that would make even the strongest men shudder. \n\nDeath. Destruction. War. Violence. Torture. \n\nDave believed in his younger and more naive years, that going into the sciences would be a good living, as is often said. So he did, studying biology at his local University where ... | 6 | |
[WP] As you go to bed one night you hear a loud bang and see a flash of light. Go when you wake in the morning your dog asks, "Can you understand me now?" | [
"\"Can you understand me now?\"\n\nI paused, my brain slowly trying to unravel what had just transpired.\n\n\"Ugh, I guess not, oh well, see you at breakfast I guess.\" Fido turned around and made towards the door. As I stared I realized that this was probably one of those things that needed attention.\n\n\"Fido!\"... | 3 | |
I found this on Imgur, and really want to read a story based off this. | [WP] Everything is black and white until you meet your soulmate, additionally when your soulmate dies, the world goes back to black and white. | [
"My mother always told me about the beautiful colors, how they make this world so much more liveable, like everything just made sense. She told me that one day, I'd meet the person whod make the wait to see the colors worth it. As a kid, the magic of meeting that someone was inspiring, even thinking about it would ... | 2 |
[WP] I heard you on the radio, I couldn't help but smile | [
"James nods at the screener’s signal to wrap up when the caller shakily calls out his name. First timers are always a bit clingy but he’s is in a good mood this morning and they’re ahead of schedule so there is an extra minute before commercial cut. Plus, it’s an old guy in a nursing home for God’s sake, something ... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone has their own magic, and when you're 18 you get to assign a quality to it. Most people pick things like heat, strength etc. You however accidentally pick "Friendliness" | [
"Police sirens blared in the background as I made my way down the dark alleyway. Upon my instructions, the department's light mage had placed glowing white orbs scattered about the crime scene. Why do these types of crimes always occur in the dead of night?\n\n\"Sir,\" the two men specializing in shielding magic sa... | 2 | |
[WP] It's your first day on the job as a police officer. You are playing around with your radar gun when it clocks in at 125 mph. The only problem: you were aiming at a brick wall. | [
"Arthur was not supposed to fry PD equipment so soon.\n\n\nOf course, that was somewhat inevitable. The Conduit inside of him had the energy of a raging storm. Anything bigger than a small flashlight tended to go haywire near him, if he wasn't very careful. His life had taken a turn towards the strange since he gai... | 6 | |
[WP] One day, you find you've inherited several computers that come from at least 300 years in the future. | [
"\"Yes, I know that it can crack every encryption scheme the NSA can throw at it in less than a second, but what I want to know is can it play Doom?\" \nThe analyst paused, looked up from the terminal then replied, \"Doom is a 16 bit application from the 1990's there is no way that this machine which appears to be ... | 1 | |
You are in an alleyway after being mugged, when s/he suddenly appears. | [WP] When superheroes die, they must pass their powers on to someone else. If they don't, the person who killed them gets those powers. | [
"\n\"I'm not your enemy!\" Jack said\n \n \n\n\"You murdered my dad!\" said the boy.\n \n \n\n\"I did, but you must see why.\" Jack said. \"I knew Wolf was about to die. Manson was about to kill him as he had so many. Wolf was the only super who could get past Manson's power of illusion. He was ... | 1 |
[WP] Your roommate goes to get a haircut. An hour later, they come home with an alpaca. The first thing they say to you is "I can explain..." | [
"Jack stood there in the living room holding his alpaca's reigns in one hand and feeding it bits of grass that he must have grabbed from the small patch in front of the apartment. \"Dude, what is that?\" I asked dumbfounded. \n\n\"*It's a dog*.\" he replied sarcastically. \"Bro, You know what it is.\" \n\n\"Okay, f... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a dictator for hire. You assume (absolute) control of a government, help the economy and culture develop and by the end of your reign implement a democratic system, ending your own power. Write your portfolio. | [
"Portfolio: Intergalactic Dictatorial Services -\n\n\n*Cultural Education through progress, economic growth through careful investment, order and prosperity with minimal civilian casualties!*\n\nName: N/A\nPlanet of Birth: Earth (Cradle of Humanity!)\nD.O.B: N/A\n\nPast Assignments: Local Cluster, Milky Way Ga... | 1 | |
[WP] Recent disasters in the ecosystem have made Captain Planet and the Planeteers take drastic measures. | [
"My first attempt at this, hope I'm not too horrid. (Note: edited to not tag on real world stuff as that may cause some issues)\n\nIt started simply enough, stop an eco-terrorist here, send them to jail, then repeat the process as they escaped justice given the word of 5 ring wielding teenagers were not an accepted... | 1 | |
[WP] For weeks you have had the nagging feeling that you are actually an android! It's your 21st birthday and you decide to find out for sure. | [
"\"Happy birthday!\"\n\nMy mom always did this. Every birthday started with a wake-up call and breakfast in bed. The shrill of her voice caused me to leap out of sleep mode and sit upright.\n\n\"Thanks mom,\" I said. She leaned in and kissed me on the cheek, her lips wet with lipstick and staining me. \n\nI grabbed... | 2 | |
[WP] Every after few years, our body parts rust and have to be replaced or they rust until they cease to function. You're broke. | [
"Time flies and it has its price. \n\n \n \nI learnt this the hard way. Whiled away my time in school shooting shit in the arcades and chasing skirts in the walkways. I was never the one in class, always high on grass. If I had recount my times in school, none would disagree that I was really cool. I had... | 1 | |
[WP] A duel between a chef with the Nom’nom’nomicon and a chef with a copy of The Hitchhiker’s Recipes of the Galaxy. | [
"“Hello and good evening to everyone watching via Holovision from across the galaxy! This is your host, Randolph Starthinker, get ready for Chef Duels of the Universe!\n\n“In one corner, we have the great sorceress, Lilith Shirefield. I wonder what eldritch abominations she’ll be cooking up for us tonight!\n\n“In t... | 1 | |
[WP] An AI controlled government forces people to upload their DNA for duplication and editing in attempts to make a better stronger copy of you after which forces you to fight to the death to see who emerges. While everyone else is almost always killed you have survived 8 rounds why? | [
"We were sold a lie and we bought it hook line and sinker. First we had high hopes they made the singularity and we all cheered. Well ok maybe not all of us Elon Musk was a naysayer and told us we doomed ourselves we laughed at him when he left for mars with his followers. We called them a cult of smart idiots. The... | 3 | |
[WP] After a young child kills in self defense, they realize they have an unmatched passion for murder. | [
"My mommy said that murderers are bad people, that there likely is something wrong with them and that killing people is really, really bad. Once people die they are gone forever, and they don't return like you see on TV sometimes.\n\nMy daddy is dead. He wasn't always dead. This morning, he was still talking to me.... | 1 | |
[WP] You realize your house is haunted. This horrifies you, until you strike a deal with the poltergeist and open up a haunted house attraction. | [
"The seance was started with haste. Cheap stuff. Tiny, unscented candles. A second-hand, foggy glass sphere. A decorated rug from his crazy aunty. He placed the items on the dusty floor. First the rug, then the sphere, then the candles. Then, he lit the candles and placed both of his hands on the sphere and closed ... | 2 | |
[WP] "The harsh reality," the old man said, "is that for some to stand in the Sun, many others must remain in the shadows." | [
"The man lifted his arm at me. \nThere was an orb of flames that was formed from the energy that swirled from his arm, creating some sort of small sun. \nThere was no expression on his face but it was obvious he wanted to intimidate me. \nMy fists clenched briefly, my mind thinking on the various scenarios that ... | 3 | |
[WP] As a kid visiting the library, you found a book about a Charlie who died when they were 25 years old. Your name is Charlie, you are now 23, and everything that happened in the book is slowly coming true. Trying to find the book again, it's like it has never existed. | [
"Libraries are my safe-haven, my escape from the rigors and responsibilities of reality; a place where I can go to getaway through books, which are my gateways to a world of fantasy, romance, adventure, and more.\n\nThere's nothing better than stepping out of the maddening rush of rush hour, from brushing shoulders... | 1 | |
[WP] The year is 2337 and the world is dying. The total human population is only a few ten thousands. You are an android designed to look and act like a human and you will most likely outlive every single human on earth. You and your trusty motorbike decide to see the final days of the world. | [
"Thirty-three thousand four-hundred eighty-seven heartbeats. Roughly twelve hundred less than last year. They are dying too quickly. I hear them all, every rhythmic heartbeat. Some pound others softly drum and some fade to rest. Soon the human race will be nothing more than a small blip on the cosmic calendar of th... | 8 | |
[WP] Describe, with the butterfly effect, how your coworker's fuckup led to world war III and the destruction of humanity. | [
"David was my best friend. We literally met at our births, our moms found each other on /r/community-births and happened to deliver us to the Netherlands at exactly the same time. During the next 26 years we were together. Mostly because our moms went on to be friends, incredibly close friends, they married three y... | 6 | |
[WP] Millions died all over the world. Some were stabbed many times. Some left to rot in fields. The young, the old, the big, the small. Write about the Great Pumpkin Massacre of 2017. | [
"Since the 1930s Maple Grove has been a rather successful tourist trap in rural Indiana offering those who come small restaurants and shops selling whatever is now considered “country chic” by the out of towners. They offer a small range of cottages, cabins and one locally owned and operated Motel in the center of ... | 3 | |
[WP] It was the best horror VR game you've ever played. Until you take off the headset and there's still blood on your hands. | [
"Like most rooms used to study paitents, it was white, bright lights, walls and flooring and single small pane. It was white enough that if you stared at one point for long it was like staring into the sun, leaving bright white spots in your vision. The room was bright enough to require all those on the observation... | 1 | |
[WP] Two characters in a story have fallen in love against the wishes of the writer. | [
"Lucia lifts the gun, pointing its black barrel at Edward's face, waiting for the young man's last words with anticipation and hate.\n\n\"I love you\", Edward does not say, since he obviously does not love his long time nemesis who is about to kill him.\n\n\"I love you too\", she absolutely does not reply. She defi... | 1 | |
[WP] You have been living a double life--one as a human, the other as an animal. | [
"(After being caught, Culprit D is in a top secret facility with Scientist S and Commander Peter).\n\nP: So, to clarify, do you finally admit control over the countless murders you have committed? \n\nS: My client is not required to answer this question.\n\nP: Do you admit it?\n\nD: **...I don't know.**\n\nP: You d... | 1 | |
[WP] Aliens arrive, but due to the difference in technological advancement consider humanity to be still non-intelligent, and classify the planet as non-inhabited. | [
"\"Readings say lifesigns. What do you see?\"\n\n\"Nothing much. Mainly water.\"\n\n\"Any indication of higher lifeforms?\"\n\n\"I don't even see any spacetravel. I hardly think there's anything sentient on this planet.\"\n\n\"Well, whatever it is, they apparently use radio waves.\"\n\n\"Seriously?\"\n\n\"Yeah, loo... | 1 | |
[WP] An on-again off-again couple finally breaks up for good in a really nasty final split. | [
"\"YOU FLUMMER!\"\n\nShe continued running away, barely acknowledging the hell behind her.\n\n---------\n\nThe week had started wonderfully; they had gotten brunch on Sunday after waking up with cuddles and giggles. Almost like their high school sleepovers where they would wake up early just to snuggle and gossip b... | 1 | |
[WP] in 2020,an unknown gene mutation emerged within the peoples of Greek/Roman/Egyptian origin, giving them near eternal life and God like powers | [
"*On January first of the year two thousand and twenty, the reemergence of the god gene caused millions of people around the world to develop the powers of the ancient gods, all at once.*\n\n\"Three! Two! One!\" cried the crowd. Airhorns blared, a DJ spun music for the dense street crowd and a handheld green laser ... | 2 | |
[WP] You have written what is probably the best fiction story in decades. Unfortunately, you are uncapable of writing a satisfactory ending. It has come to the point that even the characters are giving you ideas on how to finish it. | [
"*So here we are, Liam. You've written one hell of a story, no two ways about that. But it's time to decide, how's it going to end?* Inside his mind, the former Archmage took a long drag on a cigarette, *I mean, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but at the moment you have me held hostage by rebel forces ... | 2 | |
[WP] Human life span has extended beyond 200. We soon learn that we are a species that pupate. | [
"'I wish I had figured this out sooner...'\n\nI was born at a particularly interesting time in human history. The dreams of pushing human lifespan...no healthspans had been realized. A combination of treatments were used and the humans that developed certainly were...hairy\n\nI mean that just happened to be one o... | 4 | |
[WP] There is no hell, only heavens for different religions, and the end of days is the final war between them. | [
"Each thought they could win. They thought that they could prepare and enjoy their heaven. They prepared for battle, but not for war. Egyptians, romans, Greeks, Christians. Many others. They had their fun and prepared for battle in their off time. \n\nThey didn’t know. It never occurred to them, just how royally fu... | 2 | |
[WP] Our world is just one of infinite amount of universes, but none of humans on Earth know this. You found this out by accident, but can't tell anyone because it's forbidden in multiuniversal rules. | [
"She tightened a screw with a wrench. \"I need help...\" She said. Desperately repeating it over and over. \"I need help.\" She wiped her labcoat's sleeve across her forehead, smearing oil and sweat on her forehead. She wasn't completing her work fast enough. \n\nIn her own lab, one she made in her basement she fur... | 1 | |
[WP] You didn't think the ad was serious, but you applied for the job anyway. You are now Counselor to the Recently Deceased. | [
"“Number 379”\n“379”\n“Last call 379”\n\nAt this point, I was starting to think this person hadn’t actually died. Seemed strange. People who usually end up here don’t leave. And they definitely don’t lose their place in the queue.\n\n“379”\n“Here. I’m so sorry! I’m here! I don’t understand though. What’s the number... | 5 | |
From [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryTechnology/comments/7apvaw/looks_like_a_helmet_let_me_try_it_on_by_yintion_j/) cool thread. | [WP] You're a young member of a remote tribe. You find an alien cybernetic looking helmet next to a crash site out in the wild. You strap it on, the ship starts re-assembling itself. The engines fire up --on the HUD you see seven incoming red objects. | [
"I am out biking in the woods when I see a comet or shooting star or something. It's getting...oh shit I say as I dive into a ditch. The explosion is crazy but blows right over me. I stand up dazed and see lots of smoke. I am lucky it happened so fast that the ditch I was in was untouched. I start walking crazily t... | 3 |
[WP] You gain the ability to talk to animals...turns out they're pretty mean. | [
"Tim asked the shop keeper incredulously \"So you're telling me that when I drink this potion, I can talk to animals. Like my pets and stuff?\" \n\nThe old man behind the counter answered, \"That's correct, one sip and you can talk to any creature that has vocal cords. this isn't psychic or anything, that one costs... | 1 | |
[WP] GPS signal lost. GPS signal lost. | [
"*WOM, WOM, WOM, WOM.* \n\nThe alarm blared from the cockpit. I am sitting on the edge of my seat looking through the small opening to the cockpit. I'm stretching this vintage seat belt out so far it is confirmed that this mangled strap won't save me in a crash.\n\n\"I can't see anything, what do you see?\" The pil... | 1 | |
[WP] Finally getting fed up with the Flat Earthers, a mad scientist has launched them all into orbit to force them to confront the truth. | [
"Jim-Bob was having none of it. \"You can't lock us up in this cell forever! People will miss us! The truth will come out!\"\n\n\nExasperated, Professor Pernicious went over it one more time from the safety of the well-secured cockpit. \"The main cabin is obviously NOT a cell. We marched you onto the rocket. Y... | 1 | |
[WP] An escape plan involving mayo, a roll of duct tape, a dvd box set of Friends with one Disc missing, five years of archery skills, a jet pack that works backwards, and a Highschool Prom. | [
"You're locked in a room; alright, you can get behind that, lil' fast for the first date, but you can handle it.\n\nYou can't handle the whole 'CIA needs human volunteers for deadly injections, unfortunately no one volunteered.'\nFirst, you need to get outta this goddamn chair. You started thinking maybe being tied... | 1 | |
[WP] A drinking contest in an old timey pub. | [
"\"All right Luci, what are the stakes this time?\" God asked.\n\n\"If I win, I get to make one crazy thing happen this year, and you can't stop me from doing it.\" Lucifer replied.\n\n\"And if I win?\" God asked.\n\n\"Then I'll give up any one contracted soul of your choice. We gotta deal?\"\n\nGod thought a momen... | 1 | |
[WP] You attempt to pronounce some of the furniture names at Ikea. In doing so, you've summoned a demon. | [
"It started when I first arrived. \"I know, I'll find myself a nice wardrobe to go with the new carpet\". What a stupid idea, as if it could have been that simple.\n\nThe first sign presented itself to me before I even entered; I was foolish enough to ask a fellow visitor something when I noticed them in the parkin... | 5 | |
Bonus points if a therapist is involved. | [WP] In a world where mental illness is literally a battle in someone's mind, describe a fight between someone and their illness. | [
"\"Sit down. Sit down. What? Your parents aint teach ya any manners? A boy like you. Look at you. It's terrible. Sit down. Yes. Just like that. Now make yourself comfortable. It's not much but it's home. Would you like something to drink? Perhaps a cookie or a biscuit. No? Come one. Don't make me beg. Don't embarra... | 13 |
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