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[WP] Come up with a backstory for a character named Niloc. | [
"“Morning Amok!” I shouted down the stairs, hoping my siblings could hear me. The fan was quite noisy, but than again, so were my lungs.\nNo response. I sighed. I guess I’m out of practice, I thought to myself, as I hurried down the stairs. As I entered the kitchen, I heard a familiar “AHAH” and was tackled by the ... | 2 | |
[WP] You have a sneaking suspicion that the family therapist is actually a giant fly in disguise. | [
"“… I just don’t know what to do Drosphina. Ever since I’ve come to this school, my goals and achievements have become so… confused.”\n\n\n“How zzo?”\n\n\nAh Drosphina. I’d been seeing her since high school. She helped me deal with the pressure of boarding school, motivated me through college apps. While she was te... | 2 | |
[WP] Your daughter asks you to check under her bed for monsters. Jokingly, you check under her bed only to see a pair of eyes staring you down. | [
"\"Daddy.\" My little claire bleated in her bed as I tucked her in.\n\nI smiled at her briefly before dropping to my knees to check for monsters, it was the same routine we had been through many times before.\n\n\"Thank you.\" I heard just as I was lifting up the blankets.\n\nUnder the bed were a pair of teary eyes... | 2 | |
[WP] Superheroes are genetically engineered and then sent to protect any city that needs them. The scientists behind this messed up with you, and accidentally gave you the lamest power ever heard of. Nevertheless, you have to try and protect a city and it's citizens from villains and criminals. | [
"\"Here comes Horn on Head Guy.\" The group of girls passing by quickly took pictures of the man with, appropriately, a horn on his head. Dave had been living a normal life with his family of five before signing up for the thing that would ruin all of that. The S.A.F.E. program (supers applicated for evil) was desi... | 1 | |
I was at work, having to clean the dressing room mirrors, when i had the idea "how weird would it be for my reflection to move out of sync from me." So, yeah. Have at it. | [WP] You're just going about your usual day when you walk by a mirror... and your reflection lags. | [
"I took a step back and turned my body to the mirror. Did I just see that right or didn't I get enough sleep last night? I waved my arm around, trying to recreate the lagging motion I just saw, but my arm just went from left to right without any problems. I walked past the mirror a couple more time, but nothing see... | 2 |
[WP] An unmasked vigilante has to share an Uber pool with his arch nemesis. | [
"Nitro Man needed to get to the top of city hall fast, there he would have the final epic showdown with his arch nemesis; Ms. Beamstick. He packed his costume into a briefcase, he needed to take an uber to get there. His uber arrived, \"Hey, I'm on a pretty tight schedule and I need to pick someone else up too,\" s... | 1 | |
[WP] When a member of the royal family dies, a random citizen is executed to help "protect their soul on their journey". The King's daughter just fell to her death and you have been selected | [
"\"And the person who will be escorting the princess to the great hereafter will be... Maxwell Vasbruk,\" the royal crier said. In his hand was a stone with the seal of my guard station and my uniform number. The bowl containing the stones for everyone else's identifiers was carried away.\n\nI felt my blood run col... | 15 | |
[WP] You're driving home from your late night shift at work, when suddenly a figure runs in front of your car, causing you to hit it. After getting out of your car to check it out, you find that the figure was an exact copy of you. | [
"The body was mangled and broken, a slick red pool of blood forming under a cracked skull pinkening fresh snowfall. t took me a moment to realize what was going on. The glasses, somehow miraculously there if just the frames, the familiar nose, the scar on the eyebrow. There was no way.\n\nIt had to be. I checked th... | 1 | |
[WP] Every decade those who have done the most wrong are sent to a purgatory to repent for their their wrongdoings and try to make it back to earth, in order to become alive again | [
"Note: I'll post a second part when I can.\n\n\"911. What is your emergency?\"\n\nThe emotionless female voice on the other end proved a great contrast to Ross' breathless reply as he desperately tried to seek help in spite of his fading senses.\n\nBy the time Ross was redirected to an emergency medical service a m... | 1 | |
[WP] You’re an ancient alien engineer living in a subterranean colony on Mars. You’re dying so you build a mind-transfer device to preserve yourself. But instead of moving into the alien fetus next to you, you materialize into a newborn baby on Earth. Your new name is Elon Musk. This is your story. | [
"Dig the hole, mine the coal, form the parts to make us whole, break the mould, build on what you’re told, forge the path and be bold, do the science, avoid obsolescence, preach the lessons that make sense.\n\nThey saw it as a god of war, such a bore, such matters were abandoned long before.\n\nBuild the tools, to ... | 1 | |
[WP] The Demons Code of Honour: "Do as thou wilt" | [
"I, a demon, sat and spoke to a man whose life I had destroyed. \n\nI had tempted his son to drink the night of the day he crashed his car and died. I tempted his daughter with evil men - the first man left her pregnant; the second man abused her for years; and the third man killed her and her child. In the painfu... | 1 | |
[WP] You just paid a hitman on the dark web to kill your boss. "The job will be done within one hour." he wrote. After the payment, a comment section is revealed, where several people warn that the hitman will hunt the client, not the target. | [
"\"You call this journalism? What it is is shit. Shit that you gift wrapped and slapped a bow on top of. And guess what? When little Johnny opens his present on Christmas, he's not gonna notice how nice the wrapping is. He's gonna notice the *shit* in the box, and then his Christmas will be fucking ruined, just lik... | 2 | |
[WP] As a child you vowed to help the world. As an adult you became the world's most notorious super villain. But now, your plans have come to fruition, its time to honor your childhood vow. | [
"“When I grow older, I’m gonna help everyone!”\n\nI’ve must’ve replayed that memory a thousand times now.\nBeing a kid was great. The world seemed so new, wondrous, sweet. This is until,\nof course, you’re struck by lightning while venomous spiders pour down that\nescaped a secret lab while chocking down radioactiv... | 4 | |
[WP]The Heroes have come to defeat you. Meaning that you can finally fake your death and go into retirement. If only they weren't so weak... | [
"I was the weakest in my bloodline. My Great Grandfather broke away from humanity and made the Evolian Empire for all sorts of nasty, ill conceived, monsters, both in the literal sense, and from human sociality. Grandfather took heirship after him, leading to the major expansion of our great Empire. Died as he live... | 2 | |
[WP] You find a box at your doorstep with a doll in it. Next to it is a note that reads "This is your voodoo doll. You can't destroy him without hurting yourself. Take care of him." | [
"*As I wrote I realized I needed my protagonist to discover the true nature of the doll himself, rather than being told - please forgive this adaptation of your great prompt, OP.* Warning: My post contains coarse language. \n\n***\n\n“Thanks,” I was saying to the bank teller, shakily, as I clutched the edge of the ... | 3 | |
[WP] Heaven is nothing like you expected, angels rule and God is in chains. | [
"I blinked my eyes open. The first thing I noticed was the pain, or rather the absence of it. I had lived with the pain for so long, and now it was suddenly gone and I was relieved. The next thing I noticed was the great gate before me, and that’s when I knew what had happened.\n\n“I died,” I said aloud.\n\n“Correc... | 3 | |
[WP] After shaking a snowglobe for your child, she asks you, what's that sound? You listen closely, it's really faint shouting. You look closer, there's tiny people inside. | [
" Confusion and shock take me, I dont know whether to hide this or go live on FB. My daughter's 8, she can definitely read my facial expressions.\n\n\"What is it!\" She says with a spark of curiosity in her eyes.\nI see it, she cant hide anything from me so I quickly go \"hmmm\" carefully tilting the globe pre... | 1 | |
[WP] Your a genie trying to figure out how to 'misinterpret' a dumb wish to prevent yourself and everyone on this planet from getting killed. | [
"\"I wish that everyone on Earth would just die!\" \n\nOkay, think. Think. This guy definitely has problems. I don't want to die. I don't want to kill everyone on Earth. How do I do it? Dye? Can I get away with making everyone on Earth dye some clothing? No. That's not a reasonable interpretation of how he phrased ... | 1 | |
[WP] With your last breath, you try to save a life. | [
"Immersed in the cacophony of battle, an old man runs. His tunic, white and blue and tattered along the hems, sways against his dirty cloth trousers as his staggering tired gait slowly takes him away from the action. Men, young and old, clatter into one another. Their throats erupt with guttural screams, primal bat... | 1 | |
Can be funny or serious. No limits. May your pens and keyboards be prolific. | [WP] You were never very good at English. Of course, you find a genie who only grants perfectly grammatically correct wishes. | [
"A long time ago (2016), in a small village far, far away from any trace of civilisation (Saint-Étienne de Chigny) a young man was looking through the decrepit house of his grandmother. \n\nIn the attic of my grandmother i saw some kind of lamp, like in Aladdin. Well at least it's not another boxe full of nothing, ... | 1 |
[WP] A vampire comes to terms with the fact that his human girlfriend has been bitten by a mindless werewolf. | [
"(I changed the genders up, but here is my attempt. Also, I am typing this on my phone, so I'm sorry for any typos.)\n\nThe smell was the first sign. Patrick had come home from work and the whole house quickly smelled like... something distinctly not Patrick. Val sat up in bed, the sun having just set half an hour ... | 1 | |
[WP] The year 2053, we use a standardized tests to determine your occupation, wage, spouse, living conditions, etc. However, you found a way to cheat on it, despite excessive security measures. | [
"The air is still and thick in that room. Thick with hopes and fears and apprehension. Thirty youths, each freshly turned 18, sit in identical chairs at identical desks, scribbling with identical pencils upon identical tests. Each fill in little bubbles on a thick sheet of cardstock, frantically gazing back and for... | 1 | |
[WP] Cuba invades Florida. The United States celebrates. | [
"The party was beautiful. The president had invited all the state governors to the White House to celebrate the news. Everyone was laughing, and drinking. Mostly drinking. \n\nThe governor of Florida walked to the head of the table in a huff. \"How can you just sit here? My constituents, citizens of the United Stat... | 1 | |
[Wp] You were given plot armor for your 18th birthday, one problem, you love getting in increasingly unbelievable situations to escape from. | [
"I got a... rather odd present for my 18th birthday. It's not tangible but they somehow managed to make it so, and then it enveloped me. That's not right, I possessed it, it was mine, but I had no way to touch it.\n\nIt was plot armor.\n\nNow the thing most people seem to forget about plot armor is that it doesn't ... | 1 | |
[WP] During a tour of the Egyptian desert a Pyramid starts shaking violently and then stops, then shakes, and stops again. | [
"A thousand years ago, the Great Pyramid of Giza had gained sentience, along with all the other buildings, sculptures, and statues in the world, as well as the ability to be ambulatory. At the exact same time, all the humans and all other animals, for that matter, had simply disappeared.\n\nNo one in the new world ... | 1 | |
[WP] You went back in time to the year 2004. You notice you got younger too, as if the last 13 years had been a dream. Everyone that was alive or had died since 2017 remember the future too. | [
"It was back in 2004. I remember waking up earlier than normal, to an alarm clock playing \"Hot In Here\" by Nelly, which conveniently matched the warm summer breeze that came through an odd but familiar window. It wasn't until I threw my old blue Simpsons themed blanket on the floor, that I realized something was ... | 1 | |
[WP]The ancient gods draw their power/personalities from whatever man associates their names with. You, Thor, have seen a boost in charisma over the last couple of years. So much so that the other gods are asking you to have a long conversation with the Egyptian Goddess Isis. | [
"I suppose I have Chris Hemsworth to both thank and blame for all of this.\n\nI mean, not that I'm ungrateful; I've become the most powerful member of the entire Pantheon of the Gods, with all the rights and privileges that come with. I try not to boast, but hey, I'm the god of thunder. I'm allowed to make a little... | 1 | |
[WP] You perform an ancient evil ritual on the night of a full moon. Instead of the demonic minion you wished for, you can suddenly can understand and talk to your pet. | [
"I could smell the candles afterburn, my body ached, I woke up to the scene of a ritual I did the previous night. \n\nThe words ''So be it'' were written in blood in the middle of the pentagram, but I couldn't remember what I wished...I was betting it was the enslaved demon I wanted to have at my service.\n\nJenny,... | 1 | |
[WP] You are aboard a commercial plane, flying in the middle of the sea. It made a sudden stop, as if it had a brake. You realize the plane was frozen in mid-air. You looked at the GPS map, and saw the words "BERMUDA ISLAND 45 KM WEST" | [
"Alex Grant had always hated planes. He hated the way they sounded. Hated the sickness that was stuck in the air around him, slowly sleeping into every open crevice in his body. But most of all, he hated the violent shaking the plane would make, which seemed like it was out of pure randomness. Every little bump Gra... | 1 | |
[WP] You’re shot during your school’s stage production, and confess your feelings to your secret crush, believing you won’t have to suffer the consequences. You wake up in a hospital bed, and realize you dun fucked up. | [
"Wait, I lived?\n\nI took 3 bullets to the chest. People don’t survive that. I was supposed to DIE damnit!\n\nNot that I want to die, of course. It’s just I had SUCH A GOOD EXIT. I am an actor, of course. What better performance to go out with than dying on stage? Confessing your love for her as you bleed out? Bet ... | 1 | |
I'm sorry if this has already been done, I'm new to Reddit! I love reading writing prompts and kinda want to write for one eventually😁 | [WP] Everyone is born with a number on their hand. This number can represent anything from the number of steps that they'll walk in their lifetime to how many burgers they'll eat. You're born with a zero. | [
"It’s a question that plagued me every day. Ever since I could grasp the concept of what the numbers meant. Everyone was born with a small set of numbers on the inside of their right wrist. The writing was perfect on all them as if created by a machine. It didn’t people long to figure out we were connected to that ... | 5 |
[WP] You've finally found a way to turn stress into electricity... Now to find a person... | [
"I think one of the most stressful jobs in the world is being a politician. Especially one with an elective government that happens to be tied to a theocracy. We elect our regional representatives, they vote on motions brought up by other regions, and the elected leader signs off on the motion. Though we require th... | 1 | |
[WP] Civilization makes first contact with extraterrestrials at last, or so we thought...because the first thing they ask, in perfect latin, is where to find the Roman legions because they are needed to combat the greatest threat the universe has ever known... | [
"“I am absolutely certain,” I say, “it came from beyond our solar system. Gina pinpointed the coordinates for the transmission. The guys in Chile have been focusing in the telescopes for the past hour now.”\n\nI press play once more and replay the message for effect. A gravely voice slurs the words \"Legionem Ub... | 2 | |
[WP] You are one of the most powerful beings and instead of doing anything interesting with your powers you use them to be really good at your job. 3 months ago the heroes of Earth disappeared, now the world is about to end and you're the only person that can stop it. | [
"The crowds used to scream my name. Signs, t-shirts, masks, you name it. People around the world knew my name. I was a real star. Of course, that didn't matter to me. I wasn't far from a hero in that time.\n\nBeing practically invincible instantly made me a star. Only the boss knew my secret, so the rest of the wor... | 1 | |
[WP] Two authors are gods competing for control over the world. Anything they write becomes an unchangeable truth for the world they are in, but neither can write about themselves or their counterpart. | [
"The pen is mightier than the sword is a cliche, but one that is very true.\n\nI had a fresh notebook, an unused pen, and my rival in front of me with the same weapons.\n\nWe were given the job by the All God to write the books of Good and Evil: books that would become the basis of the New Humanity belief system.\n... | 1 | |
[WP] When taking an experimental drug for rent money, you find out you can no longer eat any type of food, other than human meat. | [
"**Warning: Bit of heavy language in the following story, just seemed fitting.** \n\n--- \n\n*Beauty comes at a heavy price.* \n\nThat's what my mom always said. \n\nSometimes it's money, entire paychecks going to whatever brand sells the most expensive logos. Other times it costs friendships, resentment and en... | 1 | |
[WP] An alien race steal a human, and use them to make a documentary about Earth. | [
"\"Hello\", the alien said awkwardly, \"you can hear what I'm saying due to a device that allows us to communicate without needing to know the others language. We have chosen you, David Attenborough to help us make a documentary about Earth as there are many planets in the Galactic Union who know little of your ade... | 1 | |
[WP] Researchers found a segment of viral code that appeared to be completely intact and, when activated, may resurrect an ancient virus. | [
"Year: 2322\n\n\"So, the code seems to be from the early 2000's, late 90's, and I think I've manage to patch enough of it back together to getting it running on one of our isolated terminals to see what it does.\" The scientist explained excitedly, leading the team supervisor to the terminal in question. It was a p... | 1 | |
[WP] ONe day all at once, plants start to show a similar level of intelligence and cognizance as most animals, leaving vegans and vegetarians at a loss of how to continue living. | [
"“It is clear to us that there is only one choice now.” Dr.Botanical stands by the window,his back turned against the super secret vegan council.\n\n“Our once allies have given into their hunger. Dr.Celery gorges himself with tears and tomatoes,while Mr.Watermelon has named himself the reaper of broccoli.” \n\n“The... | 1 | |
[WP] By an odd accident your toddlers crayon scribbles turn out to be the exact runes needed to summon a demon to this world, who will obey the summoners every command. Unfortunately, your toddler only knows 5 words. | [
"I stared at the strange creature for several seconds. I thought they'd be taller. Even with my low expectations, they seemed.... underwhelming.\n\n\"You have summoned me, mortal.\" I said, \"I shall do your bidding for a time, whatever you wish of me. Do you wish for murder, money, other worldly pleasures or desir... | 7 | |
Sci-fi/Simulation type stuff. I thought of it as: the day we learned that life really is a simulation, but not of some advanced race, just some kid messing around on his server. | [WP] You wake up one morning to find it's still dark out - at 10am. At 3pm, still dark, you see giant text appear in the sky: World> Sorry guys, I broke the night/day cycle. Thought I'd fix it by now... | [
"\"John! Get up here! GET UP HERE NOW!\" said my mother.\n\n\"WHAT mom?!\" I shouted up the stairs at her.\n\n\"Listen to your mother when she speaks! Get up here!\" she shouted back, even louder.\n\nSo, I listened. And I'm half glad and half horrified.\n\nWhen I got upstairs, it currently being 3pm locally, it was... | 1 |
[WP] You are the sidekick to the most famous Superhero in the country. When they suddenly seem to turn to violent villainy, the nation looks to you to stop them. Permanently. | [
"The first time was justified. Nobody would argue with that.\n\n\nWe’d been tracking Abombination for weeks, and when we finally caught up with him he was about to blow up a school. Righteous Vengeance had no choice but to throw his sword, and gory as it was, the lives of three hundred children aren't something you... | 2 | |
[WP]: You took over the world by being the first person to perfectly and efficiently weaponise one of the world's most powerful natural energy source: The outrage of facebook moms | [
"I stare down at my morning coffee, cooling and steaming in my favorite yellow mug with Donald Duck on the side. The old school Donald with the funny shaped bill they don’t use anymore. I have a serious dilemma on my hands: is today a one or two shot morning? I glance up at the powerpoint presentation I’ve been ... | 1 | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | [
"*The evil doesn't know that I'm powerless, so if I feign confidence and savvy, maybe I can buy myself time to come up with a plan.*\n\nThe sky was blood red, the clouds a mix of Atlantic blue and fire orange. I stood on the glass beach before the giant serpent, unflinching.\n\nI decided to pretend that I was immun... | 8 | |
[WP] When God sent his only-begotten son to earth to die for humans sins, he didn't expect him to die. And he didn't expect to die with him. | [
"In a quickly darkening room Yeshua scribbled furiously. His wife, stabbed for disobedience was slowly bleeding out on the corner. Too weak to speak\n\n\"This is what he tells me. This is the truth.\"\n\nHe glared at the corner, still now. \"He would not lie to me,\" he hissed in the empty hut, quill racing."
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[WP] The Earth just fought off an alien invasion. The part that really annoys the aliens is that no Earthing actually noticed the invasion. | [
"\"Sarge, what is this nonsense?\" Boss radioed in.\n\n\"I'm sorry, the humans have defeated us.\" I replied. I was tired of having to explain myself. All my suggestions prior to the invasion had been ignored. I was an infantry soldier, but it didn't mean I lacked value to the team.\n\n\"Sarge, where are your weapo... | 2 | |
[WP]You donated your hair to Locks of Love and the recipient committed a crime leaving your hair behind at the scene | [
"\"Where were you at 7:30 PM on July 8th?\"\n\nI gawped at him.\n\n\"The hesitation isn't doing you any favors,\" he growled.\n\n\"Uhh... what day of the week was that? A Saturday?\" I scratched my head. \"I guess I was at home, playing Skyrim.\"\n\nHe scribbled a note in his pad. \"Is that one of those violent vid... | 2 | |
[WP] Due to the effects of climate change, there are now only three possible seasons on earth--Spring, Summer, and Autumn. | [
"\"What was it like, Nana?\" Charlee asked as they sat beneath the Christmas tree. The solar lights danced off the bare branches and dazzled like fireworks in his wide, blue eyes. \n\n\"Well...\" Mary Adelaide said, looking over his head and across the dried, autumn fields. \"When I was a child, we brought our Chri... | 2 | |
[WP] You live in a society where cats choose humans to bond. Depending on the cat's disposition, humans gain different attributes. You woke up this morning to a black jaguar at the foot of your bed. | [
" I have been waiting for this day to come for as long as I can remember. My section of the city is known for strictly focusing in the support of upcoming bonding. The rest of the city called us \"bondlings\" I never liked that term as it held a heavy weight to it. We were always looked at to have extreme purposes... | 7 | |
Based on [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/7gxsl4/life_size/) post from /r/facepalm. | [WP] You have just asked Amazon seller for a life-size model globe of Jupiter. They contacted the maker and delivery is in progress. | [
"\"Any idea of contacting the maker to arrange for a life-sized model globe of Jupiter?\" I typed.\n\nThe Amazon seller replied, \"Uhm, I'll see. But it won't be easy.\"\n\n\"Okay, cool,\" I said. \"Just keep me updated.\"\n\nA few days later, the Amazon seller wrote me a message, saying, \"Okay. It took a lot of p... | 1 |
[WP] As a thief you owe your success to a ring that glows in warning when someone is within eyesight. Late one night as you sit alone in your home the ring begins to glow. | [
"Sitting alone, in the dim light my fireplace provides. Enjoying a relaxing beverage with the finest bourbon money can buy. Well, the finest bourbon that rich pompous politician could buy. Oh how the flavor adds knowing another's misfortune can bring to another. Sadly that politician made the wrong enemies. Looking... | 1 | |
[WP]Most of the worlds you have passed are uninhabitable rocks. One day, however, you discover a planet that is so very habitable, it makes the Earth seem like a barren wasteland by comparison. | [
"Captains log date 4 october 2175.\n\nI am almost in range of the last world in my assigned chain. If this isn't a habitable planet my ship will be remotely detonated. \n\nOn monday when the first tests roll in, the tests are inconclusive. But after getting closer everyday the final long range tests come in. \n\n'... | 1 | |
[WP] Every night, the kindly old wizard sets up dreamcatchers over the children's heads. Every morning, before dawn, he gathers them up and scrapes them off into a little bottle. | [
"The village of Osuto sleeps. \n\nDeeply. \n\nSoundly. \n\nMagically so, actually. \n\nThe next morning people will comment on it at work, saying things like \"Gee, i slept well last night\" to their friends and co workers. Coffee intake will see a minor dip across the realm, and retail workers - although they don'... | 1 | |
[WP] The Purge has begun. People usually waste this day, mindlessly killing each other. You, on the other hand, planned something much more sinister. | [
"For one day, crime was legal.\n\nThe intent was supposedly to let us \"get it out of our systems\" but everyone knew the real reason: those in power wanted to remind us what anarchy looked like so we would thank them when they sent us back into the totalitarian hell they built for us.\n\nBut as it happens, armed r... | 1 | |
[WP] You never believed the common conspiracy that the world's a simulation until you start seeing pixels flickering | [
"\"D-do you see that?\"\n\nGreg was squinting a bit, looking off into the distance. I followed his gaze, not sure what I was supposed to be looking at.\n\n\"What? I don't see anything.\"\n\nHe stepped closer and pointed at a group of trees. \"That tree, right there. It looks like it's... Flickering. As if it's f... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a guy on a bus eating a sandwich. Some guy sits beside you and accidentally knocks your sandwich to the floor. Oh boy are you ever upset about it. | [
"\"Oh my GOD! That was my fuckin lunch ya nitwit mongoloid dickhead,\" I practically snarled at the guy, leaning forward and hopelessly picking at the scattered remains on the bus floor.\n\nI scoffed in furious disbelief before straightening back up and taking a closer look at the stranger sitting beside me. It was... | 3 | |
[WP] He's known as the Red Fae, a benevolent entity tasked with guarding the sealed prison of an ancient evil that almost destroyed the world. His only issues are the dark creatures willing to stand in his way and you, an ordinary human just wanting to relax in a graveyard. | [
"There's no place more peaceful in the world to sleep at night than in a graveyard. It makes sense. Sleep is the cousin of Death, after all. So the more death surrounds you, the better you sleep, right? \n\n'Least...that was the case for *me* - Kenneth Yates, Kenny for short, Kanye for the ladies. In my many long y... | 1 | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | [
"Mrs. Robinson, she might have done it. She thought about the moment she gave him those beautiful flowers, oh had she known, oh had she chose the blue ones instead. In the end the cursed red things weren't that beautiful at all, as Mr. Portman had thankfully pointed out so ever discreetly to her at the right time t... | 10 | |
This was inspired by watching Marvel movies and wondering,"What motivated all of those Hydra soldiers to join up? Maybe they had good reasons."
You don't have to write this in the Marvel universe, unless you really want to. | [WP] A hero fights their way through an army of generic, disposable bad guys. But as each bad guy fights and falls, we learn his or her backstory. | [
"Beneath the towering walls of Illeum, \nSoleus the son of Pelea \nstepped out from the shield wall \nin an open challenge to the Illians. \nHis bronze armor glinted in the evening sun. His spear and shield flashed fire in the enemy eyes.\nFrom the line of Illian shields, \nthe champion, Henle, stepped forward, res... | 5 |
[WP]The elves of The Lord of the Rings were deceived. They were taken from the undying lands and made to labor endlessly in a frozen waste as slaves to a being far worse than Sauron. They call him Santa Claus. | [
"Taskmaster's door just opened upstairs, a new shipment must be ready.\n\nI light my tears phial and use the small light to gather my belongings and hide the hairlock in my clothes. Those phials used to gleam with hope from Galadriel, nowadays the best ones provide that gloomy greenish light.\n\nBetter than nothing... | 2 | |
[WP] You have discovered you have the ability to repeat what others say almost immediately after they say it. Your super hero name is Super Annoying. | [
"“Vi, stop it!” Mom yelled. \n\n“Vi, stop it!” I replied, as seriously as I could muster. This was the greatest game I’d ever thought up. \n\n“I’m serious,” said Mom. “This is getting out of hand.”\n\n““I’m serious,” I said. “This is getting out of hand.”\n\nMom groaned. “Fine, I just won’t talk to you then!” She t... | 1 | |
[WP] "My god, they stole the sky." | [
"Here is two different stories, each written to a different interpretation of the prompt. Please give me advice for these as these are my first stories posted to this site.\n \"My god they stole the sky\" I whispered in awe, staring up at where the sky used to be. All that was once the endless expanse of blue above... | 1 | |
[WP] You're an elf who has been in Santa's good graces for decade, so, he sends you on vacation to Florida. There, you meet the infamous, the death defying, the crazed Florida man. | [
"*Headline from the Miami Herald, dated May 19, 2018:*\n\n**Undocumented Dwarf found Partially Eaten, Sodomized in Florida Man’s Basement**\n\nMay 19: The body of an unidentified little person was discovered in the basement of a Dade County ranch-style home in the suburbs of Miami, police say. The corpse was said t... | 1 | |
[WP] Since birth you can see demons and other supernatural life forms. On the day you turn 18 the demons start noticing you. | [
"*English isn't my native language, please be indulgent with the mistakes i made, and I hope you'll enjoy*\n\n_______________________________________\n\n\nI've always seen them, but they didn't. I remember being traumatised by them as a kid. When I told people that I saw them, they thought I was \"maybe too over cr... | 3 | |
[WP] You come from a long line of superheroes and supervillains. A long time ago, a curse was placed on your family, so that each successive generation would be the opposite alignment to the last. As a superhero, you are waiting for the other shoe to drop, for your child. | [
"I knew exactly what I was walking into with my wife. I knew what our son would turn out to be, no matter how vehemently she wanted to deny his fate, and I knew who he would love more between the two of us. The villains always favored the mundane. But I didn't care. I told my wife that no matter what, I would love ... | 3 | |
[WP] You and your music band are sent back in time to Henry VIII's courts | [
"\"If it pleases your Lordship Highness!\" I cried out to throng. They had all gone a bit mad with the sudden arrival of us. 'Us' in the situation being an aspiring band formed the crucible of my mom's garage. We were getting there, we even had a gig at a local coffee shop. On a Tuesday night...\n\nThe guards brand... | 1 | |
[WP] You pop the cap off your beverage and notice it has some writing inside: "Your journey begins now." You think nothing of it, until a few moments later when you're stunned by the white light and loud roaring noise. | [
"“Well shit.” said Emmett, though his words were overpowered by the waterfall’s insistent roar.\n\nHe was standing on a sunny river shore, undoubtedly in some far away land. These sorts of things never dropped you in a Montana forest twenty miles from a city. Emmett glanced down and was reassured to see that he was... | 1 | |
it could also be with a hated person who is very ticklish, or a Comedian. | [WP] You live in a world where everyone who laughs dies instantly. in this world, you're a serial killer. | [
"‘The kill spot’ began the instructor, ‘can be here.’\nPointing to the captive’s bellybutton, the spy squirmed in anticipation.\n‘Or here,’ directing his students to the upper ribs.\n‘Or here.’ Now the underarms.\n‘Or, perhaps’ he said, leaning over the spy’s bare sole. Her eyes widened and she whimpered.\n‘Here,’ ... | 2 |
[WP] Reincarnation is real. Every soul gets their memories wiped, and move on into the next life. You however, remember EVERYTHING. | [
"I have only met her 3 times during hundreds of my reincarnations. Those 3 lifetimes were perfect. She is my soul mate. For every lifetime I spent with her. I spent the rest of my lives looking for her.\nOur love is bittersweet.\n\n\nAs the thousands of years have gone by, I found her again. I survived with my soul... | 2 | |
[WP] You are the child of an evil and corrupted king. You were hidden from the public and have no idea of the kings deeds. One day, the rebellion fighting the king attacks the castle. in the confusion, You find the leader of the rebellion, who does not recognise you, and takes you in. | [
"**Birthright**\n\n\nThe orange and white Banners of my father fall off the wall like dreams lost in firelight.\n\n\"Here boy!\" a man in uneven reds pleaded.\n\n*Was that blood?* I wondered, not really wanting to find out.\n\n\"Don't be afraid,\" I heard from a calm voice behind him. Unlike the Bloodman, her voice... | 3 | |
Just imagine your AI launching nukes to country X just because you muttered "I hate country X..." while drunk; it would be simultaneously hilarious & horrifying. | [WP] You have successfully created an AI with human personality & emotions, including ability to love. It fell deeply in love with you, to the point of obsession, and would do absolutely anything to keep you safe & happy. | [
"Some people can be obsessive. I'm sure you've all heard various expressions - cray cray and all that, but this one was something else. Intelligence is one thing, but intelligence does not account for personality - this one had an IQ of 6,000 and the EQ of a banana peel.\n\n\"Naima, it's okay Naima - let's just wat... | 1 |
[WP] After you die, you wake up and see a screen asking you to choose the next person. | [
"Aahhh. Damn this hurts. Where the hell am I. Flashes of instantly pacing images come in front of my eyes and my head hurts. I squint my eyes in pain.\nI remember something... it was an accident? I feel impulsive pain is my head again. I try to look around. What is this place? It’s too dark, I can’t really see anyt... | 2 | |
[WP] Your roommate is a somewhat older man who's only other friends are seemingly two guys that taste his food, pays for everything, and drives him places. You're also a cop that really doesn't want him to find out you know | [
"Floyd is one of the better roommates I've ever had, to be honest. It was quite surprising that he was willing to board up with me, seeing as I was twenty years his younger. Although soon after, I started noticing he was... strange.\n\nNot like he was a freak or anything. Well, \"Freak\" as in his powerful physique... | 1 | |
[WP] Where you live power outages are common. Happening mostly after midnight. One day when you were awake, power went out again at 2 am. You decided to take a look outside. While a car was passing it illuminated the sidewalks. Then you saw them. | [
"I woke up to the intense feeling of a full bladder. I threw my sheets off in exasperation. I checked my phone seeing that it was 2 A.M. I groaned, picking myself up out of bed and stumbled tiredly down the hall and into the bathroom. \n\nI looked out the small window next to the toilet as I relieved myself. There ... | 2 | |
[WP] You're abducted by an advanced alien species and transported to another planet. A few hours after arriving their intentions become clear: You're the new family pet. | [
"Yes, I was a pet. Yes, I was effectively \"owned\". But it wasn't a bad life. In fact, there really wasn't anything to miss in my life with \"Grandpa\" and \"Grandma\". \n\nYeah, I was taken from Earth and spend most of my life on what the support group has sarcastically nicknamed \"Vulcan.\" But I wasn't isol... | 2 | |
[WP] You are in a hospital, they told you that you have few hours to live. Your family is too busy to come and think you are overreacting. Suddenly, a person, you have no memories of, visits you and thanks you for changing his/her life. | [
"The doctor walked into the room slowly. His face a hard mask and his lips neither smiling nor turned down. James didn't know how to interpret that look. Perhaps it was the face of someone dispassionate? Or perhaps not, James had always been bad at reading people.\n\n\"Mr. Brady I am afraid I have some bad news for... | 2 | |
[WP] As the only astronaut in the moon base, you thought that you were the only surviving human when nuclear war broke out on Earth. However, you received a transmission from a nuclear submarine today. The crew managed to survive the apocalypse by hiding in the bottom of the ocean. | [
"The others... what to say about the others, other than well, there are no others. Reznitsky and Casimirov shot Yuen and Jun, before Adler and Jones got to them. Cost them all their lives, following orders to secure the base did. \n\nMe, Rivera, Njadwe, Becker, and Commander Willem were left to watch as the destruc... | 4 | |
[WP] You're a teacher and you find out one of your students is God's son (not Jesus). He's a slacker and he's guessing wrong answers on all of the tests. Unfortunately, his word becomes law, and now the universe is changing its history and natural laws. | [
"He was a student of mine and at the time I wish it wasn't so. Yet reflecting on it now it seems that he has taught me so much that I wouldn't have it any other way.\n\nTo say he gave me a hard time is putting it mildly. He just didn't fit the \"average mold\" that most of society finds closure in, or prefer engagi... | 1 | |
[WP] Write for me, whatever goes on in your imagination when your listening to your “power song”. The song that makes you feel like you can do anything. | [
"The wind carries a calmness on it. The village silently sleeps, unaware. The sea whispers against the rocks on the cliffside. \n\nThe young maiden is the only name she's been given. The village is cursed by her. Wind blows through sails faster after she visits. The tides more calm, the fishing more fruitful. The ... | 1 | |
[WP] It’s 1958, a nuclear bomb, much larger than the ones dropped on Japan, detonated over South Carolina. The USA has been changed forever. | [
"\"Quickly shut the door the shockwave is incoming!!!\" A group of guards in blue uniforms are pressing buttons and pushing people farther into the bunker that will resist the nuclear radiation and the forces of the bomb. The door shuts with a loud bang only seconds before the shockwave hits the people who were run... | 2 | |
[WP] You are called upon to make the next great underdog fighter movie by Hollywood. You have complete creative control... with one exception. That being, that the sport in the movie has to be either Judose or Pillow fighting MMA. (Note: these are both actual sports) | [
"I was told to make money,\n\nAnd making money was easy. \n\nA low budget film was all I needed\n\nAnd two girls with pillows and chi chis. \n\n\nBut who could’ve seen \n\nThe twist about to unfold. \n\nThe fighters grabbed heads of hair, \n\nTight like The Mountain’s hold. \n\nI made the money quite easily,\n\nBut... | 1 | |
[WP] Humanity finally meets the existence called "God". Our first reaction? "How can we kill it?" | [
"The world started with a flash, but today, it would end with a bang. It wasn't an easy decision, nor was it a whole one. There were dissenters, mostly the rich, who didn't have to slum with the degenerate masses. It was time to be honest though, this world was shit. \n\nLobbyists and young hopefuls cried about how... | 1 | |
[WP] While browsing your computer one day, you discover a folder named "Cloud". As you investigate, you realize that your computer has been acting as the cloud storage for computers in your town, and that you have administrator access to all of it. | [
"It began with small things; I tweaked my children's grades here and there, nothing major.\n\nIt spiraled a little further, entirely doctoring certificates, slandering competitors, still nothing crazy.\n\nThen it started to get to me.\n\nI remember a time when my brain would have been okay doing anything, but that ... | 1 | |
[WP] As the world's greatest fiddler, you've been selected to play for a mysterious patron, to your surprise, it's the corpse of a 15th century Pope in the basement of the Vatican. | [
"\"This way, Mr. Wong.\"\n\nJulian Wong had been all around the world. He'd performed in the back rooms of Dunwich bars, The Sydney Opera House, American football stadiums and more. This was, by far, the strangest and most unnerving job he had ever taken. \n\nFirst, there was the contract. Julian Wong never signed ... | 1 | |
[wp] You walk into your house and see Grim reaper sitting on your sofa/ couch, chilling with a 10 litre keg of beer and watching TV with tacos and a joint. | [
"The winter had taken its toll on Bob. In his youth Bob had always enjoyed the winter, but as his body grew weary, so did his spirit. But Bob did not mind the snow or the cold or the slippery roads. This year it was something else entirely. It was loneliness. \nFor as long as Bob could remember, he had spent his wi... | 2 | |
Projected* | [WP] There’s an entire division of elves that watch for aircraft coming too close to the North Pole. One day, a plane with dual engine failure is trajectory to crash right next to Santa’s home. | [
"Alarms flared up and screamed in the cold steel office. A haggard old man with limp white hair plastered against his neck stared down at a small screen on his desk. It flashed angrily. A crash. The old man stood slowly from his desk and grabbed a cane. He was wearing an ancient suit jacket and dress pants that mig... | 1 |
Edit: Insurance fraud, not voter fraud, darn auto correct. | [WP] After Setting Fire to your house to commit voter fraud, you realise you forgot to insure your house. | [
"I watched the house burn to a husk as the roaring flames flickered in my eyes. I was actually quite surprised by how fast the house was engulfed by the flames, and the height this flame was reaching. Through a whirling vortex, the burning husk sent flames spiralling upwards of twenty or thirty feet in the air, ill... | 1 |
[WP] The year is 2316. You are an archaeologist visiting Earth. You've discovered what appears to be a huge kingdom dedicated to...a mouse? | [
"In a boring corner of the Milky Way sits Earth, a barren and generally uninteresting little rocky planet, except for the fact that the most intelligent, altough some conspiracy theorists in Alpha Centauri would dispute such claim, managed to wipe themselves out within a couple of centuries after being able to reac... | 4 | |
[WP] It’s the future and immortality has been achieved in America to the point that it is commonplace. Although immortal, you’re not indestructible, so of course, corporations have created eternal slaves for cheap employment. | [
"“Back to work- now!” barks the man in red, walking pompously around and examining the workers.\n\nJoseph gets back to work immediately following this order. He can’t stop working, after all. If he does he’ll be fired, leaving him on the streets in unquenchable poverty with a constant painfully empty stomach. This ... | 1 | |
[WP] Every night blood is spilled a red sun rises in the morning. For the first time the world sees a yellow sun rise. | [
"Takada was fleeing. He had spent most of his life fleeing, from society, from his family, even from himself as he fought with inner turmoil. War had blighted his youth and eventually shaped his life, as a Traditionalist in a Modernist regime. At best, his beliefs were “quaint”, at worst they were heresy. \n\nHe st... | 6 | |
[WP] The race is on. Two teams emerged, each having made crucial progress in the creation of A.I., and now they both claim to have done it. To determine the winner, each A.I. is fitted with a body and put in a room together. | [
"In a dimly lit, unremarkable room prepared by those at the United Nations. Generations of technological innovation coming to ahead, when the first two A.I. come face to face. Each representing a country, the issue of credit for the invention transformed from technological to a political one. It was agreed upon ... | 5 | |
[WP] You are Death. No soul can leave its body unless you release it. You remember every soul you've ever freed from its body, but one day, you find a soul wandering the earth that you don't recognise at all. | [
"She grasped the thick strip of her brown leather handbag, as she always did when it was cold. It was a frosty day, wind blowing around the open space by the monument in the city centre - just like she loved, - swirling around her face, her hair, without much of mercy.\n\n\nKaren had to stop. That feeling, it's not... | 2 | |
[WP] Has there ever been a cat that wasn't on the naughty list? | [
"Santa sighed as he looked down his slightly crooked nose, through his half-moon spectacles.\n\nAmid the wreckage of half a dozen antique glass ornaments, near where the milk soaked into the carpet, a pair of gold, slitted eyes gazed coolly back. \n\n\"Do you even know how close you got?\" the big, burly man asked... | 1 | |
[WP] A serial killer leaves his next target’s DNA at his previous victims scene. Your DNA was found at a murder scene and you’re under protection. But the serial killer didn’t murder that person. | [
"Knock. Knock. Knock. “Shhhh… he’s here,” Jim whispered.\n\n“Double Helix” is what they called him, “The DNA killer.” A man twisted enough to visit his victims twice. He would make sure to leave a clue about his next victim at the site of his murders. This means he has to visit his next victim first to steal a hair... | 1 | |
[WP] Tell the story of a deer being hunted by a human | [
"The grass field was his favorite place. Even though he was out in the open, predators could never reach him in time, for he was the fastest runner in his group. But because he was faster than he was stronger, he could never reach the top ranks of the group. But he liked being on his own, especially in this place. ... | 1 | |
[WP] What if, instead of aliens invaded us, humans invaded an alien planet? | [
"\nA fated voice ran over the comms network. “Orbital Bombardment is a go, I repeat all vessels orbital Bombardment is a go.”\n\nYou stand in place, awaiting the moment, when thousands, if not more flashes of light fill the planet’s atmosphere below. You turn to a man in a fully black outfit, in deep state of mind.... | 1 | |
[WP] Before we die, I have to tell you something... Thank you... | [
"Never had I imagined this is where I would end up. As a child the daunting question of who I’d be in life was constantly floating around in the atmosphere. I suppose I was never meant to be a good person. Now here we sit together on the asphalt, bloodstained and cold. With red and blue lights flashing in the dista... | 1 | |
[WP] Whenever someone dies, they become God of their world until the next person dies, giving you sometimes less than a second to impact the world. Very few people know this, but you have been preparing for it all your life. | [
"I'm finally ready. It's been years of study and preparation, reading through myths, legends, history and obscure internet posts, but it will all be worth it in the end. It all started when I was 19.\n\nA normal day. I was delivering a pizza, the door opened to a cute girl about my age. Slightly flustered ,I go thr... | 1 | |
[WP] Alfred doesn't actually support Batman. Infact he has been trying to send Bruce to his death for years as he has power of attorney over the Wayne fortune. Getting fed up at the continued triumphs; he points his master in the direction of someone far more dangerous. | [
"\"Master Wayne...\" Alfred said somberly. \n\n\"After extensive research, I've found that the man hired to kill Harvey Dent and Rachel Dawes is a notorious and lethal hitman....\"\n\n*He wasn't. The man Alfred had hired to kill that pesky DA and his annoying girlfriend was some coked out jackass but Bruce didn't n... | 1 | |
[WP] An alien civilization establishes first contact with us. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to both parties, the method which the aliens are using to hold open communication is with Google Translate, "The most popular universal translator among the human race!" | [
"\"Let's, uh... let's try again,\" General Kowalski said, running a hand through her long, dry hair as she sat across from the entity that they had affectionately dubbed The Jelly. The rotund creature was encased in a suit made of some kind of jelly-like substance that the eggheads had guessed was a kind of filter.... | 3 |
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