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[WP] It seemed like a perfect magical deal. When any child descended from you is born you grow younger by a single year. So you agree, planning on a big family and living to a ripe old age. Years later however you find yourself rapidly growing younger and regret not understanding exponential growth. | "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Jim lamented. "Gain a year of life for each descendant, what could go wrong?"
"And it went wrong." The bound man muttered.
"What gave it away? The fact that your great-great-great-granddaddy is a goddamn twelve year old." Jim sighed. "You know getting old was a bitch, you... | When I met little Richard he seemed not to recognize me. They had torn down the attic and was in the process of scraping the rest of the house. It was very hot and there was sawdust in the air. I did not manage to recover our common history from Richard, so I handed him a business card and played an insurance salesman.... | 2021-04-15T11:22:56 | 2021-04-15T11:09:08 | 400 | 20 |
[WP] It seemed like a perfect magical deal. When any child descended from you is born you grow younger by a single year. So you agree, planning on a big family and living to a ripe old age. Years later however you find yourself rapidly growing younger and regret not understanding exponential growth. | It wasn't until I woke up twenty five one morning that I realized my mistake.
It had seemed like a great deal. In exchange for my name (the fairy didn't say what it wanted the to know for, and I didn't ask) I would become one year younger with every descendent born to me.
The only thing was, I didn't dig kids; they w... | A long time ago, I made a deal with an entity. That may seem unnecessarily vague, but to my knowledge there is no word in any surviving language for it.
One thing that modern fiction gets sort of right, is that the language of my birth was shared between all worlds. You can't summon demons with incantations. There is ... | 2021-04-15T11:40:34 | 2021-04-15T11:39:36 | 36 | 24 |
[WP] "Sire, the hero's party is outside. It's large, too." "Fools. Not even six or seven can stand against me!" "No, sire, you misunderstand. The hero's party consists of his entire village." "Wait, what?" "They weren't happy that you razed their village. And they've all been leveling up." | Those fools, he thought. "If they have been leveling up everyone at once, there is no way they can reach a high enough level! Those high level raids have a cap and a long respawn time, so there's no way they are all maxed out, let alone class levels and items."
"Sire, it appears that they are divided into divisions, a... | “His entire village? I find that awfully hard to believe. I set the place on fire, you’re telling me not one person died in the fire?” The villainous Dark lord found himself bemused by the worried antics of his advisor, watching as the advisor continued to peek through the squared stone castle window, only to duck as a... | 2021-07-19T08:34:49 | 2021-07-19T07:52:10 | 698 | 124 |
[WP] "Sire, the hero's party is outside. It's large, too." "Fools. Not even six or seven can stand against me!" "No, sire, you misunderstand. The hero's party consists of his entire village." "Wait, what?" "They weren't happy that you razed their village. And they've all been leveling up." | “I’m not worried. My three dragons should dispatch those pesky villagers with ease.”
“Sire? They’ve already killed the dragons.” My squire, Remus, seemed reluctant to provide me with all the details.
“I beg your pardon?”
“They slaughtered them all.”
I had raised those dragons from birth. They were like my children.... | “His entire village? I find that awfully hard to believe. I set the place on fire, you’re telling me not one person died in the fire?” The villainous Dark lord found himself bemused by the worried antics of his advisor, watching as the advisor continued to peek through the squared stone castle window, only to duck as a... | 2021-07-19T09:20:21 | 2021-07-19T07:52:10 | 168 | 124 |
[WP] "Sire, the hero's party is outside. It's large, too." "Fools. Not even six or seven can stand against me!" "No, sire, you misunderstand. The hero's party consists of his entire village." "Wait, what?" "They weren't happy that you razed their village. And they've all been leveling up." | Sire: Oh, for Devil's sake.. It was just one damn village! I have razed **thousands** of villages and not ONCE in ALL of my 100000 levels did the people dare to come forward to my domain! The worst I've had happen was a milk maiden writing me an angry letter on cow skin!
Servant: Yes, Sire. I remember reading that to ... | Daesirith, seventh lord of the void grumbled "Can you tell me what the party consists of?"
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"We have our knight in shining armor Pyadzu, last Priest and Knight of Azgoroth, A Human Blood Dancer acting as the leaders second in command, two Xorvlogoth that were previously blacksmiths that have now taken on ... | 2021-07-19T11:45:07 | 2021-07-19T10:31:59 | 18 | 13 |
[WP] Magicians are quite rare. They are not born; they're made. It is through unimaginable pain that their powers manifest. Their ability is linked to their own personal trauma. So tell me child, what can YOU do? | "I can kill."
The witch froze for a moment, the look of disgust barely being held back as she nodded.
"This... power. Might I ask of your first experience with magic?"
The sickly child nodded his head. His gaze never leaving the ground.
"It was- it was with my friend. N-not really a friend, but we talk ... | [P1]
It’s been a rough day. Once again, I was not heard when I spoke up months ago. Just as it always goes. I try my best to tell people what I see. But they never listen to me. Now I am packing up my desk because of layoffs. Layoffs that would have been prevented if people had more faith in what I predicted. I should... | 2022-04-26T14:45:26 | 2022-04-26T10:55:23 | 18 | 10 |
[WP] A master thief sends a letter to the castle. "I am coming to take your most valued treasure. Stop me if you can." On the promised date the castle guards it's most valuable pieces in a vault and the thief never shows. A short time later it is discovered that what was stolen was not in the vault. | "At last! I have the king at my feet. He will do anything to retrieve what I've taken" the thief crowed and watched the town scramble.
"Boring" a voice behind him said in a calm, even tone. "I mean what are you even going to ask for?"
"Anything I want. And the king will give it to me, all so I return his precious da... | The Queen was imposing, even in her chamber robes and with the gem-studded little crown resting on her head. They had been embroidered by a near-blind seamstress with relentless, tiny-fingered hands who had served Her Majesty exclusively for the last 15 years. Even the dark wrinkles of fatigue around the eyes were maje... | 2022-09-08T07:19:08 | 2022-09-08T04:45:57 | 30 | 11 |
[WP] Write a story where the first and last line are the same, but carry two very different meanings. | "Sometimes I really feel humanity is a curse" bleeped Atvor, shining radiant in the midnight void.
"I fear you're right. They keep evolving. Every few millennia they appear. Unrelated planets, Unrelated stars. There's no explanation for it. Each time we give them the benefit of the doubt and every time their chaotic ... | What does it mean to be a hero or a villain?
I ponder this thought as I reach Dredge's home. I'm investigating some strange symbols Poppy, Dredge's younger sister, saw in her room. Dredge is *not* himself, willing to let his family die, with no thought or emotion whatsoever. I'm the one trying to control the realm, ye... | 2022-09-16T15:04:15 | 2022-09-16T14:41:50 | 84 | 19 |
[WP] Adolf Hilter fakes his own death, survives the war, and gets a job verifying the authenticity of Nazi memorabilia at a pawn shop. | "No, no, no," the old man was saying. "This is not what I am telling you. What *I* am telling you, is that this," he waved around my grandfather's knife, "is a replica."
Sales shit. Fuckin' assholes. "Dude," I said. "I found this in my grandfather's crawlspace."
He looked at me like I was an idiot. "And because your ... | "3... 2... 1... and, we're rolling!"
"I came to the pawn shop today looking to sell off some of this WWII memorabilia. I found it in my grandfather's old storage unit, when I was emptying it out. He was pretty much Hitler's second-in-command, so I'm sure this stuff must be worth something. I'm probably looking to get ... | 2022-03-20T02:03:42 | 2015-12-26T17:08:13 | 1,230 | 68 |
[WP] You are an assassin. A little girl has just come up to you, handed you all her pocket money and asked you to kill her abusive relative. | I sagged against the apartment door. I looked around, eyes taking in every detail, searching if anything was out of place. The blinds were all closed, as usual, leaving the room in almost total darkness. Seeing that nothing had been touched, I let out a sigh, and winced at the pain in my side.
I walked towards the ba... | Part I
It was freezing cold, sitting in the blind as he was, nearly freezing his balls off, but the moment was at hand. He had adjusted his sights long ago, planning the spot where it would take place. And now, this was the time, and this was the place. His training wasn’t even a thought; he took a quick breath, and ... | 2017-04-04T04:42:54 | 2017-04-03T23:30:46 | 20 | 15 |
[WP] You're happily going about your day when you vanish in a cloud of smoke. Suddenly, you're standing in a ring of candles. A sorcerer holding a tome looks pleased at your arrival. Turns out Earth is Hell, we're the demons, and you've just been summoned. | "Let me get this straight. You brought me here, a 'demon' in order to mate with me because you want some form of demon hybrid as your child?"
What a day. First, I get off work and drive home with nothing in mind other than to watch some Stargate SG-1 and go to bed. Alone. Now, I am standing in the bedroom of what look... | It felt like I had tripped up some stairs. For a second I thought I had, and immediately froze. The plate in my hand still held the Reuben, but the surface beneath.....
My head snapped up, and I noticed the darkness first. Second were the candles, placed carefully around me in hexagons expanding away from me. Low-leve... | 2017-05-12T10:39:48 | 2017-05-12T08:05:41 | 23 | 10 |
[WP] As the universe is dying, an immortal man is on a journey to find an immortal snail. | (So, this isn't exactly the prompt, but I had written this when I first found the snail question and introduced it to a group of my friends and we argued about it for a long time. I felt compelled to author this, and have kept it all these years. Instead of you seeking the snail, the snail has continued to seek you, an... | The ancient Varlans, one of the last human empires, mastered the technology of moving planets as interstellar crafts. There were only 30,000 Varlans left on the planet Bikor, orbiting a slowly expanding and dying star, the last human enclave in the universe, perched on the thin wisp of the arm of the galaxy called Him... | 2017-07-07T08:00:33 | 2017-07-07T07:47:41 | 18 | 10 |
[WP] Years ago, Aliens invaded earth to take its resources. But, there are two problems. The entire Earth has become a resistance group and the Aliens have no concept of Guerrilla Warfare. | I was only with control for about 2 years before the Earth expedition was announced. Our planet cluster was running low on supplies and resources, and with the last expedition turning out fruitless, it seemed inevitable that Earth was our next stop. I was enraptured with the idea that I could have a direct hand in help... | Wind carried metallic scents of blood and industry, and smoke rose from a pile of rubble in the distance, a skyscraper torn down to create more room for their strange structures. The city looked abandoned, each building worn from years of neglect, abandoned as people had fled for their lives when the invasion began. Bu... | 2017-09-29T08:57:32 | 2017-09-29T07:46:09 | 262 | 88 |
[WP] After grazing your child's cut knee one afternoon, you discover you have the power to heal others simply by touching them. You use your new gift to rid a plethora of illnesses and wounds in your community. One day, you exhaust your powers and see a familiar cut form on your knee....
| "We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty on all counts," said the portly man I knew we had all along. Beads of sweat had formed along his neckline, his whole body sighing as he read. I'm sure he was a good enough man--hell if he was hurting, I'd likely have helped him--but McDaniels had his ways of making money fin... | I was nothing if not fastidious. That's what my mother used to say. Persnickety was her word, actually. Persnickety Pandora, she should have called me. Again, her words not mine. Because, she said, I placed far too much emphasis on unimportant details.
On the trivial little issues that most people would simply ignore... | 2018-04-25T05:48:47 | 2018-04-25T05:33:38 | 888 | 123 |
[WP] Turns out Humans are tiny compared to any other species of aliens, allowing them to live off in the nooks and crannies of alien spaceships. Colonies can live on ships for generations unseen and unknown, or have a mutually beneficial relationship with a crew. | **Humans: The Intelligent Pest**
The human is one of the few intergalactic minor species to adapt to life in urban environments, as such they can now be found nearly everywhere within the populated universe. Some consider them a virulent pest and call the exterminators as soon as they find a human colony, others insis... | Turns out that humans are tinier than a dust particle floating in an unknown corner of space. That was until they started floating toward other parts of the universe. I have to hand it to them, they had come a long way given their size against other beings in the stars. Especially the young human named, Shawn Willard. ... | 2018-05-30T11:12:13 | 2018-05-30T11:11:03 | 2,926 | 95 |
[WP] When you kill someone, you get their best trait. Except it's what *they* think is their best trait. | It was him. It was him from the photo, she could tell, that horrible man that everyone talked about, yet only in a whisper, as if the very mention of him would summon him.
The families left behind. The children left motherless. He only killed women, they said. The things he would do to them! She would shake off every ... | I tried to give the concept a different tone, hope you enjoy :).
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Have you ever heard this? Conscience is a thing you can have no matter if you have a brain or if you don't.
The usual thing you would think when you hear 'culture' is that invi... | 2018-09-15T10:39:10 | 2018-09-15T10:20:50 | 466 | 22 |
[WP] After the Battle of Hogwarts, Dudley met a woman and they had a daughter,Sophie. Sophie is the light of their lives,she's always been a pleasant child. The morning of Sophie's 11th birthday,there’s a knock at the door. Harry is here to visit his cousin for the first time in almost 20 years.
I just want to say tha... | As Harry walked up to the house with ballons on the mailbox he knew he was in the right place.
Looking at the front door he noticed a sign, "Birthday guests around back. Make sure gate is latched." Harry thought to himself. "While not a formal guest. That is the reason I'm here. And its my birthday too."
As he round... | "I met Georgina when I was 26" said Dudley, as Harry watched Dudley's family photos hung around their living room. "Would you er... like some tea?" Harry was looking at the pictures absentmindedly and almost didn't hear the question, "... yeah, why not." Harry noticed baby photos of Sophie playing in the backyard and m... | 2019-10-16T12:02:20 | 2019-10-16T11:44:21 | 117 | 48 |
[WP]everyone has a sigil on their body that represents powers that were bestowed onto humanity after the rapture of the Milky Way. The bullies at school always pick on you because you never used your power, but you’ve had enough. Now they are going to find out why your sigil is a plain old circle | “Hey! Blankie!” A blast of light came at my face as I quickly dodged, used to him doing this exact thing.
I turned to see an absolute hulk of a man, his eyes dimming back to normal, as he came over to me chuckling to himself as he knew what he would be getting , just like every day. He stuck his hand out. “Hand it ove... | Even before the rapture, that's what we've grown to call the day the sky lit up like a god had laid fire to a rainbow, i had trouble fitting in. I never enjoyed the "normal" things kids were supposed to: sports, video games, comic books. I was always staring out the window. Looking for shapes in the clouds or stars. Wi... | 2020-02-26T09:23:25 | 2020-02-26T09:02:03 | 25 | 13 |
[WP] Making a deal with a demon requires a soul. Usually this is a very bad idea, but you got a crazy idea. Earlier you traded your lunch money to the school bully in exchange for a piece of paper that says you own his soul. You're about to find out if demons consider this a valid contract. | "And he signed it?"
"Aha"
"Knowing fully well that he would be selling his soul"
"Yup"
"For a lunch"
"Yes"
"A bag with a tuna salad sandwich, two apples and a juice brick"
"You got it"
"Man, humans are dumber than I thought". The demon said very casually. "Well, not all humans" He gestured towards me. The demon... | While waiting a dark and dingy lounge of the Demon Inc, I was thinking what my lawyer said "This might be valid contract that you own bully's soul, but whether you will be entitled to the benefits (tangible or intangible) coming out of deal with the demon is debatable. The law is not very clear on this. It might happen... | 2021-03-27T03:50:30 | 2021-03-27T01:43:59 | 34 | 13 |
[WP] Pacifist aliens, incapable of aggression, are being slaughtered by their rivals. To save themselves from annihilation they turn to the universes most violent species, humans. | There was no escape from them. My ship's hyper drive was completely fried, and with one precise shot, they took out my engine and control panel.
All i could do was prepare for crash landing as my ship spun out of control toward that bright blue planet. The heat, the shaking, the smoke that filled the small cockpit was... | Lance Ravenbow here. Professional armorer and dragon slayer.
This reminds me of the time the people of the town of Ploop hired me to defend them from a clan of dropwights.
I should tell you up front -- and I'm ashamed of this, mind -- that they didn't hire me for any grand and noble reason. At that time of my life I ... | 2021-08-07T19:01:53 | 2021-08-07T18:11:41 | 208 | 96 |
[WP] The three rules have been passed down from generation to generation: One, when it visits, do not refuse it entry. Two, when it offers a gift, do not reject its generosity. Three, when it leaves, do not turn your back until it is no longer in sight. In this way, our family has been kept safe. | It came to the door for first time in the spring of their third year of marriage. He had almost mistaken it for a neighbourhood child and sent it on its way but it wasn’t just a child’s face it wore, it was little Peter’s face.
Little Peter had been his younger brother and had fallen through the ice one winter, they h... | The curse had followed my family for centuries. An umpteenth-great grandfather had, in a fit of impatience, razed the wrong town in the old country. The town elders had called down a harsh revenge as they burned in the simple church. Details were hazy by now, twisted and distorted by time and memory. But the conditions... | 2022-01-06T14:51:06 | 2022-01-06T10:45:38 | 159 | 84 |
[WP] Any time you enter a closet or other small space, you have a chance of being transported to a whimsical magical kingdom where you have adventures that last years, but you always return at the exact moment you left. It's a gigantic pain in the neck, and you're completely fed up with it. | "Jared, the internet is gone again."
I sighed and rotated in my task chair to look at the speaker. Lorna was giving me a concerned look from the entrance to my little cubicle, a hair's breadth away from wringing her hands. "I know, Lorna, but I can't help you. I'm having as much trouble with the network as you are.... | "Gary, you spent a thousand dollars on a ... translucent leotard?"
My wife stared at me with thick anger in her eyes, dripping all over the place, and she shifted her eyes from me to the receipt in her hands. "I can explain," I said.
"What the hell is a translucent leotard?"
"It's in the name," I said. "It's a leota... | 2022-01-07T16:31:01 | 2022-01-07T13:13:42 | 130 | 54 |
[WP] There is one Ironclad rule in the world: If you have powers, you are probably going to be a Hero or Villain. You have some extremely powerful abilities, but you said you never wanted to be a Hero. Now everybody is convinced you want to be a Villain, and won't stop trying to "save you from evil" | "It's my superpower. I see connections between things other people don't. Sometimes they're actually there. Sometimes they're not. Sometimes the connections are subtle and when people finally catch on they say I'm a genius. It's not perfect; hell, it's not even reliable. But it's often enough and I don't have any... | As his eyes scanned for an answer, the clock continued to slowly tick and pace along. Shallow breaths with droning murmurs emanated from the towering figure, He was hesitant about his next action. With his shoulders hunched forward a defeated sigh pushes through his teeth with a slight hiss. Then, he began to contempla... | 2022-10-04T20:22:45 | 2022-10-04T19:20:03 | 170 | 94 |
[WP] One of your coworkers is a 2.2m, 100kg tarantula named Phil. Phil is... hard to look at, frankly. But Krystal has been trying to get him fired. Phil doesn't deserve that so you're taking him to HR to help file a discrimination complaint. | There was a soft knock at the door, as if somebody had used a feather duster to knock, and the door inched open.
"Is this a good time?" Two globulous eyes surrounded by fur were peering through the opening.
"Ah, Phil, yes. Come in please," said the prim woman behind the desk. She was the head of HR and I had been ... | Maybe he was trying to make a point of it, but Phil stayed in his office, bashing away at his ludicrously large computer keyboard until the moment that Krystal Bryant stood up. It was 5:35. The door burst open, and out he sailed, his legs working like the inside of a typewriter, somehow resulting in a motion that was e... | 2022-10-15T07:17:39 | 2022-10-15T06:08:35 | 369 | 61 |
[WP] "Nobody will hear you scream!" the serial killer said to their would-be victim. Too late did they realise that this also means that no one would hear them scream either. | “Oh goodie,” she purred, eyes narrowing to slits, her grin growing, growing, tugging at the corners of a mouth that lengthened into a muzzle, a muzzle whose skin stretched and split and slide off in wet, dense masses, splattering onto the ground around her. Beneath, gleamed white, hard bone. Eyes turned from earthy bro... | The rain pattered gently against the pavement, the only sound in the dark night. My footsteps echoed in the silence as I made my way towards my destination.
I could see the light coming from the windows of the old abandoned warehouse, and I knew that's where he would be. He always chose places like this.
In the week ... | 2022-10-25T16:13:30 | 2022-10-25T13:39:59 | 100 | 55 |
[WP] You are a wizard that specializes in summoning magic. Unlike other summoners that forcefully bind otherworldly creatures to do their bidding, you are the eldritch equivalent of "I know a guy". | The embarrassing thing is that I didn't even start out a Summoner; I went to school for the three P's (Prognostication, Potions, and Protection) with a minor in Elemental Manipulation (barely passed that one).
But you save one Non-Human Entity and share food with another and don't discriminate when it comes to the b... | The Commandant says that when you join The Grey Men, your past ceases to be, and from that point on, you're born anew into a brotherhood of the iron price stretching back to before the fall of the Reiyjkitic Empire.
Now, I'm not sure about all that. For all my sins, I still carried my past with me. Not much to it.... | 2022-11-12T00:21:49 | 2022-11-11T23:07:56 | 225 | 29 |
[WP] You are a wizard that specializes in summoning magic. Unlike other summoners that forcefully bind otherworldly creatures to do their bidding, you are the eldritch equivalent of "I know a guy". | People often misunderstand the way magic works. Do something one way, and everybody, everywhere, assumed that was the only way to do it. But I understood magic had few fundamentele rules. Oh, it had many rules alright, and people were very focused on that. But it had few fundamentele rules. I became known as the person... | The Commandant says that when you join The Grey Men, your past ceases to be, and from that point on, you're born anew into a brotherhood of the iron price stretching back to before the fall of the Reiyjkitic Empire.
Now, I'm not sure about all that. For all my sins, I still carried my past with me. Not much to it.... | 2022-11-12T00:08:05 | 2022-11-11T23:07:56 | 63 | 29 |
[WP] Someone laughs, and someone cries. They are looking at the same thing, at the same time. | He laughed as the awkward young teenager stumbled down the road, each step twisted yet methodical. He laughed at the unfortunate looking boy with his gangly limbs, with acne dappled skin, and with his floppy brown hair. He laughed as the boy smiled from ear to ear, revealing crooked teeth and braces, his eyes alight wi... | Albert Butts sat his keester down in front of the old computer after a stressful day at work. He ducked under his desk to whip out a small glass and some cheap blended scotch. Two drinks later after reading random emails and crappy facebook notifications, he decides to see what Reddit has to offer in the way of enterta... | 2013-11-15T11:27:27 | 2013-11-15T09:59:54 | 32 | 12 |
[WP] Humans are an intergalactic species, but also pacifist in their natural state. Earth is created in an attempt to create violent humans to face a new threat. | "What in the bloody hell is this supposed to mean?!" the secgov roared at the assembled analyst. His temper had always been a source of fear and it was not unheard of that a promising analyst was suddenly reassigned from his exploration duties to a bureaucratic position on the capital.
Not that the report in their sup... | “Sargent Komklosky, you have been summoned to the grand council today to give a disposition on the current status of the Earth Project. At the end of the disposition it will be decided how much funding we shall keep channeling into overseeing of Earths affairs. It will also be determined if we can approach them and r... | 2014-08-11T08:45:48 | 2014-08-11T06:27:53 | 20 | 10 |
[WP] At your job, you have one task. Every day you go in, sit at your desk, and wait for a red light to turn on. When it does, you push a button. You repeat this process until the end of your shift. One day, you find out what the button does... | Jabez Wilson, Private Detective.
That's what the sign on the door said, and that's who he was.
Doyle sat down in the chair offered to him by the redheaded detective and gratefully accepted the glass of water.
"Is it bad news?" Doyle asked.
"I'm afraid so," the detective said. "A few hacked email accounts, and a fe... | I'd been pushing the button for so long I don't even think about it anymore. The light comes on, I instinctively push it. It's been a part of my life for so long it's become second nature. I just try and pass the time until the light comes. It's been this way every day for the past 10 years.
Today, it never came on.
... | 2014-12-02T17:32:24 | 2014-12-02T16:39:16 | 112 | 10 |
[WP] The universe was a program running in a giant computer, and animal sacrifices by early civilizations were simply a misunderstanding of the computer requiring "more RAM" | Ancient man, he understands
The gods' intentions perfectly:
A sacrifice—
Such a small price—
To live in nature's harmony.
 
The ancient priests gathered the beasts
But the Ram's horns pierced their tunics:
They screamed in pain,
Blood 'tween their legs,
And that's how they made UNIX. | Godwin was an egomaniac. He smiles at the thought of many of the subjects revering him, their creator, as a being of supreme power and intelligence. It was basically true anyway. He was the smartest man in the googleverse by leaps and bounds. Of course, there were mistakes, the lamb, ram debacle. Animal sacrifice was r... | 2015-10-11T08:51:13 | 2015-10-11T08:34:23 | 198 | 42 |
[WP] Describe your favorite cheap food as if you were a waiter at a 5-star restaurant.
For example, describe the ingredients and process of making instant Ramen or a grilled cheese. | Today's special is çeréal ala Bos taurus. Made with the highest quality fructose and preservatives, imported all the way from a foreign, exotic country. Served with dairy taken from the best raised Bovinae, the lactose will surely delight the senses, leaving a pleasant taste in the mouth.
That'll be £79.99
EDIT: The ... | "The grilled cheese, you ask?" The child nodded enthusiastically, helpfully pointing out the item in the flimsy children's menu dashed with crayon and spittle. "Ah, the grilled cheese..." I cooed lustfully, my mind disappearing into the realm of Bimbo and slabs of artificial American cheese stuck between plastic films.... | 2016-05-13T06:17:35 | 2016-05-13T06:12:50 | 37 | 23 |
[WP] Listening to one of your grand grand grandpas war stories, you slowly start to realize he is Hitler. | "What the hell," I slammed my mug down on the table. "What the hell do you mean it was an accident?!"
Gramps sighed. "Look- I didn't mean- Ok. Stalin. It was Stalin. Remember what they portrayed in your history books? Yes, it was me. Adolf Hitler. The "Killer of Millions." But what they don't show you in your history ... | I didn't talk about Nana much. She had been a rather racist woman, Southern, with the deep rotting roots of small town values. She had married Grandpa shortly after the war. They didn't talk about the time before the war, but it showed in the way they narrowed their eyes.
Sometimes they would whisper to one another, ... | 2016-10-02T16:47:54 | 2016-10-02T14:57:10 | 23 | 12 |
[WP] Valhalla does not discriminate against the kind of fight you lost. Did you lose the battle with cancer? Maybe you died in a fist fight. Even facing addiction. After taking a deep drink from his flagon, Odin slams his cup down and asks for the glorious tale of your demise! | After listening to grand deeds of everyone at the massive table, Odin slammed his jug down, sending mead in a sputtering fountain. His good eye squinted and his finger pointed at me.
“Your turn, newbie!” he roared. “What’s your glorious battle?”
The room was suddenly quiet and all faces turned towards me. I had the ... | I died on a Tuesday.
I laid in bed, loopy from the pain medication, looking at the faces of the people that were closest to me. My swimming eyes darted back and fourth from Hannah, my wife of 26 years, and my daughter, Heidi, a grown little lady now. They were sobbing and Hannah had my hand squeezed tightly in hers. E... | 2022-10-21T23:29:50 | 2016-10-31T18:18:15 | 327 | 41 |
[WP] Attracted to the large amount of gathered wealth, a dragon has taken up residence in Wall Street. | "And what exactly is that?" I asked Mr. Leadworth, the man with the nice suit, that took me on the office tour. "Oh that's Phillip." That thing, Phillip, breathed rather strong occasionally combustible foul smell, and he did it with the noise of a conglomerate of starting cars. Phillip lived in a huge big golden room j... | The first time I held my sword, I cried. I had purchased a katana, one of an authentic Japanese make, from a reputable vendor on eBay, a website devoted to the sale of used and new goods. It was a sight more beautiful than any I'd witnessed before, and as I gazed in the mirror at my naked body, with my arm, sword in ha... | 2017-03-16T12:43:11 | 2017-03-16T12:11:49 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] An immortal is experiencing the heat death of the universe, when he can hear the sounds of confetti, and blasting music. The music stops with a record scratch, and a bewildered voice can be heard saying: "Wait...one's still here?" | "Now hang on a second, this isn't right. How did you get immortality?"
"Genie."
"A genie? No that doesn't make sense. Wait a second. Guys, did anyone put a genie in this one? No? No, I'm sorry friend, we're quite certain there were no genies in this universe."
"I'm telling you, I found a genie on the planet Earth."
... | I just blinked.
I'm pretty sure I haven't blinked for the last trillion years. The view doesn't change, so it just sort of stopped happening.
I miss years. Being able to put a countdown on this waiting game. Once around the galaxy. Tick. Twice around the galaxy. Tick. But all that music has been gone since ... well, ... | 2017-05-03T06:37:16 | 2017-05-03T05:50:26 | 395 | 285 |
[WP] To your surprise, a SWAT team breaks down your door, rushes inside, and surrounds you. Only, their backs are to you, guns trained on the doors and windows. The closest one whispers, "Here they come." | I recognized them, these were my men. Johnson, McMeyer, Nguyn, Hanson, Reyes, and Kuiper. Why was my squad here, and in full gear? I thought about the nightstand in the bedroom with my pistol, but we were in the living room.
"Hanson, what's going on!?" I asked in an urgent whisper.
"Sir, there was a credible threa... | The men stormed into my room unannounced just as I was preparing for bed. Dressed in full tactical gear, rifles pointed at my room's exit. The only SWAT teams that I ever saw were in movies and games, definitely not in real life. After all, what business does a perfectly normal guy have with a team trained for combat?
... | 2017-06-28T08:51:46 | 2017-06-28T05:47:37 | 908 | 598 |
[WP] You're an immortal being of a unimaginable power, befriended by a young human. The human has made you a member of his family, and has made you promise not to destroy the world. But this morning, someone killed your human.
My first writing post - hopefully its not a copy or breaking rules.
| Legend has it, only a god can kill another god. After the battle of Mount Olympus, I fear that I'm the only one left. Life has been a slow drag for the last few millennia. I live my life in the mountains, away from civilization. Seeing those pathetic little ants just infuriates me! They have the one thing that I could ... | I came into this world, with no recollection of what happened before me. I awoke from my slumber, with no understanding of who I am, where I was, or any idea of what was occurring around me. I walked around with a sense of life surrounding me, with creatures staring at me. I knew I was not one of them, because I could ... | 2017-08-10T15:33:58 | 2017-08-10T14:33:22 | 141 | 39 |
[WP] You've been living alone for 13 years. Whenever you come home from work, you always find your bed made, dinner cooked and a message with "This could have been us." You moved out several times. This keeps going on. | There it is again, that pang of guilt as I push the door open to my tiny apartment, the smell of a nice home cooked meal hits my nostrils but my stomach churns as I step inside kicking the door closed behind me. Standing in the entry way I know the apartment is empty as I take off my coat and set my things down from th... | My job is not the most prestigious, or the most difficult. Like everything else, it is just a job. I hate it, just like I hate myself. A repetition of certain tasks that does not ever end. I keep to myself, as always. I have no interest in making acquaintances or friends. The only guy that talks to me just compliments ... | 2017-12-09T04:16:45 | 2017-12-09T03:12:50 | 5,650 | 35 |
[WP] You've been living alone for 13 years. Whenever you come home from work, you always find your bed made, dinner cooked and a message with "This could have been us." You moved out several times. This keeps going on. | Each day a note,
A note each day.
With each she wrote,
My mind would fray.
I'd find it there,
Always the same.
My favorite meal prepared,
With fresh guilt and shame.
"This could have been us"
In that haunting script.
And I know that I must
Bear this curse from the crypt.
That day we first met,
I ... | I take my work seriously. It’s what I was born to do... and I love it, though I find it increasingly tiring. I work with some of the smartest men who have ever lived. I believe this. And what we do, has never been done before. I can’t tell you about it so don’t ask.
My life works because of the rules. The rules I cre... | 2017-12-09T08:37:35 | 2017-12-09T07:06:04 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] God gave humanity Earth and filled it with marvels and wonders of many kinds. This was not done as a gift, but a distraction. To distract them from exploring the stars, and to protect them from the horrors that lurked out in the dark. | We thought it strange, at first, that with every new light that twinkled in the night, with every step we took towards the stars, another oh-so-interesting novelty appeared upon Earth. For every oh-so-promising exoplanet, twenty new pockets of new life or beauty were found upon Earth.
But humanity's attention was not... | With a yawn, D̶͉̐ẻ̸̢ȗ̷̻s̴̴̩͇̕͠ finally got up from his cache, hidden inside a fifth dimension bubble. Another restless phase, filled with the screams of his kin, the laughs of his wicked enemies. They were the closest thing he had of a lullaby. For the last seven aeons that had been his routine. Get up, stay hidden,... | 2018-01-01T20:13:08 | 2018-01-01T20:06:35 | 45 | 13 |
[WP] God gave humanity Earth and filled it with marvels and wonders of many kinds. This was not done as a gift, but a distraction. To distract them from exploring the stars, and to protect them from the horrors that lurked out in the dark. | The darkness had a name. A name that only the first children on Earth were taught and which was lost throughout the years. There were clues about this name, left behind by those who had anticipated that one day we would need to call upon the ancient pact made between humans and the dark again. And that this pact, if... | "The northern star is a lie! Beware of the stars! Steer clear of Astrology AND Astronomy! They are all traps!" The scruffy homeless looking man handed me a pamphlet that read 'Don't Look Up' the truth of death and stars.
"Get a job!" I said roughly and threw the pamphlet in the nearest garbage bin.
It was snowing o... | 2018-01-01T19:06:14 | 2018-01-01T18:37:19 | 31 | 10 |
[WP] You run the most challenging combat school in the multi-verse, a place where heroes and villains alike train hone their skills. Many claim to be the most powerful to have ever attended: its a three way tie between yourself, the janitor and the librarian. | Cataclysmic destroyers, world savers, exterminators of entire species - it doesn't matter what they did before they come here. Here they are just candidates and their task is to progress through a series of trials.
The bragging and chest-puffing is strong when they first arrive. And perhaps they have a right to brag.... | “Headmaster, if only you knew how powerful I-“
“I will have none of this Mr. Zanella. YOu can whine to me about how powerful you are after you defeat Mr. Monroe, for now you will sit in detention for disrupting this school and breaking its rules”
“Ummmmm, who is MR. Monroe?”
“The Janitor.”
“Ummmm....”
“Yes you may... | 2019-01-14T22:23:57 | 2019-01-14T22:12:36 | 50 | 20 |
[WP] Turns out humanity was alone in the universe because they were way too early to the party. Now, billions of years later aliens find a strange planet, Earth, and begin to unveil the secrets of the first intelligent species. | The massive, angular craft drifted into orbit around a dead world. A world scarred by a war fought so long before what the rest of universe viewed as the dawn of time. A war in which there would be no victory. Against a foe that sought to tear the galaxy asunder and could not be defeated. Themselves.
I shuddered at th... | Olympia - 2/54/:128 , the date that shall take it's place in history
​
This changes our preconceived notions on the nature of our Universe and our place in it...
Space base no.33 picked up a message on this very day, a message we estimate, based on the speed of the transmissi... | 2019-08-13T15:43:33 | 2019-08-13T15:24:42 | 64 | 39 |
[WP] Turns out humanity was alone in the universe because they were way too early to the party. Now, billions of years later aliens find a strange planet, Earth, and begin to unveil the secrets of the first intelligent species. | At a glance, it was a barren planet. Indistinguishable from billions of other planets in the Milky Way.
The first giveaway of something extraordinary was its radiation signature; way beyond the expected range for its class.
Closer inspection revealed ancient structures. Another civilization that burned itself out. St... | Log date: cycle 16 of rotation 16,986
Species: Magnacrania Terrensis
Location: Mining planet of Gayanite
Circumstance of find: chance discovery during a routine expedition from the aeropolis to the planets lowland plains to collect the giant crystals of citrine quartz that grow around the planets innumerable lavaflo... | 2019-08-13T16:22:41 | 2019-08-13T16:05:59 | 32 | 16 |
[WP] A hostile alien empire declares war on all humanity. They don't know that we had to make an alliance with the powers of Hell itself to survive a previous alien invasion a long time ago. | The earth felt pretty confident they could handle this new threat. Aliens are a terrifying force but we had made a deal for... "Other worldly" protections.
Journal of Captain Jones US Army April 19th, 2023: The earth shook with the force of so many ships suddenly appearing in our atmosphere. None of us could belie... | "You think you stand a chance against us?" the chancellor says to the head of the Eldrian Empire. The people in the crowd all started to laugh and I could see that the aliens were caught off guard.
I was watching this live on my TV and I knew this was going to get good. I almost couldn't contain my excitement.
"Why d... | 2020-03-24T09:27:30 | 2020-03-24T09:20:48 | 41 | 26 |
[WP] You are seen as a weakling. To prove yourself to your tribe, you enter the dragon's lair that even the hardiest warriors avoid. Amused by your challenge, the dragon takes a human form and duels you with a sword. After disarming you three times it says "come tomorrow and try again." | Second day. I arrive. I lose fast and hard. The dragon left me another on my arm, just above the first. Just deep enough to scar.
Third day. I arrive. I lose. I get cut.
Fifth day. I arrive. I lose. He cuts across the first four to make five.
Tenth day. I arrive. I lose but it takes only a few seconds longer. He smi... | “Once again our crops burn, even as we speak we wait for their flames to be doused. Last year was a travesty, but a surplus in stock gave us ample time to slay the beast yet here I stand with bellows of smoke in my eyes to a crumbling kingdom! Once a great nation, its citizens the wealthiest in the land of Astharnia, a... | 2020-12-01T10:42:41 | 2020-12-01T06:36:28 | 29 | 10 |
[WP] On earth, the fastest manmade item ever was a manhole cover, blasted into space by a nuclear launch. Far, far away in the galaxy though, you are an alien on a medieval-level world, trying to interpret what omen the gods sent by launching a metal disk from the sky to kill the king. | *Translated for your convenience from Terraxian.*
“Ah. You wish to know that story? I was there at the end of the monarchy. Much of the kingdom of Mirax was there to see the king be coronated. The crown was placed on his head and he stood and began to speechify.
Saying he would bring honor to the kingdom, that his ... | "A bloomin' what!?"
The King's voice had a boom to it that only a mighty majesty could muster.
"A.. urm.. well." I stood in line beside the throne and watched as a lowly Farmer tried to explain what had happened the night before. A ghostly white shot the sky, it was the talk of the town, and this poor Farmer had it l... | 2020-12-14T07:33:55 | 2020-12-14T07:23:01 | 648 | 385 |
[WP] Everyone can become infinitely powerful if they so choose, however the more power you gain the less you remember about who you are and what you wanted. The greatest beings in the land have no feelings on anything and are more an extension of nature than the deity's they had hoped to become. | "I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds. All fall before my inevitability." The Dark Specter seemed to suck the light out of the room. The floor undulated in slow waves. The giant spoon and fork hanging on the wall wavered as their molecules drifted between dimensions.
Julia stared at the Specter impatiently. "Yes, hu... | # Bargain Bin Superheroes
(Arc 4, Interlude 3: The Once-Child Named Awe)
(Note: Bargain Bin Superheroes is episodic; each part is self-contained. This story can be enjoyed without reading the previous sections. That being said, if you want further context, check out [these](https://www.reddit.com/r/bubblewriters/comm... | 2022-01-27T09:27:14 | 2022-01-27T07:47:56 | 103 | 25 |
[WP] You are a superhero whose powers are based on the music you are listening to. Rock can make you stronger, classical makes you smarter, etc. One day, you're fighting your toughest villain yet, and you are forced to use your "forbidden" playlist. | There’s nothing I can do.
He is stronger than me. Faster than me. And while my ability to influence people with music is strong, there are limits to what I can do.
He turns to face my city. Mine. Neighbors, friends, hell, even my enemies lives have meaning. He’s going to destroy it all, and I have only one option lef... | "Based, how?"
"In the bass. The bass, the base of the song the base of this power."
"You know bass and base...they're unrelated, right?"
"Each affects different powers like. Smart bass like classical's base makes me smarter-like. Rock bass, say Queen's greatest hits base makes me stronger."
"Classical makes you...s... | 2022-05-17T10:44:20 | 2022-05-17T10:23:15 | 43 | 20 |
[WP] The eldritch god stood before the girl, in almost human form. "Your parents sold you to be my bride. I accepted, knowing that if I don't they will just try another deity, but I will not force this on you. Have this credit card and live as you wish. If you want something else instead, just ask." | My father was not a good man. Not a man at all really. He tried his best. Sometimes I wish he hadn't, but no one chooses their parents. I'm lucky I had one who cared to try at all. My birth parents were sick and angry addicts, desperate for any kind of power. What was a daughter when compared to endless cosmic fire... | “It’s not too late, Kameck.”
Kameck shook his head, “No, it’s been decided. The being accepted.”
“But this is our daughter, not a power play. Look at her, have you ever seen our daughter so lifeless and resigned?” Rashida asked.
“I remember a similar expression on a day just like this, do you remem... | 2022-08-09T17:25:18 | 2022-08-09T17:25:06 | 514 | 128 |
[WP] A society where everyone is born gender less, and has to pick a gender by their 18th birthday. | After the clinic, there'd be a party. Either decision would be celebrated, but if I came out a woman the party would be huge - only 20% of kids decided to become women, and there was enormous pressure to increase that number. Everyone in my class had been engulfed by pro-female advertisements our entire adolescence, co... | "It's like building with lego's" my dad joked. "You just snap the parts you want onto yourself!"
"Just like lego's?" I raised an eyebrow. My dad, the jokester. I could never take anything he said seriously.
My mother laughed and nearly spit out her wine "Oh stop it Jamie, you're going to confuse Alex even more."
"O... | 2014-07-01T01:23:07 | 2014-07-01T00:12:11 | 49 | 36 |
[WP] A highly advanced alien comes to study humans to determine their worthiness, as to not affect our behavior it disguises as one of us... very poorly. Nobody has the heart to tell it we know. | Gary sighed as he saw the sorry excuse of a human walk up to him and his friends. They were already laughing, pointing fingers at him. He shushed them until they all stopped their teasing.
“Come on guys, don’t do that. He’s trying.”
Up close, it was painfully obvious that the disguise wasn’t working. It seemed like h... | I'm typing some shit at my desk when Annie walks over. Oh, man. She clears her throat and I look up at her. She speaks in her thick, grainy voice.
"Jordan...You have th' r'ports that Mr. Hudson asked f'r?"
"The ones for Lithuania and Serbia?"
"Yes, Li-Lu-Lithuania and S'rbia."
I hand her the two sheets and go back ... | 2015-05-24T20:22:09 | 2015-05-24T20:13:14 | 145 | 32 |
[WP] God sends everyone who hasn't heard of Christianity to heaven because they wouldn't know if they sinned. At a point in history (of your choosing) an order is found that seeks to make Christianity as little known as possible so everyone can go to heaven without having to obey god's commandments.
edit: I meant foun... | ‘Drip… drip… drip’ sounds the mineral rich water that splashes by my side, each drop on its own graceful journey. They cautiously move down the stalactites before taking wing, falling elegantly though the stale air… only to explode into vibrant specks as they collide with the peaks below. I flinch every time.
It has b... | "So what's the point of that?"
"As long as we keep people from knowing about it, they can't go to hell because they didn't do anything wrong," Todd Muclair began, sticking his fork into my pile of decadent pancakes, "but the problem is that everybody already knows about it, we can't exactly just go on TV and say 'Nope... | 2015-09-12T07:55:48 | 2015-09-12T07:11:24 | 33 | 14 |
[WP] You are an immortal and have been alive for millions of years without anyone finding out. However, Human kind has been evolving, and you have stayed the same. | Listen. Help.
This one is not like others. Not now. Once was.
Ate from plants, screamed at others. Mated.
Others turned to stink, then bones came out. The little ones went big and then stop, too.
This one never stop. Help.
Sleep for long time, wake up alone. All others, gone.
Wander alone. Long all alone. Alonepain... | **Disclaimer: I'm really sorry, after writing out the nonsense below, I realised I had read the prompt incorrectly and kind of left out the part in which 'nobody found out the character was immortal/not evolving.' Thought I'd post it regardless:**
"Kevin, just pass me the pad." Kevin is my 'older' brother. Well, he's... | 2015-12-09T06:33:26 | 2015-12-09T05:58:59 | 35 | 21 |
[WP] Superman is mentally handicapped. That's why he thinks nobody can pick up the Clark Kent=Superman thing, and everyone plays along in an effort to keep him from throwing a tantrum. The comics are his idea of what is going on. What does a day in Metropolis actually look like? | "The last 5 months have been really hard for us. The Daily Planet only made Clark a junior reporter as a feel good story but they had to stop letting him in when they caught him using his "x-ray vision" in the women's bathroom.
I love Clark and I want the best for him but I can't help to wonder what my life could be ... | It's 6AM at the Metropolis. The city is starting to wake up as the sun rises over the streets and exposes the well preserved bricks on it's historic buildings. A shop owner is hosing down the side-walk as passersby wave him good morning. Above the shop, a window leads into the bedroom of Clark Kent, a well liked 23 yea... | 2016-03-04T09:43:03 | 2016-03-04T09:23:45 | 27 | 11 |
[WP] You just got fired, you're pretty sure your girlfriend is cheating on you, you're 75k in student loans debt, rent was due last week, and to top it all off? You're all out of beer. Oddly enough, you just got an email titled "Would you like to change the difficulty? Current setting: Very Hard."
EDIT: muh front page... | I laughed at first. Then I replied " Yes, Very easy" to the email just to amuse myself in my despair. Not a minute later, the doorbell rang.
*Maybe this was it * I thought * some god damn luck at the end of a miserable day. I could perhaps talk to someone...*
I opened the door but there was no one there. I looked a... | **Would you like to change the difficulty level?**
El sucked at the lip of an empty Corona, studying her reflection in the sun-bright screen.
No makeup. Too-fat mouth. Short hair still manic from the pillow where she'd sheltered, feigning sleep, while Jackie texted with her ex. She'd considered calling her out, rais... | 2016-03-30T16:03:35 | 2016-03-30T14:46:30 | 1,674 | 493 |
[WP] You have the ability to double jump. Scientists are still trying to figure it out. | "What nonsense!"
"I know! But it's real! We've been testing with her at our lab for three days now."
"Can she *triple* jump too?"
"Yea, of course. That's like the first thing we've asked her to try. She has even done four! But beyond that, she gets very tired."
"Tired, you say?"
"Her heart races up with every jump... | The people in comic books have so many cool powers: flight, super strength, laser vision. My power is pretty mundane, but I like it that way: I can use it subtly without people freaking out.
I learned of my power in Junior High, when I tried to impress my father at long jump; he was upset that I was always second to ... | 2017-02-11T08:49:55 | 2017-02-11T08:42:45 | 338 | 39 |
[WP] The year is 1910. Adolf Hitler, a struggling artist, has fought off dozens of assasination attemps by well meaning time travelers, but this one is different. This traveller doesn't want to kill Hitler, he wants to teach him to paint. He pulls off his hood to reveal the frizzy afro of Bob Ross. | In the December dusk, the bubbles of light around the street lamps, whirling with specks of sparkling ice crystals, looked like oversized snow globes.
“I want to capture the street outside,” Adolf said. “Where do I start? Atmosphere? Lighting? A blitz of color?”
“You start by not painting,” Bob said. “First you need... | The paint ran down the canvas, slowly trailing through the empty blank sheet as a deep sigh escaped my mouth. My lip quivered as I stood silently alone my modest and small room. I had been up for 3 days and the stench of stale coffee, dirty pastille paints and unlaundered clothes filled the room. A little tap echoed fr... | 2022-10-08T17:26:42 | 2017-02-16T17:37:01 | 74 | 16 |
[WP] A man buying 24 watermelons and 36 apples becomes self aware that he's in an elementary school math problem.
The fruits and their quantities are arbitrary.
Edit: My first post here, so any feedback on the prompt is much appreciated. | 1. If each watermelon costs $5.50, and John wants to buy 24, how much money will he need?
2. How many apples will John be able to buy if John only buys 15 watermelons but has money for 24, and each apple costs $0.50?
3. John realises he doesn't remember when he left the house. If it is 5:30, and he knows he has been ... | Harold stopped by the general store on his way home from work. He was an impulsive man, prone to excess, but managed to hold a steady job at the tonic water factory despite his frequent and flagrant outbursts during business hours. After the workday, he often stopped into town to fetch supplies to feed his hobby of bui... | 2017-06-05T16:06:52 | 2017-06-05T14:54:53 | 40 | 10 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | It was hopeless. It took her years of painstaking advancement through social ranks, starting with little more than a village idiot, of taking three steps forward and two back, of cracking one glass ceiling after another just to arrange this meeting, yet only one of the assembled feudal lords was listening and even his... | 2017-09-14T13:40:44 | 2017-09-14T08:26:46 | 51 | 25 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | It was hopeless. It took her years of painstaking advancement through social ranks, starting with little more than a village idiot, of taking three steps forward and two back, of cracking one glass ceiling after another just to arrange this meeting, yet only one of the assembled feudal lords was listening and even his... | 2017-09-14T13:40:44 | 2017-09-14T06:09:16 | 51 | 20 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | It was hopeless. It took her years of painstaking advancement through social ranks, starting with little more than a village idiot, of taking three steps forward and two back, of cracking one glass ceiling after another just to arrange this meeting, yet only one of the assembled feudal lords was listening and even his... | 2017-09-14T10:12:28 | 2017-09-14T08:26:46 | 47 | 25 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | It was hopeless. It took her years of painstaking advancement through social ranks, starting with little more than a village idiot, of taking three steps forward and two back, of cracking one glass ceiling after another just to arrange this meeting, yet only one of the assembled feudal lords was listening and even his... | 2017-09-14T10:12:28 | 2017-09-14T06:09:16 | 47 | 20 |
[WP] You’re an immortal who’s lived for thousands of years. Your life have been full of wonderful adventures and experiences that could not be lived within a single life. Today, you woke up with your first white hair. | In a way I'm glad.
My mirror shows my face, but I can change it at will. Only the color of my hair remains the same.
Jet black.
But here comes a streak of snow. I hold it out, eyes straining at the single strand.
Yoink.
Pull it out.
I've watched this happen to thousands of friends and family. Vanity and de... | The rusted springs of the bed cry out as I leave them for the night. Their whine reminds me of the abandoned people who once worshipped me – such a brief sound, nothing but a ripple in time. But it's heart-wrenching nonetheless. That’s the only thing I envy mortals – their ability to feel so much in such a short time.
... | 2018-01-14T04:21:02 | 2018-01-14T04:01:48 | 3,050 | 128 |
[WP] Not knowing each other's true nature, a time traveler goes on a date with an immortal | She’d only done it once before, but, the date was so bad, Kiera knew she would have to die. Such an inconvenience. After centuries of living in the shadows, Kiera had created an online profile to find dates. It was just her luck that that the first one would be a complete asshole.
He introduced himself as “Brason wit... | "So," Raymond whispered. "How's the dessert?" he stared the red-headed woman at the other side of the table, who was slowly consuming the fresh hot chocolate cake.
"It's... sweet and hot," she said, inspecting the Raymond. She put slowly spoonful into her mouth, making her red lips a bit brownish. Then she slowly remo... | 2018-04-14T08:01:19 | 2018-04-14T07:37:30 | 17 | 12 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | My wand slashed and twirled in the air, bright jets of light blasting out.
Connor brought his hands up, motioning at the outcropping of rock. It came apart, flying towards me.
"Protego!" I yelled, a nearly translucent shield erupting from my wand.
The rock missiles slammed into the shield, falling to the floor harml... | The fearsome Dee Twen-Tee sat on the clift, facing his deadly rival: Rymus, the Poet. None dared to speak, for a wrong word may bring them to their ultimate demise - It was just time until any of them made the first action.
At high noon, Dee finally spoke: "You fiend, the gods stand by my side. I call upon you a strik... | 2018-10-15T21:28:29 | 2018-10-15T21:15:36 | 346 | 92 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | Inspector Jackob looked around him, the crime scene littered with dead. "Please explain to me what happened again?" he asked an officer. " Well Sir, the eyewitnesses claim the five suspects got into a heated argument, then everything went South when the Potter" pointing to the dead female in a Slytherin uniform with a ... | I stalked ahead, fully aware of the traits of the devastating weapons loaded in my sack and pockets. I tried to recall the symbols I’d need to create any number of permutations. My opponent stared me down and began to chant. I huff at her, with her clumsily thick blue robes and childish conical hat. I’ve trained my bod... | 2018-10-15T22:16:09 | 2018-10-15T22:07:03 | 201 | 26 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | The Bender was out of breath, his rock had connected with the Wizard's head as she finished hastily scribbling on paper, after rounds of trading subtle earthbending techniques and strange spells. The Wizard was knocked over and stopped moving. He cautiously approached her and noticed a distinct lack of breathing. His e... | *This was...a mistake.*
That was all Carry could think of as she clutched her Nimbus 2000 in one hand and a twelve inch hawthorn, dragon heart string wand in the other. She, loved Harry Potter, so to her, this was magic, and her rapid wand waving won her many duels, especially against Call of Cthullu fans, but she had... | 2018-10-16T02:22:26 | 2018-10-15T22:55:54 | 34 | 14 |
[WP] You've spent the past six months in a cell being tortured by your kidnappers everyday. The only person you have to company is the Angel of Death, who appears to you every night to chat. One night, they put a hand on your shoulder and say "Fuck destiny. I'm getting you out of here." | The bruises don't matter any more. The taste of blood barely registers. They have broken my bones, cracked my teeth, and ripped my flesh, every day for six months. At some point, rats chewed off the tips of three fingers in my left hand. My right eye no longer opens. I can feel something broken in my feet. They grind w... | There wasn't much in my cell. A few wood splinters after they broke the chair against my body. A nail covered in blood from a more recent drilling into my bones. This is mostly a normal day for me. Most of my body has been wreaked into havoc and my sanity has gone. They had gotten they information they wanted months a... | 2018-12-07T03:58:20 | 2018-12-07T03:56:25 | 709 | 102 |
[WP] It is the year 4058. Humans have been forced out of Earth thanks to pollution almost 2000 years ago, and now live in Mars after a colonization. You and your crew are just sitting in the office one day and you randomly get a message that reads: “H.E.L.L.O”. The source? Earth. | *“Abso-no’a a’wai!”* I spoke in disbelief, hardly able to accept the screen in front of me. The words were hard to make out, but the message read clear, in Old English: *Earth salutes you.*
“*Terra nae exis’te...”* The Commander’s face went pale as the sun’s light off Phobos as I gave him the news. He couldn’t believ... | "Hey, Joe. Are you sleeping?"
I quickly sprung upright in my seat, "Woah. No. That's not good," I said quickly while quickly hiding and wiping drool of my face. I could sense Clara looking at me over my shoulder, but I was pretty quick and my response drew her attention away.
"What happened?" Clara asked, moving clo... | 2019-05-07T00:42:25 | 2019-05-07T00:22:39 | 20 | 14 |
[WP]You receive a message, "Reply Yes if you can survive the last video game you played." You answer Yes. Your vision blanks and you open your eyes finding that you are at the beginning of said game. You hear a voice "To leave you must win. Your prize is all you gain in this world. Good luck" | I knew it was one of those chain messages my friends like to spam me. I’m not a huge gamer in the shooty shoot kinda games, so the most I would have to worry about is endless bottomless pits or cartoon violence.
I type yes and feel a vibration. I drop my phone, but I’m the one shaking. Then a black screen comes up. S... | The voice faded into my mind as another came.
"Hey, Khontis. You seriously napping?"
My eyes opened as a strangely familiar face came to view.
"You sure know how to sleep. It was sure nice of Naoya ask us to meet him out here on a hot day like this, huh?"
I grunted and rubbed my eyes as I took him in, a blue t-shir... | 2020-02-16T20:10:45 | 2020-02-16T16:08:36 | 1,652 | 12 |
[WP] In most of the galaxy wars are often just shows of strength with fighting as a last resort. As such weapons are designed to be elaborate and flashy. Turns out humans, whose weapons are built with efficiency in mind, have a different understanding of war. | Humans take no pleasure in loss of life, contrary to what many would say behind their backs. It was a misunderstanding, and anyone who holds it against them still is ignorant of their own early days on the galactic stage!
War is common, more wars have been fought than species to fight them, but I’ll be damned if anyon... | "You know what you don't understand about people?" Fleet Commander Astrea stomped up to Archgeneral Hughes of the First Human Empire. "About civilization as a whole?"
"Fleet Commander Astrea." Hughes projected his booming voice over Astrea's. Though he was a baseline human, he'd evidently picked up some training in pu... | 2020-03-21T08:27:54 | 2020-03-21T07:39:56 | 460 | 96 |
[WP] In most of the galaxy wars are often just shows of strength with fighting as a last resort. As such weapons are designed to be elaborate and flashy. Turns out humans, whose weapons are built with efficiency in mind, have a different understanding of war. | "This is a Slaandi Skull Staff, encrusted with shards of sapphire. It is a favored weapon of the Slaandians for spreading fear and terror. Pressing this button will cause your enemies to see visions of shifting shadows and shambling skeletons."
"I'm looking for something that can better demonstrate power. Something wi... | Montana's always had clear skies, used to love lookin up at night and watchin the stars. Not anymore though, those bastards changed that. I was out chasin down a cow that got loose one night when I saw them.
Those ugly things came right down, like a fireball from heaven. Apparently they were after the same thing I was... | 2020-03-21T11:52:39 | 2020-03-21T11:39:12 | 30 | 13 |
[WP] A depressed hero sits alone, gazing at a scrapbook full of newspaper clippings entailing his past battles and rise to fame, which all seem meaningless now as he considers retirement, he hears a knock at the door and finds his arch-nemesis, with a pack of beer and the goal of changing his mind. | I stared at the Cossack in disbelief, so startled at the six-pack of Guinness in his right hand that I almost missed the bottle of Vodka in his left. After a moment, I managed to ask, "Come to gloat over my retirement?"
"Nyet, comrade," he replied, his face breaking into a big smile. "I come to join you!"
If seeing... | FADE IN:
INT. A DARK LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT
*A man sits slumped in an armchair, dishevelled and unkempt. This is MICHAEL. He is shrouded by shadows, but the amber liquid in his hanging right arm shines.*
*There are three rapt knocks on the door. Michael barely moves an inch.*
**MICHAEL:** Bug off.
**VOICE (O.S.)**... | 2021-05-14T08:51:35 | 2021-05-14T03:32:59 | 46 | 32 |
[WP] As a little girl, you gained the ability to detect when some creepy guy was staring at you. This has become unexpectedly useful in your grownup career as a military sniper. | \[POEM\]
You could say I over relied on my ability,
I certainly had a lack of agility.
And it should come as no surprise,
That there are enemies that aren't guys.
Looking down from heaven I can't help but blame,
Why did OP give me a power that was so lame? | I lurched awake, my clammy hands pawing the sheets off me onto the floor. Without even thinking, I found my sidearm in its home underneath the pillow and flicked the safety off. The sound woke up Cluey in the opposite bunk and he raised a sleepy eyebrow at me before nodding off, seeing that the barrel was pointed at no... | 2021-07-04T12:17:02 | 2021-07-04T11:04:17 | 176 | 45 |
[WP] There’s an old saying that in every group of friends, there’s a dumb one. But you don’t believe it. I mean, you’ve been hanging out with these guys for months now, and they’re all really, really smart. | “I guess it’s true what they say. In every group of friends there’s a dumb one.” The girl paid for her drink, flashed me a wink, and went back to her friends.
I stared at the ceiling for a moment trying to figure out what she meant before making my way back to the booth where Sam and Danny sat.
“You strike out?” Sa... | “You know Fifi, there’s this old saying: in every group of friends, there’s a dumb one.”
David sat back on his haunches casually, one arm resting on a knee. He dissected a blade of grass as he spoke; we could both hear them coming.
I squinted at him. I never knew how David could stay so calm, not when so ma... | 2021-11-14T09:35:29 | 2021-11-14T08:41:50 | 313 | 73 |
[WP]Death Eaters win The battle of Hogwarts killing all opposition and breaking a one thousand year old truce between muggles and wizards. Lord Voldemort must now face the full might of the United Kingdoms' military. | **Not really UK or military, but oh well.**
*They say that fiction is often based on fact.
It was in the early 80's when the muggles had one of the biggest technological breakthroughs seen in their history. It was simultaneously one of their biggest secrets...*
Beads of sweat appeared on Voldemort's face, glisteni... | President Barrack Hussain Obama stared out of the window in quiet reflection. It had been 18 months of bloody slaughter the likes of which had not been seen since Stalin and Mao.
"Estimated 2 million dead from the retaliatory nuclear strikes against Hogwarts and the fallen Ministry of Magic. The new infrared sensors ... | 2014-10-12T03:37:00 | 2014-10-12T03:23:52 | 135 | 17 |
[WP] Write a superhero whose superpower only makes sense after you read the story twice. | Two bank robbers sat in the back of the police cruiser. One had a trickle of blood leading from his nose. Broken nose. Had to remember that.
I entered the bank. It looked like a tornado had run through. Broken glass littered the floor and papers were strewn everywhere. A moment later a bank robber strolled in and laid... | I stretched to warm myself up. I was getting old, a little tighter and a little less elastic than the days of my youth. Too many beatings, too many kicks to the head and brawls in darkened alleys. One of these days, I told myself, you’re going to have to give it up. I tried to steer my thoughts away from the negative, ... | 2014-12-07T12:25:22 | 2014-12-07T09:39:16 | 38 | 16 |
[WP] Half life 3 will be released in three hours.
You are part of the last generation to await the new Half Life 3, and many of your fellow fans has fallen during the waiting period. The year is 2057. | He stood there.
He stroked his beard.
The crowd stood, stunned, staring.
He held out his hand.
The crowd leaned forward.
Silence.
He held up one finger.
They stared.
He held up two fingers.
The anticipation was building. The energy levels were rising.
He held up three fingers.
The logo flashed on screen.
An... | **When this post is three hours old Half Life 3 will be available on Steam for $49.99** (Self.Gaming)
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[WP] Your father leaves the house to buy milk, 50 years later he comes back with milk in hand and hasn't aged a bit. | I couldn’t understand why he was smiling. I watched as my father looked around almost uncertainly before setting the jug of milk on the counter. There was no apology in his smile. There was only the same warmth I remembered as a boy when he watched me score a goal in soccer. Nonetheless it did nothing to diffuse the ra... | No way.
Anger, sadness, and confusion rolled into a giant emotion in my heart.
"Hey... What's going on here?" I squeaked. My voice betrayed me.
He looked me up and down. Confused. His mouth slung open; just like all those years ago, sitting in front of the TV watching in disbelief as the enemy football players run a... | 2022-05-13T11:22:44 | 2017-11-19T17:13:23 | 1,516 | 60 |
[WP]At last the Dovahkiin dies. Now all the Daedra princes he has served over his life fight for his soul. | "I claim him!", said Mephala, "For we have many machinations yet to do!"
"I claim him!", said Peryite, "For we have many tasks yet to perform."
"I claim him!" said Vaermina, "For we have many terrors to inflict."
"I claim him!" said Hircine, "For we have many prey to hunt!"
"I claim him!" said Sanguine, "For we hav... | Skyrim was free, and the souls of the brave were safe in Sovngarde once more. That was what mattered...regardless of the things I'd had to do to accomplish it. I knew when I struck my various bargains with the Princes that there would be an ultimate price to pay, beyond the little favors I had to do for them on Tamriel... | 2018-06-15T08:17:32 | 2018-06-15T07:46:10 | 2,893 | 369 |
[WP]At last the Dovahkiin dies. Now all the Daedra princes he has served over his life fight for his soul. | “This. This right here. This is why we need a system.”
“Don't bring Jyggalag into this, Clavicus, he's enough of a pain in the Oblivion as it is.”
“Well, why don't we just smash it and split it among ourselves?”
“How surprising, Dagon wants to break it.”
“Bite me, Fido, and give me one less fool to contend with.”
... | Mortal coils shuffled in the night at long last. The bells tolled in the north, from the Reach to the Rift and all lands between. Their champion had fallen not to the knife, not fire, not on field of battle, but to the cold, and to time. While Nirn and Tamriel laid restless in their absence, the Old Gods stirred, wrest... | 2018-06-15T08:35:43 | 2018-06-15T08:27:42 | 242 | 43 |
[WP] Due to a shortage on angels you have had a guardian demon assigned to you instead, he doesn't quite understand how it works but he's very eager to please. | "Ahh! Thank you Gary! Please come in and have a seat." I set down the folder containing Gary's biography and history with the organization as he made himself comfortable.
"Thank you."
"I understand that they haven't told you very much about this temporary transfer, correct?"
Gary nodded.
"I'm not surprised. You... | I tucked myself in. The sliver of gold from the hall light grew as Angela gently opened the door, careful not to wake Baby Bobby (not a baby) sleeping soundly in the bunk beneath me. I raised my head as I propped myself up on my orphan-like elbows. Elbows that haven't seen a loving, legal parent in an elbows-harvest.
... | 2018-08-14T21:02:11 | 2018-08-14T15:56:10 | 46 | 11 |
[WP] After you laze about in a looped day for years, God finally stages an intervention to tell you that you’re supposed to be trying to get out of the loop. | "Timmy, get up and get downstairs"
That's the 1,152nd time in a row, I've heard my mother calling me downstairs in the morning on my 17th birthday.
I'm sorry, if I neglected to introduce myself. My name is Tim Smith, and I'm a 77-year old retired police officer, who has been reliving his 17th birthday for 3 years and... | Okay, I'll give the Old Man Up There credit. Getting eaten by Locusts had been a particularly unpleasant way to exit the mortal plane. Of course, as always, I woke up right as rain the on the same sunny Monday morning as always.
Anyway, a little context. About five years ago, by my best reckoning, I died. Nothing ... | 2019-02-20T14:23:46 | 2019-02-20T14:02:12 | 29 | 16 |
[WP] There's a knock on your door. You open it to see your favorite book character standing there. They say, "I know this may be a lot for you to take in right now, but you have to listen very carefully; You are my favorite book character, I know how your story ends, and I need to change it."
My first time posting her... | I heard a knock at my front door.
Strange, I wasn't expecting any visitors today.
I walked down the stairs and opened the door.
Standing in front of me was a young blonde woman wearing a bright pink and orange sundress with strange oversized red and blue sunglasses on the top of her head.
"You look just like the ... |
“Don’t.” He said.
It was the boy inside those pages. I knew it within a heartbeat’s glance. It was not the black hair nor the beautiful face that gave it away. Not even the eyes — though truly do they mirror the night sky in hell. No. I must say it was the anxiety and urgency stretching itself like shadows from whe... | 2019-05-20T05:19:42 | 2019-05-20T03:57:31 | 45 | 11 |
[WP] You die. You wake up to see an old man standing above you, "You're dead, but you're not safe, none of us are. Take this, be careful which spirits you trust, and never speak to anybody if you can't see their eyes." He offers you a knife. | The knife wasn't anything like what I expected.
Granted, I was a little surprised to still be expecting *anything*, after bleeding out following a car crash. That's meant to be one of the benefits, isn't it, that you don't have to worry about anything any more?
Yet it seemed I still had worries.
The old man had fad... | "Wait!" I shouted, gripping the silver knife in my hand. "Can you at least tell me where I am?"
The man grinned, his blue eyes flaming beneath his hood. "I'm sure you'll figure that out real soon."
He raised his hand, and from the ground emerged a skeletal horse, though in some parts its black hide still clung to the... | 2019-07-30T14:16:15 | 2019-07-30T14:10:22 | 16 | 10 |
[WP] You were the first person to be born without super powers in nearly a thousand years. When it was discovered that you had no powers you became an instant celebrity. Thanks to this, villains and heroes alike seek you out to either kidnap or rescue you on a daily basis. You are sick of it. | Dear reader,
​
This is my life story, hope you like it.
My name is Jay Berger, 35 years old and I am the only non-powered human on earth.
I was a celebrity. It was fun at first but I was sick of it.
Every day I am either being kidnapped by some bad guy or being saved from those bad guys.
​
... | I took a look at my new therapist and then let it out to her "It wasn't even nice being famous for being without powers. people come in and out, saying that they're trying to relive the ancient tradition of protecting the helpless."
While writing, She sighed and said "helpless?"
I pondered back "yep that's right, "he... | 2019-08-13T04:00:11 | 2019-08-13T03:23:54 | 43 | 30 |
[WP] People's powers match their personality: impatient people get super speed, protective people get force fields and so on. Explaining why you have your power is... difficult. | I always felt alone as a child, even talking to myself when I felt the need for conversation. It started when I was 4 or 5, I guess; parents were too busy to my many siblings that I only had myself for company. So I talked to myself... and I answered myself. My mother always said, "Oh, she's just playing. Let her be." ... | My power is unique to me, and me alone. You see, I’ve always believed that current modern society wasn’t for me; it always felt like I was stuck in a prison, and as “free” as I was in this prison, it was still a prison. I’m very introverted, you see, so I’ve always had a hard time expressing myself, and it didn’t help ... | 2019-09-08T11:40:23 | 2019-09-08T11:02:00 | 40 | 13 |
[WP] Your power is that anyone will believe what you say, no matter what it is. You casually rob the store, assuring everyone that nothing is out of the ordinary, and later laugh as you offer an outlandish explanation to the flabbergasted police. | I have done things I'm not proud of. I've lived like a wolf among sheep, a god among mortals, a monster among innocents. People have lost everything because of me. I’ve seen the tears in the eyes of families whose houses I wanted, the fear in the stance of men and women I’ve robbed for everything they had ever worked t... | I wake up one lazy Tuesday morning with the sun, and the thought of going to school today makes me feel physically ill. I have a big exam today and I didn't study enough last night because I got too wrapped up in my games.
I tiptoe to my moms room to see if she was awake yet, maybe if I catch her in her half awake gr... | 2020-03-06T11:47:32 | 2020-03-06T09:59:08 | 269 | 168 |
[WP] You are a mutant in Xavier's school for gifted youngsters with the power to teleport, well that's what you tell everyone. In reality you can pause time and you're not ready to be an omega class mutant. | All the students were getting up to leave class when he heard, "Matthew, might I speak to you for a moment?"
"Of course, Professor."
Professor Xavier had always been kind to him. Matthew long suspected that Xavier knew he was hiding his full potential but the professor never pushed the subject and treated Matthew li... | It was a pleasant day, the semester nearing to an end, the summer holidays coming. There was a sense of liminality in the air, the days after exams needless and yet still there. Some of the kids couldn't wait for classes to end and the days be filled with either nothing or extended clubs. Only those who were going home... | 2022-11-09T16:36:25 | 2020-07-15T05:23:07 | 9,106 | 513 |
[WP] There are three reasons the Heroes and Villains will call a truce: a world-ending outside threat, a funeral, or... a missing pet | "How long hasss he been misssssing?"
California Boy wiped the tears from his mask and tried to answer. He'd never met Snakemaster before. He was someone else's nemesis. He didn't know what the villain did or why, but he was really thankful for him now.
A dozen others stood around him, awkwardly adjusting capes and l... | Terri the Terrible quietly and carefully snuck across the rooftops of Night City. A light rain fell during the cool night. She enjoyed times like this. The city quiet, the air fresh and clean, and a cloak of darkness allowing her to move freely. Terri loved Night City.
On the streets below, a single armored truck slow... | 2020-07-29T09:01:54 | 2020-07-29T08:38:34 | 29 | 16 |
[WP] You are participating in a cosplay event, and many people are praising your excellent costume. Here's the fun part - you are not wearing a costume, you have no idea how you got here, and for some strange reason, half of the people here are dressed up as YOU. | My friend begged me to go to this Comic Con with her, but it wasn’t as fabulous as the New York one. This was more the hand-me-down, second cousin to the New York one. It didn’t even have a cool name, literally just being called Fandom Meetup Convention. But since it’s the only convention in the lesser-known Stanley Is... | It was that damned play all over again! Dean scowled as he stormed through another crowd of teenagers, his eyes narrowing when he spotted a familiar brown trench coat from across the room.
“Cas!” Dean called. He had to bite back a frustrated groan when a dozen other heads swiveled around to look at him. Why were so m... | 2020-11-21T22:40:44 | 2020-11-21T22:19:29 | 296 | 187 |
[WP] Bartenders serve drinks as a side job. Their real profession? Hunting down every person named Bart. You are the last Bart alive, and they will stop at nothing to kill you. | "You understand it's nothing personal kid. I just got a job to do." The bartender said.
"What job? You serve drinks for Gods sake." Bart replied.
"Oh that, it's just a front for information gatherring. After all who do you tell all your problems to?" The bartender said maliciously. "As for the job well didn't you w... | I sat at the bar and got a glass of cold beer. After nearly getting squashed under a steel beam that fell from a crane at a construction site, I needed that beer, my nerves were jangling, and a faint covering of dust hovered about me excited by even the hint of a breeze.
A woman sat next to me. The dust irritated her,... | 2021-04-25T09:18:51 | 2021-04-25T07:41:27 | 109 | 65 |
[WP] It started as a spur of the moment trip with your friends. Despite your best efforts you are the only one left alive and the slasher is closing in on your position. While you lament the loss of your friends now that you are alone... Now you can show the slasher what a REAL monster looks like. | An indescribably potent mix of emotions surged through me as I heard a scream ring out and immediately cut off.
Fear.
Panic.
Disgust.
We had been lured here by the promise of a tranquil weekend at the lakeside cabin. And we had been picked off, one by one, by some unknown psychopath taking advantage of the unfamili... | How did it end like this?
The summer vacation between friends, the tragedy, the revelry.
A simple camping trip between friends in the German black forest. Wide stretches of woodland to get lost into and inhale some nature. The trees were tall, the hills wide and high, the air pure, and the noise different from the b... | 2021-10-07T10:43:51 | 2021-10-07T09:45:09 | 117 | 66 |
[WP]: You disposed of the body of your coworker, cleaned the crime scene, and have an airtight alibi. You gotten away with the perfect murder and no one knows anything and none suspect you. Not even your victim when they appeared at workplace the next day. | **Part 1** [Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/rp93in/comment/hq8832s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) [Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/rp93in/comment/hq88ank/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
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Cecil had a bad ... | Phew. What a tough night it’s no different from the last time but it never gets any easier to lug the corpse into the vat of solvent solution that I have perfected over the course of many years. It is even designed to balance out while also using no toxic chemicals so I can just dump it into the river. I haven’t been c... | 2021-12-26T19:09:14 | 2021-12-26T18:35:31 | 230 | 22 |
[WP] In what seems like a cruel prank by a bored God, people started developing powers based on their worst fears. people afraid of heights got the gift of flight. arachnophobia? get the power of spiders. phasmophobia? necromancy/ability to speak with the dead. Your power is... hard to explain... | I walked through the back allies, the worst ones in town, to get home from work. They were dirty, and stunk of things best ignored. If you could. But it didn't really bother me. My power wasn't flashy, but it worked when I needed it.
Four young men and two women came out from various hiding spots as I passed an in... | "Thalassophobia?"
I nodded, rolling a thumb in circles over the back of my hand nervously. "Y-Yeah," I replied, my eyes unable to meet the doctor in front of me. "Though it's a little more complex than the traditional definition..."
The psychologist leaned forward slightly, their face a calm mask. "Enlighten me, if y... | 2022-05-14T23:12:34 | 2022-05-14T22:50:48 | 39 | 11 |
[WP] The local costumed vigilantes coordinate their schedules so everyone has a chance to brood on the really cool lookout point above the city. | !!IMPORTANT!!
 
SCHEDULING
All slots are one hour, to accommodate any delays or miscellaneous what-ifs. Yes, we will all get our turn. There are not that many costumed in this city
 
Various reasons provided in past schedules are:
Complicated costume
Robbery cropped up
Costume stuck
Meeting... |
The schedule works on a merit-based system: the more saves you have, the better time slot you receive. For that reason, the peak of the 50-story Slade Tower more often resembles a late-night bingo tournament than a proper brooding spot. Those octogenarians in spandex spend their time chatting up there instead of watch... | 2022-07-02T11:23:16 | 2022-07-02T10:33:07 | 41 | 17 |
[WP] It is said that the cursed princess can only be awoken by true love's kiss. To wake her up, the king has had princes from all over the world come to kiss her to no avail. One day, a peasant boy walks up to the sleeping princess and splashes her with cold water to wake her up. It actually works. | The beautiful prince stepped back with a solemn loneliness lingering on his lips. The maiden princess remained sleeping.
"Stand back, boy. What are you doing?!" One of the prince's guards attempted to stop a young paige from interfering. He was holding a bucket.
"My nan always got me to wake up like this!" Before any... | “Dunk him again!” The King demanded.
“No, please Majesty,” the boy yelled as he hung upside down between two soldiers. But before he could say another word his head was being lowered into a large bucket of water. He thrashed about, water spilling onto the stone floor.
“Daddy, stop! I’m begging you!” The red haired... | 2022-08-07T05:47:16 | 2022-08-07T02:46:01 | 310 | 86 |
[WP] You can see the headline now. “World’s Oldest Human, Dead at 124”. You lived a good, long life. You are satisfied. The world around you fades to black... "Whoa! You beat the high score again!” You open your eyes in a brightly lit arcade, the number 124 flashing on a screen in front of you. | "Woohoo! New High score!" I shouted as I slammed the goggles down and looked around the arcade for at all the people impressed at my life prowess. Except the arcade was silent.
No cheering, no crowd nothing. I looked around and saw a dozen or so people surrounding a player three pods over.
"What's going on?" I thou... | Jensen jolted awake, little dribbles of sweat pouring down his brow. Head pounding, he fell back onto the wet floor, his paper-dry tongue wishing for a cool drink. Eyes adjusting to the darkness, he saw a half-empty bottle of Fireball next to him, triggering memories of the party the night prior, which came back in jag... | 2022-10-20T12:40:06 | 2022-10-20T12:28:14 | 440 | 26 |
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