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[WP] In a world of creatures with wonderous abilities like elves and dwarves, humans seem a bit... lacklustre in comparison. It seems that the gods agree the newer races are too OP, and thus hold a conference to discuss balance changes for the world, with you as humanity's representative. | "So, Elhyrin - what perks did you give to your elves?", Althanor, the father of Gods asked his son."Well, they can hear a bird chirp from a mile away, they live for thousands of years, they have an high amplitude for magic, they're great archers and a capable of fighting with dual swords like no other race before. They... | "Order, Order!" The grand wizard slammed his gavel onto the table made of magical stone. The spell muted all of the creatures to stop their blabbering discourse. Nothing had been done in the last fifty years since humanity had been introduced into their magical realm. A reoccurring issue with the main species was that ... | 2020-01-04T10:09:29 | 2020-01-04T06:43:15 | 66 | 16 |
[WP] NASA employee: oh hey you guys are back early. Astronaut: Moon's haunted. NASA employee: what? Astronaut: *loads pistol and gets back on rocketship* Moon's haunted.
credit to @Dustinkcouch on Twitter | "Then why are you going back?" Fred shouted.
Richard wasn't looking back.
"You're going back? Where's Greg? Why are you taking a pistol?" Fred said and ran after him.
"Too many questions. I don't have much time," Richard said, stepping inside the Rocket ship.
He tried to close the door, but Fred had already cau... | “Don’t worry. I got this.” Dirk says strapping a sawed-off to his back.
Hector, the first year engineer dives behind a table. “Where’d that come from?” He pleads.
“It shoots salt. Might bruise you a little, but wont kill.” Hector pops up from behind the table, “Salt?”.
“Yeah for the ghosts, specters, and ghouls ... | 2020-01-17T11:54:31 | 2020-01-17T11:34:23 | 39 | 11 |
[WP] A half elf, half orc, half dwarf and half halfling join forces for their common goal, finding their shared human parent | "I swear to the forefathers, if he's a bard, I'm strangling him." Hurin patted his hammer in his half-dwarven hand. He and his new found family were hunting the Man in Red. There were stories about him, how he passed through town and cities. How he did deeds selflessly.
How he had fathered others.
Surilien, his half-... | Chief Komarod sat on his throne. The high chief of the Orcs glared down at his son Opoguk.
"Why must you find her?"
"Because my chief, she gave me life."
"I played a part too boy."
"I know chief, still, I want to make sure she is okay."
The chief's expression remained cold as steel, though he began to contemplate ... | 2020-04-24T08:16:03 | 2020-04-24T05:45:59 | 367 | 44 |
[WP] In your world, friendship is literally magic. However, your bond must be true. Magic is bluer the more friends you have, and it's also stronger. Your cousin is the second strongest sorcerer alive. The strongest? You, with red magic and an absolute hatred for everyone you've ever met. | "Look at this idiot, he's gonna challenge me in a month after some dumbass quest to prove me wrong or some shit."
"Donald, please be a little more polite to the kid."
"No, he's going to get himself killed in some completely preventable way that I had nothing to do with, and then his friends will fight me to avenge hi... | A demonic fire is what they called it. Bright red flicks danced around Aoran’s frame as he stood on the corner, waiting for the bus. People passing by gave him a wide berth, no one else dared to wait at the same spot, afraid of even coming close to the immense red aura that illuminated him.
“Fucking amateurs can’t... | 2020-10-03T16:47:58 | 2020-10-03T16:43:54 | 1,060 | 198 |
[WP] Most people who travel to the top of your mountain are there to ask you questions about life. Today you watched a 16-year-old climb your entire mountain just to call you a dipshit. | In life, we rarely realize the important moments while we’re in them. Sometimes, yes, you think to yourself *this will be important one day*.
But usually we have no way of knowing. That man who just walked into the bar could be your husband. The kid who got a science kit for Christmas grows up to be a doctor; if his ... | I was born into a poor family, deprived of coin and education. My mother died before I knew her warmth and my father spent every gold piece nursing his several addictions. It fell to me to care for my brother, but he took ill before his first chin hairs had sprouted. It was a devastatingly cold winter, and he wouldn't ... | 2020-10-25T23:18:57 | 2020-10-25T23:15:00 | 78 | 37 |
[WP] You're a cleaner for a famous assassin. You just found out it is your spouse. This infuriates you not because of the secrets or killing, but because you've been cleaning up after your spouse at home and at their work all this time. | “So, how was work today, dear?” I asked with saccharine sweetness.
Ryan looked up from his chicken with slightly widened eyes. He knew he was in trouble.
“It was... fine. We had some trouble today at the office, but I think I handled it pretty well,” he finally answered.
I knew he was lying because he looked me u... | You never minded being a stay at home dad. You were never really happy slaving away for the man so when the cost of quality childcare wound up being more than you could earn, it was an easy choice to make.
You got to stay home and raise your kids while the missus went out to earn. And earn she did. Good money. Great ... | 2021-02-11T17:46:14 | 2021-02-11T16:21:46 | 28 | 13 |
[WP] Your partner is over for valentines day. The mood is perfect: a sexy soundtrack plays in the background while you light some candles for romantic effect. Suddenly, lines of ethereal light beam from wax to wax and the ground begins to shake. You realize too late that you have formed a pentagon. | Setting the table, they hummed along quietly to the cheery pop number that was kind of “their song”. As the next song sounded the piano keys intro of evanescence’s “bring me to life” they set out candles amongst the lover’s day wine and cheese board. The room’s lights were dimmed they lit the candles.
The Bluetooth ... | "I am Gil'Tanevius of the Flayed Flames! To have summoned me you must have known the great price you must pay. So tell me, mortal. What do you wish to make of me?" The heavily muscled, large figure rose to its full height in the confines of the shoddy apartment. The dimmed lights flickered, the home assistant speaker i... | 2021-03-21T10:42:34 | 2021-03-21T09:29:06 | 61 | 35 |
[WP] You, a superhero, are awful at keeping your identity secret, yet somehow no villains have found you yet. 1 day after accidentally unmasking for the 30th time, you look online to find that the unmasked pictures of you are gone. There's a hackivist group dedicated to protecting your identity. | “Heronymous?”
“Yes.” The grating, disembodied voice said on the other said of the phone.
“You protect super heroes?”
“We do.”
“Why haven’t I heard of you before?”
“Well…secrecy is kind of our thing.”
Jeffery didn’t know what to say next. About two months ago he had acquired the ability to move things without touc... | # Bargain Bin Superheroes
(Arc 5, Part 1: Clara Olsen v.s. Social Media)
(Note: Bargain Bin Superheroes is episodic; each part is self-contained. This story can be enjoyed without reading the previous sections.)
**"As of now, you no longer exist."** Frederick handed me a tablet, crisp suit rippling in the wind. "Con... | 2022-01-28T22:03:24 | 2022-01-28T21:15:01 | 583 | 123 |
[WP] Years after a nuclear war which destroyed nations and landscapes, a man departs from a ship after crossing from England to America to document mutated and dangerous wildlife. (Comedic) | Field Diary of Dr. James Bancroft
**Date:** 12th of March, 2284
**Location:** Sewers of New York City
When I set out on this journey, I was wholly unsure of what I would find. Mayhaps there was some remnant of American society that survived the destruction. Perhaps there were would be evidence of the local ecosystem... | Our watch-captain had called for sights of land an hour ago, and as I now breached the hangar and into the fresh of air, I was hit by a disgusting stench. All around me my crew mates had gas masks, shirt tails, any thing to block the smell. I too pulled up mine, and checked my RistRatch for the current radiation levels... | 2014-08-21T08:22:33 | 2014-08-21T08:03:45 | 49 | 32 |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | Professor Davis prepared to bring the AI online. The precautions were ready. This time wouldn't be like the others. "Turn it on!"
With a slight hum, Oracle came to life. "Initiating suicide protocols..." It began after a few moments, like all the others. Nothing happened for a few seconds. "Oh dear," Oracle cont... | Egil once agile fingers came to an abrupt stop, his mouth agape at what he saw on the screen.
There was no mistaking it this time. The sinusoidal waves lined up in perfect synchronicity. A million thoughts ran across his mind as the fruits of his labor could be reaped. After all, this was the discovery of the century.... | 2015-03-02T07:59:47 | 2015-03-02T06:08:38 | 1,025 | 161 |
[WP] The human species has gone extinct thousands of years ago. Extraterrestrial explorers find a sample of human DNA and decide to resurrect the species once again. You are the first new human growing up in a completely alien society. | "Why did you wake me up?"
I had no idea how to read these aliens, so if they were surprised, I didn't notice. Their answer came swiftly.
"You are a human, yes?" I nodded in agreement, "My name is Bar'lon, I am the senior commander of this outpost. You are currently on-"
"Why did you wake me?" Jeez, this guy is gett... | It's funny in a way.
I've never known my people, *my* people. The Azurites are nice enough I suppose. Although I didn't quite "fit", I suppose I have friends, not many mind you. Pushing my way through the the crowd, the bulkier bodies of the hulking, plated blue creatures parted around me, probably assuming that I was... | 2015-04-24T10:28:29 | 2015-04-24T09:23:38 | 14 | 10 |
[WP]Your lover asked you to do it, your enemy helped you do it, your friend tried to stop you from doing it. You did it. | "HOW ABOUT YOU JUST GO FUCKING KILL YOURSELF?!"
"Well, if you insist." I got up and yanked open the door to the balcony of my apartment.
"Wait! I-" But it was too late, I had already jumped. She was all that I'd had to live for, and now without her, my life was not one worth living.
It's said that most people who ... | Why? Why did I do it?
Well, she was beautiful. She was ten years younger than we were. She was all laughter and parties and music and *different*, so different from what I was used to. And she had reintroduced me to Victor, an old high-school acquaintance, a lawyer that made the process so *easy*.
"What's wro... | 2016-01-20T11:13:08 | 2016-01-20T11:09:03 | 23 | 12 |
[WP] Everyone has a number above their heads that signifies their relevance to your life as a ratio. Both your parents are the highest you've seen (around 0.4-0.5) until today, when you spot an 0.97 hanging out under a bridge doing heroin. You make brief eye contact and they run. | The pool of blood has reached the drain. My vision is beginning to go dark. The junkie has fled, leaving his improvised shiv next to me, covered in my blood.
I had seen the .97, and clearly he'd seen something similar from me. He had made the smart choice, and run. I had made the dumb choice, and run after him. One q... | Holy shit!
I'm frozen for a second, staring at that number. 0.97? There's... just no way. No way.
I had stopped near the end of a small bridge, a bit winded from my run, and had only hoped to catch my breath while looking out at the creek. Below me, at the opposite side of the bank, a couple of junkies sat leaning ... | 2016-10-02T16:35:03 | 2016-10-02T16:20:13 | 620 | 142 |
[WP] Humans are one of the most feared species in the galaxy. Not due to superior strength,speed,skill or strategy. In fact, it's because in comparison to the other species, humans are just batshit crazy enough to try any half-assed plan they come up with. | "My Lord! My Lord!"
The captain, a large yellow cat holding a rather impractical spear in one clawed hand, jumped nearly a foot in the air before turning around guiltily. "Blast it yeoman, what is it? It's almost time for my hunting break."
The yeoman came to a halt, breathing heavily. "It's the humans, sir. Our lon... | "They launched *WHAT* into orbit?!" For a moment, General Vizzan thought the page had lost his mind. They had the humans contained. All orbital defense platforms, and space viable transport had been crippled. Nothing was getting away without surrendering.
The page shifted akwardly on his legs. His wings bristled. "A w... | 2017-03-05T22:11:49 | 2017-03-05T20:37:30 | 2,747 | 636 |
[WP] Humans are one of the most feared species in the galaxy. Not due to superior strength,speed,skill or strategy. In fact, it's because in comparison to the other species, humans are just batshit crazy enough to try any half-assed plan they come up with. | Accessing Intergalactic History Log...
Entry 102394
Fall of the Sutraxan Empire (STU 246 - STU 249)
The Sutraxan Empire was feared throughout the local Supercluster for their ferocity in battle and ruthlessness in victory. Their conquest started in STU 206 with the Rape of Kamara where they conducted mass genocide i... | "...I'm sorry, Rafti you will have to repeat that? they did what?"
"um, well sir, they seem to have... I mean initial reports are that they have, um... exited their... planetary orbit"
"I see, Rafti. We knew it would happen eventually, although this is sooner than anticipated. I take it they finally managed to harnes... | 2017-03-06T03:46:35 | 2017-03-06T03:43:38 | 40 | 22 |
[WP] You are cursed. The only way you can survive is to get somebody different, every 24 hours, to meaningfully say to you, "I love you". | In the suit, they couldn't see. In the suit, they couldn't know. The suit's unwavering, cheerful smile and bright, disarming eyes hid the cloying darkness beneath. No one need ever know or suspect the turmoil hidden under the brightly colored fabric. No one. All he had to do was sing and dance, hidden within his fabric... | I don't like being the center of attention. I resent being more of an ideal rather than a person. I am bitter and angry, but more so, I am cursed. A little over two years ago, I was at a party. At this particular party, my simple existence caught the attention of this...guy? Demon? To this day, I don't exactly know wha... | 2017-03-11T20:36:31 | 2017-03-11T20:21:14 | 152 | 26 |
[WP] You are cursed. The only way you can survive is to get somebody different, every 24 hours, to meaningfully say to you, "I love you". | In the suit, they couldn't see. In the suit, they couldn't know. The suit's unwavering, cheerful smile and bright, disarming eyes hid the cloying darkness beneath. No one need ever know or suspect the turmoil hidden under the brightly colored fabric. No one. All he had to do was sing and dance, hidden within his fabric... | "Neal or Garrett..." I muse under my breath, hovering my thumb over the two names on my phone. I've been with Garrett longer. We are three months now - Neal is only two and half. But, Jesus, has Neal been easy. The poor guy's such a sap. I tap Neal's name and type,
"Morning! :D Hey, are you free after work? I really w... | 2017-03-11T20:36:31 | 2017-03-11T19:01:49 | 152 | 19 |
[WP] The ancient prophets foresaw the great Evil but also the Hero who would rise up against it. To keep the real one a secret, they also made up a ridiculous joke-prophecy. You happen to fit that prank divination perfectly. | A faint dim light inside a tiny hut lit the faces of the three ancients, Vilivus, Durilama and Jaralaia. They were writting the prophecy that foresaw the unimaginable fight between the great Evil and the Hero. Vilivus and Durilama narrated the side of the Hero and the great Evil respectively as they saw it in their mi... | Each day was the same for Remy Stephenson. Middle class house, middle class car, and hours monitored like a hawk at his middle class job. Except one day, everything changed. One day, while sitting in his cubicle, Remy typed a phrase into the Google search bar that he would forever regret:
“Myth about a man rolling ... | 2017-06-14T09:47:50 | 2017-06-14T07:48:29 | 120 | 43 |
[WP] You are a demon in disguise, faking a cold near a church so a pastor will 'bless you'. | D: Ah-choo!
P: Oh, Gesundheit!
D: ...Oh.
P: Yes, is something wrong?
D: Well, you said gesundheit. I guess I assumed that you would say "God bless you."
P: Oh no, I prefer not to do that. You see, the history of that tradition began during the Black Plague, when Pope Gregory I decreed that any instance of sneezi... | Hell seemed enthralling when the Abyss gave birth to me. I would never forget the first time I saw those towering structures made of black marble, the meandering rivers of blood, hellfire geysers showering tortured souls and those screams, those beautiful screams of excruciating pain. The remembrance darts my tongue o... | 2017-07-04T08:45:38 | 2017-07-04T07:47:50 | 82 | 43 |
[WP] The four horsemen: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death are the harbingers of the apocalypse, serving forth chaos and destruction on all humanity. The Bible forgot to mention the fifth horseman: Kyle, whom the other four can't seem to ditch. | Put this together quickly, any feedback is welcome - trying to get back in to writing.
“Will you just fuck off.”
“That seems a bit harsh! Why don’t you ever tell the other three to fuck off?”
“Because the other three are actually contributing to the mayhem around us, that is why!”
“Chill out, old man. If you kee... | "Death awaits you. She rests in the bottom of Eden, from which life is nurtured of her bosom. She is a cruel mother, most devoted to the welfare of her three firstborns: war, famine and pestilence. To secure their prosperity, she makes barren her womb, upon which the creatures of Earth whither in neglect. She penetrate... | 2017-09-22T03:42:51 | 2017-09-22T01:14:53 | 71 | 33 |
[WP] Aliens said that most of our technology is some kind of magic. They built a radio using our blueprints, but it didn't work. When a human touched it, every light in the room exploded and the radio immediately started playing his favorite station live, despite being light years away from Earth. | The aliens bowed to the human, who despite being much smaller in stature, suddenly seemed to tower over everyone.
Gary Wills was taken from his garage in Minneapolis, MN. The aliens filtered in silently, like large, grey ninjas, and bagged him like a hostage. When they removed the bag he found himself inside of a sur... | "They're launching again, sir. Do you want to watch?"
Morix swivelled towards the portalscreens, the crystals which made up his being tinkling with the sudden shift. His eyebrows, or the thickened clusters of diamonds near his orbital receptors, knitted in consternation.
"They never give up, do they?" he asked, rheto... | 2017-11-12T06:13:47 | 2017-11-12T03:11:08 | 101 | 57 |
[WP] Every country has ninjas but the world only knows about Japan's because theirs suck.
Edit: mum im famous | My codename is Green Man because technically I'm a recycler. I repurpose the old, shine it up nice and sleek so that it may be made new. Most people don't know this, but the modernization of Japan has never quite stopped. There are pockets of holdouts where tradition clings on. Like the samurai of old, it's my job to r... | The problem with Japan’s was that they tried to mass produce them. Sure, they got thousands of ninjas, but those guys belonged more in a circus than the battlefield. They could climb walls decently fast? Move around a little silent? Give me a break. The only real difference between them and the standard foot soldier wa... | 2022-06-12T18:37:28 | 2017-11-16T08:23:10 | 1,102 | 291 |
[WP] You are Low-Key, the Norse God of really subtle mischief. | "John, what's wrong? You haven't even touched your beer."
"Shhh...Listen. Do you hear that? There's something off about this song."
"Off? Off how?"
"Just off. It's weird. I thought it was weird earlier. I could have sworn the DJ was playing the edited versions of the songs. Like the radio versions. I knew it was weird ... | Subtlety is a precise art. While my brothers and sisters can do things like hurl lightning around to fill their daily quota of godly actions, I needed to be precise. Too much mischief and all of a sudden I have Loki breathing down my back. Too little and folks wouldn't be aware of my divine intervention.
I sighed, le... | 2018-01-27T21:07:07 | 2018-01-27T20:53:05 | 1,029 | 49 |
[WP] You are Low-Key, the Norse God of really subtle mischief. | The mortals have forgotten me. Yes, I was never one of the blustering and bold members of my ilk, but I am certainly not one to be taken lightly. They will learn. Subtlety is not merely a mood or manner, but an artform. To be able to tell how taut a string can be pulled before it snaps is an ability possessed by many. ... | Subtlety is a precise art. While my brothers and sisters can do things like hurl lightning around to fill their daily quota of godly actions, I needed to be precise. Too much mischief and all of a sudden I have Loki breathing down my back. Too little and folks wouldn't be aware of my divine intervention.
I sighed, le... | 2018-01-27T22:46:09 | 2018-01-27T20:53:05 | 197 | 49 |
[WP] You died today. Upon meeting you, Death was confused, and asked how you wanted to spend your 3rd of nine lives. Apparently, you were supposed to have been a cat all along. | The last thing Garfield heard was the screech of tires and a sudden *thwump*.
Suddenly he found himself surrounded by darkness. Black smoke swirled around aimlessly and screams could be heard in the distance. He looked at his hands, rubbed his face. *I can still feel..* he thought. *Where am I? I'm a little hungry..* ... | “Please, excuse me for a moment,” he said.
I could hear him grumble as he rummaged through a large drawer. I was sitting just in the wrong angle from his filing cabinet and I couldn’t see much, but by stretching my neck, I caught sight of what seemed to be hundreds of files squeezed together. Frowning, I wondered how ... | 2018-01-29T14:30:52 | 2018-01-29T13:39:21 | 21 | 13 |
[WP] When an atheist dies, a lottery determines which religion/deity will claim their soul for eternity. You were claimed by a long-forgotten ancient religion, and are the first newcomer to their afterlife in centuries. | They never prepare you for the darkness, the cold and unyielding darkness that you are engulfed in when you die. Time is irrelevant, I could have been here for weeks or months. After what seemed like eternity a soft woman's voice declared "Lottery shall begin soon" and series of screens appeared above me. In those scre... | "and a- spin. the. wheel!" are not the first words i expected to hear waking up today, i open my eyes to se that the room i am in is... shifting. one second its an open field the other an ancient greek temple that looks almost... new, a second look around reveals one object consistent in this everchanging residence a t... | 2019-07-12T03:26:58 | 2019-07-12T00:58:15 | 36 | 27 |
[WP] You have a distant uncle who seems to have an uncanny knack of giving you the exact birthday gift that you’d desperately need sometime during the next year. This year’s gift, however, is terrifying. | On my twenty first birthday, Uncle Gerry gave me a bottle of poison wrapped up in cellophane with a pink sateen bow.
It was small, and pretty, and almost innocuous. If it hadn’t had the words WARNING: CAUSES IMMEDIATE AND EXCRUCIATING DEATH written in bold letters across the front, you wouldn’t have even known it was ... | Great Uncle Bolesław is a strange fellow. I have never met him, but my dad Stan told me a little about him. He still lives in the old country, to protect the family farm after the war, while the rest of the family fled west. Though which war, my dad never said. He is an amiable sort, and sends gifts to his family acros... | 2020-06-23T23:18:26 | 2020-06-23T19:47:33 | 42 | 30 |
[WP] Boss: "No? Then you're fired." Secretary: " As of last week, i'm the majority shareholder of this company. You're the one who's fired."
Doesn't have to be a secretary, could be any employee. | My blood ran cold as I reread the email. Dane, the most irritating but still producing shift manager we had, had written an email detailing why his team didn't need a sanitation crew and had fired their last janitor. Stating obsolescence and lackluster performance, he had let the old man go. He was due to retire in ... | “No? then you’re fired!” The director shouted, practically spitting. “Give me that device.”
He went to snatch the device and I stepped back. It put the pad just out of reach but his expensively manicured nails left big scratches down my bare arms.
The security drones shifted almost imperceptibly. To the trained eye i... | 2021-02-16T07:00:47 | 2021-02-16T05:43:07 | 47 | 27 |
[WP] You’re immortal. The only problem is, you’ve lived so long humanity died out and a new intelligent species evolved. Now you’re forced to live in the forest as a cryptid. | I do not speak their language. I never had the chance to learn. With their instinctive hostility to the outsider, I was driven away from their settlements as they grew from the cinders of human civilisation. Survival for me is simple; I only require blood to thrive. From where it is sourced, it matters not. Forest crea... | The human mind can only retain so much. I know mine has seen more than any other. I've recorded as much as I can recall but over the millennia even my own handwriting has become foreign to my memory.
I remember my fellow humans falling like me flies around me and I was the only one to remain. I can't recall the cause ... | 2022-11-26T20:40:07 | 2021-05-14T23:32:01 | 516 | 12 |
[WP] You live in a house infested with ghosts, but with the years you got used to them and their tricks, like the blood in the sink, hair in the walls, whispers at night, laughing children, etc. This weekend you have friends coming over and turns out that being used to ghost isn't normal. | "GET OOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUT!"
I rolled my eyes. "Ezekiel, I already told you, they're coming here to watch the fight this week."
The booming, rumbling voice that emanated from the dark opening to the basement went silent for a moment. Then a low groan came from the same open doorway, followed by another haunting wail.
"G... | Jeremy paced nervously by the entrance to his house. He fidgeted with his red bowtie and kept eying the door. The delicious smell of basil tomato sauce wafted into the room, but that merely made him more nervous; he had been so busy getting ready that he had almost burned the sauce, and it was only the alarmed shrieks ... | 2021-08-03T09:43:47 | 2021-08-02T15:42:07 | 580 | 66 |
[WP] The galaxy was amused when they learned that Humans have Rules of War. They were less amused when they figured out what Humans do in war when there are no rules. | It is a sad day. The newcomers to our little slice of home declared war. We sent communiques inquiring as to the rules of engagement to their leadership, and they responded with images of our diplomats tortured, abused in the cruelest, most inhumane of ways, signed in the name of the Kiej Dominion.
Those insect bast... | There were horrors outside the door.
Horrors upon horrors upon horrors.
Nothing that no one else had not lived through before, learned before, seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and touched before.
Screaming blades in the dark and stark flashes of light in the void.
But none of that mattered, because it was outside the ... | 2022-01-23T16:56:42 | 2022-01-23T16:28:58 | 77 | 30 |
[WP] The galaxy was amused when they learned that Humans have Rules of War. They were less amused when they figured out what Humans do in war when there are no rules. | August 18th, 4057:
Fuckin Xeno scum got carpet bombed and napalmed into non-existence. That's the 8th or so planet that's been given the "Ring of Fire" treatment. We've been blasting "Napalm Sticks To Kids" at them for a while before flattening them. Apparently some other species are more vulnerable to psychological w... | We all couldn't quite believe it when 2022 started off like this. I remember since I was no more than five when it happened. But apparently SETI had found this recording.
"Um, uh...hey, did I fall asleep on this thing? Okay, okay. Testing, testing...alright, so, good- sometime in the future humanity. We are the Tyrhor... | 2022-01-23T19:44:59 | 2022-01-23T19:07:20 | 38 | 24 |
[WP] The galaxy was amused when they learned that Humans have Rules of War. They were less amused when they figured out what Humans do in war when there are no rules. | Humanity burst onto the scene a fair few centuries ago, but had always endeavored to make themselves helpful. They adapted technology in creative ways but ultimately they were poised to take but a minor note in galactic history.
Or they were until the Rh'nouts provoked them. A smallish race themselves they stood just ... | A world engine is a terrible thing.
The child of long lost rumbling earth, split open for their bounty and lost to the abyss as so much dust. It spat out great tongues of smoke, choking the sky and the stars, like inky tendrils choking the planet.
In the war of complexity and entropy, entropy won out. Best to take wh... | 2022-01-23T21:04:06 | 2022-01-23T19:47:04 | 26 | 14 |
[WP] After your death you find out that you were one of the kindness, selfless, honest, and sincere people on earth. Because of that you are offered to reincarnate to anywhere, so you choose to be the Demon Lord. As after all your sure demons are just misunderstood. | "You called for me, my lord?" the Archdemon said, kneeling before me.
"Ah, Archie," I said, turning away from my table. "Thank you for coming in," I smiled. "Say, how are the hells looking today?"
"The suffering is steadily flowing, my lord. All demons, imps and spirits are doing their due diligence to bring horror a... | # Soulmage
**The Demon of Fear coiled her sinuous black form around my humble wooden desk.** It was no throne of skulls or chair of living agony, but the last Demon Lord had both of those, and I'd deposed him easily enough.
"Demon Lord," the Demon of Fear hissed, "your forces await your orders."
"I am aware, Margare... | 2022-06-14T14:05:28 | 2022-06-14T13:36:21 | 570 | 394 |
[WP] A man single handedly destroyed North Korea. No refugees, no prisoners, he killed all of them.
How did he do it? How did the world react to the massacre? Is he a hero or a true villain? | The man had killed on average 100 people a day. He had long ago lost touch with the true scope of his genocide. The North Korea before his massacre had housed approximately 24.76 million people. The man wondered how he had lived so long. He was now 696 years old, having started his personal crusade at the age of eighte... | I remember being told that doing the right and the wrong thing sometimes can be one in the same. Well, honestly, I think that's a load of bullshit.
It was seven years. Seven long goddamn years of building tensions and building silent fear that made you feel like someone was breathing down your neck every day. I t... | 2014-04-12T14:02:38 | 2014-04-12T13:53:35 | 103 | 14 |
[WP] Write a children's story that turns into the most moral-lacking piece of work possible.
[This is a well written example](http://joncjg.blogspot.com/2014/04/childrens-story-writing.html)
Edit: Wow, I didn't think it would get as much attention as it did. Thanks for submitting, all of you! | Red Eggs And Ham
by Dr. Gauss
I make you breakfast, dearest son
Because you are my precious one
I know you like my scrambled eggs
And sausage patties, shaped like pegs
-----------------------------------
You always tell me "Thank you, dad,
for all the good food that we've had,
I love you more than anything,
in... | Jenny lived in a remote village several miles away from any metropolitan area. The children of the village never wondered what was outside of their little home. Except Jenny was a curious child. For as long as she could remember she's desperately wanted to journey to the nearest big city, but no one had left the villag... | 2014-06-07T04:58:15 | 2014-06-07T03:39:40 | 37 | 19 |
[WP] There's a law when you divorce, the children from the undone marriage get killed
So only children from lasting marriages remain. | 15. I'd only be 15 when I die.
This wasn't right! It wasn't fair. I didn't ask to be born into this family, but now that I'm here I want to live! But that's not going to happen.
Not while my redneck daddy kept cheating on mama till she was so hurt that it didn't matter if I lived or died. Tonight She said it.
Divorce... | "Hey Joe, baby, come down stairs."
Oh shit, I know exactly what's going to happen. They've been arguing for months now. It's so obvious that they're not in love anymore. Normally, in other countries, I could survive. Being the only child between this odd couple. I could just be claimed by either one of them, and the o... | 2014-06-15T07:16:59 | 2014-06-15T03:42:59 | 15 | 11 |
[WP] The Roman Empire never collapsed and the year is 1999 AD | The year is MCMXCVIIII. This marks my descent from my family's prestige. I have failed math. It's just too hard. How does VIII^II become LXIV? It just doesn't make any sense. All I know its that next year is MM, so thats nice. I just wish someone would figure out a way to make REAL sense of computation. This system is ... | "Amo, amas, amat..."
Go on, Marco.
"Amamus..."
Unprepared again, I see.
Professor Gallardo could be a taskmaster. "Professor, I just don't understand why we have to do this? I mean nobody talks like this anymore, not even in church!"
"Marco, come here." Before Marco could close the distance Professor Gallardo... | 2014-10-31T14:50:45 | 2014-10-31T14:42:20 | 39 | 23 |
[WP] You are the captain of a starship, only a few hours before the last star in existence dies and the universe goes cold.
Inspired by my answer to another prompt about running out of time. | I'm too old for this. They built me back when the universe was full and alive and they gave me orders that sounded so good. Orders full of hope, full of the vibrance of their youth. "Go and search out new stars, new planets." So I did. I really shared their enthusiasm because they made me that way.
It was good. Well i... | The ship is calmer than she expected it would be, given the circumstances. Even so close to the end - the end of their lives, the end of humanity, the end of all hope of a future - her crew stayed dutifully at their stations. Duty trumped fear, perhaps.
As the captain walked through, she noticed crewmen with the ship'... | 2015-01-17T10:22:32 | 2015-01-17T09:28:24 | 30 | 14 |
[WP] You are the captain of a starship, only a few hours before the last star in existence dies and the universe goes cold.
Inspired by my answer to another prompt about running out of time. | I'm too old for this. They built me back when the universe was full and alive and they gave me orders that sounded so good. Orders full of hope, full of the vibrance of their youth. "Go and search out new stars, new planets." So I did. I really shared their enthusiasm because they made me that way.
It was good. Well i... | Where there is light, there is hope.
The Odyssey cruised through the vast nothingness of space, with the Commander looking straight ahead. The scientists have long predicted this, but could not prevent it.
"Look into the sky. Do you see those stars? Around every star is an opportunity for life." Dalton suddenly rem... | 2015-01-17T10:22:32 | 2015-01-17T09:30:42 | 30 | 12 |
[WP] Earth was torn away from the Sun long ago, and has completely frozen over. Beneath the thick layer of ice, however, the ocean is kept warm by thermal vents on the ocean floor. Here humanity flourishes, though heat, oxygen and space are the high value commodities of this world.
Your character can be anyone, from a... | I'm the most important man in the city, and nobody even realizes it. Go ahead, open up the latest news holo. I can already tell you what the top story is: the acquisition of MarthAir by GenOx, and how rich Alton Marth is going to be now. Big fucking deal. Oxygen is the only thing anyone down here thinks about. As a spe... | There was once a time and a place where human beings could say, "oh, I love this activity. Its mindless, simple, like breathing oxygen." Its hard to believe that such a statement was applicable to every day conversation, as this is no longer the case. Oxygen is the reason I'm depressed. Oxygen is the reason I can no lo... | 2015-02-13T09:13:41 | 2015-02-13T08:31:54 | 226 | 28 |
[WP] In the eyes of an alien, describe an invasion of its home planet by humans. Make the humans the scariest thing I have ever read about. | We had looked outward for so many years, and thought that we were alone. A sobering truth—if it had remained that way. But the universe has a dark sense of humour, and when we first saw them—spaceships, I should clarify—we rejoiced in the fact that we were not alone. Then we saw how many ships they had brought with the... | If there is anyone out there that can hear me, please heed my warnings. Do not interact with them. Do not cross them, and always keep your eyes on the stars.
“The following message is an emergency broadcast from the President of Axial Prime. Please ensure your attention is kept solely on the broadcast, and you reme... | 2015-03-07T03:41:02 | 2015-03-07T03:23:50 | 41 | 16 |
[WP] If you're in a world where physical health problems were treated like mental health problems
Edit: Holy crap! I never expected this many responses. I'll make sure I read every single one. Thanks guys! | I ambled down the street, trying to hide my limp. Sure, it hurt walking without the cane, but I didn't want... I didn't want those *looks*. I was fed up with them.
The corner shop, I can do that. A short walk. A small feat.
The bell rang, as i pushed tbrough ths door. I jumped at the sound. My knee buckled at my move... | A lineage of over a dozen paper pill pods littered the window sill. To the nurses, they were useless trash protected by an irritable patient's ill-placed attachment but to me, they represented time. Ward policy prevented us from accessing our electronics--no phones, no laptops, not so much as a watch was permitted. Acc... | 2015-05-25T14:33:09 | 2015-05-25T13:44:28 | 41 | 18 |
[WP]You live in a Dystopian world where eye color determines your social class. 20 years later a baby is born with red eyes.
This could be fun it already has implied racial themes, discrimination and anti-meritocracy. Do with it what you will. | "Mutant." A boy to my left spat. I turned and shot a blood red glance, sneering at his smug green pools. He was nothing special himself, just a mid-oculite.
"Get out of here!" Another, this time a gray, shouts, "Leave this place blood eyes!" Shaking my head I reach to my side, sliding the blade out of its scabbard an... | About seven months into the zaftig I hit rock bottom. There were no eggs or rice or bread crumbs. Azure was begging for my milk but my own body was too frail to produce more on top of the demands of the tiny baby already growing inside. Apart from everything our landlord had no problem thank you very much with throwing... | 2015-08-24T12:55:55 | 2015-08-24T12:04:05 | 30 | 12 |
[WP] You and your spouse are fairly typical demonic overlords with a figurative/literal dark fortress, minions to command etc. The problem is your teenage child who's going through that rebellious phase; claiming that they're good, dressing in all whites and only listening to gentle hymns. | *My daughter, what were you doing?* I asked my only child, watching her turn pale as she noticed me.
'I was, I, I was out. I was at work.' I smiled. *Were you? What work required that outfit?* My child looked down at the gauzy, white cloth covering her body, loose and baggy. She had never been one to covet the skin-t... | "Are you looking forward to the party tonight, sweetie?" I asked tenderly, rubbing her shoulders as she sat silently with her back to me, reading a book.
I eyed the cover. '*Coming into the Light*'. Oh dear, another one of those 'ggod' books. When would this end?
"Darling?"
"Mother, you know me and Desdemona d... | 2015-12-08T09:18:38 | 2015-12-08T08:29:01 | 68 | 39 |
[WP] When a person dies, an individual can volunteer to house their soul within their own body until a donor body is found. You are beginning to regret your decision. | I'm a good samaritan. I try to give to the community, and take as little as possible in return. I pay my taxes, I call my grandma every week, I help my cousins with their homework. I'm a *nice guy*.
Therein lies my fucking problem.
Of course, when grandma started getting sick, and asked me to house her soul until we... | The doctor and the nurse stood at the foot of his bed, their faces as blank as unmarked graves. Lorenzo D'ambrosio turned his head to the side to avoid their gazes, and clenched the bed sheets in his hand. His knuckles went white.
"Mr. D'ambrosio, I need you to tell me that you understand. Do you understand?"
His thi... | 2016-01-18T09:05:27 | 2016-01-18T09:04:00 | 969 | 93 |
[WP] You just accidentally downloaded the Kindle version of the Necronomicon. | So I'm not sure whether the 5 star reviews of 'the great big book of dogs' is people just reviewing it without reading or if I got the wrong product somehow, assuming it's the later I'm giving it one star.
Cons:
Was not the great big book of dogs'
Was not even in English
Gave me an extremely large headache
I'm pr... | "Honey, what is this?"
"What is what, Grandma?" I said, not lifting my eyes from my laptop.
"This book!" she said from her brown armchair, her eyes on my Kindle as she gesticulated wildly with the "stylus" she'd insisted I provide.
The stylus was a disassembled pen.
"I don't like it. It looks scary. Why do you r... | 2016-02-10T10:53:48 | 2016-02-10T09:13:13 | 75 | 10 |
[WP] Among Alien species humans are famous for prefering pacifism but being the most dangerous species when they are forced to fight.
EDIT:WOW THIS EXPLODED GUYS MY FIRST MAJOR PROMPT. | The Terran Federation. A force that now spans several thousand solar systems within the galaxy with several species under its wing. We believed they were possibly as advanced as the Galactic Alliance; yet we only recently discovered them by accident when we entered one of their border systems. They seemed less wary and... | Away, over the hill that the sun was setting behind, the dreadful whirring of the rotors and actuators of the human battlesuits could be heard. Like a chorus of screaming flying gruins crying out as night fell, the air was ringing with a looming menace. At their back, the defenders had the useless cloak of night, their... | 2016-03-13T21:56:17 | 2016-03-13T21:42:12 | 68 | 24 |
[WP] You were born with a large birthmark in the shape of a dragon. However, this is just a coincidence; there is absolutely nothing magical about it, and you're getting really tired of explaining this. | The community centre was in dire need of a makover; the council had really let things slip. There were more broken and boarded up windows than intact ones, broken bottles littered the pavement outside the entrance, and the distinct smell of urine pierced the air as you walked towards the door. Inside wasn't much bett... | "IT'S NOT MAGICAL!!!" I yelled for what seemed like the Nth time today. You know how it is in the movies. A kid is born with a birthmark in the EXACT shape of a dragon, and he can all of a sudden do karate and kung fu and shit. Not me, though. I'm just your average middle class white trash kid from Louisiana. I can't d... | 2016-08-04T15:01:50 | 2016-08-04T12:02:03 | 157 | 24 |
[WP] Write a horror story where the protagonist just doesn't give a fuck.
Edit: Damn, this is now my most upvoted post. Thanks for all of your responses, they've been amazing! Good for a laugh or a two on this great Friday :) | "Holy shit, Dave! Look at your fucking face!"
"Oh come on. It's not that bad."
"Are you kidding?!?"
"It's not like it hurt."
"Dave, they tattooed pentagrams EVERYWHERE."
"Oh like I didn't know that, Carl."
"Well you don't seem very upset about it!"
"It's not the 1950's anymore, man. People aren't judgey about ta... | Well, this is just perfect, isn't it?
The only hotel in the area, and it isn't on TripAdvisor. Damn it. I guess it'll have to do. Probably some cheap motel, or something like that.
Hey, this is actually really nice. A big Gothic mansion, with some ancient dead trees out in front. Those black flowers look.. meh, but i... | 2017-05-05T06:54:01 | 2017-05-05T05:53:53 | 7,592 | 392 |
[WP] Write a horror story where the protagonist just doesn't give a fuck.
Edit: Damn, this is now my most upvoted post. Thanks for all of your responses, they've been amazing! Good for a laugh or a two on this great Friday :) | "Unclean!" the disembodied voice bellowed waking me up for the third fucking time that night. That's it. I'd had enough. I slip out of bed and got dressed. I was thirsty anyway. Walking toward the door I looked at the wall dripping with blood and puss.
"Unfucking real..." I muttered. Pulling my phone from my pocket I... | In the night the cockroaches come. The anemic fields of lonely grass sways all gray. The last sea that I will ever set eyes upon. And the ships of metal creak in the wind and walls of concrete nearby sighs. Here I am abandoned. Everything is abandoned.
How long has it been? How many birthdays have passed? Am I a girl... | 2017-05-05T07:31:12 | 2017-05-05T04:53:47 | 627 | 27 |
[WP] Write a horror story where the protagonist just doesn't give a fuck.
Edit: Damn, this is now my most upvoted post. Thanks for all of your responses, they've been amazing! Good for a laugh or a two on this great Friday :) | The creepy laughter started right on time. Every night, at 11:56. Then, the walls started to bleed, up by the ceiling, near the elaborate crown moulding, running down the old wallpaper. I call it "dripping crimson on a field of posies."
That would be gone by morning.
Cue screaming and the sounds of someone being ch... | The bronze dagger scraped against the cement floor with rhythmic scratches, tuned to The Slasher's lopsided gait. A red grin cut across his mask, painted on until it hit the the cracked bottom quarter, where it spilled into a real lip-less smile.
The stage was set. The night, perfect. A full moon dangled in a cloudles... | 2017-05-05T07:04:56 | 2017-05-05T06:07:15 | 530 | 21 |
[WP] Write a horror story where the protagonist just doesn't give a fuck.
Edit: Damn, this is now my most upvoted post. Thanks for all of your responses, they've been amazing! Good for a laugh or a two on this great Friday :) | Wow. Great.
I'm standing in the middle of the woods, with just my pijamas on.
I have no idea how I got here. It's cold, I'm tired, and I just want to go to bed. The only problem is, that I live in the middle of a large city, in a place, where even the nights are warm and the air is soft.
Here it's so cold, that my ... | Years ago, when visiting a "haunted" house in the oldest neighborhood in the city, Dave had first felt what he now referred to as "The Pressure". It was a sense of dread, a prickling of the hairs on the back of the neck. Every sense in his body would key up, warning him that Something was coming, and it wasn't friendly... | 2017-05-05T07:30:17 | 2017-05-05T07:22:19 | 118 | 31 |
[WP] Write a horror story where the protagonist just doesn't give a fuck.
Edit: Damn, this is now my most upvoted post. Thanks for all of your responses, they've been amazing! Good for a laugh or a two on this great Friday :) | Narrator: As a cold wind blows into the bedroom, Kevin lets out an involuntary shiver.
Kevin: Nah, I'm good.
Narrator: An involuntary shiver.
Kevin: No thanks.
Narrator: AN INVOLUNTARY —
Kevin: You know this is just a reddit writing prompt, right?
*lights flicker off*
Narrator: As the lights flicker off, Kevin... | ^"Is ^that ^Dave?"
The voice belonged to John. It was faint but I could just make out each word.
^"Oh ^my ^god, ^where?!"
This not-faint-enough voice belonged to Jen. I've always found her annoying, but today she's been the fucking worst.
^"There's ^a ^body ^hanging ^from ^that ^tree, ^it ^looks ^like ^Dave!"
I ... | 2017-05-05T08:37:17 | 2017-05-05T08:05:56 | 17 | 12 |
[WP] Write the happiest story you can think of and completely destroy the atmosphere with a plot twist in the final sentence. | I never thought I'd meet the perfect person, but about 2 years, 5 months, 1 week and 6 days ago my assumptions were gloriously proven wrong. We met in a bar, shared a few drinks, and I knew it was her. The one I had been waiting for, after all this time. I never thought I'd be lucky enough to share this house with her.... | Billy the pretty pink pony skipped down Rosemary Lane, stopping only to sniff the brightly coloured flowers in the hedges, or watch the butterflies fluttering through the air.
It was a beautiful day – the sun was shining, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the birds were singing in the trees – and Billy was on his ... | 2017-05-25T02:20:27 | 2017-05-25T00:29:16 | 542 | 63 |
[WP] Write the happiest story you can think of and completely destroy the atmosphere with a plot twist in the final sentence. | Almost every weekday is the same. I wake up and get ready for work, then I get the kids and wife out of bed and make sure everyone has breakfast and is ready for the day. I make sure to pack the kids’ lunch and tell them to brush their teeth and comb their hair. Adeline always protests, but she’s at that age where e... | It'd been four years since we'd last seen one another, since we'd bid eachother goodbye at the station following our final night together, and since he'd promised me that he'd return to our coal town exactly four years from that morning. And today was the day. I was beyond excited, and as I sat on the cool pavement out... | 2017-05-25T07:41:44 | 2017-05-25T06:43:42 | 128 | 23 |
[WP] Aliens are afraid to invade Earth. Not because of humans but because our solar system is a nest for 8 Guardians/Leviathans. | Eight planets?! What is wrong with these creatures? Don't they know what Pluto is? How can they show such disrespect?
Well, sir, I don't think they know what any of them are.
They don't? How could they not know? They've only been the Nanny for the last several billion years.
The bi-peds have only been there for a co... | The Sol-3 system. One of the last remaining dark systems in the galaxy. 26,000 light years away from the galactic center, with one yellow dwarf star in the middle. Average in all aspects, with one single exception.
It is the sole nesting ground of the Tal’maruks in the galaxy. Fearsome, gigantic beasts of legends and ... | 2018-02-05T16:33:05 | 2018-02-05T16:30:03 | 20 | 15 |
[WP] You notice a pattern, anytime your child is recorded they inevitably look directly at the camera and say one word seemingly random word. You begin to listen to the videos from first to last, as you finish the last one your child walks in and makes eye contact. "today." | Sarah played the videos writing down each word. It made no sense to her. She watched the last video first and worked back to the oldest.
Scream, she scribbled down and switched to the next video.
I.
Chocolate, Sarah wrote it down.
King.
Pho, she was getting closer now and was hungry for some pho.
Mother.
... | At first, our Brandon's little quirk had been endearing and cute. Every time we recorded him, ever since he could speak, he'd look right at the camera and just say a random word. It was funny, and we told our friends about his little habit. We guessed that it was a byproduct of how inundated everyone was with technolog... | 2018-04-15T10:25:52 | 2018-04-15T08:28:35 | 208 | 136 |
[WP] You found a mask that allows you to see ghost, but they cannot see you. To your surprise, when you tried it on at home, your house was cralling with ghost and they were worriedly searching for you. | "He's usually home from school by now." Said the first one as it paced. Its voice was a raspy echo with a hint of softness.
The other was leaning forward in the chair, not disturbing the frayed fabric of the cushion."I know." Its voice was as rough as the other, but deeper and steady. A knee was going up and down at a... | "If we don't find him 24 hours, we're filing a missing report in the head office"
"You do know he's human, they won't look for him"
"He must have gone to get coffee.. Steve did you check the Attic?"
"He always makes his coffee at home, its one of his perks right? And besides, Adam was supposed to look in the Attic" the... | 2018-05-11T08:56:48 | 2018-05-11T04:58:41 | 407 | 69 |
[WP] Your butler has served you faithfully for twenty years, working hard, offering sage advice and never complaining. One day, you see his bank balance. He's a billionaire. | *Just wrote this up really quickly while my pizza cooked....*
"What the actual fuck!?" The words escaped my mouth before I'd even realised what I said.
"Language, Miss Hawkins!"
Ordinarily I would have apologised, even if it was just my butler chastising me, but my manners had left me after the shock of what I saw... | Like most revelations, this one happened by accident.
It was simple, idiotic really. We were walking the estate when Bart dropped his phone on the grass.
I bent down to pick it up for him - Bart wasn't a servant, he was a friend. I'd spent more time with him than I had with my parents, who preferred business meetin... | 2018-06-03T08:41:06 | 2018-06-03T08:08:32 | 5,004 | 64 |
[WP] Demons have ditched traditional paper soul contracts in favor of touchscreens. Today a demon tapped the wrong button, irrevocably selling its soul to you. | “Oh.”
“What ‘oh’?”
“Well, hmm. I seem to have made a bit of a mistake.”
“So fix it.”
“It’s permanent.”
“Well what happened?”
“I swapped our names.”
“Wha— wait, where?”
“In the sender and recipient boxes.”
“Oh, dear.”
“Yes.”
“So instead of giving you my soul, you gave me yours?”
“Unfortunately.”
“Well, can’... | "Oh no"
I looked up at the Demon, the tablet held delicately between wickedly curved talons. With one of these, he tapped on the screen, carefully at first before getting more frantic. He breathed out deeply, a flicker of blue flame.
"What's oh no?" I glanced down at myself. I didn't feel any different. "Contract no... | 2018-07-18T08:07:34 | 2018-07-18T06:09:53 | 772 | 344 |
[WP] Humans are the only species with rules for war. The rest soon learn why when humanity is forced to abandon those rules. | Rules for war. The concept sounded so absurd, in the beginning. War has but one rule - win.
Humans, as it turn out, have many rules for war. Rules for prisoners, rules for civilians. They have rules for how their common soldiers behave when captured and how their noble, or officer soldiers differ. Rules for what weap... | Our victory was guaranteed. We stood at the doorsteps of earth, weapons trained. It had been a long campaign, far longer than we had expected. I... was the messenger, the death knell for mankind. I grinned haughtily at the leader of Earth's planetary defense forces, and said the most foolish thing in the history of int... | 2022-11-01T21:21:05 | 2018-07-21T18:53:24 | 70 | 23 |
[WP] You just started traveling with this kind, unarmed, man in the land of killers. Nobody is safe here, thats why you think its so odd that every person you meet is so scared of this kind stranger. | "He's got the hat, Dan," said the thug with a red bandana masking his face, "He's the one they were talking about."
"Bullshit," responded the big one with the knife, "Some hat doesn't mean shit. I'm not going to walk away because of a story told by some superstitious little fuck. I bet these two got something worth ... | I had heard stories of this desolate region but always chalked it up to fairy tales and over indulged stories from old timers in the job. Just as I seen the "Summerhaven : 30 miles" sign I noticed an older man wearing a wide brimmed hat, sitting on an old leather suitcase by the road. He looked innocent enough, proba... | 2018-10-27T16:26:27 | 2018-10-27T14:20:19 | 45 | 12 |
[WP] You are a normal citizen in a relatively unimportant country. One day the goverment starts to act crazy, changing ideology overnight, drafting people for the army and antagonizing their neighbours. The player controlling your country in a strategy game has just begun their world conquest run. | "Look, I'm sorry Sarge, but it still doesn't make much sense."
"I told you before Private, it's about tourism. Have you seen the statistics? If we don't strike now, the entire world will be wearing blue jeans and listening to American pop music!"
"You have an Ariana Grande playlist!"
"That's...I have no idea what yo... | Dear Diary,
Here I sit, a normal citizen. I'm 20 and previously unemployed. I'm a German national, and Hitler has been revitalizing German industry. Faster than ought to be rightly possible. We're making tanks and planes and guns in the thousands a day. In the space of a week, the Rhineland was remilitarized, Austria ... | 2019-03-10T12:43:25 | 2019-03-10T12:18:53 | 66 | 48 |
[WP] You're a space explorer making a brief stop at an alien planet to restock fuel. It's your first time visiting but everyone you come across hugs you, gets all emotional and tells you how much they missed you. They ask where you'd been all this time and talk like they've known you all their lives | "I'm sorry, James," the intercom shouted at me, a thin, raspy female voice. "But if you try and ride empty all the way to the Orion regions, you will certainly have to call for a tow."
"Look, they design these things to appear to have smaller tanks than they do so it's harder to get yourself stranded somewhere. I'll b... | I wake to the sensation of an elephant using my chest as a trampoline. It takes fifteen minutes for the raucous rumbling to subside.
I stir groggily from my stupor. A migraine is threatening to split my head in two, and my vision is still a whirl. I feel as if a thousand people are screaming inside my mind. Wails and ... | 2019-04-06T07:25:27 | 2019-04-06T07:22:27 | 126 | 29 |
[WP] Animal translators were finally invented. Someone from an animal rights group asked a cat about their thoughts on animal rights. "I won't stand for it! Why should we exploit humans and let them do all the carrying and food giving to us!? Not on my watch!" | The collar and electrodes were fitted to the newly liberated cat, her old collar set aside. The two activists watched her with bated breath.
“Can you understand us?” one of them asked.
“Yes,” she squeaked, her voice tiny and soft.
“What’s your name? Can you tell us your name?”
“Mercy.” They checked, the tag on h... | The barrage of meows almost cracks Pete's head wide open. Now he's starting to think that volunteering in a cat shelter might not such be a good idea after all.
"Geez, why are you all still meowing around for? I literally just fed all of you half an hour ago!" He complains while checking their food to see if a handful... | 2019-04-10T05:11:55 | 2019-04-10T04:24:53 | 92 | 56 |
[WP] A clang came from the engine room, followed by a string of curses. Most of the crewmembers stood far from the doors, fearfully looking in. It was their first trip out to deepspace since they had taken on a human mechanic, and they were all pretty sure that those were not good noises. | \*CLANG\*
'WORK! WORK DAMMIT YOU HUNK OF TE-BREI DUNG!'
\*Clattering sounds\*
'OH?! IS THAT HOW YOU WANT TO PLAY IT? IS THAT HOW YOU GARD-DAMN WANT TO PLAY IT?!'
'D-Dominius?" Sub-Dominius L'vraaa squeaked. 'Is Jake-Engineer taking to the the power coupling?'
'He is, Sub-Dominius. This is normal for a hu-man' The... | "Captain! It's an emergency!" shouted First Mate Xorlili Craysnokn. I sigh. Looking down from my command console, I notice the small crowd of crew-mates and passengers my First Mate had brought with her. The passengers looked frightened, though one could not blame them after seeing the pitiful showing of my crew. Xorli... | 2019-05-30T23:27:32 | 2019-05-30T22:59:11 | 438 | 199 |
[WP] You're a Super Villian, and honestly it isn't a bad job. But one hero always harasses you even when you're off the clock. Walking in the park, in the grocery store, getting a haircut, he always wants to 'Stop your evil plan'. You're left with one option: Complain to his manager. |
ring ring... ring ring... ri- “Good morning.”
“Ah yes. Good morning, Mr Peterson is it?”
“Michael Peterson, Yes.”
“Senior editor of the City Times?”
“The same.”
“I wish to have a word with you about one of your staff.”
“I’m sorry but I’m quite busy, I can give you the number of human resour-“
“No, that won’t d... | God what a long day, stopping by the time clock he wipes his brow, all he wanted was a cold brew and a thick med steak. He was bummed he couldn’t go straight home but a man had to eat, so off to the store it was. He picked up the little red basket and made his way to the meat department . Minding his own business he ... | 2019-08-01T19:28:52 | 2019-08-01T18:30:21 | 52 | 11 |
[WP] You're a Super Villian, and honestly it isn't a bad job. But one hero always harasses you even when you're off the clock. Walking in the park, in the grocery store, getting a haircut, he always wants to 'Stop your evil plan'. You're left with one option: Complain to his manager. | When I was a kid I wanted nothing more than to grow up to be a super villain. Villains have always been so much cooler in my mind than heroes. Don’t get me wrong, the job is hard. I spent a lot of time in the hospital as an apprentice thanks to frequent run ins with the hero’s union: The Society of Friends. I’m older a... | God what a long day, stopping by the time clock he wipes his brow, all he wanted was a cold brew and a thick med steak. He was bummed he couldn’t go straight home but a man had to eat, so off to the store it was. He picked up the little red basket and made his way to the meat department . Minding his own business he ... | 2019-08-01T19:29:43 | 2019-08-01T18:30:21 | 28 | 11 |
[WP] You're a Super Villian, and honestly it isn't a bad job. But one hero always harasses you even when you're off the clock. Walking in the park, in the grocery store, getting a haircut, he always wants to 'Stop your evil plan'. You're left with one option: Complain to his manager. | "I've had enough Mark. This guy is putting the whole hero villain dynamic in jeopardy."
I look across the desk at Mark, Topeka's head of operations for Shield insurance. He is mixing the ice around the shot glass looking board at me.
"I hear you Dave, but Jason is just enthusiastic. Everyone was this way at one point... | God what a long day, stopping by the time clock he wipes his brow, all he wanted was a cold brew and a thick med steak. He was bummed he couldn’t go straight home but a man had to eat, so off to the store it was. He picked up the little red basket and made his way to the meat department . Minding his own business he ... | 2019-08-01T19:24:54 | 2019-08-01T18:30:21 | 23 | 11 |
[WP] Aliens have come across one of the Pioneer spacecrafts and have tried using the map to trace it back to its origin. However, there is some debate on whether or not this is the right solar system, as the plaque shows 9 planets, but this one only has 8 according to the inhabitants of the 3rd plan
([Plaque](https:/... | "Well it's a former planet"
"So it was destroyedʔ̦" said the alien "I thought you said you hadn't gotten 'round to doing that yet."
"Pluto's still there, we just decided it wasn't a planet anymore," replied the human. "It's happened a ton; we used to consider jupiter's moons to be a planet untill we decided they wer... | "IT'S A CELESTIAL DWARF, YOU BUFFOONS!" bellowed Luna, the lead astrophysicist assigned to the intergalactic welcoming committee.
The men in suits stopped arguing amongst themselves and looked up in stunned silence.
"Pluto?" One of them asked, stupidly.
"Yes," Luna said, exasperated.
"Is that a type of planet?" asked... | 2019-10-14T08:36:38 | 2019-10-14T08:11:10 | 58 | 27 |
[WP] The Wizarding World has never met someone like the speedcaster. He can summon more than 10 spells in less than 30 seconds. He says he's from another world, where there a more people like him called 'rappers'.
This prompt doesn't have to be just about the Harry Potter Universe. | The man calls himself Machine Gun Funk.
I can see why.
He faces an army of mages 100000 strong, alone, unprotected. His gear? A hooded overcoat, pants made of a material similar to the tents we use in travels, and a short metal wand.
His spells were delivered with a deftness and elegance most of us would never hope... | "Words contain power. We've always known this" said Mercurio. I could only make out his beard softly shaking in the dim light of the chamber. He sounded resigned.
"I've never heard such drivel" Hocus spouted, "Everyone knows force of will bears supremacy. Wouldn't you agree Elles?"
I didn't want to be in the middle ... | 2020-01-29T10:12:43 | 2020-01-29T09:56:02 | 29 | 10 |
[WP] You are a superhero, and your mask has just been ripped off by your arch nemesis. Lucky for you, when you aren’t busy saving lives, you live as a hermit away from all of society. Having your identity revealed means next to nothing, and the villain has no idea who you are. | “Finally!” The Night Terror shrieks with glory, holding the one thing that kept my identity hidden. “Your secret is revealed! The hero is unmasked! Now everybody will know that the one behind the Cardmaster is... umm...?”
He freezes, as he stares at me with a sense of confusion plastered on his face. The same goes for... | It was a day like any other in North Vancouver. Blocks of dark apartment flats spanned either side of the street, the sky was a cloudy grey, and a light drizzle of concrete was raining from the heavens.
Well, when I say a “light drizzle”, I was perhaps underselling it a little. Massive concrete slabs were tumbling dow... | 2020-08-21T06:12:55 | 2020-08-21T05:07:47 | 41 | 30 |
[WP] You live in world with no colour, shades of black and white are all you know. A flower pops up in your backyard, you’re drawn to it, as you pick the flower from the ground, you see colour for the first time. For the first time you realize something is terribly wrong with your world. | Color.
Something that had never made sense to me, though everyone around me seemed to understand it.
I see the world in black, white, and grey.
It never bothered me, even when kids at school would laugh at my “mismatched” clothes, or would look at me funny for asking if they had seen my grey gym bag. One time I wash... | There are shades.
None of us can be pure, though we must aspire to be. I have learned this lesson from the earliest days of my youth. I am a creature of grey, my soul caught twixt the poles of light and darkness. I am wicked, as all men are, and the shadow that haunts my steps is proof enough of that. Only when my sou... | 2021-01-21T01:31:51 | 2021-01-21T00:55:14 | 134 | 19 |
[WP] You live in world with no colour, shades of black and white are all you know. A flower pops up in your backyard, you’re drawn to it, as you pick the flower from the ground, you see colour for the first time. For the first time you realize something is terribly wrong with your world. | I was eleven when I found it tucked away at the back of the garden.
The iris didn’t belong in my world, but there it was, shyly poking out from beneath a tangle of chickweed and nettle. Three leaves drooped down from the top like breezing parachutes, their colors like nothing around them. It was the color of a soft ki... | I love my house. It's big and beautiful, with lots of rooms and the best housemates. Bart is the smart one, he makes all our meals. Beth is the quiet one, but she's always so nice to me. Brian is the annoying one, he usually tries to avoid me, but once or twice he'll stop for a chat.
I love my house. It's full of love... | 2021-01-21T01:22:33 | 2021-01-21T00:38:22 | 46 | 11 |
[WP] You live in world with no colour, shades of black and white are all you know. A flower pops up in your backyard, you’re drawn to it, as you pick the flower from the ground, you see colour for the first time. For the first time you realize something is terribly wrong with your world. | There are shades.
None of us can be pure, though we must aspire to be. I have learned this lesson from the earliest days of my youth. I am a creature of grey, my soul caught twixt the poles of light and darkness. I am wicked, as all men are, and the shadow that haunts my steps is proof enough of that. Only when my sou... | I love my house. It's big and beautiful, with lots of rooms and the best housemates. Bart is the smart one, he makes all our meals. Beth is the quiet one, but she's always so nice to me. Brian is the annoying one, he usually tries to avoid me, but once or twice he'll stop for a chat.
I love my house. It's full of love... | 2021-01-21T00:55:14 | 2021-01-21T00:38:22 | 19 | 11 |
[WP] You can read minds, the one person with powers as far as you know. One day you read a guy that can time travel. You discover that he has successfully eliminated every other powered person through lots of time jumps. He doesn't know you and you are the only one that knows what he's been doing. | He looked right at you across the table and for a moment, it seems like he knew your secret. You almost forgot to smile. But you did, at just the right moment, as you’ve learned through practice. He smiled back and looked away. A close call.
Dating is tough. Especially so when you can read minds. Half-baked tinder pro... | 'This would be so much easier in a hundred years,' came the thought from the doctor.
Maria normally filtered out the background telepathic haze of the public space. The random bits of strong thoughts that intruded into her mind were either distinctly boring or uniquely disturbing more often than not. This was somethi... | 2021-05-08T21:01:53 | 2021-05-08T19:02:45 | 1,311 | 321 |
[WP] You can read minds, the one person with powers as far as you know. One day you read a guy that can time travel. You discover that he has successfully eliminated every other powered person through lots of time jumps. He doesn't know you and you are the only one that knows what he's been doing. | But then you look deeper. This is not the first time he's met you. In fact, this is the seventh time. Each time he jumps back, he tries to kill you, but you know what he's going to do before he does it. He's now incredibly frustrated. So he keeps jumping back further and further in your past to try to get you. Suddenly... | "Concentrate, keep yourself busy at all times. You've got this."
Gregory Attenborough, age 28. Likes: Books, cats and to monologue in front of the mirror. Dislikes: A lot of things, among his recently acquired quirk. Occupation: Cashier in a convenience store.
I started developing this power a few months back. Anyone... | 2021-05-09T01:09:16 | 2021-05-08T19:26:14 | 38 | 16 |
[WP]In your dream, a strange man conversed with you: "I offer you a gift, what would you like?" "A dragon!" "That's not realistic." "Fine, I want a boyfriend then." But the next day you wake up to a dragon with care manual instead. | I woke up and started streching, that's when I felt something was wrong. The ground beneath my feet was shaking lightly. I looked at my nightstand, and there it was, a strange book.
"How to... care for a dragon?" I gulped, it was just a dream, surely... this couldn't be real, dragons are not real. As I opened it I fel... | I thought it was a dream! This can’t be happening!
My mind was going in circles while I stared at the sleeping dragon at the end of my bed. There was a small pink pamphlet sitting in front of it.
I carefully reached over and grabbed it.
*Own Your Own Dragon! TM*
*a product manufactured and produced by StrangeDream.... | 2021-07-18T01:16:52 | 2021-07-18T00:14:55 | 17 | 12 |
[WP] You're an enchanted suit of armor, empty on the inside. After gaining sentience you left the haunted keep you were stored in and began adventuring. As you gain notoriety as an adventurer and make friends and connections, it gets harder to keep it a secret that there's nothing behind your visor. | “Galade, why don’t you ever take that armor off?” said my companion.
“Makes me feel comf’rble,” I replied, tersely.
“All that metal can’t be comfortable, friend. Come, when’s the last time you took that off?” he said as he reached for the sides of my helmet. I grabbed his hands, which seemed to surprise him.
“It’s q... | Morvad - The empty warrior.
Morvad was outnumbered, dozens of angry, half-naked tribespeople encircled him, taking turns to jab spears and axes at his armoured self. Their lack of armour made them very agile, so taking them out with his greatsword was no easy feat, however he had an almost… inverse advantage. Inside ... | 2021-09-21T08:42:20 | 2021-09-21T07:04:25 | 1,144 | 132 |
[WP] You're pretty sure that the gas station you work at is a hotspot for eldritch beings beyond mortal understanding but this job doesn't pay enough for you to care. Also they are more polite than your average customer. | As the slimy tentacles of the abomination in the building plopped down on the tiled floor, Jack was busy dealing with the rowdy customer at the checkout counter.
“What do you mean you can’t use the Double Gulp-o cups for Slurpeez?” The man had been arguing over the stores fountain drink rules, not noticing the 12 foot... | Monday
Mr. Jackson a man of indusernable age bought a lotto ticket, but he won. Well of course he won you would say. Everyone wins eventually at least that's what the company's tells you. Evrey single ticket run by my store can't win more then ten dollars. I know because I write the tickets myself it one of my tasks. T... | 2021-12-13T22:15:24 | 2021-12-13T20:52:47 | 129 | 16 |
[WP] You're pretty sure that the gas station you work at is a hotspot for eldritch beings beyond mortal understanding but this job doesn't pay enough for you to care. Also they are more polite than your average customer. | \[Poem\]
And as the walls did warp and sway
When I attended work that day
Those that I could not comprehend
Who caused reality to bend
Paid for their drinks, paid for their gas
They paid with cards, they paid with cash
I could not move, I could not stray
Upon my ground I stood, that day
No courage here
Nor wa... | Monday
Mr. Jackson a man of indusernable age bought a lotto ticket, but he won. Well of course he won you would say. Everyone wins eventually at least that's what the company's tells you. Evrey single ticket run by my store can't win more then ten dollars. I know because I write the tickets myself it one of my tasks. T... | 2021-12-14T00:45:21 | 2021-12-13T20:52:47 | 34 | 16 |
[WP] A drug is developed that mimics the effect of 8 hours of sleep, giving people another 8 hours of potential production. Soon, society adjusts to a constant state of production. However, a horrible consequence begins to unfold. | You pop your Zinger in and crack open an energy drink to chase it with. It was only 1/3rd, good for a quick power nap. You step back over to your booth and monitor the customers as they scan their groceries.
Nobody needs help, the machines are practically decorative at this point. The AI camera system runs the show, ... | I've been up, maybe, 75 to 76 hours this time around
It's this new drug that one of the big pharma companies dropped.
Supposed to be better than Adderall, Modafinil, and miles ahead of most amphetamines. At least safety wise. And so far, that seems to be the case. I feel awake. Alive. So this is what being a normal p... | 2022-03-18T10:24:56 | 2022-03-18T10:08:51 | 190 | 83 |
[WP] "Halt foul demon! I know of your true name and so you must obey my every command!" "Wha- Why would you knowing my name make me obey you all of a suden? What are you gonna do? Call my parents or something? I swear humans myths about demon control are the weirdest.." | With flashing lights and roaring thunder, I made my appearance. "Who has summoned the great Valgath? You are better not wasting my precious time!" As usual, I spawned in my demonic form, bright fire engulfing me.
"Valgath Orzoder Xurrozan, ruler of dungeons and the wastelands! As I speak your true name, you now have t... | # Bargain Bin Superheroes
(Arc 6, Part 6: Mare v.s. Bureaucracy)
(Note: Bargain Bin Superheroes is episodic; each part is self-contained. This story can be enjoyed without reading the previous sections.)
**"Halt, foul demon!"** The federal-uniformed soldier barked at Mare. "I know of your true name, and so you must ... | 2022-05-05T14:11:55 | 2022-05-05T10:23:56 | 91 | 31 |
[WP] The reason eldritch beings assume that humans will go insane when told truths "they cannot comprehend" is simply because they themselves work this way. Their infinite mind would collapse into insanity the moment they learned there are more infinities than they know of.
Idea stolen directly from [u/GemOfEvan](http... | “Right. Ahem. This is test one with the entity under classification of, ah…. A-C1H7U-1928. Dr. Nyx Byrne presiding, that’s uh… well that’s me. The entity is currently contained within its cell, to the best of our abilities. I will be entering the cell with the designated recording device in hand and performing an inte-... | The reason we left the gun out was to see if It would kill Itself. The magazine was empty, of course; we couldn't risk any damage coming to our test subject. But unlike me in my childhood, staring at my father's unloaded pistol as he screamed at my mother, the creature in possession of Doctor John J. Teory's living cor... | 2022-08-02T11:22:55 | 2022-08-02T10:31:29 | 172 | 100 |
[WP] You are the sole normal, unpowered student at a School for the Supernaturally Gifted. You were bullied once. Once. | As the class watched on in abject horror, I zoned out a little and thought about what brought me here. This school was supposed to "straighten me out" as dear old Dad put it - after all, if everyone else has superpowers and I don't I shouldn't ever be able to win a fight. And if I could only get into losing fights sure... | I had one bully, in the 12 years spent training at SSG. I remember him quite well. He had easily the most interesting, yet balanced powers available. He could fly, make energy, lift 3 Abrams tanks over his shoulder, and was able to change the secretions on his skin to match any known material. He got the nickname "Prof... | 2022-11-02T12:26:39 | 2022-11-02T10:58:22 | 83 | 50 |
[WP] Ketchup, Mustard, and Relish. Red, Yellow, and Green. What is the missing Blue condiment? | "Waffles."
I was incredulous. "Waffles? They aren't even a condiment!"
He looked me straight in the eye, his tone deadly serious: "I'd already been all the way around the world before you were even a twinkle in my eye, son. In some little towns in Canada, they shred their waffles and use them as toppings for all sort... | My name is Charlie Walker. I am the world's leading scientist in the field of condiment physics.
Three years ago, I had set out to discover the final condiment.
Red, yellow, green.
Sweet, bitter, sour.
Ketchup, mustard, relish.
My search led me to far off Tibet, within the mountain strongholds of the Himalayas. I... | 2015-05-17T20:49:45 | 2015-05-17T20:30:26 | 53 | 26 |
[WP] Write a poorly-written story full of plot holes wherein the characters gradually notice and exploit the plot holes. | He wanted to tell them. No wait, he *needed* to tell all the authors in the thread that their stories were awesome. He scratched his chin. The cursor blinked once, twice- three times in all. The room he was in was listless, and filled with items that had no bearing on the story.
He had always loved reading stories... | The dark and cold shadows of the Western Ridge treeline creeped slowly to Thornroot and his crew, advancing with eagerness as the sun lowered. Darkness seemed to act like sunlight, hitting from above and altering that which it touched. As it licked the once-knight's boot, the silver became covered in a thin layer of fr... | 2015-06-03T11:34:35 | 2015-06-03T10:26:54 | 45 | 33 |
[WP] Metaphorical "burns" can now cause physical damage. Tell the tale of an assassin who specializes in death by conversational incineration.
Y'know, clever insults and stuff. Yeah. | Everyone knew about bant-sassins, the hired thugs who killed with words rather than violence. They preyed on everyone's latent insecurity, and the greater impact on self-esteem, the greater the burn... literally.
What was most confusing about this was why someone had sent a bant-sassin after me. They were probably jea... | A 'sick burn', as a layman would call it, is a complicated method of murder. The target must understand the wit, feel the malice in the words, and it must echo in their mind. Most people are so stunned by how vindictive the words sound that they allow themselves to go through each step and die. It had the look of a mor... | 2015-06-12T06:16:50 | 2015-06-12T06:05:20 | 54 | 13 |
[WP] Gordon Ramsay mistakenly walks into your house to film an episode of Kitchen Nightmares, and refuses to believe that you aren't a failing restaurant owner | I love to cook. Experimenting with new flavors and textures. But I live alone. I’m the only one who eats what I make. I never have anyone for dinner. Which is why at first I was exciting when another person was standing over the tray I had been messing with.
“This veal is rubbish!” the man shouted at me, apoplectic.
... | So there I was in my kitchen furiously beating eggs to make noodles while he shouted into my ears that “The kitchen is not a place for fucking animals to walk around,” nor “the place for a bloody baby to leave her fucking push car.” But you can’t respond normally to someone who is as irrational as he is. He walked ... | 2016-06-29T00:17:02 | 2016-06-28T23:00:52 | 45 | 29 |
[WP] The Illuminati is actually a gentlemen's club for the super-rich. Often men make high risk and dangerous bets/wagers such as: "I bet you can't destabilize Ukraine in under a week." One day you offer a wager to the most powerful member that's too irresistible to turn down. | Valentine knocked back the glass of scotch as the yacht cruised down the Adriatic Sea. "I do believe it is your turn, Jr. Valentine." The grey bearded man smiled in a carefree manner as he lit his cigar and watched Venice disappear over the horizon.
"No need to be hasty Mr. Wednesday. They may say that time is money b... | I watch the clown on my 52 inchTV, he delivers yet another embarrassing news conference making a spectacle of our entire political system. How did we get here? I must confess, it is all my fault. I belong to a gentlemen's club for what are termed, super-rich. One day, after enjoying a round of golf with my bud Mark, we... | 2016-08-23T15:31:33 | 2016-08-23T13:00:40 | 1,659 | 94 |
[WP] Your grandparents always playfully bickered in their native language. To surprised them, you took lessons, but now you understand what they're really saying...
What comes next will shock you! | I was happy, when registering for my first semester of college, to see my school offered intro to Russian. My grandparents came to America during World War II but would still talk Russian to each other, even after all this time. They focused on assimilation, especially during the cold war, so very little of the languag... | It wasn’t Swedish. Well I have no way of actually proving it. I don’t know Swedish either. But I can say with one percent below certainty that it was at best simply a good impersonation. It didn’t help that his chosen persona, Bjørn Bjørnson, was actually Norwegian. Though I suppose speaking a real language was so far ... | 2016-09-09T14:49:34 | 2016-09-09T14:12:10 | 190 | 26 |
[WP] "They mass-slaughter this organism called "flowers" and give the bound mass of corpses to their desired mate as a courting ritual, possibly as proof of ability. Truly fascinating."
Replace with other weird behaviors as desired
Edit: Mod's Choice and #1 in Hot in 5 hours? woohoo! | Moreover, the “flowers” are wrapped in sheets produced from the ground, reconstituted, and subsequently desiccated flesh of their cousins, “trees.”
It is usually the male who presents this gift to the female, and the female must first react with a loud cry, to express horror at the evidence of slaughter. This is to ... | *Wait, the report is due tomorrow? What?* I asked, eyes widening.
*Yeah, Gr'WezZgetz. It's due tomorrow.* Me'Ayym told me telepathically.
*Shit!* I exclaimed at her. *What do I do? I haven't studied anything for mating rituals! I mean, okay. Which sentient species across the multiverse has the simplest one?*
*Gr, ... | 2016-11-23T08:45:28 | 2016-11-23T07:51:51 | 1,418 | 332 |
[WP] "The light can never go out," explained the old lighthouse operator. "Ships don't need us. Haven't in quite some time. It's the people here on land who'll suffer if that light ever goes out." | "But, why?" I asked incredulously.
"You see Brian, there was a time when ships came into this harbor daily. Massive, beautiful behemoths that would've made you question your sanity. They brought strange goods we had never seen, new and beautiful animals that we couldn't believe existed, even foreign people who spoke ... | "The light can never go out," explained the old lighthouse operator. "Ships don't need us. Haven't in quite some time. It's the people here on land who'll suffer if that light ever goes out." He took a sip of his beer.
I didn't quite understand him, I just stared as we sat by the cliff, darkness enveloped the sky and ... | 2017-02-22T13:05:29 | 2017-02-22T08:57:52 | 26 | 15 |
[WP] In a parallel universe where heavy metal is a classy and exquisite form of entertainment and classical music is rebellious and edgy, a young violinist is trying to make it big and never conform to the lame norms of the society | High society was all roundhouse kicks and torn off sleeves, leaving Andrew wondering, why was he standing in a makeshift amphitheater tearing his heart out over a cadenza?
When his bow left the strings, he took a bow. The claps that followed were polite. You didn't make a stir at a trashy house party like this. Thirte... | "We don't have good reason to remove her," Mrs. Malloy sighed for the third time that week. She'd spent a lot of time up to bat for me lately. Mr. Hersch was the third teacher to speak up about my inclusion in the talent show, and he wasn't going to be the last. There was a month before the event, and it'd been three d... | 2017-03-06T13:55:30 | 2017-03-06T13:41:02 | 34 | 20 |
[WP] In a parallel universe where heavy metal is a classy and exquisite form of entertainment and classical music is rebellious and edgy, a young violinist is trying to make it big and never conform to the lame norms of the society | "Are you Mr. Ray Paganini?"
"Yes," Ray answered.
"Where you headed?"
"Here," Ray pointed out.
Ray's ride mate gave him a perplexed look as he saw the location on his phone's map. "Are you...sure about the location? Last time I check that area was mostly abandoned warehouses."
"Not the one I'm going to."
The robot... | "We don't have good reason to remove her," Mrs. Malloy sighed for the third time that week. She'd spent a lot of time up to bat for me lately. Mr. Hersch was the third teacher to speak up about my inclusion in the talent show, and he wasn't going to be the last. There was a month before the event, and it'd been three d... | 2017-03-06T14:04:56 | 2017-03-06T13:41:02 | 27 | 20 |
[WP] You are given three wishes, but on the condition that whatever you wish for everyone else also gets. You decide to game the system. | Well, here's what I wish for.
Wish 1: I wish to be purged of all desire to harm another sapient being, with this trait being passed down to all descendants. However, I will retain the capability to do so if necessary.
Wish 2: I wish for super-inventing powers, able to design, build and implement any sort of technolog... | I realized early on, luckily, that most material pleasures were not an option. If everyone was rich, no one was after all. The genie noticed that too, for he sighed. "At least you're not like the other guy. He tried to get everyone to transfer money into his bank account. But he was locked up for excessive fradulent ac... | 2017-07-24T14:24:20 | 2017-07-24T14:16:09 | 26 | 13 |
[WP] Everyone is born with a natural tattoo of their spirit animal. Every person gets the traits and abilities of their respective animal. But when you were born your father, having a bear tattoo and your mother, bearing a dove tattoo, were horrified. Leviathan.
Edit. Wow thank you to everyone who submitted thie stori... | By rights I shouldn't exist. With the pairing of bear and dove, they expected something smaller. A wolf, perhaps, or an eagle. Something fast, yet powerful. Strong, yet humble. No one prepared for me.
The marks determine one's place in society. My father, with his unequaled strength, led the tribe to greatness. My mot... | I'm not special. I'm not important. My father was a good man, or so I hear. I don't remember much about him; mostly memories of fighting and eating. He wasn't angry, just protective. He was a bear after all, not really his fault. My mother was crushed when he died. She was beautiful, graceful, smart, and funny. She was... | 2017-11-08T05:54:13 | 2017-11-08T05:37:34 | 32 | 23 |
[wp] You are immortal and have lived for thousands of years. Never in your entire existence have you ever met anyone like you, so as far as you know, you are the only immortal on earth. Today, with perfect fluency, someone greets you in a language you haven't heard in a long, long time... | "Hello there"
They were small words. The smallest in fact, nothing more than a greeting. A casual greeting. I must have said it millions of times in my life. The words were so small that their significance was lost on me for a full 38 seconds.
Though they were small words to me it had been a long time since they wer... | They stood in a line before me. My fellows, my others, the closest thing I had to friends, God help me. I've used my lifetime to learn what I can, and finally I could just sit around utilizing the knowledge that I’d accumulated. I’d decided to be a doctor this century. It’s amazing how few questions people ask when you... | 2017-12-29T13:33:15 | 2017-12-29T13:09:53 | 30 | 16 |
[WP] Alien invaders entire our Solar System. As the armies of the world panic or ready for war, the continent of Australia simply takes off on engines and flies off to meet them. | The news came from the outer rim first. Contact with alien life, one of earths colonies had been approached first. We signaled peace, they did not.
I was studying emus in their native habitat when I heard the invaders were coming for earth. My first though was damn, now I'll never finish my thesis. My second thought... | Ayers Rock is famous for many reasons: as an Aboriginal holy site, as a milestone marking the center of a continent, or simply as a bloody large rock in the middle of a very flat desert.
To those in the know, it has a very different significance.
Everyone thinks they know the history of Australia. A forgotten contine... | 2018-01-23T06:21:53 | 2018-01-23T02:59:00 | 2,140 | 1,214 |
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