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[WP] Humanity exports 98% of all the galaxy's food. This means that no empire can attack them due to reliance. Of course, someone had to try. | It was a stupid, stupid war.
Humans lacked the Iselin telepathy, the Tara's size, or any other trait that could give it superiority. At least, that was what most of the galaxy thought.
Instead, it turned out that they were - ugh - adaptable. Survivable.
Most species were limited to a few biomes. The Iselin, for exa... | The abandoned station spun slowly on it’s axis giving a dazzling display of the Cat's Eye Nebula that showered a rainbow of colour on every surface of the small room. Ambassador Hosseini clutched her tie nervously, unable to turn her eyes from the tendrilous creature sitting opposite her. This was not the Ambassadors f... | 2021-04-15T10:25:50 | 2021-04-15T05:34:01 | 272 | 139 |
[WP] Meet John. John is the dumbest human alive. John is so dumb that the mind control ray that enslaved all of humanity only left him unaffected. Now it’s up to John to save the world. | John lay alone in an empty hospital. His lips were dry and parched and the inside of his mouth wasn't too disimilar to sand paper by this point. Unbeknownst to him, the TV across the room from his bed had been on for two full days. The nurse hadn't come in to turn it off since Tuesday. "That's odd" he would have though... | John woke up one day, as he usually did, by falling out of his bed and landing on 5 of the mousetraps he planted in his room to solve his termite problem. Given the fact that his bedframe had been reduced to a plank with holes in it, it wasn't helping. John, after screaming, then proceeded to do his daily routine of as... | 2021-04-22T11:02:59 | 2021-04-22T10:48:01 | 22 | 12 |
[WP] You, a low rank adventurer who got stuck with the gardener class, have to put up with the higher ranked adventures trampling your garden and making fun of you. One day a famous adventurer trips on one of your plants and dies. Your level skyrockets. No other gardener has ever leveled up before. | “Please, around the roses.” I called out, trying to salvage my garden. It was impossible to be a gardener class in an age of warriors and mages. No one cared about the little gardener boy who was just trying to maintain a healthy system of flora. No, if my plants couldn’t fire lightning bolts or wield a sword, they wan... | Stepped on. Belittled. Trampled over... Ignored.
The people have always relied on gardeners; we used to be respected! That was until the kings hunters realized every beast and monster they slew gave them something in return... power.
Suddenly adventuring was their career of choice. They no longer served king nor co... | 2021-11-12T11:42:53 | 2021-09-09T22:42:51 | 1,235 | 23 |
[WP] When the Emperor appointed his horse to be the Consul and given it full executive powers, everyone thought it was a joke. Turns out the horse is AMAZING at its new job. | When the Emperor first received the horse from the Northlands, he was ecstatic. A beautiful silver coat with strange, blue eyes that seemed to be almost intelligent! He named it Alexander, after some long forgotten conqueror, and rode it into battle. In their first battle against the western kingdom of Solar, a wayward... | "Does The Emperor in all his greatness seems to be a bit coocoo today?" Said my fellow Royal Knight Commander John.
"That is an insult to the emperor in all his greatness my friend, yes he may seem to be... odd but I am sure that there is a reason" I spouted out while standing guard to the meeting board of the lord a... | 2021-10-01T10:38:50 | 2021-10-01T07:20:55 | 28 | 16 |
[WP] "No! Go away! I can't let you go near me when I turn into a werewolf!" "Don't worry, I will love you always, even if you become a monster." "No, I'm just stupid as all hell when I turn. I'll not hurt you, but I am sure as hell not ready to show you me barking at a lamppost for the whole night!" | ##Werewolf Obedience School
Marcus walks into the storage unit. He places the six bounds of beef next to him and waits for the sun to set. Someone knocks on his door, and he opens it. Laura is waiting on the other side.
"What are you doing here? I told you not to come," Marcus says.
"I want to be here for you. When ... | A hot summer night.
The air is heavy with the scent of an oncoming storm, the moon is locked behind dark, thick clouds, and the lone woman walks the street of a remote village.
She appears under the light of the lampposts and disappears into the darkness in between them, heading for a dirt path. She wears a jean and... | 2022-05-14T12:54:59 | 2022-05-14T11:02:49 | 106 | 31 |
[WP] Instead of hearing what people say, you hear what they mean. It has been both a blessing and a curse. | **Based on a standard summer morning for me. My step-father and I do not get along.**
"Morning Dad."
"Acknowledgment that you are finally awake, followed by sarcastic but light-hearted quip that states I am dissatisfied with the transitioning social norm of beginning the day at this late an hour, not because it per... | "I'm sorry."
God I'm sick of hearing that. Nobody ever really seems to MEAN it. Usually they mean "go away" or "you're so annoying". People also don't usually mean "I love you". Usually it's "I feel very close to you" or "I want to seem overly happy and keep up this impression so therefore I state that I LOVE everythin... | 2014-10-14T10:27:41 | 2014-10-14T10:08:28 | 124 | 31 |
[WP] The last two humans on earth decide to have a game of hide and seek. | Two years. I have been hiding for two years. The game started out simple enough when Jenny and I found each other. We had bonded over being the first human either had seen in over five years; the wars had made sure of that. The cholera, dysentery, measles, mumps, and more had been the final nail on the coffin for human... | "Do you remember what it was like to be a kid?"
The question caught him completely off guard. "A what?"
"A kid" she replied, a little too jovially for someone who had barely eaten for the past week. "You know, a child. Being young, having no responsibilities. Do you remember what it was like?"
Nathan put down his b... | 2014-12-03T06:40:03 | 2014-12-03T06:13:33 | 46 | 12 |
[WP] Make a story so awkward even the narrator start's getting uncomfortable.
. _ .
Starts*
Auto correct is my mortal enemy. | “ “Can I get you anything else, sir?”
“No, thanks. Coffee is good.” I reply, no eye contact. I feel like a bit of a prick applying this manner of interpersonal dynamics. I’m sure her day is no better or worse for my lack of visual acknowledgement on receipt of my coffee but the burr sticks. I should have just fucking ... | Once upon a time, in a land far, far away called Uttoxeter there lived a man called Terrance.
Now Terrance wasn't really a significant sort; a bit of a loner and a hardly mention-able in any of the town's proud and long annals of history. In fact, when asking most of the populace about Terrence there would be a stati... | 2014-12-23T09:45:16 | 2014-12-23T09:23:38 | 249 | 28 |
[WP] Make a story so awkward even the narrator start's getting uncomfortable.
. _ .
Starts*
Auto correct is my mortal enemy. | "Linda. Will you marry me?"
Simon was kneeling down on the beautiful red carpet in the giant room full of tables, chairs and people. Simon could *really* have chosen a better situation, but he thought it would be best while his lovers friend and family were all here to witness *his* proposal.
Linda was baffled and em... | “I can’t wait to finally meet your parents.” Brians tells Chelsea on the drive over to her family’s house. Chelsea has been hesitant to bring me over to meet her family. I don’t know why. She talks about them a lot. They’re both rather successful. Unfortunately, Chelsea knew something about her parents she didn’t want ... | 2014-12-23T08:59:18 | 2014-12-23T08:43:21 | 105 | 12 |
[WP] You awake in the middle of the night to your phone loudly playing a message, "This is the emergency Broadcast channel, This is not a test. Please seek shelter immediately. Do not look outside, do not make noise, do not-", the transmission ends.
It's been quite interesting to read all the responsed, thanks everyon... | The garbled sound woke me up. Rain sluiced down my window as the wind howled in the distance. I was momentarily confused as to what was actually occuring. The sound was coming from my phone. The message kept repeating itself, but in my sleep induced haze, I was not able to understand what it was saying. I yawned and r... | ^I ^really ^wanted ^to ^write ^what ^the ^actual ^warning ^was ^for ^but ^as ^I ^wrote ^I ^realised ^I'd ^probably ^be ^that ^person ^to ^freak ^out ^and ^hide ^so...
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It wakes you slowly so that you think at first it must be part of a dream. It cuts off for a beat, two, then politely asks for your co... | 2014-12-31T06:05:50 | 2014-12-31T05:26:51 | 31 | 15 |
[WP] Adults and children are separated into two dimensions. When a baby is born, it is sent to the "kid" dimension, and will only rejoin the adults when it turns 18. A mother and father are anxiously waiting for their child's 18th birthday tomorrow.
Can't take credit for the basic idea, I got it from a Young Justice e... | Petra panted heavily as the sweat drained down her brow. Blood vessels in her eyes had burst from a long labor. Her swollen abdomen blocked her view of the midwife in front of her.
"Let me see it, GODDAMN IT, let me see my baby!"
"Calm down, P. She's fine. A perfectly healthy baby girl. God, she's beautiful. I ca... | The crackle of the speaker interrupted the deluge of anxiety circulating in the room.
"Again, Sarah arrived five minutes ago and is now waiting in room B."
The room was full of couples, men and men, women and women, men and women together. Sitting on the end of a small bench almost tucked away behind the other exc... | 2016-03-04T00:12:25 | 2016-03-03T23:50:24 | 15 | 11 |
[WP] After Lucifer was kicked out of Heaven, he decided to make his own paradise. Both compete to have the best afterlife, sadly you lived a sin-free life and got sent to Heaven. God is throwing a very boring, sin-free party. You spend your time trying to get kicked out so you can go to Hell. | Well, shit.
So, I fought the law ... the law won, and by the grace of god, I ended up here. Not what I expected, ya know? I mean, death row confessionals are a big thing and all, but I doubt any of us really expected to get here -- it's just like ... a last resort kind of deal, ya know?
Pete. Can I call you Pete? Pe... | I looked down, eyeing what seemed like a black cloud with strobe lights shooting off of it, as well as the loud cheery noises of the men and women on there. As I turned around, glancing at the Milk Fountain, I could imagine the party they were having... Women, beer, all sorts of crazy, sinful activities... While I was ... | 2016-06-01T22:20:25 | 2016-06-01T21:08:40 | 15 | 10 |
[WP] When you die, you are given the chance to flip a coin. If you call the toss correctly, you are allowed to keep living, while resetting to the age of your choice. You've been doing this for a couple centuries now. Death is starting to get pretty pissed. | "Have you ever considered, you know, doing something with your lives Seamus?" Death sat next to me in the pub, taking a swig of his pint.
"What do you mean!? I've finally perfected the brew, can't you taste how amazing this is? I have it on good authority that it's the best in the universe!"
"Seamus, you perfected th... | Sit now. Sit down my friends. Thank you, thank you.
I see so many familiar faces in the crowd, and I am glad to see all of you return. I am also quite pleased to see almost as many new faces. And to you I simply say welcome. I’m not sure how all of you found your way here, maybe you just saw the sign out front and th... | 2016-09-23T09:14:52 | 2016-09-23T07:20:45 | 2,418 | 13 |
[WP] When you die, you are given the chance to flip a coin. If you call the toss correctly, you are allowed to keep living, while resetting to the age of your choice. You've been doing this for a couple centuries now. Death is starting to get pretty pissed. | "Just pick another fucking age!" Death said, snarling as he looked at Bobby.
"No, I get to pick, and I pick my 16th birthday."
Death screamed and punched the little shit in his head, and Bobby disappeared. All death had to do was touch his forehead, but he was way to angry for that. He waited for a few minutes, and a... | Flam, a plump little man, looked down at his bleeding body. Stabbed. In the back. An actual backstab! Those had been out of vogue for at least fifty years. The Assassin's Guild would hear of this. He looked up at the imposing figure beside him, it's billowing black cloak hanging on a skeletal frame. "So it's a game, ye... | 2016-09-23T10:49:59 | 2016-09-23T09:58:51 | 232 | 97 |
[WP] Your girlfriend wants a church wedding. You are madly in love with her, and don't want to lose her. However, you also don't know how to explain to her that you are almost sure that you're the Antichrist, and bad things always happen when you enter a church. | "Honey, you know what's my opinion on all of this. I'm not a very religious person, don't make me do this" - I pleaded her, making a mental list of my abilities that I could use to make her change her mind without hurting her. Perhaps if her grandma would jump out of the window... No, that would only distress her. Also... | "It's going to be *beautiful*, honey! I just know it!"
"Yeah. I...I know." I swallowed hard, and I couldn't help but notice that my tongue felt like it was made of parchment. Behind me, the sweeping buttresses and stained glass of the chapel loomed into the sky like a castle. She was right, of course. It *was* beauti... | 2016-10-10T12:50:59 | 2016-10-10T12:44:32 | 145 | 31 |
[WP] Your girlfriend wants a church wedding. You are madly in love with her, and don't want to lose her. However, you also don't know how to explain to her that you are almost sure that you're the Antichrist, and bad things always happen when you enter a church. | "I think we should have the wedding outside, Annette. Early summer, all the flowers will be blooming. Butterflies everywhere." My hands are wet with nervous sweat as I watch her pace through the living and dining rooms.
"You *know* I want to get married at that church. My family has gotten married in that church for ... | "It's going to be *beautiful*, honey! I just know it!"
"Yeah. I...I know." I swallowed hard, and I couldn't help but notice that my tongue felt like it was made of parchment. Behind me, the sweeping buttresses and stained glass of the chapel loomed into the sky like a castle. She was right, of course. It *was* beauti... | 2016-10-10T13:02:44 | 2016-10-10T12:44:32 | 53 | 31 |
[WP] It's your hundredth playthrough of Skyrim and as you press the new game button you blink and awake in the wagon from the opening scene. You're alive in the game, everything is going just like the cutscene. You have the game itself memorized, but can you really take on the main story yourself? | The cart rolled back and forth with the stride of the horses as the occasional stone jostled it further. It took me a minute to grasp my bearings, but I quickly realized what was going on. This was it, what I always wanted. I was in the game. I felt the harsh chill in the air. *This must be that wonderful Skyrim w... | (So, it's been a long time since I played... don't judge ;)
"Wait, what?"
"Damn, you're practically just a kid. What are those damn imperials thinking sending you to the chopping block?"
I looked up to the Nord as we bounced along. "No, I'm twenty three, hardly a child."
The Nord chuckled, "our rising youth think s... | 2017-06-04T09:22:10 | 2017-06-04T07:39:09 | 43 | 26 |
[WP] You've been teleported into an unexpected deathbattle. Your special ability...is your username.
EDIT: You guys are awesome. Alot of funny and interesting ones so far! I might want to start this prompt every year or something (if that's allowed). | "SEND IN THE LEGION!" I cried. The battle cries soon followed.
"Oh. Crap." It said. With a cry of "MAAAAHHH!" my troops had arrived. It was time to get down to business. The Legion set to work instantly. With a few commanders riding, but mostly a lot of spitting from the troops, it was trampled. Whatever it was, I did... | It was the middle of the night.
As I was preparing to sleep, a bright light flashes outside the window. I had no time to react, and was instantly teleported to some sort of jail cell.
Through the bars, I could see that there was some sort of arena outside. "nah." I say to myself and lay on the floor to sleep. Just be... | 2017-07-17T21:47:57 | 2017-07-17T20:12:27 | 39 | 17 |
[WP] Scientists have finally decrypted Whale songs, and are able to listen in on long distance conversations. After a few weeks of listening in, all research is quickly classified, and NASA starts silent, hurried plans to reach Sirius, even reaching out to other space agencies for help. | "Well then, what were the whales saying? ", the president asked, looking at the ftl ship that was being prepared for mass transport.
"Well sir after listening in we found out they were counting down while saying the number 8 inbetween like : 8; 100, 8, 99, 8, 98, 8, 97. After they reached 0 a devastating earthquake o... | I’m not sure what we were expecting, to catch the whales singing Wonder Wall? Whatever it was, we certainly weren’t expecting what we got. The first translated whale song and it came across as complete gibberish. The scientists scratched their heads and looked around for someone to blame. It took the ego and brevity of... | 2017-08-26T00:05:51 | 2017-08-25T22:35:36 | 2,197 | 154 |
[WP] 10 000 years ago 100 men and 100 women were granted the gift of immortality, the only condition, if they have a child, the immortality gets passed on to them. 10 000 years later the original 200's gifts have been passed on so many times that none of the current 200 know they are immortal. | Mark lost his way down another alley and turned in time to see a fist smash into the side of his face. He felt the knife slip into his side and gasped. The pain was intense as they fumbled through his jacket and patted down his pants. They took the few items he had and went running back down the alley.
The knife h... | I don't remember much besides waking up in a chill so potent drawing my breath hurt my brain, they say the brain does not feel pain but why the fuck do you get brain freeze from drinking a slurpee to quick then? Maybe it's chilling the blood? I literally felt my muscles were frozen and the blood in my veins cracked fro... | 2017-09-03T10:17:37 | 2017-09-03T09:38:28 | 69 | 26 |
[WP] You took a video of your friend landing a backflip. When you replayed the video, your friend didn’t land the backflip and sprained his ankle. Confused, you watch the video again. It’s the 54th replay of the video, your friend is visibly upset, “I don’t want to do this anymore.” | Me and Tommy leaned in closer until our noses were almost touching the screen.
Once again, the video started with Tommy running across the roof of his house and leaping into the air like a madman. He arched his back, tucked up his knees and span in the air. A backflip with forward momentum, or a 'gainer' as he kept in... | In the moment it seems like all time is racing, racing towards the future, as though it can't wait to get there. As though it is sick of us, of what it must carry; living consciousness that do nothing but suck up the present, hold on to the past, and look ahead with hungry anticipation. Or fear.
I think time especia... | 2018-05-25T01:42:08 | 2018-05-25T01:31:55 | 198 | 19 |
[WP] A poor child tries to misbehave so that Santa gives him coal for Christmas. His family is freezing, and needs the coal to survive.
(or her) | Julian’s hand hesitated for a moment, but he steeled himself and opened the door to the confession booth. He was sure it was a strange sight to see a dirt covered seven year old step into confession, but he didn’t care. He couldn’t afford to care. Christmas was in four days and Julian needed to be certain of his crimes... | ######[](#dropcap)
Timmy never did anything wrong in his entire life.
He lived as the Bible urged him to, in the image and footprints of Christ. When Timmy, on rare occasion, was able to make it to school and the other children mercilessly poked fun at him for wearing the same ratty pair of pants each day, and the sa... | 2018-07-19T20:44:01 | 2018-07-19T19:57:13 | 88 | 33 |
[WP] You've been captured by a serial killer. However, he doesn't realize he's the one in danger - your body count is much higher. | I sat in a rickety wooden chair in the middle of an abandoned house. The kid who captured me had duct-taped my torso to the back of the chair, and was now trying with some difficulty to bind my wrists behind my back.
"You're doing it wrong," I told the kid. "You should've knocked me unconscious first. Right now, I'm w... | She’s tied me up. In the grand scheme of things, it’s actually quite a good effort. I reckon she was either a scout or a dominatrix. Or both. Maybe a sailor!
I’m getting distracted.
The dirt I’m lying on is moist. Not wet enough to be muddy, but not dry enough to be dusty. If I had to lie on the floor again, this w... | 2018-08-23T04:40:56 | 2018-08-23T04:36:10 | 32 | 11 |
[WP] We did it! We finally achieved FTL travel! At first, alien races seem thrilled to have a new neighbor. Then they seem terrified of us. We are the only ones to reach the stars with technology instead of magic. | Bailan Bol, High Speaker of the Unified Assembly of Mages, sat primly behind his gilded desk. He was lost in thought, stroking his long beard compulsively.
A nervous knock came pattering from the marble door of his study.
“Enter,” Bol said.
Brother Junior Guide Namitor, a skinny wisp of a man, approached with hunch... | \\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/\\/
*"I guess in life things don't come cheap. My daddy always used to tell me we stand on the shoulders of giants. I never truly believed him until we made contact with the G'xe.*
*Lost in the depths of space, there they were, wai... | 2019-01-18T11:16:45 | 2019-01-18T07:20:21 | 80 | 44 |
[WP] One day, an alien craft visits Earth. It doesn't hide, it doesn't attack, it doesn't mean us harm. It's here to bring participants for the Miss Universe competition, and frankly they're pretty annoyed they weren't previously invited. | When the contestants came down the ramp in front of hundreds of TV cameras, with billions of eyes watching live from across the globe, it was clear they had no idea what was happening.
A few murmurs coursed through the gathered military men. "Those don't look like our alien friends here," one said, motioning to the tw... | As the ramp slowly slides down from the alien ship onto the floor, more and more people grouped around the spacecraft. When the ramp touched the floor, a figure appeared from inside the ship, with green-blueish skin, with a big attachment at its top, and something like a gun from one of its limbs pointing it to an ope... | 2019-02-05T21:23:18 | 2019-02-05T21:19:09 | 92 | 37 |
[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?" | "I am."
"Impossible! I destroyed everything, down to the last atom and joule. Who are you?"
"I am The Cosmic Giggle."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Yup. You're Entropy. Its your job to destroy the universe."
"I guess you could say that. And I did a fine good job with that, you must admit. That last black hole was somet... | “What the-?”
“How?”
“Where am I?”
“Uhm… are you *human?”*
“Last time I checked I was.”
“... uhm…. So, why… are you here?”
“What do you mean? Where am I?”
“How can he be alive, Karl? Every living thing was supposed to die! Whoosh! Explosion! Heat! Death! They were all meant to die!”
“I don’t know, Steve. T... | 2019-02-22T20:24:36 | 2019-02-22T20:06:40 | 30 | 20 |
[WP] There's a coldblooded serial killer that has followed a tradition for his entire career. Before he kills a victim, he will ask for and fulfill their final wish no matter what it is. | "I really should have thought out my tradition more carefully," Rupert grumbled quietly to himself as he sipped coffee in the corner of the well-lit 24-hour diner. It was late, about 2am, and once again he found himself alone eating pancakes after yet another victim slipped through his hands.
"Any wish...no matter wha... | The killer pressed the knife against the maiden’s throat.
“What is your greatest wish?”
Tears streaked down the women’s face. “I just want... I just want my grandmother to have one more day.”
The murderer paused. He’d never received anything like this. “Where is she?”
The women gasped for air. She made noises as she tr... | 2019-11-05T14:58:15 | 2019-11-05T13:24:35 | 47 | 27 |
[WP] There's a coldblooded serial killer that has followed a tradition for his entire career. Before he kills a victim, he will ask for and fulfill their final wish no matter what it is. | "I really should have thought out my tradition more carefully," Rupert grumbled quietly to himself as he sipped coffee in the corner of the well-lit 24-hour diner. It was late, about 2am, and once again he found himself alone eating pancakes after yet another victim slipped through his hands.
"Any wish...no matter wha... |
The building shook from the arriving train, lights flickered, and the darkness is where his truest nature showed. The Wishmaker stared intently into his victim's eyes. His lingering gaze as he deciphered every little emotion or lack of therefore. He admired the coldness of the man in front of him.
His victim's fea... | 2019-11-05T14:58:15 | 2019-11-05T14:35:28 | 47 | 12 |
[WP] Alcohol has been banned throughout most of the Galaxy due to its corrosive nature towards organic life, in the near future when first contact is made with humans the aliens are horrified that humans not only mass produce alcohol, they also consume it for pleasure. | "So your brains make you *like* the feeling of *poisoning yourselves*?"
"Yes? I mean, obviously it seems a lot more poisonous to you."
"Unbelievable. How you survived to develop FTL travel is beyond me."
"I'm pretty sure my ancestors were more worried about nukes and wars."
"Yes, but you drank *in response* to that... | A tramp chucked another empty down the alley, it came to a halt next to the others. He promptly opened the next one, a familiar sound, followed by the calming scent and the first, fresh swig.
Across town, corks shot up and hit the ceiling of Pasture, the hot new bar hosting its opening party. Down the road the regul... | 2019-11-07T05:02:39 | 2019-11-07T00:02:13 | 1,624 | 338 |
[WP] You are best friends with Death. Although you don't know this. Every Sunday he has you killed just to talk to you about his week then brings you back to life after. However you never remember the meetings. | **And you're sure?**
Of course, I wouldn't have it any other way! I'm invested in our conversations.
**The conversations are limited. They only last for a short time, and afterwards you have no memory of them. What is the point?**
I suppose that as a mortal, living person - I'm used to it. I've grown comfortable wit... | Times are hard, masters are no longer taking apprentices, and I have a family to take care of. After much searching, I have finally been taken under the wing of Exder, the town plague doctor. This year, we have been hit hard with something he calls the Whispering Shock. People are beginning to lose their voices, and so... | 2020-01-31T07:28:10 | 2020-01-31T07:15:25 | 77 | 33 |
[WP] You Hook Up with a Girl, and her Ex tries to kill you by summoning a demon. When the demon sees you, he smiles and asks you how you have been. | "No fucking way..." my eyes went wide as I opened my bedroom door. Before me stood a hulking figure, standing at least 7 feet tall, wrought with chiseled muscle and fiery red skin, lidless eyes, teeth made of nails, and large spiky deposits of some red crystal emerging from its skin sporadically.
"Alex?" It's voice hi... | *Way to make four years of mortal cover go WOOF, you dick-headed asshole,* Ian Finley thought to himself with a wry grin, as the demon that looked like a cross between a spider monkey and a crab lumbered from the pentagram with his front pinchers raised. As of a decade ago, Ian hadn’t known what either of those creatur... | 2020-03-27T07:59:50 | 2020-03-27T04:39:11 | 108 | 37 |
[WP] Turns out that when a witch asks for your firstborn child, what they're ACTUALLY doing is checking if you're too callous to be trusted with magic or children. If you're willing to use babies as currency... well, let's just say to expect a sub-par product at best and leave it at that. | Gelda of the Woods remembered everyone who had come to her.
She remembered looking out her window and seeing a lone man approaching down the trail, his clothes fine and his expression haughty. He had come before her, trying to disguise his distaste at her worn down clothes and small cottage.
He had asked for great we... | The witch started at the relatively new mother holding the child in her arms. The mother wore basically tattered rags, dirt stained her calloused feet, hair was matted and tangled. Everything about her appearance just screamed on the edge of death, except for the lively look of determination in her eyes. Her baby on t... | 2020-09-29T06:03:36 | 2020-09-29T05:54:58 | 98 | 28 |
[WP] You have one super power: The ability to know without fail what the truth is to any asked question. You planned to help the world as a super hero. It took you six hours for the government to declare you public enemy number one and the most deadly super villain alive. | “You ask me why. You ask me what was the tipping point, what got under my skin, what broke me. You’re asking the wrong questions.”
“It was never something that pushed me over the edge. It wasn’t some traumatic event. It was because I told the truth.”
“We all worry about the big villains out there. We all tremble and ... | The priest said, "Gather around children and listen to how the world changed." She was dressed in a long simple robe with the classic monk's hood. A white robe of purity would have been apropo, however the order had long ago chosen red as a symbol for the blood that flowed freely after the apocalypse. The children k... | 2020-11-30T21:01:17 | 2020-11-30T20:24:02 | 21 | 12 |
[WP] "May your skin rot when you heal others," the witch cursed, "and may your name be forgotten when you save others." You are a healer for a party. Your party does not know about the curse, and it has been your job to support them before they finally complete their quest. Today is the final day. | If one were to observe our party's journey to the final confrontation with the Demon King a strange sight would greet them. In the lead, with all the confidence and grandeur of a party of seasoned adventurers, are be four noble heroes; venturing forth to defeat the encroaching evil. Sword, bow, axe, and staff gripped i... | In the corner of the cavern, dimly lit by the nearby campfire, Reeda tended to a tear in her tunic. Sixteen days on the road, battling trolls, goblins and wisps left their marks but none as permeant as those on her skins. Once smooth and resilient, her skin now fissured and cracked, sprinkled with age spots as if her t... | 2021-02-13T11:54:11 | 2021-02-13T10:36:29 | 66 | 39 |
[WP] the prisioner on cell 48 was sentenced to 200 years in prision. Guards are getting nervous because he only has 3 years left to finish his sentence. | "Hey Chris, what's going on here?" I asked my coworker as I heard the door close behind me.
"What? I'm not late, that clock's wrong."
*Yes you are and no it isn't.*
"No, I mean this." I clarified, pointing at the screen in front of me. "Cell 48."
Chris chuckled.
"What, you've been here for two weeks and you still ... | **1/3 WIP - can't finish this now, typos I need to fix**
“So what do you think we should do?” Corrections officer Gill asked. “I’ve been instructed to precede as normal. In three years, inmate Johnson will have served his full sentence and will be released, same as any other inmate. He will have served his time.” Ward... | 2021-12-02T17:47:46 | 2021-12-02T14:54:12 | 131 | 34 |
[WP] Recently you’ve noticed an increasing trend in the souls entering hell. They’re not at all tormented by the conditions, most of them seem *happy* with their too-small homes and long five hour days of mindless tasks. You report to Satan that maybe someone should check the conditions on Earth. | “Heaven or hell?”
I was caught short. “Excuse me?”
The… um… wheels began to turn, and every eye rolled. I wasn’t sure where to even make eye contact as he(?) repeated, drolly, “Heaven or hell? Pick one.”
“I get a choice?”
A gleam of gold caught a sunbeam as the creature’s wheels picked up momentum. Be not afraid, i... | Me: E-excuse me, Your Malevolence?
Satan: *WHAT!?*
M: I have somewhat of a concern about the way the souls we’re taking in are…
S: Are *what?* Speak, little imp; don’t you dare try my patience.
M: S-sorry, Your Cruelness! New souls entering Hell are not scared or worried anymore!
S: Hah, really? That was your... | 2022-12-28T16:41:36 | 2022-12-28T11:49:30 | 313 | 39 |
[WP] People have always been born with very minor super powers. You work for an agency that hunts down the few people who's powers are deemed too powerful/dangerous to allow them to live. | "Alright everyone, settle down!" I said in the controlled tone that expressed I meant business. Most of the children sat down immediately but a few in the back right corner still were in deep discussion: "Ahem!" I said, staring. That was enough to shut them up and get their beady little eyes in my direction.
I teach s... | I knew it was going to be a rough day when I poured that first cup of coffee. The hellish traffic, the headache from nowhere, the empty cupboard should have warned me of what lay ahead, but I tried to deny it, to fight reality. I banished the negative thoughts, powered through my early morning mediation session, but th... | 2014-12-12T18:02:22 | 2014-12-12T16:45:31 | 140 | 11 |
[WP]A wealthy business man believes in reincarnation. He leaves his massive wealth... to himself. Anyone born after his death that figures out his riddles will inherit his fortune. | "Are you telling me, that he left his family nothing?"
The lawyer adjusted his seat, "Well, yes Mrs Johnson. Now I understand how angry you are-"
"YOU HAVE NO IDEA! That man neglected us while he was still alive, and now he left us with nothing?!?!?"
"He was very clear in his will. He believes in reincarnation, and ... | He thought it was perfect.
No one would ever know the answer to his riddle, as the answer was not real. His answer, as Jimmy would later learn, was fictional.
The safe, if you can call it that, that protected the billions of dollars had a computer attached. Simply say the right phrase into the speaker and you were in... | 2014-12-13T14:07:21 | 2014-12-13T14:07:01 | 858 | 12 |
[WP]A wealthy business man believes in reincarnation. He leaves his massive wealth... to himself. Anyone born after his death that figures out his riddles will inherit his fortune. | ~*Not now Caesar! I'm trying to read!*
Thomas stared at the picture. Apparently a wealthy guy who passed away 7 years ago is giving his wealth to anyone who can solve the riddle on this site. Or to be precise.. to anyone who is about 6 or 7 years old.
~*What's wrong with you damnit?!*
*Probably a viral marketin... | He thought it was perfect.
No one would ever know the answer to his riddle, as the answer was not real. His answer, as Jimmy would later learn, was fictional.
The safe, if you can call it that, that protected the billions of dollars had a computer attached. Simply say the right phrase into the speaker and you were in... | 2014-12-13T14:23:01 | 2014-12-13T14:07:01 | 69 | 12 |
[WP] It has been verified that dying will result in going to heaven, no matter what. You are the government, trying to lower the suddenly skyrocketing suicide rate. | The world was failing and the bodies were building. There was only plan B.C. left to try.
All of the radio station were set in gear and prepped for the last stand. All tv's were under the government's control.
3...
2...
1...
"Oooooh baby do you know what that's worth, oooh heaven is a place on earth"
Belinda Carl... | They always said humans fear the unknown more than anything else.
My reply: Find me someone who doesn't fear death, then we'll talk.
I could barely hear the first few gunshots through my office window. The dull double pane lazily deflected their sharp reports like a horse flicking its tail at flies - letting them li... | 2015-02-02T06:43:00 | 2015-02-02T06:41:02 | 126 | 44 |
[WP] A lot of kids have imaginary friends growing up. Yours showed up for three months when you were six, a benevolent companion you played hide and seek with that summer. But now, years later yours has returned, decidedly less friendly. The reason behind its reappearance is terrifying... | Everyone had an imaginary friend, yeah? Way back in the day when it was acceptable, you know? Cute. I had one back when I was 6years old, I called him very simply, Imagine, I know, how prosaic but strangely I've never been the creative type. Good old stolid, stoic, pragmatic salt of the earth John. That's me. I look at... | Ray was my best friend for the best summer of my life. Everyone said he wasn't real, and my parents worried that I spent a summer hidden away in the basement playing hide and seek by myself. Only I knew I wasn't alone and that was enough for me.
I played nearly every game people play as a child with Ray. Hide and seek... | 2015-07-03T10:36:20 | 2015-07-03T09:32:18 | 45 | 11 |
[WP] [NSFW] All your sex toys come alive and confront you about your treatment of them. | Everywhere I look, there are pink and purple silicone phalluses of all sizes, jiggling and scowling at me.
"How dare you violate us this way?" King Kong, my giant black dildo screamed at me. "You treat us like your personal harem! You use us whenever you feel like and then just discard us in a dark drawer when you've... | "You're not a real egg!"
"Then why are we shaped like one?!"
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I've never been much of a customer for coitus toys. I found them to be a bit silly, to be quite honest. When you're someone like me, you don't have time to masturbate because you're too busy having actual sex. My life's awesome.
One day, a friend... | 2015-08-02T07:09:55 | 2015-08-02T06:51:04 | 127 | 24 |
[WP] After dying, God asks you: "So, how was heaven?" | I opened my eyes. It must have been night, because the room had gone dark, and I was still lying on my bed. *Guess I botched the job after all.* Without getting up, I reached across with my left hand for the revolver on my night stand. *If at first you don't succeed...*
I groped for the table, but my hand whiffed as i... | John stared up into a foggy grey sky. Thankfully it wasn't raining. He took in his surroundings until spotting the boy on the park bench, and groaned.
The boy beamed down at John from his perch. "Yep. In a blaze of glory."
So, burned alive. Or something to that effect. Great. Just great. Asking how John thought ... | 2016-03-15T21:36:55 | 2016-03-15T20:45:35 | 154 | 53 |
[wp] You accidentally unleashed an ancient curse upon yourself whilst treasure hunting. Fortunately, the curse is actually HEAVILY outdated. | "You're such a freaking nerd, James." This was the first time I could hang out with Robin after we graduated from elementary school, it was Octobre and Thanksgiving was right around the corner. "You can't even walk without tripping over roots anymore." To be frank, Robin did grow slightly taller and stronger than me ov... | The gloomy darkness of the courtyard is one of those places where you find yourself suddenly remembering literally every ghost story that has ever been spoken to you or even overheard. Quite strange really, since going to school usually has the reverse effect with your empirical memory. Anyhow, school! That's right. Th... | 2016-03-28T06:03:17 | 2016-03-28T02:13:41 | 117 | 35 |
[WP] Due to overpopulation, a test has been created to eliminate 90% of the worlds population. You are the first to take this test. | I'd spent so long anticipating what this test would comprise of, and as I sat alone in the examination room, I was still none the wiser.
The booklet placed squarely on the small desk, I glance from the printed front sheet, to my surroundings, and back again.
I close my eyes and sigh, head dropping down, before I ope... | The world was gray, cold, and often dark.
Growing up in the labyrinthine alleyways and sewer complexes and housing towers that was Neo Angeles, life was harsh and often short. A particularly lucky girl, Yima, had lived to the age of 14 unmolested. Slight, with hair kept short and boyish clothes, she blended in for th... | 2016-06-11T10:11:10 | 2016-06-11T09:35:08 | 187 | 27 |
[WP] Due to overpopulation, a test has been created to eliminate 90% of the worlds population. You are the first to take this test. | It wasn’t as I expected. This wasn’t quite the dystopian future looking governmental building but rather a modern one with glass doors and happy looking people. That’s what was perturbing. Everyone in the white lab coats looked calm or at peace. And I mean actually at peace, not the ones where you smile with your mouth... | As I entered the room, an instructor was waiting across the room sitting opposite me with a small white table laid out in front of him with an empty chair waiting for me. I let out a huge sigh and made my way to the chair and sat right in front of him.
"Good morning. For this test, I just have a few questions I would... | 2016-06-11T10:40:59 | 2016-06-11T09:06:11 | 40 | 16 |
[wp] Everyone has a number over their heads that says how useful they are to society from 0-100. You have a number '4'. Your siblings are all in the nineties. | Adrian was always the lucky one. When he was ranked it seemed amazing, it was rare to get more than a difference of 10 to you parents, yet, red and gleaming above Adrian's head was the number 95. My whole family was extatic! My father was a 77 and my mother a 71, but a 95? That was reserved for true genius. Einsteins f... | The key felt slippery in my hands as I fished it out of my pocket and unlocked the deadbolt. I hated having to be at the store for opening because it required me to wake up far earlier than I would ever personally choose to, but since society had written me off practically from my birth, until today I did whatever the... | 2016-08-15T14:38:38 | 2016-08-15T13:25:15 | 56 | 14 |
[WP] "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."-Plato
Just a quote from Plato that I liked, and I haven't seen anything like this on Writing Prompts for a while, so, here ya go! | As I sat at my campfire, I could feel someone approaching. Someone intruding into the world I had made for myself.
Without looking, I knew it was the angel Gabriel. I could smell the stink of his splendor.
"Just what do you think you are doing here?" He demanded of me.
"I'm roasting marshmallows. Want one?"
... | I placed the Big Mac in front of me.
The bun was steamed to perfection, the lettuce crisply cut, and the beef in its centre looked plump with flavour. The best part about a Big Mac is the sauce, I licked my lips just thinking about it.
“John Markeson, you can’t be serious.”
I glanced up and then stifled a groan. ... | 2016-10-06T21:40:16 | 2016-10-06T20:44:16 | 1,292 | 103 |
[WP] "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."-Plato
Just a quote from Plato that I liked, and I haven't seen anything like this on Writing Prompts for a while, so, here ya go! | As I sat at my campfire, I could feel someone approaching. Someone intruding into the world I had made for myself.
Without looking, I knew it was the angel Gabriel. I could smell the stink of his splendor.
"Just what do you think you are doing here?" He demanded of me.
"I'm roasting marshmallows. Want one?"
... | Sam dove recklessly behind the chest high chunk of broken concrete, slamming her shin into a wayward steel rod. Tears welled in her eyes and she gritted her teeth against the sharp pain, and her fingers were wet with blood when she went to rub her screaming right leg. She pulled auburn hair out of her face as she tried... | 2016-10-06T21:40:16 | 2016-10-06T19:21:43 | 1,292 | 56 |
[WP] A Dystopian society where women have taken over and stored enough sperm to last them a million years. Scientists even figured out how to genetically engineer to make sure you always give birth to females. After giving birth privately in your home you notice something different on your child. | Andrea awoke to the sounds of birds chirping. It felt as though she had slept for years, as though she was truly waking for the first time. In truth it had been but an hour; a rare moment of peace. Under normal circumstances she would take a few minutes to adjust herself to waking life before leaving the comfort of her... | "That’s a penis", Gail said. Her voice which had always been steady no matter the circumstance was fraught with alarm.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! It's a penis!"
"But no-one alive has ever seen a penis. Maybe it's some sort of..."
"I know what a penis looks like! I've seen it before"
Heather gasped. "Wher... | 2017-02-20T07:53:30 | 2017-02-20T07:24:00 | 62 | 12 |
[WP] The last time the aliens invaded our planet they fled after losing the war. They have reluctantly returned to wage war and are relieved to see that dinosaurs no longer inhabit Earth, but have been replaced by the smaller and less intimidating humans. | Sacremento, California
Governor Brown stared at the TV. CNN was broadcasting pictures of alien troops marching through Washington, D.C. President Betsy DeVos had officially surrendered on behalf of the United States, but her tone and expression had been those of a woman whose spirit had been broken - presumably after ... | "What in the void is that?"
It was the first real question Master of Fleets had commed to Master of Spies. Their arrival had been uneventful, certainly compared to the disorder in which the fleet had departed their last foray into this accursed system, so many revs ago. Arriving on the solar outskirts with admirable p... | 2017-03-04T03:30:10 | 2017-03-04T02:50:19 | 37 | 14 |
[WP] You are a normal person who spent your entire life infiltrating the evil Empire. You even became the Emperor's right hand. The day before you finally topple the Empire, the hero arrives, kills the Emperor, and saves the day.
Now how does that make you feel? | I stepped around the feeble, emaciated corpse of the emperor. His blood had begun to pool, simply ruining the lush carpet in front of his throne.
“You killed him,” I said, my long held mask of subservience fading into incredulity.
“It was a long journey,” the hero responded, “But no longer will our people suffer unde... | "Weren't you suppose to take that blow?"
I looked at this irritating woman incredulously. Was she serious?
"It is good fortune you didn't, but I thought that Xavier Longwood would have protected Kane even if his men had abandoned him."
"So you know of me?" I couldn't help but respond. I looked at the trio of misfit... | 2017-03-12T14:39:19 | 2017-03-12T13:26:11 | 222 | 124 |
[WP] We are due for a visit by two alien races, one which is horrifically brutal and sees us as soft-hearted weaklings, the other peaceful pacifists who see us as barbarians. You've been ordered to impress them, but when the ships lands you realize you have no idea which race this is. | The audience marched into the amphitheater with pomp and circumstance. Two delegations, the one from Earth included military leaders, a few politicians that were recognizable but expendable and some academics. The other delegation seemingly also consisted of humans. It was apparently an intergalactic standard that a... | The giant hovercraft emerged from the ocean, much like a flying submarine, and sped towards the shore with little resistance. It was weird looking, to say the least. Square frame with an angular front, at a height of around fifteen feet. Kind of like big a tank without a cannon or continuous tracks to walk on land, pai... | 2017-09-18T10:11:42 | 2017-09-18T09:44:59 | 22 | 13 |
[WP] The psychiatrist you've been seeing for years to help control your delusions doesn't actually exist. | A simple "fuck" is all that was needed, yet to openly utter such words was to admit to my insanity.
Why, why, why! Why would you tell me such a thing, is my happiness also a delusion?
Are my friends also a delusion? Is my soon to be wife also a delusion? How about my unborn child?
All these things I didn't have ... | "Dr. Edwards, hi." I step into his office, like I always do, and close the door behind me like I always do, despite knowing well there is no one around but Dr. Edwards to hear what I have to say. But smaller enclosed areas have always been more comfortable to me, and so, like clockwork, I enter, close the door, sit, cr... | 2017-12-26T12:04:17 | 2017-12-26T11:53:04 | 19 | 11 |
[WP] In a future where many military and other equipment have associated AI's, many express doubts or even reservations to do their duty. Except for you. YOU F***ING LOVE BEING A TANK! | "FUCK!" blurted out the internal comm.
Armored Operations Assistant AOA-XX0 didn't even need to pull up the diagnostics. The instant loss of coordination could only mean one thing: They threw the track again.
"Could you guys...you know...stop fucking me up like this every 10 minutes?"
"My bad, Zed. This terrain ... | "Hooah, sir!"
The multiple pressure sensors in each of my tread plates thrilled as I crept forward. Bones, gravel and twisted metal gave way before my bulk. Heat sensors affixed to my reinforced, hardened exterior felt the sun as it beat down. It was a beautiful day. The air purification system was in the green and my... | 2018-03-28T12:56:38 | 2018-03-28T12:25:02 | 535 | 228 |
[WP] In this world, soulmates cannot hurt each other in any way or form, intentionally or unintentionally. You are an assassin hired to eliminate a powerful figure. As you close in for the kill, your bullets miss their mark and knives bounce of their skin. Things just got awkward. | He was a stage actor and assassin with a cold heart.
And HE was an American president and theater goer with a heart of gold.
But when his shot doesn't penetrate the back of HIS head they are going to learn that sic semper doesn't always tyrannis.
Can a confederate assassin learn to forgive? Can an American president ... | "No, seriously, you *aren't* my type."
"Look, I agree with you, okay? You're definitely not what I, uhh, what I was expecting. But those are the rules, right? We're kinda stuck together now, aren't we?"
"No. No we're not. Let me tell you about the *rules* okay. The rules are so vague that it could be anything... | 2018-04-24T04:31:34 | 2018-04-24T00:04:50 | 102 | 18 |
[WP] Write about a famous historical event as if it was played out as a DnD session | "Okay, the army's coming toward you. What do you do?"
"I tell everyone to hide, then I open the front gate. Is that good for a bonus?"
"A bonus for what?"
"Bluff."
The DM stared at the Bard. He opened his mouth to speak, but the Rogue spoke for him.
"You can't be serious."
"I am."
The fighter chimed in, "How do ... | "I've got this."
The sound of dice rolling in the cup echoed around the tiny attic. The others rolled their eyes.
"You don't have this. Just stop. If you miss-"
He grinned. "I'm not going to miss."
The man sitting across the table sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Lee, just stop. You'll only have him in your sig... | 2018-05-29T07:11:07 | 2018-05-29T05:54:52 | 1,810 | 813 |
[WP] Write about a famous historical event as if it was played out as a DnD session | "Your army is marching upon grenoble. You face a royalist regiment of two thousand men blocking your path. What do you do?"
"I bear open my breast...", Napoleon started
"Jesus Christ, dude", the DM said
"...and proclaim, 'If any man here wishes to shoot his emperor, I am here'".
The DM sighed and rolled some dice... | "Okay, with the guards on the wrong car, he's got a few less people protecting him!"
"Rad. He's approaching the Mostar café. Čabrinović, you were next in initiative because Mehmedbašić fell asleep and Ilić had to go home for work tomorrow, so your turn."
"I activate and throw my bomb."
"That's. a... mis- oh for fuck... | 2018-05-29T09:37:40 | 2018-05-29T07:22:47 | 303 | 30 |
[WP] You are the sole survivor a famous serial killer as a college student. Years later, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer you finally pluck up the courage to visit him in prison and ask one question that’s been plaguing you for decades: “why didn’t you kill me?”
Thought I’d do a human story in the sea of bul... | *Two elderly women driving a car down the highway.*
"Why now?"
"Paul is out of town, he always thought it was bad idea"
"You should listen to your husband, he's been there for you the last forty years."
"Yeah I know but, oh, take a right turn here"
"You do know I have a GPS, hehe? You were saying?"
"Well I don't ... | It was raining hard the day I decided to pay him a visit. The prison swam within a sea of mist and fog, it was so humid that breathing became difficult. The incident did not leave me ever since, when he stood under that crimson moonlight, menacing eyes and a bloody knife in his hand, staring down as I crawled helplessl... | 2018-07-21T10:13:28 | 2018-07-21T09:32:19 | 31 | 18 |
[WP] You were recently granted immortality by God. For years, you have seen immortal characters in media say that it is a curse, not a blessing. You just think those guys have been using it the wrong way. | "Seeing everyone grow old and die while you dont age, or seeing people you love, dying of sickness or disease, its agony, immortality is a curse."
"No matter how many things you try, drugs, booze, base jumping without a parachute, it all gets old. You become numb to everything and wish you could wither away like the r... | There is nothing, nothing left...
I sit at the edge of the Brooklyn Bridge, eyes closed, feeling the gentle breeze hitting my face over the east river, thinking about the last time I had a conversation with God. It was full of excitement and hope. I was told that I could not die, no matter how hard I try, I am now, th... | 2018-08-29T05:53:02 | 2018-08-29T05:01:37 | 235 | 34 |
[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.
credit to r/Debdub10 for thinking of the idea | Sub-Branch Officer Clevi stood before her superior, Bough Officer Fergh, watching him leaf through her report. The details were hard to believe for even herself, and she had been there. So she wasn't surprised when she was called in to report in person. Even so, a shiver ran through her feathers as she realized that... | “Are you ready for your first encounter with humans?” Jaax asked light heartedly.
The individual selected to represent the species, for good or bad, is required to make first contact if the species is accepted into the Union. This serves to ensure quality control. If a species doesn't belong in the organization then ... | 2018-10-11T14:57:59 | 2018-10-11T13:39:33 | 45 | 27 |
[WP] On your deathbed you reveal the secret you've carried with you your entire life, only to promptly recover and have to deal with the consequences. | I have the money to afford the best doctors. So, when one of them told me that the pain I had been feeling in my gut wasn’t from a hernia, but stage 4 stomach cancer, I believed him. I am 55 years old, and my only regret was that I would die with my quest unfulfilled.
My wife cried. My sons cried, and told me that I o... | It has oft been said that god must be a comedian. Now that I have been the butt of one of his jokes I’m inclined to agree.
It all began on the exceptionally humorous day of April twentieth, nineteen sixty-nine. That day we did something we never thought we were capable of, and never dared to do again. But that one tim... | 2018-12-15T00:12:32 | 2018-12-14T23:08:52 | 105 | 34 |
[WP] From the boss’ perspective in a horror game, you’re an immortal being who keeps coming back to life to try and kill them. They have to beat you for infinity to stay alive. You only have to beat them once and they’re gone forever. You’re the real terrifying creature. | It started like when most adventurers who come to challenge me: I squashed it like a beetle almost instantly. To be honest, I probably killed it a dozen of times before I started recognizing it.
Why It? Because no human, elf, dwarf, or even hellspawn is that scary. It comes back. Always. And every time a little stron... | "The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the huntees."
*That is my character description. As you probably guessed, I am a hunter. Those things I kill, the things you call "mobs"? Those are the huntees. I'll admit, some of them are smart and know to hide or attack me in packs. Some of them are seriously c... | 2019-02-20T16:06:30 | 2019-02-20T16:04:18 | 36 | 25 |
[WP] “So you’ve come hero.” The most powerful dark lord in history says as he faces you across the hall. But before you take another step, he motions to the cutest little girl you’ve ever seen with tears in her eyes. “But first, please explain to my granddaughter why Grandpa needs to die.” | I see the girl behind him, seated on a pillow twice as large as she is. Her auburn hair clung to her face and neck in clumps, the grizzled ends brushing against the shoulders of her stained and patched pink gown.
“No,” I said, driving my blade into the Dark Lord’s guts. “She will learn.”
The girls eyes widened slight... | "So here you are. Would you like to explain, or should I?"
I look at Amy, crying, and put my hand under my chin, and raise it up. And then in the same way as I showed her, she does the same.
"I'm sorry, honey," I say to her. "You deserve better."
“Enough!" The Dark One screams, silencing her and knocking her over wit... | 2019-12-11T19:17:14 | 2019-12-11T17:53:44 | 363 | 78 |
[WP] You are a nice person, but your superpower is that you instinctively know exactly what to say to someone to crush them. You're very effective in throwing supervillains off their game, but your fellow heroes always feel really uncomfortable watching you work. | Connivus cackled as he stood before us.
I blinked as the man walked out of the shadows. In his hands was a comical detonator.
A box with a large, blinking, red button. Most likely wired to the pallets of explosives we found on our walk into this warehouse.
Connivus looked good. New suit. New accessories. Like the e... | We are trapped. Gullimore has caught us and put us in glass cylinder filled with green, bubbly liquid. It was almost impossible to not let the moistness of it send us unconcious, but we had to fight.
It has been a few hours since we were trapped. We thought we had him in the entrance. Opal had it all planned-Ember wou... | 2020-02-25T12:34:34 | 2020-02-25T12:16:42 | 418 | 118 |
[WP] You made it to the semi-finals of a nationwide elite wizardry competition. The crowd loves you, and the esteemed judges regarded you as the dark horse of the competition, with your unorthodox approach. There's just one problem; You don't know how to use magic. You never did.
Bonus points if you find a way to incl... | How had no one realized I was a fake? I'd signed up for the wizard competition as a joke. Figure it was a bunch of Harry Potter fans running around on broomsticks pretending they were playing quidditch.
In the first round I did card tricks. Wizards aren't great at probability--it turns out their education system skips... | **Magic is not that hard.**
And yet... Esra couldn’t do magic.
Her father was a dwarf. Her mother, a giant. Though she looked vaguely human, there wasn’t a magical bone in her body. In fact, her bones were so un-magical, they gave her an unusual advantage…
All Esra ever wanted to do was attend Magic School. She didn... | 2020-10-09T07:54:58 | 2020-10-09T07:31:00 | 1,801 | 708 |
[WP]After watching too much anime, you've been training for the day you're summoned to a medieval fantasy world. Instead you're summoned to a sci-fi/horror FPS world where an AI instructs you to exterminate the alien horde who wiped out humanity. It gives you a 9mm with two clips & wishes you luck.
First off Thank... | "A c-96 with 2 stripper clips? Are you for real?" I said to the voice in my head
"This is all i can give you, i dont have the licence to print laser based weaponry. rest assured i can print as many 9x19mm cartridges as necessary"
"If you can print bullets then cant you get me a modern gun with magazines?"
"Negative... | "Can you, for the love of god, at least tell me what's the equivalent of slimes in this world?"
The AI whirred and hummed. That was a weird thing it did. Wasn't this supposed to be an advanced world? Why would my only companion make such inhumane and annoying sounds? Couldn't it at least be a cute girl? I'm not even a... | 2020-11-08T05:27:02 | 2020-11-08T05:03:47 | 95 | 54 |
[WP] most interstellar navies of the Galaxy adapted tactics from their wet-navy cousins. That was until humanity arrived they had an ocean so most figured they would adapt their wet Navy tactics to their space Navy, instead they adapted tactics from something they called the air Force. | The Atraxian fleet was coming at us. They flew in from the far edge of pluto along the system plane. We had plenty of time to see them coming. Three large dreadnoughts, with escort vessels down to destroyer levels. Multiples of 3’s, 3 battleships, 9 cruisers, 27 destroyers each. Arrayed like a dendrite pattern. All cla... | We came to their border one hundred years ago with a massive show of strength, hundreds of ships sailing the expanse, flags unfurled. They fell before us as every species had before, prey animals screaming in fear. Our navy triumphant at every turn, we only paused to refit and repair. They fought like a Bekran defendin... | 2020-11-21T19:49:06 | 2020-11-21T19:01:15 | 176 | 125 |
[WP] Every 50 years, the McDonald's corporation makes a single burger according to an ancient recipe. It is then hidden somewhere in the world, and the person who eats it will be filled with unimaginable power. The quest for the legendary McGuffin begins. | For the first time in decades, I removed my ad blocker from my web browser. I wanted to see a particular commercial that went viral. I found the clip seconds after clicking a random Youtube video. The two minute advertisement played. After 15 seconds, a link titled *skip* allowed me to cut off the ad and watch the Yout... | [Part 1 of 2]
“This is stupid. Are you sure you aren’t going senile, granddad?” Chuck watched as his eighty-year-old grandfather wrestled with a strange clown statue, knocking it to the floor before he spat in its face.
“Where are you hiding it? I know you have it. If you don’t tell me where it is, I’ll get my gra... | 2022-04-09T08:29:30 | 2022-04-09T08:03:33 | 50 | 30 |
[WP] Quantum Physics responds when things are being observed. For some reason, the universe doesn't consider you to be an observer, and daily life can get pretty weird when no one is watching. | If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Sorta.
I was born with this... thing. I'm not an active observer in the eyes of the universe. I know, I know - it sounds ridiculous, but here's the brunt of it. Things only happen when there is an active observer of that given event... ... | I have a habit. My habit is perfectly sane, utterly normal, as are all customs a man might have that pertain to lunch. Every day at noon, not 11:59, not 12:01, but directly on the dot of noon, I fold my jacket on my chair, put my overworked computer to sleep, and step out into the street with my lunchbox in my left han... | 2022-12-29T09:49:54 | 2022-12-29T08:57:56 | 161 | 83 |
[WP] "Grandpa, tell us the story of the Americans again!" With a sigh and a smile, you begin to tell the story of a mythical race of giants that were supposed to have lived in this very place thousands of years ago. | "They were great men, Arthur. They were men who rose up against those who would keep them down."
I pointed my nephew towards a path, and began walking into a forest in the middle of this bright day.
"They were men who thought differently from everyone else at the time." We continued to walk on a path. "It started wit... | Ben did not believe in Americans anymore. Nobody did. It was kids’ stuff. The kind of story they told when you were eight. Now that he was twelve, Ben had left childish things behind.
But still, deep in the back of his mind, there was an idea that maybe it was true. Maybe the network of dry river beds that ran through... | 2015-01-19T09:09:29 | 2015-01-19T08:38:21 | 570 | 34 |
[WP]A retired super villain is in the bank with his 6 year old daughter when a new crew of super villains comes in to rob the place. | "Yes, I'd like to set up a savings account for my daughter here." George, formerly Dr. Sinister, said to the teller.
"Okay, sir, not a problem at all. I'll just need you to fill out these forms here, and-" the teller paused.
"What is it?" George asked
"Sir, do not make any sudden movements, turn around slowly," the ... | My first stab at writing after grad school stole a couple years of my life...
John walked into the parlor where Christine waited for him on the plush suede chair. The two long walls in the rectangular room were lined with the old books, collected over John’s lifetime, while the side opposite the door looked out across... | 2015-02-06T23:56:52 | 2015-02-06T21:43:57 | 39 | 16 |
[WP] In the year 2075, American and Chinese astronauts race to be the first colonists on an earth-like exoplanet. Upon arrival, they discover that someone has beaten them there: the Amish. | “How?!?” The President of the United States raged to a room composed of NASA engineers, high ranking military officers, and heads of Intelligence agencies. “Someone tell me how the AMISH! Of all people beat us to Mars.” He grasped the edge of the table, making a visible effort to calm himself. He continued in a voi... | "GET A MOVE ON CHANG, THE CHINKS ARE LAUNCHING IN 8 MINUTES. DID YOU HEAR ME? MOVE!" The operations manager dashed hurriedly toward me as hurriedly as an 82 year old Texan with a cane could dash. In what was a comical 45 seconds, he finally reached me and pulled downed my earlobe with the intensity of a provoked crab. ... | 2015-07-30T21:06:40 | 2015-07-30T18:02:33 | 35 | 11 |
[WP] "She said she loved him." Insert the word "only" anywhere in this sentence. It must be the final sentence of your story. | He slammed the door shut as quickly as it was opened. The image wouldn't leave his head. In his own room she...how could she? He pushed the thought out of his head and rushed away from the room, eyes beginning to fill with tears. This was it. He needed to cut her out of his life like he should have long ago. It was the... | Her hands trembled as she opened the envelope. She had known it was coming, but things had been so strained between them for the past few months that she didn't know if she even wanted to see its contents.
Her feelings for him had always been deep, but she didn't know if they were worth it anymore. They had started o... | 2016-01-10T19:12:49 | 2016-01-10T19:07:47 | 280 | 46 |
[WP] You're a member of the only government agency to officially accept the existence of paranormal entities like demons and ghosts- Child Protective Services. They come up a lot in that line of work. | Oh boy, this one's gonna be hard.
I could already hear the mother screaming at her daughter. The daughter was screaming back just as loud, probably even louder. But I can tell she's losing her will to argue, and hopefully nothing else. I couldn't make out any of the words, only high pitched screams taking turns to see... | The black phone rang on the desk interrupting Diane's crossword puzzle, she picked it up, idly tapped a pen against her lips and listened.
"Yes, ma'am, I will be right there. Yup code 12, got it," Diane wrote down a name, Tiffany Drake, and an address on a yellow sticky note then took another long glance at the cros... | 2016-07-22T06:41:36 | 2016-07-22T06:00:36 | 55 | 10 |
[WP] A device is created to telepathically communicate with plants. They're sentient and can feel pain. You're an old man trying to mow his god damn lawn and a bunch of local protesters show up to stop you. | As Jerry sighed, he knew he had an acre lawn to clip,
But all this rain had set an ache into his grinding hip.
He braced himself as he stood up, and shuffled to the door,
He wasn't sure how long he could keep mowing anymore.
But something changed as he pulled out the mower, decades old,
The paint had faded, ... | "Feel their pain! Hear their cries! Grass Assassin! Grass Assassin!"
Melvin had his headphones on, listening to *Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits* at full blast to drown out the shrill, incessant cries coming from all directions.
A middle-aged man carrying a sign that read "Citizens for Chlorophyll" seemed on the verge ... | 2016-08-20T10:02:43 | 2016-08-20T09:01:43 | 333 | 151 |
[WP] "It's surprising that the most important person in the world has so little security." Said the assassin to his target. "I am here, there is no better security." Was the casual reply.
From Bleach. | "You're just a weak man in a position of power, do you feel secure right now?"
I looked at the would be assassin standing before me. I watched as he drew his weapon from his side with one hand and a suppressor from his pocket with the other. "No, I suppose not." I replied. He screwed the suppressor to the front of his... | I don't know if you've ever been out to the country. Have you ever seen one of those big, dilapidated barns? The wood all rotted and blackened, like a shadow against the sun, and the slits of light casting bullets inside so that the ground is spotty. The smell of it all is old grass and animal, faint, but stuck to the ... | 2017-02-20T08:15:48 | 2017-02-20T03:36:28 | 167 | 32 |
[WP] You crash land onto a planet where everyone is weak as hell and everything is made of soft material like cardboard and styrofoam etc. You, a regular person, are essentially their superhuman. | It's been 3 years since I've landed here on Vandu. Long story short, I arrived here through falling into a space-time portal in the school’s football field. I wouldn’t say I miss Earth, there really wasn’t much for me to miss anyway, being an average student, socially awkward, constantly bullied and bad at sports. Than... | To say they were shocked was an understatement.
To say I was shocked would be hardly telling the truth.
I had fallen asleep at the command of my starcraft, a small spaceship capable of going supersonic speeds. Luckily, the starcraft had recognized the impending atmosphere and had slowed down a great deal before activat... | 2017-03-26T20:59:04 | 2017-03-26T20:46:37 | 421 | 17 |
[WP] You finally won the lottery. $20 million. You go to sleep that night a rich and happy person. You wake up to a nurse, explaining you've just awoken from a coma.
Edit: for everyone saying "taxes on the winnings and medical bills for the coma"....I'm Canadian. I never thought of such atrocities. | [Part 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6fl9id/wp_you_finally_won_the_lottery_20_million_you_go/dijc56z/) | [Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6fl9id/wp_you_finally_won_the_lottery_20_million_you_go/dijicpr/)
I awoke to the gentle beeping of my alarm clock. Wait, that wasn't ri... | "You're pulling my leg, Janet. There's no way that can be true. I've been a healthy man all my life! What on earth happened?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. ...uh, Maxwell Davidson, but I don't know who this Janet is. I'm your nurse, you can call me Rachel; at least that's what at the folks here at the hospital call me."
"Janet is ... | 2017-06-06T09:14:06 | 2017-06-06T09:13:58 | 189 | 19 |
[WP] After an apocalypse, Death is desperately trying to help the last group of survivors so he doesn't lose his job. | The world was silent after the cataclysm. No birds chirped, for there were no birds. No leaves were heard rustling in the wind, for there were no trees. No cars or trains were heard in the cities, for the cities were buried in ash and rock. Only Death remained.
In a small cave buried deep into the earth, the cultists ... | It was a dark and stormy night, why did it have to be a dark and stormy night. One of them came out of their ruined building they call a base to gather water from the rain. In his blind stumbling he almost managed to slip and fall into one of the cracks in the earth after the earthquakes. All I wanted to do for so long... | 2017-08-11T04:41:07 | 2017-08-11T03:58:20 | 79 | 14 |
[WP] Tell me a story that would seem innocent to a child, but terrifying to an adult. | Little Johnny, aged 7, heard the knocking again, three short light knocks on the door.
Daddy was still asleep, he'd been up all night, again, doing something in his office, loudly grumbling as he had a wont to do lately.
Johnny, being a good lad, answered the door for his father so that he wouldn't be woken up.
The ... | Our house creaks and groans at night. Dad says it's because it's old, and it's settling down after a long day, just like us. But I know it's because of Oliver.
I first met him when I was brushing my teeth. The walls cracked and creaked like they always do. But this time, they also spoke to me in a high, silly voice. "... | 2017-08-28T10:00:57 | 2017-08-28T08:30:19 | 275 | 101 |
[WP] Tell me a story that would seem innocent to a child, but terrifying to an adult. | Little Johnny, aged 7, heard the knocking again, three short light knocks on the door.
Daddy was still asleep, he'd been up all night, again, doing something in his office, loudly grumbling as he had a wont to do lately.
Johnny, being a good lad, answered the door for his father so that he wouldn't be woken up.
The ... | Jerry was having a terrible day. (Sad Jerry picture)
A terrible day after a terrible week! (Even sadder Jerry picture)
But today? Today was the most terrible day of all. (Seriously, the saddest Jerry picture)
On Monday, Miss Haroldson gave him extra homework. (Jerry peeking out from behind dozens of books and stacks... | 2017-08-28T10:00:57 | 2017-08-28T08:30:57 | 275 | 89 |
[WP] While exploring a magnificent waterfall in remote China, a hiker accidentally dislodges the rock that has prevented koi from ascending to obtain dragonhood for millennia. | The slab of rock fell into the water with a splash.
Jamie shrugged it off, he slipped and chipped off a part of the spring. He looked down. There were a bunch of colors moving in the water, and they started to jump! "Weird." He said as he went on to follow with his group.
They were talking about something without h... | Oh shit, this is how I die. I'm going to go right over the edge, fall for hundreds of feet, and fall into the pool down there. I'm going to break my neck, drown, have a heart attack on the way down, whatever, the point is I'm gonna die. I have to grab something so I don't fall - ooh, that rock was a perfect handhold. H... | 2017-09-11T16:04:32 | 2017-09-11T12:36:06 | 155 | 32 |
[WP]Some time ago humans were put on the 'Only Contact in Case of Emergency' list. Now a threat to the galaxy has arisen and humanity is it's last hope. | *Replaying Log 9932 via TU2CS. Transmission beginning now:*
“It was all over the news, and by all over I mean telecommunications were literally hacked. All day long, on October 2nd, 2142, a mysterious message was broadcasted addressed to “humanity.” In it, the message proclaimed of a universe-wide crisis that only war... | "It's flashing! It's flashing!" cried George, who was sliding recklessly through the corridors of his place of employment.
The floors, regularly buffed and cleaned, allowed him to slide round corners in a way that would possibly remind someone of a popular 80's film, but the year was 2142 and that cinema classic ha... | 2017-09-25T10:23:13 | 2017-09-25T09:53:11 | 27 | 17 |
[WP] After thousands of years on a generation ship sent out to colonize the universe, nobody alive on board the ship believes in the "myth" of Planet Earth anymore. Until they receive the first transmission from Earth in hundreds of years... | "Sir" said Vivian, the ship's AI. The name of course was chosen at random and no one on board had raised any concerns about it.
"Sir, we aimed our outboard scanners at what is calculated to be the direction of planet Earth yesterday. We made a few minor adjustments and began to receive transmissions. Due to our relati... | "That's kid shit man, when you grow up more you'll realize that we're alone in the universe." John asserts as he swiftly passes through the black metallic hallways. Walking beside him is Paul, John's friend since childhood. "Like you're so mature, you're only a year older than me, dick. I wasn't even saying that I beli... | 2018-08-28T10:36:33 | 2018-08-28T10:07:33 | 19 | 14 |
[WP] The year is 2063. Everything has become free, but the deal is – The more expensive a good is, the more ads you need to watch, before you get it for free. You have been watching ads in your freetime for the last 20 years for that one product... | In 2022, there was a huge outcry at the amount of ads that present. There were ads for everything possible- movies, food, cars, real estate and even the government. Things relaxed for a bit but then technology advanced and holo-screens became a normal part of our lives. When I was five, we learned how to Watch. We were... | It took the world by storm when all the advertising companies and conglomerates cracked the 'true worth' of everything. I remember it like it was yesterday, partly because it allows time to pass as the adverts drone on continuously on my screen. One moment, the world had been engrossed in their smart-phones as usual, b... | 2019-01-30T05:50:14 | 2019-01-30T05:35:23 | 35 | 12 |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | No one told us.
No one warned us.
Then again, it's not like we ever warned the sheep of the slaughter.
You must be confused. I'll start at the beginning.
300 years ago the human race sent out first ship into space. The world mourned when we lost contact with it a few months later. Then we tried again and again a... | Marie raised her hand impatiently.
"Yes Ms. Brunelle?"
"What exactly is here?" she asked pointing to the map of solar system. "There, the third planet from the sun".
"That's way too close to the sun Marie. It's a deserted planet" interrupted one of the boys sitting in the back of the class.
"Simon! Stop talking wh... | 2019-03-09T07:54:01 | 2019-03-09T06:59:49 | 152 | 24 |
[WP] The Earth has finally run out of fossil fuels to use as energy and, with the only other option being to turn to clean and renewable energy sources, the U.S. has decided to take drastic measures: trying to reach into alternate dimensions to find oil and other fossil fuels. | The portals were set up a month ago. Now, I would be leading a team of 60 men to this unknown dimension. It’s been over a year since fossil fuels ran out, If I came back successful I would be regarded as a hero.
“5 minutes till departure, sir.”
“Yes, yes, tell them to start if the portal.”
The Commander in Chief him... | The lines for the gas station were brutal. Sitting in the Texas heat with the windows down and the car turned off to conserve gas? Almost just as bad. Marcus Holliday - call me Marky, he would always say with a lopsided grin and a sly wink - sighed and patted the dash of the old Chevy. Dust swirled in through the windo... | 2019-09-04T06:29:24 | 2019-09-04T05:30:27 | 52 | 37 |
[WP] There’s a parallel universe where people age non-linearly, and every day you have no idea how old you’ll wake up. So sometimes you’d have to call into work like, “Sorry, can’t make it in today, I’m 7.”
edit: [someone called me out so here's the original](https://twitter.com/TheAndrewNadeau/status/1221583159759904... | 'Time is a funny thing really,' I try to tell myself as a get ready to call my boss. Waking up seven, worst birthday in a while.
I had previously been on a pretty good streak, mid twenties to late thirties for over a decade, giving me solid work for the time. Jobs still has one year contracts, but they pay well when a... | The best days were waking in that room with blue painted walls, white birds printed along the tops, and a window overlooking the swing-set in the backyard. The posters decorating my little space would change depending on the when. Sometimes (if I woke and was very young) they'd represent *who* I was, but then as I grew... | 2020-01-27T06:03:42 | 2020-01-27T05:45:35 | 170 | 73 |
[WP] On the run from mercenaries, a young girl stumbles into an old Greek temple and in a last ditch effort to save herself, begs for help from whichever god or goddess it belongs to. She didn't expect them to show up in person. | "Please, please help me!" She whimpered to the statue she was hiding behind. The boots were getting closer. The doors to the temple were flung open-
With a flash of green and the scent of fur, a woman with a bow and steely stare stood where a statue had been a moment before.
The mercenaries stood in confusion. They ... | *Tap tap tap tap tap*
"H-How long will they chase m-me!"
*Tap tap tap tap tap*
"There she is, behind those bushes, get her!"
But they would not get her, like hell they wouldn't. Diana would keep running until the end of the world. Through cities and fields, deserts and-- in this case-- forests.
Wildly she threw st... | 2020-06-15T19:10:56 | 2020-06-15T17:40:51 | 350 | 186 |
[WP] The fact the uncanny valley exists is terrifying. Being scared by things that look almost human but aren't. Other animals do not have this. That means that at some point in our evolution, running away from things that looked almost human was advantageous enough to be imprinted on our genetics. | The humans always ran.
They were hunting or hunted but never in between.
When they were hunting it was at the creatures that looked different.
The creatures who were food.
When they were hunted it was by the creatures that looked the same.
The creatures who were hungry.
Food is what we became.
The humans had to learn.... | Sand bit into the old man's skin as the wind whipped it at his hands, his arms, his face. He trudged on. The once cloudless sky was no more than an orange haze now. The old man thought back to that time before his joints ached and his eyes had grown cloudy, when he'd last seen the heavens extend above in a never ending... | 2020-09-15T15:22:48 | 2020-09-15T13:43:30 | 16 | 11 |
[WP] You were born with the ability to stop time, but only temporarily. You can stop time for as five seconds. One day, at 33 years old, you stop time. As you move through your crowded office, you notice one of your coworkers's fingers twitch. | It was nothing like I had expected. I thought it would be a sharp stinging pain, but instead it just felt sore. Almost as if I had been punched.
I cried out in pain. “WRYYYYYY!”
The old lady across the yard dropped the bow she was holding.
“Oh goodness! I am so sorry, I did not see you walking across the range!” She... |
# Moment of Pause
He glanced up when I walked by and looked startled.
His finger moved as well, that’s how I noticed. Five seconds is such a short time. There’s three-thousand six-hundred seconds in an hour. The effort to pause time was a monumental effort, akin to flexing every muscle in your gut at once. But I ... | 2020-09-22T05:44:46 | 2020-09-22T05:35:22 | 317 | 31 |
[WP] You were born with the ability to stop time, but only temporarily. You can stop time for as five seconds. One day, at 33 years old, you stop time. As you move through your crowded office, you notice one of your coworkers's fingers twitch. | I twitched, as I felt another one with similar power walking the streets along with me. One who was of his lineage... I had to kill him. His father had tried before, but I outwitted him, putting myself in his coffin for 100 years, living as a vampire at the bottom of the ocean. Now, I had to kill this one. Right here.
... | "Tod, you bastard, I can see your finger moving!"
"Aw, soz, had a bit too much coffee this morning."
Time suddenly shifts back to normal, people continue typing away at their computers, taking phone calls. Sally, the middle aged women seated in the next cubicle, is about half an hour into her daily online shopping.
... | 2020-09-22T06:18:39 | 2020-09-22T05:51:53 | 26 | 15 |
[WP] You're known as "The King of Games" for never having lost a game in your life. However little does anyone know you're actually cursed so that everytime you lose a game you get sent back in time and be forced in a time loop until you win | Robert knew it was time to win. His blessing of never being able to lose had them playing for what would have been weeks in real time. Instead they sat across from each other locked in this embrace of competition, playing the same game over and over. He knew every move she would make in response to his and it was impos... | It all started with a game of hopscotch.
A childish game, a gaggle of competitive brats and my own will to win and show off meant that when I lost, i didn't exactly take it well.
A badly worded wish muttered through tears later, i found myself standing back at the starting square, with no idea of what just happened.
... | 2022-03-26T13:57:15 | 2022-03-26T10:47:35 | 3,587 | 626 |
[WP] “I’m sorry this is the last straw—you’re fired.” Your boss says. “Fine!” You exclaim. “Here’s my badge and gun!” You slam them on the desk but your boss looks confused. “What the fuck? Why do you need a gun and badge when you’re a waiter?” | "I fucking knew it, I am the best you got, but you are too scared to keep me because I am the only bastard here with some integrity and you can't control me."
Luis Canon sighed in disbelief, how could such injustice be placed upon him.
"How long have I been here, I have put sweat and blood into my rightful duties, an... | The papers, pens and mug that says “World's Best Boss” go flying off and around the desk as the .35 rubber dart gun and plastic badge slam down with a thud again. I picked them up and re-slammed them for dramatic effect.
“*You just can’t handle my gung-ho manner, that’s all*.”
My now former Boss, the world's best, st... | 2022-07-29T12:36:48 | 2022-07-29T09:11:32 | 49 | 27 |
[WP] We “knew” humans were weak as they avoided every war with diplomacy. We never imagined they’d be this ruthless & how seemingly overnight they went from peaceful beings to a state they call “TOTAL WAR”. War is in their blood & soul. They thrive on it, mostly when the odds are against them | We knew humans were weak.
They'd choose words and diplomacy over conflict, sought peaceful resolutions to disputes, made... *compromises*. All signs of weakness and brittle will. It only made sense that we'd wage war, aim to subjugate and add them to our glorious empire and employ their feeble beings in service to ou... | "The war is over," The Custodian said to the gathered council. "We have Victory, and the Humans are pacified. This is what we will tell every member of this Stellar Council's remaining population. How could they refute us, when Human Armadas no longer burn our skies, shatter our mountains, and erase our War Machina?
"... | 2022-08-05T10:58:12 | 2022-08-05T10:06:30 | 1,540 | 397 |
[WP] We “knew” humans were weak as they avoided every war with diplomacy. We never imagined they’d be this ruthless & how seemingly overnight they went from peaceful beings to a state they call “TOTAL WAR”. War is in their blood & soul. They thrive on it, mostly when the odds are against them | "Emperor, High Chancellor of Earth on Luma link to you", an advisor notified Emperor Gaumph.
"Link up." The emperor replied.
Holo visage of an elderly human sitting behind a desk materialized in the middle of the throne room.
"I presume this is about your mutual defense treaty with Lakilla?" The emperor asked the a... | Everyone always assumed that the alien invasion would be violent. After our satellites had discovered spacecraft that we couldn't track to any nation's space program, my father began stockpiling weapons. Okay, he had been doing that already, but he began to stockpile harder. At least, that was until the spacecraft made... | 2022-08-05T13:02:15 | 2022-08-05T12:58:48 | 163 | 108 |
[WP] "I don't wanna fight you, low-level bandit." Says the Lv.100 Hero, who killed the embodiment of space-time. "I wouldn't want to fight me, neither." Says the low-level bandit. | "I don't think you understand," the Hero said. "It's not that I'd lose, it's-"
"You'd win, yeah. I know," the bandit said defeatedly. "I mean, of course."
"What do you mean?" asked the mighty hero, vanquisher of all evil.
"I mean come on. You've killed dragons, monsters, gods. Obviously, I know who you are. I just t... | I sighed at the bandit. He wore simple leather armour, sporting a well used sword. His long brown hair was a wild mop on his head, clearly untended to. His sharp face was set in a determined expression, though I could see a seed of doubt in his mind.
I shifted my balance, ready for him to make his inevitable swing. M... | 2022-08-11T16:37:51 | 2022-08-11T14:53:24 | 1,203 | 198 |
[WP] "Despite all we've been through. Despite all the battles we've fought. I have nothing but hatred towards you". | You are perfect. Nothing you have ever done or said could cut so deeply as your loyalty to me, to my brothers and to our country.
When I was wounded in battle, you carried me to safety. When I was hungry you fed me. When I was hurt you came. And when I cried you were there to dry the tears.
Nothing I could ever do ... | "It's that look in your eyes." I said, trying to explain what I felt, bottle up for so long.
"I don't think I've ever seen you express a single ounce of real compassion." I glanced over at him.
He was still, unmoving. His eyes held no emotion and his face was a blank slate. From those two dark holes he peered back at... | 2014-05-19T10:05:58 | 2014-05-19T10:00:25 | 17 | 12 |
[WP] At age 18 you are required to go to city hall and have someone read you through a choose your own adventure style book of your life while you make the choices. The choices are permanent and will determine your life. You are the clerk reading the books. | It's not about the ending... It's just not about the ending.
I try and tell that to them, but they don't listen, really. I guess I wouldn't have, when I was 18, but there was no Choosing then, not with an upper case.
Just choices, that I made more or less without thinking, and it led me here. Because I didn't think a... | You are the clerk who reads the CYOL books.
If you decide to quit your job and go on an adventure, go to line numbered 1.
If you decide to stay at your job and take fufillment in the careful enunciation of each word describing people's future destinies, go to line numbered 2.
1. Seeking excitement, you loudly proclai... | 2015-02-24T09:08:37 | 2015-02-24T07:37:41 | 51 | 29 |
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