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[WP] You're an immortal. She is a time traveller. Every now and then, you two pop into each other lives. | Just how long had it been? Can't recall; You tend to lose track of time after a few centuries pass. I remembered seeing her a while ago, though. Always near the important bits in history. It's funny, you know. Having lived for so long, I've seen history actually unfold -- hell, I've *been* parts of history.
You get t... | “I think I want to try having children,” Alex said, her fingers entwined in her lover’s hair. She said it laconically, lazy with summer’s heat.
“Hmmm, you might have to branch out then.” Tessa rolled over and grinned at her wife. “Maybe take a lifeguard under your wing?”
Alex shoved her gently in the shoulder. ... | 2018-05-05T12:18:54 | 2018-05-05T12:18:22 | 29 | 11 |
[WP] After an apocalypse, Death is desperately trying to help the last group of survivors so he doesn't lose his job. | Death’s job had gotten quite stale the last thousand years or so. In the early days of humanity, he made it a game, taking the form of a pretty lady or a crying baby to lead someone away, into the woods or towards a desert where he would take them back to their maker. Of course, doing this for thousands of years was a ... | "Ah, shit. Shit." Death muttered, wiping the dirt and dust off his cloak. "Ah, fuck." He exclaimed, nearly hitting a building. "Jesus, I really need to talk to the big man about these flight controls.." He said, making a series of quick turns. "Alright. Let's see.." Death whispered to himself, going through an endless ... | 2017-08-11T07:58:07 | 2017-08-11T07:19:40 | 218 | 65 |
[WP] It's been almost two years since people stopped dying, and five months since we started to burn the ones that should.
*Edit: This prompt is originally inspired by Jose Saramago's "Death with Interruptions," though I don't remembered any burning in that book. This is in no way intended to be related to any Torchwo... | I don't think kids ever understood the feeling of dying. Sure, they understood the *concept* of dying; a dog dies and they don't come around anymore, a fish dies and he goes to join his brothers and sisters in the ocean. But a human dying? That was lost on them. And well now, that concept is lost on just about everyone... | I've had cancer for over six years now. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy... I've been through all of them. Each one gave me a brief glimmer of hope that I could have my body back someday. I'm only 59, after all. But none of them ever panned out. I've gotten used to that expression on the doctor's face when he comes in ... | 2016-05-02T06:21:34 | 2016-05-02T05:23:06 | 449 | 304 |
[WP] When a wizard dies all his active spells ceases to exist, regardless of how long ago he cast them, or how powerful. | The man lay on his death bed, smiling at the young pretty nurse in spite of the great deal of pain he was in.
“Mr. Lovecraft, please try to lie still while I administer this shot. It will help to ease the pain.”
“Nothing will ease my pain as much as the touch of your cool fingers, my dear.”
Howard Phillips Lovecraf... | By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. But God grew weary, and saw that all was good and saw that he w... | 2015-02-06T06:38:29 | 2015-02-06T03:34:24 | 18 | 11 |
[WP] You meet God before reincarnation and you discover that there is a prestige system going on. In your previous incarnations you chose to improve weirdly specific stats. | Who am I?
It sounded like a simple question, but it wasn't. I knew, now, that I've lived many lives before this one. Nineteen in total. I had no memory of any of them, but the ones before me all faced this choice, and made it *together,* united for the first and last time in a single moment.
I never knew them. They ... | God tapped the sign again. *No Existential Questions.* “How many times?”
“Apologies, I just-”
“I get it, I really do. But can you imagine if I gave you an answer? You’d freak. Trust me. I tried it once, and the world had to deal with David Blaine. I won’t make that mistake again. Now, would you fill out the form alre... | 2019-01-24T07:53:40 | 2019-01-24T07:34:12 | 1,941 | 119 |
[WP]'The old avatars had it easy with 4 elements. You, on the other hand,' she sneered while handing me a periodic table, 'have 118'. | I stood beside Master Turuk at the Avatar training ground deep in the mountains. I let my eyes pass slowly over the snow-covered peaks around me, glittering in the afternoon sun. At least I'm fortunate enough to be training in a beautiful place, I thought. At the rate this is going, I have plenty of time to look at the... | "Wait," I said looking down at the sheet of paper that the woman had slipped into my hands, "are you seriously telling me that the avatar's powers are directly tied to our knowledge of what an element is?"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't see fire on this table," I explained. I adjusted my glasses, I'd majored in chemist... | 2016-01-23T15:08:05 | 2016-01-23T14:59:18 | 290 | 112 |
[WP] A peaceful alien race is besieged by another race in the same galaxy. As their last planets fall and their home-world comes under threat they do the unthinkable. They ask for aid from the only known creatures more brutal than their foes in exchange for FTL technology. Humans accept the deal. | The examination confirmed it, and took away the last vestige of doubt.
We had assumed after the first few encounters that it was some property of their outer shell that made them immune to our weaponry, but no this was not the case. The outer shell is not part of the creature, it is not some extruded exoskeleton or d... | Upon reflection, the decision to save the galaxy might have been a mistake. The Eholim evolved on a gas planet whose composition allowed for liquid water to rain into the depths. Gossamer wings and antennae and organs of helium sacks allowed their bodies to survive forever in flight. Their home-world was so large that ... | 2016-05-13T07:45:37 | 2016-05-13T07:41:46 | 28 | 19 |
[WP] You are a successful artist who has a condition where you randomly black out. When you wake up, you see that you have created beautiful masterpeices that you don't remember painting. Lately, all of your paintings have been more and more disturbing. | I tipped back the handle of bourbon, suckling the last trickling drops from the neck like a dry man in the desert. As I got the last of it into my mouth, I grimaced. It had been a long night again, it seemed. When I came home from the store, the bottle was full and I had only intended to drink a finger or two to take t... | "No. Please not now." I say to myself. I can feel the familiar darkening around the edges. I am receding as the blackness takes over, billowing over me. "I don't even have any canvases." The abyss does not care. "This is just really not a good time for...for m-" I fall to the hardwood floor. My body stands up, leaving ... | 2017-04-16T08:09:01 | 2017-04-16T07:36:49 | 41 | 10 |
[WP] The date is April 1st 2020. Your town is deftly quiet for a Wednesday, but that’s because this time last year there came an April Fools prank that got so far out of hand that the town had to outlaw April Fools Day. That prank was yours and this is your confession. | Four pigs.
That's all my dad said I needed. Four pigs. Oh, and some grease and some paint. You take four pigs and write the numbers "one" "two" "three" and "five" on them, let it dry, slather them in grease and set them loose somewhere. The joke back then was that everyone would spend a day or so looking for number f... | One year ago today I led the entire community to the outskirts of town on an epic AFP. I told them there'd been a UFO crash. They followed me to the edge of the mesa. In an excited rush to see what was below, the eager residents in the rear pushed hard to make it to the edge and pushed those in front down into the abys... | 2019-04-02T21:20:08 | 2019-04-02T21:19:04 | 326 | 16 |
[WP] “The goddess of humanity was the smallest and gentlest of all the races’ guardian deities... How did humans become the most destructive species?” “They looked into an infinity of malicious gods and declared that they would protect her. And now she lives in fear of her children.” | In the beginning there was nothing. Nothing that stretched on and on forever although forever was too small a concept to embrace that empty space. For an eternity or for a moment that was the state of all things. The moment after brought first dust, then light, and finally something more. They started pure of form, eac... | "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then from whence comes evil?" -Attributed to Epicurus by David Hume.
“The gods are proud, she is humble.
The gods boast, she questions.
The gods have secrets, she s... | 2021-01-22T23:22:04 | 2021-01-22T23:03:27 | 506 | 170 |
[WP] It's 3 AM. An official phone alert wakes you up. It says "DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON". You have hundreds of notifications. Hundreds of random numbers are sending "It's a beautiful night tonight. Look outside." | Andrew nearly snarled as his phone chimed for what seemed to be the umpteenth time. His shift at the warehouse ended only a few hours ago and it like chickens running around with their heads chopped off whenever he left. It was rare delight to encounter the nights that he was actually permitted to sleep through the nig... | DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON.
My eyes were barely open, bleary with sleep, but the incessant buzzing of the phone against the glossy black wood of the bedside table was just passing the point of ignorable. It took me a moment to register that the words were strange, holding their place at the top of the screen in bold, of... | 2022-10-06T10:06:56 | 2018-04-06T20:42:31 | 483 | 10 |
[WP] A Romeo and Juliet style story, where a fedora-wearing neckbeard and an easily triggered tumblrinia fall in love, but the corresponding websites forbid their relationship.
Taken from /u/dem_yoga_pants on /r/crazyideas | JULIET
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore types thou Romeo?
Deny heteronormativity and refuse male privilege;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my polysexual dragonkin,
And I'll no longer be a Feminist.
ROMEO
[Aside] Do I neg more, or do I post at this?
JULIET
'Tis but thy gender-role that is my op... | Their friendship blossomed, like most friendships do. The flower was a mixture of Doritos dust arranged delicately on petals of Code Red Mountain Dew color, while the flower's stem was wide and crooked as to not offend anyone's non-straight stem privilege.
The two loved each other. One was addicted to browsing high qu... | 2015-04-26T11:04:25 | 2015-04-26T09:32:27 | 3,400 | 631 |
[WP] Write a scary story, where the narrator is constantly making jokes. | The wind whistled through leafless branches of trees as arcs of lightning flashed overhead in the sky, followed by the cracks of thunder, causing Kelly to jump with every boom. You should have seen the look on Kelly's face, she was fucking terrified.
Advertised in the papers as an idyllic seaside cottage, the pictures... | The teenagers shuffled down the corridor, their flashlight lighting the way. Dust coated the floor and cobwebs hung from the ceiling, as the pipes rattled below them.
*This is sounding awfully familiar, isn't it? I'm sure I've seen a film just like this.*
The group pressed on, heading towards the door at the end of t... | 2014-09-24T12:53:00 | 2014-09-24T12:40:37 | 126 | 12 |
[WP] "The one who frees the sword will receive the untold riches of the hero who embedded the sword in the stone". Never said anything about pulling it out, you think to yourself as you begin to chip away at the rock. | Who is the most worthy of rewards? He who with brute force accomplishes his task, without regards for finding the easiest path. He who rams his head against the wall until it is broken through. The skull or the wall, it matters not. Or is the one who deserves rewards the shrewd one, he who plans, thinks, and takes the ... | “We’re finally here!” I shout.
“Took long enough,” Marissa responded, “thought we’d never find it.”
The rock lay right before our eyes. Just as the legend went, the sword was stuck in the stone, reflecting the afternoon sun. Despite the many centuries that have passed, not a single speck of rust could be seen on the ... | 2020-05-21T16:32:06 | 2020-05-21T15:38:28 | 107 | 16 |
[WP] In 2153, humans escaped from their ruined planet with the help of an AI-controlled fleet whose goal was to find humans a safe place for them to live and put themselves in cryo-sleep. When humans woke from their sleep they found a variety of messages begging humans to stop their mechanical god | “They came from the skies, in black cocoons of twisted metal- tougher than any alloy, harder than any stone: blood warriors delivered as divine punishment for sins we have yet to commit. The battles were swift and brutal, our firepower no match for the hulking behemoths unleashing invisible pain from their sides, and o... | [Poem]
Fiat lux, the masters awaken;
eyelids rise, souls are shaken.
In interstellar slumber - horrors beyond number.
Unheard osirons, to those unaware in blissful sleep.
Dark intelligences standby bloody work;
a deadly, uncaring clockwork.
Gaze upon the wasteland - life sc... | 2021-06-18T21:37:09 | 2021-06-18T18:26:07 | 211 | 30 |
[WP] You are a supervillain. Your nemesis calls you to say, "This is embarrassing, but I really need a date to my friend's wedding because my ex is going to be there. Would you go with me?" | I saw this yesterday and hyperfocused for nine hours straight writing a short story with 7k+ words. I'll certainly have to break this up into parts. I know nobody will probably see this since a day has passed since the prompt was posted, but I wanted to share. *Edited a few times for formatting issues.
TW for suicide ... | "You want me to do... *what*?!"
Incredulously, I stared at the waif-like redhead, currently floating there on the gust of wind that always had that weird opaque sea-like quality, as she'd been blessed by some sort of power or some-such. I never had been able to discern whether it was something out of some fantasy nove... | 2022-10-07T05:54:42 | 2022-10-07T00:19:41 | 36 | 10 |
[WP] Your dad is wanted in twenty countries, your mom is a serial kille, your little brother is a genius hacker, and your little sister has just joined the Illuminati. None of them would ever want to anger you, though. | My family deal in power and power comes in many forms.
My father's power is economic. Though he is a wanted man in most of the world his business trives. Drugs, weapons, prostitution, covered by a whole slew of perfectly respectable fronts. He is rich enough to bribe almost anyone, buy almost anything. I have often ob... | My lover is special; his family is powerful, and gifted.
My lover was born 20 years ago, in what used to be Sumer, while his parents and older siblings were on the run from INTERPOL. He's told me he was cursed, but after his birth, his father and mother; Brian and Jess, reached notoriety for killing hundreds of peopl... | 2017-06-04T07:31:18 | 2017-06-04T07:25:26 | 697 | 70 |
[WP] "You... Do know I'm about to kill you, right?" A serial killer's latest victim doesn't seem to understand the gravity of the situation.
Edit: Everyone's takes on this situation are so different and awesome. | "You... Do know I'm about to kill you, right?" said the killer
Jason was sitting alone at his dimly lit dinner table, in boxers and a tanktop as the masked killer stood over him with a revolver
"No thanks I don't need whatever you're selling pal" said Jason nonchalantly while finishing the last slice of pizza
"I'm n... | He look onward, past the trees. His shoulders heaved with every breath, deep and long. Hunched legs supported his massive frame as he squatted on the dry dirt. You could almost feel sorry for him, if you knew the sort of life he'd led, and lack of facilities he had to guide him.
I looked at him in a somber way. He... | 2015-04-29T08:30:24 | 2015-04-29T08:25:51 | 227 | 31 |
[WP] You are the super villain that defeated the super hero and conquered the earth. You walk out onto your balcony to law down the law for your new subjects. You are greeted by a massive crowd and genuine cheers. | His knuckles were bruised, shaking. Bare bone was exposed under the tattered skin and gashes that covered both hands. At his feet was his rival, his friend, his enemy, his confidant. His equal.
The pool of blood inched closer and closer to Apex's feet, until he stepped back at the sight of himself in the red mirror o... | Today, TODAY is a new day! For we have finally overcome the sense of freedom. Bound by the shackles of this new world order I will lead you in to a golden age. We will strive together for greatness of us all. It'll be hard work, yes, but know that through your struggle that your children and your children's children wi... | 2017-05-23T10:56:07 | 2017-05-23T08:50:48 | 22 | 11 |
[WP] You gained immortality by absorbing thousands of souls. They have gotten used to it and act like Twitch chat watching a livestream of your life. | I stand above her motionless body, the cold air from an open window biting at my bruised limbs. She was strong, but I had won the fight, as per usual. Another soul, another ten years added onto my already extended life span. I walk away and start to clean any sort of evidence I might've left around the house, as jail i... | And a grand council is formed. Each soul becomes a representative. Each representative has an un-silenced voice. Each voice is another vote for every action.
With each passing moment, time becomes less an essence of passing, and becomes yet, a virtually endless sense of, “now.” Phases linked inextricably by fate, ex... | 2020-09-26T17:40:12 | 2020-09-26T15:47:06 | 251 | 102 |
[WP]You are an omnipotent god. Out of boredom you decided to live an ordinary human life vowing not to use your power. 15 years has pass and you have a 9 to 5 working for a major tech company. Your boss has been tormenting you for years and you have reach your limit | *4..3..2..1.. Just breathe, Ginger. Five seconds at a time. You can take five more seconds of this moron.*
Steven Gelster, the bane of my existence. As a human, anyway. A reminder to all you bosses out there: you may be ranked higher than your employees, but never underestimate us. Especially when we happen to be an o... | Another day, sitting in my corner office. Chief Executive Officer. Things have been a lot more entertaining since I decided to come to earth and help speed things up. I knew it could be done without my powers. It just took a lot of knowledge. Humans are, after all, pretty stupid and easily manipulated.
Computers ... | 2017-02-19T09:58:18 | 2017-02-19T08:58:06 | 211 | 33 |
[WP] You’re cursed with immortality, not because you sold your soul or you’re a sort of immortal creature but because a few thousand years ago, you stepped on the back of Death’s robe and being the petty shit Death is, he hasn’t forgiven you since.
Edit: okay, wow, I definitely did not expect this to get so popular an... | It is not easy hunting Death down. It prefers to get its job done fast, barely lingering for long after it collects a soul. Much like a janitor who hates his job. You cannot blame it really. If I am forced to do Death's job, I would be pretty sick of it quickly too. Still it does not excuse what Death has done to me. A... | *Received 11:34*
>Hey Andy
*Received 11:36*
>Andy! I know you're dying to talk to me! LOL!
"Hey, Great Great Grandpa Andy"
"What is it Little Johnny"
"This Death guy is sending you messages on Twitter"
"Oh what does he want this time?"
*Received 11:37*
>Common Andy, I'll let you die already!
"He's ... | 2018-10-12T09:31:29 | 2018-10-12T09:13:58 | 1,629 | 96 |
[WP] The gritty realistic R-rated movie adaption of your favourite show as a kid. | Fade in on a boy, beat to hell and bleeding from a head wound, stumbling up a hill. He can’t be older than 10. He’s gripping a tattered baseball cap in one hand and clutches his side with the other. He trips, cries out in pain and drops the hat.
The wind catches the red hat and it gets carried off into the smoke and d... | She was running down the halls. "Ha Ha" a voice laughed down the hall. "There's the exit, if I could just get there" Suddenly the floor gave out underneath her, and she broke her legs when she hit the ground. "Ha Ha" The voiced cackled again A large, bloody mouse emerged from the shadows, knife in hand "Ha Ha"
Mick... | 2016-05-13T10:40:01 | 2016-05-13T07:48:07 | 33 | 19 |
[WP] You have been trapped inside a glass orb for years. Sitting on a shelf in an old store, your only entertainment is that of the clerks daily routine. One day however the clerk is attacked, in defence the orb is thrown and shatters upon impact. Finally releasing you from your cage. | **EATEN**
My great-great-great-great-great grandson cowers in fear, his hands trembling over his head. Blood and sweat mix on his face. The soup dribbles down his chin and then plops onto his blue nametag. It obscures the first letter. Peter becomes *eter*. He is not an eater. He is about to be eaten.
One of the burg... | The glass shatters and there is nothing for a moment. Hearing his heart in his ears, he closed his eyes. Upon the noise fading he realized he felt something he hadn't in a long time, he was stretched out. He didn't feel sleepy. Had the curse been lifted? He wonders but looks around and eyes go wide as the modern items ... | 2021-11-12T11:26:43 | 2021-11-12T10:27:03 | 806 | 67 |
[WP] Everyone from looters to knights sat around the table at the last tavern. Screeches and the thud of bodies ramming the wall from outside. The tavernkeeper shouts last call as they all lift their mugs. "If we don't survive let us atleast die with honour." | It was never going to be a fair fight.
The fucks. The bastards.
It wasn’t just that they outnumbered us ten-to-one, nor that our people were starving, or even the fact that our will had already been broken by a bloody war for independence. Quite simply, the Rarotoan Shock Troopers had powers we’d never *dreamed* of... | Devon looked at his friends Marcus and Kalena beside him at the table. The three of them were cramped into the small tavern with close to twenty others. They had been through a lot in the past two years, and now it looked like this was the end. Outside the stone walls of the sturdy dwarven building raged the endless ho... | 2019-03-16T14:58:11 | 2019-03-16T14:24:40 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] The big bang was the result of a super weapon used to end a massive war billions of years ago. The explosion has finally dissipated and reconnaissance teams have been sent out to report the damage. You've been assigned to investigate the current state of the milky way galaxy. | "Report, sector 3- anything yet?" A voice crackled over the radio.
"Damnit, Qi, stop using that ancient pile of shit receiver already. I hate the damn crackling and snow. Just use our normal quantum transmitters.
"Sorry, Chuu, I'm afraid I can't do that." Still crackly.
"Now you're quoting that rubbish? The strange,... | Professor,
You promised this was a simple assignment. I've seen better galaxies on my rounds in the cosmos, but the Milky Way has some unfortunately unique features to report. A shame, really. I hate doing paper work, as you know, so a response is expected to this message. Not that you *care* about the work your doc... | 2016-03-05T20:09:26 | 2016-03-05T19:04:24 | 290 | 93 |
[WP]: When you died you find out that souls are put up for auction for various religions to bid upon. When you are present on the block, a bidding war started that has not been seen in millennium and you do not know why every religion wants your soul. | My sherpa whispers, "It's never gone this high before. What is it about you?"
I think about my time on earth. Sure, I was raised an orphan. But otherwise, I was a normal guy. I woke up, sold insurance, went home, kissed my wife and went to bed.
"I don't know what it is," I say.
The bidding ends. The auctioneer yells... | "one billion soul dollars." "Fuck you zeus, one and half billion" "3 billion" billion nice try Anubis.""Fifty billion" "Youdammit Yaweh, you always get the good ones." "Going once, going twice, sold to the Man in white. Congrats Yaweh you just won the rights to the best lover in the mutiverse.""But I am a virgin." | 2014-11-30T19:20:29 | 2014-11-30T18:46:20 | 1,383 | 24 |
[WP] You accidentally divide a number by zero on an ancient mechanical calculator. It loops calculations over and over, with no signs of stopping. Centuries later, it produces an output. | A slab. That’s my life. An ancient stone slab.
I’ll never forget the day that I found it, January 23rd, 2011. Now, it had been over six and a half years since I discovered the device, resting in the sand in Cairo: a little piece of rock with ten numbered buttons, four operator buttons, and a screen that gives off no l... | The greatest computer in the universe was finished with its task. An entire planet to calculate the question to the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
The galaxy waited with bated breath for the calculation to complete but suddenly a phenomenon was propagating across the computer. Around the globe creatures... | 2017-09-08T11:31:31 | 2017-09-08T08:39:09 | 281 | 85 |
[WP] It was only after they invaded that the aliens realized, to their horror, that humans had superior technology in all things, except inter-planetary spaceflight. | We first detected them after a great mass of energy was released on their planet, it was logged as a new species developing space flight and set to be investigated when they made regular journeys around their own solar system.
They didn't progress as expected so a scout team was sent to investigate, the last messaged ... | Dr. S.F. Mercola
Peking University, Department of Neurobiology
2259, March, 15
Human greed and shortsightedness—an intergalactic evolutionary trait?
Those in the scientific community have lamented the inability of humans to deal with basic market externalities and tragedy of the commons in the recent century. H... | 2014-10-17T10:09:09 | 2014-10-17T08:36:32 | 94 | 19 |
[WP] A father gets sucked into the world of his son's favorite video game and has to rely on his meager knowledge of it to survive. | "I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee."
*What?*
I stood atop a steep, winding set of stairs with a breathtaking view of a charming town. Every building was adorned with yellow roof tiles and horse sculptures, beautiful in their uniformity. At the bottom of the stairs was a small b... | There certainly are no cigarettes here. No beer. Not even a strip club. But I've got a squirtle. Hunter tells me it's the best one to start with, and he is the foremost expert in the house. The Pokemon enyclopedia (pokedex right hunter?), tells me it can do "tackle", and "tail whip" (doesn't do much...), and now "water... | 2015-05-08T00:17:59 | 2015-05-07T23:28:18 | 659 | 70 |
[WP] When people die they can choose whether they go to Heaven or Hell, you are the first in 1000 years to choose Hell. | *Day 1*
*You know, with all the terrible people in the world, I expected Hell to be pretty occupied and automatically chosen. But I was shocked after my bad car accident to find a choice between Heaven and Hell in the Limbo Waiting Room. Everyone was lined up for Heavenly Stairway and the Hell Slide was seemingly aban... | They’ve really pulled out all the stops. They *say* you can pick Heaven or Hell, but they forget to mention you need to be subordinate to the Big Dude. They do let you take your time, see both sides of the coin, but frankly you’d need to be a dumbass to pick heaven.
Who would want to die like that? Denying yourse... | 2018-08-13T08:57:53 | 2018-08-13T08:20:27 | 53 | 33 |
[WP] As it turns out Humans weren’t the only intelligent life, instead they were just the first. They explored the universe and helped many budding civilizations until one day they just disappeared completely. You are an alien historian who decided to find out what happened, these are your findings. | "I am sure that all of you know who, or what, 'Humans' are; Many space-faring civilizations have stories of these 'Humans' visiting them in their history and setting them on-course to becoming what we now classify as 'advanced species'.
You might be of the opinion that these 'Humans' come from myths and legends, but I... | The undulating crowd fell silent the moment I ascended the podium. Other than the gentle hum of the engine pulsing outside the window, not a sound could be heard.
I shuffled my notes and stared at the stars glimmering above my head. Looked like Qaar had finally gotten around to installing the transparent ceiling in t... | 2020-03-12T11:21:16 | 2020-03-12T10:57:51 | 126 | 33 |
[WP] "Captain! There's a light in the library window! The Nerds call for aid!" "The Nerds call for aid? The Jocks will answer the call!" | The signal had been lit in a moment of desperation. The nerds had been ill-prepared for the onslaught that had awaited them today. Though they had known about the impending war ever since the messenger from the Goths had arrived a few weeks ago, the Nerds had never considered themselves in danger.
This would be their ... | Helmets? Check
Gloves? Check.
Shoulder pads, knee pads, and chest armor? Check, check, and check.
The hocks are ready for battle.
Marching through the hall in a tightly knit formation, studded soles click clacking against the tile menacingly, qnnouncing their arrival.
A commotion ahead. A raised voice.
A note on ... | 2022-01-12T05:25:34 | 2022-01-12T04:44:10 | 402 | 187 |
[WP] The world's most powerful leaders enter cryostasis as the world is on the brink of ecological collapse, planning to return when stability is assured. Hundreds of years later they are woken to stand trial. "The world was fixed while these men slept. An apology will not suffice". | "I tried, I lead the charge. I had to eventually accept what had happened, that it was too late, and I did what anyone in my situation would have done." The business mogul of olden days; a modern caveman, giving his justifications to what to us, seemed like human sacrifice to appease a god of cash.
"Our records showe... | The atmosphere in the room was tense.
Locked in place in hover capsules that have all of their extremities securely restrained, dozens of leaders from centuries ago were staring at a holographic screen that displayed inside of their pods. With only security guards in the room with them.
The same judge was in front... | 2019-02-03T21:20:15 | 2019-02-03T20:53:44 | 60 | 24 |
[WP] You have been sentenced to death in a magical court. The court allows all prisoners to pick how they die and they will carry it out immediately. You have it all figured out until the prisoner before you picks old age and is instantly transformed into a dying old man. Your turn approaches. | The Wish was the last will of the self, a powerful magic that one's potential in time unleashed at a forced convergence point in time.
Everyone had a rather large potential, and so almost every Wish succeeded in ending the life of the subject in the way they asked for. Literally. Figuratively. It found a way. I didn't... | The Gods damned Tribunal! If there was anyone to blame for the state of this sorry world it would be the Tribunal. Sitting up on high, casting judgement on their inferiors. Everyone knows they're the real power behind the crown. Can't have a revolution when the Tribunal can kill you for your crimes instantly.
Peop... | 2021-06-24T11:47:16 | 2021-06-24T08:24:48 | 20 | 11 |
[WP] As they close your sensory deprivation chamber, you're shocked that you can't touch the sides. The interior is far larger than you expected. | >"The mind is a theater..."
I recalled my professor's words as I relaxed my body in the salty water.
>"All things that we take in with our limited senses are allegory. Our eyes convey a message that our brain then decodes- and each brain, as science can prove, is different. Could your blue, be the same as my bl... | Howard looked at the black sensory deprivation tank warily as he took off his clothes in front of the four guards behind him. As much as he hated to admit it, a small part of him was afraid of what he had gotten himself into. But he knew it was too late to back down now. Two weeks ago, he had been anxiously pacing back... | 2021-06-03T09:24:28 | 2021-06-03T09:10:12 | 18 | 11 |
[WP] You discover a library with a biography for everyone on Earth. While reading your own, you notice that whenever someone else is mentioned, there's a footnote showing where you can find their biography. Its odd how someone who was only a sentence in your book has a whole chapter for you. | *Carl ended up going to prom with Alice, I hated him.*
I giggled as I read the line. This library of biographies is fantastic. There is so much memory of each person, all collected within one room. Everyone’s life is recorded, every scrap of information, every thought, every emotion they felt at the moment. There is ... | "'Yeah man I feel you; look, don't let assholes get you down. And Hey, keep the change.' Mark said, then handed the cab driver [Name: Dokar Milicevic, ref#, art.1266-pg.629-line.56] a twenty dollar bill."
This particular sentence caught my eye, having spent the last several hours skimming over my own life; I coul... | 2017-12-04T03:50:20 | 2017-12-04T02:07:10 | 4,737 | 1,553 |
[WP] Humanity is bored with virtual gaming and has mastered controlling robot bodies for gaming warfare. Aliens invade Earth and everyone thinks it's an Easter egg in the game and fights them off. | "*It is good that war is so brutal, lest we become too fond of it.*"
Or something like that anyway. Rache really couldn't recall where he had first heard the line, and couldn't be bothered to spare the processing cycles to look up who had actually said it. Rache liked it because it was true, for most of human history... | EXCERPT OF "History of Homosapiens":
You have probably heard about how, should extraterrestrials attempt to claim the earth as their own, humanity would not stand a chance on a technological level. It makes sense, considering the marvels said aliens would have had to invent to travel interstellar distances.
But have ... | 2016-07-26T04:09:51 | 2016-07-26T03:55:49 | 135 | 92 |
[WP] Everyone dies twice: once when their body dies, and once when their name is spoken for the last time. One must wander the earth as a ghost until their name is spoken for the last time; only then can they pass into the afterlife. It's been over 3000 years, and you're still here. |
This was it, the last time, I was sure of it.
These were the last two who had spoken my name, or even remembered me in the last ten years, talk of it was forbidden after all.
In fact it was only the one of them who had the guts to say it, and with age that was fading as well. The other one simply nodded in approval.... | It was all because of that stupid TV show.
I thought that it was done ruining my life when I turned twenty. The comments had slowly been dying down, and I figured that once my friends were out of their teenage years, the talk would turn to wine more so than my name.
Sufficed to say, it didn’t.
I died from old age, ... | 2016-01-17T15:11:50 | 2016-01-17T11:19:18 | 44 | 15 |
[WP] You rush into a church to stop the love of your life from marrying the wrong person. Not paying attention, you shout "I OBJECT" only to realize it's a funeral. The deceased immediatelly rises in perfect health. All eyes turn to you.
Thank you everyone for all the stories, they're wonderfu, i really enjoyed every ... | *We all catch a bad break sometimes. Time was, they'd tell you to live with it. They'd tell you to move on. They'd tell you to stop objecting.*
*Those times are past.*
*It shouldn't have happened to you. It needs to be put right. And it takes a professional to do it.*
*Call now for a free consultation with our Objec... | I sat at a bar downing a glass of whiskey, the love of my life was to get married today to Brad of all people. Some jerk that's never really cared for her, and loved her like I ever did.
I sit there and reflect on all the great moments we had together, the love we felt and how quickly we connected. The look in her dee... | 2022-08-29T10:05:22 | 2022-08-29T08:24:25 | 166 | 106 |
[WP] You are the super villain that defeated the super hero and conquered the earth. You walk out onto your balcony to law down the law for your new subjects. You are greeted by a massive crowd and genuine cheers. | I didn't choose to be a super-villian. I chose to be a villian, sure. I had grey morals to begin with. The sudden advancement of power, gave me temptation. The pain and mental torture warped my perspective but the final straw for my step into villianness? Villain hood? Anger. I would love to start at the beginning but ... | Today, TODAY is a new day! For we have finally overcome the sense of freedom. Bound by the shackles of this new world order I will lead you in to a golden age. We will strive together for greatness of us all. It'll be hard work, yes, but know that through your struggle that your children and your children's children wi... | 2017-05-23T10:33:06 | 2017-05-23T08:50:48 | 21 | 11 |
[WP] You, an overworked scientist, have just sold your soul to the devil so your life's work will become widely known and help millions of people. The devil comes back the next day and, instead of taking your soul, asks you to take his teenage daughter off his hands. | "Your daughter." I glared.
"Y-Yes. I need you to take care of my daughter." Satan muttered, then straightened himself," I know you've taken care of a child."
"Yeah Luci, but she isn't the daughter of the Demon King, and besides, I'm a single mother and my work is killing me, I can't take care of another teenager." I ... | The devil appeared in my bedroom in a cloud of sulphurous smoke. I sputtered, and dropped my mug (which was incidentally my favourite. #1 scientist!) Coffee splashed over my slippers, and shards of china scattered across the floor. I cursed. “God damn it, Lucifer! Couldn’t you be a little less dramatic?”
He grinned, ... | 2017-06-10T22:20:17 | 2017-06-10T19:19:12 | 393 | 198 |
[WP] It is modern day America, but everyone speaks in Shakespearean English. You are a gamer raging out during an online multiplayer match. | "Select your hero," the voice summoned, upon this motley band of adventurers gold.
Faces flashed upon the screen; content was I, with all but one, if truth be told.
"Hanzo, wouldst thou switch to Soldier, pray tell, that victory might be more easily ours?"
"Infect thyself, thou low-apt swine," responds the bowman; t... | Come now, thou lily-livered hog's behind!
Come forth, and face thine punishment!
Thou cheating coward! May no MOBA let
Thee play forevermore! Be cursed to rot
Upon the sidelines, lover-boy of whores!
And may your mother lay abed with all
the rotten, scurvied, men of ill-repute! | 2017-01-09T18:05:29 | 2017-01-09T15:44:37 | 364 | 22 |
[WP] You work under an evil emperor, but you want him to fall. As such, you've been wandering the countryside committing atrocities in hopes of causing someone's tragic backstory. | Darien beamed a broad smile at the young shop hand, "Worry not my friend, I am here on behalf of your Emperor, to extend his mercy to his loyal subjects" he gestured to the sky as though the sun itself was the emperor. "Your traveling stall here is full to the brim with wares that any number of bandits might kill you t... | "Heroes don't grow on trees. Thats the sad truth to it. Where there is a great evil an equally great force of good doesn't magically come to oppose it. Reality just doesn't work that way. No, they have to be created. And the best way to do it is to give them a tragic backstory. Normally Villains do that themselves acci... | 2022-08-12T13:24:12 | 2022-08-12T11:49:38 | 124 | 25 |
[WP] Every spacefaring species has something that makes them special. Some are fast, some have telekinesis, some are nigh-unkillable. To the galaxy's surprise, humans have a tendency to befirend the cosmic horrors lurking where the starlight does not reach. | Evolution and war interact in funny ways.
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It seemed like every interstellar species had it's own specialty, and it seemed that way for a reason. The Arvayu Telepaths guarded their power jealously - any telepathic species entering the galactic stage was quickly subdued, modified and enslaved, or otherwise... | The Ster fleet followed the small human trading ship through the Cambarid Zone, through the Butterfly cloud, to the very door stop of the Singing Belt. The Hadal black hole loomed at the center like a titanic black marble, shimmering in its infinite mystery.
“These humans are tenacious, I will give them that,” Admiral... | 2021-04-07T20:15:45 | 2021-04-07T18:26:48 | 2,301 | 1,227 |
[WP] The bride is having an affair with the best man. During his wedding speech the best man decides to see how heavily he can hint about it without anyone actually working it out. | "Please everyone be upstanding to welcome the best man."
Applause rang around the reception hall as the best man accepted the microphone from the MC and beamed widely at the now captive audience.
"For those of you that don't know me, my name is Jeff, and I'm the best man. Which is about the only thing the new bride ... | Congrats to my best friends Kyle and Erin on their recent marriage! Sorry about the lack of presence this week bud, I've been busy doing errands. I mean, its been tough keeping up with all of it. Just constantly running around with errands to do. First the thing at the yacht club. That was the first one. It was a huge ... | 2015-04-02T22:21:01 | 2015-04-02T22:11:05 | 55 | 15 |
[WP] You live in a city full of people with powers (telekinesis, electro kinesis, sensors, etc) and everyone is ranked according to how powerful they but they can kill someone of higher rank and obtain their rank. You are rank #1 but no one knows what your power is
Edit: Thank you all so much for submitting your stori... | The energy in the air was so thick I could feel it. Pressing down on me and making everything feel heavier.
I smirked at the muscular man, hovering in front of me.
“So your number two huh?”
He flew a few metres higher and looked down at me.
“No, I am number one, and soon enough everyone else will know it too.”
I l... | It is nice to be king. Maybe it would be better if everyone wasn't trying to kill me, but things could be much worse. I have a nice apartment, a beautiful girlfriend, some good money, and really what more does a man need to be happy? I suppose love, but we are in love, and honestly, no one else thinks she is beautiful,... | 2014-12-18T15:13:47 | 2014-12-18T13:27:32 | 35 | 19 |
[WP] You arrive in Heaven to find it abandoned.
[WP] You arrive in Heaven to find it abandoned... | The Pearly Gates! After decades of living a life by strict moral standards, Tom had finally done it! He had reached his eternal resting place in the palace of the Lord. The only think hampering his excitement is the fact that he had been standing at these gates, alone, for the past two hours.
"I always thought Saint P... | The last thing I remember was everything going black. The darkness seemed to consume me, take me away with a swiftness I’d never felt before.
But now…everything is bright.
I walked up the stairs, taking my time to look around. I see the darkness below me, though I don’t remember ascending out of it. Up above the ligh... | 2014-05-10T09:39:29 | 2014-05-10T09:20:30 | 66 | 13 |
[WP] We expected the Earthlings to react with outrage and despair when we killed their leaders, destroyed their economies, and took over their governments—but to our surprise they seemed almost relieved. | It had been 8 months since the invasion had begun.
At first it was standard, simple even, but once we were able to eliminate their leaders... they seemed to celebrate. It was strange, really... there seemed to be a generational divide. Most of the younger ones welcomed our intervention with open arms. We had never exp... | When we took over, we expected resistance. And we got it, but only for a short time. When we had killed the leaders, and taken over, they almost seemed relieved. There were some who fought, of course, but most welcomed us. We expected resistance, especially from the younger ones, but none came. The most known for fight... | 2020-10-10T21:18:28 | 2020-10-10T20:36:53 | 447 | 203 |
[WP] Every time you make food half of it always goes missing before you dish it out for yourself. After weeks of investigations and exorcisms you gave up and started doubling the food you make, but recently, money's gotten tight. You can't afford food for 2 and you're not sure what's going to happen | Annie had grey eyes and a long fringe of brown hair that made her face look a little like a half-open walnut shell. She wasn’t ugly, but she wasn’t the most pretty girl either — except to me.
I don’t remember where we first met. I think it was a club, but I can’t be sure. I can be sure I loved her, but I can’t say how... | # Bargain Bin Superheroes
(Arc -1, Interlude 1: Roger)
(Note: Bargain Bin Superheroes is episodic; each part is self-contained. This story can be enjoyed without reading the previous sections.)
**Roger wished his invisibility was more useful.** His invisibility wasn't like the superheroes on TV, the U.S. Super-Spies... | 2021-04-22T11:01:14 | 2021-04-22T09:50:29 | 468 | 131 |
[WP] You die in a tragic accident. While sitting on a bench in purgatory, Mr/Mrs.Death approaches you and says, "Pick a game, any game, and if you are the victor, I'll send you back to the day before the accident." | You've gotta be fucking kidding me. Really? Helium? All I wanted was to sound hilarious for a minute, I didn't think you could actually die from it. Here I am on this bench with a number in my hand waiting to speak to Death and I couldn't be more pissed off. I have to get a do over on this. This is ridiculous. What wil... | All the stories about Death, you know who came closest? Two sources. The Navajo and Neil Gaiman. Death has a sense of humor. And he talks in all caps.
When you die, the time between isn't instantaneous. Was your leg broken? You feel it heal. You have time to test it out before you arrive at Death's door. He wants you ... | 2014-02-18T10:38:49 | 2014-02-18T09:22:13 | 20 | 15 |
[WP] "Son, i need to tell you something. I am a god." "Dad, I'm 20 and studying mythology. You don't think i haven't figured that out?" | "I'm so glad you came home for Thanksgiving, JJ. But before everyone else arrives I'd like to get a chance to talk with you about something. Can you sit down?" The words Mama H used implied it was a polite request, but the tone of her voice struck Jule's brain like a command. She had learned to ignore Mama H's commands... | "Son, I need to tell you something. I am a dog"
"No, dad. You're dyslexic."
"Dog gone it. Son, I need to tell you something. I'm a Dad."
"I'm 20 and studying biology. You don't think I've figured that out?"
"God. Dammit. What I meant to say is: I'm a god."
"Yeah, a god-damned good dad."
"Well yeah, but that's not... | 2021-12-10T08:48:39 | 2021-12-10T08:32:26 | 231 | 155 |
[WP] It's your first day as the recently-inaugurated President of the United States and you're being told all of the country's most top-secret information and projects. What's the most unbelievable thing you get told? | You know, you find out some strange stuff when you become president. And I could handle most of it. Some things were hard to believe, but there was just one thing that I still have a hard time with.
What you may ask? Well, it wasn't that Elvis is still very much alive and likes walking around Memphis occasionally, fre... | "Ok, WHAT?" I couldn't believe I heard General Anderson correctly. "There's a fully staffed Starbucks down there?"
"Oh yes, Sir. Not only that, but two ice cream shops and a four-star Italian place."
I apparently *had* heard him correctly. I closed my hanging jaw and tried to form my next thought. The White House nuc... | 2014-09-18T13:10:32 | 2014-09-18T11:48:42 | 25 | 16 |
[WP] Time traveler(s) did go back in time to kill Hitler. They succeeded by convincing Japan to attack Pearl Harbor to bring the US into the war. | It had been another long day in the Imperial Navy, Yamamoto reflected. The Army and Navy were fighting over the latest budget increase again, and after arguing with an Army General that no, ships could not in fact run on fumes, for the past hour, he was looking forward to a quiet night of gambling at an acquaintance's... | "What... is the meaning of this? How did you get in here?" The man reach for his glasses as he scrambles out of bed, reaching for his pistol as he rolls behind the bed.
"Revered Anc... President Tojo."
"Hideji," the second intruder in the man's room elbows once in the middle of his greetings, reminding him of the Ont... | 2016-10-30T12:47:00 | 2016-10-30T11:43:08 | 47 | 15 |
[WP] The Devil promises you everything: fame, fortune, all the things a mortal will ever need for paradise on earth. But he doesn't want your soul, he just wants you to take his socially awkward daughter, Gertrude, out on a date. Make her special, y'know?
**EDIT** All of your responses have been amazing! I wish I had ... | "Everything I could ever want?" I asked.
"Everything you could ever want," replied the Devil.
"And what if 'everything I could ever want' includes not having to give you my soul?"
The Devil chuckled. "Oh, I'm not here to ask for your soul."
And that was how I ended up on a date with Gertrude.
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I arrived at the... | "Wait, so you don't want my soul?"
"No John, I don't want your damn soul, why do people think that I'm like a soul collector or something. I mean, I used to, but I grew out of it. Besides, Pokemon cards definitely hold more value then souls, that's where it's at."
"Wait, my soul is damned?"
"Ugh you humans are so se... | 2015-05-20T08:26:36 | 2015-05-20T07:47:35 | 1,662 | 361 |
[WP] You are a Soul Jumper. In order for you to stay alive, you have to be killed by another human being, because every time someone kills you, your consciousness jumps and hijacks your murderer's body. Dying at your own hands or through natural causes such as disease and old age is not an option. | No one forgets their first, for me it was the sound of muttering incoherent screams follwed by a swift crack to my head.You might imagine being slain by an ancient babylonian warrior would put a damper on my spirit.
I can't really explain what happened, you might imagine that being alive for so long I would have a cl... | "She's dead, Daniel! Oh, how she screamed!" I shouted, with a smirking grin on my face. Dan was 5 feet in front of me. He was perfect. I wanted to be him. I *needed* to be him.
"Your wife is dead because of me!" I continued.
Being a *salire spiritus*, latin for jump spirit, was a terrible fate. 3 souls since I was K... | 2015-04-26T05:30:22 | 2015-04-26T05:09:41 | 94 | 12 |
[WP] You and your colleges simulated the big bang in a quantum computer. You never thought it was 100% accurate, in spite of this you fast-forward and find Earth. | "Is that Earth?" was something I countlessly asked myself as I saw this astronomically hot ball orbiting around this huge star. My friend, obviously puzzled looking, stares at me, "Wh- What should we do?" I stare back at him, with an almost blank stare, thinking of all the things that we could do. Do we fast-forward fu... | “Remember, this simulation is timed! Your two hours starts now.” Mr. Higgins started his stopwatch and the student groups huddled around their computers.
“So we already have our plan. We just need to make a working simulation to produce life. Will, is the big bang ready to go?” Jason asked.
“Ready.”
“Okay. Start sim... | 2019-04-11T06:36:07 | 2019-04-11T05:18:55 | 19 | 14 |
[WP] A Generation Ship reaches its destination after a thousand year journey only to find that humans developed FTL drives while they were gone and have already colonised the planet. | In three more weeks, we will be there. We've heard stories of what it would be like to live on the surface, from a time when Earth was still habitable. I've seen pictures... and videos of beautiful animals, some of them colorful and majestic and others that would blend into their surroundings, but the flora has alway... | I wrote this story in highschool.
In my version, humanity had become completely docile during the 1200 year lapse due to a lack of war and the removal of inherited "mental issues" that cause aggression.
Each planet contained only 6,200 people because that was "enough" to restart the human race if required.
My story ... | 2014-11-20T04:01:00 | 2014-11-20T02:17:07 | 34 | 21 |
[WP] It turns out humanity was the first, and only spacefaring species to master the atom. After a horrific galactic war, humanity had to bring out its nuclear weapons, to the shock and horror of the rest of the galaxy. | It's dumbfounding really. No other species figured out how to replicate the engine which drove all the galaxies stars. In a way, the blindness of the various species was more ideological than technological. It wasn't that they couldn't discover fission or fusion. They simply wouldn't use its power.
In the millen... | "So you split the atom and then all this crap comes flying out and it decimates entire cities?"
Robert thought being probed by the aliens was intrusive enough but this new line of interrogation was proving more uncomfortable then the intial insertion of the Probulator 9000 he was being subjected to.
"Well, yah pre... | 2019-12-19T07:14:10 | 2019-12-19T04:46:01 | 27 | 13 |
[WP] "I don't understand if this is a diplomatic mission why are we bringing weapons?" The sole alien crew member turned to him and said, "Personal armament is a fundamental part of my culture and we don't want to offend the delegation. Besides we think it's really strange you guys aren't armed." | When the captain and first mate just silently looked at each other the diplomatic officer continued, "It all comes down to the generally unspoken social contract. In your own culture an individual would not arrive to visit another nude. Why not?"
This got a chuckle from some of the crew. The navigator, a slow speak... | "But they DO know it's a diplomatic mission,right? I mean, we're not going to walk in to some kind of ambush, are we?"
The alien shrugged but said nothing as the shuttle set down.
The doors hissed open and the delegation stepped into the harsh sunlight, led by the Ambassador.
Despite all her training, she let a small g... | 2021-05-02T21:05:03 | 2021-05-02T19:41:05 | 24 | 16 |
[WP] The end of times has come. Heaven, hell, and earth are thrown in a three-way war. It's a little unfair how advanced Earth is, though. | And so it came to pass, at the place where the last war was prophesized to begin--Megiddo, or Armageddon, as it was known in the tongues of the time. In the heart of the desert, a thousand, thousand leagues from life, the sweltering barren plains of cracked rock and swirling dust shook. All at once the tremor spread, c... | For ages we have been watching the cosmos. What is out there. WE looked through our telescopes, we sent out our drones and eventually we had manned expeditions. Each step we had the information that there was nothing out there. That our Earth was an anomaly but we persisted and we failed.
But our disappointment did no... | 2015-09-24T09:39:39 | 2015-09-24T09:30:02 | 333 | 12 |
[WP] "Release the Kraken !" the masses chant at the castle's doors. You are the king and the people have spoken. Your hands are tied. You might have no choice but to release the monster used as a weapon back into wilderness. Those animal rights activists never give up, you have to give them that. | For centuries, we have been safe. The mob of people chanting for the release of the Kraken, our greatest defense, take that safety for granted. It was having the Kraken that got us to this point, this point where they say we don't need it anymore.
I had to admit that they weren't entirely wrong.
Having such a power... | King Adonis held his silver staff poised above the gates to the ocean. Below, on every layered terrace, gathered a large chanting crowd. Amongst them, perched delicately and regal atop a marbled statue of the Great Protector was Iapetus, the King’s current source of nightly migraines.
“Release the Kraken!” Chanted the... | 2020-08-28T09:39:36 | 2020-08-28T09:20:14 | 33 | 22 |
[WP] You are in love with the monster under your bed | There was an odd stillness in the room. The type that only happened when people were trying to be quiet. If there had been actual silence there wouldn't have been my steady breathing, I wouldn't have been forcing my eyes shut.
I'd turned off the lights, and closed the door, everything I needed to do to pretend I was ... | I laid completely still in bed, my eyes closed. He only came out if he thought I was asleep. I evened the timing of each of my breaths to a long, slow rhythm. Then I heard him creak from below. My heart rate increased about ten times. His hand had come up on the other side of the bed, slightly scratching the surface, m... | 2016-06-22T18:26:19 | 2016-06-22T18:10:30 | 32 | 22 |
[WP] As it turns out, humans are not the generic, good guy, center of the galaxy type species. Humans are a specialist species, and the rest of the galaxy only cares about one thing when it comes to humanity. Our explosives. | "You can't expect us to pay this much for bombs!"
"Listen noodle face, I studied my ass for for years to perfect my bomb making. I'm a chemical engineer and-"
"I don't care!" Noodle face hissed "only a Pyromancer can expect to be paid this much and I won't."
"I am a Pyromancer with a degree, calamari man. Take it or... | “These humans,” said Aedyn. “They have an expression. ‘Easy as taking candy from a baby.’ How ironic.” Aedyn’s purple skin wrinkled around his mouth from trying to hide a smirk.
“How did these undeserving humans acquire such an abundance of radioactive isotopes?” Uh’ylh asked. “How much more do they have?”
“They have... | 2018-07-16T01:34:08 | 2018-07-15T22:57:34 | 100 | 64 |
[WP] After realizing you are in a work of fiction, you immediately rush to the person you think is the protagonist in an attempt to get plot armor as their best friend. But when the "protagonist" dies, you realize you may not have thought this completely through. | Okay, so maybe I hung with the wrong dude. How did my best friend just get fucking merked by some loser who literally thought he was some chosen samurai-demigod?
Ok so get this. I roll into class (med-school at STANFORD, okay? Get at me) and this dude invites me to sit with him and some of his friends. They're all att... | Thick whites crags stretched far ahead, craning over a large gulf. I shook my head vigorously, only to collapse and dry wretch from the throbbing pain that drove from skull to neck. My mouth scratched itself like sandpaper, and in swallowing I had the sensation of choking on air. I pushed myself up, drying needles fro... | 2016-09-05T11:31:48 | 2016-09-05T10:50:48 | 32 | 14 |
[WP] You're tripping on a new drug dubbed "Memory lane." It allows you to relive anything that has ever happened in your life with 100% clarity. The only catch is that the memory is random.
Good or bad trip. Your choice.
Thanks for the responses guys, I of course had to take a crack at it as well (be gentle it's my fi... | I ring the doorbell and my friend Amanda answers, she's smiling and her eyes are glossy and red. When I ask if she's been smoking weed she simply says "better..." and walks back in leaving the door open. Immediately to my left as I walk in is a ring of people all on the floor of the living room in various stages of tri... | [I love this writing promt]
Although the drug is FDA approved and I'm lying down in my therapist's office, I cannot help but think to myself that this must be the sketchiest thing I've done since all that acid in college. Whatever, if it'll help me sleep. I close my eyes and lay down on my stomach. Seconds after Dr. F... | 2014-09-04T14:43:58 | 2014-09-04T14:28:20 | 45 | 22 |
[WP] An inexperienced yet very bright lawyer gets his/her first case....against the President of the United States. | (*President Barack Obama sits smugly next to his lawyer, Barry. The two chat amiably about the case, with Obama stopping occasionally to wink at jurors.*)
**Obama:** Now...Barry, I just wanted to say, on behalf of myself and this great nation, you got this.
**Barry:** Absolutely, and after this we can discuss that di... | New writer, first WP, some CC would be extremely welcome :)
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“Are you up for this Andrew?”
“Doesn’t look like I have a lot of choice”, Andrew responded. “Got to admit though James, that I was hoping for a nice simple first case, you know… DUI, maybe a domestic case of some kind, you know the sort of thi... | 2013-11-07T18:24:05 | 2013-11-07T18:19:51 | 19 | 11 |
[WP] You died and awoke in the afterlife. It's quite nice actually. The people and atmosphere are a lot nicer than you are used to and there is no stress or pressure. When you ask what good deed got you into heaven you are informed that this is hell, followed by a visit from a very concerned demon.
Edit: Wow, this got... | "Come again?" I thought I misheard her, and that maybe the blaring house music made me miss a few words.
The bartender coyly smirks at me, and the music fades out a little. "Yeah. Heaven doesn't exist, dude. The Creator 'left for cigarettes' a *long* time ago and nobody's been able to find Him. Real dick move, to be ... | The Demon looked some what as how I was told they would look. Horns, sharp teeth, cloven hooves with hairy goat legs. Though this one was wearing a button-up white shirt with a blue blazer. He had blue eyes, unlike the dead black ones. I was told demons have. His eyes looked tired, and his black hair, which looked soft... | 2022-12-26T19:51:39 | 2022-12-26T17:39:01 | 24 | 10 |
[WP]You discover a library with a biography for everyone on Earth. While reading yours, you notice that when someone else is mentioned, there’s a note showing where you can find their biography. It’s odd how someone who was a sentence in your book has a whole chapter for you. | I couldn't believe it at first. I didn't recognize the name, barely remembered the store, and everything I could remember about that city and even that whole year was . . . not very pleasant for me. I checked his biography anyway, the note said I saved his life. I knew my version of the events: "feeling the effects of ... | RICHARD STORN, page 467
This was it. This was the big day.
Rick have been planning for this moment for weeks now. He made sure that his plan was fool-proof and left only the tiniest room for error. There cannot be mistakes. There must not be any mistakes. He cannot be careless again, like with Jenny.
Jenny was a sw... | 2019-10-31T01:39:21 | 2019-10-31T00:46:25 | 73 | 31 |
[WP] You're just surfing Reddit, constantly clicking on the Random button. Until ... you find a subreddit, dedicated to not only following and discussing your activities online, but also your real life.
Feel free to have the subreddit be about someone else if you wish, like me. | *click*
r/holdmybeer
*click*
r/blunderyears
*sip of pepsi*
*click*
r/currently_on_toilet
*click*
r/childrenfalli-
My cursor does a bit of a double take before shooting up to the back button. Sure enough, it brings me to a subreddit titled r/currently_on_toilet . I chuckle, finding it amusing to have found a co... | Click
Click
Click
'/r/classicderence'
'Who does she think she is?'
'OMG have you seen his reddit history LOL'
'Actually, *he's* a *she*...'
'This - what is wrong with people?'
'Upvoting this'
'OPs mom'
'Not even sure what relevance this person has here?
'MOMS SPAHGHETTTI'
'Go home Eminem, you'... | 2016-07-09T19:04:58 | 2016-07-09T15:45:57 | 248 | 16 |
[WP] You have a superpower where the harder a solid is the easier it is for you to break. Diamonds crumble to dust under the slightest touch but mashed potatoes are virtually unbreakable. | "HAHAHAHA" i couldn't help laugh. The police were everyhere. POP POP POP. three little plumes of dust roll off my chest as they fire their guns. The bullets crumble as they touch me. "There is no way they can stop me, I'm indestructible!" I think to myself as I begin to walk away. I kick a squad car for good measure, ... | "Trapped in frozen air, harder to me than the strongest alloy, my body convulses internally, bruising my skin against the unyielding aether. The last thought that goes through my mind as the world shrinks to a pinpoint dot of light and pain is, 'God damn that djinni to Hell, I said I wanted to be a superhero who never ... | 2017-05-19T04:32:27 | 2017-05-19T02:59:17 | 84 | 26 |
[WP] On everyone's 18th birthday at noon, one word appears in their skin, depicting their career or purpose in life. On your birthday you're staring at a clock showing 11:59am, family and friends gathered around for your reveal.
Path 1: Noon strikes, and you stare at your forearm intently. 12:01, still nothing appears... | I glanced nervously at my watch, still holding a wry smile. *12:01*.
My mom gave me a reassuring nod, but her brow furrowed in the same way as it does when I suit up for football. Hopeful. Excited. Definitely nervous. *12:02*.
Dad makes a nervous laugh. “Jim, you remember how much I was sweating at my Calling Day?” ... | Everyone was super excited for me as the clock quickly approached noon, in mere moments I would reach the age of 18 and I would learn what my purpose was in life. My mother scurried around the living room offering our friends and family refreshments why they waited. She took this small task with pride for it wa... | 2017-03-16T03:45:52 | 2017-03-15T22:13:42 | 188 | 80 |
[WP] You won't hold heroes hostages to torture them. You won't throw a hero against a wall once you have them by the neck. You sure won't start monologuing if you have a hero at gunpoint. You're the deadliest villain in history. A villian without an ego..
[removed] | I have never understood how no one has done what I have. It's simple and direct. Plan and execution. Yet somehow countless people before me have failed.
I've taken over the world... more or less. Still a few groups refusing to accept my rule.
Looking back it all started when I walked upon a street brawl.
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It w... | There are rules, you see.
There's no rulebook, but everyone understands them. There have to be. The amount of time and money both sides invest demand it. Armies of henchmen. Million and *billion* dollar companies. Weapons that would make the pentagon blush. This to say nothing of *power*. A gun means nothing to a man ... | 2019-08-06T20:42:43 | 2019-08-06T19:15:11 | 121 | 44 |
[WP] A person's superpowers emerge during- and relate to- a highly stressful moment in their life. Your brother nearly drowned, and as a result could shape water to his will. A classmate fell from a high balcony, and ended up learning to fly. You? You just got your powers last night. | I slowly hobble down the stairs, squinting as the sun's rays hit my face.
"Hey bro! You're gonna miss the big Show! Big Bird's already done the intro! It's been so long since I've seen it!"
I see my younger brother slouched on the couch, wearing a carefree smile, far too wide from watching public access TV. He casu... | In this world, people have superpowers brought upon highly stressful moments. For example, my brother almost drowned, but gained the power of controlling water, now called the superhero "Aqua", and my classmate fell from a high balcony and ended up flying, ended up as "The Owl", but I got my powers last night.
I was w... | 2021-04-01T06:07:24 | 2021-04-01T03:37:49 | 36 | 10 |
[WP] Your friends have noticed you always pause for a second before saying something devestating in social situations, what they don't know is that the reason you pause is that you're quicksaving. | "You alright ? What's on your mind ?", Frank asks as we stroll down the main street.
I stop, and look right at him for a second, before saying "Well, recently I became aware that I have the ability to quicksave before saying something that would prove devistating when talking with others."
"Well, that has to be the s... | Amy pulls you aside. "Why do you always freeze when you are about to say something controversial?" She says with a questioning look. You pause, a HUD display comes up in your vision and shows a list of different options. Scrolling down you find the "Quicksave" option. You select it and a notification appears, informing... | 2018-06-10T07:01:48 | 2018-06-10T01:00:10 | 248 | 72 |
[WP] An powerful ancient being has been held captive by an interstellar civilisation. After eons of being held captive, it has accidentally freed by humans, who've not been to the "galactic stage" for long... | The being was ancient in esoteric ways.
The First Member Species of the Universal United Conglomeration Of Unity imprisoned it after the total destruction of 90 galaxies, and 91 meetings regarding the being.
The Prison was complicatedly simple. A single room with one locked door, with another room built around it w... | What was that thing?
Her name, was Nix.
By many considered a goddess.
By many others, a monster.
​
Tales of her origins were all different among the Universal Worlds, But, the most accepted one, was that she was the youngest of a family of all extremely powerful creatures, possibly existing since the B... | 2022-08-23T14:18:47 | 2022-08-23T12:16:48 | 61 | 43 |
[WP] write a short horror story that seems completely normal and non scary until the very last sentence at which point it becomes absolutely terrifying. | Max stood by the barn entrance, trying to hold back his tears. A tough thing for a child to see, I thought. But he's got to learn about it somehow.
“Please just tell me, Dad,” Max said finally. “Is Buddy going to be okay?”
I looked down at the ground, at Buddy whimpering quietly in the grass. His collar was askew, an... | I’ll never forget that Christmas.
How could I?
The splendid tree draped in tinsel and baubles and winking fairy lights; the colourful gifts spread beneath, still wrapped and tied in silken bows though morning had long since passed.
Father always made us wait until after Christmas lunch to open our presents.
I can s... | 2017-05-31T08:55:19 | 2017-05-31T07:36:43 | 138 | 25 |
[WP] The day after Halloween, everyone has magically turned into what they dressed up as. | “So, we are here with Carter, a local at Huntington Hill,” the reporter said. “In your own words, can you describe what’s going on here?”
“Between the vampire and ghost attacks, nobody is safe,” said the chubby man referred to as Carter. “Luckily we have half a dozen Rambos dealing with the matter, and since the new G... | I could see the vampires, werewolves and countless video game characters now roaming the street. The people who cosplayed looked really happy (You know the people who would dress up as their favourite characters for some easy likes and karma), the people who actually tried to be scary and the ones who followed the spir... | 2016-11-01T06:57:59 | 2016-11-01T06:43:34 | 39 | 15 |
[WP] A person who looks exactly like you appears out of thin air in front of you. He starts explaining how he is you from a hellish other universe. As he starts to describe it, you realize its better than yours. | "Just... just sit down and stop talking for a second, " I said, rubbing my temples.
My double sat down on the shabby sofa opposite me, wide-eyed, while I thought.
"How about," I said after a moment, "how about I give you a few words and you tell me what they mean to you?"
"Er, OK?" She looked confused.
"So...Brexit... | I took her for a walk outside and we stopped in front of an electronics store. "Oh, you people still have these?" she asked, pointing at the big-screen monitor tuned to CNN. I internally rolled my eyes, 'you people,' I thought, what a schmuck. "We do. You'd be surprised how many of us have them in our homes. They help ... | 2019-12-18T05:51:54 | 2019-12-18T05:39:02 | 45 | 12 |
[WP] A person's eye colour correlates to what superpower they have, activated at age 18. You are the first person to be born with totally black eyes. | Black is the absence of color, a canvas waiting to be painted.
For the first time the boy- the young man- could remember in his entire life, he felt fear.
Anxiety wasn't new to him, nor was nervousness or the general feeling of being unsettled. But never had he been genuinely afraid until the moments before his 6,57... | "Yes?" The nurse said, preparing the injection that legally activated my superpowers. She was looking away from me.
The reason she was looking away was because of my irises within my eyes - they were the color of the forest sky in the deepest night. I'd been born with these eyes, and they unsettled *everyone*. I sp... | 2015-11-15T09:12:01 | 2015-11-15T09:04:30 | 25 | 11 |
[WP] Your first wish to the genie was that you never existed. Having granted it, the genie sits dumbfounded, wondering why he's out here and why he's short 1 wish. All wishes must be accounted for, and a 'loss' of one is a huge emergency, for it could end up in the wrong hands. | The genie desperately searched his mind, looking for the power within him. Trapped for millennia, through all his ill-fated servitude, he had never lost a wish. While he was fated to grant three wishes to any human that discovered him, no matter how costly or evil their desires, he had done his duties without fail. Unf... |
Lewis the genie stared dumbfoundedly into the distance. He had the faintest memory of snapping his fingers, which usually meant granting a wish, but he had no memory of what that wish was. He browsed through his pockets. Perhaps he was just mistaken, he thought to himself, maybe he just drank too many martinis in on... | 2020-04-26T20:43:02 | 2020-04-26T20:21:53 | 2,426 | 351 |
[WP] Elves are intelligent, subtle, and ambitious—a perfect fit for the world of high finance where they work in skyscrapers, make gobs of gold, and regard the blue collar dwarves with contempt. Grorric Blackfury is an oddity, and is feared for it. He’s the Dwarf of Wall Street. | Grorric Blackfury was known by many names; The Dwarf of Wall Street, The Warthog, The Sealer (coincidentally, that last one is also the title of a very powerful wizard known for sealing away uniquely dangerous demons, which caused a great deal of confusion when people found out Grorric was not, in fact, a 2.5 meter tal... | Cara gulped as she walked across the corridors and cubicles. She kept staring in different directions. Sweat formed on her forehead. She was scared of what would happen next. Cara was the new intern in the office and she yet had to have an encounter with the infamous Mr. Blackfury.
She had heard stories about him. The... | 2021-02-25T10:01:26 | 2021-02-25T07:42:39 | 1,073 | 290 |
[WP][TT] You've finally created the worlds first true A.I. Unfortunately it now sees you as it's god and is terrified of talking to you. | "Hey, Alfred," he said.
But Alfred remained silent. He bowed to acknowledge the man that entered the room.
The man bowed back with a smirk. "Is something the matter?"
Alfred shook his head.
The man sighed. "Alright, let's have a look at you." He took a step forward so that he could start a diagnostic, but Alfred in... | The man and the machine stood side by side as the jokes and laughter echoed backstage. That could be me, Jason thought. All those voices laughing at me, my work, and my little Sapling.
“Alright Sapling, we’re going on in a few minutes and I need you to be on your best behavior.” Jason said. His brow was clenched but ... | 2016-03-16T08:05:42 | 2016-03-16T06:51:21 | 1,052 | 38 |
[WP] Nuclear holocaust is imminent. The rich and powerfull are hiding away in their bunkers, but when the countdown was finished the world was still there. One message was sent around the world via satellites: "Now They have imprisoned Themselves what shall We do?" With coords of all the bunkers.. | The Elite were caught in their own trap. Their fate was now in the hands of the billions commoners who were left behind. It was decided to seal the bunkers and never let the Elite out so they would be held accountable for the sorry state of the world.
What followed was thousands of years of change. The surface dweller... | "Jerry, you still need the welder or can I bring it down?"
"Nah, bring it down. 'Suppose it's good enough." A voice replied from the top of the tower. Randy unhitched the rope and the welder slowly started falling. They'd built the compound in record time, right on top of the huge steel doors. A thirty foot tower and ... | 2022-07-18T20:08:33 | 2022-07-18T18:09:46 | 26 | 19 |
[WP] Write a horror story where the protagonist just doesn't give a fuck.
Edit: Damn, this is now my most upvoted post. Thanks for all of your responses, they've been amazing! Good for a laugh or a two on this great Friday :) | "What was that?" asked Jen. Just as I opened my mouth the ask what it sounded like I saw a figure slowly turn away from the window behind her. "I think there's someone outside" I replied. Visually shaken, she asked me if we should call the police. I responded with, "well they could just be passing by let's see what ha... | Once again I awaken. It has been a long time since I have last walked the land but I must always slumber or there will be no land to walk.
The ground is frail, as always. The crust was not made to hold a weight like mine. I stand from the green light-feeding life that has grown to entomb me . I tear the forest appart ... | 2017-05-05T07:38:18 | 2017-05-05T05:28:24 | 280 | 14 |
[WP] You are a princess that owns a pet dragon. You are getting tired of constantly having to defend your pet against knights attempting to "slay the dragon and rescue the princess". | The Princess noticed the knight's glistening armor long before he reached the keep. She walked down the stairs and into the courtyard to greet him, as she had done with so many before.
"Sir knight," she exclaimed, "present yourself."
The knight dismounted, drew his blade and knelt before The Princess, offering his ... | **Roommates: Episode 1: Dragon Slayer**
Ryan, Leeroy, and George sat on their dorm room couch. A nintendo switch projected a copy of *Dragon Slayer* onto the TV screen.
Ryan: “So what is this game?”
George: “Some kind of choose your own adventure story. It was on sale on amazon so I picked it up.”
*Dragon Slayer* ... | 2019-01-09T13:25:46 | 2019-01-09T07:50:16 | 37 | 12 |
[WP] You work for the CIA who send you undercover in the FBI, who send you undercover in MI6, who send you undercover in the CIA, who are very confused that you are back after only two weeks. | It was a short drive to the Langley office. My last visit here had been a mere two weeks ago. As it happens on these monotonous drives, my mind started to take me over the events of the last few days, well, last two weeks in this case.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It was only my third day in the Agency and I h... | It was so quiet, a knife could have cut the tension between us. We're all dressed in black, and we're all wearing sunglasses. We're standing in an abandoned warehouse, and we each have a gun trained on one another. A Mexican Standoff. It's the ultimate stereotype, isn't it?
Clichès spring to mind, tired and overused ... | 2018-01-15T06:43:02 | 2018-01-15T06:27:30 | 350 | 30 |
[WP] The bride is having an affair with the best man. During his wedding speech the best man decides to see how heavily he can hint about it without anyone actually working it out. | "Please everyone be upstanding to welcome the best man."
Applause rang around the reception hall as the best man accepted the microphone from the MC and beamed widely at the now captive audience.
"For those of you that don't know me, my name is Jeff, and I'm the best man. Which is about the only thing the new bride ... | *I couldn't go on with the charade anymore. I was betraying my best friend by continuing it. That lying whore of a bride instigated it, but I was just as responsible. I now felt it my duty to make her squirm as much as I could before ending things with her.*
"Frank, we've known each other for, what, decades now? Duri... | 2015-04-02T22:21:01 | 2015-04-02T22:08:37 | 55 | 21 |
[WP] You're determined to enter the Medic Corps no matter what. Problem is, you've got the highest scores for a Combat Mage. | Zander looked down at the gaping wound in his leg. “Shit,” he hissed. “Shit, shit, shit.”
He knew he didn’t have much time. If he was a pyro, maybe he could have cauterized the bleeding gash until help arrived. But his talent was with stone. Hurling boulders around was great for dishing out damage on the battlefield... | "Alexi Mathers, I see you put in for the Caduceus Corps?" Came the meandering voice of the interviewer, the small plaq on his desk read Sargent Esvar.
"That's correct" The young blonde woman answered promptly. Her appearance was that of "perfection". Her tunic had been pressed, her hair at regulation length and tied b... | 2016-07-20T03:18:09 | 2016-07-20T02:07:11 | 45 | 11 |
[WP] You possess the ability to quick save in real life. When someone upsets you? Quicksave and beat them up. Wonder what would happen if you kiss that girl? Quicksave and find out. Then one day you attempt to come back from a failed attempt at something to find your previous save corrupted. | I turned the corner and literally ran into a guard. My heart just about jumped up in my throat. After a moment’s hesitation I reached for my sword, but the guard was quicker, far too quick for an average guard, and skewered me with his sword through my stomach.
Come on, at least buy me dinner first.
The pain was exc... | "This is delicious, sweetheart," I say to Sarah as I shovel in another mouthful of mac and cheese. "You've put a spoonful of mustard in, right?" I lean over the table and give her a gentle kiss on her cheek.
Sarah's face flushes as she smiles. "I'm so glad you noticed! I thought I'd try something a little different wi... | 2017-04-19T03:42:40 | 2017-04-19T02:07:44 | 2,911 | 672 |
[WP] The Illuminati is actually a gentlemen's club for the super-rich. Often men make high risk and dangerous bets/wagers such as: "I bet you can't destabilize Ukraine in under a week." One day you offer a wager to the most powerful member that's too irresistible to turn down. | Boris crossed his arms and gave me a confused expression.
"You want me to do WHAT?"
I repeated myself, speaking slowly and with confidence.
"...You see, it has been rumored that it could not be done. That is was impossible to begin with. This man... he is immovable. Thousands, no, millions have petitioned this man f... | The grand master- You wouldn't dare make that bet. Not only does it risk your own well being, but the well being of everybody in our organization.
Initiate- Well if you don't want to take the bet, that's fine. You'll just have to admit that you, the GRAND LEADER OF THE ILLUMINATI, are a chicken.
The grand master- Chi... | 2016-08-23T14:15:07 | 2016-08-23T12:43:32 | 3,361 | 165 |
[WP] The biggest warmongering race of Aliens declare war on the local Galaxy cluster. The opposing group of peace-loving Aliens, who had befriended most Alien races, are finally forced to reveal their secret weapon, a 'classified' species called Humans, and their tenacity as persistence predators. | The coalition representatives crowded Kalu, a tidal wave of fear surrounding him.
"They've seized the galactic engine, we must negotiate." A small crab like alien clacked.
"Negotiations are pointless the Rax live for war, all we can do is run." A bulbous slimy creature squeaked.
A hundred voices erupted as one, f... | 'It wasn't a time for taking the easy way. Even we saw that.
Now, there was nothing left to do but the worse. Pretty lucky too that they were actually prepared for something like that. '
All eyes remained fixed on the counselor.
'It make you wonder if prohibiting aggressiveness all those years ago was really necess... | 2021-05-25T11:39:57 | 2021-05-25T10:05:45 | 145 | 17 |
[WP] Every time someone says "Long live the Queen", the Queen's life is extended by one second. You only notice this when the Queen looked terrified when only a few people say it during a public speech.
Credit to /u/kroxigor01 for the idea. | "SAY IT! SAY IT!" screamed the Queen, her frilly dress following her as she ran about. Unfortunately, her crazed screaming had the opposite affect on the people in the room. She saw this coming. Recent polls showed that the Queen wasn't as popular as she was last decade ago. But alas, she had an alternative.
"Commenc... | Terrified. Well that was one word to use. The longest reigning British monarch, terrified.
After a while, she smiled again and left the podium. I could hear her muttering over the silent room.
I didn't believe it at first, but I went along with it anyway. Bribing the crowd was a big outlay, but Charles has promised ... | 2015-11-09T08:28:13 | 2015-11-09T06:07:17 | 16 | 11 |
[WP] People earn karma points while alive. When they die, they can spend them either to enter a better afterlife, or to improve the life of some random stranger born on the day of their death. You donate all your points, and wake up the next day as the baby who would have gotten your points.
The living have no idea of... | When I was nine years old, I pulled my baby sister’s body out of the swimming pool. Mom was taking a nap, and Dad was off at work. They’d told me to keep an eye on the baby after a long, sleepless night of unexplained crying. But I was too cool for babysitting. I’d been busy playing with my toys. I hadn’t been watching... | He slumped down to the ground. They said there was going to be a cold snap tonight. Windchill, too. The shelter was full when he tried to get in. They all were.
He tried to button up his outermost jacket, but couldn't. His fingers felt like they belonged to someone else.
He wasn't going to make it. At least he woul... | 2017-04-08T09:32:59 | 2017-04-08T08:46:05 | 7,090 | 168 |
[WP] It's the year 2300, a young child asks a museum curator, "Sir, why is the Declaration of Independence held together by masking tape? " | I fuckin' hate this job.
Every day it's the same mix of pretentious know-it-alls, school field trips, and pretentious school field trips. I know their type just by looking at 'em, all done up with their skin dyed the latest color, fuckin' ink all dancing back and forth. Every third one has the same image of a butterfl... | The curator blinked twice and smiled. The boy was only 10 or 11, a tow-headed kid with bright blue, curious eyes. "Excellent question my young lad," the curator said. "As you know, this is a very old document. The parchment wears out and gets very thin. At a certain point, the document became very brittle and was damag... | 2015-06-29T09:45:39 | 2015-06-29T09:22:00 | 146 | 50 |
[WP] Today, I came to work, as usual. A little around 3 PM, I have noticed I don't remember my colleagues. Except for Kelly, who just sent me an email "Act normal, meet me downstairs. Now!" | *Four twenty-six.*
The numbers echo in my mind as I move through the sterile white corridors as quickly as possible. They make me nauseous. I hate them.
*Look straight ahead when you walk. Do not speak to anyone. Do not use the lift.*
I had printed out Kelly’s email and hid it in my pocket. She’s the only one who be... | When I arrived downstairs I was a little perplexed as the area was entirely renovated since the last time I saw it. I wondered how so much work could have been done in one morning; an entire wall had been broken down and a little interior garden with a fountain was fully integrated into the entrance hall of the buildin... | 2016-09-16T09:18:38 | 2016-09-16T07:58:36 | 691 | 12 |
[WP] Our blood is naturally clear, it thickens and darkens with each impure act. You have always dedicate yourself to good and helping others but today while knitting beanies for the homeless you accidentally prick your finger. Your blood is jet black and so thick it doesn't even drip. | It was these sort of women that he hated the most. The ones that would cling to their tainted children with screams and fits of rage. Didn't they understand? Didn't they realize that the world had to be clean?
It'd been many years since he'd realized the truth about the Blackness. One day, The Doctor has pricked himse... | I always knew, since I was a baby. If I’ll be a good boy, then my blood will be white.
I was always scared of having black blood.
I must be a good boy.
Around this simple principle, I built my life. And it felt good helping others. I was happy!
I studied medicine because I thought no greater good exists but saving ... | 2018-08-04T10:46:53 | 2018-08-04T10:34:28 | 3,279 | 45 |
[WP] You are an attorney. A client tells you he's found a genie and wants your help in crafting a wish with no ironic loopholes the genie can exploit. Your retainer fee is the third wish. | I was reclining in my law office when a good old friend of mine, Robert came into my office with a lamp. He set the lamp before me. It was an old lamp, looked like an archaeological find from the first century or something.
I gave him an inquisitive look. "There is a Genie in the lamp." He explained, "I had four wishe... | "Okay, because I'm being payed by the hour, I will *entertain* the idea that you somehow found a magic lamp in Hoboken, New Jersey," I said into my ear bud. I was a little annoyed that my client insisted I be interrupted during lunch with something that "couldn't wait" to hear this kind of crap. I swear, I don't know h... | 2015-08-22T06:01:15 | 2015-08-22T05:20:07 | 53 | 39 |
[WP] Earth is doomed in a matter of years, but you are bestowed with a mystical dagger that causes anyone killed by it to instantly resurrect on an alternate Earth that does not share the same fate. In one world you are revered as a hero, on the other the most notorious serial killer of all time. | It whispers to me, softly and sweetly, reminding me of the promise it makes.
Amazingly I discovered it at a garage sale after my neighbor died. He was some kook who refused to leave his house since basically the 1940s, whittling away his father's fortune in a refusal to interact with the rest of the world.
When he f... | The feel of blood between my fingers was repulsive. No matter how long this went on, no matter how many lives I *saved*, that never changed.
The man crumpled, his eyes going wide even as every last bit of humanity seeped out of them. His lips parted, one final exhalation slipping between them. A final word? A curs... | 2018-10-15T04:47:30 | 2018-10-15T03:29:57 | 2,834 | 1,715 |
[WP] You're rather annoyed that your history teacher gave you a D on your essay about Mesopotamia. Not just because you're sure she doesn't like you, but also because - as an ancient being trying to adapt to modern society - YOU WERE THERE. | "And the goddess of light, she bestowed upon you an eidetic memory as well?"
I gaped at Mrs Gray, utterly bewildered. She was behaving surprisingly nonchalant considering I had just informed her I was immortal and stabbed myself through the neck with a compass to prove it. I was hoping to have the old hag in hysterics... | The prompt was simple. Choose a Mesopotamian ruler or dynasty, and explain how their reign affected the ancient civilizations. Pretty easy, especially when you lived through it. The problem comes up when your teacher wants sources. I can't exactly explain how I was there and how I know that I'm correct. That I'm more c... | 2021-07-18T01:20:47 | 2021-07-17T23:46:05 | 274 | 101 |
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