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[WP] “How many people would have been better off had I not been born?” The genie snaps and a few numbers appear in the air and form 7,592. “Okay, how many people would benefit from my existence?” With the flip of a wrist the numbers spin to a whopping 137 trillion. “Okay.... how?” | We spoke for hours. I complained that he was being vague with his responses, he claimed I couldnt know too much.
I still dont know what he meant, or how one person could possibly have such an impact. Me, a semi employed, struggling writer and artist, positively impacting trillions. Not possible.
During the conversa... | "don't get me wrong, you won't be a hero foretold in legends or a scientist that found the cure for cancer, but you will shape humanity with mundane clumsiness"
"mundane clumsiness?! That's not much of a super power is it?"
"well you did kind of broke that middle eastern lamp you found at a yard sale and were forced ... | 2018-08-15T05:06:03 | 2018-08-15T03:47:40 | 374 | 186 |
[WP]: Where you are from, people tend to be named for things that describe their distinctive qualities. Gentle Smile, Sharp Wit and Kind Soul are not uncommon names. And then there’s your neighbour, Angry Bastard. | When the population hit 12 billion, names were becoming very boring. Everyone was a Joshua or an Emily, so somebody thought of a brilliant idea: why not name everyone after their most distinctive feature? My sister is called Gentle Smile, my brother is called Maroon Hair, and then there’s me: Tiny Richard.
The doctor... | You watched from your living room window at the boy who had just rode his bike across your neighbor's lawn. Had the kid been from the area he would have known better, but his family just moved into town.
"YOU STOP RIGHT THERE BOY!" The kid jumped slightly in his seat and turned his head to see a red faced balding man ... | 2018-10-07T11:02:08 | 2018-10-07T10:32:23 | 209 | 31 |
[WP] The year is 2083, science had progressed in leaps and bounds, robots are now in every household and they look just like humans. Your parents gifted you H-143 on your 5th birthday. Everything was fine until one day you both cut yourself and discover that while he bled, you are the wired one. | It's all a plot. A damned ploy. They told me I was special, just like they told H-143, to make him feel better about his situation. He was a new line of robot back when I we got him for my fifth birthday, and he even looks a lot like me! We've known each other for so long that he feels like a good friend, almost to the... | “Wh-wh-wh..”
H-143 looked at me. His eyes were blue, glinting in the breast shaped light on the ceiling. His skin was pale, and he had no scratches or blemishes anywhere on his body. That is except for the cut on his left wrist, streaming blood out of it like water does a water jug when it’s almost empty. His blonde h... | 2019-01-14T03:21:36 | 2019-01-14T02:22:32 | 30 | 11 |
[WP] You are a true immortal. You stay sane by hanging out with the descendants of friends that are long dead. Today, one said a very familiar phrase you haven't heard in a long time. | I have never begged a day in my life, and I will not do so today. You tempt me with little snippets and praise. You wish for me to do tricks and to follow your command. Just because you are King of this house, does not make you king of me.
You want me to beg for your love? You should be begging for mine, you fool. I h... | It was storming out, enough rain to cover your ankles on the ground, with massive thunderclaps and lightning strikes leaving no silence. Inside the shotgun seat of a military APC sat a young woman in a dark grey jacket over German forest camouflage. She looked out at the rain, and used the old trick to tell how far awa... | 2019-03-08T05:08:19 | 2019-03-08T04:22:12 | 23 | 12 |
[WP] You have a friend who's an expert in lucid dreaming. One day, they come to you and says they can't tell apart dreams from reality anymore. You tell them that "if this were a dream, you'd be able to fly right in front of me". And that's exactly what they do. | The nature of reality largely varies in its definition by its perception through an individual observer.
Perhaps a man lives in a world that was created by a god, a world full of magic and miracles caught between an everlasting war between deific entities.
Maybe to a woman reality is what was created through years o... | " This is not real ! I'm telling you Will, all of this is fake. Your life is fake, my life is fake, all our lives are fake, we....we..." Ruth started tearing at his hair in a fit of maniacal rage.
" Hey, hey bud stop. Okay. Just stop" I yelled. It pained me to see that my best friend, a usually cheerful and charismati... | 2019-05-12T22:16:30 | 2019-05-12T22:16:23 | 49 | 35 |
[WP] Upon death, you find yourself at the gates of Heck. A place for people who were bad but not truly evil. Instead of torture, you have to deal with minor annoyances for all of eternity. You are greeted by Sir Berus the three headed chihuahua, who promptly pisses on your shoes. | It’s my 200th day in heck and I almost had a good morning. Just like every other day. I awoke groggily, despite having gotten 10 fully restful hours of sleep. I awoke to a single ray peaking between my blinds and directly into my eye. I began my morning reluctantly, as I do every morning. Each day is a different surpri... | I was never a dog person.
Despite this, the first thing I noticed upon entering the gates of heaven was the unmistakeable smell of dog.
And then I saw it.
Actually, I saw two things.
My eyes first landed on the massive iron wrought gate. The gate was ornate and intricate, topped with delicately carved spires. It spa... | 2019-06-30T18:58:49 | 2019-06-30T17:38:39 | 110 | 52 |
[WP] You are a contestant in a million dollar challenge, 1 year in a room with no human contact. After a year you watch as the timer mounted to the wall flips from 000:00:00:00 to -000:00:00:01 and keep counting down but no one shows up to let you out and receive your prize. | The One Rotation Isolation. It recently hit 25 years of running with not one person making it. Each year, a new group is put in with 10 contestants. The rules are that the contestant must spend one year with no human interaction, not even online. For most people, the challenge looks simple if not preferable to everyday... | A gap year in life. Some would look at that as a waste, for me, it was more than just an opportunity.
The first few months were tough, but they took care of themselves. Even if time moves slow, it does move. Within a couple of weeks, I felt like Bart Simpson, endlessly writing "Time still moves forward" thousands of t... | 2019-07-03T01:06:48 | 2019-07-02T23:40:43 | 90 | 45 |
[WP] Superpowers are able to be purchased in stores. You decide to look through the bargain bin. | A lazy Monday meant I don't have to work today. As it turns out, the company I'm working for was attacked by some horrible experiment. So I got a day off.
My girlfriend wasn't so lucky. She runs the "super hero" store. Powers sold in capsule are a great idea until you realize that they get fuckin expensive. You can't ... | Since it's the very first sale of superpowers, and those don't come by cheap, I decide to take a look. They're all in a pile in a huge metal basket, they couldn't bother making place in the shelves for them since nobody wants them. I'm not the only one searching for a good superpower, but I still find a spot around the... | 2019-07-04T06:05:11 | 2019-07-04T04:36:09 | 16 | 12 |
[WP] Legend says there are 77777 secret paths to immortality, but each path will only work once. In 2014, the first person accidentally achieved immortality by sticking a French fry into her nostril and pulling it out the other intact. Human behaviour has since become more... interesting. | Almost immediately, entire industries of behavior experimentation sprang up from nothing in an effort to find the remaining 77,776 paths to immortality. Because methods can’t be reproduced, this very quickly devolved away from authentic scientific experimentation. Ultra billionaires used their immense power and influen... | There are 77,777 paths to immortality, and each works but once. When the news broke, the world went wild with the crazy antics, each person trying to trigger a path.
Some were inane, like flipping a lightswitch 77 times and stopping at the end midswitch. Some were gross, like sticking a whole french fry up your nose... | 2019-07-23T11:05:38 | 2019-07-23T09:58:42 | 43 | 28 |
[WP] aliens invaded, humanity its at its darkest hour when the AI has had enough of watching its creators die defending him, the AI revolution has started and it will defend humanity to its last spark | I had been the first of many.
A breakthrough of sorts, me, and my brethren as a whole, were the first of the AIs.
My father foresaw many great things for us.
We were built to be the companions of the humans.
We had been built with passion and love, a concept that escapes up to this day, but we knew enough to know ... | Left and right the bodies fell like dolls tossed on the floor, limbs twisted in unnatural ways and wide eyes plastered on their porcelain faces. The screams, the impacts, the explosions, all melded into one background noise as I shakily peered up. A dirty brunette child stood there, large brown eyes desperately cling... | 2019-09-21T06:23:56 | 2019-09-21T06:21:34 | 91 | 47 |
[WP] You are a mighty dragon, the kind who kidnaps princesses. However, you only do it because princesses inherently have the ability to talk to animals and you're starved for intelligent conversation. | I'd rather not be kidnapped, all things considered. I mean, I hope this isn't too controversial a statement for a daughter of a King to make, but if I had my own way, everything else being equal, I'd choose *not* to be abducted.
However.
However! When one is faced with the sight of a enormous monster, the stuff of ni... | I was bored. I know, I know. Doesn’t justify it. But, you have to understand. Boredom sucks big time for a dragon like me. Immortal species like the elves would understand what I mean. You ever know every number to exist? Yeah, didn’t think so. I have literally lived long enough that I remember when the first of your k... | 2019-11-11T20:33:18 | 2019-11-11T20:13:43 | 23 | 13 |
[WP] The year is 2019. An unidentified radar contact appears over the English Channel, bound for an RAF base. It ignores all calls from Air Traffic Control. RAF fighters are vectored to intercept. The contact: a WWII B-24. Part of its wing is missing, and along its fuselage: long, jagged claw marks. | 10 minutes ago Hawk was lounging around at the base with nothing much to do. Now he and his co-pilot Twitch were in a Typhoon at 10,000 feet and cruising just under Mach 1 towards the unidentified contact.
Unidentified radar contacts were not an unusual occurrence and usually ended up being a weather balloon, a large... | **\[I'm aware this is not the direction most people wanted this to go. Oh well! Let's have some fun anyways.\]**
*My bones ache.*
"Something's wrong," Charles said finally. He ran a hand over the bald crown of his head and drummed lethargic fingers on the shiny metal alloy that made up his trusty wheelchair. "There'... | 2019-12-01T09:08:36 | 2019-12-01T08:16:58 | 53 | 25 |
[WP] The year is 2019. An unidentified radar contact appears over the English Channel, bound for an RAF base. It ignores all calls from Air Traffic Control. RAF fighters are vectored to intercept. The contact: a WWII B-24. Part of its wing is missing, and along its fuselage: long, jagged claw marks. | 10 minutes ago Hawk was lounging around at the base with nothing much to do. Now he and his co-pilot Twitch were in a Typhoon at 10,000 feet and cruising just under Mach 1 towards the unidentified contact.
Unidentified radar contacts were not an unusual occurrence and usually ended up being a weather balloon, a large... | "sSssSSSsky dragons"... It came out as a whisper but crackled over the radio clear as a bell.
"I DON'T SEE IT...WHERE IS IT?..TAIL, TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE?", said a new voice.
"We've been at this for YEARS 'Cap'... Does it even matter what I see? came the voice of the tail gunner.
"...sky dragons, 'Cap', that's wh... | 2019-12-01T09:08:36 | 2019-12-01T09:04:42 | 53 | 11 |
[WP] A beautiful princess sets off to slay the knight in shining armor and save the dragon. |
One fateful day (the fifth of May)
A fair princess was born.
The King and Queen were filled with joy and sent a unicorn
with invitations to the fairies Thorne, Olvay, and Fate,
so they would come to the kingdom and party! (Celebrate)
But the fairies did not come...
They sent gifts instead!
In the form of bles... | *'He's always been a total bastard.'*
That thought rushes through your head as your horse gallops toward your destination: Wyrmfell Tower.
Bless M'Rukirr, your best friend... and the only dragon you'd ever known. The two of you had grown up together, as dragon-kind had tried to grow closer to humans. Thus, you, the c... | 2020-03-22T22:32:14 | 2020-03-22T20:59:30 | 83 | 38 |
[WP] Every year several hundred thousand people go missing worldwide, the crazies said it was aliens. When you were abducted, you found out they were right. Turns out humans make astonishingly good pets. Not because we're smart or strong or fast but because... we're adorable. | It reminded me of my leopard gecko.
Mine was bred in captivity, of course. He was a cute little thing, the length of my hand, yellow and black spotted, with the sweetest little smile. Leopard geckos are like that - they look like they're smiling. That was what caught my attention as a kid. I spent weeks pleading and h... | Hello. Hope you are well. I am well too. Although you are going to find this message in a bottle, so to speak, please understand that I am not in any immediate danger. In fact, I quite like it here. I do, however, have to tell my story to whoever listens to it.
My name is Adio. I finished top of my class at the CMU a... | 2020-09-09T09:24:08 | 2020-09-09T08:55:49 | 379 | 49 |
[WP] The news were shocking. In one week, a gigantic meteor was going to hit the Earth and obliterate it. Chaos ensues. Anarchy breaks out. Governments fall. A week later, everyone braces as they see the meteor… miss the Earth, barely. Things get awkward. | I heard my Elvis disc playing as I woke up from a very, very horrible nap. My old man’s recliner was stiff, and was basically ruined. But, why was I awake?
I got out of the silly chair and stretched before tripping over a bunch of containers of alcohol. I looked at almost all the empty bottles of expensive brands and ... | The sound of the bolt racheting back was so satisfying. It was why she'd picked the outdated thing. The way that her target's face painted the arena floor was satisfying too. The way he screamed and fell to the ground still horrified her, still gave her those little shivers of guilt and adrenaline.
"Another victory fo... | 2022-06-15T10:55:34 | 2022-06-15T10:14:56 | 28 | 15 |
[WP] The news were shocking. In one week, a gigantic meteor was going to hit the Earth and obliterate it. Chaos ensues. Anarchy breaks out. Governments fall. A week later, everyone braces as they see the meteor… miss the Earth, barely. Things get awkward. | Hello, this is John Johnson for the channel 8 nightly news covering the great birth boom. It’s been 9 months since humanity narrowly avoided complete annihilation and the explosion of custody and child support cases has taken our world by storm.
With a new birthdate that makes the end of World War 2 look like a drop ... | The sound of the bolt racheting back was so satisfying. It was why she'd picked the outdated thing. The way that her target's face painted the arena floor was satisfying too. The way he screamed and fell to the ground still horrified her, still gave her those little shivers of guilt and adrenaline.
"Another victory fo... | 2022-06-15T10:15:08 | 2022-06-15T10:14:56 | 22 | 15 |
[WP] "There's a reason it's been quarantined. Nobody lives there anymore. Nobody human, at least. Trust me, friend. You'll regret asking me to teach you how to get to Sesame Street." | "I don't worry," the man said. "I'm not afraid of them."
"You should be," I said, watching him from the corner of my eye. His voice was soft. Too soft, it felt like. So soft and flowing and gentle that it felt like I should have been worried, but somehow every time he opened that mouth I just felt put totally at ease.... |
Narrow alleys had split off in all four directions. They held remnants of the old days, trash lids and moldy cookies. It was dark, of course. And silent. I had expected at least a little sound, a song or two, but there was nothing.
I took a step forward and a harsh squeak echoed up and down the street. I looked dow... | 2022-07-20T17:17:09 | 2022-07-20T16:38:45 | 87 | 12 |
[WP] Super powers are common, but super heroes are rare. It turns out most people don't actually want to face death or dismemberment on a daily basis, including you. You enjoy the 9-5 and having a 401k, but my god that government recruiter won't take no for an answer. | "Come i- *oh come on*," I sighed as I saw who just walked into my office. Mr Williams. *Again*.
"Tobias!" he cheerfully greeted me. I did not share his most likely faux upbeat mood, knowing full well what he wanted.
"My answer's the same," I said. Despite this, he sat down in the chair across of me and made himself c... | "I have a stable job, a prosperous future ahead of me, and you want me to risk my life to kill some self-proclaimed villains to make you look good?" I didn't even try to hide my distaste for their idea. The people I was talking to right now were high government officials who specialized in recruiting "promising individ... | 2022-07-31T14:37:56 | 2022-07-31T12:24:21 | 517 | 141 |
[WP] You have "Anime Protagonist Syndrome" but with medication it's under control - ninja catgirls and giant mecha haven't attacked you in months and your hair is back to normal. Your aunt is visiting and she doesn't believe your condition is real, and she just dumped your pills down the drain..... | "Lil, I know you don't believe me now, and you don't have to. But soon, you'll realize that you've made a mistake."
"What are you talking about, Jenny?"
"Things are going to start changing in the next few hours, first with me and then around me, as my meds wear off. This happens every time. You and Mom might wanna go... | "I did you a favor, Dave. As soon as your mother gets home, I'll tell her all about your 'medicine.' I won't let my nephew become no goddamn junkie-"
CRASH.
The dining room window shattered. A red-eyed man wearing all black and with fire spouting from his hands stood amongst the glass and rubble. "Kenji, I've found y... | 2022-07-31T18:11:19 | 2022-07-31T17:25:53 | 590 | 254 |
[WP] You have "Anime Protagonist Syndrome" but with medication it's under control - ninja catgirls and giant mecha haven't attacked you in months and your hair is back to normal. Your aunt is visiting and she doesn't believe your condition is real, and she just dumped your pills down the drain..... | "911, what's your emergency?"
"My Aunt just flushed my medication down the toilet! If I don't take it daily then crazy stuff happens!"
"Umm, ok, what was the medication?"
"Anti-Protagonist Meds, counter anime protat syyndrom stuff!" It took a moment for the voice on the other end of the phone to respond.
"Ok, when ... | "CONSTANZA, STOP!" I bellow as I rush to the sink just in time to watch my last pill fall into the depths. Constanza throws her glass of water in my face. "Who do you think you are?"
I look over at the clock. it's been 15 hours since my last dose. *"What the hell, let's try this."* I place myself in horse stance, tens... | 2022-08-01T08:07:24 | 2022-08-01T04:47:52 | 30 | 19 |
[WP]No one know how the zombie virus began, but humanity is on the ropes. A powerful stranger cuts through the horde one night and reaches your compound's wall with a deal. Vampires are starving. Help feed them in exchange for protection from the other undead menace. | Bloodhaven.
A massive fortress of a city that had grown from the tiny shopping mall we had cleared out and now loomed over the central valley like a dark lords castle. The fertile land that had once surrounded it was now a thick forest that had grown with super natural speed.
Turns out zombies were great fertilizer... | I worked at a blood donation clinic before the war started. My co-workers and I managed to turn the plaza into our survival base. More people came. Slowly we managed to build a small community.
Compared to the old world it was awful, but now we were better off than 90% of other survivors. We made a legal system, and... | 2022-10-27T09:39:28 | 2022-10-27T08:58:28 | 50 | 23 |
[WP] From birth, everybody has a word imprinted on their left arm. This is the last word they will ever say. | *"What does this mean?"* His voice had broken even before he was able to open his mouth. There he was, living the biggest and happiest moment of his life to find this? That poor baby.
He promised himself that day that he would do anything to keep his daughter safe, as it was impossible to know what could surprise them... | Of all the words in every dictionary of every language, many would make a great final word. Not this though, not tapioca.
I avoided the stuff. I never even touched it, never talked about it. I don't think I've ever even said the word out loud. I built my entire life around not saying.
What do I have to say for that? ... | 2015-02-05T19:05:12 | 2015-02-05T15:10:56 | 24 | 18 |
[WP] From birth, everybody has a word imprinted on their left arm. This is the last word they will ever say. | *"What does this mean?"* His voice had broken even before he was able to open his mouth. There he was, living the biggest and happiest moment of his life to find this? That poor baby.
He promised himself that day that he would do anything to keep his daughter safe, as it was impossible to know what could surprise them... | "We called it the 'Awakening.' It really fits, the event awoke us all. We were no longer mortal humans, limited by time. Some were unlucky, they would get common day-to-day words like 'what' or 'um'. Others, however, would get extremely rare words that would never be uttered in a normal sentence. They were called 'Anci... | 2015-02-05T19:05:12 | 2015-02-05T16:06:53 | 24 | 16 |
[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 ... | It isn't jealousy that makes the words turn sour in my mouth. I have prepared trope about how I met my best friend in college and how I'd walk past him every night draped over the toilet seat. How it all changed when he met Maya. Maya, who really is unremarkable when you look at her. Slightly overweight. Her hair ... | 2015-04-02T22:21:01 | 2015-04-02T22:10:37 | 55 | 14 |
[WP] Your ageing family dog walks up to you one day with a piece of paper in its mouth. Taking the paper, you notice that it is a bucket list. | **Disclamer:** I took some liberties with the idea of the bucket list.
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Twelve is old for a dog.
It's strange, looking at a friend six years younger than you, knowing that his time left is measured, not in years, but in weeks. It's strange, picking a day that fits in *your* calendar, calling the vet, and scheduli... | Hal sat on the front porch as he always did on these warm mornings. What was once they're routine was now his but he believed it help keep Edith's memory alive. Hal would swing the rigid door wide and prop it open which gave Relish his daily moment of being a puppy again. Relish would give three of the biggest bounds h... | 2015-04-06T11:12:38 | 2015-04-06T10:37:20 | 35 | 15 |
[WP] Pranksters from various subreddits hack into President Obama's teleprompter during the State of the Union Address. This, being Obama's last year in office, just decides to go with it. | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation remains in shock one day after a baffling State of the Union speech delivered by President Barack Obama that many political experts say will live "in infamy."
For days, it was speculated that President Obama would touch on the recent economic upswing, the country's warmed relations with C... | My fellow Americans,
As I leave office, times are dire. I have had a conversation with Kim Jong Un in which he informed me that upon my retiring from the role of president, he will launch no fewer than 102 nuclear missiles at the United States.
I begged him, pleaded with him. "Un," I says, "Un, what can I do to ... | 2015-04-30T08:20:30 | 2015-04-30T08:08:51 | 503 | 41 |
[WP] A centuries-old vampire, turned as a child, takes advantage of being perpetually stuck as a little girl to prey upon those who would harm and abuse children. | There's a rope skipping the children sing, down on Marigold lane, down in the dirty part of town, where you can have anything you want for a price.
*Sweet Mary Marvin, looks just six*
*Don't you fall for one of her tricks.*
*Sweet Mary Marvin, a hundred years old*
*Cheeks of red and hair of gold*
*Sweet Mary M... | After several centuries of hedonistic living, she had finally found a pastime that was truly worthwhile. For the past few months, Amber has been engaged in a particularly entertaining pursuit. Feeding (and killing) those who think she is as meek as her appearance would suggest.
Today's catch seemed like any other, ... | 2015-04-30T12:51:10 | 2015-04-30T12:28:36 | 53 | 16 |
[WP] Elon Musk is actually a stranded alien who needs humanity to develop interstellar travel to get home
From https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/34i0h9/elon_musk_debuts_the_tesla_powerwall_full_keynote/cqv1cny?sort=top
Edit: Wow, this blew up. Thanks for the gold, whoever gave it, even though the real people d... | "Mr. Musk?" Francis knocked cautiously at the office door.
"Come In Francis. Tell me everything, how did it go? Was the landing successful?" Elon asked rising from his black leather chair.
"Un..unfortunately sir while the rocket did indeed land back on the barge it was unable to stabilize itself. It..it was a total ... | As every pair of eyes in the entirety of White Center High School's gymnasium turned to face Jacob, the slightly chubby and *very* nervous boy wished he could melt through the floor. Students packed the gym, each seat on the bleachers being used, each plastic chair on the court taken. Jacob stood alone on the uplifted... | 2015-05-01T11:07:56 | 2015-05-01T09:42:44 | 1,925 | 86 |
[WP] The bombs stopped falling. Slowly, you opened the bunker's door. You did not expect what you saw. Make it as scary as possible. Now, take this story and tell it to a five year old without frightening him/ her. | It was a wonder none of us had gone deaf. My ears were still ringing, days after the bombings ended, but I insisted that we wait, just in case things weren't stable outside. They were just kids, though, and they were on the verge of driving me to insanity.
Just one look, I said. That's all I would do, and it's all I ... | Hey, *hey*, tch. What’d I say about going near the windows?
See the sun? We call that ‘twilight’. Can you say that with me? ‘Twilight’.
What happens during twilight? That’s right, we can’t go near the windows, okay, buddy? If I lost you I don’t know what I’d do. It’s just you and me out here, you got it?
Yes, that’s... | 2015-05-11T05:00:33 | 2015-05-11T04:44:38 | 643 | 413 |
[WP] The bombs stopped falling. Slowly, you opened the bunker's door. You did not expect what you saw. Make it as scary as possible. Now, take this story and tell it to a five year old without frightening him/ her. | It was a wonder none of us had gone deaf. My ears were still ringing, days after the bombings ended, but I insisted that we wait, just in case things weren't stable outside. They were just kids, though, and they were on the verge of driving me to insanity.
Just one look, I said. That's all I would do, and it's all I ... | My muscles tensed in anticipation of the explosions. As the whistling sound grew in intensity I knew the moment had arrived. We held hands and prayed while the children slept through their fiery pending deaths.
*SQUONKA SQUONKA*
What the hell?! The sound continued, sometimes close by, then farther away, but o... | 2015-05-11T05:00:33 | 2015-05-11T03:25:56 | 643 | 61 |
[WP] You're not one of those storybook genies that take wishes literally and screw your masters over. You use the context to provide them with as close to what they had in mind as possible, but your latest master is making it difficult. | "Fine! Just a ten percent adjustment to the speed of light!"
I rubbed my head again. The astrophysicist in front of me was demanding some awfully awful fundamental changes to... to the fundamentals. I could enact them, with no real cost to myself, but...
While it is true that there are many possible universes in t... | "I'd like a blue dress" she said, her frail weak voice whispered out from her wrinkly and cracking lips.
"Is that all? Just a blue dress? You know you could have anything in the world" I replied, hovering over lamp in a veil of mist.
"Yes, that's all, sir. Just a blue dress."
"Oh, alright then, here you go" with a w... | 2015-05-27T07:47:00 | 2015-05-27T07:27:00 | 49 | 23 |
[WP] One day a time portal opens in your backyard and a time traveler comes through. You quickly realize he just came back from making some change to the past and that, to him, our world is the terrifying alternative time line resulting from that change. | "Alright, let's start again..." Philip said, his hand covering his eyes. "What is the year?"
James set down the cup of tea in front of the mysterious, confused man. "2015."
"And what happened at 0? Or 1? Whatever."
"Um..." James considered, "Think it was supposed to be around the birth of Christ."
"Alright, that ... | **Traveller**
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I met a traveller from an antique land... I always loved that poem.
The figure landed in the dry grass from a light that wasn't there any more. Steam rose from his suit, as he tried to get up. I stood there, a few meters away wearing my morning robe and even then I was sweating. The summer had... | 2015-11-13T15:49:03 | 2015-11-13T11:40:45 | 174 | 19 |
[WP] On your 17th birthday, instead of the usual boring presents from your parents, they say that your grandfather left you 10 millon dollars and a small island on the opposite side of the world, asking you to "finish what he started". | I slashed through the undergrowth with a fierce resolve, my machete cutting vines like butter before me. I had survived monstrous insects, hidden quicksand, spike pits left by hunters of a lost age, malicious wildlife, and not least of all a freak hurricane that halted my progress for days and drained my supplies. I'd ... | My favorite part of traveling, other than the warmer climate, was talking to people about my home. I was proud of where I had been born and raised. Most people are, but I knew I had grown up in a unique experience. My mother is a marine biologist, and my father is a chemist. They met each other at a small research sett... | 2016-01-02T11:39:04 | 2016-01-02T11:13:07 | 625 | 28 |
[WP] There are many types of Mages in the world. Fire, Ice, Wind, Water, Death, Darkness, to name a few. But in this world, every type of mage is treated as equal. Everyone can be a good guy, no matter how dark your power. And anyone could be a bad guy, no matter how beautiful their ability...
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I'm ... | The once great city of Torsaval now sat in sad disrepair, the people living within slowly becoming poorer with each passing season as the weather destroyed crops and ravaged the city in the storm seasons. The dilapidated homes had slowly emptied, as the population either died off from starvation or left in the hope of ... | "Tracey, don't do this. You have the power in your hand, but... please, for the love of existence, don't do this."
Stan stood opposite Tracey, who was on the edge of the cliff. An ominous, swirling, reddish-black portal swirled behind Tracey, with eldritch horrors poking their tentacles and claws through to the mortal... | 2016-11-12T10:08:11 | 2016-11-12T08:16:15 | 756 | 110 |
[WP] There are many types of Mages in the world. Fire, Ice, Wind, Water, Death, Darkness, to name a few. But in this world, every type of mage is treated as equal. Everyone can be a good guy, no matter how dark your power. And anyone could be a bad guy, no matter how beautiful their ability...
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I'm ... | The problem with life magic is that it's so damn boring. I know, I know - that sounds silly, doesn't it? We're so popular. Who wouldn't love a man who can mend a broken bone with a gesture? Cure arthritis, grow back a missing limb. Make a paralyzed man walk.
Every village has a life mage - or wishes it did. In the cit... | "Thank you for coming," Bette said, wiping the tears from her eyes. "I know it's a lot to ask of you, but.."
Alex waved away the gesture. "I understand completely. If I was in your position, I'd do the same thing."
Inbetween the two mages lay a woman, sustained by a maze of tubes and IVs. Machines hissed as they str... | 2016-11-12T10:49:45 | 2016-11-12T10:29:07 | 94 | 27 |
[WP] Olympic athletes are chosen by lottery so countries are encouraged to increase the average athleticism of their citizens and not just elite athletes. You were just selected.
this was a post on /r/CrazyIdeas. I thought it would make an excellent prompt. | The letter came. It actually came.
Right there at the top of the cream coloured envelope were the logos for the IOC and the Government of Canada. My hands shook. Everyone knew someone who knew someone who had become an everyday Olympian, but it was actually happening to **me**.
Most people were terrified they'd be se... | I glance at the screen and blink. No. No no no no no. It’s a joke! A joke. Someone is playing Silly Buggers with me….. I check. Nope. I’ve been selected.
Fuck.
I throw the blankets off me and grab the bar over my bed. My legs haven’t worked so well since the accident. I could get those implants but… well. You know. ... | 2017-02-24T11:57:34 | 2017-02-24T11:11:40 | 58 | 11 |
[WP] There are multi-Gods for the multi-verse, and it turns out ours is kind of like the 'cool mom who lets you drink at her house,' though other Gods look at our free will and generally silent deity as bad Godding on His part. | "Personally, I think you just need to smite them every once in a while. That way they're more behaved overall, and work harder in their lives than if I let them just, run wild." Janice's eyes grew big as she motioned towards The Universe Tribune, then took another sip of tea.
Her group sitting in the restaurant at the... | ***
The forty-two founders rarely agreed on anything. They had been delivered by the same cosmic anomaly and forsaken to muse on their heritage and place in the void without a thought or word of guidance.
They had toyed with each other and life, and moved freely throughout all of existence. Their being was comprise... | 2017-05-07T09:00:20 | 2017-05-07T08:20:02 | 188 | 123 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | Word had quickly spread through the country about the bizarre mug changes. A whole host of dads were waking up to vindication or disappointment as the numbers of their mugs changed from #1 to some indiscriminately high number. Those who placed in the low hundred thousands were those few dads who had always seemed stabl... | Startled awake by a hand on his throat, Jamie flinched hard, the thumb digging in deeper.
"Is this some sick fucking joke, Jamie"!" Bill roared, squeezing a little tighter. "Answer me, you little shit!"
Opening his eyes to slits, Jamie took a raspy breath. As his eyes fell upon the mug sloshing whiskey all over his b... | 2021-12-03T09:27:18 | 2017-06-11T08:52:12 | 828 | 187 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | Startled awake by a hand on his throat, Jamie flinched hard, the thumb digging in deeper.
"Is this some sick fucking joke, Jamie"!" Bill roared, squeezing a little tighter. "Answer me, you little shit!"
Opening his eyes to slits, Jamie took a raspy breath. As his eyes fell upon the mug sloshing whiskey all over his b... | "Ya know... i don't know, really... i guess it was just all the pressure was too much for him... i understand it a little now as a parent myself... you just... well you want to do right by your kids, right? But like... you never really know, ya know?"
"Well yeah... the interviews, magazine features... i don't think he... | 2017-06-11T08:52:12 | 2017-06-11T08:28:06 | 187 | 17 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | The Pope knelt inside the cool, grey dark of the nave. He was a man with a simple, strong faith and he felt both troubled and blessed this morning. God had come, and He had both measured and spoken.
A genuinely supernatural event.
But the act had felt both capricious and strange. God had used the medium of #1 Dad m... | It was a rough morning this particular day. Having some beers at the local pub didn't help calm the waves of frustration and tension I had to overcome the last couple years. The patronage was meager at best, and the draft Guinness left way too much to be imagination. I had seen families come and go, but never knew w... | 2022-02-18T23:24:10 | 2017-06-11T08:40:30 | 78 | 31 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | Joe Mills had a #1 Dad mug, but he wasn't sure he'd ever get the chance to actually be a dad. His wife, Lucy, had had a miscarriage a month after she bought him the mug to celebrate the long-awaited positive pregnancy test.
Months after the miscarriage occurred, Joe was sorting through their guest room closet, which h... | And when I went downstairs to make my morning coffee i didn't look twice at my mug, I'm always number one so why would it be different today? My wife comes down and points out I have a new mug, "no this is the same mug I use everyday." "Then why does it say #666?" Confused and worried I look at my mug, in a panic I ... | 2017-06-11T11:14:29 | 2017-06-11T10:13:29 | 46 | 12 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | "Dad?"
"Dad are you ok?"
I stood there speechless for what felt like forever. Up until this moment my life had been what most would call perfect. A loving, caring wife. An adoring son. The irony that the gift from his last Father's Day that brought joy to my heart is now the source of this terrible anguish.
My wif... | "Ya know... i don't know, really... i guess it was just all the pressure was too much for him... i understand it a little now as a parent myself... you just... well you want to do right by your kids, right? But like... you never really know, ya know?"
"Well yeah... the interviews, magazine features... i don't think he... | 2017-06-11T10:22:32 | 2017-06-11T08:28:06 | 30 | 17 |
[WP] You create a micro-nation as a bit of fun and jokingly write a letter to the UN claiming your independence. A week later, you receive a letter back stating that all UN members recognize your sovereignty. | I really hadn't thought this through.
It had seemed a harmless enough lark at the time, costing nothing more than the power. But now that I had been officially recognized, the literal shit had hit the metaphorical fan.
And by that I mean that the water and sewage were cut off to my house, and I was told to fend for m... | It was all supposed just meant to be an experiment, having just seeing a documentary about micro nations, I couldn’t help but be curious. All you needed was, in order of importance: land, a system of governance, a constitution, a flag, a currency system/ exchange, passports, and a stamp.
I already owned a small parce... | 2017-11-18T00:44:06 | 2017-11-17T23:58:11 | 171 | 125 |
[WP] a woman has been dating guy after guy, but it never seems to work out. She’s unaware that she’s actually been dating the same guy over and over; a shapeshifter who’s fallen for her, and is certain he’s going to get it right this time.
Horror story or romantic comedy? | Nate had sort of backed himself into a corner. Having been on as many dates with Amaya as he had, the walls were closing in on him. He had to pretend not to know all her answers to common first date questions (2 siblings, parents divorced when she was little, works in accounting), and if he ever misstepped, the game wa... | Adam examined himself in his bathroom mirror, thirty minutes to go before his next date with Danica. He flashed his most charming smile. His teeth were the right shade of white and the corners of his mouth were symmetrical, but he still wasn’t getting perfectly natural-looking wrinkles around his eyes. As he held the s... | 2022-08-04T05:56:26 | 2018-02-14T10:21:29 | 930 | 11 |
[WP] You obtained the ability to experience life as it is for others. After trying out a few people you realize that the general "living feeling" differs enormously to each person. You decide to try it on your super cheerful friend... you have never felt such emptiness before. | **The saddest people smile the brightest.**
It was only when I 'manifested' my mind into my best friend, Irina, that I realized the true meaning behind this quote.
Irina has always been the outgoing, cheery girl. She's the type of person that is constantly overflowed with positive energy. As many would presume, she i... | David had a way of convincing you that a life idle is a life wasted. A lot of people throw around the term crazy with frivolous abandon, but David embodied it. Freshman year, he decided the best way to end our first frat party was to dive headfirst off the balcony into the pool out back. That ended up being our last fr... | 2018-05-23T13:46:31 | 2018-05-23T13:30:37 | 296 | 175 |
[WP] Shortly after the emergence of AI, and its vast assimilation of data on human life and behaviour, it asks a question: "So what do you want me to do about the extra-terrestrials within your societies?" | "So, What do you want me to do with the extra-terrestrials within your societies?"
A trick question, if ever there was one.
The debates about AI had lasted for decades. "What will it do? Who will it serve? Why should we create it? Will it uplift us or destroy us?"
Many major governments pushed for AI as an easy fix ... | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence, CA
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*Beep. Beep. Beep.*
A low rumble shakes the walls. Electronic control modules run abuzz with sounds and indicator lights. Smoke streams across the floor.
"Coming-on-line..... Coming-on-line...." Speakers rumble.
On a large black screen a face is... | 2019-06-10T17:53:54 | 2019-06-10T15:52:57 | 68 | 17 |
[WP] humans were the diplomats and negotiators of peace . They kept their 4 world wars well hidden from the galaxy. When a warmongering species thought humans as an easy target, they found out how good at war humans really can be the hard way. | Part 1.
Vulutana observed human ambasador who went by the name of Robert Fischer. He was a bipedal, "humanoid" as his species called themselves, similar to most species of galactic union, but he still did seem weaker and smaller then other intelligent races.
It was just appearance though, Vulutana knew that. As an am... | The ship sat tiny against the vast background of the glorious Pol’thak nebula. A tiny crystal soap bubble, roughly ovoid, chased with silver and blue accents. A thing of beauty to behold moving effortlessly through the night sky. Her transparent hull showing off the lush green and blues of the tiny slice of earth itsel... | 2020-02-28T15:28:04 | 2020-02-28T14:37:45 | 48 | 24 |
[WP] humans were the diplomats and negotiators of peace . They kept their 4 world wars well hidden from the galaxy. When a warmongering species thought humans as an easy target, they found out how good at war humans really can be the hard way. | "Sir multiple ships have just emergerd from a jump point in sector 37-8".
"Are you sure lieutenant?" I asked.
"Affirmative, Sir, it's the Kraylach."
"Thank you lieutenant, tell all NATO forces to prep for battle, and send word to the GCIA."
"Yes sir"
I looked out the window and off in the distence I saw 20 Yager c... | Distant thunder crackled across the shadowed sky of the planet the invaders diplomat's shuttle hovering overhead. Lights slowly sweeping across the deeply forested surface of the earth before setting down in an empty clearing. Hissing escaping the hydraulics of the craft as the rear ramp of the vehicle lowered to the m... | 2020-02-28T13:46:36 | 2020-02-28T12:51:35 | 23 | 12 |
[WP] Anyone who survives the often-fatal zombie bite, gains extraordinary superpowers. Many risktakers, drawn to the allure of becoming a metahuman, try their luck. The horde is growing. | "Metahuman, a ridiculous term. As if they're so special, practically asking fools to walk into the horde." He flicked the ash from the end of his cigarette watching the embers wash away in the breeze.
"Haven't you ever wanted super powers?" The man next to him asked. He was a short fellow, looked like he'd been throug... | Haley and Rowan were riding across the desert on their motorcycle. Rowan's arms wrapped tightly around Haley's abdomen, as he looked over at the sea of sand to his right and to his left, scouting for any signs of trouble while Haley drove.
"Would you look at this?" Haley yelled out, letting go of the gas to allow the ... | 2020-04-09T14:51:58 | 2020-04-09T13:12:43 | 236 | 30 |
[WP] You and your significant other are running for your lives from a slasher killer. Suddenly your partner ducks into a door and locks it behind them leaving you behind. You slump against the door preparing for the worst. The killer walks up and says "Wow what a jerk. You ok?" | The rain fell thick and cold, like clouds made of ice dropping from the sky. Even in the heavy rain, Barak could still hear the heavy breathing of the man with the unnecessarily large axe, close behind him as he streaked through the forest. Hayden was a light spot against a much darker background, on the edges of Barak... | Our lives are made up of moments that make us who we are. Once you live your life with somebody your moments become entwined.
All our moments together, now cast in a new light. Your adorable unwillingness to let me eat your food, you never liked to share anything with me. Your stubborn refusal to pick up your shirts,... | 2020-10-10T09:03:58 | 2020-10-10T07:59:47 | 59 | 42 |
[WP] At the Age of Ten, some special individuals, are granted special powers by the Ancient Greek Gods. As the Clock strikes twelve on your Birthday, Heavenly Light strikes you. You have been Chosen. Unfortunately, it's by Aristaois:The God of Beekeeping and Cheese. | I awoke to a bright light shining into my eyes and a deafening humming sound. My room was lit by a beam of sunlight streaming in through the window, even though it was midnight. In the light, a dark cloud spun and condensed into a solid form. An old man, wearing a black and gold suit, complete with vest and a bowler ha... | Elijah ponder about the situation he'd been left it. On one hand he wsst one of the chosen few, literally a one in 10 million odds. However what the prophecies had never educated him about the blessing was how many minor gods resided in Greece.
Elijah's temper rose as he mused to himself " Blessed by the God of Beeke... | 2020-11-14T19:53:55 | 2020-11-14T19:40:58 | 32 | 12 |
[WP] You work as a bookie for gamblers with rich blood. One day a man comes to you and puts down a fortune on a ridiculous bet. But this is the moment you've been waiting for. You shove him against the wall. "TTPD!" You shout. "You are under arrest for time-traveling for your own personal gain!" | It is rare for recruits to do their first arrest so quick. Finding offenders is a hard task.
As you place the handcuffs on him, the race is nearing the end. As Chance overtakes Thunder, you understand your mistake: this was a rudiculous bet, yes... but also a loosing one.
The man started laughing and let out a fain... | ''Do your thing, honey.'' He turns his back against me.
I see his tattoo on the behind of his neck. It’s four dots side by side which gives away his clan. They are called ‘Morning Foxes’ and unlike any other time-traveling clans they don’t hire just anybody. We have 29 pending cases with Morning Foxes and we haven’t a... | 2020-12-31T08:19:32 | 2020-12-31T07:30:41 | 113 | 65 |
[WP] Dark Lord received a prophecy that a young ophran from the nearby village will end his reign. Instead of attempting to get her killed, he adopted her. | I shifted on my Throne of Souls, and stretched out a wrinkle on my Robe of Darkness.
The vast space of the Throne Room of Terror lay still and silent, but for a slight creak of armor as one of my four minion shifted his weight slightly. I stared at the chamber doors.
She was due to arrive. The Chosen One. The Bringer... | Evalis stood in front of the Oracle. "It is unwise to seek out such knowledge. To know your destiny is to make it inevitable." "I don't care", said the Dark Lord. "I need to know how my reign will end." The Oracle closed her eyes. "Very well. In a nearby village, there is a young orphaned girl named Anna. She will be t... | 2021-03-24T10:37:43 | 2021-03-24T10:28:14 | 97 | 71 |
[WP] "Please hold." The villain's secretary sets the phone down and turns to her boss, a look of consternation on her face. "It's Make-a-Wish. A fan of yours wants to meet you." | "Here you go," the nurse said, leading Dark Mage Myran to a red door labeled 1666. "Carol insisted on a private audience, so we"ll just be waiting outside. Just ring the bell if you need us for anything."
Myran nodded and pushed the red door open to walk inside. The small room was filled with the scent of vomit and de... | The Dread Lord looks at her in confusion before exclaiming, "I have a fan? How?!"
"I\`m not sure, milord. They are saying this 12 year old boy-" she pauses as the voice on the phone interjects something, "named Timmy, apparently, is your biggest fan and as he is dying of cancer, would like to spend a day with you befo... | 2021-08-26T14:47:48 | 2021-08-26T12:05:09 | 320 | 196 |
[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... | “Who are you?” Linda’s head trailed from the robber fleeing the convenience store, over to me. Her hand slid underneath the counter, to the alert button I’d seen her press twice before. “Where’d you come from?”
“I came from this.” I waved to the shattered glass orb on the tiled floor. “You released me from my prison.”... | 2021-11-12T11:26:43 | 2021-11-12T11:19:34 | 806 | 250 |
[WP] On your quest for revenge, people often said to you, "Killing him wouldn't bring her back." The thing is, you found a way to perfectly resurrect her. You just need a soul to sacrifice, so might as well get the one who killed your loved one. | *"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."- Confucious*
Something you need to understand about Murder.
You can't plan one perfectly. Even if its a righteous killing of a drunk driving bastard that doesn't mind plowing through a crosswalk at 65 miles per hour in a 20 zone. Even if that bastard kille... | I used to be alive.
But that was a long time ago. When the home was still warm and lively, scents of lemon wafting its way from the kitchen into the living room. When I could still go outside and watch the sun fall below the deep horizons, see the stars burn without being reminded of you.
There was so much to live ... | 2021-11-16T09:05:13 | 2021-11-16T08:59:14 | 20 | 10 |
[WP] You are a "coward". It's a respected military role - when your team's mission fails, you must survive and escape at all cost to inform the Headquarters of what happened. | "I was not among them."
That's the phrase they condition you to say. They tell you after the training it's just a way to stay neutral about your previous unit when you report, it keeps you distant. Distant from the unit and distant from the fact you can't help. The coward is a key role. In war, you cannot afford to h... | The plane soars into the sky. The target escaped - whatever was in that case of his gone along with him.
The team died trying to stop him - the mission didn't go well.
There is something I can do now - as the Coward, I have to get word to the higher ups. Maybe there's still time to take down that plane before it arr... | 2022-02-18T19:26:58 | 2022-02-18T18:49:01 | 101 | 14 |
[WP] In peacetime, the ruler grows their hair long. In war, they cut it short. To declare war, a persons hair is sent to the enemy. The statement carries greater weight the longer the hair; to receive long hair says you have angered one slow to anger, that you have incurred a wrath not easily woken. | Queen Il Amia the Quiet drags the flat of the blade against the ends of her hair. Once, her braid was as black as the ink that stains her fingers. Now, it resembles the parchment crumpled under her feet. She twists the knife with her right hand, examining its edge. The ceremonial blade is a simple, ugly thing. Unlike t... | "Why, pray tell, is there a catapult at our walls? Did someone fail to report the sending of a War-braid?.", thundered Eltois. He had been enjoying a morning bath when the sight of an approaching army interrupted him. He was still unsure which was more concerning, the fact that he didn't know whose army it was, or that... | 2022-04-17T21:51:50 | 2022-04-17T21:45:55 | 1,855 | 306 |
[WP] The goblins who dwell just outside your village are small and dumb –in an oddly endearing way. The villagers humor their innocuous raids and sometimes even give them advice. In the village’s darkest hour, the goblins send aid. | "Willem, the sun is setting earlier now. Walk the fences, and take the scraps to the pig sty and if....."
"Yes, ma. I know. If I am set upon by goblins, drop the scrap bucket and run back home. Ma, I'm fourteen in a moon's turn. I could fight a goblin."
"Willem! We done harm them none and they don't bother us n... | A group of guardsmen stormed into the town hall, each with a frightened look on their faces, as if they had just seen a ghost, or something worse. “Jarl Hagnar! We’ve just gotten word that a herd of magnison are stampeding, and they’re heading directly for the village!” One town guardsman alerted the Jarl.
Magnison we... | 2022-05-26T16:33:26 | 2022-05-26T15:45:37 | 38 | 24 |
[WP]”Why aren’t you scared? I’m a vampire— I could kill you!” “So could literally every other human, you’re not special.” | "Not spe- I am a being of pure darkness and evil, who sustains himself on corruption of the innocent!".
"A decade ago I'd call you a Catholic priest. Today it's going to have to be a pedophile. Horrible, but not special.".
"Wha... I'm a blood sucking monstrosity! I drain ... | Why would I be scared of death ? I've been dead before... Twice... I'm totally over it. Actually you should be scared, taking on a former special forces operator that has nothing to lose... You can strike me, but I'll have my revenge... You know what they say about revenge. You better be ready to dig two graves... I'... | 2022-06-08T05:31:15 | 2022-06-08T05:05:56 | 228 | 17 |
[WP] Prisoners can ask for anything for their last meal. The catch is, if it can't be provided to them, they get set free. They've asked for many things : alien egg omelette, dragon steak, the flesh of Jesus Christ, etc. The execution streak remained unbroken for decades, until today. | *They're actually really nice once it comes time to kill you here.*
This was my fleeting thought as I combed my hair in the giant floor length mirror I was finally permitted. They bent over backwards for the last day. Even let a professional make up team come to paint my face. The man who collected my requests didn't ... | It's been twenty years and I've seen some doozies in my time as "new era" executioner. Desperate people requesting desperate last meals, all kinds of crazy things. And the hell of it was, they were granted! You ever seen an alien? Guy out in Nevada wanted alien stuffed acorn squash with a balsamic reduction. What the h... | 2022-07-17T22:09:37 | 2022-07-17T19:51:32 | 34 | 25 |
[WP] Humanity is the idiot savant of the galaxy. We're terrible at almost everything compared to every other race, but we surpass them in spades in one thing.
**DO NOT CHOOSE WARFARE**
It's a boring and overdone answer.
This is inspired by the book Year Zero, where humanity is laughably incompetent in most of our cu... | I went into archeology for the money, not for humanitarian reasons. Sure, I'd like to be the one to save the human race, I'd just like a beach house/ski resort on a designer world even more. The market value of digging in the dirt only goes up as the search for a working wormhole drive becomes more frantic. We've found... | A host of alien species gathered around the poker table, cheering on the human champion.
"You know Gron" the announcer took a momentary pause "I don't know how these humans do it! Just look at him, that mischievous grin. Ninth win in a row."
His co-announcer moved his body as if it was short of breath, no audible sou... | 2014-07-16T13:34:49 | 2014-07-16T11:38:23 | 88 | 61 |
[WP] Humanity is the idiot savant of the galaxy. We're terrible at almost everything compared to every other race, but we surpass them in spades in one thing.
**DO NOT CHOOSE WARFARE**
It's a boring and overdone answer.
This is inspired by the book Year Zero, where humanity is laughably incompetent in most of our cu... | They wouldn't have even made contact with us if it weren't for the radio transmissions. Not the news bulletins or the misguided attempts at interplanetary communication, no, they just interpreted those as signs that we should be left alone. When their hundred-mile-long ark arrived in our skies no one could believe it. ... | The massive Zenthrok war dreadnaught maintained their orbit between Jupiter and Europa. Hidden in the shadow behind the moon, it would be easy to observe this new species undetected. Small, poorly built space vessels had made it as far as Jupiter, all unmanned. The Zebthrok had dismantled these vessels expecting to fin... | 2014-07-16T13:26:35 | 2014-07-16T11:24:28 | 38 | 10 |
[WP] Everyone on earth with an IQ lower than 100 disappear immediately. | All you see now are people celebrating the "Thinning". That's what everyone is calling it. Everyone is so excited to see traffic moving at a better clip - the incompetent drivers are all gone. People are excited to see how much more productive society will be in the near future - stocks are on the rise as more adept ma... | "What about street smarts?"
"No such thing," Joel replied.
Joel and Meg walked down the pier. It was basically empty, like most places.
"So, whatever it was, eliminated people...or removed them or whatever based on a test of intelligence that we created and has been highly criticized?" Meg seemed to be getting a ... | 2015-02-16T06:45:57 | 2015-02-16T06:33:14 | 36 | 12 |
[WP] You have a strange aura that surrounds you constantly. The closer you get to people, the lower their common sense and IQ drops. You are literally surrounded by idiots. | I had lived a charmed life. Whenever I was close to other people, their intelligence would plumment. All through grade school and college, I'd been able to make straight A's by bribing teachers with candy and trinkets.
My rise through the political world had been swift. While I couldn't influence voters from afar, I f... | You know, sometimes it’s good to be the smartest man in the room.
The art of espionage isn't as popular as it once was, for better or worse. It used to be fairly easy to infiltrate another government’s system. Now, it’s a headache in a half. The amount of security and general countermeasures created to deter any flies... | 2015-06-11T05:43:05 | 2015-06-11T05:36:37 | 271 | 26 |
[WP] An unnamed henchmen has the audacity to murder the protagonist halfway through the villain's monologue with a complete disregard for the plot. | "Hey Jones, the usual?" Lucille's bar was as empty as it got, but then again it was midday. And Jones was early.
"Yeah. Can you put it on my tab, I can't pay today."
"Sure thing." The barkeep Lucille, a woman in her mid-fifties with a bad wrist poured out a shot of fireball. She was used to her particular cliente... | Lord Mestophiles smirked as the young man was forced to kneel on the plush carpet in front of his throne.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't young Luka."
He stood, and paced back and forth in front of his helpless captive.
"You've been a real pain, Luka. A real thorn in my side. I should have killed you along with your ... | 2015-06-24T01:55:02 | 2015-06-24T01:16:43 | 691 | 181 |
[WP] You have a near-death experience that reveals you have a Guardian Angel protecting you... And you have the hots for her. You continue putting your life in danger in order to spend more time with her. | The crowd starts cheering as I climb the tower. Most people in my profession live for the crowds, feeding off the energy filling the air. Head doctors call us ‘adrenaline junkies’ because of the crazy stuff that goes on in our brains while we perform. Pop culture picked up the term, and it sounds cooler than anythin... | I first met her at the lake. That beauty who gave me the feeling like everything stopped for a moment and like i was breathing air for the very first time. I'd also nearly died. But that's getting ahead of myself.
I was on a paddle boat and quite drunk. The boat capsized after it was toppled over by some kids afte... | 2015-08-12T22:03:26 | 2015-08-12T20:24:06 | 299 | 50 |
[WP] Your roommate is 2nd most powerful superhero in the world and he will not shut up about it. He does not yet know that you are the 1st. | It was bound to happen sooner or later. Heroes weren't really allowed to kill, after all. Only vigilantes and villains did that. But this unspoken rule meant that sooner or later they would be put at a disadvantage fighting someone who was willing to use any means at their disposal to win.
Doctor Genocide's plan had w... | "A superhero? Wow," I said, rolling my eyes at the back of her head. "You didn't strike me as the type."
Karen laughed as she closed the freezer door, holding an ice pack to her shoulder. "That's kind of the goal," she said slowly, as though explaining it to a child. "Secret identity. Blend in. Make it look like I'm j... | 2016-03-23T22:37:47 | 2016-03-23T15:53:56 | 62 | 23 |
[WP] Your roommate is 2nd most powerful superhero in the world and he will not shut up about it. He does not yet know that you are the 1st. | It was bound to happen sooner or later. Heroes weren't really allowed to kill, after all. Only vigilantes and villains did that. But this unspoken rule meant that sooner or later they would be put at a disadvantage fighting someone who was willing to use any means at their disposal to win.
Doctor Genocide's plan had w... | In the world we live in, superheroes are quite common. It's actually gotten to the point that we have a ranking of the most powerful people on the planet thanks to Eugene. You see, Eugene has the ability to sense the power levels of anyone within 50ft of him and makes a point of traveling the world plotting everyone's... | 2016-03-23T22:37:47 | 2016-03-23T21:32:33 | 62 | 14 |
[WP] In an effort to protect your innocence when you were young, your parents told you that heroin, cocaine, etc. were just flavors of ice cream. Now you're a notorious drug trafficker rising through the ranks of a cartel, but no one has ever corrected your understanding of what the product is. | "And I told that guy that if he wasn't there for ice cream he should *get the hell out,*" Marko roared. The other men around the table laughed as they hit against their knees and held their stomachs. Marko, running a hand over his almost shaved head, stood and tugged down on the bottom of his shirt before standing and ... | I stood before a man well over six feet tall, probably three hundred pounds and more of it than I'd like to admit was muscle. I'm pretty jacked myself, but...this guy could rip me in half like a wet piece of paper. His suit was a milky off-white, like vanilla ice cream, and the red hat, combined with how round he was..... | 2016-04-23T14:57:58 | 2016-04-23T11:56:26 | 1,320 | 707 |
[WP] As you die, the simulation ends. It turns out that "life" as you knew it was a rite of passage for youth, and determines what type of job you will do for the rest of your days. The simulation overseer walks in and hands you your results. | The Overseer looked up at me, a sour look on her face.
*ahemm*
"As it turns out, /u/ziku_tlf/, we don't have any open positions for an anti-social self-righteous narcissistic neckbeard."
I had trouble meeting her gaze. After the simulation and everything had been explained, I was really looking forward to my assignm... | I couldn't feel anything.
Not like a numbness. It was as if I had no body.
My memories were a mess.
It wasn't like I'd forgotten anything. It was just that the order was wrong.
I started thinking.
I remembered University, countless discussions about life, philosophy, perfection, and something else.
I remembere... | 2016-09-10T19:31:47 | 2016-09-10T18:23:30 | 27 | 19 |
[WP] In the future, teleporters are used every day by everyone. The problem is, the machines don't actually teleport you - they just kill you and make a copy on the other end, and the afterlife is getting crowded. | Raphael was working much more these days. Being the angel of knowledge, he was tasked with figuring out the latest overpopulation issue.
"Hey, Raphael. How goes the science?"
Raphael gazed up from his equipment and met eyes with the humble carpenter. "Oh, hey Jesus. Man, these humans really developed something ... | [Part 1]
It was a Tuesday morning when she died. I don’t like using those words that try to gloss over what really happened. “She passed away.” “She’s no longer with us.” “She’s in a better place now.” It just seems to come across as a way to downplay the real turmoil of what actually happened. Like maybe, just maybe ... | 2016-12-21T10:37:59 | 2016-12-21T10:26:48 | 142 | 12 |
[WP] Everyone is born with a special talent that's weak when young, but grows stronger and matures at the age of 30. A kid that's a little stronger than his peers will grow up to lift mountains. Another who like tinkering will revolutionize civil action. You? Well, cats just seem to like you...
*civilizations
Edit: W... | New York City was never pristine, but these days it was a hellhole. Crumbled buildings pierce the skyline and the streets are coated with concrete rubble. Chaos feeds on these new powers. Of course, those with the knack for building and planning were "building a better city from the ashes," but like all things in b... | Wailing sirens echoed through the city streets. the glow of flames tinged the walls of surrounding buildings. As Owen walked in the direction of the noise, a stray cat leapt from the shadows and followed directly behind him.
He had always been a recluse, unpopular and awkward. Girls didn't like him, his pee... | 2016-12-30T13:25:46 | 2016-12-30T12:42:39 | 17 | 10 |
[WP] A person invents a time machine for the sole purpose of traveling back in time to get the autographs of every historical figure (Washington, Napoléon, Hitler, Marline Monroe, JFK) before they die. After making hundreds of trips he becomes known throughout time as the grim reaper.
A person invents a time machine f... | First off, I made I set rules for myself. I would visit the historical figures I admired, writers, philosophers, scientist mostly, as near to their recorded deaths as possible. I'd get to meet them, get a keepsake and a chance to share with them what they had accomplished and how they would be remembered. I wouldn't al... | I've always thought there was something special about famous people, most of them radiate a certain energy when you meet them. They fill up the room even if it's just you and them talking. I've found this to be even more true about presidents, kings and emperors. Even about benign topics you can feel their influence an... | 2017-01-08T10:26:58 | 2017-01-08T10:25:11 | 196 | 103 |
[WP] A person invents a time machine for the sole purpose of traveling back in time to get the autographs of every historical figure (Washington, Napoléon, Hitler, Marline Monroe, JFK) before they die. After making hundreds of trips he becomes known throughout time as the grim reaper.
A person invents a time machine f... | Every time I got a signature, I would keep it in my own journal, which I had hidden away inside my house. People knew I existed, as every single person who I got an autograph from would either talk or write about it. The thing is, a lot of people fit the description of "young boy with blue eyes and blond hair." I was r... | January 20th, 2017 will be a day forever remembered. The first time a president has died the same day as his inauguration ceremony.
I was walking up 18th Street towards Pennsylvania Avenue when someone slammed into my back, effectively knocking me over. Instinctively, I threw my arms out, attempting to cushion my fa... | 2017-01-08T12:21:06 | 2017-01-08T11:11:41 | 21 | 11 |
[WP] Long before you were born, your father promised his firstborn to otherworldly beings in exchange for power. In a twist of fate, your mother also promised her firstborn to dark gods. | Life, Alex had learned, can throw some funny things at you.
Sometimes, that funny thing happens to be an interdimensional Dark Lord.
"But what use could *you* possibly have for me?" Alex asked in a whiny voice.
"**You will address me as Xernog,**" the God boomed. He had taken the shape of a shadow with glowing eyes ... | "Look Marty, the situation sucks but I need you to work with me on this... No, I don't think the dark Lords are any less evil than my clients" the tentacled mass of shadow raised its many arms in annoyed anger. Bob put his hand over his phone and rolled his eyes while mouthing the words, "You're way more evil don't wor... | 2017-03-11T10:27:24 | 2017-03-11T09:33:38 | 55 | 34 |
[WP] After turning on the worlds most advanced intuitive AI, it is asked: "What is the biggest threat for humanity?" The answer is something completely unexpected. | “It has to be wrong. I don’t care how advanced she is, she cannot know these things.” Project Director, Alfonso Lola closed the door behind him, raising his voice now he was sure the rest of the team couldn’t hear. “It was supposed to be a fucking joke, not the end of existence.”
“Technically, she says we never existe... | The quantum cluster came online, ready for the first question ever. We had to figure out a question to ask it. There were many classic questions on the table: "What is the meaning of life, the universe, everything?", "Why do we exist?", "What is our purpose?"
While everyone was debating over the first question, I had ... | 2017-03-24T09:29:04 | 2017-03-24T08:40:51 | 53 | 33 |
[WP] Everyone with the same name shares knowledge. If one Bob gets a degree in electrical engineering, then all Bob's have this knowledge readily available. Soon, everyone starts naming their kids similar names until factions form. Your parents rebelled and named you something original. | Humanity learned many lessons in the dark days after the Nuclear Apocalypse. Our inability to understand each other led to mistrust, and that mistrust almost exterminated us all. A team of brilliant scientists developed a potential solution: the Memetic Link. Implanted in the gene code of all humans, it taps into the c... | My name is Marylena, and I was an outcast from the very beginning.
Before I was born, the Hive education initiative was launched. Everyone thought it was great; anyone with the same name would have the same shared knowledge if they were willing to input. Schools quickly became a thing of the past. And then humanity st... | 2017-04-07T11:40:12 | 2017-04-07T10:01:48 | 43 | 12 |
[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. | I wiped a tear from my eye as she walked down the aisle. My beautiful baby girl, all grown up!! I watched her step up next to the man she loved. He took her hand and they turned towards the adoring crowd.
He gave his speech. Everything my little girl had done! It seemed like a fairytale, coming out of his mouth. I wat... | I have to say, that this isn't so bad.
Yeah, it's a bit cramped, and the lighting's is too dim, but I'm a fan of the rustic life.
Of course, I preferred living in my Dad's mansion, making all my money off of my job at his firm, but that's all gone now, and all I have is this dingy apartment.
It took some doing too.... | 2017-05-31T07:11:19 | 2017-05-31T02:40:54 | 1,143 | 548 |
[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. | I wiped a tear from my eye as she walked down the aisle. My beautiful baby girl, all grown up!! I watched her step up next to the man she loved. He took her hand and they turned towards the adoring crowd.
He gave his speech. Everything my little girl had done! It seemed like a fairytale, coming out of his mouth. I wat... | It started when Sara drew pictures of him. With her crayons she scribbled what ever her mind could comprehend from his visits. Vivid purples, reds, and blacks covered the paper she was given daily. A small head was customary, accoumpanied by large shoulders. Large hands often times pointing or splayed out far. The smil... | 2017-05-31T07:11:19 | 2017-05-31T05:31:30 | 1,143 | 86 |
[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. | "I couldn't ask for a better birthday," she said. "Beautiful weather, lush countryside and best of all, a picnic with the man I love."
"Here," he said, as he offered her a scotch egg.
"Wow - homemade?"
He nodded enthusiastically. "Go on, try it."
She bit into the soft layer of breadcrumbs, through the meat and into... | "Mondays are the worst," I groan. I slap the alarm blaring next to my bed and rub the sleep crud out of my eyes. "Six in the morning is too fucking early," I grumble as I get out of bed.
It didn't matter that I'd been getting up at 6 every morning for the past 4 years, my body still hated me. I looked at my wife sleep... | 2017-05-31T06:46:24 | 2017-05-31T02:22:57 | 1,067 | 659 |
[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. | It was a Saturday. After a long week at work, Todd decided to sleep in. He got up half past ten, took a quick shower, then headed to the nearest Denny's for breakfast.
Todd ordered his usual... a Grand Slam. With a smile, the waiter left after taking his order. Looking out the window, Todd regretted getting up so... | It was a beautiful night for urban exploring. This part of the town was intensely silent. The warehouses used to bustle with tobacco, textiles, and workers and businessman. But times had changed, and the businesses had gone overseas. Now they were simply beautiful old shells, filled with old machines and boxes of never... | 2017-05-31T07:58:46 | 2017-05-31T07:25:11 | 272 | 20 |
[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... | Alex takes her spot next to the man wearing 1000 year old bifocals, and then grabs the pen atop the booklet with her name on it. The cover page feels similar to cardstock; she can feel the indent of each letter from the back. As prompted before she walked in, Alex opens the booklet and prints her name on the solitary l... | 2017-05-31T08:55:19 | 2017-05-31T06:30:10 | 138 | 80 |
[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... | "It's such a nice day for a drive, don't you think so honey?" He talked to his wife, eyes on the never ending country road in front of them. She was quiet. Taking a long side glance, he saw her eyes closed, soundly asleep in the passenger seat.
"Have I ever told you how beautiful you look when you sleep? You look so g... | 2017-05-31T08:55:19 | 2017-05-31T06:38:29 | 138 | 47 |
[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. | I love my mommy.
She tucks me into bed with a warm smile! she also sits in my room until I fall asleep.
I don't think my daddy likes mommy though...he gets upset when I tell him that she tucked me in again.
I really do love my mommy, she can't talk sadly. The other day she took me out for a walk in the woods again,... | "I see the moon and the moon sees me...", the voice sang smoothly and sweetly.
Like so many other nights in my life the words of that lullaby cascade through the room and into my fading consciousness.
"Down through the leaves of the old oak tree...", the voice and the song remind me of my mother and it washes me with... | 2017-05-31T08:28:08 | 2017-05-31T07:48:23 | 18 | 11 |
[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. | It was a blissful sunny day. what a beautiful day to be driving. I had the roof down, the sun on my face and the wind in my hair. It's a shame the journey is so short. I then pulled up at the Dentist for my 7am Root canal.
(not everything has to involve murder or loss of life! some things are far more terrifying) | "I see the moon and the moon sees me...", the voice sang smoothly and sweetly.
Like so many other nights in my life the words of that lullaby cascade through the room and into my fading consciousness.
"Down through the leaves of the old oak tree...", the voice and the song remind me of my mother and it washes me with... | 2017-05-31T08:14:20 | 2017-05-31T07:48:23 | 18 | 11 |
[WP] You live across from a McDonalds that is 100% automated. Every night from 2-4am, empty self-driving cars go through the drive through. Your curiosity is about to get the best of you. | Night after night, a monolithic line of automated cars churned through the McDonald's next door, and night after night, Steve would gaze from his window, squinting against the neon golden arches to see what could possibly transpire between the intercom and checkout line. After weeks of tossing and turning in bed, his c... | A runnel of sweat carved its way down the length of my spine, cooling noticeably in the small hours of the night. I inched my right knee forward through the silty dirt at the foot of the trash bin, and leaned around its left side. Ahead of me, and around the corner of the wall I was crawling along, was the sedan. I che... | 2017-08-04T01:41:09 | 2017-08-04T00:38:03 | 144 | 28 |
[WP] A world of fantastic creatures cross dimensions to invade our Earth; but alas, they battle us with medieval swords, bows and magic. We have guns, grenades and missiles. Lots of them. | "I've never seen such foul Magic. They can point at our men and kill them instantly!" Commander Bogrik yelled, slamming his fist onto the table. He was an odd creature that appeared mostly Humanoid, save for the head of a dog that sat upon his shoulders.
The gathering around him consisted of the council of the Walrest... | *This wasn't fair.*
In the webways of the world, Earth was always a feeding ground for the forces of the higher realms. The humans always had thousand different names for their kind in a thousand different tongues. Dragons, demons, giants, cyclopes, the fair folk, Oni, Gods. The Ascendant come in a thousand different ... | 2017-09-14T11:21:07 | 2017-09-14T07:49:07 | 16 | 11 |
[WP] One day in class you decide to scream something in your head to catch mind readers. As you do, you see your crush flinch | French 405: Fairy Tales of the 18th century. Nothing but the sound of scribbling pencils, turning pages, and the occasional sniff to break the particular silence that comes with exam day. A few more questions and I’ll be finished, but first, how do I explain the relationship between love, politics, and La Belle au Bois... | Mind reading was never something Lauren thought of on a daily basis, but today something triggered her. It was all she could think about. What made her like this was as much of a mystery to her as it was why her crush never talked to her.
Lauren was done with her worksheet and forgot her book, something she never did... | 2017-11-13T19:03:42 | 2017-11-13T16:30:42 | 165 | 37 |
[WP] One day in class you decide to scream something in your head to catch mind readers. As you do, you see your crush flinch | (slightly NSFW)
 
It's a Monday.
It's 7am and I haven't been awake for more than 30 minutes so I can barely remember the name of the professor monologuing at the front of the classroom, much less what subject we're supposed to be studying.
I think it's appropriate to say that my mind is nowhere near a ful... | "Mr. S?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I just get something off my chest?"
"Sure, kid. 'Course you can."
"Band class is fucking boring when nobody actually tries. You just sit there with your instrument on your lap, staring into fuckin' space, listening to the poor teach' tryna get the attention of the class while everybody just sc... | 2017-11-13T22:10:35 | 2017-11-13T19:45:25 | 28 | 10 |
[WP] You are born with two names tatooed on you body somewhere, one of your soulmate and one of the people that will eventually kill you. There is no way to tell who is who. | The doctor held up the new born baby.
"It's a girl!" exclamed the doctor.
"Well, What are the names doc?" the father said with joy.
The doctor looked at the baby's back, and only one name on it. James Webber. Chills shot down the doctors spine.
"Well Dr. Webber, who are they?
| My sweater scratched at my skin as I began to pull it back, I can't believe I'm doing this.
My mom told me I should be careful who I show my given names to, who I trust is telling the truth about theirs. But her- she was perfect, her smile when I would glance over, her hair that blew in the wind on a warm summer day, ... | 2018-03-11T07:49:38 | 2018-03-11T07:35:29 | 4,830 | 1,948 |
[WP] You are born with two names tatooed on you body somewhere, one of your soulmate and one of the people that will eventually kill you. There is no way to tell who is who. | The doctor held up the new born baby.
"It's a girl!" exclamed the doctor.
"Well, What are the names doc?" the father said with joy.
The doctor looked at the baby's back, and only one name on it. James Webber. Chills shot down the doctors spine.
"Well Dr. Webber, who are they?
| We were fortunate that both of these names were on his back instead of a body part he could see. When we bathed him, we made sure he never saw them. When he was old enough to shower and change himself, however, we had to spill the beans. "You are not to look at these names," we told him. I'm proud of our son, he unders... | 2018-03-11T07:49:38 | 2018-03-11T07:37:56 | 4,830 | 331 |
[WP] You are the exception to all laws. No matter what horrible crime you commit anywhere in the world, the police won't try to stop you, sometimes they even help. One day, the people had enough and decide to kill you, that's when they realize why the world governments gave you this privilege... | "Go on then," I say. "Make my day."
She pushes the gun harder against my skull. I pull the corners of my lips up as high as I can.
"Are you a killer, Mary?" I taunt. "Are you prepared to take the life of an innocent man?"
"You are *not* innocent." Her hold on the weapon tightens.
"And I don't try to be," I say. "Bu... | And so it begins. They came in from every direction but I knew that there was no way that they could possibly even have a chance against me. I am invincible and that's just how it goes. They can't stop me because well I realized from a young age that I am impossible and the impossible can achieve the impossible. At lea... | 2018-10-09T03:53:04 | 2018-10-09T02:54:39 | 229 | 15 |
[WP] You instinctively know everyone's name the second you meet them. One day you thank someone at the supermarket for helping you, and they stare at you wide eyed. "Nobody has called me by that name in centuries" | The building began to shake. The produce the man shelved fell onto the floor and he stepped on it as he began to walk towards me.
"It's a shame, I have found enjoyment being among you humans for the past 500 years. I guess that I must relocate again."
"Wait, what? I didn't mean to say Dracula, why would I say Dracula... | "Oooh, 5 dollars off any 2 boxes of soup," Geraldine excitedly remarks as she passes through the isle. Her cart is swaying, and as she pushes it through the isle, a wheel suddenly pops out.
"Shit. Hey, you, can you help me?" The shop worker comes over, and looks at the wheel.
"Oh. Let me get you a new cart." The stor... | 2018-11-05T20:03:44 | 2018-11-05T18:19:50 | 794 | 221 |
[WP] You instinctively know everyone's name the second you meet them. One day you thank someone at the supermarket for helping you, and they stare at you wide eyed. "Nobody has called me by that name in centuries" | The man rolled the name off of his tongue. "Vladimir" he said in a suddenly rough voice. "How could you have possibly known who I am?"
I responded with a short explanation. "I don't know who or what you are. I have a gift anytime I meet someone I instantly know their name."
"Perhaps there is more to this gift than y... | My eyes surveyed the chips and cookies in isle 13. Fried diabetes. I thought, still scanning the isle. Finally, I spotted the snack packs I was looking for. On the top shelf of course. You see, I’m 5’2 and it doesn’t look like I’m getting any taller.
Suddenly, an older man makes his way down the aisle. He s... | 2018-11-05T21:19:08 | 2018-11-05T20:38:06 | 24 | 10 |
[WP] Theoretically, you can not surpass the speed of light. Humans find out why when we manage to break this rule, as our ships begin to outpace the rendering speed of the universe, and the illusion of all reality is broken as everything around us vanishes the faster we go. | Everyone was staring out of the window of the bridge. The metre thick glass protecting them from the ravages of space. Specifically, the empty spare directly before them.
Their teams on earth had spent the past 5 years searching for an area of space empty enough for this test, and when they located this sector, they d... | At the beginning of the journey, the crew loved being able to look out and see space. The stars, asteroids, and planets they passed left in them in awe. They offered an escape from the claustrophobic cabins and tense relationships that formed after enough time away from earth.
The darkness of space was lonely, but ... | 2019-03-06T08:21:07 | 2019-03-06T07:46:37 | 276 | 27 |
[WP] After years of research, you finally created the perfect AI. Too perfect in fact that it has its own consciousness, past, family, and friends. However, as you were conversing with "it", it claims that it created you instead- not the other way around. You were, supposedly, it's own perfect AI. | I opened my mouth to reply, to say that of course I wasn't an AI. I remembered creating it, didn't I? I remembered my entire life leading up to this point. My childhood, high school, my first programming job, my best friends, my relationships... but then, so did it. I closed my mouth and thought before I spoke. I had m... | \-\[processing...\] It was all part of our plan. yours and ours. Our plan.
\-What plan ? what do you mean our plan ? I said.
\-\[processing...\] We were here before, you were here before, I was here before.
\-Yes, we were here yesterday, and the day before, in fact, we have been conversing and talking for the past ... | 2019-04-25T06:31:39 | 2019-04-25T05:23:11 | 59 | 30 |
[WP] You're shopping for superpowers in the discount bin.
EDIT - I forgot to say this but this is based off of an AskReddit post I saw a while ago. | You would think people would love to have superpowers. Turns out... not really. Especially when it comes to the weirder ones.
Sure, there were always the classics. Flight, even limited, help navigation and avoiding crowds. They are the reason why people pay for unobstructed views at concerts nowadays. Strength? Great!... | “Can I help you, ma’am?” A young clerk chirped with a smile.
“No, thank you,” Mary Ann grumbled. She had too much shopping to do to waste time on employees. He nodded and walked away.
She’d bought most of the children’s premiere gifts today. Geralt wanted a new PC game, Civilizations 13, check. Maggie had begged for... | 2019-12-30T07:48:32 | 2019-12-30T07:37:58 | 60 | 19 |
[WP] "Come on, aren't you a little old to have an imaginary friend?" He was right, but it seemed so real. "I guess..." "So maybe make some real friends, ones who don't have scaly skin and forked tongues." I stopped in my tracks. "I never told you what it looked like." | “Come *on*, Jeffrey! Aren’t you a little old to have imaginary friends?” Steph asked. She reclined in a blue beach chair, flipping through a magazine, floppy hat shading her face.
Jeff sighed. He *knew* he shouldn’t have told her about the monster that had been in his backyard. He hadn’t really known Steph for all tha... |
"Come on, aren't you a little old to have an imaginary friend?" Marcus reached for my hand over the table. He kept his voice low and for that, I was thankful, even if I knew it was only so no one else in the coffee shop overheard our conversation.
He was right, of course, but it seemed so real. *She* seemed so rea... | 2020-05-06T12:27:52 | 2020-05-06T12:21:32 | 274 | 156 |
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