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[WP] Your parents insist you are their biological child, but you suspect otherwise. You send samples from yourself, your parents, and siblings to a lab be tested. The lab replies that it is not equipped to test non-human DNA... | My hands shake violently as I tear open the letter. The mailman looks at me like I'm crazy. Maybe I am. I certainly used to think so myself, all those times I felt like something was *wrong* with me - that something about me was different. I know I was being irrational, an angsty, paranoid teenager, but still... I have... | My parents just sat there on the couch together, staring at the printout I had given them late that afternoon.
"What does it mean?" I demanded. For the past hour, my mind had been racing, trying to make sense of the words on the paper. "ERROR: UNABLE TO PROCESS NON-HUMAN SAMPLES". The uppercase printing of the comput... | 2015-01-06T10:21:48 | 2015-01-06T10:08:59 | 67 | 14 |
[WP] Your parents insist you are their biological child, but you suspect otherwise. You send samples from yourself, your parents, and siblings to a lab be tested. The lab replies that it is not equipped to test non-human DNA... | "Mom? Dad?" I asked. "Can we talk for a second?" I shivered a little bit. I can't remember the last time I shivered.
"What is it, son?" Dad replied.
"It's just..." I started, and then couldn't find the words to finish.
Dad noticed the consternation on my face, and said, "It's OK. Start at the beginning."
"Well,... | My parents just sat there on the couch together, staring at the printout I had given them late that afternoon.
"What does it mean?" I demanded. For the past hour, my mind had been racing, trying to make sense of the words on the paper. "ERROR: UNABLE TO PROCESS NON-HUMAN SAMPLES". The uppercase printing of the comput... | 2015-01-06T10:58:29 | 2015-01-06T10:08:59 | 19 | 14 |
[WP] Your Xbox Live friend is God. Unfortunately he's not very good at video games. | **"You know, I really don't know why you want to play such a violent game all the time. Isn't there anything nicer you want to play?"**
"Come on, G-Man, it'll be fun."
**"Hmm... well, I suppose you do only have a little bit of time left to enjoy this kind of thing."**
"What was that?"
**"Oh... nothing. Ooh, let's d... | I was kind of surprised anyone was playing Halo Reach anymore.
It’s an old game, it’s on the 360, and all the cool kids moved on over to the Xbox One. Or the PS4.
The *really* cool kids all migrated to high-end gaming PCs—the kind I couldn’t really afford.
But the lobby showed 7777 players.
I had to hand it to Bu... | 2016-02-25T21:59:47 | 2016-02-25T18:58:49 | 251 | 181 |
[WP] When you're born you are given a list of 10 things to do before you die. When an immediate family member dies their unaccomplished tasks get passed on to you. On your 18th birthday your family dies in a car crash, leaving you to complete their lists. | You wouldn't think ten things to do before you die would be difficult to accomplish, you would probably assume depending on what they are, that you could probably accomplish them in a couple of weeks, months, or maybe a couple of years quite comfortably.
The world had fallen into a hole, more depraved than before. Th... | *They were all driving*, thought Analisa, as she dropped her phone at her feet. *to visit me.*
Analisa wandered out of her dorm room, and onto one of the larger lawns on her campus. Some students looked at her with pity, but kept walking to their classes. She brought her shaking hand to her face, and pushed her hair b... | 2017-04-17T11:14:45 | 2017-04-17T10:39:40 | 72 | 12 |
[WP] Two serial killers end up on a blind date together and both keep trying to find an oppurtunity to kill the other. | Jack and Jill, out for a kill, on a seemingly innocent date. Neither one knew, that the other one too, planned to end their fate.
Jill was late, late for the date, when she lost control of the car. The tires were slashed, but there was no crash-Jack hadn’t planned that far.
Jack was fine, until his wine, had a lil’ s... | The candles were lit, the table was set for two, and the night had that late summer evening chill, which was perfect for murder. Christine smiled and pulled out the chair for her date – a strawberry blonde little thing named Laura.
“Perfect night tonight,” Laura commented and sat down. “Thank you.”
‘Perfect’ was an ... | 2017-10-27T07:49:40 | 2017-10-27T07:41:54 | 3,373 | 129 |
[WP] At age 18 everybody summons a magical crystal that stays with them for life. The color of these crystals, usually blue, red, or green, represents the primal elements that the owner can control. You have just summoned your crystal, and it is entirely black. | ....Black?
Nonono, this can't be it. I'm a good kid. I brush my teeth twice a day and give extra candy to the trick-or-treaters on Halloween. No way, this can't be it, there has to be a mistake.
Everyone knew there were only five colors your crystal could possibly be, blue, red, green, yellow, and white. Everyone who... | Today is the day, today is the day I can finally show the world that I am worth something. Today is the day I can tell all the people that didnt believe in me to fuck off. Today is the day, today is the beginning of the rest of my life.
“Mary Lamb”
My eyes darted forward trying to catch a glimpse of Mary, she was the... | 2017-12-13T14:45:28 | 2017-12-13T11:12:44 | 81 | 25 |
[WP] Through selective breeding we managed to turn wolves into pugs. For the last 1000 years a secret cult has also been selective breeding, but not with wolves but lizards. Crocodiles, monitors, sneks. The largest and most dangerous, into finally they created their perfect monster... A Dragon.
Just wanted to thank ev... | Deep beneath the surface of London, in the oldest parts of the sewers, lies a secret kept for nearly a millennium. The Cult of Drakh has worked tirelessly inside the damp, brick tunnels. Scientists from the outer reaches of society, and even modern "mages", have slowly and meticulously been crafting a masterpiece in th... | \- You say they are ready?
\- Yes, master. They just hatched, a male and female. The first has smoke already coming out of it’s nostrils, the other has quickly learned to growl. It growls at everything that moves, sir!
\- Great. Our job here is done. Now we wait. Release and observe them from the distance, to keep ... | 2018-10-20T06:38:34 | 2018-10-20T06:26:31 | 945 | 215 |
[WP] Your a failing college student who needs to pass your foreign language class or fail. You've almost outright mocked superstions but make a wish on a shooting star at 11:11pm. To understand and speak all languages. Your cat wakes you up, but instead of meows. It's "wake up idiot and feed me". | \*BEEEEEP\*\*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP\*
Oh God, the headache. 8:15 AM, probably. I'm scrambling to stop my alarm clock. My head is sending waves of pain each time that piece of shitty electronics rings.
And, just when I finally manage to push the button, my cat decides to jump on my chest. That black, one-eyed ball of fur meo... | On most days, hearing the voice of my cat speaking human words would surprise me. That's an understatement- it would *shock* me, bewilder me, and make me question my sanity.
But today was not most days.
And my cat was the *least* of my worries.
Let me start from the beginning- four years ago, just a month before ... | 2019-01-16T15:08:53 | 2019-01-16T12:16:12 | 1,168 | 403 |
[WP] You're happily going about your day when you vanish in a cloud of smoke. Suddenly, you're standing in a ring of candles. A sorcerer holding a tome looks pleased with your arrival. Turns out Earth is Hell and we're the demons. You have just been summoned... | As our lips grew closer, I closed my eyes and I heard her whisper:
"ARISE, DEMON! DEMON ARISE!"
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I bolted open my eyes, and there, inches from my face, wasn't my beautiful bride-to-be, but instead an impish creature with red skin, horns, and a great white bushy beard. Strange symbols looked to be tatt... | "Who the hell are you?" I asked.
"Where in hell are you from?", the neckbeard responded.
I took a look at him: scrawny, pasty, frail. I bet in one punch I could blast this ole buzzard into next Tuesday, but something told me I wouldn't make it past the 10 thick friends, and the regal looking bro in the back right cor... | 2019-04-25T19:06:22 | 2019-04-25T16:47:11 | 20 | 13 |
[WP] There is a strange entity living in your house that appeared about a month ago, staring at you with unblinking eyes as you go about your daily life. You should have moved out weeks ago but honestly it is nice to have something to talk to for a change, even if it only replies in ominous warnings |
“What? Is today finally the day I off myself like you always predicted?” I say.
“You will die alone.” Sitri says, looking past me directly at the balcony.
*A few moments earlier*
“I’m back Sitri.” I say as I walk back into my home. Sitri stares back, not blinking. His hazy form is more clear today. I can see the... | If there’s something that I’ve recently learned is that, even if you’re alone and need someone to talk with, you definitely shouldn’t talk to the first person you find. Or should I say… thing? I still don’t know. What is sure is that one day, without previous warning, a strange creature appeared in the corner of my roo... | 2019-11-23T11:37:43 | 2019-11-23T10:42:21 | 47 | 15 |
[WP] Being a supervillain married to a super hero you have to be very convert with your relationship. You thought you were doing a good job till one of your henchmen begs you the two of you to stop flirting while in the middle of your monologue. | "While your valiant strength and brilliant wit shine brightly, I must inform you that all hope is lost. Fear my-"
"Boss. Can we keep the flirting down and move on to the task at hand?"
Lord Meltinor took a moment to absorb the fact that his assistant just managed the most spectacular stage whisper he's ever heard. ... | “Stop being such a damn sheet hog” said Messiah, the hero of Riveting City, my husband.
“You create lasers from your eyes hun, you don’t need the damn heat.” I replied.
“Have you seen the time yet? I have people to save, ur ex may be terrifying people again.”
“Listen here you goody two shoes, we both know I can kick ... | 2020-01-11T15:23:14 | 2020-01-11T11:43:34 | 37 | 12 |
[WP] The year is 3020 and all records in science and math have been destroyed by war. The world is completely devoid of any technological information. That is, until Voyager returns home. | Shortly after I was born, me and my brother were sent out on a long, long journey. We were sent to see all that we could find. To understand and gather data, and report it to home. To tell our family of all that we would experience, all that could be seen. For years we reported the wonders, for years we told them every... | "Rook! Rook! I'm sorry, please come back!"
Adrian yelled as loud as she could, the wind carrying her frantic voice over the vulture-mottled field. Clutching the hem of her dress, she blinked away the dust that scratched at her eyes, praying that her nephew didn't disappear over the horizon.
"Rook! Get back over here,... | 2020-04-08T22:23:28 | 2020-04-08T20:22:20 | 30 | 12 |
[WP] You are a villain famous for “killing” heroes. In reality, heroes come to you to fake their deaths. | “Vanish, you stand accused of 47 counts of homicide against some of our cities best and brightest superheroes. What do you have to say?”
Staring back at the man I say nothing, then turning to the crowd I look at their faces. Not those who think me a murderer but those who know the truth. I see them.
Huntress, died ... | [(Hey, sorry in advance for the possible mistakes. English is not my first language. Enjoy !)]
She knew that her job was unconventional. Was it even a real job ? She could never answer truthfully when men asked her what her work was. So she answered the closest to truth she could "I'm an actress". Of course when they ... | 2022-12-22T23:20:38 | 2022-12-22T22:27:16 | 417 | 35 |
[WP] Cause of death appears to you as floating text over people's heads with no time indication. You start noticing a trend.
edit: thank you for all the truly great stories, and for taking this in directions I didn't expect. | It was a natural fit, ending up as an obstetrician. There was a satisfaction in seeing the beginning of someone's life, and then knowing the end. That was, until about 10 years ago. It was infrequent at first. METEOR, the first one said. Now almost all of them do.
The telescope in my living room was bought once... | I don't remember when I first started seeing them. I think it was after High School, but before college. They were kind of fuzzy at first, and I thought I just needed glasses.
One day I noticed that they were becoming clearer. There were words. Some were clearer than others. Then it happened.
I was walking down the s... | 2015-03-31T10:42:03 | 2015-03-31T10:05:02 | 30 | 15 |
[WP] Every human has their soulmate's last words to them engraved in their skin from birth.
Idea from this Tumblr post
https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11206957_778391755645357_8477035769704355007_n.png?oh=5b3f35d575ad3aa39d6ba5c5ed39cce2&oe=56549C83 | Life's not a fairy tale. Life's real.
We know the last words we'll get from our soulmates, without context, but clear as day. Some words are sweet, some are sour, some are tragic. We all have them, and only the lucky ones don't think about them every day.
On my chest, across my heart, her words remind me of reality. ... | Theres a rule on this rock. A rule that seems almost divine i would say if i wasnt an atheist but this rule is neutral to both sides it can be a curse or it can be a blessing. The rule is that when a child is born a cosmic link is formed between the enfant and another. A link that is so simple yet so cimplex to its pri... | 2015-08-08T11:49:54 | 2015-08-08T11:31:06 | 274 | 10 |
[WP] Every human has their soulmate's last words to them engraved in their skin from birth.
Idea from this Tumblr post
https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11206957_778391755645357_8477035769704355007_n.png?oh=5b3f35d575ad3aa39d6ba5c5ed39cce2&oe=56549C83 | Oh our first date, she leant forward, donned her prettiest smile and asked me "What are your words?"
"Oh.." I said shyly "They're nothing meaningful" I told her. My words were different, something beyond my comprehension, for now at least.
She leant backwards with a grin "Are you scared you'll secretly be my soul m... | Theres a rule on this rock. A rule that seems almost divine i would say if i wasnt an atheist but this rule is neutral to both sides it can be a curse or it can be a blessing. The rule is that when a child is born a cosmic link is formed between the enfant and another. A link that is so simple yet so cimplex to its pri... | 2015-08-08T13:04:02 | 2015-08-08T11:31:06 | 19 | 10 |
[WP] All voting is now done via a smartphone app, rendering all congressmen obsolete. Bills and presidents are now voted on directly by citizens. Your phone buzzes an alert at 3am and won't stop. This must be an important one. | Ray unclasped the phone cover and stared at the alert before unlocking his Iphone. Ray read the short alert over and over until his face flushed red and he began sweating across his forehead. The alert reads as follows:
[EMERGENCY VOTE: MAJOR ACCIDENT, FULL RUSSIAN ICBM ARSENAL FIRED, IMPACT 40 MINUTES. SHALL WE RETUR... | I jumped out of bed. They talked about this in school. Middle school, all the way through to Senior Year. "If an emergency vote is required during the night and lives are at stake, you will hear this alarm" *Alarm sound*
It was the sound
*Alarm Sounds off in the background again
"Every 30 seconds it will go off for... | 2015-10-07T09:54:50 | 2015-10-07T09:08:23 | 21 | 15 |
[WP] There is an app that tells you how many people have fantasised about you in the last 24 hours. When you checked before bed it was at zero, upon waking its over a million and climbing. | **Subject:** I'm still new at this. Hope you like.
**Body:** body.
The app says zero. What do I have to do to get them going? Maybe no one saw it. What if people are downvoting at the same rate they're upvoting?
Tired.
Sleep.... sleep... stumble to toilet... piss... roll around in bed... still at zero... sleep... | "the hell?" I stare at my phone groggily after snoozing my alarm. The alarm shrunk leaving the last app i had up. I see numbers ticking away rapidly. It's too late for an April fools day prank, it's already April 5th, I rationalize in my head.
Kevin told me to get that app because he wanted to see who was more attrac... | 2015-10-22T23:14:49 | 2015-10-22T23:08:06 | 41 | 14 |
[WP] After dying, you found yourself staring at a large screen. "LOBBY. Current players: 7,383,275,800. Current game time: 1059040375.2 mins. Current spectarors: 21,458,374,931. Player rank: 2,648,535,901. Time until next game: 23695624.8 mins" | *Peter Lowe has joined respawn lobby chat #854393845*
*Server: Earth (pre-Cataclysm)*
*Players in server respawn lobby chat: 38*
Jack Howard: lMAO
Ellie Johnson: wtf dude
Harley Smith: whyyyyyy did u do this
Peter Lowe: WTF is this
Joseph Gabriel: I think it's his first game guys, easy
Peter Lowe: what's goi... | >>> ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: **IRON MAN**
>>> *Earned by dying of natural causes beyond age 100 as a human.*
"Wha...," I murmured. It felt like I was waking up from a dream. Had I been playing so long that I lost track of the time?
I took a moment as my clarity began to return. This wasn't my first ti... | 2015-11-25T00:31:04 | 2015-11-25T00:14:38 | 1,235 | 15 |
[WP] After dying, you found yourself staring at a large screen. "LOBBY. Current players: 7,383,275,800. Current game time: 1059040375.2 mins. Current spectarors: 21,458,374,931. Player rank: 2,648,535,901. Time until next game: 23695624.8 mins" | They called it a 'decompression chamber' for a reason. Not just because it fit well with the other fun aquatic idioms like 'coming up' and 'riding the wave', but also because it was literally a chamber in which to decompress. The liquor flowed almost as fast as the profanity here, and if it wasn't for the colossal arra... | >>> ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: **IRON MAN**
>>> *Earned by dying of natural causes beyond age 100 as a human.*
"Wha...," I murmured. It felt like I was waking up from a dream. Had I been playing so long that I lost track of the time?
I took a moment as my clarity began to return. This wasn't my first ti... | 2015-11-25T00:35:57 | 2015-11-25T00:14:38 | 20 | 15 |
[WP] On your 21st birthday, your biggest accomplishment becomes your official title - no matter how trivial. You wait anxiously in line for your village elder, Glenda, Devourer of 53 Chicken Nuggets In A Single Sitting, to assign you your new title. | The line moves forward. *'Breaker of 28 vases in one night'.* Ahead of me, Dahlia smiles dreamily at nothing. Born on the same day, we'd been forced to be best friends as children and the habit kind of stuck. Traditions are a pretty important thing in our town.
The Title Ceremony continues. *'Slept for 8 nights in a t... | *Happy Birthday Me*
Quite the party we had here, me, three walls, a dirty toilet, 12 bars of reinforced steel, a husk of mattress and about a hundred bed bugs.
Oh and hope. Revived after months.
I pretended to be asleep when they came to fetch me. As if I hadn’t a care in the world. There was a knock, a sound of st... | 2017-04-27T16:21:23 | 2017-04-27T15:41:40 | 3,963 | 184 |
[WP] After witnessing a death, a young girl falls in love with the Grim Reaper. She becomes a serial killer just to see him more often. | "Jesus *FUCK*!" If I could gag, I would. A dead body, torn and ribboned like a frayed cloth doll dipped in scarlet lay discarded in a cheap motel room.
A woman steps out of a shower, her hair up in a towel and no other apparent form of modesty, save for the steam that rises from her skin. I, out of a shame that she di... | ELLIE...
She looked up at me, eyes rimmed in red. For a moment, she was the girl who first saw me again, all those years ago. Then she wiped the tears from her cheeks and forced herself to smile.
"I was worried... I thought maybe you wouldn't..."
ALWAYS, ELLIE. IT'S WHAT I DO.
"I know. I just thought... you might n... | 2017-09-28T15:20:16 | 2017-06-07T19:33:48 | 153 | 29 |
[WP] After witnessing a death, a young girl falls in love with the Grim Reaper. She becomes a serial killer just to see him more often. | For /u/ttough, who requested a more passive, surgical approach. My first prompt!
"You have an artist's hands."
Mira didn't jump in surprise, not anymore. Instead she wiped her forehead with the back of her hand, accidentally smudging a little blood from her glove.
"Perhaps that's what I should have been," she rep... | Maria was only eleven when she first crossed paths with him.
It was a shooting. A drunk, fueled by rage and too much bad alcohol, had burst into a theater. What should have been a humorous showing of the year's latest animated comedy had quickly turned into a nightmare.
Maria sat with her arms around her knees, cry... | 2017-06-07T22:37:36 | 2017-06-07T19:52:22 | 110 | 58 |
[WP] Death gave you immortality with the plan that you'd realize how awful it is and beg him to let you die. 50,000 years later he's getting annoyed as you continue to have fun and live a wonderful life. | "-so in the end, all life is really just the inevitable manifestation of the universe's irrepressible desire to kill itself" the immortal explained, still fiddling under their desk. "Life is not rare, not a miracle; We are entropy, we exist to consume more energy than we give back, and then we die. It's actually very s... | A knock roused me from my light nap. I had been napping in my living room waiting for him. It's been years since I had seen him. I call him Morte.... He's less a fan, and more just used to it at this point, but I figure it's less morbid with a fun little nickname. Still slightly groggy, I stretch up out of the chair th... | 2017-11-30T10:48:02 | 2017-11-28T16:05:42 | 46 | 20 |
[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?” | "What, are you serious?"
"Yeah," I said. "How can I possibly help 137 trillion people? Earth's population is only what, 7 billion?"
"Oh gosh, I didn't realize you were so dumb." The genie flicked his wrist and the number dropped to 100 billion.
"Hey!"
"Don't feel bad. That's still way more people than y... | "You were a very influential figure in the future, young lord. What you have done in your lifetime have allowed all those lives to attain a much brighter future."
"But what did I do?"
"I cannot say."
"Can't or won't?"
"I cannot. Though I can see into the future, the exact reason for your influence is unknown to me,... | 2018-08-15T04:55:10 | 2018-08-15T01:57:47 | 5,641 | 55 |
[WP] You have long been fascinated by swords, and have mastered every kind of sword fighting technique known to man. No man can defeat you. But you have grown old, and Death has crept up to deliver his final swing, but something happened, something Death had never experienced before, he was parried. | The old man lay silently in his bed, and a thin ray of moonlight creeping through a sliver in his curtains reflected off the short blade mounted on the wall in front of him. He'd awoken from a peculiar dream in which every person he had ever defeated was standing before him, swords drawn, poised to attack, and now he e... | ######[](#dropcap)
He was silent for a moment before the words slithered from beneath the dark hood, a low raspy sound that only sounded faintly human. "You do not wish to die?"
The old man coughed, leaning into his sword, which he no longer had the energy to raise. "Does anyone?" he wheezed. "I have much unfinished... | 2018-10-29T21:51:16 | 2018-10-29T20:59:44 | 552 | 44 |
[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... | It all changed so suddenly. I had small talked with a stranger about how good the weather was just some minutes ago. But now dark, ominous clouds covered the sky like chocolate syrup after being added to vanilla ice cream. The road I was walking on was now clear and lonely. I kept walking but I had a feeling I wasn't g... | 2019-07-23T11:05:38 | 2019-07-23T08:22:15 | 43 | 24 |
[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. | The Euro-fighters soared past the B-24, tail number 41-24301.
It had a hand painted name on the starboard side: "Lady Be Good". It's number 3 engine was spinning in the wind. Its number 1 engine was leaking a plume of black smoke as it burned slowly through the night sky.
"This is Wyvern one, run a check on a B-24, ... | "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... | 2019-12-01T11:42:29 | 2019-12-01T09:04:42 | 15 | 11 |
[WP] You're a ghost trying to peacefully enjoy your garden, and quite frankly, you're tired of all these adventurers trying to "put you to rest" | The garden looked as good as ever this afternoon. The sun was shining, the hedges were immaculate, and the rose bushes had come back with a vengeance.
Mrs. Esterhazy would be proud. Her descendants had kept the plantation revival home in excellent shape. Many held their wedding ceremonies in this very garden.
Whe... | I didn't understand. It was frustrating, and anytime I got an adventurer in my garden it definitely ruined my day.
My chrysanthemums were in full bloom. After they were planted, they had sprouted everywhere. I knew the trick to them; plant after the frost. It was difficult to tell how frosty it was, when it didn't sn... | 2019-12-30T14:04:15 | 2019-12-30T13:18:08 | 16 | 10 |
[WP] “A sniper, a bartender and a photographer meet at a bar, unaware of each other’s occupations they talk about ‘the perfect shot’.” | The guy to my right seemed bummed. He was youngish and scruffy. His posture was that of a defeated man. The look on his stubbled face was sour.
I'm not usually one to interfere with strangers, but I'd had a couple of drinks and this guy just looked like he needed to vent. So I leaned to the right companionably and sai... | I haven't written anything this "long" and tried to finish it off quickly. My previous experience having to write for English class is short gags or comedic setups and no more than a 2-3 hundred words at that so bear with me and the horrible quality.
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"Well you have to know it's quite hard" the sniper sai... | 2021-04-04T04:19:03 | 2021-04-04T04:10:54 | 209 | 28 |
[WP] You have the ability to look at what genre a person's life will fit into. For example, both your parents are Romanic comedy. Your best friend is action adventure. Thing's became worrying when you look yourself in a mirror and see your genre is horror thriller. | For the last decade, my genres had alternated between coming-of-age drama and Young Adult fantasy. After all, I had just finished highschool, so I was definitely coming of age. And because of my unique, pseudo-psychic ability to place people into suitable genres at a glance, I was not unlike the "chosen one" protagonis... | It’s easy, looking back, to know my parents shared lead roles in a rom-com. Heck, I think I knew that even as a little boy — I just didn’t know the genre’s label. Here’s how they met:
Dad (a young man back then) went out with his then-girlfriend to pick up some beers. He went into the shop, the girlfriend waited in th... | 2021-05-19T05:02:17 | 2021-05-19T04:54:17 | 319 | 146 |
[WP] Heaven is segregated by cause of death. All heart attacks together, all shark attacks together, etc. You die and appear in a nearly empty room. A tired old man looks up at you and says "Finally! Someone else! It's been ages!" | The domain I was dropped in was smaller than I expected when I was told that heaven was segregated by cause of death. I mean I'm sure plenty of people have been stabbed before, so where are they? Maybe it's more specific than that, but it's not like my death was that unusual.
Anyway. I took the moment of quiet to shut... | "Finally," says the old man, "someone to take my place. Sit down, please sit down, this might take a while."
The room is neither white nor gray, it is the absence of color, a memory of a room brought up by your presence and the old man's.
"You remember it, don't you?" The man's eyes are sparkling, mad, whether the ma... | 2021-11-24T12:07:32 | 2021-11-24T11:49:03 | 304 | 114 |
[WP] Heaven is segregated by cause of death. All heart attacks together, all shark attacks together, etc. You die and appear in a nearly empty room. A tired old man looks up at you and says "Finally! Someone else! It's been ages!" | *poof*
I was...elsewhere...and now I am here. Where is here though? My eyes adjusted quickly to the apparent emptiness of where I was. It was just a white expanse of...nothing? I could not help to say it out loud. "Where am I"?
"Heaven's waiting room".
I quickly spun around to find the source of the voice. How... | "Finally," says the old man, "someone to take my place. Sit down, please sit down, this might take a while."
The room is neither white nor gray, it is the absence of color, a memory of a room brought up by your presence and the old man's.
"You remember it, don't you?" The man's eyes are sparkling, mad, whether the ma... | 2021-11-24T12:30:22 | 2021-11-24T11:49:03 | 259 | 114 |
[WP]The potion seller places the love potion of the counter and say "Before I can sell you this, are you certain that the other isn't in love with you?" | The potion seller places the love potion on the table. "Before I can sell you this, are you certain that the other isn't in love with you?"
I laugh. It's a quiet sound, with no real humor in it. "Why would anyone be in love with me?"
The saleswoman takes her time replying, drumming her fingers on the table. "This is ... | Apologies if the characters in this story get confusing. I don’t want mind readers to know about these… things.
The words that came from the Potioness made me think. Did she? I….hmm. I dart my eyes back and forth, making special note of her standing outside laughing with the party.
“N-No. I don’t think so.”
“I se... | 2022-07-28T12:49:48 | 2022-07-28T12:37:50 | 904 | 22 |
[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... | "Sir, if we send someone else it would be the 10th recruiter this month alone..." said my assistant, reagan. And she is right in a way. This is a colossal waste of time, but we just...have to try...
"Reagen, I dont care if we have to round up every damn recruiter in the damn country. We are getting his damn signature ... | 2022-07-31T14:37:56 | 2022-07-31T14:32:44 | 517 | 93 |
[WP] The precursors seeded all life in the galaxy, leaving behind caches of their advanced technology to help their children reach the stars. Which makes humans all the more terrifying as not only were they not one of the seeded races, their technology isn't precursor-based either. | Humans were the Chaos species. The Unplanned Ones, the Unexpected, the Impossibility.
After their discovery it took a century until the Galactic Union officially accepted their status as Unseeded. The second wild evolution after the Precursors.
To this day conspiracy theorists claim that that is an elaborate lie. We ... | “It punches a hole in space, then forces it to stay open long enough to come out elsewhere.”
The articulated stalk atop Alo’et-Sip’s torso flushed violet for a moment, a subtle pheromonal response washing through the toxic atmosphere of the human starship before it was received in turn by that of their counterpart, Al... | 2022-08-25T16:36:14 | 2022-08-25T15:44:46 | 270 | 156 |
[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. | "It's like drinking water contaminated by dead bodies," the man said. "Exactly as disgusting and **\*ow\*** unusable as you'd expect **\*ah\*** *blast it all*!" he hissed in pain as I put another stitch into his arm. The bite was rather nasty and his pained grins exposed the sharp fangs in his mouth; a somewhat uncomfo... | One morning near the end of October not long before the cycle of day and night had become an oscillation of jet black to blood red (the billionaires crashed and burned in their attempted escape, triggering the Kessler syndrome which in turn resulted in blue light mostly scattering away on account of the earthly mist of... | 2022-10-27T07:04:01 | 2022-10-27T06:50:54 | 976 | 57 |
[WP] Humanity spread into the stars. They're generally quite kind and helpful and treat all worlds as important. But occasionally they'll ignore uniquely made human ships. When asked about it, most humans just say "The powerful abandoned Earth after nearly killing us. Now we're returning the favor" | They didn't want to leave, you know.
Space travel is hard. It's hard, and it's painful, and it's lonely. You have your ship and everything aboard it, and that's all it could ever be.
If they'd had their way, the billionaires would have stayed.
They could find a place; somewhere far from the hurricanes, where there w... | My mandibles clicked together in audible irritation as I raised my lower 2 hands to my head. "Lights off." I click in the guttural tongue of English.
When the humans had first made the space trip, they were unhelpful, skittish, glancing over their shoulders with every noise. A jittery and jumbled explanation led to a ... | 2022-11-16T01:35:49 | 2022-11-16T00:55:57 | 61 | 37 |
[WP] Turns out strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is actually a pretty good basis for a system of government. | "I thought you gave out swords" I say to the strange woman in the lake.
"I do, take it" she responds holding out the object.
"That's not a sword." I try to argue. "It's absolutely tiny!"
"It absolutely is a sword. Now take your sword and fulfil your destiny!" The strange lady responded.
"With that thing? Fulfil ... | "I don't *want the sword!"* I cried as I tried to get out of the water.
"You should take it, your friends all did," the woman said, gesturing towards the group of laughing young men, flaunting their new swords and pretending to duel each other, "Don't you all want to rule the kingdom?"
"*I* wouldn't be ruling it" I y... | 2022-12-14T16:24:12 | 2022-12-14T14:37:03 | 931 | 21 |
[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... | "Put a long sleeve shirt on! We're going out!" I say to my husband, grabbing my purse.
"Why? It isn't like people with offensive words are bad people. Everyone has some kind of word. Why should I have to hide it?" He says.
"I don't want to be that person that has to sit there awkwardly as a child asks what 'fuck' mea... | 2015-02-05T19:05:12 | 2015-02-05T15:37:49 | 24 | 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. | The party had finally ended. Everyone had either left or was asleep. It was just Spike and me looking at the mess that was the family kitchen. Dirty dishes, wrapping paper, and boxes were all over the place. However my spot at the table was clean, save for an old time capsule box. I still couldn’t believe that my paren... | I grew up with Ginger, but she wasn't my dog. That's what I thought when I was 11, of course. She was my parents'. They had her before they had any of us kids. It doesn't mean we didn't love her, but I think we took her for granted. She was a beautiful golden retriever with a luscious, dark coat of fur. She was stunnin... | 2015-04-06T10:25:11 | 2015-04-06T10:01:07 | 93 | 35 |
[WP] A time traveler and an immortal keep bumping into each other across the ages. | They say that true love only occurs once in life. That you meet your soulmate, that that's your chance, and you belong together forever.
I wish they were wrong.
Because I am forever.
And so, in his own way, is he.
I was born four thousand years ago. I'm not the first of my kind, nor am I the last. But there are ... | An unstoppable force and an immovable object walk into a bar. The unstoppable force sits down at a bar stool, glancing at his watch as though waiting for something.
The immovable object sits next to him, and orders two beers.
"Ever the timely one."
"This coming from you?"
"Come now, time is always on my side." The ... | 2015-11-22T19:10:27 | 2015-11-22T17:19:07 | 52 | 14 |
[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... | "... And to my son James, I bequeathe my most prized possessions, the tokens of the good life I lead and the sacrifices I made," the lawyer solemnly read from Dave Culkin's last will and testament.
"Yeah yeah, I'm sure the lazy git has tons of things to give... I mean, you could probably read from his mug how bad of ... | 2021-12-03T09:27:18 | 2017-06-11T10:52:38 | 828 | 13 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | "... at number two, it has been confirmed that former President Barack Obama has the #2 Dad Mug and it is no surprise there given how he set himself as an exemplary dad during his stay at the White House."
"Right you are Stacy. Despite juggling between being a dad and the president of this great country, I'm quite sur... | "... And to my son James, I bequeathe my most prized possessions, the tokens of the good life I lead and the sacrifices I made," the lawyer solemnly read from Dave Culkin's last will and testament.
"Yeah yeah, I'm sure the lazy git has tons of things to give... I mean, you could probably read from his mug how bad of ... | 2022-05-16T13:47:51 | 2017-06-11T10:52:38 | 70 | 13 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | *Alex* had always been a tomboy, hair a dusty brown.
Wore *her* hair in a messy, spikey crown.
Alex liked their pants baggy,
Sometimes Alex stuffed it with a sock,
Her face was screaming cheerleader,
When what she wanted was jock.
She grew up feeling awkward,
As if she would never have her way,
Her town was... | Chapter 1
"Some are calling it the prank of the century, others believe it to be a supernatural occurrence, and still others call out 'conspiracy'. What is the truth behind the sudden alteration of mugs all over the world? Do they really reflect the rankings of dads? We'll be checking in with spiritualist Dave Connor ... | 2022-11-12T17:52:35 | 2017-06-11T10:58:27 | 69 | 13 |
[WP] A satanic cult attempts to sacrifice you as part of a ritual to summon a demon into your body. Once the demon is inside of your body, you realize he's actually a really nice guy and hates it when occultist do this stuff. | “*Ex* demon,” Beelzebub corrected again. “I’m reformed, okay? I did a bunch of stupid stuff in college, like torture and maim, but it was a phase. Okay? Do you understand me?”
The cultists’ mouths hung open in fear, awe, and excitement. Their summonings didn’t usually go so smoothly. And they’d certainly never heard a... | "Wos volumus, necesse Balazul!"
I stumbled back, heat rushing into my body like I'd rolled in a campfire. I reeled, howling with pain, then completely lost my balance. The chain around my neck pulled tight and I only fell to my knees instead of flat on my face. Fuck, it felt like I was on fire!
"Dicere, Balazul!" The... | 2017-10-24T14:53:27 | 2017-10-24T13:09:48 | 30 | 13 |
[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... | Delilah hung up her jacket and took off her shoes. Another dud date. This one was cute. Almost as though he was made to be her type. Tall, dark hair, subtly muscular. And only one dimple. He checked off all the boxes too. He worked as an EMT, bleeding heart type. He liked classic rock and k-pop. Game of Thrones and Gi... | 2022-08-04T05:56:26 | 2018-02-14T10:13:19 | 930 | 37 |
[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? | New town. Small and quiet, perfect for my situation.
The authorities are after me. They know what I am : different, a national threat. They’re aware of what I’ve done. If they catch me it’ll be prison or death, the fate of countless others like me.
Stray dogs and playing children in the streets. Nervously, avoiding e... | "I don't know... I just got out of a relationship and need to figure out myself first. I think I'm just looking to be friends right now."
That same line every time. What a pallid lie it was. I kept trying to imitate what I thought she liked and every time it felt like I had gotten closer, but it never stuck. We'd alwa... | 2022-10-15T09:19:19 | 2018-02-14T10:10:24 | 93 | 30 |
[WP] You are a wish lawyer. You help clients negotiate wishes from genies, faeries, dragons, and other wish granting entities.
You also do faustian bargains with devil
Edit: Woo! I finally made it to the top of writing prompts! | It was an open and shut case. There was nothing we could do, really. Just patch out the loophole for the future. Genie cases were usually so simple, the rules are so clear. No resurrection, no forced love, no wishing for more wishes. Thousands of years and genies had won every case against them, taken countless wishes ... | What is the most important rule of being a wish lawyer?
If you guessed "everyone deserves access to a lawyer", well, that's true for regular law. It's a given that everyone deserves legal representation, but for us there's one higher rule, one thing more important than anything else:
**Keep The Bounds Intact**
The ... | 2018-07-18T11:44:10 | 2018-07-18T11:00:39 | 642 | 78 |
[WP] You are reincarnated 10,000 years into the future. You come across an ancient artifact on display in the Museum of History, where you work. Little is known about it, not even where it was uncovered. Upon touching it, you realize it was yours. | The memories had been packed tightly in the recesses of his mind, like a cluster of birds huddled in a dark corner. And somehow on that arbitrary winter evening, touching that cold metal struck a powerful chord in his mind - one so loud that it sent all those birds scattering out into the light.
As those memories came... | I am surrounded by the remnants of what we once were. I spend hours each day cleaning the trinkets of ages long since swallowed up by the great abyss of time. I rearrange the relics that have somehow survived the rages and ravages of thousands of years. I study, scrutinize and catalogue the mysterious material traces l... | 2019-09-23T16:49:06 | 2019-09-23T16:43:58 | 127 | 29 |
[WP] "Captain... the human didn't put on it's anti-warp gear before we jumped." "Sad to hear, prepare the coffin and jettison it." "No, sir. The human... nothing's happened to it. It didn't go insane from seeing infinity in the stars." | The crew stared at their newest crew member. It was risky taking a human on board when the species was so new to the universe.
“You were instructed to wear your anti-warp gear,” Second admonished.
“Yeah, I tried but I didn’t really fit. I think I’m supposed to have tentacles,” Bradford said.
“You saw the infinity ... | "This joke is either in poor taste or incredibly poor taste, Grane." Grane quickly shook his head to indicate the negative, misting his superior's face with unevaporated dampening fluid in the process. The inner lid of captain Vestan's right eye twitched, but she did not repeat herself. If he'd only so recently gotte... | 2020-07-14T02:58:11 | 2020-07-14T02:57:54 | 381 | 41 |
[WP] You somewhat jokingly make an offering to an ancient and obscure goddess. You didn't expect her to show up in your room in a manic frenzy, trying desperately to reward and please her first worshipper in centuries | She existed as a single sentence in an article full of waning gods and goddesses. She was the goddess of lonely souls, Chloe. There wasn't a better choice, I thought, as I went to the kitchen and poured the rest of my beer down the sink. I knew if I drank anymore I'd be too sick to work in the morning. And I knew if I ... | # Bargain Bin Superheroes
(Arc 6, Part 1: Clara Olsen v.s. A'to)
(Note: Bargain Bin Superheroes is episodic; each part is self-contained. This story can be enjoyed without reading the previous sections.)
**"A'ti! A'ti! A'ti! I summon thee!"**
Asking for help was hard. Throughout my long career, I'd always been the ... | 2022-02-15T11:10:28 | 2022-02-15T10:40:59 | 505 | 180 |
[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... | In our small town of Aile, we fear most things. The spare dragon could burn our wooden houses down with ease, the occasional grave of undead could terrorize the town, or a gallery of gargoyles could swoop down and rip everything to shreds- human, house, horse, it mattered not. We have no formal military, the closest th... | 2022-05-26T16:33:26 | 2022-05-26T14:34:44 | 38 | 18 |
[WP] Here’s the thing about prophecies. They put the weight of the world on the shoulders of one person. What happens when that person says ‘No’? | “Very well.” Zarathos turned and started back down the dusty country road.
Kathril’s jaw dropped. “Wait!” she cried, before she could stop herself. The old wizard paused, but he didn’t turn around again. “That’s it? I’m supposed to be the prophesied fall of the Lords of Blood, and you’re letting me go that easily? Wha... | Princess Dahlia poked her head out of the carriage. The farm house was just like the seer had said. Small. Humble. The details were a little off, but even he recognized that his sight was not as accurate as it once was. But this was certainly the place.
Her manservant opened the door as the page announced their presen... | 2022-07-16T16:51:57 | 2022-07-16T16:02:15 | 16 | 10 |
[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. | “Who is set for execution today?” Mathew polished his blade as Judge Marin set up the death room.
“Edelphis,” Marin responded, “Finally getting rid of that fucker.”
“‘Bout time. I know the King really hated him.” Mathew switched to the next weapon, cleaning it thoroughly.
“Well, he did kidnap the princess. Twice.”... | She was a born killer. The moment she snapped she turned from hero to villain in just a matter of seconds.
Thousands of people were victimized in her warpath, and she got away with it for MONTHS. That was, until she was caught, and placed on Death Row.
Now, the world had changed drastically since she had been gone, a... | 2022-07-17T19:48:17 | 2022-07-17T18:09:54 | 63 | 24 |
[WP] The world has taken precautions against super-powered beings, handing out inhibitors if deemed too 'destructive.' You sat in the principal's office with horror etched on your face as a pair of inhibitor gloves were handed to you. The smug grin of your life long bully telling you everything. | "What are those for?" I breathed weakly.
The question was rhetorical, of course. We'd seen those accursed gauntlets everywhere. Criminals and commoners alike were forced to wear them, so long as they were dangerous. The wrist cuffs were magnetized and anything that was special about a person was drained from them in j... | Jackass... I think as my powers while they could be used to cause a lot of annoyance because it is power to play any musical instrument to perfect decree. I am a girl and this is how he wants my attention? Wow, nice... I love music... I feel my heart drop as the gloves are worn on. I immediately start thinking about on... | 2022-12-25T07:48:11 | 2022-12-25T03:24:03 | 46 | 19 |
[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... | 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... | "Look at these foolish mortals, dancing and singing." said Altarion, sipping his glass of wine with disapproval in his auburn eyes.
"Ha, if you would even call that dancing," said the creature next to him, brushing her silky white fur, "They are smashing their bodies into each other under the influence of drugs and t... | 2014-07-16T11:38:23 | 2014-07-16T11:11:14 | 61 | 13 |
[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... | The old man sat chasing his own thoughts. His memory wasn't what it once was and he kept losing his train of thought. He'd try to remember something, reason through it and just before he could latch on to it it would be gone like it was never there.
Zargrarf approached smiling, "My old nemesis, it pains me to s... | 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... | 2014-07-16T12:28:18 | 2014-07-16T11:24:28 | 35 | 10 |
[WP]Humans start out at birth with milk-white blood. The more bad deeds they commit, the darker their blood becomes. One day, you meet your soulmate. Skip a few years, and things are amazing… Until your soulmate trips, falls, and the cut they get drips ink-black blood… | You start to feel uneasy is everything you know about this woman a lie? You think about that time you went on vacation how she helped you overcome your fear of heights when you both jumped out of that airplane hand in hand. Is this why you haven't met any of her family. You've been dating for over 3 years now. How? You... | "No, it's not what you think. I can explain!" She proceeded to back away slowly, wide-eyed and pale in the face.
"W-w-who are y-you" she stuttered. I could see tears in her eyes, threatening to betray her.
"I promise I'm still the same man you fell in love with. I've made some mistakes I'm not proud of but I've cha... | 2016-09-22T17:07:36 | 2016-09-22T16:56:11 | 50 | 12 |
[WP]A Man dies and expects to go either Heaven or Hell,only to be told by an Angel that he already was in Hell and now his punishment is over | Lukas gulped in air, shaking from his experiences on Earth. The images were vividly branded in his mind.
Seventy years of struggling, of fighting for the life he'd dreamt of as a boy. He'd achieved some of it, but lost most of those dreams along the way. And that *end*: choking for air as the sickness raced through h... | "Uh-uh. Yeah, buddy. Well, you know what, fuck you too. Next." The bloke clutching the cockel-spaniel took his stamped passport and filed out towards a rather impressive baggage reclaim, proceeded to ignore it entirely and wandered to a distant "Nothing to Declare" sign so cursive it deserved it's own gallery.
The bal... | 2016-12-13T12:02:36 | 2016-12-13T11:47:45 | 93 | 26 |
[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... | When I was 4 years old, my 2 year old sister was fast. Like... She could run at full speed. By the time she was 4, she could keep up with me, our parents, and even our cat... You know... Supposing the cat would ever leave ME alone. By 12, she was a competitive track star. There were some others with similar abilities, ... | 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... | 2016-12-30T13:31:36 | 2016-12-30T12:42:39 | 18 | 10 |
[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. | "Hear me humans! You will fall and we shall call this new world our own!"
Thunder crackled around the mysterious humanoid as he raised his sword to the sky. Fire and ice swirled around his swelled body, the bones of his past conquests hung from his belt dancing in the storm he seemingly summoned at will. Hordes of gia... | Henry Hartigan slipped away from his cubicle, cursing to himself as everyone stared in awe at the mounted television that was elevated in the corner of the office. The other employees muttered and sipped their coffee, wondering if they were witnessing an elaborate hoax. Jim, the manager, even switched the feed through ... | 2017-09-14T15:29:29 | 2017-09-14T01:54:31 | 243 | 36 |
[WP] when you were a kid, you had an imaginary friend, Lewis; That was 20 or so years ago. Yesterday your child came into your room in the middle of the night, and said "Lewis wants to know why you don't play with him anymore" | "Mommy?"
The little voice sweeps away the veils of sleep, more piercing than any alarm clock. Before I am even fully conscious, some primal part of my brain is automatically analyzing the tone and register of my son's voice, and comes to the conclusion that there is no hint of fear or pain. Just the frank, inopportune... | Rolling over to face my son, but without opening my eyes, I said, "Because Lewis is imaginary, son. Now go to bed."
I heard his little feet padding out the room, then heard the door close with a satisfying click. I rolled back the other way and went back to sleep.
In what seemed like a few minutes later, Lucas, my so... | 2017-11-12T16:40:48 | 2017-11-12T16:21:25 | 153 | 38 |
[WP] You live in a world where the repetition of certain acts grants special abilities. Someone who does 10,000 push-ups will gain super strength, someone who runs 10,000 kilometres will gain super speed. You are the first person in history to drink 10,000 litres of alcohol. | “10,000 litres?”
“Yup”
“How are you not dead?”
“I didn’t do it in one long binge, I paced myself”
“That’s not really the point, never mind, so what has happened to you?”
“Well, what happens when YOU get drunk?”
“The usual stuff. Double vision, loss of balance, the occasional bout of memory loss”
“Uh-huh. I get a... | Most children are ambitious when younger and I was no different. We all knew the achievements, the lists to hit if you will. It wasn't as simple as it seems though. I started with push-ups. My goal was 1000 for 10 days and I got it. Like I said, it's not that simple.
After the 10th day I collapsed exhausted at my 1000... | 2018-07-06T04:10:30 | 2018-07-06T04:04:30 | 3,646 | 133 |
[WP] If you haven't found your soul mate by age 30, the government turns on your trackers so you can find each other. Your tracker app has led you to a cemetery. | The red beacon blinked faster with each step, until finally I stopped behind a girl standing in front of a grave.
“Uhh. . . excuse me?” I said.
She had her eyes closed and her hands clasped. I took a step forward and then paused, either she was praying or talking to someone who had once been special to her.
Wait... | Note: I haven't written in about five months. Sorry if it is a little bland.
"Well, god damn it. It looks like I am talking to myself now, huh?" I tuck my hands into my pockets, I turn my phone off and stand above a grave. "Christ, how did you die now?! Elena Chen... I didn't think you'd be asian, well, I didn't think... | 2018-07-23T03:55:33 | 2018-07-23T02:42:59 | 88 | 18 |
[WP] A street vendor sells you a painting that they say depicts whatever the heart truly desires. You bought it because you saw something nice and pretty. Your spouse asks why you bought a painting of something much more disturbing. | I bought a picture of a world free from disease and pain. A world with no suffering. A technological marvel. A masterpiece depicting a utopian futuristic paradise where everyone lives the life they desire, participating in the active enrichment of our species.
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Cooperating in unison with peace and love s... | I drove home from the market with a smile. I'd managed to find two first edition prints of books by an author I love and a really interesting painting which I was looking forward to mounting on the library wall. As I turned in to the driveway I pictured where this piece might looks best in the room, concluding it would... | 2018-10-07T00:34:14 | 2018-10-06T22:10:56 | 2,046 | 186 |
[WP] As a Demon, you're quite familiar with would-be mages making errors in materials due to translation errors. However, today marks the first time that someone has attempted to summon you with Cruelty-Free Vegan Blood Substitute™. | Yazamor felt an annoying tug on his essence. It was the kind of summoning that just didn't quite have the power to be effective, but was enough of a nag that he'd feel inclined to appear just to convince them to stop. After what seemed like an eternity—literally an eternity in the demon reality—he groaned and slid off ... | “The tome appears to be at least 50,000 years old, sir. Possibly older,” said Sarah, using two baby carrots to turn each page with the utmost care, gently blowing the dust away as she translated the words written to the best of her ability. “But we will need more time and resources in order to complete a translation.”
... | 2020-01-23T08:23:50 | 2020-01-23T08:22:40 | 236 | 121 |
[WP] You fall in love with a girl, and the two of you have a happy relationship for a few years. But one day, you discover a massive hoard of valuables underneath the house, and that's when you realize you've been dating a dragon in human form. | I kicked the nearest goblet with my boot. It clattered away, doubtless with one side caved in.
Cerina (or whatever her name really was) growled and circled her hoard on the opposite side. She was the size of our house with rustling wings and scales the color of blood.
The M-16 held by my right hand had been registe... | "What's wrong, honey?"
My wife looked at me with concern, but I can't tell her that I discovered her secret.
What we had together was special. When I was hurt, when everyone abandoned me, when my dreams were stamped into the ground by everyone I cared about... Only her, only her, only her...
But the dark feelings br... | 2020-08-03T08:55:39 | 2020-08-03T08:52:09 | 55 | 37 |
[WP] One morning everyone in the world wakes up in their 18-year old body, memories intact. Society tries to continue as normal despite the change, but a world full of energetic adolescents certainly has its quirks. | I looked over at my sister- nine years younger than me, and yet somehow the same age all of a sudden. Her head was in her hands, the air of defeat around her almost visible.
Next to her a tall, handsome boy slept peacefully on his back.
I heard her heave a deep sigh, and looked over as she ran her hands over her t... | I have always imagined what the world would be like if everyone was a kid, running on a sugar rush with no worries or troubles to think about.
Now if the world was full of hormone-galore 18 year old kids, that would be a much more different scenario.
And that is exactly what had happened.
It started about two mon... | 2020-11-02T10:49:46 | 2020-11-02T09:55:51 | 105 | 29 |
[WP] Some say that your power is future sight. Others insist that you have superhuman intellect. They're wrong. Your power is the ability "Quicksave." | "I really dont know why I have it, but I have it. Its equally annoying and useful, but more annoying to be honest.
It all started when I was a little child, I did it for fun too. My brother ate the last chocolate donut and I was mad, so mad, and thats when I activated with out noticing first, once I realized what I ha... | Have you ever heard of the concept of Quantum Immortality? Turns out, it's a thing, sort of. I found that out the day the world ended. I lost count of how many times I had to repeat that day before I found out the reason why, but an antimatter comet crashed into the planet during a pretty severe thunderstorm. Just my ... | 2020-12-15T15:22:13 | 2020-12-15T14:29:36 | 44 | 32 |
[WP] A being at the gates of the afterlife allows every soul that passes through to ask it one question. Used to being asked questions such as "What is the meaning of life?" and "How many people loved me?", it's taken unawares when a soul asks "How was your day?" instead. | "My day? That's your question?" The being asked, taken aback. The six-armed monstrosity that was covered in eyes which all looked at the man repeated its statement. "You only get one question and I'll answer it. I know everything."
"I know that," the older gentleman nodded. "Listening is where love begins: listening t... | "Hello," the soul said. It paused. "How was your day?"
The Gatekeeper, for the first not-time in its not-existence, had no idea what to say.
"What?" the Gatekeeper asked.
"How was your day?" the soul asked again.
"Ahem." the Gatekeeper said. "This is your one chance to ask a Great Question. The meaning of life, wha... | 2021-03-29T00:57:28 | 2021-03-28T23:51:18 | 87 | 42 |
[WP] You live your life on repeat. You die, you’re reborn, in a perpetual loop. You’ve lived thousands of years. Some as a saint, helping others. Some as a monster, reducing the planet to nuclear ashes. After your last death, a voice fills your head. “You’re not getting it. How can you be so dense!” | "I'm guessing I'm supposed to fall in love." I sighed, Looks like the entity that had been manipulating me for the last millennia had finally decided to officially introduce himself to me.
"I can't bel- Wait- YES! That's it! Your one true lo-"
"I'm going to stop you right there. I take it you're the red headed man in... | With a name like Guif Alberto, you really don't get many chances at life to be normal, and it's not like I chose to be.
My first life, I was a normal high school kid. I played Minecraft. Well, I played Minecraft. Couldn't once I got hit by a fuckin' truck and died, haha.
Then I was reincarnated as a saint in another ... | 2022-02-09T20:14:27 | 2022-02-09T18:23:31 | 2,163 | 86 |
[WP] A small town deep in the forest has a town dragon. Yep. His name’s Darryl, and he’s actually a really nice dude! He even married the mayor’s daughter with the mayor’s consent! However, a group of travelers not accustomed to giant beasts dropping by for groceries has just stopped in town. Uh-oh… | Darius sat sullenly while Asana paced the cell in which they were locked. She had been fuming for the better part of an hour and he a relatively sure that she would be up for talking soon.
"What were they thinking!" Asana yelled suddenly.
Darius kept his voice low. "Technically we did disobey the law."
"That's stup... | The van backfired upon entering the parking lot of Albert's Serve-U, and a few people turned to look. It was an older blue Dodge A-100 with a white stripe running the length of the body and wrapping around the front and back. It had a pop up camper top. If you were close enough, you could get a whiff of pot smoke, dirt... | 2022-04-25T10:04:29 | 2022-04-25T09:27:13 | 159 | 61 |
[WP] When people turn 18, they gain the ability to summon one random thing in the world to their hand, as Thor does Mjolnir. As you summon yours it takes some time but people are horrified as it finally arrives... | "What is it?"
"I don't know."
"You're the one summoning it!"
"Yeah. I don't know what it *is* but it's *big*."
"...wait, how big are we talking?"
"I don't know. But it's *big*."
"Wait, does everyone remember Ermetrude?"
"Summoning the Eiffel Tower, yeah. *Nasty* way to go. But don't worry, I'm pretty sure this w... | Standing there my eyes widened, in my hand was a book decorated with bones and a rather old fashioned quill pen, the ink a strange red tinge. My mother stumbled a response “n..no…it can’t be…honey, what do we do?” Father had slowly backed into a corner of the room gripping the oven mitt “I don’t know. Is it what I thin... | 2022-11-15T05:12:00 | 2022-11-15T01:55:12 | 371 | 261 |
[WP] At age 18 each person meets their soul-mate. For centuries everyone has fallen in love with theirs. You're the first person to not love yours. | I was just sitting in the coffee shop, minding my own business, when I heard his voice for the first time. "Wow, your face is really breaking out today," he said. "I'm surprised that anyone can stand to look at you." And right away I knew who it was. My soulmate. Oh God, no.
That was the beginning of our awful years t... | The day I turned 18 was the first day of the rest of my life.
My birthday is late in the year, October to be precise. My mother always said that I would meet someone truly great since I had to wait longer then most. My family threw me a huge party to celebrate, like every family did. They invited everyone we knew, ac... | 2015-02-21T11:32:09 | 2015-02-21T10:53:59 | 36 | 26 |
[WP] After a screw up occurs at the post office, Santa starts receiving damned souls while Satan is stuck with thousands of wish lists. | Satan sat scratching his head with his pitchfork. Nothing that has come to his evil domain in the past three weeks has made sense. "What is this shit? TODD GET IN HERE NOW!"
A wicked looking creature came scuttling into the Devil's office and stood at attention. It's black, soulless eyes staring at the Master. "Yes Lu... |
It was, rather unsurprisingly, snowing in Lapland. It pounded upon the ice, compacting it denser than the toughest steel. Just visible through the relentless snowstorm was the faint silhouette of a large cabin.
It looked big. *Far* to big to be structurally sound, and yet, the aging wood brushed off the fe... | 2015-07-17T11:58:00 | 2015-07-17T11:52:11 | 65 | 19 |
[WP] You accidentally call the FBI in place for a pizza shop and attempt to order your favourite pizza with toppings. Coincidentally, the FBI uses pizza language as a means of code. | "Hi," Rick said. "I'd like to order a large pizza."
"Large, you say?" The guy on the other end of the line seemed a little taken aback, which was rather strange for a pizza place.
"Yeah," Rick continued, a little confused himself. "Could I get it mushrooms, sausage, olives and pinapple on that?"
"Of course," said th... | "Hi, you've reached-" I cut them off. They said the same thing every time. I knew who I was calling, no need for chit chat. I wanted pizza and I wanted it now, just like every other day when I was high out of my mind and getting the munchies.
"Yeah, whatever. Look, I wanna place an order and I want it delivered stat."... | 2015-11-30T16:21:26 | 2015-11-30T16:16:25 | 1,233 | 198 |
[WP] The best demon slayers are those whose minds the demons want to stay out of. | We heard a loud thud. We run there to witness a demon laying on the ground just about to disappear. In front of the demon stood Marlin.
"You should know that I feel very depressed." he said instead of greeting us.
"What happened?"
"I was very bored waiting for you."
"How did you kill the demon?"
"I didn't" ... | "I will possess you! I will devour your soul in the process of possessing, and you shall never see the light of day, except for the eternal embers of hell!"
Damn, this demon was being very unruly in front of my house guest, and it pissed me off because I told him to to not show himself in front of anyone until they've... | 2016-02-08T09:21:58 | 2016-02-08T09:15:47 | 38 | 12 |
[WP] Everyone is fated to discover their animal companion at some point in their life - it almost always happens before the end of puberty. At 25, you are convinced that you are one of the super-rare few who will never find theirs. Until a dragon lands in front of you. | For most people, finding their Companion is a wonderful experience. God knows nobody in their late teens and early twenties can shut up about how *right* and *perfect* the world is. Honestly, they're worse than new parents. Never shutting the fuck up about the bird on their shoulder, or the snake wrapped around their w... | "But...but...dragons don't exist," I stammered, not quite believing what I am seeing.
The thought that this could be my animal companion didn't even enter my mind. I was quite sure that this dragon, in all it's scaly majesty, was a figment of my imagination. I was quite sure that the distress brought about by 10 years... | 2016-04-25T01:44:48 | 2016-04-24T23:48:59 | 64 | 16 |
[WP] Thousands of children mistakenly write letters to Satan each year because they misspell Santa. This year, instead of forwarding these to Santa, Satan decides to help out... | "Dear Satan, I now that thee north pole is very far away and you are very busi but can you help my mommy and daddy? They are very mad alot and they hit eechother and me almost every day. I would like to give you cookies but we dont have any food. I can give you a hug if you want. Please help mak them stop.
Love... | So this is based on an established universe I have. Here is ["Lucky the Archdemon"](https://redd.it/4dpbaa) from that universe. This story is called "Satan Goes Christmas Shopping."
"You know, Lucky, I feel like this is the sort of thing I should not have to explain to you," Russ told me condescendingly.
I was leani... | 2016-12-25T00:17:39 | 2016-12-24T18:41:16 | 65 | 21 |
[WP] You're bitten by a zombie. By some strange happening, you die and become a zombie, but your ghost remains bound to this earth. Your ghost has to try and keep your zombie body out of trouble until a cure is found. | I don't know why I was surprised. I mean. I'm the ghost of a zombie, there's no reason the other zombies wouldn't have ghosts too. Almost all of them were like me, trying to keep their writhing selves out of trouble, or at least away from the heavy weapons the survivors had furnished.
The outbreak had been rapid, a te... | So is this life after death? Maybe it's just part of the zombie thing. How stupid of me to get bit. Grocery stores are obviously death traps but I was just so hungry. At least I escaped but not knowing anywhere safe to go lead me deep in to the woods and well with no shelter in the cold night and no survival knowledge,... | 2017-02-02T06:49:27 | 2017-02-02T06:36:02 | 29 | 13 |
[WP] You're a thief who breaks into homes, but try your best to stay undetected. You lubricate the hinges to prevent squeaky noises, you sweep the floor to get rid of footsteps, etc. Eventually, you fix more than you take, and rumors spread about a mysterious, helpful fairy in town.
EDIT: Wow, didn't expect this promp... | It started off small.
I brought some cheap screws and an oil can to a job because I had gotten busted twice when homeowners heard a floorboard creak or a hinge squeak. Almost got my head blown off the second time.
Not anymore.
The town I prowl is rich, not super rich but old money comfortable rich. Lots of old peo... | It started because of the thrill. If this were a corny rags-to-riches autobio, I'd lie and tell you my first was a honey bun from a drugstore. Or maybe a loaf of bread for my sick mom or something like that. Well, don't get your hopes up; my mom was sick, but I'd have sooner stolen bread from her than for her.
No, my ... | 2017-03-13T08:45:46 | 2017-03-13T08:03:01 | 428 | 103 |
[WP] You are a supervillain, but every single one of your plans of world domination has somehow collapsed into a harmless flirtatious encounter with the superhero by accident. Today, the superhero has come to propose to you. | "What? No! Get out of here! Every time you show up my brilliant plan is somehow ruined! Don't even say anything!" I rant in exhaustion and frustration as (shocker) Frost Claw casually strolls into my lair for the- I don't even know at this point how many times he's done it. He just freezes the door, smashes it then wal... | “Well would you look at that I forgot to hit the detonator again,” said Sheana, Killer of Worlds. She flipped her hair, and shrugged her massive green shoulders. “Everytime I get lost in your eyes I lose a nuke it seems. That how you always foil my plans you cute bundle of righteousness?”
“That’s part of the plan,” sa... | 2017-05-30T14:42:52 | 2017-05-30T14:28:29 | 25 | 12 |
[WP] You are a supervillain, but every single one of your plans of world domination has somehow collapsed into a harmless flirtatious encounter with the superhero by accident. Today, the superhero has come to propose to you. | I am sick of this chaos in my life.
All I wanted was to rule the world and kill off that pesky gnat of a super hero. However, everytime I try it only backfires.
Stupid software update making my murderous robots give her a nice pixie cut. Stupid poison failing to kill her while we had a pleasant dinner together.
T... | “Well would you look at that I forgot to hit the detonator again,” said Sheana, Killer of Worlds. She flipped her hair, and shrugged her massive green shoulders. “Everytime I get lost in your eyes I lose a nuke it seems. That how you always foil my plans you cute bundle of righteousness?”
“That’s part of the plan,” sa... | 2017-05-30T15:45:53 | 2017-05-30T14:28:29 | 23 | 12 |
[WP] People start 3D printing up meat of themselves as a fringe curiosity, and it becomes mainstream. Turns out it tastes really good, and it becomes the norm. Suddenly, all electronics on Earth stop working, humans cast into the dark age. No crops, no herds. Just the constant urge for human meat.
[Original comment](h... | It wasn't like the other shortages, I had seen the riots from the news when bacon was on a shortage. Twenty years after people were cloning their own arms, and legs not for health reasons but to eat.
I was one of the few that didn't, or couldn't. People looked at me in pity as my stomach didn't produce the right stuf... | **Sunbreak**
"Look at that," Bill whispered; he was just staring at the sunrise. *Like he always does.* Kabel rolled his eyes.
"Yes, Bill. It's the sun. The same fucking sun as yesterday, and hopefully the same as tomorrow." *Or hopefully not.* Kabel secretly hoped he would not see the sunset, or Bill, or anything. E... | 2017-09-27T17:36:12 | 2017-09-27T17:36:06 | 95 | 32 |
[WP] "So they are a war species then, huh." The alien scratched his head: "Why are you interested in them. The humans, i mean." The other alien got closer. "They fight for peace. No war species ever fights for peace." | There are many among us who wonder *why* we allow Warrior Species to live. Whenever we discover one of them, there will inevitably be a movement pushing for their extermination before they reach the stars. I do not need to explain why, we all remember the horrors of the Zandrian Fleet sweeping across the Alliance Syste... | *Grim smiled at his obersavtion and noticed his young students confusion. He cleared his throught and continued*
I’ll start from the beginning. Our first few skirmishes with humans had been pretty normal. We destroyed a colony or two and took their wonderfully terraformed land for ourselves. An old fashioned welcome t... | 2018-03-17T06:35:22 | 2018-03-17T06:00:50 | 109 | 31 |
[WP] Humanity wipes itself out through nuclear war, but everything on the Internet still exists. Another sentient race on Earth millions of years into the future develops an Internet and somehow manages to gain access to the human Internet, revealing everything humanity had posted and stored online. | We've finally done it. Our species rose shortly after the Tall Ones went extinct. We learned from them for thousands of years, far beyond other species. Many of us mastered basic commands and sanitary habits soon after gaining the trust of the Tall Ones. As the Tall Ones evolved, we learned to use them for their homes ... | Three months, thirteen days and eleven hours of exposure to the rancid air of the surface world. Every minute, every hour bringing greater strain on the enviro\-suit; forever filtering the same bath of salt water I came with. But, I couldn’t bring myself to return home. So many trips I’ve made to the same access node, ... | 2018-05-19T21:29:58 | 2018-05-19T20:24:11 | 122 | 15 |
[WP] You are the inventor of the most powerful optical microscope. While testing it with some of your own skin cells, you find a tech support number on each of your cells. You decide to call it. | *It actually started ringing. The number wasn't a fake, then again how could it be a fake. To be able to leave a phone number on a cell.*
It kept ringing a few times, each sound sending a new shiver through my body.
*Why was I so nervous, then again all this was so surreal, how could I not be?*
Then a crackling nois... | "Whichever one of you said *there's plenty of room at the bottom* was very clever indeed" remarked Kadesh, as he wandered over to the Fluorescence Microscope. "Remarkable achievement, Kador. Truly astounding!"
Kador stood flabbergasted, trying to make sense of what was happening. The past twenty-four hours had seemed ... | 2018-08-14T06:45:36 | 2018-08-14T05:28:03 | 148 | 44 |
[WP] You are an inspector of the Federal Bureau of Dungeon Safety And Adventurer Fairness. This one is a serious violation to the codes.
Feel free to drop the Adventurer Fairness if you don't like it. | This was gonna be a BIG one. Once youve been at this as long as I have you begin to know the type of dungeon master that's going to give you trouble, and this guy was it in spades.
I addressed him by his formal title, gotta stay professional and all, "Alright Warking Doomfang the Unstoppable, I'll be honest there are ... | Three goblins in the next room.
One against the back wall, the other two hiding behind a few crates stuffed with healing items.
If you get too close and activate the stash, they'll shove daggers so deep into your kidneys you'll piss steel.
Without the map, I would be very, very dead. Well, without the map, loaded d... | 2018-11-26T11:24:19 | 2018-11-26T09:44:52 | 199 | 139 |
[WP] You lost your sight - along with everyone else on Earth - in The Great Blinding. Two years later, without warning, your sight returns. As you look around, you realize that every available wall, floor and surface has been painted with the same message - Don't Tell Them You Can See. | Most people lost their sight waking up on the morning of the first day, as the event started in the middle of the night. The change only occurred as one slept, so others attempted to remain awake to retain their vision for longer. This effort proved to be pointless, as the effects took hold the moment they closed their... | It returned as quickly as it was taken away. I wasn’t prepared for it, and now rather than being blinded by darkness, I was blinded by bright light. I stumbled backwards and fell to my knees, my hands gripping the brick wall behind me. I closed my tearing eyes and blinked slowly, trying to get readjusted to the light.
... | 2022-10-08T20:12:12 | 2019-08-26T08:52:19 | 810 | 207 |
[WP] Spells are a thing, but mana isn't. How many you can cast is limited only by how fast you can say them. Thus, rappers have become the world's best rapid-firing spellslingers. | I’m a grammatical wizard, I control the fundamentals. All my lyrical allusions are derived from elementals; using solely the essentials to build something monumental. The light & the shadows lend me limitless potential.
I explore my own potential, casting out beyond infinity. Reaching for divinity, I suffered an ep... | The guards of the Emperor closed in down the narrow cobbled streets that led to Peter's dead-end alley, their fast whispers cutting through the night air like knives. There was no where for Peter to hide, nowhere to run. They would soon be upon him.
On one side of the alley lay a large mound of decaying rubbish tumbl... | 2019-10-24T05:37:35 | 2019-10-24T03:59:29 | 125 | 83 |
[WP] A priest returns home after a successful exorcism. His demon daughter is waiting for him there, angry that he removed her from someone’s body again. | The man returns home, beaten, bruised, but in good spirits. For individuals with his skill set, any day when one can return home is a good one. A great one in fact. I watch from beneath the gap in the floorboards as he takes his hat off and sheds his thick coat. The man is an exorcist. But if you ask him, he will tell ... | Father Lloyd Murphy entered the foyer of the abbey and closed the door behind him, breathing in the rich aroma of homemade chicken dumpling soup as well as the faint smell of fire and brimstone. He was tired and hungry, and he had little left of himself to give after having to profusely apologize to the parents of litt... | 2020-10-20T13:52:17 | 2020-10-20T13:32:03 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] War is no longer initiated by your country’s leader. War is now decided by popular vote. If you cast a vote “FOR” war, you are automatically enlisted in your country’s militia upon successful declaration of war. You voted “AGAINST,” but the rest of your family voted “FOR.” | "Seriously? You voted *against* war?" Chester's father looked at his son in disbelief and a touch of humiliation.
"I just don't see the point in it, really," Chester explained. "Besides, even if I voted for war, I probably wouldn't be able to serve, unless I was a general or something, because of my leg." Chester roll... | "Are ya winning, son?"
Jin froze for a moment before pulling the headphones from around his ears and turning around, eyes narrowed in an expression of confusion and cringe.
"Are you serious? That meme was so last year. God, stop trying to relate to me through random shitposts on Reddit, dad. Ugh." Jin rolled his eyes... | 2021-01-28T10:19:24 | 2021-01-28T09:48:37 | 17 | 10 |
[WP] A technician pulls a headset off of you and asks you if you liked the VR. You panic, and he calmly says that your whole life was a 2 minute VR experience to show you what being an average person would be like. You, stunned and afraid, ask, "Who am I, then?" He stares in complete disbelief.
(The title implies that... | "You don't really have a name," the tech says. "At least not anymore. After what you did, the courts decided you weren't even worthy of an identity."
"What did I do?" you say.
The tech shrugs. "Doesn't really matter anymore, does it?"
"What," you start, but you can't imagine what to say next. Your eyes catch on the ... | "Who am I, then?" The words fall from my mouth into the room like heavy stones.
The technician had stared at me, his mouth opening and closing as answers were born and died upon his lips, unspoken.
A woman had come soon after. I don't remember her face or her name. She said she was my wife, and she had been very an... | 2021-03-27T20:07:44 | 2021-03-27T20:03:00 | 135 | 33 |
[WP] it was a dark night when our villain heard a wrap on their door. To their surprise their arch nemesis, the hero, collapses into their arms. Beaten and a bit woozy in the eyes ,the hero looks up and barely manages to get out "I wasn't sure where else to go" before going limp. | Addison groaned as she stood up. She'd been fighting almost all the day prior, and some dick had just decided to knock on her door. Who knocks on somebody's door, completely unvited, at three in the morning? Sure she'd tried to rob a bank, but she still deserved sleep! She stretched, making sure to let her back crack b... | **Angela and Dean**
A nemesis, a harsh yet fitting word for just another person that you can't stand yet keep getting in your way. I usually don't bat an eyelid at another mook knocking on my doorstep, waving around a twig, calling themselves a hero that slays the calamity witch. I rough them up a little and they pass... | 2021-07-08T21:05:47 | 2021-07-08T19:35:17 | 25 | 17 |
[WP] You're a high level black mage with a few healing spells but everyone thinks you're a terrible cleric because you only ever use healing spells. | Jerik groaned as the cleric patched his wound, a burn on the arm. He wasn't in that much pain to be honest. He was mostly groaning because of the shit show that was the cleric's healing abilities.
He botched healing his burn, he botched healing Mary's stab wound, and he almost botched healing Corians splinter.
Not on... | "The pain... it's coming back..." I mumble as force a light that erupts from my hands ti restore my body back to its 'normal' state. "How long has it been now?" I say outloud to the empty cave.
Lost in my thoughts the cave falls back to silence only hearing the crackling of the fire. I've been searching for a cure for... | 2021-09-03T14:49:32 | 2021-09-03T13:23:54 | 23 | 14 |
[WP] Every new year the priests sacrifice whoever finds the stone bean in their meal to bring the clan good fortune in the months to come. It's supposed to be random, but you get suspicious when you notice the priests watching you carefully as you sit down to eat. | I noticed the priest stare at me out of the corner of my eye. Every year the priests put a carved stone bean in a persons soup, during the feast celebrating the end of the harvest season.
I know that the bean is supposed to be scooped randomly, but I think it might have been put in my soup, I never was notably popula... | Father Talbot cast his warm gaze over the feasters as the town gathered together for Wellentien. Small gestures to his flock, showing congregates that they were seen and valued by the towns holy man. He was a young man by all accounts, of an age with Tim’s sister and liked ubiquitously.
Everyone gathered here had kn... | 2021-12-31T19:43:04 | 2021-12-31T16:38:52 | 35 | 18 |
[WP] You're a female hero in a fantasy world, and you are annoyed. The wizards keep giving you enchanted armor with incredible stats, but it looks RIDICULOUS! This one has nipples! This one has a hole over your heart! This one is just a necklace and a belt! Would they please STOP IT! | "I know it's ridiculous!" The wizard threw his hands into the air.
"Then stop this nonsense and make me something that doesn't look like I should be wearing it on a street corner rather than in the dungeon!" I snapped.
"S'not my fault," the wizard muttered, turning away to fiddle with something. "I'm doing the best t... | She stood in front if the armourer with a mix of confusion and disappointment.
'Looks good, yeah?' the man asked as he shook the armoured mannequin, though, armoured was perhaps the wrong word. Alnisa pondered for a moment. No, it was in fact *saddled* with the sorriest excuse for armour in the history of the Grand I... | 2022-11-21T04:56:11 | 2022-11-21T04:00:43 | 568 | 263 |
[WP] Describe a well known story from the perspective of the antagonist. Try to conceal the actual story till the last line.
Fairy tales, legends, tv shows, book, etc. | My whole life I've been a slave. My mother was a slave too, so I never knew another way.
When I was young, I was happy to subject myself to the will of another. First my mother, and her master.
Then, the travelers came to my home and took me away. I went willingly. They taught me I had power, but they insisted on... | Life was odd amongst women when I was growing up. But then I suppose being raised by women does offer some unique perspectives. The women all held me in high opinion from as early as I can remember. They kept on telling me that I would one day become their ruler.
I had kept on being told this, time and time again to ... | 2014-06-20T09:34:04 | 2014-06-20T06:49:22 | 42 | 16 |
[WP] In a different age, Aliens invaded and were defeated by Cavemen, as a result they prepared for a second battle thousands of years in the future, when they expected humanity to be the most fearsome beings in the universe, they return to find society as it is now
EDIT: August 8th, 2014 @ 2:35PM:
Wow, /r/WritingPro... | Agathor, of the “invading” Spirolons, stood surrounded by earth sex toys.
Not just SOME sex toys, though. All manner of oddly shaped rubber, leather, and lace lined the walls of the poorly lit apartment.
“Jizzdoor. What the hell have you been doing. Stop laughing. WHAT’S FUNNY?”
“Just…. Don’t call me that name anymo... | Fligthtdynga looked through a telescope trained at the blue sphere.
"Teacher, why are we here?"
"In a previous iteration, a scout ship was despatched here. They landed and attempted to establish a portal on the surface for a typical resources transfer. Our last multi-spectral transmission from the lander showed they ... | 2014-08-07T09:14:34 | 2014-08-07T08:46:14 | 109 | 13 |
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