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Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Been like this long as I can remember - seeing numbers everywhere. Was a while before I figured it out - they follow the people, the number of people each person will kill in their lives. Wish I was better at talking to people, maybe then I could really change things, change those numbers. But the numbers have always m... | I can't remember when I first saw the numbers, just happened one day. Weird thing about the future is it constantly changes. I can be taking with someone and see their number change just like that. I can't use this power for much, I just try to keep my family and friends from those with high numbers. However, it all ch... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | "Z-zero. Nine. Four. Zero. Four." I stammered out, as the agent continuously showed me photos of people. We did this often. Very often. For eleven years I have been held prisoner by a top secret United States organization, after they somehow found out about my power, and after months of torture, they have figured out h... | I can't remember when I first saw the numbers, just happened one day. Weird thing about the future is it constantly changes. I can be taking with someone and see their number change just like that. I can't use this power for much, I just try to keep my family and friends from those with high numbers. However, it all ch... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | "I swear I have no idea what you're talking about!"
The man plead with me as he knelt on the ground, hands outstretched in a feeble attempt to block me. That's what they all say. I merely moved the gun a few inches right, and squeezed the trigger.
He hit the ground before my bullet shell, and the number above his h... | "That's a pretty big number?"
"To some" replied the young woman.
"Don't you worry ?, what about your soul, or even humanity?"
" Does the first snowflake of an avalanche worry, or the first drop of a deluge? My soul is my own as yours belongs to you. Our numbers tell us what will happen if we keep on the same... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | I sat there in my room with my hands in my face. The lights were dimmed as to not strain my bloodshot eyes more. I haven't been been getting the best sleep. I tried. I definitely tried, but each time I closed them, I saw it.
It was just another day in my life. I had gone to work in the morning, taking the public bus a... | "That's a pretty big number?"
"To some" replied the young woman.
"Don't you worry ?, what about your soul, or even humanity?"
" Does the first snowflake of an avalanche worry, or the first drop of a deluge? My soul is my own as yours belongs to you. Our numbers tell us what will happen if we keep on the same... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | 7431323210
7431323209
7431323208
"Terry? Have you changed your mind?"
"No. Why would I? We've been working on this for years?"
"Well, your number is dropping."
"It is? Oh shit! What did we change?"
Years of study and experimentation had gone into maintaining Terry's kill number. George had been kicked out of dozen... | "That's a pretty big number?"
"To some" replied the young woman.
"Don't you worry ?, what about your soul, or even humanity?"
" Does the first snowflake of an avalanche worry, or the first drop of a deluge? My soul is my own as yours belongs to you. Our numbers tell us what will happen if we keep on the same... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Stephen looked in the mirror and saw his own number. 1. 1 person he was going to kill if he didn't change something.
"Well," he thought, "how many will that one save?"
He'd first realized what the numbers meant when he passed a drunken man one day in his teens with a 4 over his head. Later he'd seen the same man's f... | "That's a pretty big number?"
"To some" replied the young woman.
"Don't you worry ?, what about your soul, or even humanity?"
" Does the first snowflake of an avalanche worry, or the first drop of a deluge? My soul is my own as yours belongs to you. Our numbers tell us what will happen if we keep on the same... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | I sat there in my room with my hands in my face. The lights were dimmed as to not strain my bloodshot eyes more. I haven't been been getting the best sleep. I tried. I definitely tried, but each time I closed them, I saw it.
It was just another day in my life. I had gone to work in the morning, taking the public bus a... | "I swear I have no idea what you're talking about!"
The man plead with me as he knelt on the ground, hands outstretched in a feeble attempt to block me. That's what they all say. I merely moved the gun a few inches right, and squeezed the trigger.
He hit the ground before my bullet shell, and the number above his h... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Stephen looked in the mirror and saw his own number. 1. 1 person he was going to kill if he didn't change something.
"Well," he thought, "how many will that one save?"
He'd first realized what the numbers meant when he passed a drunken man one day in his teens with a 4 over his head. Later he'd seen the same man's f... | "I swear I have no idea what you're talking about!"
The man plead with me as he knelt on the ground, hands outstretched in a feeble attempt to block me. That's what they all say. I merely moved the gun a few inches right, and squeezed the trigger.
He hit the ground before my bullet shell, and the number above his h... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Stephen looked in the mirror and saw his own number. 1. 1 person he was going to kill if he didn't change something.
"Well," he thought, "how many will that one save?"
He'd first realized what the numbers meant when he passed a drunken man one day in his teens with a 4 over his head. Later he'd seen the same man's f... | I sat there in my room with my hands in my face. The lights were dimmed as to not strain my bloodshot eyes more. I haven't been been getting the best sleep. I tried. I definitely tried, but each time I closed them, I saw it.
It was just another day in my life. I had gone to work in the morning, taking the public bus a... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Stephen looked in the mirror and saw his own number. 1. 1 person he was going to kill if he didn't change something.
"Well," he thought, "how many will that one save?"
He'd first realized what the numbers meant when he passed a drunken man one day in his teens with a 4 over his head. Later he'd seen the same man's f... | 7431323210
7431323209
7431323208
"Terry? Have you changed your mind?"
"No. Why would I? We've been working on this for years?"
"Well, your number is dropping."
"It is? Oh shit! What did we change?"
Years of study and experimentation had gone into maintaining Terry's kill number. George had been kicked out of dozen... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | 7 billion people.
Gracie stared at the gentleman sitting across from her on the train. He had a nice clean suit, polished shoes, and a straight posture that made her neck ache just thinking of it.
7 billion people? How is that even possible? She pondered to herself. It has to be some sort of real life glitch right? Ma... | I used to see 0's everywhere there was a crowd. On the occasion I did see a number other than 0 I could intervene and drop it quickly.
To understand what I'm talking about, I can see the number of people a person will kill in their lifetime. I've been able to do so as long as I can remember, 113 years. No one knows ab... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Been like this long as I can remember - seeing numbers everywhere. Was a while before I figured it out - they follow the people, the number of people each person will kill in their lives. Wish I was better at talking to people, maybe then I could really change things, change those numbers. But the numbers have always m... | I used to see 0's everywhere there was a crowd. On the occasion I did see a number other than 0 I could intervene and drop it quickly.
To understand what I'm talking about, I can see the number of people a person will kill in their lifetime. I've been able to do so as long as I can remember, 113 years. No one knows ab... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | "Z-zero. Nine. Four. Zero. Four." I stammered out, as the agent continuously showed me photos of people. We did this often. Very often. For eleven years I have been held prisoner by a top secret United States organization, after they somehow found out about my power, and after months of torture, they have figured out h... | I used to see 0's everywhere there was a crowd. On the occasion I did see a number other than 0 I could intervene and drop it quickly.
To understand what I'm talking about, I can see the number of people a person will kill in their lifetime. I've been able to do so as long as I can remember, 113 years. No one knows ab... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Been like this long as I can remember - seeing numbers everywhere. Was a while before I figured it out - they follow the people, the number of people each person will kill in their lives. Wish I was better at talking to people, maybe then I could really change things, change those numbers. But the numbers have always m... | 7 billion people.
Gracie stared at the gentleman sitting across from her on the train. He had a nice clean suit, polished shoes, and a straight posture that made her neck ache just thinking of it.
7 billion people? How is that even possible? She pondered to herself. It has to be some sort of real life glitch right? Ma... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | "Z-zero. Nine. Four. Zero. Four." I stammered out, as the agent continuously showed me photos of people. We did this often. Very often. For eleven years I have been held prisoner by a top secret United States organization, after they somehow found out about my power, and after months of torture, they have figured out h... | 7 billion people.
Gracie stared at the gentleman sitting across from her on the train. He had a nice clean suit, polished shoes, and a straight posture that made her neck ache just thinking of it.
7 billion people? How is that even possible? She pondered to herself. It has to be some sort of real life glitch right? Ma... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | Deep breath.
It was dark out. Nobody should be out this late. The bars had emptied. The drunks had all stumbled home. The nightlife had even quieted.
It was this time of night Atticus relished. A time when everything was still. No noise but the buzzing of the streetlights, casting their ruddy orange pools onto the s... | "Just give him a chance, you'll like him, I promise," my wife said as she put on her best dress.
Shrugging, I replied, "I don't know, I just can't see why he's even doing this. It just seems like a game to him."
My wife came up and kissed me on the lips, saying "but it's not a game to me, and I want you there."
I... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | "Z-zero. Nine. Four. Zero. Four." I stammered out, as the agent continuously showed me photos of people. We did this often. Very often. For eleven years I have been held prisoner by a top secret United States organization, after they somehow found out about my power, and after months of torture, they have figured out h... | "Just give him a chance, you'll like him, I promise," my wife said as she put on her best dress.
Shrugging, I replied, "I don't know, I just can't see why he's even doing this. It just seems like a game to him."
My wife came up and kissed me on the lips, saying "but it's not a game to me, and I want you there."
I... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | 58 years of living and now I'm on my deathbed.
I don't understand why the doctors need to hide their secret from me: I'm dying and I know it. I've had several heart attacks over the years and it seems reasonable that I'm about to get a heart failure soon. My limbs feel like cotton candy, my heart races as if I'm on a ... | "Just give him a chance, you'll like him, I promise," my wife said as she put on her best dress.
Shrugging, I replied, "I don't know, I just can't see why he's even doing this. It just seems like a game to him."
My wife came up and kissed me on the lips, saying "but it's not a game to me, and I want you there."
I... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | "Z-zero. Nine. Four. Zero. Four." I stammered out, as the agent continuously showed me photos of people. We did this often. Very often. For eleven years I have been held prisoner by a top secret United States organization, after they somehow found out about my power, and after months of torture, they have figured out h... | Deep breath.
It was dark out. Nobody should be out this late. The bars had emptied. The drunks had all stumbled home. The nightlife had even quieted.
It was this time of night Atticus relished. A time when everything was still. No noise but the buzzing of the streetlights, casting their ruddy orange pools onto the s... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | 58 years of living and now I'm on my deathbed.
I don't understand why the doctors need to hide their secret from me: I'm dying and I know it. I've had several heart attacks over the years and it seems reasonable that I'm about to get a heart failure soon. My limbs feel like cotton candy, my heart races as if I'm on a ... | Deep breath.
It was dark out. Nobody should be out this late. The bars had emptied. The drunks had all stumbled home. The nightlife had even quieted.
It was this time of night Atticus relished. A time when everything was still. No noise but the buzzing of the streetlights, casting their ruddy orange pools onto the s... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | 58 years of living and now I'm on my deathbed.
I don't understand why the doctors need to hide their secret from me: I'm dying and I know it. I've had several heart attacks over the years and it seems reasonable that I'm about to get a heart failure soon. My limbs feel like cotton candy, my heart races as if I'm on a ... | Serena Lane sat in silence. It wasn't uncommon for her to sit in this contemplative state at 3:23pm every day. She waited for the doorknob for her office to turn at exactly 3:24pm - no sooner, no later.
"And how are you today, Cliff?" Serena smiled politely at her next patient. Something was wrong. It had been a mont... |
Edit: Well this blew up.
First of all, I'd like to thank all the talented writers for taking the time to share their gift with us.
Secondly, the prompt is definitely inspired by my favorite story I've read here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure... | [WP] You see numbers above people, telling how many people they will kill given they keep on the same track. Last month you met a seemingly ordinary person with the number 7,431,323,210, or the total population of the Earth. | 0…
0…
4.. “Hmm, should I?”. He was about to open the door to a minivan, it was early afternoon and I assumed he was about to go pick up his kids from school. I began walking towards him, sometimes just delaying them by a few minutes would reduce the number to 0.
“Excuse me!” Someone tapped me on the shoulder. I... | Serena Lane sat in silence. It wasn't uncommon for her to sit in this contemplative state at 3:23pm every day. She waited for the doorknob for her office to turn at exactly 3:24pm - no sooner, no later.
"And how are you today, Cliff?" Serena smiled politely at her next patient. Something was wrong. It had been a mont... |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | My dear unknown friend,
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I was beginning to get out of habit of doing that.
I have just heard the planet is on the path of complete obliteration. So I must wonder what this means for me. If the planet disappears, do I do too? How? There is no instruction manual for my kind ... | There was a sudden flurry of chaos. Arms, coats and bickering heads were waving about wildly as the flock rushed out the door. A few moments later, the bar was empty except for myself and the old timer sitting across the bar. Even the bartender had left his post. I guess work would mean very me too if I were at all wor... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | Adam, the first man, sat back in the rocket’s cockpit looking toward the heavens. The countdown would start any minute now.
His training had been intense but because he needed no sleep he got it all done in relatively no time, not that he needed much training, they positioned the rocket to blast him directly into the... | There was a sudden flurry of chaos. Arms, coats and bickering heads were waving about wildly as the flock rushed out the door. A few moments later, the bar was empty except for myself and the old timer sitting across the bar. Even the bartender had left his post. I guess work would mean very me too if I were at all wor... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | It had taken nearly 6 hours of driving, and another 4 dodging various lunatics. But finally I reached my goal. We had 12 hours, they told us, before a rogue asteroid the size of Europe impacted the Earth with what was going to literally be an earth shattering Ka-boom.
The extinction level event I wasn't too bothered... | There was a sudden flurry of chaos. Arms, coats and bickering heads were waving about wildly as the flock rushed out the door. A few moments later, the bar was empty except for myself and the old timer sitting across the bar. Even the bartender had left his post. I guess work would mean very me too if I were at all wor... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The world is ending in 12 hours and my hope is that I end with it.
This isn't my first apocalyptic event, or anything like my first one either. My first "end of the world" actually filled me with fear. That was back when I didn't know how special I really was. I've grown not to fear much, being immortal tends to take... | There was a sudden flurry of chaos. Arms, coats and bickering heads were waving about wildly as the flock rushed out the door. A few moments later, the bar was empty except for myself and the old timer sitting across the bar. Even the bartender had left his post. I guess work would mean very me too if I were at all wor... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | My dear unknown friend,
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I was beginning to get out of habit of doing that.
I have just heard the planet is on the path of complete obliteration. So I must wonder what this means for me. If the planet disappears, do I do too? How? There is no instruction manual for my kind ... | I turn over in my bed to see the news report about the earth getting shattered by an asteroid in 12 hours.
"Meh."
Turn over to go back to sleep. | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | Adam, the first man, sat back in the rocket’s cockpit looking toward the heavens. The countdown would start any minute now.
His training had been intense but because he needed no sleep he got it all done in relatively no time, not that he needed much training, they positioned the rocket to blast him directly into the... | I turn over in my bed to see the news report about the earth getting shattered by an asteroid in 12 hours.
"Meh."
Turn over to go back to sleep. | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | It had taken nearly 6 hours of driving, and another 4 dodging various lunatics. But finally I reached my goal. We had 12 hours, they told us, before a rogue asteroid the size of Europe impacted the Earth with what was going to literally be an earth shattering Ka-boom.
The extinction level event I wasn't too bothered... | I turn over in my bed to see the news report about the earth getting shattered by an asteroid in 12 hours.
"Meh."
Turn over to go back to sleep. | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The world is ending in 12 hours and my hope is that I end with it.
This isn't my first apocalyptic event, or anything like my first one either. My first "end of the world" actually filled me with fear. That was back when I didn't know how special I really was. I've grown not to fear much, being immortal tends to take... | I turn over in my bed to see the news report about the earth getting shattered by an asteroid in 12 hours.
"Meh."
Turn over to go back to sleep. | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | Adam, the first man, sat back in the rocket’s cockpit looking toward the heavens. The countdown would start any minute now.
His training had been intense but because he needed no sleep he got it all done in relatively no time, not that he needed much training, they positioned the rocket to blast him directly into the... | That was it. No more scandals. The absolute truth was revealed by a movement that fought for transparancy. Only little time left. The world was in it's peak of chaos. So it seemed at least. The people found out.
I couldn't remember the time, or better said; what year? My mind was foggy. The sound of the radio faded... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | It had taken nearly 6 hours of driving, and another 4 dodging various lunatics. But finally I reached my goal. We had 12 hours, they told us, before a rogue asteroid the size of Europe impacted the Earth with what was going to literally be an earth shattering Ka-boom.
The extinction level event I wasn't too bothered... | That was it. No more scandals. The absolute truth was revealed by a movement that fought for transparancy. Only little time left. The world was in it's peak of chaos. So it seemed at least. The people found out.
I couldn't remember the time, or better said; what year? My mind was foggy. The sound of the radio faded... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The world is ending in 12 hours and my hope is that I end with it.
This isn't my first apocalyptic event, or anything like my first one either. My first "end of the world" actually filled me with fear. That was back when I didn't know how special I really was. I've grown not to fear much, being immortal tends to take... | That was it. No more scandals. The absolute truth was revealed by a movement that fought for transparancy. Only little time left. The world was in it's peak of chaos. So it seemed at least. The people found out.
I couldn't remember the time, or better said; what year? My mind was foggy. The sound of the radio faded... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | Adam, the first man, sat back in the rocket’s cockpit looking toward the heavens. The countdown would start any minute now.
His training had been intense but because he needed no sleep he got it all done in relatively no time, not that he needed much training, they positioned the rocket to blast him directly into the... | My dear unknown friend,
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I was beginning to get out of habit of doing that.
I have just heard the planet is on the path of complete obliteration. So I must wonder what this means for me. If the planet disappears, do I do too? How? There is no instruction manual for my kind ... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | It had taken nearly 6 hours of driving, and another 4 dodging various lunatics. But finally I reached my goal. We had 12 hours, they told us, before a rogue asteroid the size of Europe impacted the Earth with what was going to literally be an earth shattering Ka-boom.
The extinction level event I wasn't too bothered... | My dear unknown friend,
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I was beginning to get out of habit of doing that.
I have just heard the planet is on the path of complete obliteration. So I must wonder what this means for me. If the planet disappears, do I do too? How? There is no instruction manual for my kind ... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The world is ending in 12 hours and my hope is that I end with it.
This isn't my first apocalyptic event, or anything like my first one either. My first "end of the world" actually filled me with fear. That was back when I didn't know how special I really was. I've grown not to fear much, being immortal tends to take... | My dear unknown friend,
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I was beginning to get out of habit of doing that.
I have just heard the planet is on the path of complete obliteration. So I must wonder what this means for me. If the planet disappears, do I do too? How? There is no instruction manual for my kind ... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | It had taken nearly 6 hours of driving, and another 4 dodging various lunatics. But finally I reached my goal. We had 12 hours, they told us, before a rogue asteroid the size of Europe impacted the Earth with what was going to literally be an earth shattering Ka-boom.
The extinction level event I wasn't too bothered... | Adam, the first man, sat back in the rocket’s cockpit looking toward the heavens. The countdown would start any minute now.
His training had been intense but because he needed no sleep he got it all done in relatively no time, not that he needed much training, they positioned the rocket to blast him directly into the... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The world is ending in 12 hours and my hope is that I end with it.
This isn't my first apocalyptic event, or anything like my first one either. My first "end of the world" actually filled me with fear. That was back when I didn't know how special I really was. I've grown not to fear much, being immortal tends to take... | Adam, the first man, sat back in the rocket’s cockpit looking toward the heavens. The countdown would start any minute now.
His training had been intense but because he needed no sleep he got it all done in relatively no time, not that he needed much training, they positioned the rocket to blast him directly into the... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | Once upon a time,there was and absolutely immortal man.He was completely deathless and ages less.
So there he was eating cheerios for breakfast one morning, remembering his time one earth like fighting in american civil war,shooting Nazis in WWll and also where he ended up last Sunday after drinking too much...
"ahh ... | When the Supreme Leader cast this curse upon me, he made it quite clear of my circumstance. Unlimited life accompanied with everlasting youthfulness. I remember my excitement like it was yesterday, mainly because, it was yesterday, on my eighth birthday.
I still haven't come to terms about having a life without ejacu... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The thing with probability, I reminded myself as I hurtled through the numbing blackness of space, was that given a particular set of circumstances, any value over zero meant that success was inevitable given enough chances and enough time.
For example, say a man wants to fire an arrow and shoot the head off a match a... | When the Supreme Leader cast this curse upon me, he made it quite clear of my circumstance. Unlimited life accompanied with everlasting youthfulness. I remember my excitement like it was yesterday, mainly because, it was yesterday, on my eighth birthday.
I still haven't come to terms about having a life without ejacu... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The wailing of sirens, animals, and people all drifted in through the open window. One jumbled cacophony of noises all lifting up at once. It was...oddly comforting, not to mention bittersweet. A reminder that mankind was still around and a reminder of what I would be longing for soon enough. From some distant loca... | When the Supreme Leader cast this curse upon me, he made it quite clear of my circumstance. Unlimited life accompanied with everlasting youthfulness. I remember my excitement like it was yesterday, mainly because, it was yesterday, on my eighth birthday.
I still haven't come to terms about having a life without ejacu... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The thing with probability, I reminded myself as I hurtled through the numbing blackness of space, was that given a particular set of circumstances, any value over zero meant that success was inevitable given enough chances and enough time.
For example, say a man wants to fire an arrow and shoot the head off a match a... | Once upon a time,there was and absolutely immortal man.He was completely deathless and ages less.
So there he was eating cheerios for breakfast one morning, remembering his time one earth like fighting in american civil war,shooting Nazis in WWll and also where he ended up last Sunday after drinking too much...
"ahh ... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | The wailing of sirens, animals, and people all drifted in through the open window. One jumbled cacophony of noises all lifting up at once. It was...oddly comforting, not to mention bittersweet. A reminder that mankind was still around and a reminder of what I would be longing for soon enough. From some distant loca... | Once upon a time,there was and absolutely immortal man.He was completely deathless and ages less.
So there he was eating cheerios for breakfast one morning, remembering his time one earth like fighting in american civil war,shooting Nazis in WWll and also where he ended up last Sunday after drinking too much...
"ahh ... | |
[WP] You are absolutely immortal. Completely deathless and ageless. And you just heard it on the news that the planet will be completely shattered in 12 hours by an asteroid. | From Earth it looked like a falling star, purple and silver, trails of bright blue, flaking and falling and shimmering as it went.
"S'a lov'ly way t'go, you think 'bout it," said Sam, who was old and brown and scaly as a lizard, frog tongue swiping at the rim of his sweaty, green bottle. The drinks were free at Freema... | The pain wouldn't be a problem. Sure, there'd be a lot of it, but it'd pass, and be like a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of things. I'd faced worse before, and assuming it didn't hit me directly, I'd probably be fine. Better find a bunker to hide in so I don't get blown of the planet by the winds, though.
The fo... | |
[WP] Very few mortals can trick the Gods and get away with it |     Very few mortals can trick the gods and get away with it.
    I'm not one of them.
    Eight radiant figures sat on their respective thrones staring down at me with varying degrees of displeasure. I stared ... | The wooden boat creaked, and shuddered, down the misted river. Catena looked over the lip of the boat, nerves filled her mind as she stared down into the murky water. There was an unholy death, a foul breath, rising from the water of the river styx; it made Catena shudder. She leaned back into the boat, a futile attemp... | |
[WP] Very few mortals can trick the Gods and get away with it | St. Peter stood by the gates of heaven as Bill approached. Like any other person working monotonous admin, St. Peter was bored. As the man approached, he decided to set a challenge.
"Hello, Bill. We've been expecting you."
"You've been expecting me?"
"This is heaven, Bill. We like to expect all of the Lord's creati... | The wooden boat creaked, and shuddered, down the misted river. Catena looked over the lip of the boat, nerves filled her mind as she stared down into the murky water. There was an unholy death, a foul breath, rising from the water of the river styx; it made Catena shudder. She leaned back into the boat, a futile attemp... | |
[WP] Very few mortals can trick the Gods and get away with it | In Pylos, in a small, crooked hut with a broken brick chimney, a young woman lived with her old, blind mother and tended a small flock of sheep.
The woman was named Arabeth and she was beautiful, with green, fox eyes and cascading mounds of cream-colored hair. Her mother often told her the tale of her birth - that sh... | The wooden boat creaked, and shuddered, down the misted river. Catena looked over the lip of the boat, nerves filled her mind as she stared down into the murky water. There was an unholy death, a foul breath, rising from the water of the river styx; it made Catena shudder. She leaned back into the boat, a futile attemp... | |
[WP] Very few mortals can trick the Gods and get away with it | In Pylos, in a small, crooked hut with a broken brick chimney, a young woman lived with her old, blind mother and tended a small flock of sheep.
The woman was named Arabeth and she was beautiful, with green, fox eyes and cascading mounds of cream-colored hair. Her mother often told her the tale of her birth - that sh... | St. Peter stood by the gates of heaven as Bill approached. Like any other person working monotonous admin, St. Peter was bored. As the man approached, he decided to set a challenge.
"Hello, Bill. We've been expecting you."
"You've been expecting me?"
"This is heaven, Bill. We like to expect all of the Lord's creati... | |
[WP] You post a writing prompt on Reddit which sounds typically outlandish and unrealistic. An hour later the security services take you into custody. Their interrogation is focused on your post. | It took me about an hour but I finally finished the prompt. I smiled and laughed as I read what I had just written imagining it was for the first time. "Ya this is going to get a bunch of upvotes" I said to myself as I hit the submit button. I leaned back in my chair with a big grin constantly hitting the refresh butto... | Fluorescence flickered overhead and a distinct rattle sounded from the air vents. The small room was the stereotypical interrogation room complete with bare walls and large, dark window. The urine in the man's underwear had dried, but the shock of being woken to a tactical team had yet to wear off.
The door opened and... | |
[WP] Choose any happy and/or cheery children's show, movie, or story and make it as dark and gritty as possible | *They fished and they fished*
*Way down in the sea*
*Down in the sea a mile.*
The ironically named *Minnow* pushed its huge bulk roughly through the thick black waves. Despite the late hour of the night and the heavy rains of the storm, the deck bustled with crew not unlike an ant mound being prodded with a st... | 1/2 since too long
Posted this one last year in another WP but didn't have time to write a proper ending. Here is the finished version.
The life of poor Cinderella was a tragic tale of loneliness and crushed dreams. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver when she was but an infant and her poor father was left to rai... | |
[WP] Unknown depths of the sea: you're part of an armada of colossal submarines descending into the abyss... | Deeper and deeper we go, natural light has long been replaced by the cold glimmer of our head lights which fail to illuminate more than 10 feet ahead of us. Our ship, submarine Bravo of the armada, is the smallest vessel of the five submarines heading for the exploration mission. My captain and commander, John Porter, ... | "James, wake up."
"Ugh. What time is it?"
"Who cares?" At the bottom of the ocean, time stops mattering. There is no day. There is no night. There is only the abyssal sea.
"We're on duty." We took 12-hour shifts. Matt and I piloted the sub for half a day, then John and Tank took over for the other half. "You better ... | |
[WP] Unknown depths of the sea: you're part of an armada of colossal submarines descending into the abyss... | Deeper and deeper we go, natural light has long been replaced by the cold glimmer of our head lights which fail to illuminate more than 10 feet ahead of us. Our ship, submarine Bravo of the armada, is the smallest vessel of the five submarines heading for the exploration mission. My captain and commander, John Porter, ... | **Journal Entry 2,920**
I haven't seen the sun since the last time we breached the surface for air. That was when we left the port of what used to be North America when I was 7. I remember how it felt, how it warmed my skin and how it felt brighter than any lamp or fluorescent light on board with us. I miss the sun. I... | |
[WP] Unknown depths of the sea: you're part of an armada of colossal submarines descending into the abyss... | Deeper and deeper we go, natural light has long been replaced by the cold glimmer of our head lights which fail to illuminate more than 10 feet ahead of us. Our ship, submarine Bravo of the armada, is the smallest vessel of the five submarines heading for the exploration mission. My captain and commander, John Porter, ... | An expensive table weight, although the table would have to be the size of Nebraska. The submarine was suppose to be 9 of 20 to explore energy possibilities at the bottom of the ocean through lava vents. Although the energy portion is not my area. The people that fill it would be my domain.
I looked out at the dome ... | |
Thought it would be a funny loophole. | [WP] It's true that vampires need to be invited in to enter a house. Unfortunately, most people have welcome mats. | "Look at it. It's charming."
"I think you've missed the entire point of our calling, James."
James Van Helsing held up the prototype that was now being churned out on a massive laser printer outside his office. It was a thick welcome mat with a scene of cherubic chickadees in the boughs of a blooming jacaranda.
His... | Lot as changed truout the centuries, now in the 21 century one only needs to pretend to be a shut-in, a nurce with bad shifts or even work from home to not be suspected by the puny humans.
But not me, I although careful, enjoy drinking more than blood bags from hospitals, it is to easy to simply steal blood that way.
I... |
Thought it would be a funny loophole. | [WP] It's true that vampires need to be invited in to enter a house. Unfortunately, most people have welcome mats. | It's a golden age for us vampires. Long ago we could not enter a dwelling of our mortal kine without first being invited across the threshold. But one simple little invention changed all that, one invention that we, who own and run most of the worlds banks, threw great wealth behind.
Truly, the humble 'Welcome' mat ... | Lot as changed truout the centuries, now in the 21 century one only needs to pretend to be a shut-in, a nurce with bad shifts or even work from home to not be suspected by the puny humans.
But not me, I although careful, enjoy drinking more than blood bags from hospitals, it is to easy to simply steal blood that way.
I... |
Thought it would be a funny loophole. | [WP] It's true that vampires need to be invited in to enter a house. Unfortunately, most people have welcome mats. | The moon shines brightly in the skies.
A dark figure walks by and stops to look at each house in this suburb.
More specific, the figure inspects each front door.
He seems to be looking for something.
At the fourth home on the left side, he stops.
An evil grin shows on his face.
The moonlight reflects on ... | Lot as changed truout the centuries, now in the 21 century one only needs to pretend to be a shut-in, a nurce with bad shifts or even work from home to not be suspected by the puny humans.
But not me, I although careful, enjoy drinking more than blood bags from hospitals, it is to easy to simply steal blood that way.
I... |
Thought it would be a funny loophole. | [WP] It's true that vampires need to be invited in to enter a house. Unfortunately, most people have welcome mats. | The moon shines brightly in the skies.
A dark figure walks by and stops to look at each house in this suburb.
More specific, the figure inspects each front door.
He seems to be looking for something.
At the fourth home on the left side, he stops.
An evil grin shows on his face.
The moonlight reflects on ... | It's a golden age for us vampires. Long ago we could not enter a dwelling of our mortal kine without first being invited across the threshold. But one simple little invention changed all that, one invention that we, who own and run most of the worlds banks, threw great wealth behind.
Truly, the humble 'Welcome' mat ... |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | I look over and see my girlfriend's thumb poised over the messenger icon of my phone..
I quickly steal it from her hands, and go to delete all my message history with her sister. Ah blast! The phone is frozen in time too!
I place her phone in her hand and place mine in the toaster, then run back into the bedroom an... | Tim woke to the morning sun's light coming through his bedroom window. He looked out and saw the top half of the sun peaking above the distant hills that surrounded the valley. He went to his bathroom and started preparing for another day at work. Shave, shit, shower, he brushed his teeth the same as every morning. The... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Oddly enough, it was the utter stillness of the room that woke her up instead of the incessant buzzing of her morning alarm. It was so quiet she could hear the joints moving in her body as she stretched. The faint *woosh* of her eyelashes gently fluttering against her cheeks as she blinked several times to awake.
Su... | Tim woke to the morning sun's light coming through his bedroom window. He looked out and saw the top half of the sun peaking above the distant hills that surrounded the valley. He went to his bathroom and started preparing for another day at work. Shave, shit, shower, he brushed his teeth the same as every morning. The... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Running free across the open fields, surrounded by beautiful women calling my name was a wonderful feeling. I knew I was in a dream but I planned on milking it for everything it was worth. As I approached a set of particularly well-endowed ladies I suddenly woke up.
Damnit, it was a great dream, twins they were!
We... | Tim woke to the morning sun's light coming through his bedroom window. He looked out and saw the top half of the sun peaking above the distant hills that surrounded the valley. He went to his bathroom and started preparing for another day at work. Shave, shit, shower, he brushed his teeth the same as every morning. The... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | The steel handle was cold beneath my fingers. With a couple more pounds of pressure I'll begin my journey of moving forward. The medication doesn't help. The thought of taking the medication compounds the issues. Just a couple more pounds of pressure. I watched as the water circulated clockwise pulling the Zoloft,... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Oddly enough, it was the utter stillness of the room that woke her up instead of the incessant buzzing of her morning alarm. It was so quiet she could hear the joints moving in her body as she stretched. The faint *woosh* of her eyelashes gently fluttering against her cheeks as she blinked several times to awake.
Su... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Quiet.
Audrey blinked, staring at the dim, blurry plastic stars that dotted the ceiling above her bed. She pulled the covers over her eyes, blotting out the light, and smiled as the warmth of her blanket washed over her face. For the first time in days, she felt truly rested.
But why was it so dark?
Underneath he... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Running free across the open fields, surrounded by beautiful women calling my name was a wonderful feeling. I knew I was in a dream but I planned on milking it for everything it was worth. As I approached a set of particularly well-endowed ladies I suddenly woke up.
Damnit, it was a great dream, twins they were!
We... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | My power kicked in around the time I hit puberty. The effects of it seemed to grow with time, at the start if there was a life threatening danger time would slow usually just enough for me to escape. However now if my life was in danger time would slow by what I estimate to be about 70 times. I started experimenting wi... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | "Man, It feels like I slept in today, but my alarm didnt go off." I said grogged. I glanced at the clock 5:45 a.m. "Well I guess I'll get an early shower" I thought. My wife was fast asleep stiff as a board. I went into the bathroom and was quickly taken back that we had no pressure. I went down stairs and to my s... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | I knew it. Long before it happened. I made up theories. What will happen, how will it go down, what will I experience. Welp, that's it. The World is my playground. Fuck me.
My name is Rupert Thompson and I have a very weird ability. Time stops when I'm in danger. Sounds cool, doesn't it? It was cool. Really cool. Oh, a... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Everything was quiet. He sat up, swinging his legs over the edge of his bed, and leaned forward on his knees, wiping his eyes. His clock said it was just after noon, but there was no sounds from the city outside. The blinds clanked with dull, echoing thuds. That was the giveaway.
Outside, a bird frozen mid-flight ... | I woke up in a daze. As I looked around, everything had gone to slow motion again. A nurse was running towards me really slowly. That is when I felt the pain. My chest hurt something awful. It felt like thousands of pounds were weighing down on my chest. Fear gripped my mind as I realized the nurse wasn't moving slo... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | The steel handle was cold beneath my fingers. With a couple more pounds of pressure I'll begin my journey of moving forward. The medication doesn't help. The thought of taking the medication compounds the issues. Just a couple more pounds of pressure. I watched as the water circulated clockwise pulling the Zoloft,... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Oddly enough, it was the utter stillness of the room that woke her up instead of the incessant buzzing of her morning alarm. It was so quiet she could hear the joints moving in her body as she stretched. The faint *woosh* of her eyelashes gently fluttering against her cheeks as she blinked several times to awake.
Su... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Quiet.
Audrey blinked, staring at the dim, blurry plastic stars that dotted the ceiling above her bed. She pulled the covers over her eyes, blotting out the light, and smiled as the warmth of her blanket washed over her face. For the first time in days, she felt truly rested.
But why was it so dark?
Underneath he... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Running free across the open fields, surrounded by beautiful women calling my name was a wonderful feeling. I knew I was in a dream but I planned on milking it for everything it was worth. As I approached a set of particularly well-endowed ladies I suddenly woke up.
Damnit, it was a great dream, twins they were!
We... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | My power kicked in around the time I hit puberty. The effects of it seemed to grow with time, at the start if there was a life threatening danger time would slow usually just enough for me to escape. However now if my life was in danger time would slow by what I estimate to be about 70 times. I started experimenting wi... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | "Man, It feels like I slept in today, but my alarm didnt go off." I said grogged. I glanced at the clock 5:45 a.m. "Well I guess I'll get an early shower" I thought. My wife was fast asleep stiff as a board. I went into the bathroom and was quickly taken back that we had no pressure. I went down stairs and to my s... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | I knew it. Long before it happened. I made up theories. What will happen, how will it go down, what will I experience. Welp, that's it. The World is my playground. Fuck me.
My name is Rupert Thompson and I have a very weird ability. Time stops when I'm in danger. Sounds cool, doesn't it? It was cool. Really cool. Oh, a... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Everything was quiet. He sat up, swinging his legs over the edge of his bed, and leaned forward on his knees, wiping his eyes. His clock said it was just after noon, but there was no sounds from the city outside. The blinds clanked with dull, echoing thuds. That was the giveaway.
Outside, a bird frozen mid-flight ... | I woke up and everything was still. I've never seen it this motionless, what kind of trouble could I be in?
Then I remembered.
Today was my trip to the Lego factory. My feet were already tingling as if they knew the pain that was imminent.
My bus driven by the crazy lady that shouldn't be around kids. My country dri... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Running free across the open fields, surrounded by beautiful women calling my name was a wonderful feeling. I knew I was in a dream but I planned on milking it for everything it was worth. As I approached a set of particularly well-endowed ladies I suddenly woke up.
Damnit, it was a great dream, twins they were!
We... | The steel handle was cold beneath my fingers. With a couple more pounds of pressure I'll begin my journey of moving forward. The medication doesn't help. The thought of taking the medication compounds the issues. Just a couple more pounds of pressure. I watched as the water circulated clockwise pulling the Zoloft,... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Running free across the open fields, surrounded by beautiful women calling my name was a wonderful feeling. I knew I was in a dream but I planned on milking it for everything it was worth. As I approached a set of particularly well-endowed ladies I suddenly woke up.
Damnit, it was a great dream, twins they were!
We... | Quiet.
Audrey blinked, staring at the dim, blurry plastic stars that dotted the ceiling above her bed. She pulled the covers over her eyes, blotting out the light, and smiled as the warmth of her blanket washed over her face. For the first time in days, she felt truly rested.
But why was it so dark?
Underneath he... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | My power kicked in around the time I hit puberty. The effects of it seemed to grow with time, at the start if there was a life threatening danger time would slow usually just enough for me to escape. However now if my life was in danger time would slow by what I estimate to be about 70 times. I started experimenting wi... | Quiet.
Audrey blinked, staring at the dim, blurry plastic stars that dotted the ceiling above her bed. She pulled the covers over her eyes, blotting out the light, and smiled as the warmth of her blanket washed over her face. For the first time in days, she felt truly rested.
But why was it so dark?
Underneath he... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Running free across the open fields, surrounded by beautiful women calling my name was a wonderful feeling. I knew I was in a dream but I planned on milking it for everything it was worth. As I approached a set of particularly well-endowed ladies I suddenly woke up.
Damnit, it was a great dream, twins they were!
We... | I don't know how you would classify some decisions in life. Was it bad if it brought you so much happiness, contentment at least? How could I have known the future? How could I expect things to change? I am middle-aged, a little grey, and the regret kills me. I guess it was a bad decision.
The morning stills to a pho... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | My power kicked in around the time I hit puberty. The effects of it seemed to grow with time, at the start if there was a life threatening danger time would slow usually just enough for me to escape. However now if my life was in danger time would slow by what I estimate to be about 70 times. I started experimenting wi... | I don't know how you would classify some decisions in life. Was it bad if it brought you so much happiness, contentment at least? How could I have known the future? How could I expect things to change? I am middle-aged, a little grey, and the regret kills me. I guess it was a bad decision.
The morning stills to a pho... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | "Man, It feels like I slept in today, but my alarm didnt go off." I said grogged. I glanced at the clock 5:45 a.m. "Well I guess I'll get an early shower" I thought. My wife was fast asleep stiff as a board. I went into the bathroom and was quickly taken back that we had no pressure. I went down stairs and to my s... | I don't know how you would classify some decisions in life. Was it bad if it brought you so much happiness, contentment at least? How could I have known the future? How could I expect things to change? I am middle-aged, a little grey, and the regret kills me. I guess it was a bad decision.
The morning stills to a pho... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | I knew it. Long before it happened. I made up theories. What will happen, how will it go down, what will I experience. Welp, that's it. The World is my playground. Fuck me.
My name is Rupert Thompson and I have a very weird ability. Time stops when I'm in danger. Sounds cool, doesn't it? It was cool. Really cool. Oh, a... | I don't know how you would classify some decisions in life. Was it bad if it brought you so much happiness, contentment at least? How could I have known the future? How could I expect things to change? I am middle-aged, a little grey, and the regret kills me. I guess it was a bad decision.
The morning stills to a pho... | |
[WP] When you're in danger, time slows down. The more danger you're in, the more time slows down. You wake up and nothing is moving but you. | Everything was quiet. He sat up, swinging his legs over the edge of his bed, and leaned forward on his knees, wiping his eyes. His clock said it was just after noon, but there was no sounds from the city outside. The blinds clanked with dull, echoing thuds. That was the giveaway.
Outside, a bird frozen mid-flight ... | I don't know how you would classify some decisions in life. Was it bad if it brought you so much happiness, contentment at least? How could I have known the future? How could I expect things to change? I am middle-aged, a little grey, and the regret kills me. I guess it was a bad decision.
The morning stills to a pho... | |
[WP] The news anchor isn't saying anything. He's just quietly eating a T.V. dinner, sipping on a Diet Coke and staring at the camera | I stood behind camera two.
Currently, a reporter in the field was on air, which gave the people out on the studio floor some time to catch their breath.
The director, over the headset, said, "Alright, he's almost done. About thirty seconds left."
The floor director moved quickly beside my camera. She crossed her arm... | The man's small apartment was dark when he got home and he immediately collapsed face-down onto his couch. He heard the brief sound of fabric tearing. His suit jacket had fit him well when he bought it a few years ago, but now it was a little too tight. He was tired. Jerkily and without getting up, he pulled off the ja... | |
[WP] A rebel character so rebellious that they rebel against the stereotypes of a rebel. | Joseph was a good boy. He had heard it all of his life. From his parents, from his grandparents, from every relative, from his teachers, from every adult he had ever met. His peers didn't say good boy but there were other ways to convey the same message. "Joe, you're the man." "Joe, you're my boy." "Joe, you've g... | "God damn it Tim, I'm going to be late!" Javier desperately raked thorough his bathroom drawers whilst lecturing Tim on the necessities of his personal schedules . Javier had been in a flurry all afternoon paying meticulous attention to the thrift store Timexes on both of his wrists. His Scott Ian tribute beard swiped... | |
[WP] A normal man lives in a city completely overrun with superheroes and supervillains. | Hello my name is Michael Andrews
And I'm the most normal man alive.
You see, for some reason I don't have any powers,
Well you may ask, how do I survive?
Well if a hero doesn't save me I just try and make the villain think I have powers, at least long enough so a hero can rescue me.
I'm a part of the "norm" protectio... | "And the day started off so nice too," I pondered as the buildings around me swayed as if rocked by gale force winds. Glass fragments from the uppermost floors littered what was once a pristine city center. The yellow cabs on the street were abandoned, and rightly so, as they resembled yellow plates with food for giant... | |
[WP] A normal man lives in a city completely overrun with superheroes and supervillains. | Hello my name is Michael Andrews
And I'm the most normal man alive.
You see, for some reason I don't have any powers,
Well you may ask, how do I survive?
Well if a hero doesn't save me I just try and make the villain think I have powers, at least long enough so a hero can rescue me.
I'm a part of the "norm" protectio... | Batman handed the steaming coffee to Danny, and not-so casually gestured towards the 'DONATE TO LOCAL ORPHANAGES' jar, obviously expecting him to spare the change.
"Really man? Cmon I have donated every day this month!" Danny said annoyed.
The coffee shop worker's gruff voice began, "Dude?!? These poor children need... | |
[WP]A completely sociopathic character who follows a very strict code of ethics |
I am not heartless. I am a murderer, but I do not spill the blood of the innocent, those who do not deserve it. I don't call what I do justice. I am not a hero. I am a murderer, but not a savage. Who will feel my wrath is decided by me. I act upon my own accord, my decisions.
More importantly, however, are the rules ... | Posh pokers and midnight strokers. Dregs of the ugly, uglier, and downright disgusting. Teeth gnawing at the wilted flesh of clementines that have dotty noses and slanty eyes, and the bellyful howls that rise up like Lucifer unleashed. It’s all right here, my lovelies, if you only care to look.
Mother would read me Bi... | |
[WP]A completely sociopathic character who follows a very strict code of ethics | There's a distinct difference between a psychopath and a sociopath. One will kill you and not feel bad about it, the other won't kill you, but also won't feel bad in the slightest if you were to die. I am the latter. I am the one who stands in a circle of friends more for show than for any actual need or desire for int... | Posh pokers and midnight strokers. Dregs of the ugly, uglier, and downright disgusting. Teeth gnawing at the wilted flesh of clementines that have dotty noses and slanty eyes, and the bellyful howls that rise up like Lucifer unleashed. It’s all right here, my lovelies, if you only care to look.
Mother would read me Bi... | |
[WP] A single tavern sits mid-way between the city and the mountaintop. Tell me the story of "The Bold Penguin" Tavern. | The mists rolled down, ghostly fingers from the heavens. The hill sides were green, lush and flat. Long ago the world had been scarred. Long ago there was a story to be told.
He was a short man. He was older then, grey and grizzled, and he lived in a different time. The magic was stronger. The world had a shimmer to ... | The door creaked as if it hadn't been opened in months. "Hello?" I asked as I walked into the dimly lit tavern. The tables all had a thin layer of dust, the floors were stained with what only seemed to be a mixture of alcohol and blood. I walked up to the counter where a lone bartender stood cleaning a single mug.
"We... | |
This is a repost of a prompt I submitted a couple of years ago. I wrote a story based on this idea back then, so I guess it was a reverse-prompt? | [WP] Some people say they cheated death. I beat death fair and square. | Some people say they cheated death. I say, I beat death fair and square. In a world where everything was miserable and cold, where Life was a demon who consistently fed off of the suffering of the reincarnated, and where I was able to escape life and move forward, I can safely say I beat Death. She, she was cold at fir... | https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/5tw6cz/pi/
Sorta.. scifi space horror story.
I made a core post because i dunno if it was appropriate for a post to be long? |
[WP] "That's why he's the most dangerous of them all. Everything he says begins to make beautiful, terrible sense." | In the end, despite the delusions people love to indulge in about their unique nature, humanity is totally quantifiable.
It became especially evident when AI data mining and IoT took off the ground. Deep learning engines inserted into social networks and other critical infrastructure finally stratified and spliced the... | The investigators stood across from the table separated by a two way mirror and the wall. The light over their heads buzzed steadily. In the other room, a green-white flourescent flickered above a man seated behind a steel table, which made him seem ghostly. The table was covered with blood.
“What the fuck just happe... | |
[WP] "That's why he's the most dangerous of them all. Everything he says begins to make beautiful, terrible sense." | The worst part is the smiles.
Not giant, beaming grins, not wild manic laughter, but these calm, understanding smiles. A little twist of the lips, a slight upturn in the corner of the mouth. The kind you wear when something suddenly makes sense, or when you finally understand something you've been struggling with.
An... | The investigators stood across from the table separated by a two way mirror and the wall. The light over their heads buzzed steadily. In the other room, a green-white flourescent flickered above a man seated behind a steel table, which made him seem ghostly. The table was covered with blood.
“What the fuck just happe... | |
[WP] "That's why he's the most dangerous of them all. Everything he says begins to make beautiful, terrible sense." | There's some people that use language for many purposes, some of them use it for good, and there is some of them that only want to see de whole world burn down.
Even if you don't want to, you just have to listen to them. Politicians, Debaters, Scientists or even some of your friends know how to use language to convin... | The investigators stood across from the table separated by a two way mirror and the wall. The light over their heads buzzed steadily. In the other room, a green-white flourescent flickered above a man seated behind a steel table, which made him seem ghostly. The table was covered with blood.
“What the fuck just happe... | |
edit: jesus I worded that badly. ah well | [WP] If you kill someone, you get a power. Anybody with a power is arrested. One day, you discover that your SO has dozens of powers | You might think that my first reaction to this realization would be shock or anger. And you'd be right. I was pretty shocked. I was pretty angry.
But on some level I'd already known. I must have seen the signs, have caught her in the act before but invented some excuse. Denial comes before anger, right? And what... | Life is okay for me at least. I'm married, have a good job, and my wife is all I can ask for. She's devoted, beautiful, and feisty in bed. Crazy in love with me as I say. We aren't the most sociable family out in Hirogema town. My wife prefers to keep to herself and I'm fine with that as long as I have my custom built ... |
edit: jesus I worded that badly. ah well | [WP] If you kill someone, you get a power. Anybody with a power is arrested. One day, you discover that your SO has dozens of powers | You wake up in the dead of night to crying and the swooshing of air.
You walk into the basement, and see your wife in the dark, crying and surrounded by floating objects.
With a deep breath, you walk towards her.
The objects begin to change shape. Some begin to ignite.
"Please stay back." She mutters.
You halt... | "Hey babe?" I asked, rolling over in the bed. Just as I moved, my elbow knocked my phone off and without thinking, I threw out my hand, keeping the phone hovered in mid-air.
Levitation: the only power I owned. It was a mistake. A hit-and-run during a drunk escapade with my friends. Whenever I used it, I felt great sh... |
[WP] You're a genie without powers, but you are still compelled to fulfill one's wishes to the best of your ability. | "Well, it's pretty unfair to say I have *no* powers. I did just spring out of that lamp, after all. I'd like to see you try that."
"Right," said Mel. It was only her second day interning at the library. She'd only tried polishing the lamp so it'd look like she was doing something. "No offense intended. I guess I just ... | "So Mr... um... Jefferson, is it? What makes you want to work for the Make-A-Wish Foundation?"
Shrah-homtep shifted in its leather seat (and newly acquired skin) uneasily. It felt it's disguise might not be passable but humans tend to see what they want to see. It cleared its throat.
"Ahem, well, I have a very extens... | |
[WP] As you wake up with blurry memories from a night of heavy drinking, you hear the doctor ask "How the hell did ya end up here?" with a thick Mexican accent. From the hospital window you manage to see a sign with the word "Tijuana" written with big neon letters. You live in Canada. | "What...the hell?" I mumbled to myself, waking up in some crappy hotel. Some kind of movie was playing on the easily 30"+ TV laying beside me in the bed.
"Sorry, time to die Juan!" one of the actors screamed in a drunken slurred fake rage. Mouthed gunshot noises filled the hotel room out as a finger-gun shoot out scen... | "Tequila," you reply with some disbelief.
The doctor leaves the room without a word. As you take in your surroundings, trying to piece together the fragments of the night, he returns with two tall shot glasses with clear liquid. He hands one to you.
"Tequila!" He shouts with a smile.
You both drink and laugh. You ar... |
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