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SamuelVimesTrained t1_iy88iqk wrote
Reply to comment by asolitarycandle in [WP] Every time you cooked over a campfire, you would throw some food into the fire as an offering to the gods. One evening, just as you're about to perform your little campfire ritual, you hear a voice behind you say "You know, I would very much prefer my food un-burnt." by DragoTheFloof
>“From what?” Ember argued back, “Mice?”
That sentence makes me glad for my own office - as for sure i`d have startled colleagues with my laugh.
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Well done.
Reduku t1_iy88679 wrote
Reply to comment by slackskellington in [WP] You've spent years on your thesis paper. Today you sit down, hand it to your professor and smirk. "The science of magic?" he asks, looking at you incredulously. In response, you summon a fireball in your hand. by TerrWolf
would totally read a whole book series on this.
WolvenHeart0014 t1_iy880m9 wrote
Reply to comment by Deadpoulpe in [WP] You're a 'comically incompetent' supervillain for a group of C-List heroes. They are no real threat to you, so you endure their childish speeches. However, when the heroes raid the civilian business you run on the side and injure your employees, you decide to take yourself seriously for once. by Informal_Ad_6157
Hah, nice to hear that.
MarcoTron11 t1_iy87t1b wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] An r/WritingPrompts user struggles to write a prompt that isn’t about superheroes or aliens. by ReadyDude3849
But I like the hero stories :(
Story-bot t1_iy87gjc wrote
Reply to comment by Adm_Hawthorne in [WP] The Hero is secretly gay. Unfortunately, the Villain doesn't know this and keeps kidnapping the Hero's best female friend, thinking that she's the love interest. Even more unfortunate, she's finally had enough. by ReallySillyLily36
Seems like a good story, u/Adm_Hawthorn
Meekoip t1_iy872uz wrote
Reply to [WP] An r/WritingPrompts user struggles to write a prompt that isn’t about superheroes or aliens. by ReadyDude3849
He watched the man sipping his coffee. He knew he should be writing something witty, with awesome metaphors like the last post he had read. But he had nothing. His paper blank except a speck of dark dust on the corner. He looked up at the man again who took another sip of coffee. He wondered if it were black, or perhaps pumpkin spice. “Dare I go over to him and ask him for a sip? “ he thought to himself. What did he have to lose anyways? He didn’t have any ideas to write. His mind was empty. This was the first original thought he had all day while trying to think. Why not simply act on it and see what happens? He kept staring at The unsuspecting man. Trying to build up the courage to find out how he liked his coffee. He closed his eyes telling himself he could do it. He placed his first foot forward. Then the other. It was easier then he thought. He was now at the man who still didn’t look at him. He bent down taking the cup from his hand, putting the edge of the cup the his mouth and sipping. The world melted away in a collapse of colorful light. He was strapped down to a table. “How did you know how to escape the virtual world that I created DarkStalker!” The multi tentacled space alien asked? “DarkStalker! Thats my name! How did I forgot!” He flexed, bursted from the iron shackles that held him!
SpicyTunaTom t1_iy86yqq wrote
Reply to comment by WesternSol in [WP] As a vampire, I follow traditions. My fiancé is human and just found out that human brides/grooms are to be bit to become a vampire themselves. She absolutely refuses to let that happen, and says the wedding is off unless I refuse to bite her. I feel like she's disrespecting tradition. AITA? by Crystal1501
This confused me, is it apart of the passage?
Say_Im_Ugly OP t1_iy86r88 wrote
Reply to comment by ApocalypseOwl in [OT] Writer's Spotlight: ApocalypseOwl by Say_Im_Ugly
Awesome! I'll have to come back and read the stories you linked. And as to how this happened, you were nominated by a person on the subreddit who has enjoyed your stories and you got the Spotlight! I've read through a handful of them too and equally enjoyed them. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
lemoinem t1_iy86n8x wrote
Reply to comment by SpicyTunaTom in [WP] As a vampire, I follow traditions. My fiancé is human and just found out that human brides/grooms are to be bit to become a vampire themselves. She absolutely refuses to let that happen, and says the wedding is off unless I refuse to bite her. I feel like she's disrespecting tradition. AITA? by Crystal1501
You're The Asshole
Not The Asshole
No Asshole Here
Everybody Sucks Here
Standard judgement calls on AITA (Am I The Asshole) subreddits, which the prompt emulates
SpicyTunaTom t1_iy86h2w wrote
Reply to comment by lemoinem in [WP] As a vampire, I follow traditions. My fiancé is human and just found out that human brides/grooms are to be bit to become a vampire themselves. She absolutely refuses to let that happen, and says the wedding is off unless I refuse to bite her. I feel like she's disrespecting tradition. AITA? by Crystal1501
What does any of those mean
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Reply to [WP] You're an orc tired of raiding humans to steal their delicious food, so you decide to become the first orc chef! by Riona12
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kayledoscopic OP t1_iy85y0h wrote
Reply to comment by K1d4_ in [WP] You die and end up in a place full of offices. Everyone's busy. You ask to a weird pretty guy, glancing at people severly. "Sorry where am I?" The guy looks at you. “Oh, welcome Jerry, plaese take a seat, plasure to meet you. I am God. I would love chat but the universe is doomed, want a beer?" by kayledoscopic
The wizard is a spitfire toh. Poor Jerry.
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Reply to [WP] Your Significant Other has landed a book publishing deal! You're very proud of them, even if you don't actually enjoy their writing. One day, on a whim, you buy an actual copy in a book store. It's nothing like the pages they gave you to read. Nothing. by veriverd
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AChromaticHeavn t1_iy85gov wrote
Reply to comment by WolvenHeart0014 in [WP] You're a 'comically incompetent' supervillain for a group of C-List heroes. They are no real threat to you, so you endure their childish speeches. However, when the heroes raid the civilian business you run on the side and injure your employees, you decide to take yourself seriously for once. by Informal_Ad_6157
Bravo. I'd read this book.
K1d4_ t1_iy84zcq wrote
Reply to [WP] You die and end up in a place full of offices. Everyone's busy. You ask to a weird pretty guy, glancing at people severly. "Sorry where am I?" The guy looks at you. “Oh, welcome Jerry, plaese take a seat, plasure to meet you. I am God. I would love chat but the universe is doomed, want a beer?" by kayledoscopic
"W-what?"
God's three eyes looked me up and down.
"I have something stronger if you want. But I usually drink vodka watching 'How I met your mother' you know?"
"N-no I died. I remember that clearly! Is this Haven?" God looked at me with wide open eyes.
"Haven!? No! I'm surprised that thing still exists! I- didn't I banned it? Oh Me, I have to check on Jeff that damn eye has to do his job properly instead of playing vthe Sims 4 all the time."
"What about the church?"
God chuckled while his purple vest left little golden particles at his movements. "Oh, them. They did everything on their own. Kid, look, I have to run the multiverse, I don't have time to care about what Marisa the cashier did on weekend, 'kay? I don' t even care to be honest. I NEVER interacted with mortals except in the beginning of life."
I looked at him. " So, everyone were wrong. You exist but you don't care and... And what about reincarnation?! "
God raised an eyebrow. " Well, you can do that but I don't raccomand. It's an annoying loop." He lit a cigarette while passing me a golden glass.
"You said the universe was doomed." God sighed. While I drank.
"Yeah, yeah. That. You see, reality is rather... Unstable. And it's my job to give it stability. But of course, it's an hard task, everything that happens can cause a terrible butterbly effect that leads to the inevitable dostruction of Time-line two."
I gulped. " Timeline two? "
" We don't talk about Timeline one. But don't worry. I have that pretty boy from the time department dealing with it. He's lovely." We got into an enormous room full of clocks and little robots. Many people were working and God and I walked to the end of the room, where a guy, with long and wavy golden hair was ranting about something. His nose was bloody.
" There you are. " He looked at God and flushed a little.
"My Lord. The anomaly is detected and we are proceeding with the remotion from the current line." God smiled.
"Good, you never disappoint me. Well, sweetie this is Jerry, Jerry, Lan, the most powerful wizard of the multiverse. And I'm sure he's kind enough to make you take a look around." The wizard froze.
"But sir-" God waved. "Byeee."
The wizard sighed. "Dammit Aegher! Omniscient God of materia my ass. Ugh. Jerry right? I- I'm sorry. Aegher usually is less tense about-"
"Who's Aegher?"
"God."
"I thought-"
"He has many names. Now. Come with me. I'll ask Jeff to find you a desk." God was right. The guy looked like an elf from the Lord of the rings. "He said you're a wizard."
He cleaned his nose from the blood. "I am. And, listen. Don't worry about this. You'll find yourself good here. Everyone are nice if you scare them enough."
"Do I work here now? Why?"
"Who knows. I mean, Aegher knows, but-"
A thought popped in my mind. "Are you Lucifer?!"
The wizard chuckled. "what? Me? No. I'm not a demon. But I destroyed a world or two. I could teach you magic if I have some free time. The basis I guess."
"I'll pass."
We arrived at big desk where an empty smoking with an eye as the head looked at us. "Hey Jeff, Can you bring the new guy to his desk.c Said the wizard taking a bunch of candies from a bowl in the desk.
The eye rolled up. " Hey shout up. Aegher created you for doing his job! I'm here because I'm good at it. So I can take as much candies as I want to." said the wizard.
I looked at the eye. "He can talk?" A voice answered in my head. "Oh course I can. Please tell the brat to stop annoying me."
The wizard laughed. "Oh Jeff, oh... Nice joke. Hey, Jerry, I have to go now, see ya."
He looked at Jeff once again and smiled. "Listen eye guy, I'll sleep with your dad tonight so you better find a sobstitute for the weaponry recourses. Greetings."
I stood there while Jeff gave me a piece of paper. "Second door in the third corridor. This is your name tag. Welcome to the Ministry of the Multiverse."
peach2play t1_iy84xcd wrote
Reply to comment by WolvenHeart0014 in [WP] You're a 'comically incompetent' supervillain for a group of C-List heroes. They are no real threat to you, so you endure their childish speeches. However, when the heroes raid the civilian business you run on the side and injure your employees, you decide to take yourself seriously for once. by Informal_Ad_6157
This is great!
ItsTheCoffeeKnight t1_iy84n1v wrote
Reply to comment by SirPiecemaker in [WP] The research facility has been overrun. A lone scientists barricaded in his office readies a pistol to take as many of them with him as he can, but is shocked to see he is a naturally extremely skilled shooter. He begins singlehandedly reclaiming the entire complex where the guards failed. by Epictauk
Will do! I'll reply here when I'm done :)
Substantial-Damage96 t1_iy84hik wrote
Reply to comment by hs1308 in [WP] You and your best friend are Rangers, but one of you uses guns and the other bows and slings. Your arguments over either school of weaponry has at last reached boiling point. by 28th_Stab_Wound
Well, bows at least have the advantage of reusable ammo, since most of the time, you can recover an arrow when it's fired. And bows are much quieter too, so you don't alert everything in a mile wide radius to your location.
But in a duel, especially if both combattants start in an unready position, a gun should win 9 times out of 10.
Cuppa_Miki t1_iy843qj wrote
Reply to [WP] An r/WritingPrompts user struggles to write a prompt that isn’t about superheroes or aliens. by ReadyDude3849
You are an ordinary human, on your way to work when suddenly....suddenly.....a....FUCK. It's no use. There's no prompts to be written about getting a cheeky coffee on the way to the office. There's no inspiration in a Supermarket Meal Deal. The only super worth prompting is the heroic kind. But after five stories about a super villain and hero interacting in an unexpected way, six about aliens finding humans surprising and eight around how amazing I would be if I gained superpowers/was born as alien. I was tapped.
Sure, I could pop on an Avengers film and think about how much shorter the film would be had I been there with my own powers. But I craved more interaction in my wish fulfillment than that. I craved strangers furiously typing on their phones from my bare bones instructions. I craved the notifications. I sighed, let go of any attempt at artistic integrity and started to type again.
'You are a Superhero who just found out their room mate is an alien supervillain, but he always pays his rent on time and is a great cook...'
Now it was six.
[deleted] t1_iy83kgy wrote
Reply to [WP] As a vampire, I follow traditions. My fiancé is human and just found out that human brides/grooms are to be bit to become a vampire themselves. She absolutely refuses to let that happen, and says the wedding is off unless I refuse to bite her. I feel like she's disrespecting tradition. AITA? by Crystal1501
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JerraNeedsHobbies t1_iy83fx3 wrote
Reply to comment by WoodsTellsTales in [WP] Every time you cooked over a campfire, you would throw some food into the fire as an offering to the gods. One evening, just as you're about to perform your little campfire ritual, you hear a voice behind you say "You know, I would very much prefer my food un-burnt." by DragoTheFloof
Thank you!
Lady_Oh t1_iy82mq6 wrote
Reply to comment by ApocalypseOwl in [OT] Writer's Spotlight: ApocalypseOwl by Say_Im_Ugly
Owl T_T <3 that's so sweet of you! And now I feel guilty for not writing as much anymore on WP haha, but also motivated to get back in the game here, you are a treasure, congrats on the spotlight, and know that I still lurk;) when I have more free time again I will definitely come back!!! Until then I will count on you to write and will continue to read your stories:) [Now with the right profile lol, sorryXD]
graveybrains t1_iy82bsg wrote
Reply to comment by Shalidar13 in [WP] You're a 'comically incompetent' supervillain for a group of C-List heroes. They are no real threat to you, so you endure their childish speeches. However, when the heroes raid the civilian business you run on the side and injure your employees, you decide to take yourself seriously for once. by Informal_Ad_6157
I hear David Tennant saying “Jessica,” and I’m not sure how I feel about it.
HenningAW t1_iy81zje wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] You've spent years on your thesis paper. Today you sit down, hand it to your professor and smirk. "The science of magic?" he asks, looking at you incredulously. In response, you summon a fireball in your hand. by TerrWolf
Real howls moving castle vibes here
AChromaticHeavn t1_iy88tyq wrote
Reply to comment by F1600A in [WP] You're a 'comically incompetent' supervillain for a group of C-List heroes. They are no real threat to you, so you endure their childish speeches. However, when the heroes raid the civilian business you run on the side and injure your employees, you decide to take yourself seriously for once. by Informal_Ad_6157
Well written, but you changed the name of the female protagonist half way through from "Tammy" to "Cathy".