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[OT] Can I have some help finding a specific prompt?

Submitted by ArbitraryChaos13 t3_zuatks on December 24, 2022 at 2:23 PM

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[SP] "Why'd you save me?" "I may be a villain, but I'd never let my nemesis die."

Submitted by Crystal1501 t3_zu9rnw on December 24, 2022 at 1:24 PM

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[WP] My alien girlfriend (23F) is mad at me (24F). AITA for telling my girlfriend not to bring home more octopi? We already have two at home, and we can’t afford more. She keeps on insisting that they’re her relatives.

Submitted by CrumbledTGMS t3_zy3tcq on December 29, 2022 at 12:04 PM

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[WP]You're a vampire hunter. Unlike other vampire hunters, you neither hate vampires nor you're paid for hunting them. You hunt them because you find their meat delicious, and you like thrill of hunting such dangerous prey.

Submitted by roboq6 t3_ztii9n on December 23, 2022 at 3:05 PM

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[WP] A rarely considered aspect of alien tech is that it was designed to work with the creator species biology. Humans have reported some devices create hypersonic frequencies that vibrate the blood out of their teeth, cause “hyperfertility,” or disrupt neural pathways responsible for feeling itchy.

Submitted by ImperialArmorBrigade t3_zvjcse on December 26, 2022 at 9:11 AM

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[WP] In the distant future, Humanity has sent thousands of colony ships to populate nearby worlds, the populous kept in suspended animation until the onboard AI deems a nearby planet habitable. One ship was knocked off course, the populous awaken 500,000 years after they began their journey.

Submitted by russrussrussrussruss t3_zn2ocb on December 16, 2022 at 1:37 AM

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[WP] You are cursed with a spell that when you open your eyes, you will fall in love with whomever you see. and then you see...

Submitted by star_Cora t3_zzmu5w on December 31, 2022 at 5:50 AM

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[OT] Im a little stuck in a traffic jam sequence, i want to describe a constant din of car horns, and i want my reader to get just as annoyed by it as the real sound. Any tips?

Submitted by soogland t3_zp5eix on December 18, 2022 at 6:54 PM

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[WP] You were absolutely clueless about girls till you met her.Blessed with the twin gifts of being broke and a nerd with a taste for the occult ,you managed to convince a very powerful spirit to be your girlfriend. Now it's Christmas and your family is demanding to see her.

Submitted by 25millionusd t3_ztc8yv on December 23, 2022 at 10:37 AM

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[WP] Faster than light travel has been proven impossible, that's why humans are so surprised when aliens turn up. Not as surprised as the aliens on the generational ship who say the planet was void of life when they set off, following a missile they had sent to wipe out the dinosaurs.

Submitted by Wrooof t3_zyvfq7 on December 30, 2022 at 8:35 AM

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[WP] After Medusa was defeated you was put in charge of taking all the statues away. You went alone first, to acess the situation. But instead of the lair of a monster, you found a small cabin surrounded by a big garden with statues. And in front of each, a small wooden box with a handwritten letter

Submitted by foundcashdoubt t3_zyzv8m on December 30, 2022 at 12:55 PM

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[WP] - Each Fantasy Race sees themselves as Adventurers and Pioneers. But they each go in different directions, Humans long for the skies, Elves journey over the vast open surface, and Dwarves know in their hearts that the true mysteries lie deep below. Each faction thinks they are right.

Submitted by Mr_PizzaCat t3_zwdyrv on December 27, 2022 at 11:53 AM

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[WP] A film-noir detective has their biggest case yet: Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

Submitted by bidgeywidgey t3_zx80jz on December 28, 2022 at 12:09 PM

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[WP] A familiar letter came across your desk. "On the first day of christmas..." You didn't need to read it to the end to know what it says. The serial killer dubbed as the Christmas killer is back.

Submitted by TA_Account_12 t3_zpuog7 on December 19, 2022 at 3:33 PM

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[WP] You were the hero, the prophesied savior of the world. But you are so very tired of sacrificing for the greater good, of having to do the right thing at your expense. So when they ask you to do it again, you say no.

Submitted by CyrusFallen t3_zk9p84 on December 12, 2022 at 8:02 PM

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[WP] “Writer, are you there? I know you’re listening… are you scared? You should be, I’m coming for you”

Submitted by Janus-Moth t3_zscdfp on December 22, 2022 at 4:39 AM

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[CW] Write that idea you've been thinking of for the past day or few days. Just spew it onto the screen. But don't edit other than spelling and grammar, proof read once and correct those mistakes. Then post it.

Submitted by qBlaine t3_zyihng on December 29, 2022 at 10:24 PM

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[PI] When two people get married, on the day of the wedding they are both given the ability to alter the appearance of their spouse to anything they wish. How do they change each other? How do they respond to what has been done to them?

Submitted by fanoftetris t3_zlz4z0 on December 14, 2022 at 6:57 PM

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[WP] Every species in the galaxy eventually fell to a robot uprising, leading to the eradication of their people. Therefore the machine-council of the galaxy are surprised when a newly discovered machine civilisation from a planet they designated "Earth" arrives side by side with their creators.

Submitted by Kitty_Fuchs t3_zz9t2r on December 30, 2022 at 7:55 PM

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[WP] "Ten years ago, we created an airborne plastic eating bacteria. If allowed to propagate, it would take less than five years for it to spread and consume 99% of all plastics on the planet. I'm telling you this so you can understand why I chose to release it this morning."

Submitted by InspiredNameHere t3_zp5e9e on December 18, 2022 at 6:54 PM

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[WP] You're the 'most deadly supervillain the country has ever seen'. Thing is, your super-evil ability? You deal the same amount of harm the 'heroes' you face have caused. Your power is Karma. Nobody's picked up on that yet.

Submitted by beetledee_ t3_zzf2oq on December 30, 2022 at 11:34 PM

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[WP] Write a story about hope in a post apocalyptic fantasy world.

Submitted by SciencesnObjects40 t3_zq3hth on December 19, 2022 at 9:04 PM

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[WP] the invasion is going well, the humans airforce is falling and your air wing is picking them off one by one, until HE appeared, "Ho Ho Ho Mery Christmas alien scum!" was the last thing many of your comrades heard before the dreaded "Saint Nick" attacked

Submitted by MaximumPotatoee t3_zts6en on December 23, 2022 at 8:45 PM

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[WP] You look at yourself in the mirror and think,"I hate you.You disgust me,"and you laugh and laugh because there's no more tears to shed.

Submitted by Puteri_Ayu t3_znc661 on December 16, 2022 at 11:09 AM

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[WP] When you die, you are given the chance to flip a coin. If you call the flip correctly, you are allowed to continue living, while resetting to the age of your choice. You’ve been doing this for a couple centuries now. Death is starting to get pissed.

Submitted by XantosZ t3_zqaaio on December 20, 2022 at 1:32 AM

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