/r/WritingPrompts
[PI] A man draws a gun in a dark alley and asks for your wallet. You begrudgingly obey. He throws it on the ground, shoots it till it screeches, and turns to you; "you're safe now".
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[WP] A vampire commissions you to paint a portrait of her, she's spent centuries wanting to know how she looks.
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[WP] Multiple alien races have been infiltrating Earth for decades, each in their own shroud of secrecy. When one group finally decides to reveal themselves, two things become apparent: there's a lot of competition, and nobody seems to be able to find an actual human.
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[WP] Your whole life danger has seemingly avoided you, nothing hurts, you rarely feel hungry and never get sick. One day a mute adventurer breaks into your home and stabs you to no effect. He mutters to himself "This NPC is vital to the main quest and cannot be harmed"
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[WP] Everyone can see the ghosts of people they've had an indirect effect in killing. For most people, it's normal to see a ghost or two from the occasional car accident. You on the other hand, can see hundreds of thousands walking around and have no explanation as to why.
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[WP] You’re a newbie serial killer. You’ve killed a few people, and you’re ready to find your next victim. You spot a man having car trouble and decide to pick him up. You slowly learn he is the most infamous serial killer of all time, and this was HIS way of choosing his victims.
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[WP] The government is handing out Get Out of Jail Free cards to anyone who tackles a major crime on their own. You're a vigilante who's been stockpiling these for something big.
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[WP] As the child of a villain and a famous hero, you're either loved or hated in both the hero and villain circles depending on who you ask. Your family has received numerous threats and letters over the scandal. Once you get kidnapped, you dread finding out if your captor is a villain or a 'hero'
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[WP] A tiny dragon has claimed for its hoard the coins in a water fountain. It believes that humans are paying it tribute.
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[WP] When the humans introduced the very simple concept of 'luck' to the aliens, they were flabbergasted. This seemingly obvious concept revolutionized the way important historic, economic and scientific events were looked at by such a huge margin that it caused societal upheaval across the galaxy.
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