/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You have the power of teleportation, this makes most superhero teams try to recruit you. You politely decline, because you only want to find a job to pay your student debts. But, their insistence is getting on your nerves.
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[WP] Your dad has been in a coma for a long time. The family's hopes are finally waning. The doctors wrote him off a while ago. Every last resort has been tried, except one. It was considered too extreme before, but you're desperate. You solemnly return home... and turn the thermostat up.
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[WP] Even though you’re a super villain, you secretly want the heroes to win. So you make extra-long monologues and hire incompetent henchmen. So far, the heroes have always won, thanks to you. But this latest group of heroes is so clueless you’re afraid your evil plan might actually succeed.
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[WP] Alien invaders know to expect resistance from "outliers". Secret societies, government contingency plans, superheroes, every planet has one. Nobody knew that Earth had so many. Like what the actual hell.
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[WP] Tired of being challenged by weak heroes, the Dark Lord disguises themself as a wisened mentor and trains the next hero to epic levels.
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[WP] everyone assumes that hive minds are where everyone shares one consciousness. When in reality it’s more like being in a group chat with your entire family, permanently.
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[WP] Magic has its own mind and will, the key to being a great wizard is not years of careful study of the arcane arts but the ability to properly communicate, negotiate and most importantly compromise
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[WP] Scientists manage to develop a device that can detect souls. However, joy about the invention quickly turns into shock when they realize that only about 20% of all humans posess one
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[WP] The Fae realm has always overlapped ours but it was sealed off centuries ago. Now the barrier is failing and has become full of weak spots where things can pass through. One of those doorways happens to be in your closet - and with rent being what it is, there’s no way you’re moving.
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