/r/WritingPrompts

Title	Upvotes	Author
[WP] Everyone is born with a tattoo that is a number between 0 and 100 representing a set aptitude of a skill, but it can be linked to things like lifespan or height. Schools test children to figure out what skill they have aptitude for. You are the first ever 0 and cant figure out what it means.	1139	worldstart
[WP] Today, you have become a parent. You realise that you can hear your child's thoughts. The midwife informs you that this is the same for everyone but parents simply don't inform the children as an unwritten rule. Your own parents smirk.	1138	Jearik
[WP] Your family is about halfway into a road trip. It appears as if the area around you is about to be struck by a nuclear warhead, ensuring your demise. The missile turns out to be a dud and your would-be last words make the rest of the car ride extremely awkward.	1138	cherlishPanda
[WP] Humans are the first intelligent beings in the universe. It is our duty to guide those that come after us.	1138	Tricky-Pants
[WP] Scientists are now able to recreate a person's last sentence before they died, leading to thousands of solved murder cases. However, one victim's last words leave detectives baffled.	1138	Namiez
[WP] You gain the ability to stop time, but you don't know how long the timestop lasts. To avoid a potentially fatal accident you use your power again, despite your reluctance. It's now been ten years and you're still waiting for time to continue.	1138	wlot28
[WP]: As the human life span gets longer, the social definitions of youth, ageing and old age alter. You, at 62, are hardly middle-aged, and your 30-year-old son has just run away from home.	1138	actually_crazy_irl
[WP] Reddit upvotes dictate social status in the future. People with negative karma tend to disappear within 48 hours if they don't get it back up. You just woke up with -10,000 karma.	1138	PineappleActivist
[WP] You have been striving for years to commit the elusive “Perfect Crime” for the fame of it. You steal the Mona Lisa and replace it with a fake. You leave a taunting note and wait for the panic when it is discovered. But, 2 years later, no one has noticed.	1138	batmanrises001
[WP] Humanity discovers the reason aliens always seem to try and invade the United States. It turns out that the five pointed star is a symbol of unspeakable evil in galactic society. And the United States proudly displays fifty of them.	1138	Hyranic

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