/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Whenever time travellers test their time machine, they ask the nearest person what the date is to see if it worked. For some reason, you happen to be the nearest person every single time. It's gotten so bad you've started telling them the wrong date just to see what happens.
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[WP] You were a Viking who, prior to your first pillaging, fell overboard and was frozen in the icy northern seas. You are thawed out in modern times, but quickly succumb to an illness your immune system couldn't handle. Never having had a chance to commit any evil, you arrive in heaven. You hate it
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[WP] You recently moved into an incredibly old house that the realtor warned was probably haunted, on account of having been vacant for decades. There is a ghost, but rather than haunt you, she has become obsessed with the “magic boxes” you brought, such as the television, laptop, and phone.
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[WP] "You don't understand; we've already sent our best infiltrators. Psychological attacks that have infected and subjugated the wills of empires have no effect." "They resist it?" "No, they've *embraced* it. For fun. For entertainment. They even gave it a name: pop music."
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[WP]Being a doctor specializing in curses was supposed to be a easy gig. Curing minor curses here or there. Very rarely a major curse, which is true with most customers. But you got Dave... again... "Help me doc!" He yells as he walks in.
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[WP] Some kind of eldritch entity has taken human(ish) form and is genuinely trying to befriend you. However its ideas of “hanging out” are just terrifying, and its gifts are worse.
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[WP] Earth is the galaxy's 'Grave of Empires'. Countless aliens invaded it and tried to dominate humanity. Every single one of them failed, paying massive prices...
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[WP] One day, whilst interviewing for a new job, you sneeze. The interviewer blesses you, which ordinarily wouldn’t be a problem. Except for the fact that they are secretly an angel, and you are secretly a demon.
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[WP] You dont want to live anymore, but you also don't want your life to go to waste, so you join the army, and become super reckless, trying to give your life for your country. Turns out you are one of the best soldiers to ever serve
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