/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are Microsoft's lead physicist and the company has just turned on its $40 billion wormhole machine for the first time. As soon as it powers on, it spits out a message from the future. "STOP."
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[WP] It's year 3 of the zombie apocalypse, and you've recently been hailed a hero of a large survivor settlement. The truth is, you're just very good at killing zombies after years of practice on living humans. You were a sociopathic serial killer before, which just happens to translate well...
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[WP] Your bumbling HR lady misinterpreted your workforce development goal of “more ethnically diverse” as “more ethically diverse”, and now you have an office full of supervillains.
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[WP] A bard managed to seduce a dragon and they had an adorable child. Now, as the child has grown up and is entering college, you pay a wisit to your ex to discuss paying tuition fees.
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[WP] You have a superpower, you can rewind time up to 48 hours. You've used it to get rich, to play jokes, anything you want. Except right now you can't get what you want no matter how many times you rewind time. The old lady still dies, and she'll still smile at you and whisper, "It's okay sweety."
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You live in a village with 365 people whose birthdays are for each day of the year. If a baby is born, the village votes to kill the baby or the villager with the same birthday. Your wife gave birth to your son on the tribe chieftain's birthday. [WP]
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[WP] It is illegal for people under 18 to talk to people over 21, or vice versa. In between, there is a 3 year period of your life in which you can talk to anybody you want.
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[WP] You live in a society where cats choose humans to bond. Depending on the cat's disposition, humans gain different attributes. You woke up this morning to a black jaguar at the foot of your bed.
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[WP] You are a powerful being sent by God to unify the world under one flag. After long decades of attempting to peacefully bring people together, you realise - the world doesn't need a guiding hand, it needs an overpowering, apocalyptic threat to bring everyone together. This is your story.
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