/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] “Mom, I get it, some spaceships get eaten by extradimensional worms during warp. You have to remember: space travel is statistically WAY safer than driving.”
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[WP] you never had any animosity toward the ant colony living in your back yard. They kept your garden free of pests, and the spiders out of your house. You even started feeding them occasionally. Today, you happen to notice they've carved your name into their hill, and seem to be patiently waiting
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[WP] A depressed former hitman from the criminal underworld runs a dive bar frequented by similarly depressing middle-aged men. He's starting to suspect his clientele are all retired hit men with troubled pasts to hide, and that they are beginning to realize this too.
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[WP] A scientist working on samples found in a mass grave realizes that what they just found was the cause of an ancient zombie outbreak.
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[WP] "Look, Mr... Pig, is it? Straw is not an acceptable building material in this county and violates several construction codes and laws. Please see to its deconstruction immediately or the county will authorise me to demolish it myself. You have 14 business days to comply."
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[WP] Humanity was easy to conquer given how laughably low-tech they were, but you can’t bring yourself to wipe them out. Not because you pity them, but because you find their attitude of constantly, yet feasibly, attempting to fight back while believing there has to be a way to win so fun to watch.
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[WP] As species meet each other, so too do their gods. And as the Galactic Union welcomes Humanity, their gods prepare to meet those of Humanity. But as the gates open, only one figure emerges; a skeleton wearing a robe, sandglass, and scythe.
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[WP] His death is an "Absolute Point" in the universe. All attempts to prevent his death in the past failed. Finally, you break the big rule of time travel by engaging him directly, begging him not to go filming at the Great Barrier Reef today. "I know, but it's okay mate", Steve Irwin replied.
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[WP] The king is getting increasingly exasperated as the princess completes every task he offers her hand for herself.
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