/u/AnselaJonla's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You found her on your doorstep, a fairy shivering from the cold and the pain, her delicate wings broken and torn. You take her into your workshop, and she tells her story as you craft her a new pair of clockwork wings
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[WP] Mermaids are the women thrown overboard by superstitious sailors, saved and altered by the sea's magic. They lure ships onto rocks for vengeance, singing with husky voices from throats that remember the sting of inhaled saltwater.
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[SP] Humans are insane. They want to "pet" all the non-sapient species they encounter, the more dangerous the better.
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[WP] After first contact, humanity is horrified to learn that with a population of "only" 16 billion, confined to two planets and a few moons in one solar system, they are officially classed as an endangered species by galactic standards
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[WP] The shapeshifting swans that live on the park learn that the kind, sad-eyed woman who always feeds them is a selkie trapped on land and in marriage by her stolen skin. This, they decide, is not acceptable.
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[EU] The Little Mermaid, but Ariel really just wants to rule, is too far down the line of succession to inherit her father's throne, and sees her chance to rule by marrying a human prince instead.
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[WP] "One angry human is nothing to fear. What you should be afraid of is the justifiable anger of many humans."
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[WP] "If a potential client is sleeping under a duvet cover, but has the duvet across their torso, are they protected? Explain your reasoning. This question is worth 6 marks." Boogeyman final exams are... different
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[WP] "In case of volcanic eruption, you will hear mermaids. Do not ignore the mermaids; they are there for your safety."
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