/u/BasalTripod9684's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Humanity is visited by a cosmic horror the likes of which has only been seen in Lovecraftian horror. In desperation, Earth throws everything we have at it, and, miraculously, the human race has killed a God. Somewhere in a realm beyond our understanding, the other gods speak of the event.
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[WP] In the distant future, an alien race discovers a desolate, empty earth. In order to try and learn more about humanity, they send a team of biologists to search the ruins of a hospital. There, they discover a poster detailing human anatomy, and are horrified to discover it matches their own.
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[WP]You’re an artist who just discovered a brand new color while painting, the next day you try to show some friends, but the canvas has mysteriously disappeared. You try to recreate the color, but you can’t, even though you clearly know what the color looks like, you can’t remember how you made it.
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[WP] During a normal job revealing shady government backroom deals, a hacking group discovers a number of documents on terrifying things the government hides from the public. Ranging from unknown terror organizations, to something called the “North Appalachian Bio-Geographic Superorganism.”
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[WP] You're an antagonist whose done unspeakable things in the name of bringing your lost love back to life from an unfair death, when you've succeeded, you're shocked to find they're horrified at the things you've done.
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[SP] “I want, so desperately, to believe that people are good. Why do you all have to keep proving me wrong?”
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[WP] You're and your best friend get into an arguement that's so bad, it destroys your friendship. Years later, you discover that you were both wrong. So ridiculously wrong, in fact, that getting a third opinion from literally anyone would have prevented the situation.
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[WP] An alien race discovers Earth, to learn more about humans, they kidnap one person to study. The human wakes up in a cell with all necessary amenities. A bed, a bathroom, food, entertainment, etc. Experiments and tests are held daily to test human intelligence, and learn about human culture.
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[WP] You're on a hike and find a sign, it reads: "WARNING DO NOT LOOK AWAY. There is a danger here, the danger is based on sight. The danger cannot see you if you cannot see it. Help will arrive every half-hour. DO NOT LOOK AWAY." The sign has a built-in clock, it's 3:15pm.
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[WP] Humanity makes contact with an advanced alien species that’s obsessed with learning as much about us as they can. Shortly after making contact, they send a literal horde of researchers to earth, including diplomats, doctors, xenobiologists, historians, chemists, etc. You’re one of them.
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