/u/Bricknave's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] When Earth joined the intergalactic government, an organization that is sort of like a "reverse Men in Black" was formed. They hide the existence of magic users, ghosts, demons, vampires, etc. from alien visitors. If the universe knew of the horrors that inhabit Earth, society would collapse.
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[WP] When you discover that your spouse is not an ordinary human being, you are appalled—not because of what they are, but because they intentionally deceived you.
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[WP] People turn into anthropomorphic animals on their 18th birthday, and what they become usually depends on their personality. Lion people are typically brave, fox people are typically cunning, etc. However, you remained Human, and you aren't quite sure what that means.
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[WP] While tying your boot in the dragon’s lair, you find a gold ring. Just as you raise it into the light to inspect it, the dragon sees you and approaches. You prepare for the worst, but the dragon gasps and gleefully asks, "are you proposing to me!?"
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[WP] At his coronation, the new emperor officially bans humans from serving in the military. "As you wish," says the empire's greatest general. The crowd gasps as the general takes off their helmet for the first time ... And walks away.
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[WP] "Wait, are you saying that all these years, everyone knew my secret identity and just played along!?" "Well, yes. The mask doesn't hide the fact that you're the only human around."
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[WP] Whenever a superhero rises, a slightly weaker rogues gallery comes out of nowhere to challenge them. This is not coincidental. The powers that be know that without adversity, a superhero grows restless and tries to "fix the world" for "the greater good" until they become ... power-hungry.
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[WP] You mistakenly typed "troll-free number" instead of "toll-free number" while writing an advertisement for your company. Now, your company's call center is getting a lot of strange phone calls.
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