/u/DankAndOriginal's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You watch on in horror as endless droves of your brethren are smashed into light particles as some insane man mutters about "grinding for EXP".
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[WP] You go on Ask Reddit for a pretty standard validation post: “Am I the only one who...?” It is quickly revealed that you are indeed the only one, starting your quest to find at least one other person in the world, or even the universe, who can relate to you.
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[WP] Your noble parents have gotten into a fight and insist on referring to each other by their full names and titles.
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[WP] After you die, you find yourself in an infinitely dark place, but your mind is frighteningly clear. After an unknown amount of time, you feel an overwhelming urge to say: "Hello World!"
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[WP] There are so many all-powerful cosmic entities that think they are the true rulers of the universe that a formal tournament structure is in place for them to fight to the death for supremacy. Apparently, the annual finals for this event take place in the Milky Way.
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[WP] You are the monkey with a typewriter that happened to recreate the complete works of Shakespeare in an experiment. You’re also Shakespeare, because reincarnation is a rapscallion.
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[WP] It's just occurred to you, but not once in your heroic adventure to save the country from the demon army did anyone ever pay you.
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[WP] The occupation of Earth is progressing smoothly, and should be finished within a couple of months. Except, a musician from Earth has became famous throughout the galaxy, and now the politics of the war are starting to get... complicated.
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[WP] As the most recent cryptic message from the government comes out telling you to “Lock the door, and stay inside”, you’ve set out to traverse the unknown horrors to beat up the government officials who can’t just tell you what the hell is going on.
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[WP] As time passes, it becomes clearer to you that you have not been whisked away to a fantasy world, but are experiencing a fever dream before your impending death, in which time has been lengthened. In spite of that, you continue your pursuit of magic, desperate for a way to live.
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