WritingPrompts

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[WP] You've saved a persons life five years ago. Eternally grateful but poor the person vows to repay you someday. Today you've just been pushed out of the way of an assassins bullet. "I'm repaying my debt with interest. Run!"	42
[WP] "Sir/ma'am please be reasonable. We need to take off "act of God" and add "act of superheroes" to our insurance claims. Just last week Akofena Star and the Gold Emperor destroyed half of Lagos!"	39
[WP] The hero dies at the end of this story. And the narrator is chastising you for continuing to read while knowing the eventual outcome and then begging you stop the closer you get to the end.	39
[WP] Funerals are for the living. After you die you find out births are for the dead.	37
[WP] Even as the boss of a drug empire, you always make time for your children. So does your biggest rival. During the intermission of your child's play, you both see each other and lock eyes. "My son is playing Troy Maxson, who's your kid playing?"	35
[WP] The protagonist of your story is a complete Mary Sue. Until midway through when they notice that they are perfect and everyone likes them. Now their sole goal is to develop flaws and get people to dislike them.	35
[WP] We were told by the governments of the world that we had a month left. They told the people of the world to get our affairs in order. So we did, humanity lived life with no regrets for our final month. But on day 32, we were still alive and had to face the consequences of our actions.	28
[WP] "Your life only has value for as long as the cigarette is lit, once I finish smoking it I'm going to kill you. This isn't a threat. Just the facts of the matter. Last chance. Sing like a canary and tell me what I want to know!" There are currently 15 cigarettes on the floor.	25
[WP] You're the best thief because no one knows who you are. You're a phantom. You're a ghost. Even your crew only knows what they need to. But when someone calls you out by name in the most public way imaginable, you have to come into the light.	23
[WP] You're a multiverse traveler looking for your home dimension. You've been to many worlds and seen many wondrous things. One day you find a world that looks exactly like your home. Except for one small difference. This difference terrifies you.	22

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