/u/EmpressiveZumatra's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You live a peaceful life alone in the countryside, tending to sheep and orchards. You hear distressed bleating one morning. The sheep are gone. Bound humans take their place in the pen. Aliens cast an apocalyptic drought on your planet, yet your home was immune. They just made an exchange.
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[WP] You're in the subway station and have a simple mission: Get on the westbound train and find the man with the blue hat and the jagged face scar. Agent after agent has tried and failed to find him, but you've got somewhat of an advantage: He's your father, and you've tracked him for years
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[WP] orphaned Monroe escapes the island of her birth, now ravaged by zombies, on a sailboat. It's her first time navigating on her own. She finds a journal in a trunk. "Dear Monroe, everything you need to know from survival, to Plans B-Z is in here, and will get you to safety. Love always, mom"
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[WP] Hungover, you miss your alarm. You rush out of your building and the city is bustling with people, all identical to you. They are celebrating sightings of their creator. You realize you were slipped a transportation potion last night, and recall, eons ago, you swore never to return here
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[WP] You woke me in the middle of the night for a swim. As we glided through the water, we broke the surface to the atmosphere. You pointed "You see those lights out there? That's where the humans live. They're getting better at finding us, so we start cloak training tonight. Ready?"
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[WP] "But I loved him, and now a piece of me is shriveled and dead." "No child, a piece of you has bloomed. It may be painful, but that is how we grow. You are a daughter of the ocean, whose love is infinite. Never lock your heart away, keep it open and facing the sun." The waves cooed lovingly.
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[WP] Centuries ago, there was the immortality sweep: Applicants gain immorality, but, unknowingly their memories are regularly erased and they are used in experiments. The deceased witness this as ghosts, and plan to revolt for their living loved ones. A medium creates a network to connect the sides
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[WP] An ex husband and wife and one of their aunts run into each other on their way to one of the evacuation ships. The virus rapidly spreads, infecting crew and passengers on board, turning them into monsters. The former couple and aunt work together to save who they can, escape and find survivors
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