/u/HappyInMyHead's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Your pet parrot hasn't said anything in the five years you've owned it. Now, all of a sudden, it's "parroting" just like a parrot should. Problem is, you live alone and are certain you haven't taught it these phrases yourself. Now, you're finding things in its cage.
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[WP] To be “peaceful”, you must first display you are capable of great violence. Until then, you are simply “harmless”. While the “peaceful” are respected and revered, the “harmless” are held in contempt. You live in the most “peaceful” time in history.
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[WP] That dirty grim reaper is skulking at your door, AGAIN, and has obviously not taken the hint. It was bad enough getting harassed while you were training as a necromancer, but now that you’ve become a proper lich these house calls are just obnoxious. Time to send that reaper packing for good.
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[WP] In a world of superheroes and supervillains, the genuinely un-powered tend to be overlooked. But no one stops and thinks what happens to a super when they age. Working in a nursing home for the aged/infirm heroes of the past has given you an... uncommon gratitude for your own lack of powers.
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[WP] “For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction;” But then the world’s first overreaction happened and it’s been difficult for everyone to adjust.
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[EU] An episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but the elements are replaced with the periodic table of elements.
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[WP] Nobody doubts the power of the ancient relic, the thing practically radiates energy, but the legends don’t mention what it does exactly, much less how it works. A small detail like that, however, isn’t stopping it’s current owner from making the most of its reputation.
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[TT] Words have always been important in spell-craft. As the word “love” has become more and more ill-defined, love potions have become less and less effective. Now, a witch, unsatisfied with approximations, needs to find an incantation to craft a true-love potion to save her relationship.
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