/u/MasterOfNap's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] In an alternate world, *sleep*, instead of *sex*, is a universal taboo. "Adult movies" are those with "sleep scenes"; reddit posts are tagged as "NSFW" if they are related to sleep; politicians even step down after being caught sleeping in their offices. Write a story about a sleepaholic.
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[WP] Car accidents, plane crashes, even a falling brick from the sky. Terrible accidents always seem to happen to you, yet you always seem to miraculously survive. One day you realize there is an entire secret organization trying to kill you, and another secret organization trying to save your life.
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[WP]You finally calm down and look around you. No, your hands are not covered in blood, in fact everyone around you is clapping and congratulating you. You suddenly realize you have made the worst decision in your life.
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[WP] Describe a society with advanced technology, where crime rate is literally zero and every single citizen is healthy and happy. Then slowly reveal this is actually a dystopia.
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[WP] In an alternate world, where technological advancements allow energy to be generated by people sleeping, social statuses are determined not by wealth, or education level, but by your ability to nap as fast as possible. Write a story about an insomniac.
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[WP] You have always had the ability to hear others' heartbeats since you were small. This allows you to know if others are lying, whether they liked you or not, etc. Until one day you had a date with your dream girl (boy), and you couldn't believe what you just heard...
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[WP] Write me a story of a man who died in the silliest way possible, yet due to a misunderstanding, was seen as a selfless hero who sacrificed himself.
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[WP] An extremely gifted musician has just composed a piece of classical music so beautiful, that it could inspire the very goodness in men's own heart, and turn even the worst, the most cunning, ruthless and heartless villains into selfless, altruistic saints.
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[WP] Traditionally, Pride has been seen as the deadliest among the Seven Deadly Sins. However, that is not true - Pride is far, far less worrisome than the truly worst Sin. Write a story about how you (or the world) learnt this the hard way.
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