/u/MegaTreeSeed's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] "You shall fall dead on the day of your first child's birth!" Was the curse that young, inexperienced witch put on you. Little did she realize that, to an asexual like yourself, she'd essentially given you immortality. Every year, on the anniversary of your curse, she tries to "fix" things.
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[WP] "Sure, it'll only cost you your soul" you used to jokingly say whenever you did something for free. everyone always got a laugh out of it, and so did you! until the first soul showed up in your living room with a very, very tired looking reaper.
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[WP] The Society for Continued Galactic Safety strongly recommends against fighting humans, and regulations state that killing humans on worlds not already settled by humans is forbidden. Not because humans are dangerous, but because they're 7 times more likely to produce ghosts than any other race.
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[WP] The one person none of the heroes or villains fucks with is known as "The Mad Doctor". he treats anyone who seeks his help, in exchange everyone turns a blind eye when he shows up to underprivileged neighborhoods to deliver free and technically illegal care. the new guy learns the hard way.
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[WP] You're the world's best art thief. You've never been caught, yet you've sold countless priceless museums prices in the black market, replacing the actual prices with replicas. Except, you're not an art thief. You're just very good at making replicas and you've been selling those instead.
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[WP] The Fae froze, running his mind back over the subtleties of the conversation, following it's hidden twists and clever turns, until he realizes. "Wait, did you just... how did you.." The human smiles politely. "Thank you, for your name"
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[WP] When the humans came out of the void between stars, the Xoixe were startled. They were used to initiating first contact. When they learned they hadn't seen the humans coming because they hadn't used FTL, they were concerned. When they learned about cryogenic freezing they were horrified.
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[WP] Every time a door is opened, there is a negligible, but non-0 chance it will open to heaven or hell. Today, your fridge didn't open to your leftovers.
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[WP] A hero and a villain are both perfectly aware of each other's secret identities. they never reveal those identities because they are the only 2 competent employees at their shared day job, and neither wants the full burden of work if the other no-shows.
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[WP] you never had any animosity toward the ant colony living in your back yard. They kept your garden free of pests, and the spiders out of your house. You even started feeding them occasionally. Today, you happen to notice they've carved your name into their hill, and seem to be patiently waiting
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