/u/MellyKidd's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] A new plague causes anyone with hidden traumas to grow a sentient, deadly, talking tumour that represents each deep, emotional problem. As a psychologist, it’s your job to talk to each tumour until it feels better, dies and falls off. Now you face a true challenge; this tumour is afraid death.
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[WP] Deep, green grass ripples before you, in the wind under an ochre sunset. Stars peeking on the other horizon shine as if they could twinkle, while a column of smoke gently wafts from a far-off cabin. The sound of distant music beckons you as you step into your painting.
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[WP] Mankind has finally developed interplanetary space travel, only to discover that all Earth-like planets are mirrored copied of home; right down to the people and places.
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[WP] You’ve entered the dragon’s lair, full of treasure and holding a mighty beast. The knowledge that, aside from the dragon, a terrible curse awaits hidden somewhere here will impact your next course of action.
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[WP] You’ve always held them in your hands, nurtured them, guided them from afar from the moment they first breathed. They have been your greatest achievement and your greatest regret. And now you must bid your creations goodbye.
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[WP] You’ve been locked in a room with two locked doors, a keypad, a strange cabinet, a puzzle box, and a series of numbers painted on the wall. The only other detail you can see is a timer on the wall, ticking down how much time you have left.
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[WP] The gods of Olympus have been in hiding for millennia, since belief in them faded. In an attempt to regain their worshippers and former strength, they send one of their own to the modern world for reconnaissance and wonder why said god hadn’t returned.
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[WP] After a long, tiring day of building inspection, you head to the roof on a newly constructed tower to check it as the last thing on your list. Only after you swing the roof access open and take your next steps, it seems the staircase extends invisibly past and beyond the tarred gravel roofing.
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