/u/Mysral's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] When your relative's will is read out, you inherit not just a tidy sum, but also ownership of a certain debt. As it turns out, they had somehow gotten a powerful member of the Fair Folk to owe them a favor, but never cashed it in. And now, your new-found debtor is more than eager to settle it.
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[WP] Your child is now old enough for you to explain some very important family matters to them: why their sense of smell is so good, why they're so much stronger than their classmates, and what makes the full moon so important to your family.
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[WP] The elevator in the old apartment building in the heart of town has buttons going up to 108. Which is weird, since the building has only got six stories.
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[WP] The gods, including yourself, have gathered to create the world and all that lies within. Your contribution is clever, but rather... unorthodox. You now have to justify your creative choices to your fellow deities.
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[WP] You're an instructor at a school for musical theater. Your latest clients are a supervillain and their squad of henchmen. Those catchy villain songs need practice, you know!
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[WP] Like many Powered individuals, you lead a double life: superhero by night, and public defender by day. However, you've just been assigned to the defense of your supervillain nemesis - whom you yourself defeated and captured at your last big battle.
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[WP] "It's been a long day, I'm afraid. Do you mind if I slip into someone a little more comfortable?" Negotiations with the representative of the Demon Realm are many things, but boring sure isn't one of them.
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[WP] This is the third time those assassins managed to get the drop on you. Not only is that some really embarrassing laxity on your part, at this rate, they're going to figure out that you're immortal rather than absurdly lucky.
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[WP] Your parents never let you go to the beach. Now, as the salt water turns your skin to scales and your fingers to claws, you're beginning to understand why.
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[WP] Having tired of all the would-be dragonslayers on land, and seeing the potential of the wealthy maritime trade routes, a clever dragon decides to become the first draconic pirate. After all, fire breath is a most intimidating weapon against wooden ships loaded with gunpowder.
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