/u/Obtuse_Mongoose's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] No one believes you that something is living under your bed, including the monster in the closet, the sentient tree that taps your window at night, and the ghost that haunts your television.
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[WP] Clothes are imbued with the past memories and abilities of those who have worn them. You try your luck at a local thrift store for the right set of used clothes needed to pass your exam today.
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[WP] You're desperate and you agreed to a Chess game with Death, but no matter how hard you try to lose, you can't. "I'm sorry," it said. "But you cannot die just yet..."
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[WP] You've been sick for a long time and your cat cuddles and purrs with you every night. Today, you wave up feeling better and surrounded by hundreds of purring and cuddling cats. "Good morning, I asked some friends over to help you..." explains your cat.
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[WP] Well, you knew this would eventually happen- you're now interviewing your younger self for the position of being your apprentice in building the time machine you will mysteriously disappear in in three years time...
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[WP] You are the least gifted member of your superhero family. You generally lead an ordinary life, except when your various family members beg you help them solve their super problems.
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[WP] "I told you not to come back," said the Mob Boss as you sat tied to a chair surrounded by his thugs. "Now wes are going to have to choreographically explain in song why it was a bad idea. Hit it boys..."
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[WP] The jungle convenes a meeting to discuss the growing concern of humans changing their names to more benign sounding words like 'danger floof' and 'nope rope' to make them sound more adorable.
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[WP] You've been known by different names during your lifetime: Zeus, Merlin, Don Quixote de La Mancha. Now, you're trying to live out your life as just Hobo of Central Park but your immortal friends and family keep finding you despite your impressive disguise.
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