/u/PallasAthena84's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] While walking through the empty streets of the city he sacked, the general comes across an injured girl, no more than 18, hiding in some of the wrekage. Consumed by guilt, he takes her under his wing and swears he will protect her like his own blood.
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[WP] As the latest reincarnation of the hero, you have been waiting for the reincarnation of evil you are destined to defeat, or be defeated by, to show its head. Today you finally found the one bearing the evil's mark. On a child you found washed up on the shore.
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[WP] Your s/o was a member of the party that defeated the Dark Lord and now you both live a comfortable life. Despite there being widespread peace, they are wracked with PTSD and depression. They've done a pretty good job at hiding it, but cracks are starting to show and you're getting worried.
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[WP] The princess has been kidnapped. Her captor, being an honorable man, treats her with respect and gives her relative freedom. Her reaction to this reveals just how emotionally abusive and suffocating her royal life is.
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[WP] Once, you were a hero. After countless battles, you realized the hypocrisy within your carrer and retired to a more peaceful life. Now you run a rest stop where anyone, good or evil, can come and get food, shelter, and medical supplies.
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[WP] The princess was murdered. Driven by greif, her husband has been hunting her killer for weeks. When he pulls away their hood, however, he sees his wife's face looking back at him.
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[WP] At the masquerade, anyone could be anyone. Write about two strangers that fall in love without knowing the other's identity.
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[WP] You are a knight who was gifted the hand of the kings youngest daughter. Unlike most royal marriages, the two of you actually fell in love. When a coup is staged, you fall on the side of the people due to your heroism. But your wife is set to be executed with the rest of her family.
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[WP] Heros aren't the only ones who share confessions of love before a final battle, Villains often will too.
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