/u/PluralCohomology's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] When the king announced that instead of arranging marriages for his children, he would allow them to choose their spouses, most of them were glad, except for his bookish and reclusive youngest daughter, who was annoyed that she had to take time off from her studies of magic to meet her suitors.
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[WP] Of all the gods, the God of Chaos is the most dreaded and the least spoken of, for fear of attracting his attention. When you dress in his likeness to cause a distraction for a heist at his temple, he is so impressed by your audacity that he chooses you as his champion.
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[WP] After their deaths, an evil knight, dragon and princess go to Hell and are forced to go through unending variations, inversions and subversions of the "knight rescues princess from dragon" scenario.
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[WP] A new secretary for the Goddess of Fate accidentally swapped the "star-crossed lovers" and "fated nemeses" folders.
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[WP] When doing your math homework, after drawing a diagram you swear because you got a papercut. It turns out that drawing a special symbol, spilling a drop of blood and blaspheming were the steps of a ritual to summon a powerful demon, who now stands before you.
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[WP] Werewolfs don't bite people out of malice or bloodlust, but out of loneliness. Under normal circumstances, they don't seek to turn humans at all, only when they are separated from their pack.
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[WP] I was forced to participate in a death game, and in one of the rounds I had to choose someone to challenge to a duel. Wanting to end this horror, I chose whoever was in charge of this game. However, I soon realised that this was the worst mistake I could have made.
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[WP] A princess flew away on her pet dragon to elope with a knight from a lesser noble house. Since the couple was disinherited, they formed a theatre company of three which performs variations on the "knight rescues princess from dragon" story.
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[WP] Your understanding of the world is shattered when you discover your neighbour is a supernatural creature. However, since they don't seem to be a danger to anyone, you decide to just mind your business.
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[WP] Your peasant family was visited by a knight claiming that you are lost true heir to the usurped royal family, and offering to help you claim the throne. However, since your family and community is doing well under the new king's rule, you ask him to leave you alone.
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