/u/Preston_of_Astora's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[CW] Use the most grotesque, abhorrent, and discomforting imagery, tone, and themes words can possible conjure, to tell a story that's the exact opposite; something lighthearted and actually enjoyable
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[WP] "Childhood is believing that space humans will be Star Wars, adolescence is believing that Dune will be the fate of space faring humanity. Adulthood is the slow, horrific realization that Warhammer 40k is the fate of humanity if it ever touches the stars."
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[WP] A ghost that is gradually but completely losing their shit because every effort they make to make their presence known, no matter how absurd, is being discredited by the living's "sciences" and "rational thinking"
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[WP] You are a sinple garden snail, chowing away on overripe fruit, when suddenly you gain human sapience, and with it, one goal. To approach a human you haven't yet met, and touch him. You don't know why just yet, but whenever you come into view, the human reacts with utter fear.
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[WP] A horror story where it is slowly revealed that the true horror of the story, is the author's deteriorating mental state as he succumbs to psychosis
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[WP] So humanity's galactic divisions are all named after sci-fi franchises. The Enterprise for exploration and diplomacy, the Spartans if combat is needed. This is the story of the less honorably named factions, such as the appropriately named "World Eaters"
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[WP] Magical Girls have a sacred ceremony called "The Debut' in which once a Girl becomes 18, she will be lifted of her duties, and allowed to live life on Earth as a human woman. When things got so grim however, they were forced to summon a demigod amongst all Magical Girls; a 25 year old saleslady
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[WP] A Star Eater must eat magic or else they'll die, so the best course of action was to taunt witches all around the land into hexing him with curses. Spiteful magic tastes great after all.
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[WP] Living in a haunted house, you wake up and open the lights in the bathroom, only to be greeted by a mirror without your reflection. Panicking, for you have no idea what to do, you just witnessed your reflection walk in from the side with coffee in hand. "Alright, I'm back. What'd I miss?"
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