/u/Subtleknifewielder's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] Humanity is nothing if not adaptable. What should have been a species-ending apocalypse became just one more thing we collectively learned how to cope with, life continuing on and even thriving in spite of it.
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[WP] Everyone has one single power that could have come from a video game. Collecting items for health or powerups. Seeing dialogue boxes for optimal conversations. Seeing health bars that tell you a person's condition, and more! And the ones that are considered the most dangerous--the respawners.
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[WP] The villain looked on, aghast at what their plan had wrought. They never meant things to go this far, and so they vowed no more. This was the day they put things right. This was the day their redemption started.
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[WP] An alien crash-lands on Earth during the stone age. To get off the planet again, they must slowly teach the primitive humans about technology without being mistaken for a god.
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[WP] Everyone knows the stories--a princess is snatched by a dragon and needs to be rescued by a brave knight. What most people don't realize is this princess and her dragon are out to scam the wealthy knights and lords that try to 'rescue' her.
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[WP] Wars can start over the seeming silliest of reasons. A diplomatic incident you were involved in was so stupid, you thought people would laugh about it and it would just blow over, no harm done except to your self-esteem. Instead it ignited a bitter feud with a neighboring kingdom or nation.
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[WP] In a continent-spanning empire, you are a trusted guard in the royal palace. But the day you were assigned to protect the heir, you discovered a secret about your new charge that could be used to destroy the imperial family from within, and everything they worked toward for generations.
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