/u/Syncs's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A superhero has a split personality, with neither his hero half nor his civilian half knowing that they are the same person. The rest of the city has figured it out, however, and is doing their best to keep his secret from himself.
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[WP] The cute girl on the subway can’t seem to stop staring at you! This would be great, except that her clothes are several centuries out of date, no one else seems to be able to see her, and you haven’t seen her blink. Not even once.
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[WP] A vampire knocks on your door, seeking permission to enter in order to kill you as their next meal. As a house-bound ghost, however, the prospects of a guest after so many years intrigues you. Smiling darkly, you welcome them inside.
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[WP] Every time you die, your power brings you back a bit stronger. As you slowly become less and less human, the other heroes become more wary of you. Today, for the first time, you were mistakenly attacked as a monster…and no one is coming to help.
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[WP] When your child got possessed, it was a relief. Instead of tantrums and destroying things, now they just stare creepily and levitate while otherwise being very well-behaved. Today, you feel a tap on your shoulder. With tears in their eyes, your little demon begs you to call an exorcist.
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[WP] After realizing you are in a work of fiction, you immediately rush to the person you think is the protagonist in an attempt to get plot armor as their best friend. But when the "protagonist" dies, you realize you may not have thought this completely through.
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[WP] Every time you are late, you dodge an otherwise-fatal bullet. Miss a plane and it will crash, every time. Miss a job interview, the place will burn down. Today, despite leaving unfathomably early, you get stuck in gridlock on the way to your wedding. You begin to panic.
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[WP] Upon his death, Billy Mays wound up in Hell. In exchange for a lighter sentence, he was given the opportunity to use his skills in the employment of the devil, scamming the damned and convincing the living to give up their souls. Hi! Billy Mays here, and have I got a deal for YOU!
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[WP] The Hero bursts into the bar, weapon raised, and proclaims that the Villain is hiding somewhere among them. You avoid his gaze. It's not that you can't take him. It's just that it's your day off, dammit, and you're gonna enjoy it.
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[WP] Luck is a liquid produced in emergency situations like adrenaline, harvested by those in power from less fortunate people. Late one night, you break into one of the storehouses and - when fleeing after being caught - a vat breaks, drenching you from head to toe.
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