/u/The_Thing_Behind_You's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The genie said you couldn’t wish for more wishes, so instead you wished for a self updating map that shows you the locations of all other genie lamps across the world.
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[WP] A villain was spotted out of costume in her own lair. Now she has to pretend that she kidnapped herself to avoid the heroes knowing who she is.
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[WP] The Oracle says that a girl is going to bring the Gods untold pain. They hear this and want to kill her. One of them who knows what a self fulfilling prophecy is convinced the others to raise the girl as their own instead. After a happy hundred years they surround her corpse and understand.
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[WP] When a mugger shoots you but dies instead you realize that if anyone’s in the same room as you when you die you take their life to keep living. Now a 100 year old on their deathbed, you’re desperately trying to convince all your loved ones to leave your side.
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[WP] You’re a cryptid hunter in a magical world and you’re sure this one is real. You spend countless hours researching and poking around the area it was spotted in, only to find out it was actually a drunk shapeshifter. Again.
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[WP] “I hate to break this to you, but your dog is a hellhound.” “Yeah I know, it’s pretty obvious.” “WHAT?! Then why do you still keep him around?” “Eh, still a good boy.” The dog lets out a woof that sounds like the screaming of the damned, tail wagging hard enough to destroy nearby furniture.
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[WP] "How much are they paying you to risk your life every day?" The villain shakes her head at the sidekicks answer. "Are we sure that I'm the real villain here? At least I pay my minions a living wage. Work for me and I'll quadruple your salary, I also give amazing health and dental."
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[WP] The trickster god, to his horror, finds out that the other gods have grown used to his brand of shenanigans and no longer reacts to them. In response he grants a fraction of his power to seven humans with very different views and has them run wild.
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[WP] Your mother is a hero from a family of heroes and your father is a villain from a family of villains. Both of them are aware of this and have a healthy relationship. It makes family dinners awkward as neither family is as accepting. Fights and trying to convince you to pick a side happen often.
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