/u/Umbralutch's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You're a Seer; you can see the future. You speak in such vague terms that its rare to understand you before the prophecy happens. Others think you do this to protect the future; but honestly, you just like fucking with people.
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[WP] "Hey, your villain plans are on the coffee table!" Your friend tells you, "Oh, thanks-" you go to reply, before you realize; your friend wasn't supposed to know about that.
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[WP] Once you part from someone, you can tell whether they're going to die before you see them again. You've gotten into the habit of saying "see you later" if they're not going to die, and "bye" if they are. People are catching on.
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[WP] As you listen to your friend explain the recent serial killings going on in town, you first realize they're getting way too excited explaining it. Then you realize they know more details than they should.
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[WP] Villains and heroes are a known publicity stunt. Basically they're actors doing plays in the middle of every day life with special effects. One day, you get powers and decide to become a true villain; but no one's taking you seriously.
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[WP] Being a medium can be great!.. The fact that I'm blind makes it hard to tell the difference between the voices of the living and the dead, though.
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[WP] An alien race happens upon earth and wants to approach humans peacefully. They see how much humans war with eachother, and assume its some sort of human tradition or entertainment. They decide to start the next war.
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[WP] Each time you wake up the world is slightly different. Maybe your room is a different shade, or you swear your birthday was on a different day. Eventually, the world changes so much you're not even sure its your world anymore.
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[WP] You're the Champion of the Nature God, and have been doing quests for years to impress them. Now, you finally meet them; only to find out they're constantly high on shrooms. That would explain the quests.
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[WP] Somehow, you can always guess exactly what someone's thoughts are. You're not sure how, whether its pure luck or what, but for fun you always tell people you're a mind reader. One day, a group of powerful people approach you, thinking you actually have mind reading powers.
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