WritingPrompts

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[WP] Dragons are extinct in the wild, but the royal house still has a brood pair that has had a clutch every twenty-one years for several centuries. Each hatchling imprints on a member of the royal bloodline; and only on royals. When the latest clutch hatched, the littlest one chose you. A commoner.	2528
[WP] You're a small-time god, with only one follower. They moved to the big city and you followed, determined to make it as one of the revered gods of the pantheon. The temple district was over-crowded, so you decided to make a local park your sacred home. A year later, everyone knows your name.	1804
[WP] You've just been abducted by aliens, and they've offered you a chance to join their galaxy-spanning organization. Just you, nobody else. Apparently, that's why people get abducted: to be offered an invitation. You ask them why they don't just invite the entire planet.	1144
[WP] Magic can only be performed by twins, and only so long as both of them are alive. You're the third-born of a set of triplets. Your elder siblings are mages, and you aren't. At least, that's what you've told everyone. Truth is, you've got a new kind of magic.	913
[WP] Your eccentric parents vanished a few months ago, and left you their weird old house. It's haunted, with lots of traps and hidden passages, and monsters live in the walls. It's been years, but you forgot how much you loved it. Your spouse? Not so much.	832
[WP] In life, you were the greatest thief who ever lived. But, as tends to happen, now you're the greatest thief who ever died. But, it was on purpose: you've set your sights on stealing something from Death itself.	802
[WP] A new drug is released that allows humans to experience a full night's sleep in around forty-five minutes, and it can be used indefinitely. The entire pattern of human culture shifts overnight. It's been several years, and the unintended consequences are becoming evident.	642
[WP] Your parents are super scientists, globe-trotting heroes who save the world from repeated disaster. They had very high hopes for you, but you turned out average. At least, that's how you skewed the test results. You've got a good reason for playing dumb, though.	541
[WP] Death gives you a curt nod, barely looking up from the newspaper. "That was a quickie," says Death. "You lasted, what, mid-30's that time?" You roll your eyes, and start making plans for your next life. Death looks over your shoulder. "I give it 50, max. Anyone ever tell you you suck at this?"	478
[WP] Humans are not the most-evolved, nor the most-intelligent, nor even the most-adaptable species. What they are the best at is facing adversity, and continuing to search for solutions long after any sensible species would've quit. In hindsight, putting a bounty on all of them was a terrible idea.	363

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