WritingPrompts

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[EU] You are an RAF pilot over London fighting back an intense Luftwaffe attack during Battle of Britain. Out of nowhere, a sailing ship soars down from the clouds. A man with what looks like a hook for a hand wearing a very nice hat seems to be in charge. They appear to have a destination in mind.	2
[WP] You're a regular human. All the regular laws of reality and physics apply to you all the time. You have a full time job in Toontown because toons pay fair wages. More fair than anywhere else you've ever worked, at least	2
[WP] When a curse turns someone into an animalistic monster, it's not because that kind of animal is innately monstrous; rather, it's because the person being cursed thinks that it's terrible	2
[EU] "Stacey's Mom," "The Girl I Can't Forget," and "Hey Julie" are, ignoring the music videos in favor of just the songs themselves, all about the same guy as he matures and grows up. Write about his high school reunion.	2
[WP] A crime writer is unknowingly dating a serial killer. The crime writer, who is a kind, sweetheart of a person, has a darker and more twisted imagination than the serial killer.	1
[Meta] "Humanity finally joins Galactic Society" is to sci-fi what "A person from our world is summoned to another world" is to fantasy	1
[WP] Every species that's an active member of galactic society has something they're particularly good at. Humanity, as it turns out, is good at appreciating the exceptional, even if (especially if, for some things) we can't do those things ourselves.	1
[WP] "No, I said they were harmless. As in, they don't harm or hurt other people. I never said they were ineffective. That was all you"	1
[WP] A wizard's library has two kinds of spellbooks: One labeled something like "Spells that Work and are Safe to Cast" and dozens or hundreds of others labeled something along the lines of "Test Data for Spell [X.1.3.89] through Spell [Z.7.56.43]"	1
[WP] The company you work for has a policy of erasing the details of work-related memories after completing secret projects (ala Paycheck). One day you get a phone call. "Hey, [parent, your choice] I know you don't remember me, but ... fuck, I really need your help. I don't have anyone else"	1

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