/u/backwardsglove's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP]Aliens attack earth.They have weapon superiority, a vehicle advantage, and a technological lead. Unknowingly humanity is the only race in the universe which self-sabotages any technical advancements with computer viruses.The aliens are moments away from hooking up to earth’s internet network…
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[WP]The enchantress, known for tests of character and ironic punishments,ventures to a new target.But instead of a monster hiding in a fortress of ill-gotten gains,she finds a simply furnished castle and a young lord,matured by the early deaths of his parents and several rough years in his dominion.
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[WP]You don’t want to be the best assassin in the world, after all… those granted that title die quickly. So, you take steps to ensure the world doesn’t know you exist. Suddenly gun shots fly, you defend yourself, thinking your cover is blown. Till you realize their intended target...your spouse.
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[WP]My brother is not a kind man. He was cruel to his enemies, clever to his allies, but to family he tried hard to be a good person. And when that failed he smiled and pretended. But when I needed him, and I mean REALLY needed him…I am proud to say he shook the city to save them.
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[WP]You hate time travellers; as they constantly visit you at inappropriate times to catch a look of the being with the most time traveling visits.In the future your family have gotten rich off this record.You find out if you time travel then you will ineligible for the record…to your family’s shock
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[WP]The funny thing about those folk, the ones touched by madness, is that they are willing to fight with you. You hope that by the end, they can regain their humanity…even at the cost of your own.
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[WP]You’ve been forced to be a pupil in a superhero school, filled with the natural born supers. Arrogance fills its walls.The class bully singles you out...you a mage, who’s magically potential had been honed by your two overzealous magical parents.All you want is to graduate highschool...
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[TT]You live a fear fill life as you slip without warning between two worlds...On one you’re physically scarred by burns, living a happy life with your family and the other in a psych-ward as the only survivor, untouched, except trying to make sure your thoughts don't set objects ablaze.
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[WP]In a world in which brands sponsor heroics you, a newly sponsored hero, wait for your call ..."HEY KOOL AID"
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