/u/bystander007's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Humanity eventually joins the rest of the species in the universe by figuring out deep space exploration. We are shocked to realize the rest of the universe has no concept of immorality and treat each other with respect and consideration. That changes very quickly once we join them.
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[WP] At 25 years old everyone gets to pick their magical affinities from a list of thousands. Most people tend to balance their picks between hobbies and their career. You just turned 25.
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[WP] Everyone had a secret guardian angel. Some type of fairy protector that looks over them in life and does small things here and there to help them. You're one of them. And you're assigned to watch over a serial killer.
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[WP] You wake up with cuts on your arms. The words "STOP LOOP" are carved into your skin along with numerous sets of tally marks. Some of the scars are fresh, some have healed, you don't remember how you got any of them.
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[WP] Humanity and monsters coexist peacefully for 364 days out of the year. Freddy Kruger works a 9 to 5 job, Wolfman owns a chain of butchers shops, etc... Except for October 31st, a day where monsters get to "Purge" their true nature.
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[WP] You're a Hollywood low-budget movie director that makes spoofs and direct-to-video films. Recently you made a film that ironically praised Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-un didn't see the irony. And now you've been kidnapped to make more films for him.
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[WP] All life is artificial and every new consciousness is born into their own personal program where a default tutorial teaches you how to be a G.O.D. (General Omnipotent Designer) of your own reality. After what feels like an eternity this system updates itself with a new feature. Multiplayer.
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[WP] "Should we discover our gods exist, our purpose would become to destroy them." Spelled out lines of food crumbs next to a broken and empty ant farm on your desk.
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[WP] Our universe is constantly expanding and no one seems to know why. As a scientist you've just discovered the truth. Our universe is pushing something out, and whatever it is has started pushing back.
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[WP] For millennium the forces beyond our world have been waiting for an opportunity to invade Earth for its natural resources. They don't because an ancient immortal creature of unspeakable power has marked it as its territory. As the alien treat grows bolder you notice your dog acting strangely.
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