/u/nobodysgeese's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You're a mimic. You were disguised as a chair in a dungeon when an adventurer decided to take you as loot. You've actually enjoyed your life ever since as furniture in a jolly tavern. So when some ruffians try to rob the now-elderly adventurer's business, you finally reveal yourself.
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[WP] You're an author who signed up for a writing conference. Sitting at a table surrounded by deities, you realized you may have misunderstood what the advertising meant by "world-building".
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[WP] Your grandfather told you to never let his clock stop ticking. You ignored him. As the hands come to a halt, you realize two things. First, the clock may have been controlling rather than counting time; and second, your grandfather was a much better inventor that you gave him credit for.
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[WP] It's surprisingly useful having a real witch helping out around the village. Plagues, sicknesses and animal attacks haven't been a problem ever since Old Mabel started practicing openly. So when some out-of-town witch hunters want to burn her at the stake, the villagers are none too pleased
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[WP] The first mate mutinied against the captain's tyranny. But it turned out that the first mate sucked, so the second mate mutinied against him. The second mate is a terrible leader too, and the third mate promises the crew he'll be better. As the fourth mate, this trend is starting to worry you.
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[WP] You were happy with getting an A+ on your "vampire myths" essay, with a comment about how you did excellent research, but you thought that was the end of it. A few days later, though, you open your door to find a vampire and a vampire hunter on your porch.
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[WP] Santa Claus tosses his sack over one shoulder and rests his shotgun on the other. The presents are getting delivered, zombie apocalypse or no zombie apocalypse.
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