/u/ob103ninja's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You awake as a young child. Your memory is foggy. Many of the things around you seem out of place - you ask what the day is, and nobody seems to know. To your surprise, there's no calendars. You don't even know what year it is, and the thought of "year numbers" makes others think you're crazy.
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[WP] You come across an ancient jar of Egyptian honey. Not really to your surprise, having heard of its long shelflife, it hasn't spoiled. Instead of reporting it to the archaeological society, you decided to eat some. Suddenly, the thoughts and memories of the ancient civilization flood your mind.
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[WP] You think you're just a normal person. So does your family. But everyone else looks at you like for some reason, you're not. You can't figure out why. Until you realize that your family is the only one to have wings, and you've been sheltered.
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[WP] A boy and a girl born at the same time from different parents wind up with a human version of quantum entanglement - they feel anything and everything the other does, even if the cause isn't obvious. When the two meet, this brings a strong bond between them, but the effect is fading...
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[WP] You're the villain, and you've developed a nanobot that makes people monologue. You've successfully gotten the Hero with it. But you got yourself too, and removal means killing the host.
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[WP] It's 2046. You live in Central Texas, on a very large property. There's an old mineshaft, so today you go spelunking. It becomes clear it was abandoned in a hurry - Then you discover why. A cavern, where the last 12 dragons in existence live. Their powers and sentience were no rumor.
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[WP] You went on a trip out in the middle of the american wilderness, and found a burned down neighborhood on your travels. You look for it on various maps, but can't find any mention of such a place. Later, you come back, only to find trees and grass, and a "coming soon" sign for the same place.
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[WP] You're part of a group of humans who settled a very distant planet over 500 years ago. Over time, they became a new kind, thanks to "magic". Having switched to a simple lifestyle, they don't remember what normal humans used to look like. Today, new humans arrive. Both sides are shocked.
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