/u/salmontail's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You've loved an immortal for a long time, and they loved you back knowing your time together would be short. Doesn't make learning about the dozens of past lovers they've had, and the fact that their descendants are still alive any less upsetting, though.
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[WP] To avoid a Romeo and Juliet situation, you betrayed your organization to join your soulmate's. At the same time they betrayed theirs to join yours. Both organizations are highly protective of their members, but have zero tolerance for traitors.
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[WP] As a budding mage, you are earning your tuition using your only skill - weapon enchantments. Turns out, a stab to the heart kills people whether the weapon is on fire or not, so you need to upsell your services a little.
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[WP] You've inherited a mansion with a riverside view. The neighbours are a handful though, from a money grubbing boatman who won't let you ride to the other side, a cringy old man who won't stop making "Hay deez nuts" jokes until his wife comes back for the winter, and his goddamn weirdass dog.
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[WP] Legend has it, the princess waits for her beloved prince who never returned from war. The princess is seen waiting every day where they used to meet secretly, a lake now known as the Lake of Longing, with only her attendant at her side. As her attendant though, you know the story differently.
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[WP] You burned down multiple "hometowns" and created countless orphans hoping one would become a hero and stop you. Instead, they all became fellow villains wanting revenge against the society that abandoned them to their hardships, and you're wondering where it all went wrong.
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[WP] Each person may only speak one word per day, and can bank and trade the rights to speak like currency.
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[WP] Two immortal dragons are in a feud, constantly sending out heroes to find the only Dragon Slayer and slay the other with it. As the owner of said Dragon Slayer, you have your own agenda.
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[WP] You’ve been with your partner for a long time, and you can trust them with your deepest secret: that you’re not actually human. They look at you funny: “Yea, why do you think I’m dating you?”
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