/u/someguy7734206's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are the last person on earth. At least you think so. But then why are the grocery store shelves always stocked with food, why is there still electricity, and why are the roads and buildings still in good shape?
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[WP] You buy a haunted house. Not because it's cheap or you don't believe it's haunted, but because you're lonely.
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[WP] The serial killer chasing you is not actually a serial killer, but a very persistent knife salesman.
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[WP] You've done it! You defeated the evil supervillain who took over the world! Except you've neglected to realize that since he took over, unemployment has fallen to near zero, many new efficient transport networks have been built, poverty is at an all-time low, and you now ruined the stability.
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[WP] There is a creature out there offering gifts in exchange for the recipient's first-born child. You are one of the children who were taken.
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[WP] Long ago, one of your ancestors angered a powerful being, who cursed them and all of their descendants. You are now also affected by that curse, except that these days, the same affliction that was a curse to your ancestor is a blessing to you.
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[WP] You are a parent, and you actually do see the monsters your child sees. You only pretend not to see them because it's better for your child this way.
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[WP] You are getting seriously fed up with all the time travelers from the future constantly trying to kill you.
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[WP] You use your last wish to free the genie, forgetting that the genie was imprisoned for a reason.
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