/u/takaperoinen-miete's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP]: A fisher, a bounty hunter, a mysterious stranger, and a guy who just got dumped all sit at a bar, talking about "the one that got away", not realising they're all talking about completely different things.
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[WP]: Your grandfather is the kindest, gentlest, most patient person you've ever known. Nobody in the family can recall him EVER losing his patience, or having a bad word to say about anyone. One day, one name makes him perk up and mutter "...Should've killed that fucker when I had the chance."
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[WP]: A demon possesses you out of nowhere. ”Shh”, she whispers inside your head. ”We are playing hide and seek.”
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[WP]: Flea markets are full of great finds that nobody else has appreciated enough: Nice tea sets, awesome wall decorations, a 34-year-old single mother who will absolutely fight people when provoked.
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[WP]: You don't live a double-life, you've got a triple identity: One as a masked local vigilante, one as a regular mild-mannered plumber, and one as an anonymous conspiracy theorist going around claiming that this vigilante is actually a local plumber.
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[WP]: Names have meanings here, though they don't translate very well to any language you know. You've met a woman named The Cat Who Chased A Bear Up A Tree. You're about to find out why she's named that.
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[WP]: You were told that 'spite' isn't a good enough motivation to save the world. You're about to prove them wrong.
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[WP]: You made a regrettable wish to a genie and can now understand the speech of animals, but can't speak to them. You meant to undo the wish but you've been eavesdropping the animals at the trash cans under your window, and you're now invested in their drama.
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[WP]: You rent romantic horse carriage rides for tourists, weddings and so on, and occasionally drive the carriage yourself. One day a customer calls you: "Give me the shittiest, most rickety carriage you can find, and the meanest horse you have. The worst. I'm talking nightmare fuel."
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