/u/tleilan's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The couple seated opposite you on the subway finally speak up. "Excuse us for staring," the man says, "but my wife and I saw you in a dream." Other commuters in the carriage stir as complete strangers report the same. Last night - you realise by lunchtime - the world dreamt of you.
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[WP] You are a professional wedding disruptor. Clients hire you to ensure couples back out of getting married on the day itself. This contract promises an exceptional reward if you succeed, but for the first time, while doing your research, you are struggling to formulate a plan.
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[WP] While dumpster diving, you find a helmet marked "Neural Link - Uploading The World To Your Brain." You put it on and find all content options greyed out save 3 channels: one on lawn bowling, another on the history of blacksmiths, and the last on Japanese noise music. You...
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[WP] You borrow your grandmother's ancient car for a grocery run. On the way, a driver swerves into your lane. You hit the brakes hard, and go slackjawed when Nana's car does something you've never seen cars do.
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[WP] At the centennial gathering of the universe's most powerful, you see immortals, time travellers, Death herself and other badass entities. The buzz is real - everyone is excited - as you step up to deliver the keynote about your career as a sentient t-shirt.
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[WP] You are the ruler of a microbial colony on a human host. Immune to antibiotics, you’ve led your kin in a string of victories. Tired of being ill, your host zaps a small section of your colony with an enlargement ray. Now dog-sized and vulnerable to physical weapons, you must act to survive.
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[WP] Your poetry always hijacks the consciousness of the reader. It floods their senses and bends their view of reality to your verses for 3 minutes after they read the last word. You plan to use your talents to dissuade your neighbour Mr. Charles Manson of his general creepiness.
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[WP] A spaceship lands in your backyard and offloads 57 metric tons of corn, the most addictive consumable on your alien visitor’s homeworld. “Help me get rid of this quickly,” he says, “and my cartel will reward you.”
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[WP] It’s a historic day for interstellar legislation! For the first time in two millennia, people will be allowed to make their own meals again.
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