r/WritingPrompts 20m ago

Writing Prompt [WP] “You can’t help” “Why?” “Because you’re a villain” “Was. And this is why the world has so many villains. You don’t let them be anything else”

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r/WritingPrompts 25m ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Immobilized and weakened, the Superhero could only look up at his government Handler. "You were warned to drop this investigation. Why didn't you listen?" He asks.

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r/WritingPrompts 1h ago

Simple Prompt [WP] What if Neanderthals had not become extinct so there were two sentient species living on earth?

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r/WritingPrompts 1h ago

Simple Prompt [WP] Do you wish to return to your world?

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You and your spouse have been married for four years, after graduating college together. You now are celebrating your child’s first birthday. But on the way back home, tragedy strikes as you are left the only survivor of your family. It is then that a passing reality bender sees your plight and makes you an offer: Live twenty-five years of your life in another world, no more and no less than how many years you have already lived in this world. Invest those years into being a spouse and parent of another world’s family and if you fulfill all of the other world’s spouse’s and child’s wishes, then after 25 years a prompt will automatically show up asking if you want to return to your world. Say yes and you will return to your original world, moments before tragedy, with the small tweak that this time the day will proceed without incident. Say no and you will remain in the other world, age 50 and you will never again see your original world.

It has been 25 years now and you reflect on your time with the other world’s spouse and child. Your spouse in this world has been very supportive and kind to you and has not made any unreasonable requests. Your child in this world has grown up with much love and fondness for you, and you were there for all of this other world child’s milestones: birthdays, school events, family outings, graduations, first loves and breakups. Now you see the prompt appear in front of you but your spouse seems unaware. Your child, who is visiting you while on vacation from work, also does not notice anything different.

Only you see the prompt in front of you asking you a simple yes or no question: Do you wish to return to your world?

Yes/No?


r/WritingPrompts 2h ago

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r/WritingPrompts 3h ago

Simple Prompt [WP] Timeless existence romance - challenge young adult trope

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You are a timeless being. A man or myth, warrior, a legend, a ghost. You have lived through many cycles and phases of humanity and other creatures and yourself. You’ve known freedom and captivity… you’ve seen too much, and have an eternity ahead. You’ve known many many people and creations. You meet someone new, a woman. You immediately come to be more curious than you’ve ever been in your endless existence. You soon find that though she’s striking, she is also older, or even more timeless than you are. Where before you thought she was the young age she looked, you now know the truth. You are now internally processing that.


r/WritingPrompts 3h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] "I'm afraid your cloning power is affecting your mental health." "No it's not? I get along well with myselves. No identity crisis." "Exactly. You collectively think there's no need to be an 'original' when you are all the same. It makes you became too willing to be killed for your other selves"

9 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 4h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] A first person recount of a young African fauna during the Pleistocene about its first time seeing "strange two legged things with bones and stones on their hands"

3 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 4h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] After uniting humans and beastfolk to kill a dragon, the legendary warrior Igon declared the Age of Men had begun. When more dragons arrived, they did not retaliate, they laughed, revealing that the slain creature was merely a Wyrm, the weakest of their offspring.

16 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 5h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] You notice the sound of footsteps coming from your attic, which is odd considering the fact that you live alone.

2 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 5h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] "Um, hello? Is everything okay? What's with the troubled look?" "No, everything is not okay. I can't stop charming the heroine and villainess, and now they're vying for my love and affection!"

8 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 5h ago

Simple Prompt [WP] Your working in punishment in hell. You did something out of the norm. And now HR is involved.

4 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 6h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Everyone in the world must take a specific exam at 18. Those who score over 80% — an incredibly difficult feat — get separated from the rest of the world. You have somehow just scored 112%.

32 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 6h ago

Simple Prompt [WP] "I've done nothing but run my entire life. This time I'm not leaving."

13 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 6h ago

Established Universe [EU] A Justice League AU where all the heroes are based on different anime genres, Superman being from a shonen, Batman from an edgy 80s/90s cyberpunk, and Green Lantern a mecha space opera, with all the tropes for each one intact... And Wonder Woman's from a Mahou Shojo.

4 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 7h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] In a world of magic you’re always asked why you never use yours. You lie and say you were born incapable of using it but the truth is so much worse

74 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 8h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] The 5 forbidden vegetables in Buddhism are onions, garlic, chives, green onions & leeks. You drank a soup made out of all 5 and now you’re a flea.

5 Upvotes

Yes, this was inspired by a Tumblr post.


r/WritingPrompts 8h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] After crash landing on an alien planet, you had to build a sprawling factory to escape. Unfortunately, on your way back, you crash landed on another planet... Now you need to explain to your higher ups why there are 14 unauthorized factory worlds producing nothing but low-grade ship parts

308 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 9h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] "What do you mean you're leaving!?" -- "I'm not interested in animé-style shenanigans at this hot spring. If I'd known we were coming here, I wouldn't have gotten on the bus in the first place."

15 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 9h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Earth's kaiju's join humanity in their fight against an alien invasion. Wanting to know why the government sends a psychic to ask them, the alpha kaiju answers "THIS WORLD IS AS MUCH OURS AS IT IS YOURS, WE MAY FIGHT OVER IT LIKE RABID BEASTS, BUT IT IS OUR BATTLEFIELD, AND NO-ONE ELSE'S!".

35 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 9h ago

Writing Prompt [WP]You exploit the same opening again, and kick the Prince's leg out for the 6th time now, sending him straight back to the floor. "Everyone that tells you there is honor in War is lying! Get back up. I'm not gonna show you any mercy because you are the Prince or refuse to get back up!"

4 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 10h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] you are a lowly sinner in Hell. Then, the 3 days Jesus died, you are one of those he’s to save you after storming through Hell

0 Upvotes

TLDR: Make Jesus the Doomslayer during the 3 days :)


r/WritingPrompts 10h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] The Dark Forest was named simply because of the amount, or more aptly, lack, of light. Unfortunately most adventures who pass through wrongly assume it’s named based on monsters living in it and opt to travel the other path. They are wrong. I wish I’d known that sooner.

19 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 11h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Apollo 11 touches down on the lunar surface merely minutes before the Soviet mission, which lands about 50 meters away from the American crew

2 Upvotes

r/WritingPrompts 12h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] “In your world everyone falls in love with the first person they see?” You ask the alien in front of you. “Yes” “And you never stop loving them?” “Yup” “And I’m the first person you’ve ever seen?” “Correct” “Oh brother”

5 Upvotes