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[WP] "Perhaps in another time, in another life, I could have called you friend." The Dark Lord looks to the Hero as he closes his eyes and passes on. When he opens them again the Hero is still there, but the world is different. New. The Hero smiles. "Bro, we doin' this?"

Submitted by Rakkuken t3_11mujnh on March 9, 2023 at 3:06 PM

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[WP] On your 16th birthday, everyone is granted a spirit guide from their past, be that a fallen mentor, former pet, or even something such as a bug you once squished. You wake up to find the spirit of your old pet rock, who had fallen and broken years ago, but whose pieces you've always kept.

Submitted by _moldie_ t3_yjanfh on November 1, 2022 at 2:49 PM

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[WP] Two men sit next to each other on a red-eye flight out of Small Town back to Big City on Christmas Eve. Turns out they've both just been dumped by their fiancées of 5+ years, and are the unwitting antagonists of two different Hallmark original movies.

Submitted by Scondoro t3_z7hrad on November 29, 2022 at 3:15 AM

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[WP] You are a hero in service of Death itself. As counterintuitive as this may seem, it is not what it looks like. It's just that villains tend to kill people before their time and Death hates people messing up fate.

Submitted by Rattrap2474 t3_1261lv2 on March 29, 2023 at 9:41 PM

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[WP] after abducting you, the alien explains that there’s an intergalactic dance in a few days and they want you to be their date

Submitted by Punny-Aggron t3_zpdgnt on December 19, 2022 at 12:53 AM

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[WP] A sorcerous villain has prepared for a long time and has finally managed to freeze the movement of all living things inside the kingdom's capital. Now they're about to begin their offensive but one person seems to be unaffected by the spell and is moving about as if everything was normal...

Submitted by Blueblaze97 t3_yaf8eg on October 22, 2022 at 5:35 AM

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[WP] It's 1986 America, you and your friends are running from a masked killer at a lake house but just as he is about to catch you, he is run over by a Soviet T-34 tank. It's crew seem just as confused are you are.

Submitted by Jacob6er t3_zuavre on December 24, 2022 at 2:27 PM

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[WP] You’ve always had a forceful personality. Whenever you direct someone to do something, they always follow your instructions, no matter how outlandish. You’ve gotten used to everyone doing what you tell them to, which is why you’re surprised when someone finally says “no.”

Submitted by Seabass9975 t3_yit32k on November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM

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[WP] Write a journal entry from a zombie apocalypse by a person who doesn’t realise they’ve been bitten.

Submitted by Gold-Lavender t3_11tp703 on March 17, 2023 at 12:06 PM

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[WP] You die, surrounded by your children and grandchildren, having lived a long and happy life. Then, you wake up. A voice says, “So, that is what your life would be like, do you want to be born?”

Submitted by Reditter5911 t3_10lsbvy on January 26, 2023 at 1:55 PM

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[WP] You are a superhero, and your arch nemesis has taken a group of hostages to force you to reveal your secret identity. However, you are one of the hostages they've taken.

Submitted by Mr_Meme_Master t3_10gj82l on January 20, 2023 at 1:15 AM

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[WP] you were a terrible tyrant before you had a stroke, feeling vulnerable you seek to retire peacefully without fear of mob justice so you try to hold elections for the people. Unfortunately they are so conditioned to tyranisicm they keep electing you back into power.

Submitted by Catanians t3_10nf8bh on January 28, 2023 at 1:35 PM

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[WP] The villagers call you their guardian spirit that has protected them since the time of ashes, in truth you are a monstrosity of war that protects the village in an attempt to clear your conscience.

Submitted by Sorrow41 t3_115pvsp on February 18, 2023 at 8:32 PM

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[WP] "Don't worry. I know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, who... what was the problem, again?"

Submitted by EyeOfTheMemes t3_zx66yg on December 28, 2022 at 10:20 AM

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[WP] You have a habit of talking to your dog. After years of habit, you decide to break it. One day, your dog turns to you: "Why don't you talk with me anymore?"

Submitted by Thund77 t3_zxp0ly on December 28, 2022 at 11:42 PM

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[WP] You are a villain. An evil mage that wants to usurp the throne and conquer the whole continent. You fought the heroes and won. Apparently, you do a good job in kingdom management and your people have never been happier.

Submitted by ninja_salmon t3_10xoufd on February 9, 2023 at 7:40 AM

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[WP] They call you an "eldritch horror". They say you drive humans insane with your incomprehensible cosmic revelations. They you're evil and want to end the world or something. LIES AND SLANDER! All you ever intended was to uplift these ungrateful savages from their primitive existence!

Submitted by aRandomFox-II t3_11q47g2 on March 13, 2023 at 8:37 AM

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[WP] With the advent of multiverse travel, telework takes on a whole new meaning. Your new boss is kinda an asshole and he's _you_.

Submitted by QuickBASIC t3_123pf7g on March 27, 2023 at 2:59 PM

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[WP] You're a hive mind made of uncountable clone soldiers, literally born and raised for war. You've died millions of times and killed tens of millions in return. Now, you have a new problem: you have a crush on someone, who doesn't understand what you are. And there's only one of them.

Submitted by JacobJamesTrowbridge t3_119jahg on February 23, 2023 at 12:39 AM

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[WP] A man has been living with the awful power to make everyone in the world happier, the sadder he gets. He's gotten so depressed over the years that the world lives in a global utopia. One day he looks around and sees the happy world, and this starts to make the man feel better...

Submitted by TapiocaTuesday t3_11tun2n on March 17, 2023 at 3:40 PM

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[WP] You haven't seen your mailman move in weeks. He stands in one spot on your front yard 24/7. Sometimes he knocks on your door and hands you mail, and then returns to his spot. You've had completely normal conversations with him before, but he ignores you when you ask why he never moves.

Submitted by GameSpection t3_124zkl2 on March 28, 2023 at 7:33 PM

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[WP] the humans on your ship assume your an evil ai trying to kill them. In reality your just incompetent and were made for cleaning rugs not running generation ships

Submitted by SlayerofSnails t3_y8jr58 on October 20, 2022 at 12:56 AM

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[WP] No one except for the main character remembers the existence of another main character, not even the narrator.

Submitted by ReadyDude3849 t3_ydx08p on October 26, 2022 at 12:33 PM

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[WP] In a crowd, an elderly man dressed in a black suit, leather shoes polished to a shine and a fedora. He passes you a worn ticket stub with the number 11 on it, You discard the ticket only to find it returned to your pocket. It cannot be destroyed, it will not burn, what does the ticket mean?

Submitted by Blazethebold t3_1275egl on March 31, 2023 at 1:09 AM

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[WP] "I need your help," the Angel pleas with you. You're quite surprised, as angels generally don't summon demons.

Submitted by Hailey_Bird t3_zx5i7i on December 28, 2022 at 9:37 AM

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