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[WP] For some reason, you are kidnapped and put into an isolated chamber. The kidnappers expect you to go insane and fess up, but little do they know you are so happy to finally be able to daydream 24/7.

Submitted by SuckerFor_Sweets t3_126h6de on March 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM

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[WP] Reddit had a blackout. Everyone thinks it was for server updates or maybe a glitch, but that's just a convenient cover for the REAL reason...

Submitted by Crystal1501 t3_11rfiaz on March 15, 2023 at 12:10 AM

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[WP] "You're the best person I've ever known," you say, and you both draw your blades. "I will regret your death more than all the others of the world." He replies quietly: "I know, my child, and I give my blessing to the world you'll make. But let us start your story, and end mine." And you clash.

Submitted by NicomacheanOrc t3_11wb3qs on March 20, 2023 at 6:43 AM

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[WP] The great hall is stained with the blood of the battle, the king is dead and the throne is empty. The kingdoms are left without a ruler, the castle is left without its inhabitants. It could all be mine if I just took a seat.

Submitted by WriterNoMotivation t3_126arfo on March 30, 2023 at 3:56 AM

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[WP] Humanity has achieved faster-than-light travel using massive polonium-burning internal combustion engines. Our alien neighbors are terrified of this - they worship fire, and we have essentially enslaved their God to cross the universe. This could cause some international incidents.

Submitted by SeaboarderCoast t3_11vbomd on March 19, 2023 at 4:48 AM

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[WP] In the far future, humanity is facing an existential threat from an advanced alien race. Humanity is on the brink of defeat. However, just as all hope seems lost, a small group of humans discover a long-forgotten technology that could turn the tide of the war.

Submitted by Smedskjaer t3_123ris2 on March 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM

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[WP] When aliens finally came to conquer the earth, we discovered their weapons technology were several centuries behind ours.

Submitted by Remarkable-Youth-504 t3_11m3z4w on March 8, 2023 at 6:28 PM

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[WP] By now it's obvious that one of the students in your dragonology class is a dragon. What's weird is that their grade is awful.

Submitted by Kaleon t3_11rrct6 on March 15, 2023 at 9:28 AM

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[WP] Everyone is allowed to have a single wish granted, but most spend it as a baby wanting to be fed or changed. You’ve managed to make it to 19 before truly wanting something.

Submitted by FrankHorrigan2173 t3_1266tvd on March 30, 2023 at 1:07 AM

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[WP] As cats and dogs continue their age-old struggle for human affection, a new contender enters the ring: a popular domesticated pet that’s taking the world by storm.

Submitted by ExcitingDesign t3_11og69s on March 11, 2023 at 9:49 AM

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[WP] To finally solve all problems caused by humans, God made six new earths, to separate everyone depending on their sins, Earth 1 being for the best people and Earth 7 for the worst sinners. Every 50 years, angels arrive and re-judge people to decide if they should stay, go up or down.

Submitted by QuantisOne t3_125htrp on March 29, 2023 at 8:54 AM

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[WP] I have a giant world ending laser pointed down at the earth. In 2 hours I will activate it and blow everyone to smithereens. AMA

Submitted by TheWizOfPants t3_125lwfz on March 29, 2023 at 11:55 AM

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[WP] Once chosen by a creature, a person may harness its power. Your family has always had a connection to dragons but on the coming of age ceremony, the dragons turn away from you. Instead, a lone phoenix flies to your side.

Submitted by Roxith t3_121ajmk on March 25, 2023 at 4:27 AM

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[WP] Just two people sitting on a park bench. No gods or monsters or spies or supernatural elements -- just two people sitting.

Submitted by IAmTotallyNotSatan t3_120orzx on March 24, 2023 at 4:05 PM

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[WP] As it turns out, most of the dragonslaying quests were issued by dragons.

Submitted by steel-souffle t3_125gia3 on March 29, 2023 at 7:36 AM

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[WP] AITA for refusing to accept my 5 yo nephew as king and taking over the throne instead?

Submitted by glubnyan t3_11yzj9a on March 22, 2023 at 10:41 PM

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[WP] Having alien roommates is... an experience, especially foe the first time. You get a real deep dive into their daily routines and habits. I was both lucky and unfortunate that my first roommate was a Human.

Submitted by 28th_Stab_Wound t3_11ludv5 on March 8, 2023 at 11:51 AM

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[WP]There is a door with a single key hole. It will open regardless of the key that is used. All keys can open this door, but what's on the other side, however, depends entirely on the key.

Submitted by Fuzzybluesock t3_11sxxdr on March 16, 2023 at 3:53 PM

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[WP] You belong to a family of superheroes. Your dad can fly, your mom can turn invisible & your sister can read minds. It's the day your superpower reveals itself & turns out you have the amazing power of... always speaking in rhymes.

Submitted by mir07 t3_11wk5es on March 20, 2023 at 2:19 PM

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[WP] In a universe of heroes and villains, everyone is assigned to one of these two teams by the time they reach the age of eighteen. However, on your 18th birthday, you were the first person in history to be assigned to a third team: the Neutral Team.

Submitted by Xexotic_wolfX t3_1251b72 on March 28, 2023 at 8:31 PM

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[WP] You are a literary thief, able to pull the words from fictional texts and manifest them in reality. However, these words will be irreversibly removed from every copy of that text, and its effects cannot be undone.

Submitted by Cautious_Damage_3219 t3_11xn2zs on March 21, 2023 at 5:02 PM

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[WP] A full investigation into all of your arcane work is underway, the higherups having been tipped off that you were dabbling in "Forbidden Dark Magics". However, the magic you were looking into was manipulating LITERAL darkness for entirely benign reasons.

Submitted by quazerflame t3_121fsbx on March 25, 2023 at 8:45 AM

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[WP] Everyone has something referred to as “Narrative Potential Energy” the higher this value is, the more involved in a story you are. Protagonists have a high amount as they drive the story forward, and background characters have little. Somehow you have negative narrative potential.

Submitted by -Mothonawall- t3_11ujpy0 on March 18, 2023 at 9:47 AM

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[WP] the cultist gave up their sacrifices to the monster god only for one to come back with a thing called “energy drinks”. Turns out there’s two different monster gods.

Submitted by No-Trick2389 t3_12123v5 on March 24, 2023 at 11:03 PM

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[CW] Flash Fiction Challenge: An Enclave and a Figurine

Submitted by Cody_Fox23 t3_11ysplr on March 22, 2023 at 6:54 PM

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