Alternate History and Reality Writing Prompts

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A daytime and essentially public setting where the social norm is most women routinely go around fully nude below the waist. Casual t-shirts, tank tops, or more elaborate outfits. Sweaters and leg warmers if it’s cool. Whatever sort of story you want; whatever female protagonist suits you.

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When you gaze into a mirror, you see not your reflection, but a glimpse into a parallel world where magic is real and mythical creatures roam freely.

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“Hi, truly sorry about this, but per the Male Aggression Reduction Act 2035, I’m here to... hmmm, sate your physical needs —Do you mind if I come in?”

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A princess in a steampunk setting goes on a saucy adventure with her street rat friend...

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The people start a revolution not to overthrow the monarchy, but to keep it.

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You have a machine that drasticly changes reality in your pocket. It activates randomly and only you remember. At least, its better than being bored.

17 upvotes3 comments

Homo Neanderthalis exist today alongside us Homo Sapiens. What does civilization, society, culture look like in your world? Politics are different, racism is different, concepts of being human is different, and so on.

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A totally average person wakes up not knowing that overnight they have traveled to a parallel world. Everything in this new world is completely identical, except for the fact it's considered highly taboo, to borderline illegal, for them to wear clothes.

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Seeing all possible outcomes can be a very useful super power but while she's still trying to master it, she often feels what's happening to her in other realities at the same time.

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In a magical steampunk setting, a fledgling sorceress meets someone new on a long train voyage...

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Before CamGirls was a thing girl in the dorm would leave their curtains open and count viewers manually.

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[Fairy Tail] Cana occasionally used her card magic not just to tell fortunes but sometimes see into the love lives of people in other worlds; when she reveals to this the other girls of Fairy Tail they are shocked, and want to know more.

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