Superhero Writing Prompts

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The only thing keeping you going after being diagnosed with a terminal illness was your dream of being reincarnated as a character in your favourite superhero comic book. Good news - your wish came true. Bad news - you've been reincarnated as the main hero's arch-nemesis.

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Your children were "blessed" to be heroes, however this makes getting everyone together for the holidays a huge hassle. They have the gall to think waging a war against the armies of hell, or fighting evil kings somehow is more important than celebrating Christmas with their own mother.

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You are just a lab technician, although one of your colleagues seems to be utterly convinced you are either a superhero or -villain. Their attempts to get you to reveal your identity are getting more and more extreme and you have finally had it with the constant harassment.

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You’re a thaumovore, someone with the ability to eat magic. How do you exploit this?

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A supervillainess agrees to be part of a potential super hero breeding program in exchange for a full pardon; to her surprise, horror, curiousity and high standards, her pregnancy partner is to be her superhero nemesis.

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HR manager is trying to kindly provide feedback on an applicant's resume. The applicant's primary former experience is listed as "Villain".

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A super heroine finds herself in a half awkward, half comfortable friends with benefits situation with a super villain who can fulfill her kinks...

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You failed to stop the world from being taken over and died in the process. Now, 40 years later, you've been brought back to life and given a second chance.

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A magical girl/boy's transformation matches their unconscious desires. If they want to look cool, they'll look cool. If they want to look sexy, they'll look sexy. If they have a fetish...

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A "One of the guys" tomboy and her ditzy, busty, slutty identical twin sister have strangely never been *actually seen* in the same place at the same time...

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Your party of adventurers have escaped from the demon’s lair, but they are after you! The only way to stop them is for someone to stay behind and close the portal from the demon’s side. While you’re deciding, your best friend, coward and comic relief of the group, goes behind you and close it.

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When a superhero ends up mind controlled and used as a sexual plaything by a college student messing around with an artifact, The most embarrassing part for her is that she can't deny that she likes it...

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Manifesting superpowers can be confusing and chaotic. Sometimes they involve involuntary deaths. You find yourself in a courtroom the day after you manifested your powers.

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"What are the odds of you winning the superpower lottery and having the powers to warp reality?" "Very low. Probably zero." "Right, but wouldn't it be cool to be friends with a horny reality warper?"

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Last night during a drunken haze you accidentally hooked up with your supervillain rival

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In a world with super powers your family is tasked with disabling the powers of criminals, well you were born with a rare variation of your family's power.

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"Every hero has a backstory. Every villain has one too. But nothing significant ever happened in my life. And yet, here I am shattered, just like the rest of them."

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You are a superhero who is capable of breaking the 4th wall. You believe yourself and your super hero team to be winning against the villain, only for the villains theme to start playing, which only you can hear. This is not a fight you can win.

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Well, it seems you've bested me. You're gonna take over the world anyway, wanna have a quickie before you finish your mad quest for power?

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An accident in the lab has given a horny college student telekinesis. The student body soon finds itself beset by sexy shenanigans and earth shattering orgasms.

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You choose to live an average life, despite having incredible superpowers. People often don’t understand, and even get angry at you for not doing more.

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You are the scientist of an evil organization, the one who created those high-tech gadgets with dumb extra features.

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A scandal has rocked the world - a superhero turned out to be a horrible person. Their archnemesis' reaction was surprising - they've vowed to be the person the world thought the "hero" was.

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An F-Class villain becomes a much bigger threat to the heroes when they use their powers with perverted interest.

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People saying you have “superspeed” is oversimplified. You have quantifiable and individual control over friction, momentum, time perception, etc. This is something you have to teach new “speedsters” when they receive their gifts so they don’t hurt anyone.

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The supervillain is too strong for the police but their crimes too petty for superheroes to bother.

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I come from a magical family of women. Everyone in my family has their own unique gift. My mom’s body is elastic, my oldest sis can shapeshift, and my other sis has super strength… well, now’s my 18th birthday and I can finally use my gift… I just hope it’s not a weird one…

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You are a reserve Power Ranger, not even a part of the main group. You basically sit things out and let the others take all the shine.

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You sign up for an experimental gene therapy to cure a chronic, terminal illness. Upon waking up, the doctor says "The treatment was a success, and we've taken the liberty to add a few things".

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“Okay, hear me out. After I take over the world-“ “No! Absolutely not!”

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