Espionage Writing Prompts

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“I’ll tell you what I’m going to do Mr Bond. I’m going to stick you in a spacesuit with a radio, and strap you into one of my cars. Then, while mankind watches, I’ll launch you into space. The last thing you’ll hear before leaving this earth forever, will be their applause.”

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Your gf invited you to meet her parents. You told her that you're a veterinarian. Her father is a computer repairman. In reality, however, you are an assassin. A very good one at that, too. When you see her father, your heart skips a beat. He's your boss.

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A terrorist group has been infiltrated by so many agencies that it is now run by spies, unbeknownst to the spies themselves. This fact becomes apparent to an actual extremist who joins their ranks.

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As a prank, you ordered something off the menu in a restaurant. Unbeknownst to you, the place is actually a front and you have just identified yourself as a top level agent.

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You get into a taxi cab after getting out of the airport. "Where to?" the driver speaks. Jokingly, you respond, "Whatever dumb secret agency is nearby." "Codephrase accepted, agent" he responds.

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You're a struggling comedian who's on his last penny, when your childhood friend tells you he's got you a job, he works for MI5. You're informed there are mind readers roaming London stealing credit card info, it's your job to think of jokes while he keeps an eye out for anyone laughing.

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"We don't make mistakes around here, Agent." Bob Ross says with a smile, as he hands you the gun. "Just happy little accidents."

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An agent from the CIA shoved a briefcase in your hands, saying to protect it at all costs. Later an agent of the MI6 gave you another briefcase, with the same instructions. Sooner or later, the KGB, MSS, NSA, FBI, and the Mossad have all entrusted ominous briefcases at your behalf

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Your spouse is leading a secret double life as an assassin, trying their best to keep it secret from you. This has never really worked, because, unbeknownst to them, you are actually their handler.

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Your chief administrator is a spy and a traitor. You have known this for years. You'd also hate to get rid of him. To rise in the ranks and work his way closer to you, he has proven to be the most effective administrator you've ever had. A vast improvement on the loyal idiot he replaced.

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When the super-spy was captured by the enemy, she had expected to be tortured and mentally prepared herself against the pain to keep from spilling her secrets. But she hadn't expected that they'd try to break her mind by overwhelming her with sexual pleasure.

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You recently became a mob boss after spending years in that mob, little do they know, you are an undercover cop.

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You are in so many secret organizations you're beginning to lose track of the little details. Codenames, passphrases, who you're betraying for who... you know, little details like that

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You're Jane Bend, the mos famous spy in the world...and because you're so famous no one wants to hire you☹️

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2 enemy spies, who both don't know eachother, accidentaly hooks up during a mission

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A number of agents have been sent into deep cover, as members of a Harem belonging to a legendary crime lord. With them all ceasing their reports, now it's your turn

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In order to get information, a spy becomes a freeuse toy for a corrupt politician and their sex parties.

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For years she had dormantly worked as a maid in the Minister's home. This morning, his bisexual wife had spoken her codephrase. Her remembered mission to cuck the Minister seemed silly now though. If she'd learned anything in her time with the family; He was obviously into that.

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She didn't believe real-life spies where like bond or the like, but since getting married to one she had to become accustomed not only to his perfect charm but also the secracy and disguises of him visiting her to avoid her becoming a target.

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