Reddit Writing Prompts

When you made a wish to the genie to become fireproof, you expected to become "immune to fire", not "immune to getting fired".

"Oh please daddy please!" My daughter begs. "I promise I will look after them!" I am skeptical, but what the hell. She is almost 6. "An artificial world is a real responsibility, pumpkin. They are sentient. Don't forget to feed them and give them purpose." She cries in glee. I boot the world.

You have been tasked with infiltrating the neighboring nations academy of magic. Although, you are magicless you are quite skilled in other ways. After all you did con your way into being spy, it shouldn't be too hard to become a mage as well.

A young fey creature just tricked you into giving them your name. They are now writhing on the ground in agony begging you to take it back. You have no idea what's going on.

You've just learned of the exact date of your death, and no matter how hard you try to die before said time you somehow miraclously survive. So to make use of this "gift" you decide to try and become the world's greatest stuntman

There is no humanity. We never made it to the stars, just petered out on our little mud ball. A galactic community finds our overgrown cities, data banks, and what little culture remains- and wishes we had.

You are perfectly immortal. You can't age, you can't get any wounds, you can survive anything, and even if the universe were to end you are immediately taken to another universe. Not because you are demi-god or a wizard, but because the god of death's daughter is in love with you.

Everyone suddenly remembers their past lives. You’re doing everything you can to lie about who you were before. “just a common life, honestly boring.”- probably the biggest lie of the century.

In a world where every human has a unique superpower, yours is largely laughed at. The ability to untangle anything has come in handy for untying shoelaces until you discover a new way of using your power that makes you formidable against your former superiors.

Apparently human blood has about the same amount of protein as the average protein shake. You just met Dracula at the local gym and he. is. absolutely. ripped.

The lawyer paces the courtroom. "Look at my client," He says. "He became an unaging immortal at the age of 12. He graduated college long before any of us were born! He has a 20 greats grandnephew! Why do child labor laws prohibiting 12 year olds from getting jobs still apply to him?!"

The dragon doesn’t kidnap villagers because he’s going to eat them. He’s just got really bad social anxiety and doesn’t know any other ways of making friends.

A lesser God has bestowed you the power to erase your memory but only of works of fiction. It's a mediocre gift, but you get to enjoy your favorite movies and books anew. Settling down to enjoy your favorite fantasy book/movie, you once again invoke your gift. The memory does not fade.

In the future, medical science has advanced to the point where people are functionally immortal. However, the Grim Reaper likes to visit people on the day they would have died of natural causes for a talk.

You are a Police Officer running a routine traffic stop. As you approach the window, the driver says, “Get it over with and kill me.” You ask, ”Why would I kill you?” He says “If I knew that, Officer, this loop would’ve ended a long time ago.”

Being immortal can get dull. In order to spice things up, every 100 years you create a main goal to works towards. In the past you have been the most revered ruler and another time the most sought after sword maker. It has once again been 100 years and it is time to make your new goal.

It's not uncommon for wizards to give their children unnecessarily complicated and strange names. Why? The more ridiculous the baby's name, the more magically gifted it will be.

The scariest phrase that can come out of a Human's mouth is "Makes sense, that's how i'd do it"

When humanity finally set foot on the first habitable planet outside of the solar system we were surprised, and saddened, to find the ruins of an advanced civilization. We were even more surprised, and confused, when we determined these ruins to be of human origin.

An elf absolutely nerds out over human technology, especially weaponry. When he's shipped off to experience it firsthand, he's no less excited.

The royal family decide to visit the hero who saved the kingdom from destruction to honor him. Instead of living in a grand palace surrounded by treasure however, they find him in the fields of a small farm, humbly tending to his own crops.

“So my mom is half-Fae, and my dad is half-dragon; that’s where my powers come from. How about you?” “I’m half-mermaid on my mom’s side, hence the wheelchair.” Your new magic school roommates suddenly turn to you. “What about you?”

You are a snail who has one goal, to hunt down an immortal who was given $1 million, ending their life with a touch. It has been 125 years. You have no idea where your target is or how to reach them.

All throughout your life you've saved the life of the same person again and again. You eventually began joking that you are their guardian angel. When you died and entered heaven you were surprised to see them being berated by an angel. Apparently they were supposed to be *your* guardian angel.

All children under the age of 13 vanishes with only a note left behind that says "Due to humans not caring about the future of their young, all children have been relocated. If you truly love (Name), you will not intervene as we restart your race. -Signed 'The Protectors'"

You were adopted and raised by a dragon. You and your step-brother never got along with him looking down at you for not being a dragon. You take a deep breath before entering his cave to inform him about the death of your mother.

Your superpower is "epic fail". Whatever you attempt to accomplish, it always fails in the most spectacular manner possible. You thought it was a curse, until you finally realized how to control it, and now, no one can stop you.

“Death , for my life I challenge you to a duel , I’ll beat you with chess” Death sighed at the man , everyone tried the same thing , and every time they lose and beg for forgiveness, hadn’t he been forced to accept the offers he would “Yea sure , and by the wait it’s *at ches-*” *WHACK*

After months, the villain finds the hero, but upon arriving at his home, he discovers the hero in a stained robe, baby food splattered, huge dark circles under his eyes, and a non-stop crying baby. The only thing the hero says is, "My wife left me."

"General! What did I tell you about giving a bored human a screwdriver?" *sigh* "Not unless you want a pile of scrap where your spaceship used to be, with a proud-looking human sitting nearby." "And what did you do?" "I gave the bored human Corporal a screwdriver."