Writing Prompt
STORY STARTER
Your character wakes up one day with the ability to hear the thoughts of those around them.
How will you take this typical sci-fi idea and make your own narrative interesting?
Writings
Normal
âWhat should I make for breakfast?â
I sit up in my bed, wildly looking around. The sun is barely up and I am the only one in my bedroom. Whatâs going on?
I softly pad towards the door and I twist the knob. It creaks open. The hallway is empty and gradually filling with morning light. Tillyâs door is closed, and so is Michaelâs. So who said that? I go back into my room and pick up the tattered bo...
Love Shack
With warm cream walls nestled into a granite cliff, the condo overlooked a sun-drenched emerald valley. Inside the curated interior the condo was lavishly minimalistic. The couple oohed and ahhed at the new surrounds. Finally they stopped at the floor to ceiling window to admire the panoramic view.
âSee I told you there was nothing to worry about. When are you going to trust the Shawnster?â Shawn...
Awakening
[S.C, Bloodlines. CH 8]
Of course she hadnât seen the set up for Gabeâs ceremony. Sitting in a room, away from everyone else. All the other vampires would meet her tonight, see the mess she was cast into. Hopefully join the fight to find her mother.
âSo we just sit here?â Amelya groaned.
âActually according to the old days of the ceremonies. We should be giving you a run down on the hi...
Telepathy
She lived on the 9th floor of Putnam apartments. She woke to the sound of a little boy imagining a bank robbery. Putting her fingers in her ears, she continued to hear gunshots like they were right next door. Running to the door, she heard, âWise guy, eh? Iâll pump you full of lead.â She looked left and right out the door, then ran down the concrete stairwell with bare feet.
Coming down to the bo...
Understood
Sally hiked in the woods every day. She loved nature and all the animals. It would be grand to talk to the animals she thought.
She followed a friend to school and caught up to her. âHi, Lee Ann,â she called.
âHi Sally,â said Lee Ann. âItâs nice to see you;here we go for another school day.â
âI have biology first period today. Itâll be a good day!â said Sally skipping.
âI have gymnastics ...
Nasty Surprises || Cerevaux
âRegulus! Silvius!â đđ°đ°đł đŹđȘđ„đŽ.
Regulus almost asked the man what he was talking about, but almost immediately thought better of it. Silvius, always so quick to ask questions, had remained silent.
And Silvius never quite seemed to switch off entirely, so heâd have heard it. Loud and clear.
He paid close attention after that, watching Silviusâ face a little too intently to be natural and ...
Hearing Aid
It was a Monday morning about as mundane as they come. My alarm woke me up to tell me itâs time to start another day. As I scanned my dorm room, I noticed that my roommateâs side of the room appeared undisturbed. This is the third night in a row she hasnât slept in her own bed. She was probably shacking up with her latest male exploit. Tiffany normally goes for the frat boys who donât look like th...
The Criminal Who Knew About Everyone
Case #69: Mind Reader: The Common Crime
MInd Readersâ Name: Daryn
Killers Date Of Arrest: November 18, 2021
Crime: Destruction of the mind
The mind is destroyed when nerves explode. They are caused by land mines made by the Beings Of Psyche.
These things pretend to be oxygen particles in the air and are inhaled by humans.
They can pass through the body no problem. From respiratory, to memor...
Schizo Anonymous
Vampires do such thing, though humans?
One day a girl could hear her thoughts after that whole night with her. Information about evolution and how the world would end. She was interested. She learned and smelled and tasted the thoughts she gave. It was amazing, though turned into a night mare....