share your writing here! (prompts included)

(these were found on tumblr! just replace whatever's in the brackets with the appropriate names and you're all set.)


[character/s] traveling through a forest at night. Suddenly, something or someone throws itself under their car (or setting-appropriate equivalent). They brake, and feel a deep impact on the car, but whatever has been hit cannot be found. The engine/propulsion system seems to have died for good too.
Lost in a forest with no immediate means to get out or contact anyone, and something big and creepy skulking around... what happens next?

[characters] were travelling in a small flying transport when suddenly a storm hit and the transport crashed. No one died, but no one knows where they’ve ended up; there’s no means of contacting anyone and the stars look familiar yet oddly alien. What happens next?

[characters] are suddenly saddled with an unexpected baby! (baby can be any species you feel like, human/animal/etc)
Where did it come from/why are they stuck with it? How does their babysitting adventure go? Who wants to keep it, and who wants to put it back? Who starts teaching it bad habits first? What eventually happens to the Unexpected Baby?

The only way [character] can accomplish a goal involves the dismemberment of a limb. What is the goal and how important is it? Do they go through with it? How long does it take them to decide?

[character] is confronted with a question they don’t want to answer and weren’t expecting; how do they react?

[character A] and [character B] are very lost. Whose fault is it? Do they work together or blame each other?

A note appears unexpectedly on [character]’s door. It reads 'We’ve been discovered.' Do they know who it's from and what it means? What do they do next?

[character A] is being plagued by nightmares. [character B] wakes them up; what happens next?

[character] gets really sick, but they had something very important to do and attempted to go through with it anyway. What happens next (and do they succeed in doing the thing)? Are they left to cope alone, or does someone else help take care of them?

[character] receives a letter from someone they thought was deceased. They are asking for [character] to meet with them. What happens?

A bitter argument has broken out over the fate of a piece of cursed jewelry. [character] is the one who brought it there, and it doesn’t seem like everyone will reach a peaceful consensus. What does [character] do?

[character/s] were invited to an extravagant ball celebrating [important event]. Suddenly, the fire nation attacked there is a fire within the building. What were they up to when the fire started, and what do they do now?

[character] needs to go underground for a while. (guilty of something, being hunted, etc... take your pick!) Where did they go? Are they alone, or did they ask someone else to help hide them? What happens next?

[character] was on the [public transit vehicle] when it crashed, leaving some of the passengers wounded, including [character], who has an injured arm. Is help on the way or are they isolated? Was the crash an accident? How does [character] proceed?

[character A] betrayed [character B] for petty reasons, but happened to help [character C] in the process. What does [character C] do?

[character]'s close friend/ally wakes them up in the middle of the night, hands them a weapon, and says, 'Don’t ask questions, just follow me.' What happens next?

[character] is in a situation where a seemingly useless skill or ability is the only way to save the day....
variation 1: it is one of [character]'s own abilities/skills, which they always thought (or were told) was stupid/pointless.
variation 2: it's a skill they openly thought was pointless, and now they're stuck relying on someone they disliked/looked down on.

[character]'s mortal enemy has just ordered them to jump off a roof in order to save their loved ones. [character] gets to make one phone call (or other setting-appropriate transmission). Who do they contact, and what do they say?

[character] is convicted of a serious crime they didn't commit. What is the sentence? How do they escape?

[character] has to pick someone to protect or guard something valuable. Who do they choose, and what happens next?

[character A] explains to [character B] how they got a scar. (Are they telling the truth?)

[character A] and [character B] are in trouble. [character A] reveals a skill no one knew they had and saves the day. Unfortunately, this skill is creepy/taboo/forbidden/thought not to exist/etc. How does [B] (+ anyone else who happens to be present) react?

[character A] unexpectedly does something hurtful/scary to [character B], when [B] always thought of [A] as a friend/ally/love interest. Why did [character A] do this? How does [character B] react?

[character] is forced to wear something they hate.

[character] wakes up strapped to a table with someone leaning over them, about to do a vivisection on them. How did [character] get there, and what happens next? (do they escape? how?)

[character] makes an extremely unfortunate fashion choice.

[character A] and [character B] are house sitting for a friend. [B] leaves to run some quick errands, promising they’ll be back. As [A] sits in the kitchen, they hear footsteps—coming from the floor above them. No one else is supposed to be home. What happens next?

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[character A] is being plagued by nightmares. [character B] wakes them up; what happens next?

Maut jolted awake, and Luthe quickly withdrew his hand. 'Are you okay? You were moaning in your sleep again...'

Maut shivered and drew his cloak more tightly around himself. 'It was just a bad dream,' he mumbled. 'I... I'm sorry I woke you...'

'I was already awake,' said Luthe, shrugging. He paused. 'What did you dream about?'

Maut shook his head violently. '...I don't want to talk about it.'

Luthe touched Maut's hair, wanting to comfort him, and jumped when Maut leaned into his side. He awkwardly put his arm over Maut, because there didn't seem to be anywhere else to put it. 'Ah... well, it was only a dream, right?'

Maut pulled the edge of Luthe's cloak over himself as well. 'Do you ever have bad dreams, Luthe? I don't think I've ever seen you sleep at all...'

'I don't sleep much,' said Luthe. 'And I don't remember my dreams, if I have them.'

'Oh... that's too bad.'

Luthe glanced down at him. 'Why? If they're scary, isn't it better not to have them at all?'

Maut smiled sleepily. 'But sometimes they're good, too.'