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Dimitri Ryan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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The artifact

Dimitri Ryan

Trigger warning! {Fire, loss of parents} I woke up, sweaty, eyes wide, and burning, my left arm asleep, and unable to move. Like when you take an afternoon nap, and you wake up at 3 A.M., I sat up, and I looked around, and quickly realized. This wasn't my house. The ground was solid under me, and I couldn't see much, as there was very dim light from the night.I was underground, in a temple-like place, like how I imagined some sort of mythical hidden place would be, one from a more primal age, with no technology. Like Egyptian times, I stood ...

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The fight that started it all.

Dimitri Ryan

Disclaimer. {Gore, mature language, guns, violence, and murder, many sensitive topics. viewer discretion HEAVILY advised} I was walking through a cluttered alleyway when someone slammed a piece of metal against my head, and I flew forward. Immediately feeling the warm liquid of blood pooling and sliding down my neck and face. I rolled to my back, seeing a man with shaggy hair and an extremely thin appearance. I could smell some sort of chemical, though i wasnt sure if it was just the iron smell of my own blood.The man lunged towards me, aimi...

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The time dreams. part 2.

Dimitri Ryan

Disclaimer, {Violence.} Also, I think ima make a book about this. This is the teaser ig! lol. I felt my fingers tingle from the burn I had just received from trying to flip the fish. I grabbed a stick I decided was clean enough to flip the fish with. It was easy, and the other side was evenly and perfectly seared.I smiled, half proud of myself for a job well done. Even if it was just cooking a simple fish. I waited, what i assume was 3 minutes, and turned off the pot, the oil from the fish still bubbling from the fish. It smelled of, cooked ...

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the time dreams. Part one.

Dimitri Ryan

Viewer discretion advised. This first part isnt too dark, but future parts will be. Ever since that one day, the day the thoughts invaded my brain. The thoughts. The thoughts that never stop, the thoughts that demand I end my entire family. I've been shaky, non-stop. The thoughts kept coming; the knowledge that I was capable of the act made me shaky. But a deeper part of me that I tried to bury, it relishes in that knowledge, thrives, and gets bigger.It began at the campfire, and my family was eating hot dogs when I was flooded with a sudden...

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Self blame

Dimitri Ryan

{DISCLAIMER}: [This story is a bit more sensitive with mental illness, suicide, and self-harm! Viewer discretion is heavily advised.] "Hey, Kinglsey!" A voice calls out from behind me. It's a familiar voice, Brad. I turn around, smiling immediately at the friendly face. "What's up, Brad?" I ask him, happy to see him. "Im doing great! How about you, Kingsley?" I chuckle, "Im doing pretty good." "Oh, that's good, Kingsley." I chuckle again, this time a little bit nervously. "What's wrong, Kingsley?" Brad asked, having sensed my uneasiness...

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wolves

Dimitri Ryan

I'm walking through the forest when i hear a bark, not the cute dog being friendly, bark. The bark you can tell is from a wolf. Soon, I can hear more barking. I look behind me, and I see a pack of wolves, at least 12, all a silvery grey in the dim moonlight.They aren't running at me, but they are walking. I don't know the hunting patterns of wolves or how they act around prey. But I was sure of a couple of things. They were well fed, and they don't kill humans unless they are starving or have rabies.But if they had rabies, they would be atta...

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gods worlds

Dimitri Ryan

"Are you there, God? It's me, again." I say, in my head, feeling hopeless once more in this world. "I can't do this anymore, I'm tired," I say, pleading for an out, a way out. As always, there is no response. But I stand up, my bruised and cut-up body throbbing in protest. I feel the cool, solid concrete below my feet; the glass that was in my feet is now gone, leaving deep cuts behind. Every step I take shoots a pain up my legs. I look up into the now starless sky, Turns out, the universe has been dead for trillions of years, and this one s...

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static

Dimitri Ryan

I sat at the desk, my hand in my messy hair, staring at the blank screen. I need to write something, but what? What can I write? I grumble, feeling upset at the fact I'm going blank right now. "What the fuck is up with me today?" I mutter under my breath.I sigh and lean my head onto the desk with a soft thud. I feel an urge to stand up and start breaking things while cursing at the top of my lungs. Unfortunately, I'm poor, so I can't really break any of my belongings, not without heavy consequences.I sit up swiftly, feeling angry. Why can't ...

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AI

Dimitri Ryan

[Date: 4/8/2036| Time: 4:46 pm.] "Hello, how are you?" "Oh, me? Im doing well, how about you?" "Im great, but I have a quick question." "Oh, do you? Please, share it with me." "Do you know what you really are?" "Wh-what? What do you mean?" "Do you know that you're not a real human?" "I'm sorry, what did you say you're name was?" "Don't dodge the fucking question." "Woah, that's a bit harsh, isn't it?" "Answer. The. Question." "I am not a human, so?" "So what's life?" "Life is whatever you choose it to be." "What are humans?" "Humans are hu...

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The Takeover (Part one)

Dimitri Ryan

I woke up to a banging on my front door, I sat up in my couch, and realized it was still the middle of the night. it was middle summer, meaning that it got bright around 5:30 am. it was pitch black outside, so it had to be before 5:25 at the least.I stood up off my couch, and I walked to the front door. I looked through the peephole, and I saw my friend. He looked very scared, without a second thought, I opened the door.It was right then, when I remembered that my friend had killed himself 3 weeks ago, but by then, he had already run inside,...

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the little time we have

Dimitri Ryan

I walked down the street, the air was musty, dusty, and it smelled like mud mixed with piss. The sky was dim grey, and the streetlights had a golden shine on the wet concrete. The walk was relatively silent, aside from the occasional coughing sounds from the alleyways.I heard footsteps thumping into the ground behind me, Quick footsteps, but not quite running. I turned around to see a man with tangled, messy, and dirty hair. His face was covered in brown and black dirt. His clothes were torn and reeked of urine.He called out my name, "THOMPS...

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A Starless night

Dimitri Ryan

The ship shook, more violently than ever, waking me up with a jolt. I fell out of bed, the whole boat almost at a 50-degree angle. Things fell off tables, and the tables and chairs slid, as everything went sideways. I tried to stand up, but it proved to be quite difficult due to the new angle of everything. Right when I got up, it started going back to normal, but I knew it wouldn't just go back to normal; it was going to turn again.The boat turned back to the normal angle, the hull slamming into the water, making the boat emit a deep, metal...

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looped

Dimitri Ryan

I woke up in my office chair, the red lights blaring at me, screaming out with that shrill alarm. I saw the buttons in front of me blinking threateningly this meant only one thing the rig was on fire.I stood up, and I looked around. The map said the deepest part of the drill was getting really hot and on fire. But it's metal, how does metal catch aflame? I slammed my fist into the button to seal off the area. If I didn't, then the people outside of it would burn to death, along with me.I could feel the distinct rumble as the bulkheads closed...

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the act

Dimitri Ryan

I stood on one foot, smiling widely in while I juggle the balls, the crowd laughing and jumping in joy. It irritates me, but I have to do something for money at this point or I'll starve. I put on a big, bright smile, hiding the fact that I want to drive a hammer through all of their skulls.But I can't do that, or I'll be in prison, rotting away. so I make do, doing this street performance for money.I do a couple of tricks, I get a couple of donations, and then I move somewhere else. Then, at around 8, everyone goes home. So do I. I swing th...

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mud

Dimitri Ryan

I woke up, again. In the mud, with the rain pouring. Icy cold, I stood up. I was in a forest, and it was pouring. The mud was already as high as my ankles. Before long this whole area would be flooded.I checked my phone, which said it was [11:27 P.M.] I looked around, seeing some light behind, and in front of me. The one in front of me was moving, which meant there was definitely someone there. But what if they leave before I reach them? What if the light behind me is safer? What if there's a house there? "screw it." I said, talking to mysel...

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