Write a story where the characters start to realize that they are, in fact, just characters.

Posted in Character on Jul 21, 2023

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“One Eerie Blue Night...” by A Inge

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Eerie blue shadows danced across the walls of the alleyway. A cat screeched. Cart wheels creaked on Main street. A woman screamed obscenities at a man. The crack of a whip was followed by the helpless whinny of an indignant carriage horse. There were some things, Lugernot decided, he would not miss about his home. And that included most everything. He stuck out his tongue and received a falling snowflake. It turned to salt in his mouth. Scrunching his nose, he spat. “You never know what you’re gonna get out there.” “And that is half the f...

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“The Shade” by Lauren Normac

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Tanya brought her staff up, blocking the Shade’s blade. “Bad idea,” the Shade said, voice eternally distorted by the mask. Tanya blocked a few more attacks from the Shade’s sword, and even jabbed her staff forward when she could. Metal clanged as the two danced around each other. Tanya had been practicing. The Shade was in a high enough position, they rarely had to do the fighting themselves. But the Shade still had a point. Unlike their sword, Tanya’s weapon was a staff. It was blunt. A sword could do some damage. And even if it didn’t slic...

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“Memory Reboot” by Ryan Ye

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I was always fascinated by the Codeless. They walked in strange, incomprehensible patterns, as if they could control their movements. They came as chivalrous knights, knowledgeable wizards and shifty rogues. But you could always tell right away if they were Codeless. Though there was a green bar above all Codeless which we did not have, it was more the actions of the Codeless that gave them away. Their behaviours were often unpredictable, nothing like the lives we lived. In our small, quaint village, everyone led quiet, stable lives. We each...

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“Hummingbird” by Nick Baldino

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Jake sits upright at the end of the couch, elbows locked on his knees. He stares past his therapist, out the pale screen of dawn, to a hummingbird that darts between red and purple petunias. “Look,” Jake says. “A hummingbird.” The therapist doesn’t turn. He speaks in staccato. “What draws your attention to the hummingbird?” Jake shrugs. “I haven’t seen one in a long time, that’s all.” “And how does that make you feel?” “Nostalgic.” Jake pauses, making sure his next word is closer to meaning something. “Wanting.” “What exactly,” th...

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Write a story where the characters start to realize that they are, in fact, just characters.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 49 stories

“One Eerie Blue Night...” by A Inge

“The Shade” by Lauren Normac

“Memory Reboot” by Ryan Ye

“Hummingbird” by Nick Baldino

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