Write your story from the perspective of a side character.

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“The Ordinary Life of Sato” by Adra Verse

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Welcome to a new episode of „The Amazing Life of Yuta“! Let’s see what kind of adventure awaits him today! Yuta was slowly walking with his friends to school while chatting with them. They grabbed a quick drink on the way. All of a sudden, a truck was driving towards Yuta’s best friend Reno. What could Yuta possibly do? He activated his psychokinesis, and stopped the driving truck, while also keeping the driver safe. What a hero! „How boring“, I thought to myself. Being a side-character in this boring, generic series is annoying. ...

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“From the Other Side of the Bar” by Ashton Newland

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We met for the first time when I came crashing through a glass window. Well, we didn’t really meet, I saw him, but he was talking with his friends. That is ok. Going unnoticed is my role, my gig, or my trademark you can say. I am a side character, not the protagonist, which means I slide under the radar to help those that need guiding. Back to him though, his patterns are basically the same each day. He grabs a tea, goes to work, takes a lunch break and sometimes follows his legs into the corner bookstore where a book is always purchased, he...

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“Essence of Darkness” by Elizabeth Maxson

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I am the essence of darkness. I never disappear even when the sunlight does. My world is silence or maybe it is just me. I’ve never been able to converse with Lugh, but we have grown together. I have followed him everywhere. I was on the water when he dove off the high dive for the first time. I was on the wall when he broke up with his first girlfriend. I even flash on the walls when he is sleeping as cars pass by his windows. We’ve been together through bunk beds, dorms, and now this apartment.I have tried to have friends.&n...

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“The Sidekick” by Philip Baker

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From the moment someone was to meet Gavin, he could understand that something was strange with the guy. Of course strange doesn't mean that he was the weird kind of strange, or dumb for that matter. He was actually quite a brilliant character and an observant personality for what is worth it. From the moment I stepped into his office, in Cardon street, relying just a few minutes away from our house in the neighborhood, he pulled out some Sherlock Holmes tricks on me and made some accurate descriptions on my behalf that weren't quite obvious ...

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“Side character” by L. Stevens

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Dear you, I see how you look at her, and I know how you feel. I know that you like me, but also, I know that she can't escape from your thoughts. I can’t be compared to her, and I never will. I don’t wanna be a second choice for someone who I would pick first. And don’t get me wrong, I like you too, I just don’t appreciate the fact that I have to spend time with you and her every day and overlook that I feel jealous. Not of her, but the emotion that you feel towards her. I know her since forever and I’m close to her as a best friend could ...

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“Sliver Raven and Lakota” by Melinda Madrigal

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What is a superhero? To me a superhero is a person who risk their own life to help those in need, despite the danger to their own life. I am Lakota sidekick to superhero Sliver Raven, all those things I mention about a superhero is true of Sliver Raven. Sliver Raven is a genuine hero. I know because I'm always with her day and night. I see the things she does for the people around her. When the call goes out for Sliver Raven, she's always there in minutes taking down the bad guys and saving lives. The people of Hope's Well have alway...

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“Confessions from Eden” by Sofia M

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Confessions from Eden You know how it’s like. One day, you wake up and you’re the elephant in the room. You’re the skunk that caught pink-eye and now everyone avoids you. You’re not just contagious, you’re an inconvenience. A contaminant. You’re the sailor with a dead albatross swinging around your neck like a pendulum, like a noose, when all your life you had always believed that you’re the one. The only. The first. The first being in Eden. Except that you’re not—they tell you you’re not. And now, they want you out of the room, out the door...

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“Backstage” by Twayiba Ali

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It was dark. The wind blew through the house like a low menacing growl. The walls crawled with the dark strings of grief and sorrow. The cold air weighed heavily in the house reminding its occupants of its emptiness. His cute giggles still resonated through the house yet he was not here. The sun seemed to have taken its leave. The sky a jagged slate.It had been months yet it felt like yesterday. The sobs did not stop but they only got quieter. Tears engraved their trail so deep into their faces yet the outside couldn’t see them. The strident...

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“Appearances” by Bettina Karpathian

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No disrespect to all the cleaners out there, but house cleaning wasn’t exactly my intended career path. Hey, life happens. It paid the bills while I got back on my feet. Most of my clients forgot my name. I was just the Merrie Maid girl to them, basically invisible. I exacted revenge by giving them all nicknames in my mind and fantasizing about their reactions if I were ever to write a book about all their quirks. For example, there was Ms. Hoarder. She had only accepted cleaning services out of fear of her daughter who had threatened h...

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“Giant Steps Are What You Take ” by Brenda Liddy

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Write your story from the perspective of a side character. Giant Steps Are What You Take On July 20th 1968, When Commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Lunar Module Eagle and stepped onto the moon and said the iconic words – ‘one small step for man one giant leap for mankind’, the people on Earth held their breath’s because they could not quite believe that at last a human being had actually walked on the moon. J. Patrick Lewis, poem ‘First Men on the Moon’ celebrated the landing on the ‘Eagle’: These are the f...

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“Motions of Emotions” by Yash Gajjar

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He walked with passion and always got angry, passionately. His fury blinded his eyes and deafened his ears. And over the years, his anger became as massive as his inability to notice it. He entered the car and smashed the door close, with his heavy hands. Breathing, as heavy as a bull. Waiting patiently, to explode on the culprit. Gripping the wheel as tightly as he gritted his teeth. As she walked closer to the car, his breathing intensified. And the minute she entered the car, he erupted like a volcano. Yelling his lungs out, his nerves po...

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“Aspects of Alice” by Luna ._

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“He was beautiful before class this morning,” Alice spoke to our friends and me as she did each morning, hopelessly yearning for Thomas Clary. She continued, “I sat, leaning on the tree outside the main dining hall, and watched as he joked with his friends in the fresh morning sun.” “Alice, pretending to doodle as you legit stare at him every morning is downright creepy,” Renee piped up. “LET ME HAVE IT, OKAY?” I’m convinced Alice will never grow out of her teenage phase. Though, I can’t judge her much for wanting someone who d...

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“Fragment Noir” by F.O. Morier

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Can you see me? No, of course, you can´t. And you never will: I´m no longer amongst the living. Don´t worry! I just want to share my story with you, after that you will never see me again. I hope I can leave a fragment of myself. Some effervescent essence as a souvenir of who I was. No, you don´t know me. You might think you do, from what you´ve read in the newspaper but that was never me! I was never anything more than a projection of male anxiety. Don´t worry: I´m not the menace they made me out to be in the papers. I wasn´t 33, but ...

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“The Sun is my King” by Kaori .

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For all eternity, I am there. I am old as I am young. For every new story, I am rebirth. I’ve been named a hundred times now. I was with the great kings of old, have been their aid in battle, and wars, in politics, even games. I’ve never failed them once. These kings wouldn’t be written in legends without me. And this is one bit of an infinite story for stars to tell their masters and be gifted to humanity. This one story is about a boy who became the Sun, my Sun. Clear as day with not a cloud in the sky, there, his cry was heard in the en...

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“Caelan the Wulver: The Healer of Evermore” by T.K Wilson

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Caelan the Wulver was a quiet sort of fellow. One that didn’t want to be in anyone’s way or bother anyone, what he liked best was to read and memorize all sorts of lore. He was a skilled healer, and an amiable companion, though he didn’t talk very much. He watched from the sidelines more often than not, working to patch up those who had been hurt, only fighting in extremities, and his best friends, Eardwulf and Cullen, knew that his strength lay in support. Sometimes it was a lonely place, Caelan knew he was valued, he knew his friends ...

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Write your story from the perspective of a side character.

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✍️ 143 stories

“The Ordinary Life of Sato” by Adra Verse

“From the Other Side of the Bar” by Ashton Newland

“Essence of Darkness” by Elizabeth Maxson

“The Sidekick” by Philip Baker

“Side character” by L. Stevens

“Sliver Raven and Lakota” by Melinda Madrigal

“Confessions from Eden” by Sofia M

“Backstage” by Twayiba Ali

“Appearances” by Bettina Karpathian

“Giant Steps Are What You Take ” by Brenda Liddy

“Motions of Emotions” by Yash Gajjar

“Aspects of Alice” by Luna ._

“Fragment Noir” by F.O. Morier

“The Sun is my King” by Kaori .

“Caelan the Wulver: The Healer of Evermore” by T.K Wilson

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Write about a character who can suddenly see through another person's eyes — literally.

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