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Every morning, your clock displays a percentage to tell you how eventful your day is going to be, 0% meaning as uneventful as possible. Today, your clock says 100%.

Fantasy

Bottled emotions are a product you can buy.

Fantasy

A wizarding student had used their summer break to travel to the ancient castle that had once been home to the first and most powerful wizard.

Fantasy

A week ago, two moons had appeared in the night sky. Every night since, both moons continued to appear and people had seemed a little... off.

Fantasy

A wedding of one magic and one non-magic person. Both with large families who are skeptical of the other family. How does the day go?

Fantasy

A secret society makes contact and reveals that your whole life has been founded on a lie – what is the lie and how will the answer turn your world upside down?

Fantasy

A reality show featuring celebrity giants.

Fantasy

A group of scientists on a submarine are alarmed when they spot what looks like a functioning lighthouse at the bottom of the ocean.

Fantasy

A day in the life of a ghost.

Fantasy

A child has befriended the monster that lives under her bed.

Fantasy

I suddenly realized my survival depended on...

Fantasy

You're early, said the Grim Reaper, with a hint of surprise.

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They found out about us. They're coming. They were the words the kingdom had feared hearing for thousands of years.

Fantasy

I wish I cold skip next week, you think as you get into bed that night. In the morning, you wake up 100 years in the future

Fantasy

I remember the last spring. It was 18 years ago.

Fantasy

Your whole life had been building up to this moment.

Dramatic

Your character has made a terrible mistake in his/her life and is living with the consequences, at least a decade later.

Dramatic

Your cat (who you called Curious) hasn't come home for a week.

Dramatic

You're given the choice to decide what happens to you after you die.

Dramatic

You're about to deliver the play's pivotal monologue when something in the audience catches your eye.

Dramatic

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