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SIX WORD STORIES MEME
TELL A STORY IN SIX WORDS

1. Post your top level with a six word story prompt. Making up your own is fine as well.
2. Other people respond, write a starter, get a thread going somehow.
3. ???
4. Profit!

DON'T LEAVE YOUR TOP LEVEL BLANK!

Original meme from here.

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[ info. quick rundown: legislator/adviser to the Sacred Council and the Senate of his country, inspired by Ancient Greece/Rome. manipulative and controlling at his worst, charming and charismatic at his best. talks a lot of bullshit, but makes it sound good. infamous for his orgies. chaotic neutral. assumed cr, canon mashing and multiversal shit is go. m/m for shipping, wide ota for the rest. ]

one — He makes law, not the rules.
two — The war was started on love.
three — "If I'm there, it is home."

wildcard — Bring your own!

( INFO )

♠ Married young. Missed all the fun.
♠ She turns — strides confidently into lamppost.
♠ Cresting wave erases more than footprints.

1. Match, made in heaven, ignited hell.
2. Big bang. No God. Fadeout. End.
3. Overdue power bill. Failed 8AM exam.
4. Badmouthed her. Realized she’s behind me.
5. Should’ve. Could’ve. Would’ve. Didn’t. Didn’t. Didn’t.
6. Gun? Check. Bullet? Check. Alibi? Unnecessary.
7. (supply your own!)

1. Torched the haystack. Found the needle.
2. Only voice: echo. Only friend: shadow.
3. Alley. Two enter. Gunshot. One leaves.
4. I make excuses in the rubble.
5. Atom splits. Fleeing, they become ash.
6. (Bring your own!)

[ It's less than a week since Cinder's assault, Penny's escape. Funeral rites are quick, expedient, and cold - for Fria, for Clover... for Sleet. How not? There's no time. There's an enemy pressing down on them from every angle and what a lack of sleep is doing for Ironwood's bloodshot, dismal gaze.

And she's keeping secrets now, which she's unused to and frankly not very good at. The discretion required of a ranking military officer is one thing. Actively making split-second decisions in the heat of the moment and then hiding those decisions from her commander is something else entirely, and something Winter hasn't dared to do since he plucked her out of the obscurity of basic training almost four years ago. Standing in his office now, Winter doesn't take the stance she usually does - mimicking him with respect, hands behind her back. Instead one hand squeezes a stress ball (her homework from the medical team; her circulation will likely never be what it was, they told her) while the other sets an 8x10 manila envelope down on his desk. Sealed; faithfully unopened. ]

Sir, this was found in Councilman Sleet's effects.

[ Some part of her, a tiny little voice of disquiet, is swearing up a panicked storm in the back of her mind. Winter never used to feel like being in Ironwood's office was akin to standing at the edge of a cliff with only the heels of her feet for purchase.

Everything changes, though. And nothing has gone according to plan, not since the enemy made their stand at Beacon so many ~~years~~ months ago. ]

It... has your name on it.

[ And, not that this really matters in the face of war, but her abrupt lateral promotion meant she had to surrender her dog back to the pound— I mean, break up with her boyfriend.

So... that sucks. ]

1) “Forgive me!” “What for?” “Never mind.”
2) New start. New you. Not you.
3) I make excuses in the rubble.
4) Floating, she watched herself pronounced dead.
5) We can start and finish wars.
6) [ you bring one! ]

1) Awoke from dream; still living nightmare.
2) House for rent. Must tolerate ghosts.
3) Danced with devil, two left feet.
4) “I love you too,” she lied.
5) Knife hidden, she rings the doorbell.
6) [ bring your own! ]

1) Lovers only when people aren’t watching.
2) He found God, but lost himself.
3) Small Fish. Big Pond. Same Expectations.
4) Walked out of closet. Got disowned.
5) Studied all night. Slept through test.
6) [ or bring your own ]

1. Strangers. Friends. Best friends. Lovers. Strangers.
2. I leave. Dog panics. Furniture shopping.
3. I went travelling, found my home.
4. Torched the haystack. Found the needle.
5. Fire! Stopped. Dropped. Rolled… off cliff.

1. Open network; an opened door: escape.
2. “Our own perspectives become our shackles.”
3. Intentions were peaceful. Situation demanded otherwise.
4. Droid loses mission, finds a purpose.
5. Broken suit, reassembled – occupied all along.
6. (Bring your own option!)

Painfully, he changed “is” to “was.”

Endless stars. Home is there somewhere.

The war for peace. No survivors.

The same sky, but worlds apart.

1. "You sure that's a good idea?"
2. "Sorry! I didn't see you there!"
3. Waving. "Hey! Can you help me?
4. "I don't have officer, Mr. Marijuana."
5. Bring your own!

1. Everyone, go back to your stations.
2. I think that went well, right?
3. Have some fun, ruffle a few feathers.
4. Shields up. Red Alert. Evasive Maneuvers.
5. Bring your own!

1. Rule the night. Rue the morning.
2. Endless stars. Home is there somewhere.
3. February 14, 2011: “Table for one.”
4. The same sky, but worlds apart.
5. A thousand wrinkles. A thousand stories.
X. Bring your own!

Edited 2023-06-23 10:15 (UTC)

1)Shut your damn trap and listen!

2) Here, this ring is incredibly rare.

3) Hey, seriously I'm not an orc!

4) You want to know my name?

[WILDCARD]

[ good with any canon point, up to date with this week's lore reveal. open to AUs, multiversal shenanigans, worldbuilding on the fly, whatever works. canonmates, cross canon/media, and original characters are all welcome. ]

1.) Unfortunately pain is inherent in sacrifice.
2.) [ Candles lit, runes drawn, ritual begun. ]
3.) Believe you can, and you will.
4.) Some paths must be walked alone.
5.) Perhaps someday paradise will be recreated.
6.) wildcard, bring your own.

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