1280+ ‘Protagonist’ Writing Prompts
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Sci-Fi Love Potion
Write a Sci-Fi story about a scientist who creates a love potion for Valentine’s Day.
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Dragon’s Valentine
What would Valentine’s day be like for a lonely dragon atop a treasure-filled mountain?
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The Love Potion Misadventure
Write about a wizard who accidentally drinks a love potion and falls head over heels for the last person he sees on Valentine’s Day.
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The Prophecy and the Hero
Write a fantasy story where an ancient prophecy foreshadows the birth of a hero and his heroic journey.
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The Broken Mirror
Pen down a narrative where an unusual event is a harbinger of a tumultuous future.
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Virtual Nightmare
A technophobe is trapped in a virtual reality game that eerily mirrors their worst fears.
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Hardware Terror
Imagine a customized piece of technology that fulfills every user’s dream, but, in return, unlocks their darkest fears.
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Digital Ghost
Write a tale about a malevolent digital entity haunting the protagonist through different technological devices.
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Darknet Discovery
Write a story about someone who stumbles upon a mysterious hidden world within the Dark Web.
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Echoes of the Enchanted
Write a story centered around an urban park which acts as a threshold between the human world and the spirit realm.
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Light Illuminated Shadows
Picture a city where during the day everything appears normal, but as night falls, the shadows come alive.
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The Concrete Wilderness
In your story, mythical creatures coexist secretly in a modern city and the protagonist stumbles upon their world.
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Parallels in Time
Describe a situation where your protagonist simultaneously exists in two parallel realities, experiencing different lives.
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Decoding the Crimson Cipher
Write a detective story where the main clue is a cipher written in red ink, leading the protagonist through an unexpected journey.
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Prototype Exploit
Create a situation where a major tech company’s unreleased innovative product is stolen, and your character must find the culprits.
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Forgery in The Cloud
Imagine a world where digital identity theft has run rampant, and your protagonist must track down a rogue hacker.
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Master of Disguise
Craft a narrative where the villain constantly changes his/her appearance or identity, making it almost impossible for the protagonist to catch them.
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A Stranger’s Betrayal
Develop a story where the villain is someone the protagonist trusts implicitly, and then, unpredictably turns against them.
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Twists of Time
There is a magic watch that can manipulate time according to the wearer’s will, but every action has unexpected ripple effects.
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Mortal Affections
Write a story where a mortal person falls deeply in love with both a vampire and a werewolf. Explore the emotional struggle it presents.
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The Failed Proposal
Create a story where the protagonist painstakingly plans a grand Valentine’s Day proposal, but everything goes wrong.
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Meeting with the Antagonist
Craft a dialogue between the protagonist and antagonist, where the protagonist gets a glimpse of the antagonist’s perspective or motive.
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The Shifted Reality
Imagine a story where the protagonist wakes up one day in a reality subtly different from theirs.
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Unexplainable Phenomenon
Your main character experiences situations that no one believes, but they know are real.
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Mysterious Pursuer
Imagine a story where the protagonist feels they’re being constantly watched or followed, but can never quite prove it.
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Haunted Mindscape
A traumatic event from the past haunts the protagonist as they try to make sense of a current problematic situation.
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Memory Maze
Write a story where the protagonist starts to question their memories and their own sanity.
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Time Lapse Tryst
The protagonist begins to experience lapses in time and discovers their future self is coming back to change the course of events.
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The Accidental Summoning
The protagonist inadvertently summons an ancient entity who declares they must fulfill an old prophecy.
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Hidden City under the Sea
Your protagonist finds a sophisticated yet uncannily advanced city submerged deep in the ocean.
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Internal Discourse and Transformation
Write a short story where the main character’s internal dialogue leads to a personal transformation.
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Lost Family Heirloom
Create a thrilling quest of a young adult searching for a long-lost family heirloom that holds a significant secret.
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Hero’s Journey
Write a prologue about a common, nondescript character becoming a hero in a world of magic and mythical creatures.
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Cure from the Depths
Create a story where the protagonist is a scientist, who must venture deep into an underground jungle to find a plant that is believed to cure a devastating disease.
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The Forgotten Love Letters
Write a story about someone who discovers an old trunk filled with love letters in their new home’s basement.
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The Earth’s Hidden Diary
Detail a story around an environmental scientist who uncovers an alarming secret about the earth’s core.
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Search for the Silent Numbers
Narrate about a mathematician who finds strange calculations hidden within an antique painting.
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Road to Redemption
Craft a story revolving around an ex-criminal who stumbles upon his old murder weapon while renovating his house.
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Silent Betrayal
A tale of an apparent ally who, in a chilling twist, is revealed to have been a traitor from the very beginning.
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Whispers from Shadowed Depths
Build a story upon a recurring dream that may be a warning about the future.
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Lucid Dreams Unfolding
Incorporate elements of a lucid dream into a short story where the line between reality and subconscious become blurred.
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Double-Dealing Dilemma
Pen down a story where a protagonist is trapped in a duel of wits with a deceptive genie.
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Echoes of the Past
Write a contemporary story where a protagonist discovers their lineage linked to the Trail of Tears.
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Lost in the Arctic
Create a story where the main character gets lost in a dense snowstorm and has to find their way back home.
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Transoceanic Tedium
Write about a character who gets aboard a cargo freight for a long, lonely voyage.
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Journey to an Unknown Land
Write about a character who decides to leave their comfort zone and embark on an unplanned journey.
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Reflections on Time
Choose Robert Frost’s ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and convert it into a narrative piece.
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Violent Aftermath
Describe the aftermath of a violent event from the perspective of the protagonist.
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The Unexpected Leader
Write a story where an unsuspecting character from a non-political background suddenly finds themself thrust into a high-stakes political scenario.
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Campaign Intrigue
Imagine a hard-fought political campaign where a candidate discovers their opponent is resorting to sly tactics and manipulation to win the election.
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The Whistleblower
Pen a tale about an ordinary citizen who accidentally uncovers corruption at the highest political levels, turning their life upside down.
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Unscheduled Stop
Write a story in which a time traveler accidentally ends up in a historical event that they did not plan to witness.
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The Causality Loop
Create a storyline where the protagonist gets stuck in a time loop, repeating a certain period again and again, and tries to escape from it.
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Accentuate the Positive
Write about a time-traveller who uses his power to spread positivity by preventing negative events from happening in the past.
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Dystopian Future
Imagine you arrived 100 years into the future and it’s a dystopia: Portray your journey through returning civilization back to its glory.
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Temporal Healing
Write about a protagonist who travels back in time to fix a regretful moment in their past.
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Time Cops
Your protagonist is part of a special task force that goes back in time to prevent crimes that have yet to happen.
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Quantum Love Affair
Your protagonist falls in love with someone who only exists within different timelines and realities. How do they make their relationship work?
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Journeying through Eras
Your protagonist has a time machine that can take him to any point in history. Where does he go and what does he do?
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Spying On Love
Story of a private investigator hired to spy on a woman, only to fall in love with her himself.
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The Secret Agent’s Lover
Your protagonist is an international spy who falls in love with their target. This dangerous romance shows both the allure and the risk of their chosen life.
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Epochal Time Travel
Describe a chase scene across different periods of history as both the protagonist and antagonist can time travel.
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Soldier of Fortune
Craft a story about an ex-military operative turned treasure hunter, who stumbles upon an artifact that puts them in the crosshairs of an illicit organization.
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The Numbers Game
Write about a protagonist who starts noticing a repeating string of numbers in their day to day life, leading to a sinister discovery.
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Marked For Death
Create a tale of a protagonist who discovers they have 24 hours to live—owing to a deadly prediction. How will they confront their last day alive?
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Code Red Survival
In a world on the brink of annihilation, your character stumbles upon a plan to save humanity.
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The Unopened Letter
An old, unread letter arrives postmarked from many years ago, setting off a sequence of puzzling events.
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Mystery of the Lost Heirloom
Write a story around a precious family heirloom that suddenly goes missing.
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Hyperreal Dreams
Pen a story revolving around a character who cannot distinguish their nightmarish dreams from reality.
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Blood Curls and Fangs
In a modern setting, narrate a night where an ordinary individual bumps into a legendary creature with fangs.
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An Unseen Presence
Write a short story centering on a mysterious, unseen force that only the protagonist seems to be aware of.
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Hero’s Journey
Narrate a fantasy story about an ordinary teenager who suddenly learns of their extraordinary destiny.
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Walk in My Shoes
Create a detailed narrative where the protagonist magically swaps places with another character leading vastly different lives.
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Mysterious Forest
Write a story about a journey into a mysterious forest and the unexpected discoveries made therein.
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The Lost Hunter
Create a narrative about a zombie exterminator who loses their memory but retains their hunting instincts.
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Deadly Silence
Write a narrative centered around a hushed zombie elimination mission.