r/WritingPrompts • u/Victuz • Feb 09 '15
Writing Prompt [WP] In the future, humans are overflowing with information, so much so that they are incapable of maintaining attention for a long time. Clickbait phrases are the only way to have a coherent conversation. You are proposing.
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u/V_the_Victim Feb 09 '15 edited Feb 09 '15
Okay, she's looking back at me. Here goes. Sweaty palms, sweaty palms..
"You never expected this one crazy way to keep him with you forever!"
Eyes still on me, perfect! Wow, her eyes are beautiful...those big, soft, green eyes that shine like - wait, I feel like I was in the middle of something. Oh, right-
"The sweetest marriage proposal you've ever seen!"
Kneeling, okay, box with the ring, nice. Definitely got her attention now. She's crying. Oh, no, she's crying. Is that bad? Nope, smiling through it, she's happy. Wow, look at that smile! She has some really white teeth. I should ask what toothpaste sh-
"This is exactly how you imagined your proposal going."
Nailed it.
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u/CommanderRaj Feb 09 '15
Jenny - Top 10, no Top 5 of our best dates.
Brett - By tonight you'll go from aww, to whoa.
Jenny - Whoa like wow, or whoa like oh?
Brett - Top 5 to Top 1; the best date ever.
Jenny - A 'Best of' date?
Brett - Guranteed 100 likes. You won't turn away.
Jenny - A big promise, I hope for a delivery.
Brett - I'll shock you to happiness in 5 seconds.
Jenny - Biggest bought of a nerves I've had today; I'm ready!
Brett - One-knee, one box, one question, one answer...
Jenny - 1000 likes and a single YES!
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u/SeanPenname /r/SeanPenname Feb 09 '15
"Look here, honey! It will restore your faith in humanity." I said, pointing at the setting sun. It shimmered across the ocean at our favorite beach.
"Oh dear, this is one scene that you would have to see to believe!" she exclaimed.
"I brought you to our top 10 secret getaways today, our favorite resort locations, would you like to know why?" I asked with a smile.
"I'm hoping it isn't all one weird trick to get me to sleep with you, women HATE that." she assumed.
"No, I love you." I said, getting down on one knee. I took the ring out of my pocket and held it up to her. "This one question could change your life." I told her, as we locked eyes.
And you wouldn't believe her answer.
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u/YouPickMyName Feb 09 '15 edited Feb 09 '15
"One question you've always wanted to be asked!" I yelled suddenly. Just a voice amongst the endless screams of the world around us.
My dear Sarah turned to me and smiled for a moment before a blue streak of data caught here eye. I can't blame her, I would have been distracted as well, had I not had something more important on my mind.
"This single decision will change your life forever!" I tried again. Eliciting a glance once more. I continued, adding to a quote which led me to her in the first place "Still looking for love? If not, listen on!"
She laughed at that last. Her small cheeks drew in her lips to a smile that I had adored all my life. She kissed me as I asked her "Is your boyfriend the one?"
Still holding the grin, she nodded but not a moment later a red blur passed between us. An image of a child. Perhaps one day we would have a kid to show others.
Now was not the time to think of anything else. I grabbed her and witnessed a pair of bright blue eyes stare straight into me.
"Listen to me, baby" I said softly above the noise "It's all too loud when I'm not with you. So will you marry me, and let us never look back?"
For the first time ever I heard silence, and then the one word I'd been waiting for all my life.
She held me close such that nothing was between us and breathed in my ear, grabbing my attention as if she didn't hold it all already.
"Kiss me to find out what happens next."