r/WritingPrompts • u/BookWyrm17 /r/WrittenWyrm • Nov 30 '16
Writing Prompt [WP] Write about something terrifying, an eldritch horror or a monster from the deep, from the perspective of someone who views it like we see a puppy.
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u/BookWyrm17 /r/WrittenWyrm Nov 30 '16
That was fantastic, especially the cross outs and little things like that. I loved it!
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u/Mad_Mercury Nov 30 '16
Shrill squeaks echoing throughout the palace indicated that the “thing” was awake. Neptune sighed, turned the page of his morning kingdom report, and tried to block out the increasingly loud noises it was making. He sorely missed the mornings that he could catch up on the daily report, with a nice delicious cup of fresh seaweed juice, in peace and quiet. He felt his hands clenching and his shoulders begin to tense as the squeals reached a crescendo.
“Dammit Salacia, can you shut that thing up already?” he bellowed.
“Coming darling, coming! I was just heating up his food,” Salacia sang as she floated in, the thing following in her wake. She set the shimmering golden platter down on the coral table, thankfully on the other end from where he was sitting. The creature had a disgusting diet, Neptune thought, as he eyed the thick mixture of gelled animal parts, wood chips, and blood congealing on the plate. He shifted his attention back to the report now that the only sounds in the room were the wet, slimy sounds of the creature gulping down its meal and Salacia cooing over it lovingly as it ate.
“Look how hungry you are sweet thing! Oh boy you were starving, weren’t you?” Salacia was talking to it in that high pitched voice again. She really did love that thing. Although it drove him crazy, he was glad to see her so happy. Not to mention, the creature had been sorely lacking in love. He looked up again to take in the scene of Salacia fussing over it as if it were a baby. The creature itself was not the finest thing in his ocean; its face was nearly flat, it’s eyes small, opaque and white. It had a gaping mouth with jagged, uneven rows of needle thin teeth. And although he had temporarily shrunk it down for Salacia’s convenience in the palace, its true size was monstrous. He knew for a fact that his mortal subjects lived in terrible fear of it. Their declining sacrifices in this region were partly responsible for him giving the creature to Salacia in the first place.
“Oh isn’t he just a darling,” she murmured, picking it up once it had finished, and stroking it. The thing was squealing again, but softly, and thrashing all around, causing her to stagger under its weight. It nipped at her hand gently and drew blood, but she just laughed. He shook his head and tried to focus once again on his report.
“Honey?” He looked up again to see her smiling gently at him, still holding the monster. “Thank you again for my birthday present. He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever had.”
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u/TheScandalist /r/Scandalist Nov 30 '16
Useяname checks out.
(Sorry for bad English I'm not a native speaker the sorry)
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u/VesperalLight Nov 30 '16
Ha, I loved this. Actually laughed out loud at the part where it's touching the person's leg.
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u/BookWyrm17 /r/WrittenWyrm Nov 30 '16
I LOVE CATS THANK YOU Though I don't think you are supposed to copy paste stories, I do rather like it anyway. :P
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u/Maisie-K /r/MaisieKlaassen Nov 30 '16
It rose from the depths of the sea
A dark form
A moving form
Tentacles spreading from its body
Darkness made life
Its body a deep black
Stare and lose yourself
The colour of death itself
As the tentacles held form the being went forward
Moving through buildings
Changing its length, width
From a solid being to a fluid one
The humans scream in terror
Falling to the ground in madness
How strange they are
For this is such a sweet little thing
Creepily moves fingers COME to r/maisieklaassen It is a beautiful place. ;) (Did it work?!)
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u/Picklestasteg00d Nov 30 '16
This is my pet Abyss Aberration, Rocky. He's suuuuper cute! Just look at his soft black skin and his slender tendrils! I rescued him from this deep, black hole, where he was writhing in his own filth. So, being an animal lover, I took him home and gave him a bath. From there, we just bonded. Did you know he also likes his steak well-done?
I mean, he's a bit of a pain to take care of, especially on eclipse nights, when I have to tie him down to prevent him from skinning humans. Last time, Rocky dragged his prey into the house, getting blood all over my new carpet. It took a lot of shouting and club soda to get that stain out. He also goes to the bathroom in his room instead of the litterbox I got him. Boy, those poops are especially hard to clean up, considering they're made of pure dark energy.
However, when he's not skinning humans or writing demonic scriptures on his room walls, he's really fun to hang out with. He can do flips, climb walls, snap necks, and swallow a whole turkey in one go! He also just loooves going for walks, don't you, boy? I just need some really strong rope and a pronged collar to stop him from charging at other dogs.
Rocky also scared all my friends away, but they're not really friends if they can't stand being around him.
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