#prompt clarification

[sicktember]

In anticipation of the questions to come, we would like to go ahead and clarify the prompt ‘Pulling a Ferris Bueller’ for anyone who may not understand the reference. 

Pulling a Ferris Bueller is a pop culture reference born from the 1986 American teen comedy, Ferris Bueller's Day off.’ In the film, the titular character, Ferris Bueller, not for the first time, decides he wants to skip school. It’s a nice day and he’d like to go to Chicago with his best friend and girlfriend. He devises a complicated plan that starts with faking sick, after which he goes to great lengths to avoid being caught. These lengths include (but aren’t limited to) telling plenty of lies, creating an elaborate setup to make it appear he’s never left his bed, borrowing an expensive car and later rolling the odometer back, and hacking school records. This all becomes especially humorous as the school’s dean becomes increasingly desperate to prove that Ferris is continually absent despite the perfect attendance that had been recorded.  While out and about the trio hit several comical snags and engaged in a great deal of banter. During the film, Ferris often breaks the fourth wall to explain his choices and thought processes.

Basically, the saying, 'Pulling a Ferris Bueller' usually means faking sick to skip school/work for no reason other than to have a good time. As a trope, it tends to lean more heavily into the movie's plot and themes. You can use Either! ... or Neither!

Below, you'll find some resources to help you better understand the movie this prompt refers to. Or, you can swap this one out for one of the provided alternate prompts!

Resources ⬇

Official Trailer [Youtube.com]

Short Clip or Ferris' Sneaky Setup [Youtube.com]

Extensive Summary [Gradesaver.com]

Wiki Page [Wikipedia.og]

Tropes within the Trope [allthetropes.org]

[flufftober]

HEY!! i just wanted to ask, what does the day 2 prompt mean? im currently writing the draft for the first day and in the process of brainstorming for the other days, but for the second day, i just can't seem to get a grasp of the prompt.. T_T

Hey there 😊 thanks for your ask! Love prompt explanations 😍

Okay, so the day 2 prompt “Left. Other left!” is actually something silly and kinda aimed at people/characters like me who find it difficult to tell left from right 😅 but as always, you can interpret it as you want.

Basically, one scenario you could imagine is character A telling B to move left but character B moves right - either intentionally or accidentally because they honestly can't tell it apart.

Think of it as the character instead saying something like, "Move left. No, not right, move left." So basically, by saying "other left" the person speaking pretends that "right" is also a version of "left" and now they tell the other person, "no, not that left, the other left."

Another way to interpret this could be a scenario where two people move something, the person walking forward giving directions to the person walking backward but forgetting about the fact that left and right are switched around for the other person. A good example of that are the first few seconds of this scene from the TV show 911 Lone Star:

He doesn't say it exactly like the prompt, but I hope it gives you an idea of what we mean 😊

Really hope this helps and maybe even gives you some inspiration - Happy Creating 💚

[whumptember]

What does intimate whumper mean? Is it rape, forced/abusive “romance”, or just general closeness and intimacy without sexual or romantic context? Could it be any of those?

Hi! Thanks for asking, it can be any of these :]

[ghostbsuter]

"Quick!" A- a girl? Wraps their arm around Steph's own, dragging her close and shielding their own face. Their eyebrows are knitted together, they're biting their lip.

"Pretend we're out together please– there are some creepy people following me for some time."

Steph's eyes narrow, she scoots closer, practically glueing herself to the strangers side and smiling brightly.

"Gosh," she starts, then lowers her voice, "what should I call you?"

They fumble for a moment too long, and Steph takes a leap of faith.

The blond grins. "It's been so long since we met up again, isn't it, Beatrice!"

The stranger plays along, giggling behind their hand. "I'm sorry, you know I've been terribly busy," they raise an eyebrow at steph, asking for her name silently.

"Agnes," she whispers, and they repeat. "Agnes! My cats have been missing you too, you should come over more."

"I will, I will," Steph promises, peering behind her to watch out, and just like her new friend warned her, there were some weirdos in white lab coats and some in suits walking around, searching.

"Thank you." 'Beatrice' whispers as they walk around a building, leaving the place in the dust.

"No problem." Steph replies with a smile.

They separate once far enough, and 'beatrice' fiddles with something before handing it to her.

"My number," 'beatrice' explains at the bewildered look. "You're pretty cool, I thought– maybe you'd like to stay in contact?"

"Yes!" She jumps at the opportunity, taking the number with care and getting out her phone.

"My name is Danny, He/him." they speak in low tones, steph following right by their side as they continue.

"Steph, She/Her." She shoots him a quick wink before sending a text and hearing the sound of Danny's notification ping.

"I gotta go now. It was really nice to meet you, steph."

"A joy for me as well."

[astronnova]

drawing repost becus ion feel like drawing a different ref for them for this. im also not late to the party. absolutely not.... anyway. lee and la are my entry for the dp oc parade !! hooray!!

day 1, introductions, ive already written more info about them here, but the short rehash of their gist is two nuns that died in vlad's manor like at least ~100 years before the events of the show. they're very attached to the building, since they died there and all, and begged plasmius to let them stay in exchange for their loyalty. they're like vlad's hired help, accept they annoy him (and they're terrified of him) and he usually has them helping with the business side of things. they're not above getting their hands dirty though, they were definitely not the most pious nuns lol

[majormeilani]

hiiii hiii remember a year or two back when i took valentine's requests for ahit characters? well guess what ! we doing it again. send me any pair or small group you'd love to see together :) even crackships or rare pairs ! they can be a romantic pair, platonic or familial, because valentine's is all about love of all kinds to me. i will be taking inbox suggestions until feb 28th 2025. thank you ❤️

[quartergremlin]

I've got all my patreon content for the next two weeks out! if you're interested in that -> support me?

[theshadowrealmitself]

Scenario: Character A’s favorite dessert comes from a little bakery where only a set amount is made each week, it’s supposed to be a “first come first serve” basis where the desserts can’t just be held for later customers

Unfortunately, the bakery has recently gotten a new employee who lets their friends in before opening hours to pass out the dessert and will even hold some of them for friends who can’t show up early, so A hasn’t been able to get their favorite dessert in awhile, despite always being the first one there and looking like a kicked puppy at the doors

Character B (could be any relation to A, family member/bestie/enemy tired of A showing up to battles sighing sadly/etc, my personal favorite is “rival with a crush trying to pretend they don’t have one”) has decided they have had enough of this and vows to get A their favorite dessert again

[omegajasontoddweek]

Hi everyone! Prompt voting for OJTW2024 is offically open, with a swagful of never before seen prompts! Get your votes in before 28th of January, and the final list for OJTW2024 will be released on the 29th.

See you then!

[viperwhispered]

The 'Anything Goes' Story

So, I was thinking of doing a fun little writing challenge thing, where basically

Y’all give me a prompt

I write a short bit according to that prompt

Y’all give me another prompt to continue the story with

I write the continuation to the previous part based on the new prompt

And so on so forth

Now I know my brand’s basically Jamil x reader, but feel free to throw whatever my way, as long as we're sticking to twst.

A serious LeoVil scene? I’ll make an attempt. Crack (taken seriously or not) Crewel x his furcoat? Sure I’ll give it a go. Just a day in the life of the prefect? Yeah I'll go for it.

Like, I can’t promise to do them well, especially with characters I'm less familiar with, but I will try to do something.

Especially with the prompts after the first one, you can totally take things into a totally new direction with genre, style or character suggestions.

Want me to turn the story into a soap opera? Sure. Horror story? I can try. Pepper in some angst (or humor) in the middle of whatever else is going on? I’m on it. Throw a surprise character (or even oc) my way? I’ll try to squeeze them in somehow.

Basically, this is giving you all free reign to throw curveballs my way and see what a beautiful mess story we’ll make together.

I would ask you to keep the prompts short, like a couple lines at most, since the individual story installments will ideally be about drabble length (unless I get carried away, oop). Something like character(s), scenario, tone / genre, or whatever y'all think would be fun to see.

For starters, I’ll pick the first prompt given as a reply / reblog to this post. For future installments, I’ll probably be posting the continuations at different times, giving folks on different timezones the chance to participate and give a prompt.

Also no two prompts in a row from the same person (if this somehow gets a lot of people onboard, I might increase the limit, but let’s start with that).

If for some reason I’m uncomfortable writing something in a particular prompt (or my head is fully empty), I might veto it and ask the person to modify their suggestion / make a new one. I would also like to keep this story sfw, tho I’m okay going suggestive / violent / dramatic with it.

The story installments

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Tag list

@colliope @crystallizsch @diodellet @jamilsimpno69 @jamilvapologist

@lex752 @perilous-pasta @twstgo

If you’re someone who would like to be tagged for this thing (or my writing in general), do let me know!

[jrueships]

guess whos not going in at all this week, actually

[sicktember]

what does tales from the waiting room mean? like literally things that went down in the waiting room? or how everybody got there?

i know its supposed to be vague on purpose so you can do more things w/ it but that one is tripping me up so bad ^^ anywasy VERY EXCITED FOR THE PROMPT DROP!! :3

You're right, some prompts are kept fairly vague just for the sake of creative interpretation. And we REALLY love your idea of 'how everyone got there!' But, oh boy, do we have some other fun thoughts on this one!!

If you enjoy angsty whump: You could write about your character, sitting in the waiting room, anxiously anticipating any news about their loved one who is in the back being seen. Brooding and intrusive thoughts cross their mind. They pace and fight back the panic that wants to rise with each passing minute. Every time the doors swing open, their head shoots up, then falls with disappointment when the person passing through it isn't there to talk to them.

If you enjoy hurt/comfort: You may want to consider your characters sitting in the waiting room together. It's crowded and understaffed and the wait feels just a little too long. Your Sick character is miserable and their companion is doing their best to keep them comfortable. Maybe they get a blanket out of the car or offer their shoulder as a pillow. They impatiently press the front staff about when their companion will be seen.

If you enjoy humor: Maybe you want to go with an outsider's POV. The nurse is watching your characters in the waiting room. It's clear the situation isn't dire. As such, they're left chuckling over the dramatics and bickering that's taking place between your characters as they wait to be seen.

If you enjoy pure unadulterated whump/Potential Character Death: You may want to consider what happens when the wait is too long. The longer they sit there the worse your Sick Character is getting. But despite the hospital prioritizing patients by condition, your character's name just isn't being called. Their companion is terrified watching helplessly. By the time the doctors are finally available, your sick character is critically ill and may or may not recover.

Of course, there are plenty of options in between as well! But that should be enough to get you started!

Thanks so much for asking!!

[flufftober]

Would you mind explaining what "laundry day" means? It sounds like it has specific implications but in my country, we don't have this term. If you could give an example, that would be amazing. Thanks a lot! <3

Hey there 😊 thanks for your ask.

Laundry day is a very loose term. Some people use it to describe the day in the week they set aside to do all their laundry (or maybe even more housework). Some people might have a regular day in the week due to work and other engagements, while others might just use any random day they have the time.

The prompt itself is inspired by countless scenes I've seen in movies and/or on TV shows, where one person wears something hideous/old/funny looking, and when asked about it they often use the excuse that everything else is dirty/currently being washed due to the fact that it is "laundry day" for them. Sometimes it's a lie, sometimes not; sometimes they don't care, sometimes they're embarrassed - all up to interpretation.

Now, as always, this is just one way to interpret this prompt, and I'm sure there are many others that even we cannot think about.

I really hope this helps - otherwise, always remember that we have alternate prompts in case some of the OG prompts don't inspire you 😉

Happy Creating 💚

[stormvanari]

Day 8: Dislikes

quite ironic for someone to work with bones but hates gnawing on bones

though that's fair: i love archaeology and paleontology, and i am picky to eat anything with bones in it

[rocklandjbrin]

[SOOTHE] - for sender to comfort receiver’s muse while they’re having a nightmare, trying to keep receiver asleep.

Despite everything he'd dealt with over the years, it wasn't often Rockland had a nightmare. Stress dreams? Sure. Those were a little more frequent when he actually slept deep enough for 'em. But a full fledged nightmare? Not so much.

He'd seen a news article on the anniversary of the 2012 Chitauri attack in the afternoon, and apparently his brain had run with it. 'Course, it started off normal enough...

The boy stood in front of a hot dog vendor, watching the sausages steaming on a grill. His old man was next to him, and his brain's interpretation of Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings suddenly raced down the street, hand on the hilt of his sword. Rockland pointed at him excitedly and his Dad nodded along.

The hot dog vendor drew his attention back to the booth, offering complimentary nail polish with the purchase, and Rock reached towards a navy blue colour, but Caleb yanked him away before he could take it. They walked a little ways down the road, hot dogs no longer in hand.

And then, just like that, the aliens glided into the city on their ships. Laser beams sliced through the air. Chunks of buildings broke off and crashed to the ground. Rockland's heart pounded in his chest.

Heavy, reptilian-like claws scraped at the ground as an alien stepped towards them...

"Get away from me! Get away!" The boy shouted. His perspective grew more distant for a moment, and he could see Caleb dart into a nearby pub. Rockland grew panicky.

"Dad-I-I can't go in there! I'm not twenty-one!" Why did he do that? Why would he go in there of all places? But his calls were met with silence, the doorway empty. And the alien still approached, laser focused on him.

Forcefields. Yeah! He tried to summon one, but it didn't work. The boy swore under his breath, growing more and more stressed, his hands held out in front of him.

[redrobinfr]

you guys can't put something into a coded message and expect me to not try and decode it