ATBNL's Prompt Bank

[atbnl-prompts]

Side blog for @authortobenamedlater. Tired of clogging my likes with prompts I might want to use someday so I made this blog as basically a storage unit.

If you want me to write a prompt you see here send an ask to my main and link the prompt post so I can find it. I don't interact from this blog.

Companion blog for ask memes is @atbnl-asks.

See tags ⬇️ for an attempt to keep things organized.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

The angstiest masterpost

angsty.

Angsty family/platonic dialogue

Angsty question prompts #1

Angsty question prompts #2

Angsty question prompts #3

Angsty/fighting dialogue

Concerned/angsty question prompts 

Angsty starters

Angst prompts

Angsty sentence starters #1

Angsty sentence starters #2

Angsty sentence starters #3

Angsty sentence starters #4

Leaving dialogue

Reunion dialogue reactions

Unwilling goodbye + love confession prompts

Trying to make them stay dialogue

Situations where someone thinks another character was hurt/killed

Sacrificing dialogue

Sacrificing prompts

Amnesia prompts

Amnesia dialogue

Bad luck prompts

Lover being hurt prompts

Break-up dialogue #1

Break-up dialogue #2

Unwanted attention dialogue

Unrequited love dialogue

Drama starting points

Conflict for couples #1

Conflict for couples #2

Conflict for couples #3

Betrayal dialogue

Hiding from horror dialogue

Finding out the truth dialogue

"I'm sorry…" apology starters

Saying I'm sorry…

Apologizing for emotional neglect

"I can't…"

Talking it out ideas

Keeping loved ones apart

Ending an argument

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[dropkickwritersblock]

Write a piece about a long goodbye

[writingisbestonrainydays]

high-tension romantic scenarios to get lost in

fixing each other's collar/zipper/tie/etc - getting unexpectedly close, breath catching when they realize (or their light touches burning into the other's skin)

^ also moving someone's hair out of their face/behind their ear

^ or touching someone's necklace/bracelet/watch

eye contact in a crowded room, but not exchanging any words/expressions - just looking at each other, the rest of the world going still.

^a(n unironic) wink in this situation. or an eyebrow raise, lick or bite of lips, or head tilt. there's something in the subtlety of it - like "this is between us"

pulling someone in by their belt loops??? this is so random idk

feeling the other's breath/lips ghosting their neck

any sort of whisper. anywhere. goddamn.

a long pause when someone is speaking, as though they lost their train of thought while looking at the other person

their bodies accidentally pressed together - being stuck in a small space, falling onto one another, or having to sit really close together. the pause when it's realized.

^this but they're hiding

"make me"

"i dare you"

"and if i do?"/"what will i get (if i do)?" "show/tell me what you want"

the pinky reach before holding hands for the first time

slow dancing (the hand placement, eye contact, proximity, MUSIC)

teaching the other something that involves physical contact (like holding their hands while trying to balance on a skateboard, or guiding their hands somewhere)

eye contact, waiting for one to fold

"don't do that to me" (tempting the other)

sharing earbuds - forced proximity, the vulnerability in sharing things that matter to them

i'm back!! i'm in a huge slump rn, so submit to my "ask" box if there is anything you want to see :) alsoo if you have anything to add to this list, reply to the post!! i love hearing what you guys have to say

[firemind411]

Random Caretaker Sentence Starters

“Hey... hey!—stay with me. Look at me.”

“Breathe. Just focus on my voice.”

“Don’t move. You’ll make it worse.”

“Shut up about ‘not that bad,’ you’re bleeding.”

“Keep your eyes open for me. Right here.”

“Hold on, I’ll take the weight—just lean on me.”

“Don’t apologize. You’re alive, that’s enough.”

“I know it hurts. I know. Just a little longer."

“Save your breath. Just nod if you can hear me.”

“Talk to me. Anything. Just don’t go quiet.”

“Fuck! Stay with me. Don’t you dare fade out now.”

“You’re bleeding like hell—don’t move until I stop it.”

“Eyes open. Look at me. Don’t drift.”

“Fuck your tough act—you’re half-dead right now.”

“You hear me? You’re not dying in this gutter, not tonight.”

“Stay still—don’t fight, you’ll bleed faster.”

“Breathe shallow if you have to... just breathe.”

“Don’t argue, don’t talk. Just let me carry you.”

“Don’t close your eyes, not even for a second. Keep your eyes on me.”

“You’re shaking so hard I can feel it through my bones. Stay with me.”

“Don’t give me silence. Talk, curse me out, anything—just don’t go quiet.”

“I don’t care how tired you are—you’re staying here with me.”

“Fuck—your pulse is a mess. Hold on, hold on—”

[soprompt]

"I didn't have time. I had to make a decision."

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Prompt #1215

"I’m not asking for forgiveness. I just want you to understand."

[authortobenamedlater]

Oooooo Jacob to Miranda

[humdrummoloch]

Prompt #2176

"I gotta take the bull by the horns."

"Yep."

"The candy from the baby mouth."

"Hmm."

"The lion by the butt."

"Nobody even says that one."

(Submission by anonymous)

[atbnl-prompts]

This sounds like a Tony and Ziva conversation.

[dropkickwritersblock]

Write a piece about shore leave

[writing-prompt-s]

“So my planet is mostly ocean, with a few small islands.” “My planet is covered in so much plant life, it’s affectionately nicknamed the Green Planet.” Your fellow starship crew members then turn to you. “So what about you? What’s it like on Earth?”

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

"The toilets flush in a different direction if you go far enough south."

[writing-prompt-s]

"Why would you save me? Our countries are at war." "No countries on the moon, brother," the cosmonaut replied. "We're all we have now."

[soprompt]

"I didn't know what else to do."

[pvtashby]

Military whump prompts

(because Reddit is down and I’m chronically online)

Hearing the whumpee’s screams over the radio as they’re captured, the rest of the team frozen in horror.

• Patch job in the middle of the battlefield, someone pressing down on a wound with their bare hands, whispering, “Stay with me, okay? Just stay.”

• Post-mission debrief, but the whumpee is barely holding it together, swaying on their feet as the adrenaline wears off.

• The whumpee refusing pain meds because they need to “stay sharp,” only to pass out mid-conversation.

• “I don’t leave people behind,” they growl, limping and bleeding but refusing to abandon the unconscious teammate over their shoulder.

• Waking up in a field hospital, disoriented and panicked, pulling out the IV before being restrained by a firm but gentle voice.

• “We’re not going to make it.” “Yes, we are.” Cue one of them doing something reckless to ensure the other gets out alive.

• Cold, soaked to the bone, huddled in a ruined building during a downpour, one of them feverish while the other desperately tries to keep them awake.

• Hiding an injury to avoid being benched, only for it to get worse at the worst possible moment.

• “You don’t understand—I can’t go back. I can’t be discharged.”

• A high-ranking officer demanding a mission debrief while the whumpee is barely conscious, words slurring, bleeding through their uniform.

• A medic struggling to save the whumpee in the back of a jolting vehicle, yelling for the driver to go faster.

• Post-rescue, sitting by the whumpee’s bedside, counting every beep of the heart monitor like a prayer.

[scifimedic]

I might be able to find an example of every single one of these from Stargate SG-1.

[glass-expanse]

Please do, I would be fascinated to see the list

[memepocalypse]

Softer Love

"Will you hold me? Just for a while?"

"It's not too much to ask for - to be loved."

"It feels better when you're here."

"Hold my hand. Don't let go."

"Promise me you'll hold on."

"I don't feel so cold now. Because you're here."

"My heart aches when you're away."

"Share a blanket with me?"

"We should just stay in and watch a movie."

"Oh, I saw this and thought of you."

"I wanted to bring you here. I knew you'd like it."

"Let me take you to my favourite place."

"You light up the room for me."

"I can hear your breathing. It makes me feel safe."

"Can I listen to your heartbeat?"

"We don't need to do anything. I just want you to be here."

"Can I hold your hand?"

"You bought this for me..?"

"You're always cold, so I got you a scarf."

"I know you're right behind me."

"I can't sleep until I hear you get home."

"You can tell me when you're not okay."

"Just get some rest, okay? I'll be right here."

"I bought your favourite food."

"I made you your favourite meal."

"I picked up some of that tea you like."

"Oh! I saw a dog today, let me show you a picture -"

"You were talking in your sleep. It was cute."

"I can't imagine being here without you."

"I had a nightmare that you left me."

[writing-prompt-s]

A drug is discovered that stops all effects of aging. You decide to not take it. 20 years pass and the side effects are discovered.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Dialogue Responses

"I thought you were dead!"

"Didn't stick."

"I kind of was..."

"Just wishful thinking."

"That was just a phase."

"Didn't work out for me."

"Wow, the miracle of life!"

"I thought the same thing."

"I did, but now I'm here again."

"You were supposed to think that."

"I'm so sorry! I'll explain everything to you."

All the Dialogue Responses can be found here.

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[givethispromptatry]

It was amazing to them just how quickly all of their aches and pains seemed to vanish as soon as they heard her voice singing in the living room.