The Mansion of Men

promptmaster95

There's a user on the site who likes to suggest well-crafted fic ideas that spark discourse for hours. He usually isn't part of the chat after his prompt has been dropped, but it gets everyone else in a tizzy.

He comes online in the morning hours and doesn't post the entire day. He quickly becomes something of a fixture on the site, to users who anticipate his wacky prompts, almost as much, as the stories on the site.

One day, promptmaster95 logs in to drop his daily fic prompts when he sees a notification from admin. Not sure what it is, he clicks on it, only to realize that he's been granted new access.

He now has the limited ability to leave longer, stand alone posts on the sites, but he can only post twice a week. He shrugs and moves on with his day. He interacts with his family and friends and waits to hear from others about this new development.

But no one talks about it.

Unlike the community forum that was utilized the moment it was created, this new feature isn't being used by anyone else.

By the third day, he comes to the realization that, (1) he's the only one who's been given this feature, and (2) if he can write longer prompts... longer posts... then he can write stories. Right?

He steps away from his computer, shocked and excited by this kind of power. Because really, that's what it is. He's been granted the power to step into The Mansion of Men... as a creator.

"Phi!" Kinn calls, entering Tankhun's room.

Tankhun jumps to his laptop and slams it shut, causing Kinn to frown at him.

"What is it?" Kinn asks, curiously. "What are you hiding?"

"Mind your business, Anakin," Tankhun says, pulling his robes around his body. "Do you need me?"

"I'm going for the Cross-Fer meeting. Would you like to come?"

Tankhun looks down at his laptop. He'd been eager to explore the new feature. But Kinn needs him now.

"Fine. I'll be ready soon," he says, turning Kinn around and pushing him out of he room.

"What are you hiding? Were you watching porn again?"

Without answering, Tankhun makes it to the door, shoves Kinn out and closes it. Smiling to himself, he can't believe it. So lost in the joy of this new feature, he doesn't even realize that he hasn't dropped his prompt for the day.