Profectus | PROMPT CONTEST [CLOSED]

🎃Round 5 [CLOSED]🎃

PROMPT

Despite the quiet night outside, the party inside was bustling. Women were dress in stunning gowns, men in finely tailored suit, each of them wearing masquerade masks. With animated movements and bright faces, they spoke in circles. Some enjoyed themselves with boisterous laughter, stimulated by heavy alcohol consumption, while other giggled to themselves.

The dance floor was filled with energetic dancers, matching the band's lively music. They turned and flowed in a chaotic, yet organized, fashion. Fabric tossed about, fluttering against their momentum.

Standing against the wall, I savored the scene. I always cherished parties such as these, when even nobles tossed their statuses aside for a few hours.

As a noble myself, balls were a requirement to attend, but I preferred to observe them from a distance. I had not considered joining the crowd in the center until a man approached me with a hand extended. I had not noticed him before, so I was startled. He had intense amber eyes and deep hair that was slicked back. He was so pale it was a bit unsettling, but his confidence and his firm eye contact drew me in. So, I took his hand, and he led me onto the dance floor.

He spun me around, momentum flung me out, and he pulled me back towards him. We ended the song at arms length apart. His gaze was so intimidating that I had to look away.

Movement caught the edge of my vision. My head snapped towards a large window. In the blink of an eye, a hooded figure scurried by the window. Then, another. And another.

I tried to pull away from the man's grasp to investigate, but he tightened his grip. When I looked back, his eyes were a shade of blood red.

(Written by SamMariLu ; do not steal this prompt as your own, only use it to enter this contest.)

Using this prompt, which will be sent after applicants have been accepted, participants are required to:

- write a short story based on the paragraph provided above

- create definite characters from this character-less scenario

- continue writing with their own writing style

- write and submit their entry on a document with the link sent to PM's

WORD LIMIT

- 500-2000 words

- (that DOES include the prompt's word count if you are incorporating that in your piece)

DUE DATE

- (PARTICIPANTS) Sunday, October 23rd

- (JUDGE) Monday, October 31st

PRIZES

🥇First Place:

- First place sticker
- Certificate of achievement
- Interview with the community
- Shout out on this book and community message board

🥈Second Place:

- Second place sticker
- Interview with community
- Shout out on this book and community message board

🥉Third Place:

- Third place sticker
- Shout out on this book and community message board

TAG FEST

Rules:
- Do not tag deleted accounts
- Do not tag anyone who has explicitly told you that they do not like to be tagged
- Do not tag the same person more than once
- Only tag people you believe will be interested in participating (writers, judges, avid readers, participants in other contests/awards, etc.)
- If someone contacts you saying they do not want to be tagged, apologize, respect that, and do not tag them again in a tag fest
- If you were tagged here, welcome! And consider participating in or judging for this contest. If not, at least help with the tag fest and promote this contest :)
- The person with the most tags will get a prize of their choice (personalized graphic, interview, promotion, reads/votes/comments on story of theirs)

TAG INLINE HERE ➳

PARTICIPANT FORM

🌿 Username
🌿 Where you will write your entry (you may use Wattpad, but you also need the story on a document like Google Docs or Word Docs):
🌿 Password (if you don't know it, read through the rules chapter)
🌿 Tags (5+)

COMMENT INLINE HERE ➳