Prompt: Describe something ordinary in an unrelated genre style. For instance, you could describe your living room in the style of an epic fantasy, a pigeon in the style of a western, your breakfast in the style of a steamy romance, or an office building in the style of a sci-fi thriller.
Story:
Lava had finally started pouring from the sky after an hour of shaded bliss. This time, it was undeniably intolerable. I knew it was too good to be true.
I don't know if I can keep on going with this. What would my wife think? What would my kids think? Perhaps...
Perhaps I should continue going, for them.
The ground continued to sink right before my very eyes, it was eating everything! Even itself. It may be alive for all I know.
The wind hasn't been forgiving either, all it does is concentrate the heavy heat of lava towards our way and it's making my time here miserable.
Henry doesn't seem fazed at all. He's always been the optimistic one, but then again, he'd been here only a week. It's too soon to tell the horrors of this hazardous endeavour.
The master crafters grabbed their mighty weapons again, pounding the gaping opening. Maybe making our lives easier as we speak.
The sound resonating from their weapons overwhelms my ears sometimes, but it gets the job done faster. If only more people had weapons then we'd be done sooner.
I guess I really should get those battle grade ear protectors that my wife keeps insisting I buy. Sometimes she screams at me just so I can hear her perfectly well.
The center of the earth couldn't come faster, but we're getting there, it's just a matter of days before another set of lava comes spewing underground.
Unless we hit the gas pipes first. Or worse, water pipes.
"Another hot day huh Bob?" Henry asked removing his ear muffs. He sat next to me, then started eating his packed lunch of quesadillas.
"Another hot day at the construction Henry." I replied as I ate my tuna sandwich and watched the other guys drill the area for a rich man's swimming pool.
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Prompted Shorties
General FictionThese are stories that I make with a pre-made prompt for me. I try to limit it to 500 words or less but most of the time I get carried away. I hope you enjoy and I'll try to keep adding new ones whenever I get the chance to revisit the site.
