Word and Definition I

Muses: A Prompt Collection

Disclaimer: The words below and their respective definitions were taken from the Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus

 


 

 

01 Maven – an expert or connoisseur

 

02 Stick-in-the-mud – a conservative person who lacks initiative or imagination

 

03 Ebullition – a sudden outburst, as of intense emotion

 

04 Clandestine – secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive

 

05 Trompe l’oeil – [1] a painting, etc., giving a convincing illusion of reality [2] An effect of this kind

 

06 Bridegroom – a man who has just been or is about to be married

 

07 Drunkathon – a session wherein excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed

 

08 Road movie – a genre of film in which the chief character takes to the road, esp. to escape the law, his own past, etc.

 

09 Tug-of-love – a conflict over custody of a child between divorced parents or between natural parents and foster or adoptive parents

 

10 Hobson’s choice – the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

 

11 Creperie – an eating establishment that specializes in pancakes

 

12 Renegade – a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; traitor

 

13 Sudden Adult Death Syndrome – the unexpected death of a young adult, usually due to undetected inherited heart disease

 

14 Yellow journalism – the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism to attract readers

 

15 Languor – [1] physical or mental laziness or weariness [2] a feeling of dreaminess and relaxation [3] oppressive silence or stillness

 

 


 

 

Example 01 (Prompt used: Creperie)

Character 1 owns a creperie, where character 2 has become a regular customer of. The creperie then becomes the main setting of your fic, where many important events may take place (it's your call). Character 2 comes alone, simply eats and leaves right away everytime he or she dines in the creperie (how often character 2 eats there is really up to you). Intrigued by the unusual customer, Character 1 becomes interested in him or her and tries to find a way to know more.

 

Example 02 (Prompt used: Sudden Adult Death Syndrome)

Character 1 has just experienced losing a loved one who has the sudden adult death syndrome. You can make the story about how Character 1 is dealing with the death or even about how some unfinished business, secret or the like that the deceased person has left behind affects Character 1's life.

 

Example 03 (Prompt used: tug-of-love)

Character 1 can be the child being fought over or can be one of the parents engaged in the whole custody drama. Expound on how the character feels given the situation. If Character 1 is the child, you can explore how the character may prefer a certain parent over the other, personal grudges or even how he or she deals with the parents fighting over him or her. If Character 1 is one of the parents, you can explore on the reasons of the divorce/abandoning the child at the first place, reasons for wanting the child and so on. Feel free to insert plausible twists in the plot as you go along.

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sophomoric
#1
Chapter 14: I love your suggestions and these are all great prompts. I am especially in love with the ghost prompt in the Winter chapter.
snsd_yoonsic4ever #2
Author-nim ??? Can I make a request?? Can you do story about baekhyun with sooyoung or sooyoung with chanyeol..?? Please.. Thank you!!~
deathangeL_se7en
#3
lovely...

love classic posters...
deathangeL_se7en
#4
@author-nim
yey your back!!!!weeeee...
i'll wait for your updates^^
flow19
#5
@deathangeL_se7en: Reader-nim, I haven't watched any of those :( I'm sorry it took me longer to update since I was trying to reach 10 fanfics before posting them all at the same time. I swear, I won't do that anymore :D
deathangeL_se7en
#6
@author-nim
: have you watched the movie "gentlemen prefer blondes" and "how to marry a millionaire"?

i already miss your fanfics...i better reread them after this^^
flow19
#7
@firemoth_007: Write, unnie! WRITE!
firemoth_007
#8
Yung tipong mali yung pagpasok ko dito kase every prompt na makita ko may automatic plot agad sa ulo ko... wae you do this to me? ;~;
flow19
#9
@deathangeL_se7en: Really? I haven't watched it yet... but I'll try one of these days :)
deathangeL_se7en
#10
i love the movie "gentlemen prefer blondes" and "how to marry a millionaire"