How To Come Up With Story Ideas You Actually Want To Write (its Not Writing Prompts)

"Oooh, it's bad for vampires to take from blood banks. Because that's stealing from sick people who need it!"

The vampire will die if they don't get blood. I'd say that's a damn good example of "needing" it. Think about it for 3 fucking seconds. If there existed a group of people that need to consume human blood to survive in real life, do you know what that would be classified as? A fucking chronic illness, a DISABILITY.

Honestly that whole concept, of "risking your life by attacking strangers just to not starve is more ethical than using a public healthcare resource, actually", could actually work pretty well as in metaphor for the demonization of disabled people's right to not constantly struggle and take the "hard way". People want disabled people to struggle, to not take the 'easy way" like mobility aids or pain medication, to not listen to their bodies and rest when they need, to just be constant inspiration porn for ableds.

Can you imagine being a vampire, sobbing on the floor of a hospital as your fangs puncture the plastic skin of an IV bag, berating yourself for "stealing resources" just to survive, knowing that the people who would call you a monster for this would rather you risk getting beaten to death by risking a bite from a person. There's no one in your life who can consent to your teeth. No one you can count on for help.

God, doesn't that just feel poignant?

Eeveelution drinks and parfaits

REVERSE TROPE WRITING PROMPTS

Too many beds

Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss

Really nice guy who hates only you

Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class

Divorce of convenience

Too much communication

True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)

Dating your enemy’s sibling

Lovers to enemies

Hate at first sight

Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead

Fake amnesia

Soulmates who are fated to kill each other

Strangers to enemies

Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating

Too hot to cuddle

Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground

Nursing home au

tropes i will never get tired of

fake dating

omniscient narrator who immediately contradicts the characters (“This is fine,” she said. It was, in no way, shape, or form, fine.)

deadpan jokes while swordfighting

the “I FUCKING LOVE MY WIFE” guy

oblivious pining that slowly escalates until A is going on page rants about how pretty B’s eyes are but still doesn’t seem to recognize they’re in love

Strong Leader Type having to physically fall down in order for the other characters to see how exhausted they are

funny villains who talk and make jokes with their heroes while they’re fighting them

the villains presented as the protagonists

*increasingly pulls out bigger and bigger weapons from more unlikely places*

“I said all of your weapons” *pulls out more*

“ALL OF THEM” *pulls out one last tiny dagger*

traumatized character using humor to cover up ptsd

characters going out for a break at a restaurant/movie/whatever and something bad happening

using the “*gasp* what’s that over there???” trick to avert the enemy’s attention and it working

a villain’s weakness being something totally random and nonsensical

a hero duo arguing over who’s the sidekick while fighting a villain

“don’t be silly, we don’t need [important thing]”  “you lost it, didn’t you?”  “yeah”

“what’s the one thing I told you not to do tonight?”  “raise the dead”   “and what did you do?”  “raised the dead”

“I think that went pretty well” *explosion in the distance*

Tokoyami Headcanon

So, I know we are all wondering what Fumikages bird type is

The mha wiki says it's possibly from a raven or a crow

Uhm, no, this is whether a crow or a raven, both of this bird types have a black beak which is far longer and sharper

But Fumikage has a yellow, much more shorter beak, so here are my three theories:

The Asian Koel

It would fit for several reasons:

It is black

It has red eyes

It's omnivorous

But the beak has the wrong colour, it's more light yellow and the head form is slightly off

2. The Eurasian blackbird

It's black

It has the yellow beak

But it has not the red eyes, it eats also mostly seeds and other plant stuff

3. The Alpine chough

(It's my favourite from all three birds)

It's black

It has the yellow beak

It's omnivorous

The red eyes are missing again but beside that it fits perfectly

In short: I believe Fumikages bird head is from the alpine chough

I also like this headcanon because the alpines are also in france and it would be funny if he could speak french, Aoyama would be so happy

This makes me thinking... is Hawks really a redtailed hawks? Because they are not entirely red and stuff

(I won't do research on him, all my redtailed hawk related headcanons would be gone and i don't want that xD)

I see your "people say they are a monster, but I am the only one who knows the truly kind soul beneath" dynamic and raise you "they are exactly the monster everyone says they are, but I see it and I don't flinch away"

my favorite lovers tropes

academic rivals to lovers (IS SO GOOD, plus when theyre forced to work together)

the "why didn't you answer my letters??" followed by "you wrote me letters???" HEARTWRENCHING

fake dating (enough said)

the 'you need to learn how to dance so im gonna teach you and oh gosh why r we this close?' (honestly one of my all time favs)

the two enemies dancing together at a masquerade dance (yes, just yes)

the screamed love confession during an argument "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" (best thing ever)

one bed trope (enough said)

the 'i hate everyone but you' couple (yesssss)

one losing their mind if the other is hurt or captured (cough percabeth cough)

the bodyguard/princess trope I REPEAT THE BODYGUARD/PRINCESS TROPE

the 'we were flirting and everyone else knows we were flirting but we're in denial bout it' (this trope)

MUTUAL PINING MUTUAL PINING

additionally, the 'everyone thinks we're dating but we r not/ in denial bout it' (BEST TROPE EVER)

the hero falling for the villain (honestly one of the best ones out there)

lovers to enemies (SO ANGSTY)

there's more i'll add when i can :)

"Can we like, reschedule today's fight? I have an exam?"

"YOU'RE IN SCHOOL?"

A dating service where matching is based on people’s search history exists. You’re a serial killer. You go on a date with a writer.

"You're drunk." The villain sighed as they looked at the Hero tumbling on the deserted street.

"What do you mean? I'm just a little tipsy. Look, could I do this if I was drunk?" The hero started tap dancing around the villain.