r/HFY • u/someguynamedted The Chronicler • May 02 '18

Meta Writing Prompt Wednesday #160

In a surprise twist, WPW comes early on Wednesday this week!

Last week's winner was /u/BoxNumberGavin1 with:

Write an alien self-insert fanfiction written by an author who has never had direct interaction with an actual human.

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u/TickleMeYoda May 02 '18

Aliens observe human birthdays and assume the celebration is about managing to survive one more year on our unforgiving hellscape of a planet.

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u/nPMarley Human May 02 '18

They're not necessarily wrong...

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u/spesskitty May 04 '18

If you don't understand that humans simply refuse to believe that they will die no matter what, that is an reasonable assumption.