It's Friday again!!! I hope that everyone has had a great week so far. It's that time again for two new prompts, supplied as always by our prompt guru, Comicfan! *Reminder: Authors are more than welcome to post their Prompt Responses in GA Stories, but please remember that flash pieces under 1k must be posted in collections, not as individual stories.*

Prompt 330 – Creative
Tag – List of Words
Use the following words in a story – puppy, circus, clown, underwear, and toilet paper.

Prompt 331 – Creative
Tag – Technology
You have just discovered the horrifying secret. The technology you have been working on to make life simpler for mankind is actually going to be used to enslave them. Your managers aren’t human and you have been used as a pawn. What is going to happen and can you prevent it?

It's always hard to choose what response to feature, but this week I chose Cole Matthews response to Prompt #328:

 

 

 

The Spell

“You expect me to believe that?”

 

“I don’t care what you believe Thad. I’m telling you, the guy has me under his spell,” my roommate said with a confident grin. “I’ve never felt this way about someone before. Not ever.”

Evan was acting very strangely so I wasn’t terribly surprised at his characterization of this mystery guy. While Wiccans and ‘witches’ certainly existed, the whole ‘spell’ thing was really weird.

“I’m confused,” I finally manage to squeeze out of my brain. “So you think you’ve been bewitched or something?”

Evan sighed. His long face looked determined, ready to tackle whatever. “I don’t know what’s happening. He’s just everything I want in a mate. I’ve never felt like this before.”

I didn’t know what to say but this wasn’t the guy who moved in just a few months ago. The Evan who moved in was a slacker pizza delivery driver who played World of Warcraft for days on end, forgot to shower, smoked pounds of weed, and ate whatever was handy.

“Are you really going to the gym with some guy?” I asked.

“Yeah,” he smiled. “I’m getting in shape. I’m just sick of being a loser. My new man deserves better.”

I was shocked as he marched out of the kitchen towards his bedroom. The shower came on a minute later as I sipped my coffee and pondered the situation.

“I’m pissed,” I said to no one.

I’d gotten a straight, single roommate for a reason. After living with gay guys and even girls, I wanted a low stress living situation. Straight guys were low maintenance, unlike the prima donnas and fag hags who otherwise invaded my life. After Geoff left, it was too stressful to worry about other people’s pain. I was determined to process my own, play some games and forget about how lonely I was.

 

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