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Characters A and B are at a wedding. This does not have to be the marriage of A and B. One of them might be marrying another character, or they both might be observing the marriage of two other characters. One might be officiating the ceremony, standing as a member of the wedding party, participating only as a guest, catering the event, or filling any other role you can think of. The roles of characters A and B in this wedding are up to you.
The character officiating the ceremony asks, “If anyone has any reason why these two should not be joined in marriage, let them speak now or forever hold their peace.”
There is a moment of silence and then B (or A) cries out, “I have a reason!”
What happens next is up to you!
Here are some things to consider:
What reason does B give for why the couple should not marry?
How does B feel when explaining their reasoning? Are they afraid, angry, guilty, gleeful, heartbroken?
How does A react to B’s behaviour?
How does A respond to B’s reasoning?
How do other characters react?
Does the couple marry anyway?
Does the relationship between A and B change because of this situation? Is it changed for better or worse?
Is this story a comedy or a tragedy?
For this prompt, Characters A and B do not have to be in a romantic relationship. They can be in any kind of relationship you choose.
Characters A and B are shopping at the supermarket. A is playing with the shopping cart (climbing into it and expecting B to push them around, or pushing it really fast down an aisle and then suddenly letting go. What A does with the cart is up to you). Despite B’s repeated requests for A to stop before someone gets hurt, A keeps on doing what they’re doing. Sure enough, A manages to get injured.
What happens next is up to you!
Here are some things to consider:
Is A’s injury serious or minor?
Does A require medical attention?
How does A respond to getting hurt?
How do other characters respond?
How does B respond? Are they angry with A? Do they say ‘I told you so’? Are they panicked? Are they sympathetic?
What are the consequences of A’s actions?
Has the relationship between A and B changed because of this situation? If so, has it changed for better or for worse?
Has A learned anything from this experience? Has B learned anything? If so, what was it?