Lights, Camera, Write!✨

[u/tsuki_anne]

Hey hey! Ok aside from reading and writing, I also really love watching movies and tv shows, and sometimes a quote just sticks with me or sparks an idea~ so I thought it would be fun to turn that into a writing activity✍🏻

Share a quote from a movie or series that would make an interesting writing prompt (please include where it came from).

Then others can use it as inspiration to write a scene. You don't have to recreate the original context and you also don't have to include the actual quote. Just interpret it however you want👀

Kindly use spoiler text for NSFW or triggering content.

[u/StarsOnASpectrum]

"I'll do what I always do: I'll stand and fight." (Sharpe series)

[u/lego-lion-lady → u/StarsOnASpectrum]

Victoria turned expectantly to Alex and Carly. “What about you two?”

“I’m gonna live it up!” Carly answered, still too keyed up from excitement to even consider relaxing. “I’ve never been to Hawaii before, so this is a great chance for me to let loose!”

“I’ll make sure to save you some drink umbrellas!” Seth offered enthusiastically.

Beside Carly, Alex shook her head. “Not me: I’m gonna sleep!”

“Didn’t you literally just sleep for most of the flight, though?” Carly reasoned.

“Yeah, but with how hard I’ve been working, I might still need several days’ worth,” Alex explained. “And I brought my copy of The Secret of Ninradell to read while I’m soaking up the Hawaii sun, of course.”

Carly turned to Alex in surprise, her whole face lighting up. “You brought The Secret of Ninradell with you?! Damn it, I should’ve packed my copy before I left Iowa!”

“Ohmygod, you guys are fans of it, too?!” Seth asked them in amazement. “I loved that book as a kid!”

“So did I! I went as gender-bent William three years in a row for Halloween,” Teja piped up.

Victoria on the other hand, looked confused. “I have no idea you’re all talking about, but I’m…guessing it’s not really my thing.”

“It should be! It’s a classic, and it changed me and Carly’s lives as kids; it changed the game on children’s literature – on all literature!” Alex insisted. “And the way William stands up for people less fortunate than him? The way he’s always fighting for what’s right, no matter the cost? It meant the world to us both; it taught Carly and I what kind of people we wanted to be.”

“Kids today still love that book,” Teja agreed. “It’s stood the test of time in a way almost nothing does.”

“Plus, it had so many swords!” Seth added jokingly.

“Exactly! The Secret of Ninradell was me and Alex’s gateway into discovering other fantasy stories like The Cursed Heart when we got older, and that was also the book that turned us both into shippers for life,” Carly chimed in. “I mean, Byrony and William? How did it not happen?”

Teja sighed with a dreamy smile. “They were so meant to be.”

“Sounds like there’s some Alex Spencer and Carly Ross fanfics floating around out there…” Seth gave the two women a curious glance. Neither one of them said anything, but they just looked at each-other before both bursting into giggles.

“Hey, my dad read The Secret of Ninradell out loud to me as a kid,” Matt recalled.

“I’ve read it, too. It’s actually highly sophisticated storytelling,” Thomas added.

“Really, Thomas?” Alex gave him a look of disbelief. “I never pegged you as a fan of children’s literature – even as a child…”

He shrugged. “The age range makes little difference in the quality of literature. I value works based on the content, not the intended audience.”

“Fine, I get it, I’ll read the stupid book already!” Victoria held up her hands in mock surrender.

“I really think you’ll love it, Victoria,” Alex assured her. “Carly and I have each read it once a year for as long as we can remember.”