Are you staring at a blank page, wondering what to put your favorite characters through next? Whether you write for anime, TV shows, movies, or books, our fanfic prompt generator is the perfect tool to spark your creativity and cure writer's block. From sweet fluff to heart-wrenching angst, one click is all it takes to find your next great story idea.
Click the button to get a random prompt for your OTP, rarepair, or ensemble cast
Using this tool is incredibly simple. Just hit the "Generate" button, and the tool will provide you with a unique scenario, dialogue line, or situational prompt. You can take the result and apply it directly to your OTP (One True Pairing), your favorite rarepair, or an ensemble cast of characters. Keep clicking until you find the exact spark you need to start typing.
Fanfiction thrives on tropes, and our generator is packed with the community's favorites:
Even the most passionate fandom writers experience burnout. When you love a universe but can't figure out the plot for your next one-shot or multi-chapter slow burn, a randomized prompt acts as a creative jumping-off point. It forces you to think outside your usual writing habits and drop your characters into completely unexpected situations.
"Who did this to you?"
"You're bleeding." / "It's not my blood."
"I think I'm supposed to hate you, but I'm really struggling to remember why right now."
"Just pretend you like me for five minutes. Please."
"I told you to run! Why did you come back?" / "Because you were still here."
"Are you flirting with me or starting a fight?" / "Can't I do both?"
"I brought you coffee. Don't look at me like that, it's not poisoned."
"If we survive this, I'm never letting you choose the shortcut again."
Fake Dating AU: Character A needs a date to a family event to stop their parents from nagging them. Character B volunteers, but they have to convince everyone they've been in love for years.
Soulmate AU: The first words your soulmate says to you are tattooed on your wrist. Character A's tattoo is an incredibly embarrassing insult.
Roommate AU: Character A and Character B are assigned as college roommates. One is an absolute neat freak; the other is chaos incarnate. They only communicate via passive-aggressive sticky notes.
Coffee Shop AU: Character A is a barista who deliberately spells Character B's name wrong on their cup every single day just to see their reaction.
Supernatural AU: Character A is a vampire trying to live a normal human life. Character B is their human neighbor who keeps inviting them to daytime beach parties.
Rivalry AU: Character A and Character B are rival bakers competing for the same storefront. The pranks escalate until they accidentally lock themselves in the same walk-in freezer.
Character A is terrified of thunderstorms. Character B builds a massive pillow fort in the living room to distract them.
Waking up on a lazy Sunday morning. Character A tries to sneak out of bed to make breakfast, but Character B sleepily pulls them back under the covers.
They get caught in a sudden, freezing downpour and have to huddle together under a single, tiny umbrella while waiting for the bus.
Character A falls asleep on Character B's shoulder during a movie. Character B refuses to move for three hours so they don't wake them up.
Character A gets the flu. Character B, who is famously terrible at cooking and domestic chores, tries their absolute hardest to nurse them back to health.
Character A has to completely erase Character B's memories of them in order to keep them safe from the villain.
"I love you," Character A whispered, desperate. Character B smiled sadly. "I know. I'm so sorry."
They finally reunite after five years of believing the other was dead—only to realize they are now fighting on opposite sides of a war.
Character A discovers that Character B has been lying about their true identity since the very first day they met.
Character A is forced to watch Character B sacrifice themselves for the rest of the team, completely unable to stop it.
Character A shows up at Character B's apartment at 3:00 AM, soaking wet, shivering, and covered in bruises. They just say, "I didn't know where else to go."
Character A tries to hide a severe injury so they don't slow the team down. Character B notices them wincing and corners them in the bathroom to patch them up.
Character A wakes up from a recurring, terrifying nightmare. Character B stays up with them, softly running fingers through their hair until they fall back asleep.
Character A is pushed to their absolute breaking point and finally snaps, having a panic attack. Character B is the only one who knows how to ground them.
The squad gets hopelessly lost on a road trip because Character A refused to use a GPS and Character B read the physical map upside down.
Character A accidentally drinks a truth serum right before a highly important team meeting. Character B has to aggressively cover their mouth the whole time.
The team decides to play Monopoly on their night off. It almost ruins their friendship permanently.
Character A gets stuck in a tree trying to rescue a cat. The cat easily climbs down. Character A is still stuck when the rest of the team finds them.
A fanfic prompt generator is a tool that randomly creates story ideas, scenarios, dialogue lines, and situations specifically designed for fanfiction writers. It helps overcome writer's block by providing creative starting points you can apply to your favorite characters from any fandom.
Simply take any prompt and replace 'Character A' and 'Character B' with your favorite characters. The prompts are intentionally character-neutral so they work with any ship, fandom, or pairing you love to write about.
AU stands for 'Alternate Universe.' It's a fanfiction genre where characters are placed in a different setting or reality than their original canon—like a coffee shop AU, college AU, or soulmate AU. These prompts reimagine characters in entirely new scenarios.
Angst focuses on emotional pain, internal conflict, and dramatic situations that may not have a happy resolution. Hurt/Comfort (H/C) specifically involves one character being hurt (physically or emotionally) and another character providing comfort and care. H/C typically ends on a hopeful note.
Absolutely! These prompts are free to use for any fanfiction you want to write. Many writers share their prompt-inspired fics on AO3, Wattpad, Tumblr, and other platforms. Some even credit the prompt source, but it's not required.
Just click the generate button again! The beauty of a prompt generator is that you can keep clicking until you find something that sparks your creativity. You can also combine multiple prompts or use them as loose inspiration rather than following them exactly.