Faceclaim (ONC 2022, Completed, Shortlisted)
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  • Reads 3,070
  • Votes 631
  • Parts 25
  • Time 1h 47m
Complete, First published Feb 08, 2022
After years of struggling to make it as an actor, Daniel Shephard is finally about to make it big. He's landed the lead in a superhero movie. He's about to be Captain Universe with the whole world.

That is, if he can make it to his agent in time to sign the contract.

Which is easier said than done, as Daniel wakes up, only a few days before the need to sign the contract, in a locked room with no escape. He doesn't know who's abducted him or why. The only clue he has is the manuscript pushed in under the door. A script so terribly bad, it physically pains him to read it.

Now Daniel is forced to act out the script--while wearing increasingly ludicrous costumes--and deliver a performance of a lifetime, to appease the manic author who has him trapped, before he loses his spot in the limelight.

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This is an ONC story, using prompt #6:

Walking down the street, a stranger approaches you. He/she stares intently into your eyes for a moment and then says, "I know what you need to do."

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"If you liked Misery but didn't like the maiming, drug abuse, peril, or murder then you'll love this!!!"
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