Write an interaction based on a blind first date set up by an online dating site (examples include eHarmony, match.com, hinge, tinder, etc. but you can make up your own). Dating apps work by taking data from your profile, and using an algorithm to find suitable candidates for you. You can then make a decision of whether or not you want to match with a person. It can start from when a person opens their phone, swipes right, the date begins; these are not required as they are just a bit of inspiration. This can span any genre which means it does not need to be romance-based. The date can go horribly, the date could be stood up, or there can be some unimaginable twist that has nothing to do with the date at all. The only stipulation is that the prompt response has to stem from the online dating website/app.

*no romantically mature scenes are permitted to be written by those under 18

word limit:
700 - 2000

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timeline

Saturday, July 31 to Saturday, August 7: sign ups

Sunday, August 8 to Sunday, August 22: writing period

Monday, August 23 to Monday, September 6: judging period and next competition

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Credits:

prompt by: winnie_loves_honey

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