Fiction Writing Prompts: Hidden Child

Hidden Child: An Introduction

Hidden Child Writing Prompts

A character discovers they have a child…

1. A renowned detective receives a letter containing DNA results, revealing that he has a 10-year-old daughter. She may be the next target in an ongoing investigation.
2. A CEO of a tech empire finds out she has a son who has been living with a foster family, right under her nose. He turns out to be a tech genius as well.
3. A soldier returns home from a long deployment to find out that they have a child they never knew about. How does this revelation change their next steps?
4. A famous actor receives a backstage visit from a teenager who claims to be his daughter and has proof. She wants to join the acting world but is hesitant to reveal their connection.
5. A high school teacher finds out they have a child when the child enrolls as a new student in their class. Can they keep their relationship a secret?
6. A man on his deathbed finds out he has a child from a long-lost love. With only days to live, he tries to reach out and make amends.
7. A crime lord discovers he has a daughter who’s been living with a rival gang member. How does this change the dynamics of their world?
8. A spaceship captain learns they have a child living on a remote colony planet. The child may hold the key to a cosmic mystery.
9. A journalist working on a story about orphaned children discovers that one of the kids is actually their own, taken away from them without their knowledge years ago.
10. A politician finds out they have an illegitimate child right before a major election. How does this affect their campaign and personal life?
11. A time-traveler returns from a mission to find they’ve fathered a child in another time period. What complications does this add to their already complicated life?
12. A chef learns that their long-lost child has been working as a waiter in their restaurant. How does their relationship develop?
13. A woman finds out that her estranged sister has been raising her daughter as her own. She now wants to reclaim her child.
14. A divorced man discovers he has a child with his ex-wife, but she has moved to another country. How far will he go to be a part of his child’s life?
15. A musician finds out they have a child who is deaf. How does this realization change their perspective on music and life?
16. A witch learns that their magical abilities have been inherited by a child they didn’t know existed. Now they have to find them before an evil coven does.
17. An explorer discovers a hidden tribe and learns they have a child as a result of a past expedition. The child is seen as a god among the tribe.
18. A psychic learns they have a child who also possesses psychic abilities. Together they have to solve a series of mysterious events.
19. A single man finds out he has a child due to a mix-up at a fertility clinic years ago. The child’s current family doesn’t want to give him up.
20. An astronaut finds out they have a child just before a mission to Mars. The astronaut must decide whether to go on the mission or stay behind.
21. A bestselling author learns they have a child who has published a book that directly counters the ideas of their own works.
22. A reclusive artist learns that their child has been selling art created in their signature style. Is it imitation, flattery, or theft?
23. A firefighter saves a child from a burning building, only to find out later that the child is theirs.
24. A vampire finds out they have a mortal child. How do they protect the child from their dangerous world?
25. A historical reenactor discovers they have a child who despises history. How do they bridge the generational and interest gap?
26. A computer hacker finds out they have a child who is an officer in cybersecurity.
27. A human rights lawyer discovers they have a child living under an oppressive regime in another country.
28. A pilot learns that their child has been living with the family of a co-pilot who died in a plane crash years ago.
29. A professional athlete finds out they have a child who is physically disabled. How does this alter their perspective?
30. An alien living on Earth in disguise learns they have a half-human child.
31. A famous explorer finds out they have a child who is agoraphobic and afraid to leave their home.
32. A scientist discovers they have a child who turns out to be an anti-science conspiracy theorist.
33. A bank robber learns that their child is a police officer investigating their crimes.
34. An archaeologist finds a letter buried in an old site, revealing they have a child waiting for them back in their own time.
35. A monk discovers they have a child after taking a vow of celibacy.
36. A librarian finds out that their child has been secretly living in the library they work at.
37. A superhero learns they have a child who has been trained to be a villain by their arch-nemesis.
38. A journalist learns they have a child who is an influential political blogger, but their ideologies clash significantly.
39. A therapist discovers their own child has been seeking therapy under a pseudonym to deal with their estranged relationship.
40. A detective finds out they have a child who is a master of disguises, making it incredibly difficult to locate them.
41. A secret agent discovers they have a child who is a hacker trying to expose government secrets.
42. A doctor finds out that their child has been volunteering in their hospital, shadowing them without their knowledge.
43. An assassin finds out their next target is actually their child, who followed in their footsteps unknowingly.
44. A sailor discovers they have a child who has a deep fear of the ocean.
45. A philosopher finds out they have a child who argues that their parent’s life’s work is fundamentally flawed.
46. A retired police officer learns they have a child who is a civil rights activist campaigning against police brutality.
47. A zookeeper finds out that their child has been volunteering at the zoo in order to get closer to them.
48. A mountain climber learns they have a child right after they decide to take on the most dangerous climb of their career.
49. A priest finds out they have a child just as they are about to take a high-ranking position in the church.
50. A fashion designer discovers they have a child who has been homeless, shunning materialistic values.
51. A prisoner finds out they have a child who has been fighting for their release.
52. A professional gamer learns they have a child who is campaigning against video game addiction.
53. A movie director discovers their child has been writing scathing reviews of their films.
54. A journalist covering stories of missing persons discovers one of the children they’re reporting on is their own.
55. A nurse finds out they have a child who is a notorious drug dealer.
56. A botanist learns that their child has been destroying rare plants in protest against ecological exploitation.
57. A pilot learns they have a child the day after they survive a plane crash.
58. A comedian finds out they have a child who is battling depression.
59. A judge finds out that the defendant in a case they are presiding over is their child.
60. A mechanic discovers that their child has been secretly fixing cars at their garage.
61. An investigative reporter finds out they have a child who is the subject of a scandal they’re uncovering.
62. A Broadway star discovers their child has been working as a stagehand on their shows.
63. A novelist learns that their child has been anonymously publishing fan fiction based on their books.
64. A knight finds out they have a child who is a pacifist and against the code of chivalry.
65. A treasure hunter learns their child has been hiding a family heirloom they’ve been searching for.
66. A professor discovers that one of their most promising students is their child.
67. A ghost finds out they have a child who is a ghost hunter.
68. A royal finds out they have a child who is a revolutionary fighting against the monarchy.
69. A tattoo artist learns their child has been using their designs without giving them credit.
70. A singer discovers that their biggest critic is their own child.
71. A coder learns they have a child who is an advocate for digital detox.
72. A ballet dancer finds out they have a child who is a prominent hip-hop artist.
73. A deep-sea diver discovers they have a child who is campaigning against ocean exploration to preserve marine life.
74. A reality TV star finds out they have a child who despises the spotlight.
75. A magician learns that their child has been revealing their tricks online.
76. A political leader finds out their child is the leader of a rival faction.
77. An architect discovers that their child has been protesting against one of their major projects.
78. A jeweler learns their child has been replacing their real diamonds with fakes.
79. An Olympic athlete discovers they have a child who is a professional e-sports player.
80. A psychologist learns their child has been writing pseudoscientific self-help books.
81. A dog trainer finds out they have a child who is an advocate for feral dogs and wolves.
82. A travel blogger discovers their child has been living a nomadic life without technology.
83. A historian finds out that their child believes and propagates historical revisionism.
84. A tailor learns that their child has been mending clothes for the homeless, using materials from their shop.
85. An antique collector finds out they have a child who believes in living a minimalist lifestyle.
86. A bookstore owner learns that their child has been secretly donating their books to prisons.
87. A race car driver discovers their child has been sabotaging their cars to keep them safe.
88. A wine connoisseur finds out they have a child who has joined the temperance movement.
89. A toy maker learns that their child has been giving away their most expensive toys to less fortunate kids.
90. A photographer discovers their child has been erasing people’s memories to protect their privacy.
91. A meteorologist finds out they have a child who has been manipulating the weather.
92. A florist learns that their child has been planting flowers in the wild, believing that they should not be sold.
93. A pastry chef discovers that their child has been smuggling their delicacies into a country where they are banned.
94. A hunter finds out they have a child who is a wildlife conservationist.
95. A hypnotist learns that their child has been using their techniques to debunk their own shows.
96. A talk show host discovers their child has been a frequent anonymous caller, challenging their opinions.
97. A locksmith learns that their child has been freeing people they believe are unjustly locked up.
98. A radio host finds out they have a child who is part of a movement against traditional media.
99. A cartographer discovers their child has been creating maps to secret, sacred places, leading people away from them.
100. A circus performer learns they have a child who is an animal rights activist campaigning to shut down their circus.