Cacoethes

[kak-oh-EE-theez]

Noun.

an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania: a cacoethes for smoking

(Collins English Dictionary)

Writing Prompt:

Write a Fifteen-Blinker on a character with cacoethic tendencies.

Fun Fact:

insanabile scribendi cacoethes is Latin for an “incurable passion for writing.”