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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2015-02-04 11:09 am

Three Sentence Ficathon

The 2015 Three Sentence Ficathon is now CLOSED, with over 4,100 prompts, fills, and comments.  It's been a great exchange and thank you so much for the whacky crackfic, the moving short fic, and the amazing cross-overs.  You all are great.  I won't freeze this -- go ahead and continue to fill any prompts that interest you and comment on fills made.  I just ask that there not be any more NEW prompts. 

We'll be back next year.  Check out the friending meme and friend away and if you post your works on AO3, be sure to use the 3 sentence ficathon tags.

Thank you again, so much!


It's been 2 years, so why not?!!
 



 

Caramelsilver ran one in December on Live Journal but I was too busy to play.  There are lots of outstanding prompts over there, so do go and check it out!!  Here's the link!  I did one in early spring 2 years ago here on Dreamwidth, and with Yuletide, Fandomstocking, and Festivids over, I thought I'd run a new one!!  Thanks so much  to [personal profile] snacky and Saoirse7 for the nudge and to [personal profile] st_aurafina for making the swell banner and icon!

What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
This is a challenge where you answer a prompt with a fic consisting of only three sentences. It's open to all fandoms and you can post and answer as many prompts as you like, as many times as you want.

What do I do first?
You post prompts!  When posting a prompt please format it this way:

fandom, character(s), prompt word/sentence.

Only one prompt per comment please.

What else?
You answer other posters' prompts in three sentences (or more if you can't stop yourself) and fill as many prompts as you want, as many times as you wish.  If you see that a prompt you loved has already been filled, go ahead and fill it again!  Multiple fills of the same prompt allowed and even encouraged!

But I'm not a member of Dreamwidth
No problem.  You can comment anonymously or through open ID

Can anyone play?
Yes!  Please signal boost this to your flist, followers, and any other places you frequent.  Come one, come all! 
I'm cross-posting to LJ but we will keep all prompts and fills here, so they are in one awesome place (and with less spam).  Please, post this anywhere and everywhere.  The more people who come and play, the better!

[And I'll try to put an embed code in so you can spread the word.  I've tried multiple times and failed so far
[personal profile] snacky  !


 

How long will it go? 
I'm closing it on Sunday, March 8, 2015.   (Last time, we reached 5,000 comments and I had to start a new one before the ficathon concluded.  If that happens, I'll start a new post).

Are there any rules about cross-posting?
Nope, you can post wherever you want, whenever you want.  A lot of folks collected their responses together and posted them on AO3 under the 3 sentence fiction tag.  3SFs are a terrific prompt for remixes.


Gosh, there are some cool people over here.  How do I introduce myself?
Through the friending meme right here.



And here, have some icons!

 









Edited, updated 4 Feb 2015 11 PM ET
Edited, updated 21 Feb 2015 10:30 ET to add link to friending meme
Edited, updated 9 March 2015 9:06 EDT to close the 3SF for 2015




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Twice Shy

[personal profile] edenfalling 2015-02-19 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
"What's your safeword?" El asks as she and Peter sandwich Neal on the lamp-lit sheets of their bed, their hands stroking firm and sure over his naked skin.

Neal swallows, feels the ghostly tatters of shame and desperation and pleasure turned to stomach-churning nausea wrap around him like an unwanted embrace: his own mind ignoring his wishes in perfect mirror mimicry of the reason he doesn't do this anymore, no matter how badly he needs to let go, to turn off, to hand over the keys to his deepest self and trust someone else to carry him for a while.

"Betrayal," he says, and buries his face in Peter's thigh so he won't have to see the pity bloom in his lovers' eyes.
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Re: Twice Shy

[personal profile] edenfalling 2015-02-19 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Trust is an important part of most long-term human interaction, but all the more so in submissive relationships. Fortunately for Neal, I think El and Peter are exactly the right people to help him relearn how to let go -- they have a core of deep honesty in their own relationship that they would naturally extend to him, and the patience to let him move toward trust at his own pace.
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Re: Twice Shy

[personal profile] dariaw 2015-02-19 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh this is so great
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Re: Twice Shy

[personal profile] edenfalling 2015-02-19 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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Re: Twice Shy

[personal profile] dreamsofspike 2015-03-13 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
This is just lovely, if utterly heartbreaking. Poor Neal. :( He is one of those people who loves so utterly and completely that it's easy to take advantage of that love - which is exactly why his walls are so hard to get past.

I love the dynamic you've written here, love this sweet, sad little piece so much. <3
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Re: Twice Shy

[personal profile] edenfalling 2015-03-13 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! And yeah, Neal is very emotionally vulnerable once he lets people in -- but I think Peter and El would not take advantage of that.