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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2018-12-09 03:03 pm
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Three Sentence Ficathon

UPDATE! EDIT!
 We're running into the Dreamwidth comment limits so all new prompts should be posted here Keep responding to and filling already posted prompts here, but all new ones should go to the new thread!





Someone did this banner for me a couple of years ago.  It's great, isn't it?  If it was you, please step up and take a bow!
It was
[personal profile] st_aurafina!   Thank you again!


caramelsilver ran one last year on Livejournal and I did two over here a few years ago. We'll keep it open until January 31, 2019 which should give everyone time to play a little. This is a delightful part of the online fandom community.


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.  So, for example,

Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, I don't like sand."


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 are allowed and even encouraged!  (We get really fun stories going this way).

Can I still post if I need more than 3 sentences?  Or should I just abuse grammar in ways the English language never contemplated?
Yes.  Yes.


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!
The more people who come and play, the better!

Can I spread the word? 
Yes, please.  I'd love to create a nifty banner with an embed code but I fail at it.  So if you create one, I'll post it and everyone can use it.

How long will it go?
Tentatively, we'll close it on January 31, 2019. 

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 and could be helpful for Yuletide bears, too.

What about spoilers, content warnings, triggers, pairings, ratings, tags, and squick?
I thought about this.  It wasn't an issue the last 2 times I ran this but times change.  In my experience, this typically gets too big, moves too fast, and the stories are too short for content warnings and ratings. You should assume spoilers are fair game and that the initial poster and responder have opted to use no content warnings or tags. I've found personally that I can skim by stuff that, from the prompt, I can tell isn't my favorite flavor of delicious cake. Use your best judgment and be prepared to skip over things that aren't your thing.


And here, have some icons!










I'll start things off...

Edit to add on 12/18/2018 Please check out this update here. And this friending meme if you're so inclined here.
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Re: Fill: Harry Potter

[identity profile] with-rainfall.livejournal.com 2019-06-10 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
The last sentence is very nicely done.
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Re: Any fandom, any character, a hot shower and a change of clothes – Fallen London

[identity profile] with-rainfall.livejournal.com 2019-06-10 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I’m loving all your FL fills!
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[identity profile] with-rainfall.livejournal.com 2019-06-10 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Ouch. Nicely done!

Re: Any fandom, any character, a hot shower and a change of clothes – Fallen London

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2019-06-11 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It’s a wonderful surprise to get a comment on them after all this time. :)
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[personal profile] sawthefaeriequeen 2019-06-15 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Claudia outfit! I love that she kept to neutrals but it's still properly Claud-y (that she made of course!). And yes at Janine appreciating her little sister's own brand of genius. <3
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

[Miraculous Ladybug] traduttori, traditori

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2019-06-29 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
traduttori, traditori (2265 words) by AlexSeanchai
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Additional Tags: Introspection, Eventual Romance, Miscommunication
Summary:

The Italian phrase most often rendered in English as "translators, traitors" loses, as Robert Frost said, its poetry when carried across from language to language: the English phrase lacks the consonance of the Italian; where either Italian word could take the place of the other in any poem without the metrical rhythm faltering, one English word is dactylic, the other a trochee.

There are five love languages: words, acts, gifts, time, touch.


you see how well I stuck to three sentences
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[personal profile] alice_pike 2019-07-08 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
HEY so I know this is a million years later, but I did actually finish this fic! lmao fINALLY.
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2019-07-20 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG I just found this and it is glorious. The hulking Minotaur harassed by a tiny furious hummingbird. LOVE IT, thank you my friend!
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Re: we not only carry a future ghost (Star Wars, Chewbacca gen)

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2019-07-20 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I only just found this and wanted to say how much I love it!!

(Anonymous) 2019-07-29 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Avatar: The Last Airbender]

I’m not what you think I am.

You look at me and see a pretty girl, one out of seven, athletic but vapid and flirty and a bit dim, and you don’t see the hours and hours of dedication my acrobatism and my knowledge of chi paths takes; you see my fists, but you think you control where they go, who they attack; you see my love - not just for you, but for Mai and for Zuko and for my sisters and my parents and everyone else - but you’ve always thought love was weaker than fear, haven’t you, Azula?

So, no, I’m not what you think I am at all.

(Anonymous) 2019-07-29 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Avatar: The Last Airbender]

You come to this last stronghold, weary and aching and so, so tired, hoping for a place to rest - but it isn’t long before you see the truth of this city. Instead of grieving, healing, and moving on, you bottle everything up and paste on a smile and go to work, and you say, “We are so lucky here,” even though you don’t feel very lucky at all, and most of all, you don’t cry.

After all, there is no war in Ba Sing Se.
shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)

[personal profile] shallowness 2019-08-25 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
That's delightful! Love his resigned-to-follow-her-anywhere attitude in the second sentence.
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Re: Fill: MCU, Natasha, wicked girls

[personal profile] shallowness 2019-09-11 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Very strong!
shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)

[personal profile] shallowness 2019-11-03 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Charming!
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Re: Fill: Amelia Peabody

[personal profile] shallowness 2019-11-24 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Thos made me chuckle in glee. Well done.
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[identity profile] with-rainfall.livejournal.com 2019-11-26 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I love fics where they meet each other halfway.
shallowness: HP films' Minerva reads the Daily Prophet (Minerva reads)

Re: Fill: Harry Potter - Dolores Umbridge

[personal profile] shallowness 2020-01-19 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
This is brilliant.
shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)

Re: The Curve of You is Curved on Me

[personal profile] shallowness 2021-10-20 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm, nicely complicated. I like how she wasn't even sure she had meant it, but found out she had.
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Re: Original

[personal profile] shallowness 2022-05-29 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucid and eloquent fill.
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Re: Original

[personal profile] shallowness 2022-07-24 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that's intriguing!
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[personal profile] shallowness 2023-08-15 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's a great update!
shallowness: Margaret Hale of North and South adaptation sitting at desk writing (Margaret North and South writing)

[personal profile] shallowness 2023-10-21 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
What a great way to express Frederick's feelings at all those points.