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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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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-16 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent!! The ability to have a limb — and the general has extras, haha! I also like the reluctant admission that the choice of base might not the most strategic lol.
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-16 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
“Do you think it wise, sir?” Jeeves asked tactfully even as the pawnshop owner wrapped the item in question in newspaper, which would almost certainly leave ink smudges on the silver. “Your aunt might not take kindly to interference in her plans.”

“Piffle,” said Bertie succinctly.
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[personal profile] crookedspoon 2018-12-16 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! This account was linked in your sidebar. Do you have a new account you want me to gift this to instead? :)
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[personal profile] moetushie 2018-12-16 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy shit, thanks for letting me know. I don't think I've updated it since 2012 or whenever I picked that layout. My AO3 is havisham. :)
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-16 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Indiana Jones, Indy, there was more to Egyptian mythology than mummies
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Re: Fill, (slight AU)

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-16 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is nice. :) I like how he's just not even asking questions. XD
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Re: There's a weird vaguely creepypasta-esque thing developing in my brain with this...

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-16 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Creepy and delightful, thank you!!
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[personal profile] crookedspoon 2018-12-16 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Those things always fall by the wayside, don't they ;) Thanks!
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
(NO ONE INDEED). Thank you!
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Re: Fullmetal Alchemist

[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

(Anonymous) 2018-12-16 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Any fandom, any, I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
HOWL WOULD. (Poor Sophie!) This made me laugh out loud--thank you!
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
OK, in fairness, Rick is neither evil nor incompetent, which probably already puts him in the top three DADA teachers Harry & Co. have had --but of course they would find him completely bizarre! This is such a perfect cross -over :D
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Re: Firefly: Wash and Mal

[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not familiar with this fandom except by osmosis, but I loved this nonetheless: what a great fill!
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)

"What would you know," Paris sneers, "of love, little sister? Virgin priestess, sworn to the gods, beyond any man's reach?"

Cassandra does not flinch at the words, not anymore; instead she smiles, slow and sharp, and bends to kiss Paris' bride on her fair brow.

"If love is deemed beyond my ability to grant," she murmurs, frowning, "then that leaves me only one passion to wish you;" and Helen, who has learned what it is to hate from one husband already, flinches.

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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)

Cassandra does not mourn her suitors.

Aeneas knows this, because he watches, because he would hate Coroebus and Othyroneus even more than he already does for causing her an instant of grief; but she whispers the words to set a soul to rest at their funeral games with the utmost serenity.

He would almost think it is so because she is too wise to worry about mortal things--until the day he stumbles on the battlefield, and catches a glimpse of her face (ashen, alien in its terror) as she watches from the ramparts.

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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Howl's Moving Castle, Howl/Sophie, you're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
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I think I prompted this once long before, but I still think it's funny...

[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Any book-to-movie fandom, Any, book characters react to their depiction in the movie (or vice versa)
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Howl's Moving Castle, Sophie Hatter & Jane Farrier, a long overdue explanation
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Lion in Winter/Medieval History, Henry/Eleanor, a mind like Aristotle and a form like mortal sin.
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Howl's Moving Castle, Howl & Abdullah, "I feel I got to know you rather well."
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Greek mythology, Eros/Psyche, the effects of a love-dart are only temporary
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Greek mythology, Penelope & Clytemnestra & Helen, their first meeting after Troy
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Any, any, no hero to his/her valet
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[personal profile] betony 2018-12-16 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Greek Mythology, Hedone, with parents like these...