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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 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
This is AMAZING and I would read the heck out of this story!
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Re: Kitten

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-16 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh good! I had to write that, I knew as soon as I saw the prompt, though I've never written for this series (which I love) and it had to be Bastet and Ramses, precisely because of The cat Bastet (among others) and Ramses' own nigh-supernatural tricks. . . đź–¤ One does not deny the goddess Bastet when she says 'mine', hehe.
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Re: Fill

[personal profile] rosage 2018-12-16 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
This is adorable, thank you!!
vialethe: (Narnia)

Leave This World With Me

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-16 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
“Why did I agree to get married on a ship?” Cor asks, plaintive in the starlight reflected from the gentle swells around them. “This would be what happens to me.”

“Hush,” Aravis says, fitting the oars into place in their tiny rowboat, searching the waves for the running lights of their ship, “this time you have your wife along, and so it will end much the better,” and she is willing to ignore his suppressed snort, at least until they make it to shore.
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Gravity Falls

[personal profile] desertscribe 2018-12-16 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Mabel smiled as she traced her fingers over the photograph, because while she had enjoyed indulging in her crush on Mermando, he and the Manatee Queen made too cute of a couple for Mabel to hate her romantic rival. All she could do was wish them joy in their new lives together and gather her art supplies to make them a wedding present unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. She didn't know what she was going to make yet, but the gift was for royalty, so it was definitely going to need extra beads and sequins, tons of them.
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

Let Life Stretch Out Before Me and Break Me [Hektor, Paris, Cassandra & Aeneas]

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-16 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
In the city, with Andromache, Hektor is calm, and responsible - a good father, noble son, caring husband - but here in the dust and grit of the battlefield, he is a beast, a creature born of blood rage and wrath, striking down those in his path and exulting in it, though he knows it is wrong; for it is not a thing he shares, not with anyone.

Sometimes Paris believes he is frightened of everything in the world - the battle raging endlessly below, the disappointment in Priam’s eyes, the bellowing rage of the Greeks, come for his blood - but mostly, as he lies in the darkness beside his great prize, he fears losing Helen most of all, and clutches her all the harder, until she shifts in his grasp, his fingers leaving marks in their wake.

“You will save a city in peril, and guide it to the greatest glory the world has known,” Cassandra tells Aeneas, but he merely laughs, and says, “I’m no great hero such as that, my friend,” and leaves before she can tell him no, you are the only one among us who is.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, William/Drusilla

[personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz 2018-12-16 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Night-cloakéd Lady, I thee implore:
show me the way to Redemption's door.

I have offended by failing to soar, for
a Man mote not live as a meek Herbivore.

T'nite m' fears do not rule me, they're bound like th' Erymanthian Boar;
o come make a blade of me, I am your ore!...
Edited 2018-12-16 23:46 (UTC)
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-16 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Greek Mythology, Ariadne/Theseus, don't say you ever loved me/don't say you ever cared
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[personal profile] used_songs 2018-12-16 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! I'm glad you liked it.

There are; isn't it great?

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-17 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, good thought. Poor Raine and Genis, carrying this for so long. I love the way you word this, starting with Raine reasoning why she might get away with it, and ending with the precautions she takes because she might.

Re: I mean, what the hell, I'm on a roll

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-17 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
leading hundreds of blond children to sacrifice on the altar of Mithos's grief
I screamed (and it's such an accurate image)

and then I got sad for Kratos' bitterness and resignation anyway

Well done.
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-17 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Greek Mythology, Aeneas/Cassandra, what we're made of/is what i'm made of too
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[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-17 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh man, this is a fantastic crossover! Also hey kiddos, Rick's lessons are 100% earned from experience good advice. >.>
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Man's Best Friend? (Teen Wolf)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-17 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't think, I know." Stiles said, sinking down to sit on the floor, legs crossed, uncharacteristically still. "Whatever bullshit you were spouting before." he clarified.

Derek's ears perked towards him, and he cautiously slunk forwards on his belly when Stiles only met his eyes without flinching.

Not that Stiles ever flinched, even when he should run, Derek thought darkly, then jerked with surprise as long, clever fingers smoothed over his head and scritched lightly behind his ear. "You're my friend, whether you like it or not, and you're a good man." Stiles said firmly, his hand resting lightly on Derek's fur.

Derek stared at him, not quite able to wrap his head around the conviction - the trust - Stiles had in him.

"I mean, who's a good boy feels more appropriate right now," Stiles added with a crooked smirk, "but I imagine you might have to hurt me for that one."

Re: Fill, (slight AU)

[personal profile] lady_katana4544 2018-12-17 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yep he really doesn't want to know how she was able to get a hold of that piece of equipment. Glad that you enjoyed it. XD

[personal profile] lady_katana4544 2018-12-17 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome! <3

Re: Fill

[personal profile] lady_katana4544 2018-12-17 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
<3

Re: Peaky Blinders, Esme & John

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-17 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh no... This is very good, and terribly sad, and I haven’t (yet) seen the canon, but I hope she does find a way to escape.
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Re: I mean, what the hell, I'm on a roll

[personal profile] salinea 2018-12-17 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
All three are awesome!

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-17 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
LOL, wow, that’s quite the mistake. Awkward... but no doubt worth it in the end.
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[personal profile] dreamsofspike 2018-12-17 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Grimm, Nick/Monroe - alpha Grimm

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-17 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the water is wide... more like the water is full of lake monsters... but we took care of that

Hah, I totally love this! Very cute.
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[personal profile] dreamsofspike 2018-12-17 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
The Voice RPS, Blake/Adam - a rude "fan" harasses or assaults Adam in some relatively minor way, Blake steps in and is fiercely protective
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Re: Fill: Amelia Peabody

[personal profile] archersangel 2018-12-17 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
as i'm doing another re-read of the amelia peabody series, i love this.
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Re: Firefly: Wash and Mal

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-17 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! You can find out what happens next in the reply below. :-)