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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] little_lady_d 2018-12-17 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
The Craft Sequence, Raymet/Gal, golden
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[personal profile] little_lady_d 2018-12-17 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
The Craft Sequence, Caleb & or / Kopil, bad ideas
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[personal profile] little_lady_d 2018-12-17 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Hamlet, any, dungeons & dragons
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[personal profile] rosage 2018-12-17 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Beau thinks about Clay's words so much they might as well be a damn mantra. Feel good for them, take care of them. She can't prepare a vegetable platter like he can, and the promise of a storm is keeping her too full of adrenaline to meditate, but tucking the blankets around Jester's shoulders will have to count as her discipline, for now.
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[personal profile] tomakeanoffer 2018-12-17 06:51 am (UTC)(link)

<3

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[personal profile] tomakeanoffer 2018-12-17 06:52 am (UTC)(link)

Hee! Thank you! <3

st_aurafina: (Firefly: Static river)

Re: Firefly: Wash and Mal

[personal profile] st_aurafina 2018-12-17 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhhh, yes! Perfect! It's so Mal. And yet so oddly polite? But still as sneaky as fuck.
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Re: There's a weird vaguely creepypasta-esque thing developing in my brain with this...

[personal profile] tomakeanoffer 2018-12-17 06:52 am (UTC)(link)

Glad you enjoyed! <3

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Re: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, William/Drusilla

[personal profile] tomakeanoffer 2018-12-17 06:53 am (UTC)(link)

Oh, this is so cool! Thank you!

thenewbuzwuzz: converse on tree above ground (Default)

Re: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, William/Drusilla

[personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz 2018-12-17 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
Thank *you*! It was a tasty prompt. ^^
vialethe: (Narnia)

Re: The Ivan Vorpatril Maneuver

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-17 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Corin! What a wonderfully realistic take on the politics and prejudices that may have come in Archenland following Cor's return. This is fantastic, and suits what little we have of him in canon so well.
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-17 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
OH RICHARD. Of course he couldn't live through all that and not hate the Lancasters with a vicious passion, but it's so sad to see.
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

Re: Greek mythology, a life for a life

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-17 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is stunning and tragic and horrifying, to think of them all trapped in that day over and over again.
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

Re: Greek mythology, the descent of dionysus

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-17 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
That last line, indeed! So unexpected for him, but I love his determination.
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Fire Emblem 13

[personal profile] rosage 2018-12-17 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Say'ri, you're freezing," Tiki says, batting away Say'ri's hands. Say'ri grins and flicks the water from her fingers. It would have been an effective maneuver even without Tiki's dragon blood; with it, her victory was assured from the start.
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)

Re: The Ivan Vorpatril Maneuver

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2018-12-17 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Damn, Corin. Good insight.
ernest: (What disadvantage?)

[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-17 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
The prince had a foil once, so long ago that this castle was nothing like a prison. Laertes took their swordplay very seriously and made a better knight than Hamlet ever did.

Who could have guessed that this paladin would one day ally himself with a usurper-serpent instead of dispatching the dragon straightaway?
random_nexus: (Biohazard)

Re: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, William/Drusilla

[personal profile] random_nexus 2018-12-17 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
Awww, I can totally believe this is lil sweet pre-William the Bloody poetry.
vialethe: (Narnia)

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-17 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Narnia, Cor/Aravis & Corin, an uncertain trio
thenewbuzwuzz: converse on tree above ground (Default)

Re: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, William/Drusilla

[personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz 2018-12-17 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
:)) Thank you! Yup, that's what I was going for.
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Re: Fill: Thor & Loki, bodyswap

[personal profile] tardis_stowaway 2018-12-17 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
I just giggled SO MUCH at this! The final exchange about "get help" is perfect.
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Re: Fill: Peggy and Jarvis, holiday blues

[personal profile] tardis_stowaway 2018-12-17 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, great characterization and use of language here.
tardis_stowaway: ten & rose on new earth, text reads "somewhere I have never traveled" (somewhere I have never traveled)

[personal profile] tardis_stowaway 2018-12-17 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
*gigglesnort* Perfect!
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[personal profile] tardis_stowaway 2018-12-17 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
There is so much great character work and imagery in these three sentences!

Re: OP

(Anonymous) 2018-12-17 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh dear, I hadn't thought of it that way. That makes things so much harder for Zuko, because I think most people fundamentally want to believe other people are like them, that other people are as honorable and loyal and truthful and trustworthy as they are. And it can lead to some Very Bad Things for people who are fundamentally honorable (like Zuko) or trustworthy (like Aang) or truthful (like me - I know I assume strangers are more truthful and trustworthy than I should).

As for Zuko being suspicious... he wasn't until Azula told him she told Ozai that Zuko had killed the Avatar instead of her. He didn't seem to have any problem believing she told Ozai that he had HELPED her take down the Avatar, and he clearly believed her when she said siding with her was enough to get back in Ozai's good graces enough to come home. So... I guess he was suspicious, but perhaps not suspicious enough considering what he already knew.