Three Sentence Ficathon

[rthstewart]

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 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.

Comments

3 Lives, 3 Worlds, 10 Miles of Peach Blossoms – Dong Hua Dijun/Bai Feng Jiu

[zdenka]

A lifetime in the mortal world passes in a moment; it is like a dream, and then one awakens. In the mortal world, he cherishes his Jiu'er, loves her madly, devotedly, thinks of nothing else.

Dong Hua Dijun opens his eyes, and that should be the end of all attachments; but his hand is tightly clasped around an arrowhead tied to a set of bells, and there is a faint ache in his heart like the echo of remembered pain.

[inkpaws]

Any, Any, “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”

[vialethe]

Greek Mythology, Aeneas/Cassandra, you left your impression long after you'd gone on me/marks only i can see

[vialethe]

Narnia, Pevensies, back before, back in our school days/you were wild-eyed, before the damage was done

[alice_pike]

AAAHHHH YES I LOVE IT

i love your turns of phrase, sea-salt scent of summer and puzzle box heart and the knife she knows she can use bc she's ANNABETH and even without her memory she's still got her mind, and she's piecing things together and still knows what she can do, and nico, peeved at the gods and dealing with this AGAIN but still needing her, still wanting everything to be right. god i wanna know more and this is so good for me, thank you thank you thank you ♥

[vialethe]

Game of Thrones/ASoIaF, Jon Snow, you've got your mother's eyes/you've got your father's heart/look what it did to him, did to him, did to him

Re: Critical Role

[wrecksahlia]

This is just -- really, really great. Oh boy.

[ernest]

thanks!

[vialethe]

Greek Mythology, Persephone, the world blooms/for the last time

[ernest]

and even if he doesn't need to breathe to live, surely it's better to act like a living thing, even if you're the god of death.
Yesss! That's exactly the feeling I wanted to get here!

(It's great to reconnect with you, too! I really should figure out a way to connect those two names in my profile or sidebar or something, now that dreamwidth isn't just a satellite for my LJ activity anymore)

Re: Too Late (Original)

[ernest]

This is very cool and says so much about the world. I'm intrigued!

Re: Your Sweet Voice [Trojan War Cycle, Cassandra]

[ernest]

Oh, this is very cool! I love Cassandra a lot, and the sharp awakening when she can't place herself in her own visions backs an awful punch.

[last_haven]

"I'll see you next spring," her mother says and Persephone's smile turns a little wry and wistful under her veil.

Her mother is still hopeful, still dreaming that humanity will come back to them. But Persephone knows the truth; Mother Gaea is tired beneath them and no seed will ever take root in her soil again.

Persephone turns and enters the Underworld, knowing that she will never return, but that is alright--it's finally time for her to stay at her post, on her throne, from here until darkness ever after.

[reccyls]

Aisha laughs, moving her hand towards Salim like she is trying to flick water off her fingers. "Love," she says as the unnaturally bright hue fades from his skin, "how in the world did you turn yourself yellow?"

He tilts his head towards a giggling Asra who looks awfully pleased with himself for being all of three and a half years old.

"I've had a very eager lab assistant," Salim says. "Note to self, no more salamander tails in potions."

Re: Informal Audience (ATLA; Zuko/Mai)

[sholio]

Haha! Zuko, I am not sure you made the right decision here.

[sholio]

MYSTERY SCIENCE ASGARD. omg. XD

Re: Stranger Things, Monster Hunting Trio

[sholio]

Oh, lovely. That's so him!!

Re: the clash

[sholio]

HAHAHA. I love this!

[rthstewart]

LOTR/Narnia; Faramir, Edmund or /; books

[rthstewart]

LOTR/Narnia; Faramir, Edmund or /; out of the shadow

[reccyls]

Any fandom, any characters, faith is my pillar

[reccyls]

Any fandom, any characters, is that blood thine or thy enemy's

[reccyls]

Any fandom, any characters, destruction begets decay

[jjhunter]

Rivers of London, any, Lesley as an innovator

[straightforwardly]

I love how achingly bittersweet this is. Mother Gaea is tired beneath them and no seed will ever take root in her soil again — I love it.