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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.
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

Re: Fill: MCU, Natasha, wicked girls

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-12 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is beautiful; I really love it!
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[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
"So why does the astrology professor only tell us about the nine planets, Aunt?" Luna inquired the pink-haired woman sitting beside her.

Amilyn smiled gently. "Sometimes it's hard for people to accept the world is different than what they thought it was. That's why people like you, the ones that dare to think outside what everyone has accepted as fact, are so important to this world, my Luna."
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Re: TOS/AOS fusion

[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
*snicker* So good!
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-12 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Show them the thing, Steve." Dustin was almost quivering with excitement.

"Dude. Seriously. What is this, Show and Tell?" But Steve extended his hands, grimaced and made a facee, and slowly the slender blades slid from under his fingernails, out to a length of about two inches or so.

"Holy shit," Max said.

"Dude," Mike said, "you're Wolverine. Whoa."

"Cool, huh? Isn't it cool?"

Steve scowled at Dustin. "It is not cool. I almost cut my nose off brushing my teeth this morning. Now you little nerds are going to help me figure out how to fix this, right?"
sholio: Peggy, Jack and Daniel from Agent Carter (Avengers-Agent Carter OT3)

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-12 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
This could be the twentieth time or the thirty-fifth; Jack wasn't sure. He'd long since lost count. Taking a slow breath, he wiped Daniel's blood off his face and reset the device on his wrist for another ride on this merry-go-round ... another chance ... another try.
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[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
McCoy just wanted to enjoy his caffeinated beverage and a quiet morning finishing up some research. Instead, he was greeted to a medical bay full of small, fuzzy balls that seemed to be vibrating, and a particular Captain wearing a shit-eating grin.

"Dammit, Jim, I'm a Doctor, not a zookeeper!"
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

Broken and Remade

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-12 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
They tried in pieces for too long; Sasuke's sharp edges and vicious gloom, Naruto's stinging brightness and fiery noise, Sakura's smothering softness and unyielding ferocity in unpredictable turns - something always missing, the others always breaking.

In the trying they shattered themselves - they shattered their world around them.

Until at last they came together, grown older and only more dangerous, the three together finally finding the peace and balance that was and would be nowhere else for any of them, and rebuilt a new world on the redoubtable strength of their own shoulders.

[personal profile] zarabithia 2018-12-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
It was, Fandom supposes, inevitable; the end result of war is almost always death, but the pain that overcomes her as she pulls her sword out of Tumblr's chest is almost unbearable.

From his spot on the ground, Tumblr grimaces weakly at her, the hint of a smile is all that remains of the friendship they both once cherished, and says, "Do not cry for me... today is not the day our friendship died, is it?"

The breathing stills in his chest as Fandom considers the long journey to here, with legions of village harassment and raids, until she must concede, "No, it died long ago."
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[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
I really like this! :D
lynnenne: (avengers: inglorious bastard)

Re: Fill: Thor & Loki, bodyswap

[personal profile] lynnenne 2018-12-12 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent!
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[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Harry's Christmas presents looked like the cast-off clothing pile left after a rummage sale. A used sock, a holey pair of trousers, a shirt with no buttons and one sleeve. Only when he packed to finally leave Privet Drive for good did he notice item was marked with a tiny 'JP.'
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-12 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Harlock/Yama, Eternity
runespoor: close-ups of naruto and sakura's face as sakura looks up and breathes sasuke-kun's name; the word bubble is empty. (sasuke-kun || narusaku is all about)

Re: Broken and Remade

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-12 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Guh. I love this, the way you describe them, the language and rhythm you use (allegorical writing suits them so well), fffff. There's a weight to it, I really love this.

and rebuilt a new world on the redoubtable strength of their own shoulders
is such a beautiful ending line.
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-12 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Voltron: Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, trapped together
Edited 2018-12-12 01:54 (UTC)
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-12 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Avatar: the Last Airbender, Zuko, "I wasn't ready to be Fire Lord"
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2018-12-12 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
HA! This is amazing. Of course Dustin is SO EXCITED, and Steve is SO DONE.
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2018-12-12 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Oh no! This is lovely and heartbreaking. Thank you!
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[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Her parents and Janine tried to help, but it just wasn't the same. No one helped Claudia with her homework as well as Mimi had. Some nights she studied after everyone thought she'd gone to sleep, trying to force facts into her mind beneath the portrait of a grandmother so badly missed.
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-12 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Clint takes a breath then tenses, hackles rising as he looks out into the underbrush gathered under the trees that block the moon's light, for while that half-there shadow is in the shape of a wolf . . . it isn't, quite, right.

A flash of golden fur bounds past him and he sighs, shaking out his ruffled fur and watching warily as Thor charges off to meet the unknown with his usual lack of hesitation. Clint raises his head and sniffs a little harder as the thin, jet black almost-wolf creeps in close to Thor, rubbing noses and then letting Thor all but flop over on top of him with a long-suffering sigh . . . but no actual protest.
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Re: Work-to-Rule

[personal profile] scarletcorvid 2018-12-12 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Well, this is officially head canon now!