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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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Re: Star Wars, Kylo/Rey, future fic

[personal profile] inkpaws 2018-12-29 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Fantastic, thank you for sharing! 'The love she felt for him, the reminder of his parents' love which he'd once turned away from, the love he'd longed for but thought himself unworthy of; it was love that had killed Kylo and let Ben be reborn.' Loved this line.
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Re: Notes in the Song of Creation

[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-29 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :)
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Re: Talk no Jutsu (Naruto)

[personal profile] inkpaws 2018-12-29 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, this is so perfect and so true!
inkpaws: (Wanda)

Re: Iron Fist, Ward & Danny

[personal profile] inkpaws 2018-12-29 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
What a wonderful glimpse into a complex relationship, well done!
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Re: Star Trek DS9, Gul Dukat & Weyoun

[personal profile] inkpaws 2018-12-29 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not familiar with the series, but I really enjoyed this exchange!
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[personal profile] tehsharkie 2018-12-29 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, nice! I love how this is framed as a story from the Shepherd Isles, and how if it's true, it's an event that mortals can only comprehend as a card game. And the last line is wonderfully ominous.
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Re: Holding a Hoard

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-29 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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Re: Living Shadows (Hellsing)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-29 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! ^.^
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Minimum Wage Woes

[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-29 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have tracked the recent spate of spurious phone calls to this building, and I command you to remove all my family's numbers from your database immediately!" shouted the short, wild-haired man who'd just crashed through the ceiling of the call center next to Lacey's station and was now wreathed in a mix of flames, lightning, and particleboard dust.

"Or else what?" said Lacey's manager, showing a remarkable lack of common sense, especially since small objects were now starting to float and circle around the man as if drawn into a growing vortex.

The man smiled, showing teeth that seemed more pointed than standard, and raised a hand filled with a terrible, blinding glow. "Or else I burn this place to the ground... and then I give your names to my wife."

Lacey grabbed her purse from beside her chair and scrambled out of the room. She wasn't paid nearly enough for this.
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[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-29 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much :D
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Re: Into the Woods (Teen Wolf)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-29 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It twisted a bit from what I originally pictured but I think this drove it home more, with the eerie feeling. Poor Sheriff. >.>
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Stiletto

[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-29 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Did you just put that projection's eye out with a shoe heel, darling?" Eames asked, nudging the body with an oddly fastidious toe.

"We're in Ms. Nandanampati's dressing room, it was right at hand, and unlike a gun it was quiet," Arthur snapped. "Now shut up while I imagine myself a set of lock picks."
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Re: Fill: Good Omens

[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-29 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! I'll never resist a chance to interpret a prompt a little differently than intended.
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Tiger & Bunny, Kotetsu/Barnaby

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2018-12-29 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)

Barnaby rubs the bridge of his nose. "Do I even want to know?"

Kotetsu has his arms outstretched, the Christmas lights draped in loops over his arms and neck. "It keeps them from getting tangled!"

"You look like you're decorating yourself instead of the Christmas tree," Barnaby says.

"No, wait." Kotetsu plugs the lights in, and they all flash to life. He grins. "Now I look like a Christmas tree." He holds out a finger. "Come on, Bunny, put an ornament on me!"

Barnaby facepalms.
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Re: Stiletto

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-29 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man I love it. <3 Thanks!
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Leverage, Parker/Eliot/Hardison

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2018-12-29 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Eliot shouldn't have fallen for them. He knows better than that, has always known better than that.

But Parker and Hardison are the missing parts he didn't know he needed, the people he's been searching for his entire life with no idea that he's been looking for them.

There's no logical explanation for it, Eliot thinks, but with Parker sound asleep sprawled across his lap and Hardison passed out on his shoulder while the TV flickers with the volume on low, he thinks maybe there doesn't need to be a logical explanation for it to make sense anyway.
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Re: Stiletto

[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-29 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
:DDD
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Re: Leverage, Parker/Eliot/Hardison

[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-29 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww ♥
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[personal profile] dreamsofspike 2018-12-29 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Dean's body aches as he pulls himself to his feet, bruised and battered from the fight, but more or less okay - and finds himself immediately face to face with his angel, worry lines creasing his brow as he brushes his hands over Dean's arms, sides, back, demanding, "Are you all right?"

It takes Dean a moment to process Cas's very focused concern, but as he does, he feels a strange new warmth bloom in his chest; he's always been the one to hover, to protect, to care... until Cas, who looks at him like he's his only priority, the only thing in his entire world that matters.

Dean smiles, reassures Cas that he's fine, surprising the angel when he impulsively hugs him tight; he thinks he could get used to this.
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Re: Any fandom, any character, a hot shower and a change of clothes

[personal profile] dreamsofspike 2018-12-29 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I love this <3

Your Dean voice is awesome, I can just imagine him thinking of the bunker like this, you really captured his love of the place as his home ... beautifully done :)
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Re: Banshee, Lucas Hood [CN: canonical prison/violence]

[personal profile] dreamsofspike 2018-12-29 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I love this <3

Great characterization of a very difficult character to work with sometimes ;) I love this show, wish there was more fandom for it!
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Re: Talk no Jutsu (Naruto)

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-29 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
haha right? Thank you! XD
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Re: Leverage, Parker/Eliot/Hardison

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2018-12-29 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :-)
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Teen Wolf, Stiles/Derek

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2018-12-29 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Derek stares down the path leading into the forest; he knows something's living down there, hunting the people of Beacon Hills, and by God, he's going to find out what it is.

"Hey, wait up!" Stiles calls behind him.

Derek turns to see him jogging up, baseball bat in hand, and he stops a few feet away from Derek to catch his breath.

"Stiles, what are you doing here?" Derek asks.

"What, you think I'm letting you go after that thing alone?" Stiles straightens up and hefts the baseball bat onto his shoulder. "I've got a bat and a cell phone with a full battery. Let's do this thing."

Derek thinks about arguing, but he just shakes his head and starts down the path.

Stiles is right beside him the entire way.
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Re: My Mother's Daughter

[personal profile] kalira 2018-12-29 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! 🖤