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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.
thewrongkindofpc: ryan ross in dark glasses, in a car with a cat on his shoulder (Default)

[personal profile] thewrongkindofpc 2018-12-12 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Narnia; Peter; growing up into the kind of history professor who takes history Very Personally
thewrongkindofpc: Kate Bishop in a purple pea coat and holding a bow, sunglasses on like a badass (kate bishop)

[personal profile] thewrongkindofpc 2018-12-12 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"You can't stand in the way of FATE, Silk!" the kid yells, homemade costume askew and standing far too close to the ledge, gun trembling in her hand.

There are few things Cindy feels this sure of, but this particular wannabe villain has managed to touch upon one of her greatest certainties: "Yes, I can. And so can you."

Cindy isn't sure how this particular masked figure has become so sure that it's her destiny to do the world harm, but these days, Cindy has very little patience for the idea of a future written in stone - or cement.
thewrongkindofpc: ryan ross in dark glasses, in a car with a cat on his shoulder (Default)

[personal profile] thewrongkindofpc 2018-12-12 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
this feels both eerie and likely
thewrongkindofpc: ryan ross in dark glasses, in a car with a cat on his shoulder (Default)

[personal profile] thewrongkindofpc 2018-12-12 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
The OC; Summer/Seth/Ryan; growing up
thewrongkindofpc: Kate Bishop in a purple pea coat and holding a bow, sunglasses on like a badass (kate bishop)

[personal profile] thewrongkindofpc 2018-12-12 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
NICE bait and switch! I can def see these two goofs ending up garbagified a few times
thewrongkindofpc: ryan ross in dark glasses, in a car with a cat on his shoulder (Default)

[personal profile] thewrongkindofpc 2018-12-12 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
He hasn't chosen to partake in a century or two, but standing beside Duncan MacLeod in all his righteous and self-righteous glory, Methos has the chance to reflect on it again; there's rather a nice view from the moral high ground. Still (and a bit of him wonders if it's the fact that he's looking that means that now is the time when Duncan's centuries of shining reputation crack), the higher the ground, the farther the fall. At that point, all that's left is to enjoy the ride.
redrikki: Catra dipping Adora (Catra/Adora)

Fill: Distractingly Sexy

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-12 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
That dangling tie was classic Catra: just enough effort to pass muster while still flaunting regulations. Adora's fingers itched to tie the stupid thing, but it wasn't her place any more. She was on Glimmer's arm, Catra was on Force Captain Scorpia's, and she was pretty sure they were up to something a whole lot worse than just looking distractingly sexy together.
Edited 2018-12-12 13:23 (UTC)
redrikki: Orange cat, year of the cat (Default)

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-12 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Burn. Way to take him down a peg.
peccadilloparlour: (Default)

Re: Fill: Peggy and Jarvis, holiday blues

[personal profile] peccadilloparlour 2018-12-12 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
<3 Thank you - and yeah - poor Peggy has lost so much.
redrikki: Orange cat, year of the cat (Default)

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-12 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Violence is a dance. Love the imagery in this.
redrikki: Orange cat, year of the cat (Default)

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-12 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Perfectly in character dialogue.
nyctanthes: (Default)

[personal profile] nyctanthes 2018-12-12 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Drummer. Nice one!
redrikki: Orange cat, year of the cat (Default)

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-12 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Amazing how you can imply the horror driving this without showing more than the slightest hint.
nyctanthes: (Default)

[personal profile] nyctanthes 2018-12-12 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Jessica Jones (TV). Jessica Jones & Alisa Campbell. Love at first sight.

runespoor: in the background, dick doing a stand-up while in the foreground Babs faces the reader, frowning, eyes narrowed. (babs/dick otpotpotp)

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-12 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Fire Emblem, Micaiah, professional liar
runespoor: artemis and m'gann, in civilian clothes, laughing (yj | idiot teenagers with a death wish)

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-12 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Akatsuki no Yona, Yona/Soo-Won/Hak, outsider PoV
runespoor: a close up of cass cain facing us, looking disgruntled (disgruntled cass)

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-12 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Akatsuki no Yona, Yona/Soo-Won/Hak, denial