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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.
sawthefaeriequeen: (Default)

[personal profile] sawthefaeriequeen 2018-12-18 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Final Fantasy VII, Aerith, gold
sawthefaeriequeen: (Default)

[personal profile] sawthefaeriequeen 2018-12-18 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Veronica Mars, anyone

I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town
I got the green light
I got a little fight
I'm gonna turn this thing around
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 2018-12-18 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Epic, Queen Tara/Ronin, caught you
ernest: (Default)

[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-18 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
fairytales/mythology, any, a step sideways from reality
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 2018-12-18 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Valdemar series, Lavan & Kalira (or Lavan/Kalira), we never had forever
ernest: (Default)

[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-18 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
biblical, Judas Iscariot, silvertongued
runespoor: steph as robin, somersaulting joyfully, while cass uses a grapplehook to try and catch up (batgirl&robin | flying)

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-18 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Homestuck, any, I pity anyone has never been in cahoots.
ernest: (Default)

[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-18 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Space Oddity (David Bowie song), Tom's Wife, "tell my wife I love her very much," "she knows"

[personal profile] neverseenher 2018-12-18 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Buffyverse, Buffy/Willow, always

[personal profile] neverseenher 2018-12-18 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Harry Potter, Ginny, smirk & swagger
syrena_of_the_lake: (Default)

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-19 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Any fandom, tardigrade (water bear)

[personal profile] reccyls 2018-12-19 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Any fandom, hero/villain, I don't care if heaven won't take me back
syrena_of_the_lake: (Default)

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-19 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Forever/Star Trek (any series), Henry Morgan, what he wouldn’t give for his old smartphone instead of this clumsy tricorder
psyche29: A brown eye with rainbow eyeliner all around it (Default)

[personal profile] psyche29 2018-12-19 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Any, any, in small things forgotten
spyrograph: (Default)

[personal profile] spyrograph 2018-12-19 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Supernatural/Star Trek crossover, any, holodeck shenanigans
spyrograph: (Default)

[personal profile] spyrograph 2018-12-19 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Supernatural/Saiyuki crossover, Sanzo & any, a joke about the size of Sanzo’s gun
jjhunter: Eleventh Doctor with Stensen; clock hovers over one shoulder, skulls over the other; lighting is dim and cool (timelord)

[personal profile] jjhunter 2018-12-19 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Lies Sleeping, Thomas Nightingale, stop stealing my apprentices
jjhunter: kitten peers playfully at beleaguered peacock from on top of its head (kitten teases peacock)

[personal profile] jjhunter 2018-12-19 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Any, any, absurdism is challenge-sense
jjhunter: Serene person of color with shaved head against abstract background half blue half brown (scientific sage)

weighty philosophical inquiry

[personal profile] jjhunter 2018-12-19 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Paradise Lost or any, any, do fallen angels still 'corporeal to incorporeal turn' the food they digest, or does loss of grace engender sudden internal acquaintance with their nether tract?
jjhunter: profile of human J.J. with goggles and a band of gears running down her face; inked in reds and browns (steampunk J.J.)

[personal profile] jjhunter 2018-12-19 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Murderbot, any, postcards from Asshole Research Transit
Edited 2018-12-23 23:11 (UTC)
alice_pike: (Default)

[personal profile] alice_pike 2018-12-19 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
PJO, Nico/Jason or Nico/Percy/Annabeth, anything post-BoO
ernest: (lemony snicket)

[personal profile] ernest 2018-12-19 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Hamlet, Horatio, He sat like patience on a monument/Smiling at grief
inkpaws: (mattmur)

[personal profile] inkpaws 2018-12-19 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
Any, Any, “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

[personal profile] vialethe 2018-12-19 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Greek Mythology, Aeneas/Cassandra, you left your impression long after you'd gone on me/marks only i can see

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