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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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[personal profile] toujours_nigel 2018-12-13 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you.
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[personal profile] wingedflight 2018-12-13 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
YESSSSSSS.

Followed promptly by said road trip and discovery that yes, Simon was as right as always.
Edited 2018-12-13 03:07 (UTC)
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-13 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Beautiful!! Perfect Dwarfish viewpoint and descriptions of Lucy, and...I can totally see it now *grins*
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[personal profile] loveandrockmusic 2018-12-13 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Seconded!! This is amazing!!!!!
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Re: AU modern day (and please forgive me)

[personal profile] wingedflight 2018-12-13 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
HAHAHA
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[personal profile] wingedflight 2018-12-13 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Gotham, Bruce/Selina, balancing act
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[personal profile] lilacsigil 2018-12-13 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ah ha ha ha ha this is fantastic. She can't deny that knitting is coding!
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-13 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
As efficient as Data’s positronic brain was, and despite the thermal dissipation matrix built into his scalp, it still generated heat — not unlike a human head. Data knew this was why Spot chose to sit on his shoulder, drape across his back or even perch atop Data’s head, when the android permitted it — and he knew this was likely a function of warmth, and not necessarily affection.

But he also wondered: if cats treated their human owners the same way, how did living, breathing people not suffocate in the night with a lazy cat smothering their faces?
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[personal profile] wingedflight 2018-12-13 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
The Adventure Zone: Balance, tres horny boys, bake off

(Anonymous) 2018-12-13 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
The Magnus Archives, Peter/Martin, submission.
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[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-13 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
It was a mutual agreement made between them years ago over a round of drinks at a tavern in the market town -- collect and compare. Ferdy would learn of the rumours whispered by the sky pirates and traders while Sal kept her ears pricked amongst the shopkeepers and buyers back on the ground.

"If you have any information about recently fallen Stars, Sal," he began as the Witch stepped into his office for a private chat, "then I'm ready to make an offer you can't refuse."
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-13 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Star Wars Legends: X-wing novels; Face Loran and/or Wes Janson; artistic differences between pranksters
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[personal profile] capribornio 2018-12-13 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Ugh, how people can like Cat Noir's puns? Have they /heard/ them?" Marinette frowned at Ayla.

"I heard you make three puns this morning only" her friend smiled.

"The difference is that mine's are funny."
Edited 2018-12-13 03:32 (UTC)
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[personal profile] freudiancascade 2018-12-13 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
The trick to it, see, wasn't to actually BAKE anything. That would only end badly.
The trick was to make the TWINS think you were going to try and bake something, get unceremoniously shooed from the kitchen, put up a token protest, try not to audibly cackle as you rounded the corner away, and then return an hour or so later for some truly baller macarons.
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Re: Fill: Distractingly Sexy

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-13 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
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With Catlike Tread

[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-13 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't believe we've been introduced," said a cheerful yet somehow implacable voice from the shadows near the narrow hallway's ceiling, "which is peculiar since I would have sworn I already knew everyone likely to be using this passage at this hour."

Edmund sighed, and turned to face the King of Attolia, hands held open at his sides in a gesture of goodwill; "I promise it's nothing personal or political," he said; "I'm simply here to retrieve a Ring one of my sisters lost to Mede extortion some months ago, and it seemed simpler to manage without the mess and bother of public accusations."

Attolis studied Edmund from the rafters for a long moment, before he smiled and said, "Do you know, I think I even believe you; but fair warning: for my own peace of mind and professional curiosity, I'm going to follow you every step of the way."
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[personal profile] capribornio 2018-12-13 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Homestuck; Dirk; loneliness
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-13 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Star Wars Legends, Mara Jade/Luke Skywalker, unorthodox applications for the Force
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[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2018-12-13 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Chronicles of Narnia, Susan, sea glass
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[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-13 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
This sounds incredibly plausible :)
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[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-13 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, cute!
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[personal profile] alexseanchai 2018-12-13 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
:D
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[personal profile] edenfalling 2018-12-13 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh, these poor precious murder babies ♥