Three Sentence Ficathon

[rthstewart]

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 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.

Comments

[yalumesse]

It would be perfect as a code. I pity this codecracker. And I also kinda want to see them decipher it. Imagine the AU where it IS a code. Imagine the gritty/politically sensitive/highly unapproved missions that would have required it.

[yalumesse]

OH YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE IT THERE.

[yalumesse]

lol. Jim is a little shit.

[yalumesse]

Mrs P knows her daughter very, very well. Both of them, actually. Nice!

[rosaxx50]

4 sentences whoops, bad on me


"Low blow, Skywalker," Mara murmurs, far too composed to wriggle away from the mental fingers slipping around her waist--they tickle, and too many years of laughter left her soft, because she has work to tuck away her smile.

"I can go lower," he promises, and that smile she was hiding tugs at the corners of his mouth, the creases of his eyes.

Mara doesn't blink; she reaches out, touch gentle--too gentle--until he's choking, and reminds him, "I was the Emperor's Hand. So can I."

[yalumesse]

I've got to say, I'm not quite getting what's happening here, but I love the evocative writing. Makes strong feels.

[yalumesse]

lol, I love it.

[smooch_sloth]

Doctor Who, Thirteenth Doctor (and Team TARDIS if you can fit them), 13 isn't really a fan of cats.

[smooch_sloth]

Bayonetta, Bayonetta (the older one we play as, not the kid lol) and Luka, "Act Your Age."

[smooch_sloth]

Kakegurui, Midari Ikishima, Art (either admiring or creating)

Re: AU modern day (and please forgive me)

[yalumesse]

I'm giggling. And Susan is the best.

[rosaxx50]

That is perfectly heartbreaking, and god, I feel for Jyn, that everything--love, violence--is a means to an end.

But I particularly like that the last line can be interpreted so many ways: that practically speaking, if he (whomever he is) goes down she does too, but also that second meaning, if she lets him in and then he dies, emotionally she'd be devastated too.

[straightforwardly]

When I saw your prompt, I was immediately struck by how well their romance (and especially the MC's reactions to Damien) actually translates to the quadrant system. I'm glad that you liked the result!

Re: (Stand Still Stay Silent - webcomic)

[straightforwardly]

My mind also went straight to SSSS when I saw that prompt! I love this, especially the last line. That reference to Tuuri broke my heart.

[(Anonymous)]

Any fandom, any character, "Who's flying this thing?"

Critical Role

[reccyls]

Good respectable elven children learn Sylvan. Everyone in Syngorn knows that.

Vax and Vex sign up for Abyssal lessons, enjoying the way the adults around them flinch at the scratchy hissing; at night, when Vax sneaks into Vex's room and they pull the blankets up over their heads, they whisper to each other in Common, Mother's lopsided accent stretching their vowels out.

(They stop when Vex realizes, months after the fact, that it's gone, grinded down to dust after years of living among elves; Vax sounds almost like Syldor, now.)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm the prompter and I actually love Snape, but I'm glad you enjoyed it all the same (I did too, but probably for different reasons).

[runespoor]

Yeah, this is perfect. You hit every layer of Micaiah's identity and issues, and the imagery is fantastic. Awesome, thank you so much.

Re: At the Window

[runespoor]

...this definitely happened in canon.

You get the tone of the manga and their interactions just right.

Re: What Irene Stole

[runespoor]

♥ ♥

[runespoor]

This is so good. The litany of the lies Zuko told himself is so... *waves wordlessly* ...so true and it's so good that he's admitted it to himself?

[(Anonymous)]

Any fandom, any character, invisible kittens

[toujours_nigel]

I'm sorry. I think he's a fascinating villain, but that doesn't give me the right to make a negative comment.

[texelations]

She didn't like to admit her trepidation about this whole motherhood thing. The uncertainty of what to do, how to act, was killing her.

But when she gave that final push and her baby was placed in her arms, all her doubts were swept aside.

[walkthegale]

Omg this is delightful and also A Lot! <3!