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

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks!

[rosage]

"I thought he was supposed to be listening to me, now," Beau says as she ducks another one of the owl Frumpkin's swoops. He lands on her head with a strangely purr-like coo.

"I thought you respected those who disobeyed authority," Caleb says innocently.

[meridian_rose]

Aww yesss :)

[beer_good_foamy]

Thank you! I was thinking you ought to like this... :)

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks!

[syrena_of_the_lake]

Any fandom, any character, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” (Quote from Douglas Adams)

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks, glad you liked!

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks a whole lot! :)

The Practical Uses of Poltergeists

[edenfalling]

"I feel bad that I can't be around to keep an eye on you in person very often, but I bet I could get a few ghosts to act as stand-ins for the really simple stuff -- you know, poke you if you haven't eaten or slept in a while, starting with actual poking and moving up to unplugging your hiveframes and knocking you into your 'coon for an overdue nap."

"AA, what the fuck, that's a shitty idea; I'm fine," Sollux tried to snap, but it was hard to sound sufficiently outraged through the glorious, warm haze of her fingers combing through his hair and rubbing the base of his horns.

"You're just saying that because your thinkpan is used to marinating in its own unbalanced chemical stew, you dumbass," Aradia said fondly, "and besides, there's no downside because even if you lash out psionically, you can't hurt a ghost!"

[beer_good_foamy]

Oh absolutely. Thanks!

Re: Fill: Garak & Quark, Dangerous Bargains

[perspi]

EEEEE MOST EXCELLENT

Re: Fill: Garak & Quark, Dangerous Bargains

[blackmare]

Thanks!

I actually like Quark a lot, and one thing I’ve noticed is that, being a lying scoundrel himself, he seems hyper-aware of how dangerous Garak really is. I mean, everyone on DS9 knows the “simple tailor” act is bullshit, but Quark can’t even look at Garak without wondering where the bodies are hidden. And it’s not that they don’t like each other, because they do. But Quark likes an awful lot of very dangerous people, come to think of it.

[edenfalling]

That's a pretty good cover for a semi-regular information drop!

Re: Home

[kalira]

Thanks!

[wrecksahlia]

So endearing! Oh man. Also, what a frank, very Jester explanation. So glad you wrote this. <3

Re: At the Window (morning after)

[cornerofmadness]

That would be very wise of Roy if he did.

[edenfalling]

I would read a whole novel of this, no lie. :D

Re: Fill: Garak & Quark, Dangerous Bargains

[blackmare]

It occurred to me after writing this, that the two of them have something very much in common, which is:

They both care about other people too much to fit into their own cultures. Their natures are at odds with their ideals, so no matter how Garak tries to be the perfect Cardassian or Quark tries to become a model Ferengi businessman, neither of them can do it.

Re: Children are Disasters (x3)

[sholio]

These disasters deserve each other. xD

[sholio]

Hahaha, wonderful!! I definitely think they've earned a beer. XD I love seeing weirdness still follow them around even after they manage to get out of Hawkins.

Re: MCU Bucky werewolf

[sholio]

Oh man, Bucky! This works so WELL as a replacement for the Hydra experiments in canon.

Re: Worth Giving Up

[edenfalling]

*happy sigh*

Re: Don’t Need Anyone to Blame

[edenfalling]

I really like this extended metaphor!

Re: Professor Pevensie is very cranky

[edenfalling]

Hee!

Re: Fill: Garak & Quark, Dangerous Bargains

[blackmare]

“I had no idea you cared.” He’s staring at the smoldering ashes, wondering who it would have been, who would have walked in and had a drink and an accidental spill that would have ended with this. “There might not even have been a corpse to dessicate and sell.”

“Caring is subjective, wouldn’t you say? Our Constable suspects me if even so much as a fly drops dead. I chose not to add to my own troubles.”