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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.
glorious_spoon: (Default)

[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2018-12-14 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Oh wow, that took me a second, but wow. Ouch.
wrecksahlia: laura bailey (Default)

[personal profile] wrecksahlia 2018-12-14 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Catraaaaaaa. Catra struggling to feel the emotional void with BEING AWESOME and WINNING is always so much, and Catra hoping Adora is suffering as much as she is (NOT THAT SHE’S SUFFERING, BUT, LIKE, HYPOTHETICALLY, OK) is so Catra. Really, really great.
meridian_rose: pen on letter background  with text  saying 'writer' (Default)

[personal profile] meridian_rose 2018-12-14 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent :)
redrikki: Catra dipping Adora (Catra/Adora)

Re: Fill: Hey, Adora

[personal profile] redrikki 2018-12-14 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks.
capribornio: (Default)

Re: Spoilers for Season 8

[personal profile] capribornio 2018-12-14 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
FUCKING OUCH.
rudigersmooch: (Default)

[personal profile] rudigersmooch 2018-12-14 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no, Homura. 💔 Her life is tragedy, even if she was successful.

(Anonymous) 2018-12-14 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
NJPW, Will Ospreay, "Here, kitty kitty kitty...."

(Anonymous) 2018-12-14 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I love it. ;____; It's very multi-layered, and I like that Madoka's forgiveness is possible while Homura forgiving herself probably isn't.

Thank you!
redleaderfic: (Default)

[personal profile] redleaderfic 2018-12-14 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
NJPW, Golden Lovers, golden stars and fallen angels

(Anonymous) 2018-12-14 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no, Homura! The worst part is that her time travel doesn't work like that, and she can't un-know something. ;____;

Thanks!
tehsharkie: (fallen london 1)

[personal profile] tehsharkie 2018-12-14 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Round and round goes the Campaigner's handkerchief, in circles as wide and frantic as her eyes. There is fight left in the old girl, though perhaps as arbitrary as the victor's wont--unable to process defeat, she has grabbed a random tray, trying to polish it by elbow grease alone while she watches her supporters dwindle.

"Dauntless," says the Implacable Detective, with a knowing sigh, "reflections are overrated."
apgeeksout: (Default)

Re: FILL: Finn/Bayley ‘Too Sweet’

[personal profile] apgeeksout 2018-12-14 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww <3 Too cute!
autumnia: Susan Pevensie, 1942 America (Susan (writing))

Re: Don’t Need Anyone to Blame

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-14 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Echoing [personal profile] edenfalling here, I like it!
autumnia: Central Park (Default)

Re: Professor Pevensie is very cranky

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-14 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL, maybe suggesting the usage of camels would get Peter to stop his digressions.
autumnia: Central Park (Default)

Re: AU modern day (and please forgive me)

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-14 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL, we just needed a bit of snarky Edmund and this would be complete!
kiraly: (Default)

Re: (Stand Still Stay Silent - webcomic)

[personal profile] kiraly 2018-12-14 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww, thanks! (And sorry for breaking your heart! I just can't seem to stop the Tuuri sad feels).
kiraly: (Default)

Re: (Stand Still Stay Silent - webcomic)

[personal profile] kiraly 2018-12-14 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! And yeah, I made sure to get some in here. ^_^
acequeenking: (Hades and Persephone)

Hadestown/Greek Mythology, Hermes

[personal profile] acequeenking 2018-12-14 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
On the way to hell, there is a railroad line; it don't matter where or when, or what the girl looks like, or who the boy is, or even whether it is a girl and a boy or a boy and a boy or a girl and a girl -- the point is, there's young love a-foot and in it lies the road to paradise and likewise, the road to ruin.

One of the two lovers will look at the other from across those tracks, one with love and longing in their heart and their hat in their hands, and the other will blossom under this first one's touch, even if its such a star-crossed fate that even the gods above and below are shakin' their heads at the lack of sense in these two.

The problem, kids, is when the gods find a story they like, they play it over and over again; there's a reason I ain't never been married, and it's due to this play that I watch, again and again: two young lovers, crossing the tracks, oblivious of the oncoming train of fate, barreling toward them -- for lovers, ain't nothing the Fates like more than a tragedy.
Edited 2018-12-14 19:06 (UTC)
wrecksahlia: iris west with antlers (iris west)

[personal profile] wrecksahlia 2018-12-14 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
arrowverse, iris/kara/barry, courtship
desertscribe: bobcat on a cactus (Default)

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

[personal profile] desertscribe 2018-12-14 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd love to keep coming out here to play, but Dad said that he'd finally start showing me an' Donny how to track down criminals and maybe take us along on some of his Marshal work, and even without that, I'm going to have to start having to work extra hard in school if I want to be able to get into college in a few years," the boy who wasn't nearly as little as he had been when they'd first met said, choking back a sob which sounded suspiciously like it was a prelude to saying goodbye forever instead of for a few hours or days, and the dragon wasn't having any of that, not yet.

"Then I'll come play wherever you are instead," the dragon said and gave one last laughing blast of flame up into the sky before banking his inner fires as low as they could go without going out, shortening his tail, hiding his shiny dark copper scales under fur and hair of the same color with a few small splashes of white added to the face and feet for dramatic effect, trading his claws for hooves, and, at the very last, folding his glorious wings away out of sight.

When he was finished, the newly made horse shook out his mane and gently nuzzled his boy just like he had always done while in dragon shape, because Comet was willing to give up flying for a handful of decades if it meant getting to stay with Brisco longer.
aroberuka: (Default)

[personal profile] aroberuka 2018-12-14 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Aaah this is wonderful.
aroberuka: (Default)

Re: If at first you don't succeed...

[personal profile] aroberuka 2018-12-14 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Welp that escalated quickly xD I love the format, too!
autumnia: Central Park (Default)

[personal profile] autumnia 2018-12-14 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Really, really liked this! There's so much in here even if it's only three sentences.
desertscribe: bobcat on a cactus (Default)

[personal profile] desertscribe 2018-12-14 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
This is beautiful. <3
aroberuka: (Default)

[personal profile] aroberuka 2018-12-14 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
The Drawn Treader as a spaceship is already such a cool idea, and this particular adventure sounds even more terrifying than in canon I love it.