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

Re: [Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters] stack the deck

[alexseanchai]

♥!

[aroberuka]

Bwahahaha she so would! "quite cramped" xD

[alexseanchai]

:)

Re: Origfic, "And here's why."

[alexseanchai]

pfffff hahahahaaaaa

Re: Responsibility Deluge (Naruto)

[aroberuka]

ghjfjhdjg Ino throwing her paperwork hard enough to crack the wall is a fantastic image xD (also: highly relatable)

Doctor Who: Eleven and the Ponds

[autumnia]

After Amy went to fetch the lights and Rory the ornaments, the Doctor took out his Sonic Screwdriver and waved it towards the tree, scanning the Norway spruce from top to bottom; he was determined not to repeat his experience with lethal Christmas trees. He sighed in relief as the Sonic revealed nothing new; it was simply an ordinary tree.

"Remind me to scan everything next time, Ponds," he said, shaking his head at the mess that lay at his feet two hours later: a tree denuded of its needles, baubles cracked or smashed into silvery shards, and a string of Christmas lights with its bulbs broken but finally immobile after he expelled an alien similar to the Wire from the festive electric cables.

[Miraculous Ladybug] helps who to what now?

[alexseanchai]

"Let me get this straight, Ladybug: you want me to take up the Snake Miraculous."

"...that is what I just said, Adrien—oh, where is that cat?"

"Wow, someone needs to introduce you to the Evil Overlord List."

[aroberuka]

That is haunting I love it!

Re: Star Wars, Finn & Poe

[alexseanchai]

AND A HALF XD XD XD

[straightforwardly]

Naruto, Haruno Sakura, trying again

Re: Fallen London ((this is probably silly but I had to try))

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Hahahaha, omg. c:

[aroberuka]

Oh I love the multiple comments, that works really well for the pacing! This is really cool, well done!

Re: savior

[aroberuka]

YES Karen Wheeler!! that's fantastic!

[aroberuka]

HA, that is so perfectly Vriska!

[aroberuka]

Ha! that's great, love the contrast between Steve's & Dustin's reactions xD

[wrecksahlia]

dark matter, two & five, video games

[wrecksahlia]

Oh man, this is SO LOVELY

[ultra_fic]

Maybe it wasn't technically so impressive as the first time around - only two floors up, with a much more sedate view - but that didn't matter. On his knees, in a sea of roses, Neal made his second proposal to the only woman in the world he had ever loved this much. Of course, Sara said yes.

Re: Doctor Who: Eleven and the Ponds

[sholio]

OMG, I love it. :D This seems like EXACTLY the kind of problem they'd have. XD

[sholio]

I about died at "while rain pours up her nose". Wonderful!

[sholio]

Awww! Lovely!

[bratfarrar]

This is my favorite kind of post-Thor:Ragnarok fic :D

[suzy_queue]

Yesssss, love!

Re: Spoilers for Season 8

[runespoor]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHASOB

Thank you, this is great. (and kind of just what I needed, apparently?) Just as bittersweet as it deserves.

as if it hasn't been years since Keith has been in the same room.
guh.

OUCH!

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

[desertscribe]

In his haste to get to the man who he had just gunned down, Brisco County, Jr. dropped too early and skidded the last few feet on his knees, babbling a litany of "I- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, not like this, not like this," and awkwardly dragging the bleeding man up into his lap with one arm while trying to staunch the flow from an obviously fatal wound with the other while Brisco County, Sr. approached at a more sedate pace with his famous gun still held at the ready in case the dying man had one last act of defiance left in him before the end.

"That man had already hurt and killed a lot of good people and was about to do it all over again to other good folks, and you stopped him in probably the only way that anyone could," the elder County said, finally holstering his gun and crouching down next to the pair after the life faded from their fugitive's eyes. "I know it doesn't feel like it right now, son," he said, placing a hand on the seventeen year old's shoulder, "but you'll get better at this," which would have been more comforting if he had specified whether he meant that Brisco would get better at keeping people alive or at watching them die by his hand.