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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.
dragonofeternal: Kanata looking to the left in profile. His eyes are covered with a black censor bar. (Default)

[personal profile] dragonofeternal 2018-12-15 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
any, any, "Those who hunt monsters should take care, lest they thereby become monsters themselves"

Re: Stranger Things, Monster Hunting Trio

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, I really love this – there’s a lot packed into these few lines, and all of it is good.

Re: Song of Spring (Greek Mythology)

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is absolutely beautiful. It feels wonderfully summery.

(Anonymous) 2018-12-15 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
any, any, roadtrip

(Anonymous) 2018-12-15 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you <3
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2018-12-15 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Teen Wolf, Derek/Stiles/Lydia, outsider POV
Edited 2018-12-15 02:18 (UTC)
suzy_queue: Anne stands on the shore and gazes out (Anne: Dreams)

[personal profile] suzy_queue 2018-12-15 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
This is so wonderfully sweet!! Anne would absolutely see that beauty and thrill to it, rather than pay attention to prosaic things like gloves. <3

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh man, this is excellent. The Campaigner was never my candidate of choice, but I really feel for her here, and that last line just says it all.
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2018-12-15 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
He meets Derek Hale for the first time on the Hogwarts Express, and it seems strange, in retrospect, that the moment goes unremarked. It seems like there should have been sparks flying. A Howler, maybe--something to mark the moment when Stiles’s life started to go completely off the rails.
Edited 2018-12-15 02:26 (UTC)

(Anonymous) 2018-12-15 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
OP here - you know, when I wrote the prompt I realized this could be either really fluffy or really angsty, and I think in a bare three sentences you managed both, so kudos there!

Re: Wrestling, Sami Zayn/El Generico

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
I don’t know a single thing about wrestling, but this is fantastic – even with only three sentences, it feels totally complete.

fourteen years and still they sing for him: Ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ole.

I love this ending.

Re: Lost Birthdays

(Anonymous) 2018-12-15 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
OP/Dawen: I should have known you'd find and fill this prompt, like, immediately :D

Re: Sirens (mythological figures)

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, this is a very cool – and wonderfully haunting – take on the prompt. I love the idea of sirens’ songs being more inescapable than their claws.

Re: Lost, Liam

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow, that’s some bitter irony. This is bleak in the best way, and very nicely done.
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Battle Royale

[personal profile] primeideal 2018-12-15 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Kiriyama, you going out for Seeker this year?" Shinji asked eagerly.

Kazuo shot him a look of mute confusion, as if he could not fathom why anyone would waste their time chasing balls in the air.

"Whatever, more witches for me to catch," Shinji noted as he passed by.

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, thank you! I’m glad you liked it.

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! :)

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, thank you. <3
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[personal profile] nurseshark 2018-12-15 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
This is really sweet! 💙

[personal profile] candlesinthewell 2018-12-15 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
(The fourth time, though they don't know it yet, Poe plunges into deep, dark waters that aren't waters, and there's a war to win, an opponent to be brought down, and the sensation of Rey's shield around his mind is barely tolerable, but--on the bank Kylo stares down at the mask on his fingers, face bare.

"Kylo Ren," he says, in an echoing darkness, then, "Ben," and he isn't sure which one does it, but Kylo Ren looks up.)


I love this.
slippy: The Disciple, wearing a pelt headdress and snarling to the side. (homestuck] but too late)

[personal profile] slippy 2018-12-15 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Hiveswap Friendsim, Marvus & or / Boldir, greater powers
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[personal profile] slippy 2018-12-15 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
The Magnus Archives, Melanie & Jon, frenemies to enemies
slippy: Photo of a wheat field and a stormy sky, surrounded by a border (Default)

[personal profile] slippy 2018-12-15 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
The Magnus Archives, Melanie & Jon, to Slaughter
slippy: Photo of a wheat field and a stormy sky, surrounded by a border ((Los Campesinos!) sounds about right)

[personal profile] slippy 2018-12-15 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Homestuck, Aradia/Vriska, blackrom
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[personal profile] slippy 2018-12-15 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Homestuck, sprite(s) squared, new limits