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

[rthstewart]

Oh River, poor, broken, immensely strong and so dangerous. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[rthstewart]

WOOPS. Great fill for the prompt. THank you!

[loveandrockmusic]

Narnia; any; Eddie Murphy cast as Tumnus

[shinon]

The night they return from the Tower of Salvation, Sheena corners him: "That stuff about Mithos cutting you a deal - was it true? Did you really want out that badly?"

But Zelos just does that damn thing he does, the head tilt, the half-lidded eyes, that stupid smirk - "It's called acting, hunny."

Legends of Tomorrow, Zari, Charlie, Constantine

[tellshannon815]

"And just how, exactly, could things have been worse, Constantine?"

"You could have been an invisible cat, with Charlie not even realising you were on the ship, and then what might have happened?"

Charlie laughed at Zari and Constantine as she said "I'm glad it didn't happen that way, Zari, you're too cute to be invisible."

New Eyes (Kagen no Tsuki)

[kalira]

"I'm just so tired. . . Can I- Can I stay here, with you?"

Adam looked up from his guitar into eyes glittering with tears, so much sadder and more hopeless than Sayaka had ever been, and swallowed down the ache in his heart. "Of course. Always." he said, shifting to make room as she curled up on the couch beside him.

Adam had expected to find Sayaka's new life and bring her back into it, to pull her into death with him . . . this girl remembered nothing of her old life, nothing of him, and yet-

Adam looked down as Mizuki rested her head against his thigh, eyes closed trustingly, and thought he should have realised he would love her no matter how she changed or what she forgot.

No fandom

[rosaxx50]

When our people set sail into space, we saw only the distant, glittering stars, the harmonies of magnetic waves, blue skies and spreading forests, the dream of gold and copper and iron; not the monsters in the shadows, with sharp teeth, warm bodies, and beating hearts, who seemed to know the points we were weak.

They chased us to the small arm of this galaxy, orbited the vast seas and greenery of our new planet, and we did not fight, for it was not our code; and then their leader approached ours.

"Mainframe," we all heard him say, touching our interface, "our children, we have been lost for so long; thank you for leading us home."

Re: Fullmetal Alchemist

[nurseshark]

Poor Roy, and Riza too. The war really does harden them.

[heliopausa]

Thank you! And yes, she gets such a rough deal generally - I hate the way she's set up for ridicule in the 1940 film.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV)

[desertscribe]

"Wow," Tina breathed, watching The Beast sniff and taste her way around the Bergsberg Sheriff's Department headquarters, "she's a rainbow."

"Yeah, she's great," Amanda, who was used to the multicolored Wendimoor escapee's antics and was instead getting her entertainment from watching Tina's reactions, said fondly.

Just then, The Beast found the plate of Fruity Pebbles marshmallow treats which Hobbes had left on Tina's desk, licked one, and held the whole plate above her head with a triumphant shout of, "Munchies!!!," causing Tina and Amanda to look at each other and announce in perfect unison, "And I like how she thinks."

[runespoor]

...rip my heart out, why don't you?

This is beautifully poignant, I love it and them and their prickly interactions and that connection they do have. (and the lies that Sheena might or might not be telling herself re: Zelos' expressions.) ♥ ♥ ♥

[rosaxx50]

He definitely did more grunting than speaking, and I loved their partnership in the film. Thanks!

[rosaxx50]

Thank you for the prompt :D

Supernatural, Dean Winchester

[tellshannon815]

As Dean spends time with Jack, takes him out to teach him to drive, he tries not to think of that time when Jack first came into their lives and Dean had thought they were better off ending him.

Who was Dean, after all, to play God and make that decision, especially now that Jack had become a part of his life and Dean could see that he was nothing like Lucifer?

He thinks back to himself as a demon, and as Michael's vessel, and Soulless Sam, Castiel as God, and wonders which of them was truly the monster.

[rosaxx50]

#forever bitter

They had such fun moments in the books, in between some of the messiness, and I still mourn them. Still my Luke OTP after all this time, and I miss that. I miss Mara Jade.

[rosaxx50]

This is the cracky horror I never tend to write, so I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D

[rosaxx50]

Thanks!

Re: Fallen London, Player Character/Quiet Deviless

[apgeeksout]

Thanks! c:

Re: Risk, Reward, Restraint

[runespoor]

This does look like a case of the pot calling the kettle black, no matter what Keith says - or at least it looks like the beginning of a great conversation about how to exactly to judge "worth", but yeaaaaaah. They're bad at this risks things. <3

Their argument is so vivid, I can picture it exactly. Love this!

Re: Ages Beyond

[runespoor]

Oh, this is lovely. I love how Gimli sees Legolas (and it's funny that he calls Legolas' eyes sea-dark, ouch), and his relief when Legolas sees him.

[shinon]

Chalion (Bujold), Penric(/Desdemona)/Inglis, god-drunk

[(Anonymous)]

Wednesday never understood how her mother could befriend a vampire and never once react to the obvious fact that wasn't wine in Lily's glass- she always just shook her head and poured more from the special decanter Mrs. Munster presented her.

She hadn't thought of those visits in years- she hadn't needed to since they'd stopped once Lily got busy and Morticia had to focus more on the house.

Now, as she stood surrounded by the black roses, she shook her head as she noticed the woman stepping into the parlor. She hadn't told Lily of her mother's passing and yet...

"My Dear Wednesday, I am so sorry to hear about Morticia. She was a dear friend- up until the end. We go all the way back." Lily, still looking as young as she had all those years ago, opened her arms and willed Wednesday to accept the hug.

Against her better judgment, Wednesday accepted the embrace. Mrs. Munster still smelled of roses, just as she had all those years earlier.

"Thank you for coming..."

All a Game

[vialethe]

Paris has never been her favorite brother; he is too callow, too flighty, too well pleased with himself.

And yet: he is sweet, and gentle; it was he who would bring her kittens and flowers when they were small, always wanting to please, always wanting to be her hero.

That is why, when he boards the fateful ship, she lays a hand on his arm, and smiles, and tells him, “Enjoy well your days in the sun, brother,” though he only laughs and kisses her hair farewell, a careless boy still.

Holding on for Dear Life

[vialethe]

When he confesses to the priest, it is with simple words, a mere declaration of fact: that he has lusted after a married woman, coveting the wife of another.

He leaves the rest unsaid: the longing that holds sway over his every unoccupied moment, the murderous rage that rises at each mention of her wretched husband’s name, at every thought of his vile hands upon her.

Jealousy is a sin, he knows; and wrath, and possessiveness besides - but beside the thought of Anne, his Anne, even eternity pales.

Re: TaT spoilers?

[runespoor]

So much great stuff! The worldbuilding, Attolia's dread at the enabling of conspiracies, Gen being like a moth to the flame, did you just oh my god Gen, this line: "Irene thinks crossly later, it hadn't been that much of a kiss anyway." (she's great. i love her.) and the ending was so lovely, I melted.