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

[marmota_b]

Highlander: The Series, Methos, there's a nice view from the moral high ground

(I've thrown this one out before, still hoping someone will bite.)

[lannamichaels]

There's a nice view from the moral high ground but they've invented planes these days, amazing things, bombing raids, and sometimes you can tunnel in and have the whole thing collapse from the inside, which is to say, stop being insufferable and start carrying a gun. There's no moral high ground when you're six feet under. Do you want to live to see 500?

[kalira]

Oo I like it. Also ouch. Appropriately.

[marmota_b]

This is obviously directed at Duncan, and very much the sort of thing Methos would try to impart on him! Thank you!

[thewrongkindofpc]

He hasn't chosen to partake in a century or two, but standing beside Duncan MacLeod in all his righteous and self-righteous glory, Methos has the chance to reflect on it again; there's rather a nice view from the moral high ground. Still (and a bit of him wonders if it's the fact that he's looking that means that now is the time when Duncan's centuries of shining reputation crack), the higher the ground, the farther the fall. At that point, all that's left is to enjoy the ride.

[marmota_b]

Oh, this has a very sad note in the parenthesis...
Thanks for continuing the making of my week with these several replies I got. :-)

[meridian_rose]

When the Quickening was over, Methos, sweating, exhausted and exhilarated in equal parts, sheathed his sword. Duncan stared at him disapprovingly before he lowered his gaze. It was a nice view from the moral high ground but they both knew that Methos had done the only thing that could be done.

[marmota_b]

Also very Methos! And possibly inside the series, too (Chivalry?). Thank you!

[meridian_rose]

Glad you liked it :) It wasn't directly inspired by a particular episode, but then I do feel we've seen this kind of thing in canon, so I probably drew of memories of that episode :)