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

[(Anonymous)]

Inception, Arthur/Eames, disturbing dream sex

Forging Nightmares & Aftermath

[kalira]

Arthur moaned, body arching up against Eames' broader form, hitching one thigh higher to wrap over his hip; Eames moaned in his ear, almost a purr, hips rolling deliciously against Arthur and then-

Arthur's eyes snapped open as Eames' hips wriggled and narrowed, then yelped, fighting to squeeze out from beneath Eames' body as it shifted with eye-smarting speed through a dozen different shapes, never quite settling wholly in one before some other part of him began to melt into another.

Arthur shuddered, rolling away but not able to drag his gaze away from the creepy figure now trying to crawl after him, and reached for the gun that had to be in the bedside table.

~

Arthur pulled away, barely managing not to jerk back forcefully. He flinched as he glanced sideways at Eames from a few paces away - not at the theatrical pout he wore, but at the sweep of Eames' sharp eyes over him.

"Darling, whatever is the matter with you?" Eames asked dryly, cocking his head as he prowled closer, and Arthur struggled not to remember the discomfiting - disgusting - shift of his lover's body reshaping itself against his.

Re: Forging Nightmares & Aftermath

[edenfalling]

This is deliciously creepy!

Re: Forging Nightmares & Aftermath

[kalira]

Thanks! I mean, I guess? XD I was hoping it would be enough to suit the prompt. >.>

Re: Forging Nightmares & Aftermath

[(Anonymous)]

Prompter here - it definitely fits,thank you! Went beyond, tbh, because in addition to showing the sex you showed the aftermath too with Arthur's reaction to Eames - I just loved that.

Re: Forging Nightmares & Aftermath

[kalira]

Oh good, I'm glad! I actually saw the aftermath first and worked backwards from there, it felt incomplete one way or the other. >.>

[alice_pike]

He doesn't remember what Arthur said, if he'd said anything at all. He remembers Arthur's mouth, trailing up the inside of his thigh, and then the sudden break of his bones under Arthur's hands, pressing down, holding him, begging him wordlessly to come.

He doesn't remember pain, doesn't remember reaching for the gun on the nightstand, but he remembers Arthur's smile, pressed lightly into his bruising skin.