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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!

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?
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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.
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Wrestling, Sami Zayn/El Generico
Reseda, January 2013, it's a farewell from the only place that's ever felt like home, a please-don't-go, a stab to his heart that widens into a wound as Kevin rolls back into the ring and hugs him so tight he can't breathe (wherever you go, whatever you do).
He stands tall in a WWE ring, under a name and identity that is more him than Generico ever was; fourteen years and still they sing for him: Ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ole.
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fourteen years and still they sing for him: Ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ole.
I love this ending.
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If you have ever heard the Bouncing Souls' "Ole", that's the song (it was Generico's entrance music, the mere mention of Sami's name makes fans chant it).
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Sirens (mythological figures)
Some people can manage to get away from the sirens but they'll never get free.
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Lost, Liam
All Charlie had ever wanted was for DriveSHAFT to become a household name, for everyone to be singing their songs, and the thing that finally led to that was the disappearance of Oceanic Flight 815, the song's everywhere now, and he's not even here to see it.
When Liam hears the song, he thinks about how he tried to take over the chorus to the song at that concert, how that had led Charlie to try the heroin for the first time, how it had been the beginning of the end for the band, for them, how he messed up and is never going to get to make things right.
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Fire Emblem 13, Say'ri/Tiki
"As I guessed, it has changed over the millennia," Tiki says after a round of clapping. "But I am more struck that it remains at all."
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Into the Spider-Verse
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