rthstewart | 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

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.

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Any, any, loyal manservant

From the moment Thomas and Martha Wayne had asked if he would stand as guardian, Alfred had vowed he would do whatever it took to protect Master Bruce.

Even in the days immediately following Master Bruce's killing of Ra's al Ghul, when he was determined to push him away, Alfred was equally determined never to give up on him.

Now he's beginning to wonder if the day has come when Master Bruce is leaving him behind.

Absolutely LOVE this one honey!

Love you too!!

Francis shrank back as he met a single cold blue eye over a delicate china cup, chills racing under his skin; this- the Queen's Watchdog was no child, as he had been told - Francis felt flayed by the carelessly predatory gaze of a monster.

"Master?" a smooth baritone from the shadows to the side made Francis startle and nearly keen; he had been sure there was no one there. . .

The not-child lowered his teacup and raised his chin. "I believe we have learned all we may expect from Mister Brown here. You may . . . dispose of him, Sebastian."

"As you say, young master."

Oh man, so glad to see a Kuroshitsuji fill with this prompt. That's exactly where my mind went when I first saw it. Other people being horrified by Sebastian and Ciel is always one of the best parts in Kuro haha

It took me a bit of thinking to decide how I wanted to frame it but I knew immediately I had to write something with Ciel and Sebastian for this prompt. And oh man, I love the varied reactions the two of them can get in canon as well. XD

"Manservant Hecubus," Sir Simon Milligan yelled out as dramatically as he could without having to sit up any straighter in the armchair in which he sprawled in The Pit of Ultimate Despair.

"Yes, Master?" Hecubus said, appearing instantly at his side.

"Fetch me my Black Bunny Slippers of Darkest Doom for my evil lounging pleasure," Simon commanded.

"Of course, Master," Hecubus said and vanished from view once more, but when he returned, the slippers he carried were white, not black, also dripping wet. "I cleaned them for you first, Master," Hecubus said happily, "with bleach!"

"Evil," Simon shouted, "pure evil!"

Three Sentence Ficathon

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Gotham, Alfred Pennyworth

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Queen's Watchdog (Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler)

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The Kids in the Hall, Simon & Hecubus