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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Running off to hunt the Black Boar of the Withering Hills or dive for pearls in the Lone Islands isn't something Corin does just for fun; or not only for fun, anyway.

Because he's not stupid: he hears the whispers about the Calormene when the barons and lords think he's not listening; he watches the way their faces darken when Aravis enters the room with her straight back and her coiled hair; he has dodged out of more than one quiet conversation in a hallway, or at a hunt, or in the garden--all of them starting with a casual comment on his father's failing health, or Cor's unfamiliarity with Northern ways.

If he's not there; if the curs think he's a wild and reckless youth, too undisciplined and hedonistic to even be a useful tool; if he takes one too many stupid risk running away from his responsibilities -- well, at least in that he can serve both his family, and his honor.

Edited 2018-12-16 07:37 (UTC)

I saw this last night and I just died. Oh Cofax, it is SO GOOD and just perfect. I saw the title first and thought, oh, hello, what's this about Ivan, one of my favorite characters ever. And then I realized just what you so brilliantly did -- Cor is indeed exactly like Ivan, neither wants what could be thrust upon them - -Princes have all the fun indeed. This is just superb, Cofax. Amazing. I adore it. I am shocked and delighted at just how perfectly it works. Taking one too many stupid risks, doing his best to be feckless, and in this, he serves his family and his honor. Oh my word. Beautiful.

Thank you so much. There's no way Cor would be accepted immediately, and in all likelihood a power center would grow up around Corin...

Fantastic!! What a wonderful idea, brilliantly executed. Shrewd Corin tamping down the possibility of unrest in a corkscrew maneuver that no one ever need know about... and he gets to box bears in the bargain! New head-canon — I love this!

Thank you!

Oh, Corin! What a wonderfully realistic take on the politics and prejudices that may have come in Archenland following Cor's return. This is fantastic, and suits what little we have of him in canon so well.

Damn, Corin. Good insight.

He's reckless, not stupid. Thanks!

Oooh I LOVE the thought that everyone would underestimate Corin just because they think his the Big Gun, the Muscle! And that he would probably use that to his advantage and be an unlikely spy in the process.

So great, thank you!

Well, less that he's spying than that he wants nearly everyone to think he's useless for the purposes of ruling the country, so they don't undercut Cor in order to put Corin in power.

YES GOOD EXACTLY!

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