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rthstewart ([personal profile] 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!





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
[personal profile] 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.

(Anonymous) 2018-12-16 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Any fandom, any, I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen
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MCU, Sam & Bucky or SamBucky, Sparring

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2018-12-17 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam drags himself into the apartment, every single muscle screaming in pain like he hasn't felt since boot camp years ago.

Bucky, the chipper asshole, claps him on the shoulder and doesn't even look remotely like he's been at the gym for the past four hours. "Spar again tomorrow?"

Sam glares at him with every ounce of irritation he can muster. "I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen, sit in the bath for two hours, and then tomorrow, I'm gonna kick your ass."
tiggerann: a red doodle of a poinsettia (blood)

Re: MCU, Sam & Bucky or SamBucky, Sparring

[personal profile] tiggerann 2018-12-17 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
this is great
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Re: MCU, Sam & Bucky or SamBucky, Sparring

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2018-12-17 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!! (I love the amount of shit Sam and Bucky give each other; it gives me life.)
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Re: MCU, Sam & Bucky or SamBucky, Sparring

[personal profile] booksarelife 2019-01-02 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
I love this so much!!
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Re: MCU, Sam & Bucky or SamBucky, Sparring

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2019-01-02 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, thank you!! :-D
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Iron Fist, Ward & Danny

[personal profile] sholio 2018-12-20 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Enough," Ward pants, "stop it, I'm tapping out."

Danny salutes him with his wooden bokken -- Ward clumsily returns the gesture -- and lets it drop to his side. "You're doing great, for a beginner."

"Yeah, and I've found muscles I didn't even know I had. I'm done with swordfighting torture for today. I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen and pass out," and at Danny's alarmed look, "Calm down, it's a joke, you can't get high off ibuprofen. All you'll do is destroy your kidneys."

Danny manages not to ask if Ward has actually tried it. He thinks he might not want to know the answer.
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Re: Iron Fist, Ward & Danny

[personal profile] tiggerann 2018-12-20 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, someone just not getting it.
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Re: Iron Fist, Ward & Danny

[personal profile] maplemood 2018-12-21 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
"All you'll do is destroy your kidneys." Oh, Ward. :)