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

[ghostwings]

Aravis does not forget the gods of her homeland; she does not forget Zardeenah's cool, quiet presence which laid upon her like a mantle during the prayers of her youth; she does not forget the goddess's blessing which was surely what caused Aravis and Hwin to meet and, together, forge a fate far from the captivity of the bridle or the bridal bed.

There is no one else to perform the proper prayers and rituals with her here in Archenland, and there are many in her new homeland who distrust anything Calormenian, so she worships her gods alone, quietly--a single candle in her chamber and murmured prayers in solitude rather than a proper shrine and song.

The home of her youth is distant, now, and she dwells in a land that still seems strange to her, in many ways; yet when she looks up at the stars--the gemstones sewn into Zardeenah's cloak--she sees the same constellations; surely her goddess is no farther from Aravis now than she was before; as long as Aravis does not forget Zardeenah, surely Zardeenah will not forget Aravis.

[vialethe]

This is lovely and sweet, and a nice bit of individual character for Aravis, too.

[syrena_of_the_lake]

Beautiful, and I especially like the “bridle and bridal bed” and the stars as gemstones in the cloak lf night.

[heliopausa]

Beautiful - I love the gemstones sewn into Zardeenah's cloak, and the bridle/bridal wordplay, too.

[cofax7]

Oh, that's very nice. I love the image of the stars as gems in the goddess' cloak.

[betony]

Oh, lovely. I love exploring the gods of Calormen, and of course Aravis would find a way to honor both Aslan and Zardeenah.

[autumnia]

♥ This so beautiful and I love that Aravis still worships the goddess even in her new home.

[nocowardsoul]

Lovely.

[rthstewart]

This is beautiful and so visual and your word play is excellent!

[alice_pike]

my god i loved this prompt so much and thought maybe i'd give it a whirl but you've done everything i wanted from it and more, this is beautiful and perfect and such a great look at aravis as her own person with her own cultural history and beliefs and ugh yes i love this so much

[alexseanchai]

♥_♥