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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.
runespoor: steph as robin, somersaulting joyfully, while cass uses a grapplehook to try and catch up (batgirl&robin | flying)

[personal profile] runespoor 2018-12-18 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Homestuck, any, I pity anyone has never been in cahoots.
edenfalling: stylized black-and-white line art of a sunset over water (Default)

Truth Rising From His Armchair To Shame Some Hatefriends

[personal profile] edenfalling 2019-01-01 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
"It's two people working together to pull off a bigger prank than either one could manage on their own," Dave said as he flicked his fingers against Terezi's shoulder and dropped the remote control on John's head. "You, stop making everything sound more complicated than it really is just to annoy him, and you, stop playing dumber than you really are just to piss her off. Also, congratulations, you just pulled off a successful cahootship -- at least assuming your goal was to drive everyone else out of the room so you could carry on your disgusting pitch-flirting in echoing isolation -- and on that note, no gross biological fluids on the couch, other people have to sit there, and try not to be bleeding too obviously when you come down for dinner."
runespoor: artemis and m'gann, in civilian clothes, laughing (yj | idiot teenagers with a death wish)

Re: Truth Rising From His Armchair To Shame Some Hatefriends

[personal profile] runespoor 2019-01-01 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
eeeeeee, I love this! congratulations, you just pulled off a successful cahootship is a great gotcha, too. (The title is amazing and sounds like something either of the beta Strilondes could have come up with to describe what Dave does, I'm going with the idea Rose called it that and Dave ran with it because it amuses me.)

I'm imagining Karkat having a conniption over Dave auspiticizing for Terezi and John when he's trying to get them together pitch-wise, and Dave going "nah it's alright i'm just explaining away cultural differences, it doesn't count. don't make me shooshpap you." and Karkat having another conniption over that.
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Re: Truth Rising From His Armchair To Shame Some Hatefriends

[personal profile] edenfalling 2019-01-02 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! And I hereby declare your continuation canon. :D