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rthstewart) wrote2018-12-09 03:03 pm
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!
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?
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.
Fill
Gamora sucks in a breath of air and opens her eyes.
She remembers falling over the edge and Thanos' face changing ever so slightly as he watched her fall before cold and darkness took her away.
There's another face floating above hers, saying words that she doesn't hear as the darkness welcomes her once more. She wakes up later to Nebula standing by the wall and staring at her with large silent, dark eyes with dry tear tracks on her face and tightly pursed lips as Gamora starts coughing.
"Quill."
"Sister, what -" Gamora gasps around a cough, then Nebula suddenly is there beside her, helping Gamora sit up so that she can cough.
"Quill has upset the balance. Thanos will come back for the bargain that he struck with your life for the stone," Nebula says quietly. She glances towards the slightly open door then back to Gamora. "He has upset the balance of everything. All for you, sister."
"I'll speak, Nebula. Perhaps I can make him see the error he made."
"I doubt that you will be able to reach him. Quill has gone beyond such things now."
Nebula's words rattle around her head as she walks through the silent ship, noting how no one speaks or looks at her when she looks at them; eventually, she finds Peter standing on the bridge alone, watching the stars.
"Peter?"
"Gamora!"
He turns around slowly and grins before approaching her as Gamora understands what Nebula meant. She saw that he was beyond any of them as the power of the Stones glowed in his eyes.
"You should be resting. It wasn't easy to bring you back, did you know that?"
"I didn't, but I wanted to see you, Peter."
She rests her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes as the galaxy burned.
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