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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any, any, In this essay I will…

"And that," finished Hermione, plopping down three heavy, colour-coded binders onto the desk with an audible thud, "is the broad overview of my entire case, which I think you should carefully review in the exact order I have just described; I believe ultimately you will find my argument quite compelling."

"Oh--there are footnotes," Luna said happily, flipping through the pages. "But if you wanted to propose to me, dear, you only had to ask; I suspect my answer would have been the same even with just the one binder."

This is a great ship, and a great fill! They're both so adorable, thank you!

OMG, your Hermione is excellent but Luna’s voice is simply superb! That closing line is a gem, I laughed out loud.

♥!

Ron wished all his school essays had been so short

“There are more elegant ways to begin an essay,” Hermione said critically.

Rose rolled her eyes as she replied, “It’s a meme, Mum, it’s like a shorthand way to say you’ve practically written an essay already, after making the main point but before going on long enough to lose the reader’s interest, but making it clear that you have more to say should you be called upon to do so — and ending with wry, self-deprecating humor where you acknowledge you’ve indulged in something more typical of academic discourse than the traditionally economical language of online communications.”

Hugo and Ron smiled at each other across the table and finished in unison: “In this essay, I will...”

What a perfect fill! I love that Ron chimes in at the end.

"Ladybug was blushing just as hard as you were."

Alya, always a diehard Ladynoir shipper, raises a protest. Alix presents a vehement counterargument to the protest, ending "In this essay, I will."

it occurred to me that this bit of this fic is the fault of this prompt and you might like to know that

Three Sentence Ficathon

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HPverse

Re: HPverse

Re: HPverse

Re: HPverse

Fill: Harry Potter

Re: Fill: Harry Potter

Re: Fill: Harry Potter

[Miraculous Ladybug] excerpted from "this is a gift, it comes with a price"