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

[sholio]

Agent Carter, Jack + any, trying to get decent pizza in Los Angeles

[booksarelife]

"Jack, where's Peggy? She was supposed to be back at the office two hours ago."
"Getting pizza, Danny boy"
"Get- pizza? Jack! What are you talking about?"
"I'm not eating any more crap hospital food, and she was here and asked what I would eat, and I said I'd eat decent pizza, but apparently Los Angeles doesn't know how to make pizza properly, and I think by this point she's trying to prove something."
"Next time you're going to borrow my best agent for several hours, please let me know so I can find something for Samberly to do that involves long experiments with no reporting to anyone involved."
"Do you know any decent pizza places?"
"There are lots Jack, you're just a pizza snob."

[sholio]

OMG, this is completely adorable and so them!! It's the perfect combination of genuinely sweet and one-upsmanship that characterizes all their relationships - Peggy is GOING to visit every pizza place in LA just to prove to Jack that he's wrong (and do something nice for him, on the side), and Daniel just thinks they're both being ridiculous. XD

I love how you tell a whole story in such a short space.

[booksarelife]

Thank you so much!! I saw the prompt and got a few ideas for it, and this one dragged me in and I just started writing (I also really like writing dialogue so fic bits like this are so much easier than stories with plot and physical space and things) I'm so glad Daniel came off well because I was a bit worried that he sounded too silly! I can totally imagine Peggy borrowing a pizza place's phone to call Jack in the hospital and tell him what each place's pizza looks Iike and what toppings it has and Jack shooting them all down!

[sholio]

Ahahaha that's AMAZING, yes, she would totally be doing that. XD Meanwhile Daniel is just wondering where in the world his best agent got off to. Heeeee!

[booksarelife]

Because Daniel had just been expecting her to go ask Jack something and then be back and it's been long enough that even a Peggy and Jack argument should have petered out by now and he's starting to get concerned, because it's Peggy

[sholio]

This entire thread is a delight and also COMPLETELY plausible. :D

[booksarelife]

Thank you!! Could I possibly borrow your Agent Carter icon from this thread?

[sholio]

Oh yes, absolutely! :D

[sheron]

Haha this is so cute!