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

[countlessuntruths]

With four children, before she had to send her children away for their safety, life was always a little chaotic, full of mischief and screaming that Mrs. Pevensie thought she would give anything in her power for a little peace and quiet and instead her children whisper through the house now: no running, no pushing, no screaming.

Lucy sits by her dolls and the miniature tea set that she inherited from Susan, but she doesn't tell stories, just keeping a stuffed animal over her lap; Susan helps her with no complaints, tuts at the prices for meat, negotiates at the market for bargains; her sullen Edmund turned thoughtful, offering to do the dishes for her.

Peter smiles at her, but from afar, from a place where she can't reach him, can't reach any of her children, this place full of whispers and quiet stares and nostalgia her children inhabit now and he answers her when she asks: "I think we just grew up, mum."

[nyctanthes]

This is lovely and wistful. It's Narnia, but it's also growing up. And yes, of course you want your kids to grow up, until they do.

[countlessuntruths]

Thank you!

[rthstewart]

I love seeing the Four from the outsider pov after their return. Poor Mrs. P who is so mystified by what happened, with no explanation or understanding. And how you describe each of them being so grown up in their own way, Susan negotiating, Lucy with an animal in her lap, and Edmund being helpful. Thank you for for this lovely fill.

[countlessuntruths]

Thanks!

[alexseanchai]

;_;

♥!

[countlessuntruths]

♥

[vialethe]

I love the perspective you chose here - to use their mother is such an inspired choice, and the ways she notices that they've grown up are so suited to them. I especially like Susan helping with the marketing and tutting at the prices! Thanks very much for the fill, and apologies for the late response!

[countlessuntruths]

I'm glad you liked it :)