rthstewart | Three Sentence Ficathon -- Part 2

EDIT AS OF 2 FEBRUARY 2019 -- THE 3 SENTENCE FICATHON IS OVER! Go ahead and read and fill anything that catches your eye and comment on fills but I'm not checking it anymore and most people have moved on so any new prompts aren't likely to get much love.

We are nearing the point that the first 3SF post, which went live on 12 December, is nearing 4,600 comments. At 5,000 comments, Dreamwidth starts demanding captcha to assure you aren't a spammer bot. It's a pain and unpleasant but totally understandable. So, I'm opening a new post, for new prompts, new fills, new comments!

What does this mean?
The original 3SF post is here, so be sure to check it out, fill anything that catches your eye, and comment on anything that delights you. But don't post any new prompts there. All new prompts go here.

How long will we do this?
I will officially close the 3SF on January 31.

Does that mean you'll close this and no one can post?
Nope. It just means that we will all move on in our lives until next year and my inbox will get a vacation to Hawaii.

Remind me again, what's the 3SF?
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's a prompt? How do I do that?
You can start 3SF by posting 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."

Open ended and anthropomorphic fills are popular too, such as:

Any, Any, "I don't like sand."

or

Earth geography, sand, "I don't like humans very much, either."

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. Banners and icons are below.

How long will it go?
We'll officially close on January 31, 2019 but I don't close the entry to comments.

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?
So far, as near as I can tell (and I skim most entries especially from newcomers I don't recognize) we've not had any issues. As in the past, this is 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. As a reader, use your best judgment and be prepared to skip over things that aren't your thing.

I have noticed that some people have posted content warnings in the first lines of their fill or in the subject line. But still, it's readers beware here. Not everyone does this and no one is under any obligation to do so.

Wow, there are so many cool people here. Can I introduce myself?
Yes, in the Friending meme.

Here, have some banners, embed codes and icons courtesy of

st_aurafina and

metonomia

And can you believe I figure out how to make boxes so you can copy and paste this to plug the exchange elsewhere? I DID!

Icons:

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Rogue One (Star Wars), Any, "we grow old together"

“Tell me a story,” she whispers, as white light blooms over the ocean. There is no time for that, but in the Force, there is no time, and in the space where skin and thoughts meet, she sees: herself, grey in her hair and the crystal still shining around her neck, and him, on a porch together looking out into twilight in a galaxy where all empires have been toppled.

There is a universe in which that story is true.

Oh, that kicked me in the heart just as I hoped it would. Thank you for filling this!

Thank you, and I’m glad you liked it!

That was just the right amounts of painful and beautiful.

Thank you so much!

Oh my goodness. This is lovely

Thank you!

This is so and poignant. As the saying goes, right in the feels. A future they will never have.

Lovely, lovely language. Heart-wrenching and hopeful all in one. If I quoted every phrase I liked I’d be quoting the whole thinf back to you (the light blooming over the ocean, there is no time in the Force, where all Empires have been toppled...), so let me just say that I adore this!

Aw, thank you! I’m so glad to hear it.

This is beautiful!!

Chirrut is the Temple of the Kyber and the guardians of the Whills; he’s the history on the walls, the Jedha dust lingering on every surface. He's all of it; he's the good days as kids, when Baze believed he was one with The Force, and the bad days that Baze won't mention, even though Chirrut can somehow read them on him— like Baze is one of those sacred texts he'd breeze through, fingers flying through the pages.

“We grow old together,” he always starts on those days, leaning on his lightbow as he spins tale after tale of their days after the Empire is defeated, and Baze always pretends he isn't listening, but he leans closer, and closes his eyes.

Aw, shatter my heart why don't you. I love this, all the little details in it. Thanks for writing this.

Beautiful!

This is lovely. I so adored them in the film and you capture their different, essential and complimentary natures so well.

Three Sentence Ficathon -- Part 2

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