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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2020-02-01 12:08 pm

Three Sentence Ficathon

THIS POST IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW PROMPTS. PLEASE POST NEW PROMPTS HERE.

You can go ahead and continue to respond to prompts and comment on them here but please don't post any new prompts .


Welcome to the Three Sentence Ficathon!

UPDATE 1 HERE- 2 Feb


UPDATE 2 HERE 6 Feb



What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
T
his 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 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. I generally fail at creating banners and embed codes but if you create one and make it really idiot-proof, I might manage it. Or we can just cross-post. If you create one, I'll try to post it and everyone can use it.

How long will it go?

Until February 29, 2020. But the entry stays open permanently.

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 and archive warnings, triggers, pairings, ratings, tags, and squick?
I thought a lot about this. It wasn't an issue the last 3 times I ran this. In my experience, this typically gets too big, moves too fast, and the stories are too short for content warnings and ratings to even apply. It is too big for me to moderate in this way. You should assume spoilers are fair game and that the initial poster and the responder have opted to use no content warnings or tags. This means AO3 content warnings for dubcon, violence, canon character death, underage, etc. COULD be present.  I've found personally that I can skim and scroll 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. In this format, the obligation is on you, the reader, to protect yourself from triggering content.


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[personal profile] ultra_fic 2020-02-01 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
MCU, Bucky Barnes, takes in a stray kitten
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[personal profile] shipperslist 2020-02-01 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The mewl sounded like a wet sob, coming from the filthy, dark alley he was passing on his way back to the Tower. Bucky knew better than to stop and look but he did it anyway––Clint would laugh his ass off and Steve would look at him with those big, blue, sorrowful eyes like he was remembering the Bucky of old––and there it was: a small, pitiful ball of soft fur and huge, sad eyes and he couldn't just leave, he couldn't just walk away because no matter what a monster he was, no matter how much he'd done and been through (so much red on his ledger, so much to atone), this was where he drew the line.

"You're coming home with me."
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[personal profile] ultra_fic 2020-02-01 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, just what I was hoping for - thank you :)
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[personal profile] shipperslist 2020-02-01 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
You’re welcome! 😊
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[personal profile] shipperslist 2020-02-01 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! ☺️
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[personal profile] booksarelife 2020-02-08 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
I love this so much!
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[personal profile] shipperslist 2020-02-08 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-02 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Did you have something to say, Wilson?" Bucky asked, giving Sam what could very charitably be called his murder look.

Sam held up his hands. "Nothing, man. I had absolutely nothing to say."

Bucky continued to glare, an effect somewhat diluted thanks to the small black kitten perched on his shoulder, happily chewing on his hair.

Sam was taking a million pictures of this.
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[personal profile] ultra_fic 2020-02-03 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! This is so good! Thank you so much! :)
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[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-03 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
:-D Glad you enjoyed it!
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[personal profile] violsva 2020-02-03 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't have a collar or anything, and Sam is certain this is going to end badly.

But he's said that already, a lot, so he shuts up and watches the little ball of black fur disappear into Barnes' hood. Barnes stands and kicks aside the remains of the McNuggets and heads back to the car.
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[personal profile] booksarelife 2020-02-08 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Aww!