rthstewart: (3SF 2020_3)
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.


Here, have some icons and banners and let me know if you've created your own!





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the incomparable [personal profile] alexseanchai  made these gorgeous banners

goodbyebird: The Mandalorian: The Child goes "wheeeeeee!" (Mandalorian wheeeeeee)

[personal profile] goodbyebird 2020-02-01 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The Mandalorian, The Child & Din Djarin, "that's also not a toy."
Edited 2020-02-01 20:54 (UTC)
wingedflight: (Default)

[personal profile] wingedflight 2020-02-02 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
It's difficult to keep things out of reach of a child with actual, literal telekinesis. Din finally has a special cupboard installed in the roof of his cockpit, perfectly positioned so he can stash the latest not-a-toy without standing, and with a custom lock that is (at least for the moment) still too difficult for the Child to pick open with his mind.

It fills up much too quickly.
ar: "It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually." - Elliott Smith (Default)

[personal profile] ar 2020-02-02 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
oh, no--this is too cute. ♥
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2020-02-02 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
OMG I love this. XDDD
lucymonster: (Default)

[personal profile] lucymonster 2020-02-02 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
This is so cute help ♥️
goodbyebird: Batman returns: Catwoman seen through a glass window. (Mandalorian holiday vibes)

[personal profile] goodbyebird 2020-02-03 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
lol I didn't even think of the telekinesis yikes 😂😂😂
Thanks!
sholio: Rey and BB8 from Star Wars (Star Wars)

[personal profile] sholio 2020-02-02 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Spit it out."

The child stares up at him with wide, uncomprehending eyes. There are a few feathers sticking out of its mouth.

"Spit it out now."

There's a small, high-pitched, oddly dainty cough from the child, and an intact and very startled-looking porg tumbles onto the ground. The porg lays there for a moment, looking stunned, while the child opens its mouth again --

"Nope," Din says, scooping up the kid. "There are better things to eat on the ship." Or at least, things to eat that don't have a few dozen of their relatives staring at you from all around while you eat them.

The porg flutters its tiny wings, manages to get itself upright, and wobbles off.
Edited 2020-02-02 08:59 (UTC)
kingstoken: (Animated Aziraphale Crowley)

[personal profile] kingstoken 2020-02-02 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my goodness, an entire Porg! I love it!
goodbyebird: The Mandalorian: reaching for baby Yoda in the crib. (Mandalorian)

[personal profile] goodbyebird 2020-02-03 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Cute, eating cute. Inception!
Thanks for this ❤️