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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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slippy: Photo of a wheat field and a stormy sky, surrounded by a border (Balls the size of your head!)

[personal profile] slippy 2020-02-06 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
any, any, tangled hair
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Aubrey-Maturin books-Stephen+Jack+tangles

[personal profile] theseatheseatheopensea 2020-02-06 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
The cut near Jack's left eyebrow isn't deep, and Stephen cleans it quickly. But the state of his hair is a different matter altogether. Never one to refuse a challenge, Stephen finds his comb and untangles each knot, with tender hands and infinite patience.
slippy: Photo of a wheat field and a stormy sky, surrounded by a border (khr] Ready.)

Re: Aubrey-Maturin books-Stephen+Jack+tangles

[personal profile] slippy 2020-02-08 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
LOVELY. I can just see how easily the transition between doctorly care and something closer happens.
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Re: Aubrey-Maturin books-Stephen+Jack+tangles

[personal profile] theseatheseatheopensea 2020-02-08 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! <3
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A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-07 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
"What was the last time you bothered to wash your hair?" Alucard muttered, gingerly poking at the tangled mats on the back of Trevor's head.

Trevor batted his hand away. "I'm so sorry our daily routine of fighting demons and running for our lives doesn't give me enough time to keep my hair groomed to your exacting standards."

Alucard rolled his eyes and stopped his inspection. "The day you discover basic hygiene will be a cold day in hell indeed."
slippy: Photo of a wheat field and a stormy sky, surrounded by a border (Gunnerkrigg] out in the bright with you)

Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] slippy 2020-02-08 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Sweet snark is such a good mood. I can't decide who makes the better point here...
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Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-08 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
XD Thank you! (And I mean really, both points are equally valid. Which both of them would find really annoying.)
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Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] wintersday 2020-02-08 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, I love the dialogue in this, and I can totally see it.
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Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-08 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! <3
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Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] kalira 2020-02-09 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Fantastic. XD Also I too thought of them immediately when I saw this prompt the other day, for some reason. . .
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Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-09 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
No idea what that reason could be; none whatsoever >.>
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Re: A Lack of Hygiene - Castlevania (TV) - Trevor/Alucard

[personal profile] kalira 2020-02-10 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
OF COURSE NOT. *squints at you*
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Harry Potter - Draco/Hermione

[personal profile] musyc 2020-02-07 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
It was ridiculous, he thought, how they had to go through this every morning, locked together in the sort of bonds that an Incarcerous would envy, his arm trapped from elbow to fingers in long twisted strands of dark brown curls. Draco picked at one particularly tenacious curl knotted around his wedding ring and crossed his eyes at Hermione when she giggled at his muttered swearing as the knot somehow grew tighter. "Grow your hair out," she pronounced, and yawned before snuggling back into the pillow and leaving him to his tangled fate, "if you want life to be fair."
slippy: Photo of a wheat field and a stormy sky, surrounded by a border (Default)

Re: Harry Potter - Draco/Hermione

[personal profile] slippy 2020-02-08 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
AW. I like to think Draco means more by 'bonds' than the hair, and I love Hermione's answer.
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Re: Harry Potter - Draco/Hermione

[personal profile] musyc 2020-02-10 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
YES HE DOES. You are very correct on that. XD
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Adventure's Aftermath (Naruto; Madara & Kagami)

[personal profile] kalira 2020-02-09 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
"What did you even do to yourself today?" Madara asked, pulling another twig - a twig - out of Kagami's mussed curls.

"Tobira-sensei took us on an adventure!" Kagami said happily, bouncing where he sat and making it even harder to tidy and comb out his hair.

"So you said," Madara said dryly, a smile tugging at his lips despite himself; it was good to see Kagami so happy, "would you care to tell me about it?"
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

Help (Naruto; Kakashi & Sakura)

[personal profile] kalira 2020-03-05 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Would you like help with that, pup?" Kakashi asked after the third time Sakura bit off a yelp, picking knots out of her hair.

She turned wide, shocked eyes on him, and he crossed the camp to crouch beside her, holding out a hand invitingly. Sakura paused, then put the brush in his hand, and Kakashi moved behind her and removed his gloves before carefully setting to work unpicking the tangled mess.