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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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sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2020-02-08 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
any, any, coffee shop on a space station AU
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Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! (Gilmore Girls)

[personal profile] ultra_fic 2020-02-08 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm telling you, 60 bajillion percent off at the intergalactic mall, it was absolutely worth it, Luke, and you will look so good in those pants!"

He rolled his eyes and pushed Lorelai's drink across the counter, telling her, "I put it in a to-go cup, but watch yourself with it, it's very hot and the gravity generators are screwing up on the other side of the square."

Lorelai sipped at her drink and sighed happily; "Still the best coffee in the 'verse."
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Re: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! (Gilmore Girls)

[personal profile] silveradept 2020-02-09 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Very good. I like that the banter is mostly the same.
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Re: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! (Gilmore Girls)

[personal profile] ultra_fic 2020-02-09 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
:)
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

Re: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! (Gilmore Girls)

[personal profile] sholio 2020-02-09 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Heeeeeeeee. :D
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Re: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee! (Gilmore Girls)

[personal profile] ultra_fic 2020-02-09 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
You say coffee, I think Lorelai! lol
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Spencer's Coffee - Leverage - Parker/Eliot/Hardison

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-09 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay, so, this guy's a real piece of work. He's got a dozen shell companies, most of which are running weapons across half the damn galaxy."

Parker leaned over Hardison's shoulder, looking at the data scrolling across the screen. "We're going to take him down."

"You got a plan for that just yet, baby girl?" Hardison asked.

A commotion from behind the counter of Spencer's Coffee (owned by Leverage Holdings, LLC—well, once you dug deep enough, anyway) interrupted them, and they looked up to see Eliot hauling out two aliens by their ears. At least, Parker assumed it was their ears; she didn't recognize the species.

Eliot tossed the both of them out of the shop and into the station's concourse. "If I ever catch you sniffing around after them again, I'm gonna break every bone in your bodies."

One of the aliens protested.

"Then I'll find something else to break!" Eliot shouted. "They've told you a dozen times they're not interested. Now out."

Hardison raised an eyebrow. "Everything cool?"

Eliot tied his hair back out of his face. "Yeah. Everything's fine. You guys need me yet?"

Parker shook her head. "Not yet. Soon, though."

"Good, it'll give me time to get these muffins in the oven."

Parker grinned; running Leverage out of a coffee shop had been the best idea. She turned back to Hardison. "Now, where were we?"
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

Re: Spencer's Coffee - Leverage - Parker/Eliot/Hardison

[personal profile] sholio 2020-02-09 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
LOLLLLL. That is an AWESOME idea and I love it.
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Re: Spencer's Coffee - Leverage - Parker/Eliot/Hardison

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-09 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much!
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Agent Carter, Angie, not really that much of an AU

[personal profile] violsva 2020-02-15 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
“Dreadfully sorry!” the woman shouts over her shoulder as she leaps over the tables after someone, in a British accent that makes Angie sit up and take notice. You don’t hear a lot of that on this space station, and she thought she knew most of the fatheads in Security already; she wonders where this dame flew in from and if she’s likely to stay.

That wouldn’t be entirely a benefit, if this is the stranger’s normal behaviour, she admits to herself, as the disgruntled customers start to call her over to complain about their knocked-over drinks and stepped-in breakfasts, but really this place could use some shaking up.
sholio: Peggy Carter smiling (Avengers-Peggy smile)

Re: Agent Carter, Angie, not really that much of an AU

[personal profile] sholio 2020-02-15 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Hahaha! This is DELIGHTFUL. I can totally imagine them in these roles!
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Twin Peaks (Dale Cooper, or lack thereof, as is often the case)

[personal profile] laughingpineapple 2020-02-29 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Coop's Coffee's logo shines in bright neon as the station's emergency generators kick in and power the sector again, lighting the clean tables, the rows of donuts, one lonely blue rose abandoned on the counter.
Where have all the people gone?
Down on the planet's surface, far away, a forest fire.
Edited 2020-02-29 18:25 (UTC)