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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2021-01-30 02:31 pm

Three Sentence Ficathon 2021

We have now opened a new post, for new prompts! Please leave all new prompts there. You may continue to fill existing prompts here. If you didn't get a prompt filled here, feel free to post it on the new post!





Welcome to the Three Sentence Ficathon!
2 Feb. 2021 See important edit below regarding where to find unfilled prompts.


What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
This is an open exchange where you answer a prompt with a fic consisting of only three sentences. It's open to all fandoms and you can post and fill 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 happens after that?
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

I'm really overwhelmed by all the prompts and how much there is and how fast it goes. I can't read 1,000 prompts and fills. It's too much. 
I hear this a lot and it keeps a lot of people from participating.  The 3SF is big and it moves fast, especially at first. 
I get overwhelmed, too, and I'm hosting the thing. With 2020 and 2021 sucking so badly you don't want something that's supposed to be fun cause you anxiety.  I have a couple of suggestions for managing the 3SF volume. 
  • First, really, you don't have to read every prompt and fill on every page.  You can start at the last page of this and just go forward, or back a page or two.  It's fine.
  • You can come and go as time and energy allow, you don't have to participate the whole time, and it drops off quite a bit by mid-February.
  • Even after the 3SF and new prompting end, people fill prompts all year long.
  • You can fill an already filled prompt and you can can leave a prompt that's already been prompted before.  People do it all the time. 
Always make sure you're looking at top-level comments only, not threaded. That helps a lot. Your screen should look like this.




But shouldn't I read everything to see if someone already prompted the same prompt I want to leave if someone already filled it? 

No.  Prompt as many times as you want, as much as you want.  It doesn't matter if someone prompted the exact same prompt.  Go ahead and prompt again!

I left a prompt and no one filled it.  Can I prompt it again?
Absolutely!

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 be able to post and share it.  Feel free to cross-post this entry. If you create your own banners or icons, let me know and I'll share!
Please share the 3SF with your followers, friends, and any channels and comms you are active on.  I'll post on fandom calendar, Tumblr, and Twitter, but I don't have many connections in other spaces such as Discord.


How long will it go?

The 3SF closes to new prompts on February 28, 2021. The entry stays open permanently and people post fills all year long.

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 boils down to reader beware.  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.
Some posters do include warnings and spoiler tags in subject lines or include spoiler space, but they don't have to do so.

Why is 3SF split among several posts?  That seems confusing.
It is confusing and we always lose momentum once we have to move to a second post. The reason is because at 5,000 comments to a single post, DW installs a human test CAPTCHA, which is a pain for users.  So, once this entry gets to the upper 4,000 comments, I open a new post.  If you've been waiting until things slow down to participate, when we open a second post is often a good place to join.

If I have questions, what do I do?

I'm rthstewart everywhere, here, Twitter, Tumblr, gmail and AO3.

A special thank you to [personal profile] conuly  .
Last year, Conuly started logging all unfilled prompts.
This year's (2021) unfilled prompts are here.
Last year's (2020) unfilled prompts are here.
Conuly asks that you not reply, as they want to be able to edit and add more prompts to the list.
Conuly does this just because they are an awesome person but should you want to write them fic in thanks, you can find a birthday wish list here.

Here is the 3SF 2021 Friending Meme to show of your new DW account.

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

 






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alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Trauma and Caution (Beauty and the Beast; Belle/Beast)

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
*wince* yes accurate
laughingpineapple: Jowd! (laughing mango)

[personal profile] laughingpineapple 2021-02-07 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
Ghost Trick, Cabanela, “People say that I am heartless”
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Miraculous: 25,913+1

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
ouch accurate
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Master Class

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
I love these so much
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Narnia, The Problem of Susan

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
yessss
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Dangers and Damage (Naruto; Sakura)

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
*grin*
laughingpineapple: Jowd! (laughing mango)

[personal profile] laughingpineapple 2021-02-07 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ghost Trick, Sissel, “You save everyone, but who saves you?”
(these last three prompts come from the first thing I saw on Tumblr today, sourcing for sourcing's sake)
Edited 2021-02-07 10:10 (UTC)
vialethe: (Narnia Group)

Re: Father Pan, Xucoatl, the five gods

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-07 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, there's so much here! You're always so careful and deliberate in what you write; you know just what you want and how to get there. It's interesting to see the reasons behind the revelry here.
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: much ado about nothing - crossdressing

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
😍
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: much ado about nothing - crossdressing

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
hee hee yes
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: men fight wars. women win them

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-07 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
indeed!
vialethe: (River)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-07 10:14 am (UTC)(link)
I love that they love Clone Wars vids! Now I want to know which one in particular had them so enthralled they had to use the garden to recreate it.
ext_1576548: (Default)

because 2020

[identity profile] ruanchunxian0.livejournal.com 2021-02-07 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
Good Omens, the Four (Five?) Horsemen, Pestilence coming out of retirement for 2020
Edited 2021-02-07 10:41 (UTC)

(Anonymous) 2021-02-07 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
“So you say that after you were killed to protect your son, you were brought back to life?” the lion asked the lion.

Aslan licked his paw from where he lay leisurely on the Pride Rock, having decided to visit this lion king in his own realm, and said in his low and powerful voice: “Yes, as was the will of the Deep Magic.”

Mufasa sighed and said, somewhat chagrined: “I suppose that is the difference between Kings and Gods.”
rionaleonhart: final fantasy x-2: the sun is rising, yuna looks to the future. (hope is all we have)

Re: Fill: FFX, Summoner Tidus/Al Bhed Yuna

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2021-02-07 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
I love this! Gorgeous work.

(Anonymous) 2021-02-07 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
“Once upon a time, in the northern mountains of Narnia, there was a great battle between the attacking Giants and the defenders of Narnia, and this battle was led by the High King himself…-” Peter’s voice echoed through the halls of Cair Paravel, and if one where to look inside the throne room they would find the High King surrounded by eager and enchanted Narnian younglings.

“Once upon a time?” A passing faun asked the Wren that was resting on her shoulder, “What a strange way of starting a story.”

The Wren ruffled her feathers: “Must be one of those odd customs our Kings and Queens brought from Spare Oom,” she said sagely, “though I am not sure I like it, and what does ‘once upon a time’ even mean?”

The faun shook her head, equally puzzled, and decided she would ask around later, but for now she hurriedly continued on her way: rumor had it the Splendor Hyaline was docking soon, and this time she wasn’t going to miss it.
kingstoken: (Kirk Spock McCoy)

[personal profile] kingstoken 2021-02-07 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
Star Trek TOS (or AOS), Bones & Kirk & Spock, "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a painter"

Re: Bacchus, Pomona, Epona Part 1

[personal profile] francienyc 2021-02-07 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The more I read about your universe for the minor gods, the more I love it (and the more it's becoming part of my own head canon!). This story serves as a really good primer to that world as well, introducing the audience to the gods through the eyes of Caspian, the ingenue. It would be interesting to see his relationship with them as a more settled king, perhaps introducing Rilian or his wife to them.

I think the other thing I really appreciate here is how much this story makes me think about my own interpretation of Peter. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I always see him as rather strait-laced on the surface but there's a lot being repressed there. But of course that's a lot of the baggage he carries from England--as he stays longer in Narnia and grows into his role of High King, he would of course become more Narnian himself--thus yet another way his abrupt return to England is such a shock, and how this then would fit in with how he comes back into his role as High King in Prince Caspian. So him calmly explaining the variety of ways to make offerings to Pomona is both rather funny and very natural.

Re: The Yet Unknowing World

[personal profile] francienyc 2021-02-07 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much! Horatio is one of my all time favourite characters in literature, and has one of my favourite roles--the humorous, unfailingly loyal best friend (possibly lover, particularly in Horatio's case), who both challenges his very emotional, Romantic with a capital R best friend and stays by his side through everything. We see this same iteration a couple of centuries later in Les Miserables with Marius and Courfeyrac.

And then of course one of the main themes of Hamlet is how much words fail to express us, and how meaningless they can be, either in the expression or the reception. Plus, I think Fortinbras (like Laertes) serves as a complete foil for Hamlet--while Hamlet deliberates absolutely everything, Fortinbras is all about action and decisions, glossing over the finer points of understanding.

In short, I REALLY love Hamlet (one of my four favourite works of lit!) so thanks for the prompt--it really got my brain firing.

Re: The Yet Unknowing World

[personal profile] francienyc 2021-02-07 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I love Horatio to bits--he's one of the only unequivocally good people in the play for all his love and loyalty in a place where people have forgotten the meaning of such things.

(Anonymous) 2021-02-07 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Hardison has always thought it is kind of funny that none of their powers really match their jobs: no super-strength or advanced healing for Eliot, nor invisibility or teleportation for Parker, and Hardison himself is no technopath; everything he knows, he learned all by himself.

He thinks that this is a good thing, maybe: their lack of superpowers in these areas has forced them to learn their craft in and out, to never take anything for granted, and to know exactly what they are capable off.

Still, as Hardison watches Eliot’s superior senses pick up on the slightest of distinctions time and time again (often saving his or their neck in the process), as Parker’s prickly electric shield gets her out of a tough spot more than once, and as he himself can feel their bonds with each other and himself grow stronger and stronger by the day, he can’t help but feel grateful for the powers they were granted.
smallhobbit: (adipose)

[personal profile] smallhobbit 2021-02-07 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"It seems," Spock said, "that all we need to do to return to the Enterprise is paint a reasonably accurate picture of our spaceship on the wall of the cave."

"In which case, gentlemen," Kirk said with great enthusiasm, "pick up your paintbrushes and let's get started!"

Neither was surprised at Bones' response.
smallhobbit: (Default)

Re: because 2020

[personal profile] smallhobbit 2021-02-07 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"It appears," Pestilence remarked, "that I have been missed. I always said the old ways were the best; it's really as simple as breathing. Add a smattering of incompetence and a trace of self-interest and I barely have to do anything."
ultra_fic: (Default)

Re: His One Weakness

[personal profile] ultra_fic 2021-02-07 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
lol! Yeah, Moreau was the worst. Glad you like the fic :)
ext_1576548: (Default)

Re: because 2020

[identity profile] ruanchunxian0.livejournal.com 2021-02-07 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
!! Perfect!!