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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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[personal profile] nasimwrites 2021-02-02 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
The coffee at Central Perk is not that good. The beans are low quality, the water is more lukewarm than hot, and the espresso machine is mediocre at best. And yet, all the seats are full -- especially on that lumpy old couch. Gunther just keeps serving the drinks and watching the people, and tries not to judge.
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[personal profile] intrikate88 2021-02-02 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
This video is an important supplement to this ficlet: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe1f9QwM/
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[identity profile] ruanchunxian0.livejournal.com 2021-02-02 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Is it bad that the first thought I had was that smile is too cute for the name Karen? lol
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Subreality (we keep Kielle's idea in our hearts)

[personal profile] silveradept 2021-02-02 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
The first trip to Subreality is always the weirdest. It usually takes time (and, if you can, some heavy drinking) to get used to seeing so many different versions of yourself, but after the initial shock wears off, the planning begins. So if you've ever wondered why a completely different version of the character just popped up in your head or your work, it's someone in Subreality playing a joke on you.
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)

Good Thing Yuri Loves a Challenge (Yuri on Ice; Otabek/Yuri)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-02 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Get down he- Oh never mind!"

Otabek had little choice but to 'get down' with Yuri practically throwing his weight against his grip on Otabek's collar, but he brought his hands up hurriedly as Yuri pounced, climbing up his body, clasping his boyfriend's slender waist and taking a step back to balance himself.

"You," Yuri said, low and fierce, like a spitting cat, though his eyes were not angry, "are too damned tall."

Otabek had no particular argument against that, but he also had no room to speak as Yuri took advantage of his new position to haul Otabek into a kiss, arms locking around his shoulders.
superflight: ([C]: and i do it all for free)

Spectacular Spider-Man, Spidey & Goblin, spoilers

[personal profile] superflight 2021-02-02 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Everything ached. And it wasn't just the explosions; whatever smoke was in those pumpkin bombs made Peter's throat burn, his mask filtering out almost nothing, and he barely managed to push himself up to look at the figure hovering over his half-sprawled form.

"No," he said, voice raw. "You can't be... You're dead. I saw you die!"

"Really, Spider-Man," Norman Osborn said, in that same no-nonsense, unimpressed voice that Peter had heard him insult Harry with a thousand times. "You need to stop falling for such obvious lies." He pulled the mask over his head, and the Goblin grinned at Spider-Man then, the voice changer shifting Osborn's pitch to familiar, manic tones. "Or your career is going to be cut tragically short."

(Anonymous) 2021-02-02 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Star Wars, Enfys Nest, the wind is rising / we must try to live
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2021-02-02 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Eddie, Eddie, look at me. Look at me, man. Keep your eyes open."

There's a roaring sound in his ears. He blinks and rolls his head painfully to the side, and sees that the Neibolt house is crumbling like the earth opened up great blackened jaws to swallow it whole, dust rising into the blue sky.

He feels so cold. Richie's hand on his cheek is shockingly warm, and there's a thick numbness spreading from his chest where he's pretty fucking sure he was just impaled. Richie's wadded-up jacket pressed into the wound. He licks his lips twice, and when he manages to speak his voice is a hollow rasp. "Did we. Did we kill it?"

"Yeah, yeah, that motherfucker's dead meat," Richie says. "Dead and buried. Come on Eds. Come on. Mike's bringing the car around, so you just gotta hang on. Just keep your eyes open. Just keep looking at me."

He does. Richie seems to be glowing, silhouetted against the rising sun, glasses cracked, face bloody, eyes wide. His hands are gentle, though.

"You carried me out," Eddie rasps.

"Yeah, yeah, of course we did," Richie says, and ducks his head to press a clumsy burning kiss to Eddie's forehead. He's crying. His tears feel like a balm when they land on Eddie's grimy skin. "Of course we did."
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MCU, Bucky/Loki

[personal profile] slightweasel 2021-02-02 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Loki's got a pretty good spiel about it. He's got the whole thing down pat and painless. Thing is, though: Bucky knows a thing or two about a smooth story. His work was a gift to mankind, once upon a time; and he was never in his life a burden to his best friend.

"That's fucked up," he says, leaving out the part where anger's sitting hot in the pit of his stomach, where for the first time since he was the Soldier he feels like he could do violence not because it needs to be done, but simply because he'd want to and they'd deserve it.

He leaves out that part, because he's not the Soldier anymore and it's not the kind of thing you say about someone else's parents, at least not out loud--but something like hurt flashes across Loki's face anyway. "Which part?"

"They should've told you who you were," Bucky said, because Loki might've done a lot of shitty things for a lot less reason than Bucky ever had, but he's not doing any of them now. New Asgard has been a second chance for both of them. "It's fucked up that they didn't."

"--Thank you," Loki says very, very carefully

The next day, it seems like Loki goes out of his way to find an excuse to accidentally stab him while they're helping with the day's catch. The day after that, he shows up at Bucky's hut hours before dawn and fucks him a wild thing. It's a helluva way to say thanks, but Bucky thinks he gets it anyway.
autumnia: Afternoon Tea at the St. Regis (Afternoon Tea)

Downton Abbey, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Edith Crawley, Phryne Fisher)

[personal profile] autumnia 2021-02-02 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
(Spoilers for the last season of Downton Abbey and Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. Also, this is a bit more like women being subtly awesome here...)

According to her sources, it was the most sought after interview amongst the Fleet Streeet papers and it was one Edith knew she'd never get for her little society magazine but it had been worth a try—after all, who wouldn't want to hear more about the female aristocrat-turned-detective literally crashing into her own memorial service in a biplane?

Therefore, it had been a complete shock when the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher suddenly appeared on the doorstep of The Sketch the next morning, dangling Edith's simply penned note in front of her with a gloved hand.

After taking the seat Edith offered, Miss Fisher studied her hostess for a moment before breaking into a smile and said, "Lady Edith Crawley, of all the requests I've received since my unexpected arrival in London, none have been as refreshingly frank as yours and how could I possibly say no to another woman who clearly loves to challenge this male-dominated world like I do?"
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2021-02-02 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Agent Carter, Jack Thompson, time loop
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2021-02-02 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Stranger Things, Steve Harrington, first time in a gay bar
Edited 2021-02-02 02:55 (UTC)
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[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2021-02-02 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Star Trek TOS, Uhura, City on the Edge of Forever
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Re: His Dark Materials/Narnia

[personal profile] slightweasel 2021-02-02 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Awww, this is great!
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Home (Naruto; Kakashi & Sakura & Sai)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-02 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Sai sinks into the offered warmth - team? family? love? pack? - and he knows that these hands can shatter bedrock, that this body is a whipcord weapon of muscle and fangs, that chakra lurks beneath the skin and fur that can take an enemy apart before they have a chance even to breathe.

Yet trapped, cradled between them, is the softest, safest space he has ever been, and he closes his eyes and hides against Sakura's shoulder as she croons, stroking his hair, and Kakashi-sensei curls around them, his shoulder offering a cosy rest, his muzzle settling across Sai's shoulder, his body blocking out the world.

Here, Sai is home.
Edited 2021-02-02 03:01 (UTC)

(Anonymous) 2021-02-02 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Legion FX, any female character, mermaid AU
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Re: This was probably funnier in my head but....

[personal profile] sandinmyboots 2021-02-02 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ reads the title] you didn't

[reads the fic] you DID omg

Imagine.... Vexen gets derailed from his work talking shop with Doctor Doof, Lexaeus attempts to tempt Phineas and Ferb to experiment with the darkness, and meanwhile Xaldin and Perry are having a knock down drag out fight the likes of which haven't been seen since Mickey Mouse saved everyone's buts in kh2...
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[personal profile] fullupwithfire 2021-02-02 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Any, any, It's easy to be thankful for the things you've got/It takes guts to give thanks for the things you've lost
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[personal profile] eagleoftheninth 2021-02-02 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Locked Tomb trilogy, Gideon and Harrow, AU where they're the youngest necro/cav pairing to come to Canaan House

(Anonymous) 2021-02-02 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Parks and Rec, Ann&/April, crying
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[personal profile] fullupwithfire 2021-02-02 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Any, any, I want to be the kind of story you have to tell everyone you know.