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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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archersangel: (cheering)

[personal profile] archersangel 2021-02-02 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Very nice! He seems like the type who would judge people on their tastes.
vialethe: (Susan)

Re: Reminders (Chronicles of Narnia; Susan & Peter) x2

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-02 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, perfect! That's exactly what I had in mind - sometimes everyone needs a little help remembering they're more than what's easiest. Thank you.
superflight: (SSM: and home is where love is)

Spectacular Spider-Man, post-canon crimelord meeting, spoilers

[personal profile] superflight 2021-02-02 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
A P.A.'s duties did not include attending the dinner parties of their employer, but Menken had an uncomfortable feeling that Mr. Lincoln was trying to train him to take over for his erstwhile right hand. Unlike Hammerhead, Menken was certainly no bodyguard, and Lincoln had to know that; so unfortunately did everyone else around that table, so his presence could hardly count as being for show.

He was being expected to learn something here, and he couldn't imagine what. Unfortunately, he didn't have very many options at this point. He'd come to work for L. Thompson Lincoln for protection in case Norman Osborn had survived and chose to dispose of him, and he didn't want to make a second dangerous enemy by quitting now. Lincoln might decide he needed to be silenced, and the name Tombstone left little doubt as to how he accomplished things like that.

"How kind of you to reach out to us," Sable Manfredi said, lowering her wineglass delicately to the table, "after the assumptions Dr. Octavius and my father made last time." The woman who stood at her chair, behind her and slightly to her right, had, Lincoln had informed Menken before his guests had arrived, been in his employ until recently as Hammerhead's personal chauffeur. She very carefully did not look at Lincoln as he sliced delicately through his salmon.

"The way Hammerhead treated you was reprehensible," Lincoln said calmly, and his eyes flicked over to the aforementioned Dr. Octavius's side of the table. "Your date is welcome to sit and eat if he likes."

The temperature from that side of the table dropped considerably. One of the metal... clasps at the end of Doctor Octopus's tentacles tapped at the edge of his own wineglass, light enough not to crack it but obviously displeased.

"No," said the Vulture, speaking up for the first time since they'd arrived -- for the first time since Menken had met him, and he had seen Toomes acting as Octavius's bodyguard before -- and his teeth were sharper than he'd expected, his voice about as dangerous. "Thank you."

...He might need to revisit the idea of handing in his resignation.
fullupwithfire: Abigail Hobbs (Hannibal NBC), shown from nose to sternum, twisting her fingers together nervously (- nerves)

[personal profile] fullupwithfire 2021-02-02 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hannibal, Abigail Hobbs, These girls just want to be loved, and fed,/in that order, and can we blame them?
sholio: Jack and Peggy from Agent Carter (Avengers-Jack Peggy)

Agent Carter, Peggy & Jack, Time After Time

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
The best thing about getting to work early, in Peggy's opinion, was that she could get more work done without constant interruptions. She had vaguely noted that Jack was already in, but hadn't paid him much mind. She had just opened the case file for the Dougherty case and was thinking about getting up to get herself a cup of tea when a shadow fell across her desk and Jack smacked a cup of tea onto it. Some of it slopped out.

"Thank you?" Peggy said warily, reaching for it. She took a cautious sip, bracing herself, but to her astonishment it was perfectly brewed with just a hint of lemon and sugar, exactly as she normally took it. She opened her mouth.

"When did I learn to make tea?" Jack said. "Yeah, you wouldn't believe me if I told you. It's the waitress, by the way," he added, pointing to the case file. "The waitress did it."

"What makes you think so?" Peggy asked.

"I'm not explaining this to you again, Peggy!" Jack snapped and stomped off toward his office.

Okay then, she thought.

"Good morning to you too, Jack!" she called after him.

"Knew you were going to say that!" Jack yelled back and slammed his office door.

It was apparently going to be one of those kinds of days.
Edited 2021-02-02 03:25 (UTC)
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)

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

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-02 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
And they lived happily ever after, Belle thinks - she has read it, heard it, spoken about them - as she lies still in her bed, listening to her husband's soft step.

He tries, always, not to wake her, and Belle allows him to think he has not, leaving this in the quiet of the deepest part of the night, but he cannot rest and neither can she while he is so driven.

The magic is long undone, but it is not so easy to wipe away the effects of years; every night Belle lies awake as her husband prowls the castle like the predatory beast he had once - and so long - been, wary of attack . . . an unease difficult to argue is unfounded.
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Gargoyles, Owen/Xanatos, Stone Kiss

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2021-02-02 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
"You know," Xanatos said conversationally, studying Owen's fist, "I always thought it would be warmer."

"It is stone, sir," Owen reminded him, though Xanatos could hardly forget. "The only time it gets warm is when I leave it in the sun."

Xanatos bent his head and kissed the stone knuckles, and even though Owen had never once felt anything in that hand after he'd stuck it in the cauldron, it still sent a very nice shiver down his spine. "Hm. We'll have to see if there are any other ways to warm it up. If you're up for it, of course."

Owen cleared his throat, which had gone unusually dry in the past three seconds. "I'm always willing to assist with your experiments, Mr. Xanatos."
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Re: Castlevania (Netflix), Trevor/Alucard, Fond

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2021-02-02 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
<3 Thank you!

Alucard is most certainly not hovering. And he's not fretting. Even if the snow's been coming down harder and Trevor was supposed to be back half an hour ago and he's checking the time to see when it will be reasonable to go searching for him. Definitely not fretting, though.
sholio: (StrangerThings-Steve)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Stranger Things, any, their evil mirrorverse double
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
This is the perfect mix of adorable and horrible/heartbreaking, just like canon! I love it. <3
sholio: sun on winter trees (Default)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhhh, this is delightful. <3
sholio: (StrangerThings-Steve)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Stranger Things, any, dragonrider AU
superflight: (BTAS: gravity plays favorites)

Spectacular Spider-Man, Spidey & Ock

[personal profile] superflight 2021-02-02 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I can get us out of this," Spider-Man said, "but for once in your life, Doc, you've gotta trust me."

It came out as ragged and maybe half as desperate as he felt; if they did not get out of this situation, they were both going to die, and Doctor Octopus might be just fine with him dying (had personally tried to kill him over and over again) but wouldn't want to die himself, whereas Spider-Man (guilt-wracked Peter Parker, always trying to make up for the one man he hadn't saved) didn't want to die but even more than that would never let another person die, period, not his enemies, not anyone--

He hoped against hope that for once, Ock would listen, you're a smart guy, Doc, you know I'm putting my trust in you too... Relief flooded through him when, after a moment, Ock nodded.

"Just once, arachnid," he cautioned softly.

"I can work with that."
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)

Patient Petting (Tiger & Bunny; Keith/Agnes)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-02 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Mm. . . You have an hour to stop that." Agnes said slowly, feeling as though she was having to pull her voice up from somewhere very far away.

Keith made a surprised sound, then laughed, pausing in his brushstrokes long enough to lean forward and kiss her shoulder. He resumed his task almost immediately and Agnes smiled, closing her eyes, stroking John's head absently as he nudged it into her lap.
sholio: Ward from Iron Fist showing his middle finger (Defenders-Ward flip off)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Iron Fist, any, ghosts
sholio: Ward from Iron Fist showing his middle finger (Defenders-Ward flip off)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Iron Fist, any, operation "this will most likely end badly" is a go
sholio: Camina Drummer looking to the side (Expanse-Drummer)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
The Expanse, Camina Drummer, an expensive bottle of Earth whiskey
sholio: Camina Drummer looking to the side (Expanse-Drummer)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
The Expanse, Camina Drummer, magic or superpowers AU (IN SPACE)
silverwill: (Default)

Re: This was probably funnier in my head but....

[personal profile] silverwill 2021-02-02 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
Vexen & Doctor Doof can work through all of their childhood traumas together. With SCIENCE! Phineas & Ferb figure out a way to get to Kingdom Hearts but it's dismantled by the end of the day & the plans destroyed before the Org can use it.

And the mental image of Xaldin vs. Perry is just too good xD
glorious_spoon: (Default)

Re: Agent Carter, Peggy & Jack, Time After Time

[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2021-02-02 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
AHAHAHAHAHA oh my god I love this so much. Poor Jack, his frustration is just so funny here but I also want to hug him. XD this made my night, thank 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)

Lost and Bleeding on the Shores of Time (Girl Genius; Gil(/Agatha/Tarvek))

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-02 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Failure, failure, failure, wrong, wrong, wrong, lost, lost, lost. The alarms blare, his temporal-exploratory teams forced to pull back from yet another attempt to press into Mechanicsburg, and Gil cannot fault them but he storms away before he can do something he won't regret, but probably should.

Gil is alone and he feels it like twin holes in his heart, a pain that grows worse with every beat, and he won't die from it, his father built him too strong for that, but he is bleeding inside.
sholio: Peggy, Jack, and Daniel from Agent Carter (Avengers-Agent Carter OT3 2)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Agent Carter, any of the Peggy-Jack-Daniel trio, wiping blood off someone's face
sholio: Peggy, Jack and Daniel from Agent Carter (Avengers-Agent Carter OT3)

[personal profile] sholio 2021-02-02 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Agent Carter, any of the Peggy-Jack-Daniel trio, panic attack
glorious_spoon: (Default)

Re: Agent Carter, Peggy & Jack, Time After Time

[personal profile] glorious_spoon 2021-02-02 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
(also that one of the things he learned to do in the time loop is brew her tea exactly how she likes it? MY HEART)