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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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ernest: (What disadvantage?)

[personal profile] ernest 2021-02-04 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
OMG, HAMLET FIC IN VERSE, I'M SCREAMING, THIS IS SO GOOOOD!
wow, wow, wow, it's about depression and love and hope, and horatio is such a good boyfriend, and he accepts that hamlet's having trouble finding meaning in his day to day life, but he answers that the fact that he keeps going through those days is meaning in itself. ahhhhhh, this is perfect, i'm smiling so big right now, you have no idea!
wolfish_willow: Steve Harrington looking up at the Creel house in Season 4 (Default)

Re: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Power Rangers (2017)

[personal profile] wolfish_willow 2021-02-04 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
!!! I absolutely love it đź’—
wolfish_willow: Steve Harrington looking up at the Creel house in Season 4 (Default)

Re: Power Rangers (2017), Kimberly Hart

[personal profile] wolfish_willow 2021-02-04 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh man, this is wonderful. Such a delight to see something from this movie make its way here đź’—
Edited 2021-02-04 00:55 (UTC)
tiny_ninja: (jason;; and stars collided)

Re: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Power Rangers (2017)

[personal profile] tiny_ninja 2021-02-04 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!! ♥ Both versions of Jason have a special place in my heart.
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)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-04 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
any, any, teeth, claws, and cuddles
violsva: Geoffrey Tennant from Slings and Arrows, offering a skull (have a skull)

[personal profile] violsva 2021-02-04 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
“If anyone asks just say you grew up in a cult,” Granger had said, a little cattily.

It worked, though; people took the excuse and either changed the subject or insisted that he watch some movie or other, and didn’t ask for more details. It worked so well that Draco was still a little shaky on what exactly Muggle cults were until there was an article about them in the paper and he started to feel extremely uncomfortable.
wolfish_willow: Steve Harrington looking up at the Creel house in Season 4 (Default)

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

[personal profile] wolfish_willow 2021-02-04 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is so sad and lovely
snickfic: Buffy looking over her shoulder (Default)

Re: [The Bone Key] Scars

[personal profile] snickfic 2021-02-04 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Damn!!! Poor Booth, that story ended so sadly for him, and this is nice little bit of hurt, with Ivo always lurking in the back of his subconscious, coming a little closer to the surface with each reminder. Thank you!
tiny_ninja: (pr;; go green ranger)

Re: Power Rangers (2017), Kimberly Hart

[personal profile] tiny_ninja 2021-02-04 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! ♥ The 2017 movie was so, so good. Definitely going to write more for it.
karel: (amaterasu â–ş consuming fire)

Re: Modern Greek Myth // Persephone // stars in her eyes, flowers in her hair

[personal profile] karel 2021-02-04 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
she doesn't see the growing things behind her and she doesn't hear the ghosts calling her home

oh, man, this gave me chills
wolfish_willow: Steve Harrington looking up at the Creel house in Season 4 (Default)

Re: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Power Rangers (2017)

[personal profile] wolfish_willow 2021-02-04 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't watched the show in ages but Jason in the movie won my whole heart
ranalore: (the untamed wwx side eye)

[personal profile] ranalore 2021-02-04 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
The Untamed, Wen Qing, unflinching
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)

Reassurance (Voltron; Shiro/Keith)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-04 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Keith deactivated his bayard, but kept it in his hand as he scanned the mess of the open bay, his heart racing as it hadn't through the battle itself, looking for-

Shiro stepped out from behind a tumbled heap of crates and met his gaze, arms opening.

Keith sheathed his bayard and crossed the distance between them in a few rapid strides, arms closing around Shiro's waist and breath catching as he pressed his cheek to Shiro's, feeling his lover's breathing as closely as his own.
ranalore: (the untamed wei wuxian danse macabre)

[personal profile] ranalore 2021-02-04 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
The Untamed, Nie Huaisang, aftermath
karel: (carlisle â–ş vampire baseball)

Re: [Star Wars] Shmi & Rebellion

[personal profile] karel 2021-02-04 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
oh I love this
wolfish_willow: Steve Harrington looking up at the Creel house in Season 4 (Default)

Re: Fill: The Politician, Payton/River

[personal profile] wolfish_willow 2021-02-04 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, my heart!
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)

Dangers and Damage (Naruto; Sakura)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-04 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Ohhh, but sweetie-"

"I'm a ninja, Mom." Sakura said, pulling her hand away and tying the bandage herself; it was easy enough, even one-handed, she'd had plenty of practise. "I'm a kunoichi;" she said with a fierce grin, "I don't shy away from every little scrape - because I'm the most dangerous thing out there and I know it."
thesebonesaregood: (Default)

Firefly // Mal/River // the stealing and the stolen

[personal profile] thesebonesaregood 2021-02-04 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
She knows he's watching her, the way she moves, the way her bare feet carry her towards and away from him. Mal reaches out and she dances straight into his arms, pressing up against him, her lips brushing his ear.

"I stole your shoes," she whispers, letting her body spin and twirl toward her own quarters, laughing as he follows.
ext_1576548: (Default)

[identity profile] ruanchunxian0.livejournal.com 2021-02-04 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh I love how seamlessly this fits into Narnia. But it does make Aslan pretty shady foreshadowing this but not doing anything about it.
Edited 2021-02-04 01:25 (UTC)
thesebonesaregood: (Default)

mythology // sirens // captured melodies

[personal profile] thesebonesaregood 2021-02-04 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
The sirens sing, calling out their ancient songs but the intention is different. The three of them let themselves be recorded, let the mortals capture a moment of their song. This is their gift to the human world, a snatch of the song to push the world away when emergencies arise.
ernest: (Default)

[personal profile] ernest 2021-02-04 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
umineko, battler, small bombs
wallwalker: Venetian mask, dark purple with gold gilding. (Default)

[personal profile] wallwalker 2021-02-04 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Any, Any, Fix me or conflict me, I'll take anything
ext_1576548: (Default)

Nirvana in Fire

[identity profile] ruanchunxian0.livejournal.com 2021-02-04 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Lin Shu had always had a sweet tooth, and in his youth, he would inhale as many of Aunt Jing’s pastries as his stomach would allow – which was a lot; the only ones he would ever leave for Jingyan were the chestnut-filled ones, which might explain why those became Jingyan’s favourites. It was not until Fei Liu came into his life that Lin Shu-now-calling-himself-Mei-Changsu gained an appreciation for more savoury snack foods. Now, no matter where he was in residence, Mei Changsu always ensured that there were plenty of jiaozi on New Years’ Eve, only because the murder-puppy-child so loved them.
Edited 2021-02-04 01:37 (UTC)
wallwalker: Venetian mask, dark purple with gold gilding. (Default)

[personal profile] wallwalker 2021-02-04 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Any, Any, Just a wolf among the sheep gnawing at the wool over my eyes
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Support (Naruto; Tenzou & Kakashi, Tsunade)

[personal profile] kalira 2021-02-04 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Tsunade stared, mouth open, then snapped it shut, aware she was beginning to glare. "You may tell me that, and yet you have been fighting to stay with Jounin Hatake, who first pulled you from duties in Root and has kept you on and - supposedly," she said with some doubt, because she knew Kakashi was hardly stable himself, "taught you better?"

"Kakashi-senpai never tried to fix me. Hokage-sama." Tenzou said firmly, lifting his jaw. "Not me and not Sai-kohai. Only to help me find my own way. And that is why I wish to stay with him - and to keep Sai-kohai on Team Kakashi as well."