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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2022-01-15 12:00 pm

Three Sentence Ficathon 2022

This post is NOW CLOSED TO NEW PROMPTS!  PLEASE POST YOUR NEW PROMPTS HERE, IN POST 2!  Do continue to fill prompts here but please put all new prompts in Post 2.






 
Welcome to the Three Sentence Ficathon!

Here's a Friending meme!

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 at bit after about 2 weeks and especially once we open a new post because this one is approaching 4,500 comments.
  • 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.

Here's my attempt at a text box that might go horribly awry.






How long will it go?

The 3SF closes to new prompts on February 13, 2022. The entry stays open permanently and people post fills all year long.  (There were a bunch of new posts to the 2021 3SF this week!)

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 (and much more). 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, protect yourself, 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 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.

 

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



      


















hogwartstoalexandria: (Default)

Re: WoT (TV), allusions to sexual situations

[personal profile] hogwartstoalexandria 2022-01-16 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
I love this so much <3
peaceful_sands: brandt (brandt)

Re: Avengers MCU, Clint, Bucky, Tony

[personal profile] peaceful_sands 2022-01-16 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'm still here, just quiet :)
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Testing the, er, Waters (Naruto; Kakashi/Naruto/Sakura)

[personal profile] kalira 2022-01-16 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
This one probably fits in an AU I'm writing, whoops. ^^; Series: Kakashi's.

"Alpha! Alpha, alpha, Kakashi-sensei, it's snowing!" Naruto crowed, bouncing on his knees, hands just shy of Kakashi's chest.

Kakashi groaned and rolled over, Sakura making a chirruping sound on his other side, and Naruto tensed, trying not to show his anxiousness too much - he didn't think Kakashi would be angry, would lash out, but so many. . .

". . .and I suppose that means," Kakashi paused, yawning wide, showing off his oversized fangs, "you want to go play?" he asked, mouth drawn into a sleepily fond smile, one hand sliding over Naruto's hip as his heart fluttered and he squirmed, grinning.
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Re: Transformers G1

[personal profile] kiestan 2022-01-16 11:29 am (UTC)(link)

Aw yes I love this! Was so delighted to see a Transformers fill here with one of my favorite characters, and this was a delight :D

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Re: Spirited Away, Chihiro, Choices

[personal profile] raisedbymoogles 2022-01-16 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
ouch, but go Chihiro.
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Re: A Woman Who Defies The World Of BL (A Man Who Defies The World Of BL; Mob, Ayato)

[personal profile] raisedbymoogles 2022-01-16 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
don't know the canon but I like the idea of using the rules of romance fiction to your advantage.
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Re: Lost (Kamisama Kiss; Mizuki, Nanami, Tomoe)

[personal profile] raisedbymoogles 2022-01-16 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
don't know the canon but ouch
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[personal profile] raisedbymoogles 2022-01-16 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
oh, that's the heartbreak i was looking for
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Re: FF7-R, Mirielle, Marle and Elmyra

[personal profile] raisedbymoogles 2022-01-16 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
^_^ those three might be my favorite of the new canon
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MCU/Suits, Tony & Harvey/Mike

[personal profile] hogwartstoalexandria 2022-01-16 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
because Tony should be a client of Pearson Hardman

"You!" It's out of his mouth before he can rein it back in, stomp down the urge. He really wants to know though—who this guy is and how he managed to wrap Harvey "the best closer in NYC" Specter around his little finger.

It doesn't take Tony more than a couple of minutes of Mike stammering and rambling and playing with his tie to realize Mr Skinny Ties here doesn't even know he's done it. Convincing him that the feeling is mutual, when Harvey happens to pass them by in the hallway and Mike's everything shifts and straightens, takes even less than that.

Tony meets Harvey's questioning gaze, laughs, and starts back for the elevators. He turns back just long enough to nod, "I like him."

(Anonymous) 2022-01-16 11:43 am (UTC)(link)

"Kate Bishop," Yelena says in that pleased, ever-amused tone of hers. They're literally the only two people in this conversation for the next fifteen floors this elevator will stop on; who else would Yelena be addressing?

But as with anything indulged beyond necessity, Kate can't say she minds too much.

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Re: Avengers MCU, mostly Clint and Bucky

[personal profile] undeadrobins 2022-01-16 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
I love this ♥
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Re: Charnia, always summer and never festival time

[personal profile] elementalraven 2022-01-16 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Aaahh I love this au!! What a cool mirror verse, with Aslan as the villain, and the Tiger guard. Wow, in so few words you told us so much about this au, and now I want to read a full blown fic of this, lol
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Criminal Minds, Jason Gideon/Aaron Hotchner

[personal profile] hogwartstoalexandria 2022-01-16 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
where Hotch's divorce takes place in s1; established relationship

The first thing he feels is a weight on his shoulder, one that's not supposed to be there—he's in the jet, not napping with Jack back at home—and Aaron frowns even before he's opened his eyes. The cologne tips him off first, and then the slight snore he can hear once his mind clears up some more. He feels his face flush, they are not usually this obvious.

He finally blinks, and then blinks again. He doesn't blush when his eyes focus and Morgan is looking right at them with a smirk of a smile. He glares at him though, that he does, but he can't maintain it. He's too warm, and he's always liked watching Jason sleep, so he stops paying attention to Morgan, and does that instead.
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Re: Narnia

[personal profile] elementalraven 2022-01-16 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
XD love this
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Re: Lord of the Rings (from very faint memory)

[personal profile] elementalraven 2022-01-16 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
the hero we all need

(Anonymous) 2022-01-16 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! ^_^
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[personal profile] elementalraven 2022-01-16 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
how in character, lol. love this!
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Hobbit, Smaug like a cat with a blanket, except it's gold

[personal profile] hogwartstoalexandria 2022-01-16 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
He does not fall into slumber so much as a daze, so much as a contemplation. Smaug rolls this way and that, flicks his tail and licks his paws so they will stick to the gold as he walks to another pile, slithers to another haul of the same glinting, enchanting treasure. It is his, and his only.
Edited 2022-01-16 12:03 (UTC)

(Anonymous) 2022-01-16 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
*cackles* Thank you! Zag probably could have done without the crash, but..welp. XD
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Re: Narnia, Susan+OC

[personal profile] elementalraven 2022-01-16 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
oh no! This is so sad and beautifully written

(Anonymous) 2022-01-16 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Eee, thank you! I think Hamlet is practical and stubborn but needs someone to get him out of his own head before he spirals, and Romeo is a bit of a romantic himbo and can do that easily. XD

...and of course this leads to the thought of Juliet/Ophelia.

(Anonymous) 2022-01-16 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
^_^!
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Re: oops, not helping so much as...

[personal profile] elementalraven 2022-01-16 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
This is amazing! I love that both Eustace and Jill notice that something is wrong and I love how you describe Jill' magic. Plus, that final line!

(Anonymous) 2022-01-16 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
*cackles* Thank you!