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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!



      


















rionaleonhart: kingdom hearts: sora, riku and kairi having a friendly chat. (and they returned home)

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-16 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
Any, any, accidentally falling asleep on each other.
hogwartstoalexandria: (Default)

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.
rionaleonhart: final fantasy x-2: the sun is rising, yuna looks to the future. (let's go)

Re: Criminal Minds, Jason Gideon/Aaron Hotchner

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-16 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know the fandom, but this is endearing! I love 'they are not usually this obvious'.
hogwartstoalexandria: (Default)

Re: Criminal Minds, Jason Gideon/Aaron Hotchner

[personal profile] hogwartstoalexandria 2022-01-16 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you <3 it's a big old-men-should-kiss ship for me haha. ("Old")
undeadrobins: (King's Avatar: Yu Wenzhou)

The King's Avatar, Team Happy

[personal profile] undeadrobins 2022-01-16 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
It happens so often that Chen Guo gives up and buys a bunch of extra pillows and blankets to go in the training room; she can't stand seeing them all trying to keep warm using their jackets, and she is fed up of having to keep cleaning the cushions from the sofa downstairs.

She considered, for a short while, buying some folding cots to keep there, but she soon realised that none of them would actually use them; if they can't fit at least three of them curled up together in one place, they wouldn't bother.

She stands in the doorway watching them sleep, arms and legs sprawled across each other, and she knows she should be telling them all to take better care of themselves and sleep in proper beds, but she can't help but smile, filled with pride and love in a family she never expected to have.
rionaleonhart: kingdom hearts: sora, riku and kairi having a friendly chat. (and they returned home)

Re: The King's Avatar, Team Happy

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-16 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
This is adorable and has made me smile fondly about these characters I don't know at all. I love 'if they can't fit at least three of them curled up together in one place, they wouldn't bother'.
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Re: The King's Avatar, Team Happy

[personal profile] undeadrobins 2022-01-16 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! My favourite part is that the puppy piles are actually canon in the show! (Well, once anyway, but we all assume they happen regularly!)
wearing_tearing: green background with stiles staring sideways at derek. ([t wolf] sterek)

Teen Wolf: Derek/Stiles

[personal profile] wearing_tearing 2022-01-16 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Derek wakes up on the couch to a mouthful of hair, a warm weight against his chest and something holding on to his waist--all it takes is a deep breath to let him know that the person who is aggressively cuddling him is Stiles.

They must have fallen asleep while watching another Buffy the Vampire Slayer rerun and drifted towards each other. It's not that unusual for them to find themselves in this position, so Derek only closes his eyes and, if he cuddles Stiles closer, no one needs to know.
rionaleonhart: kingdom hearts: riku, blindfolded and smiling slightly. (we'll be the darkness)

Re: Teen Wolf: Derek/Stiles

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-16 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow, I haven't thought about Teen Wolf in so long! 'Aggressively cuddling him' is a delightful description.
topaz_eyes: (brain storm)

Emergency!, Mike Stoker & Hank (Cap) Stanley

[personal profile] topaz_eyes 2022-01-16 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
It was the worst brush fire Mike remembered fighting, high in the hills above LA: almost twenty-four hours of non-stop heat, smoke, and bone-deep exhaustion, no end in sight, and he with the “easy” job of engineer, though today he also hauled hose and dug fire trenches to hold the line.

When Mike left in the middle of their break at base camp, to visit the latrine and pick up messages from the command centre, the Station 51 crew were all eating and talking, still wearing their smoky, sooty turnouts; when he returned less than five minutes later, he found all of them resting against the wall and each other like half-toppled dominoes, looking like one good push would finish the job. Johnny’d pillowed his head on Roy’s shoulder; Marco and Chet were pretty much pressed together between Roy and Cap; and Cap propped up the whole line, head tilted back against the concrete with his eyes closed.

All were apparently sound asleep; Mike grinned fondly at them, then sobered: he was loathe to disturb this stolen moment of peace in the middle of the maelstrom, but the message for Cap was too important to delay. Cap’s eyes fluttered open when Mike squatted in front of him to tell him their break had been shortened; they had only thirty minutes left before they had to return to the inferno. Cap blinked his silent acknowledgement, then darted his gaze to the empty spot beside him. Why not; accepting the silent invitation, Mike slid down the wall until he had joined them on the grass. He would prop up the line until it was time to head back, he decided as Cap’s head lolled onto his shoulder; and he turned his face upwards to the red sun smouldering in the burnt sky.
rionaleonhart: the mentalist: lisbon, with time counting down, makes an important call. (it's been an honour)

Re: Emergency!, Mike Stoker & Hank (Cap) Stanley

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-17 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
This is lovely: the imagery, the exhaustion.
topaz_eyes: (happy in the sad)

Re: Emergency!, Mike Stoker & Hank (Cap) Stanley

[personal profile] topaz_eyes 2022-01-18 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
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)

Ready Rivals (Hikaru no Go; Ogata, Kurata, Shindou/Touya)

[personal profile] kalira 2022-01-17 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aha! We should take a picture; they're always at each other's throats, but now. . ." Kurata said, gesturing across the aisle and leaning far too closely into Seiji's space.

He looked across himself, and found the scene much the same as it had been when last he'd stirred his attention from his newspaper - there was a small magnetic goban a hair from slipping off the seat, and Akira and Shindou had tipped together over it, Akira's head tipped backwards against the seat and Shindou's resting on his shoulder.

"You cannot possibly be surprised." Seiji observed, watching the boys - solidly asleep, even as the train rattled across a bridge - and ignoring Kurata, who had apparently been too thick to see this for all his attention to the new rising stars; Seiji had been anticipating this almost since the first time he'd seen Shindou play, and Akira's reaction to him.
rionaleonhart: kingdom hearts: riku, blindfolded and smiling slightly. (we'll be the darkness)

Re: Ready Rivals (Hikaru no Go; Ogata, Kurata, Shindou/Touya)

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-17 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww, this is very cute.
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)

Re: Ready Rivals (Hikaru no Go; Ogata, Kurata, Shindou/Touya)

[personal profile] kalira 2022-01-17 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks~ ^.^
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Doze (The Terror, Goodsir & McDonald)

[personal profile] flowerdeluce 2022-01-19 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Harry oft slept in stiff-backed chair, neck crooked to an uncomfortable degree. He stirred against some pillowed surface, inviting in its warmth and weight against him, unusual yet pleasant and —Alexander!

Finding the other man asleep, head rested in the crook of Harry’s shoulder while their notes lay forgotten on the table, Harry slipped back into a doze.
theseatheseatheopensea: Illustration by William Nicholson, from the book The velveteen rabbit, by Margery Williams. (The velveteen rabbit.)

Re: Doze (The Terror, Goodsir & McDonald)

[personal profile] theseatheseatheopensea 2022-01-19 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, this is so sweet! <3
flowerdeluce: (Default)

Re: Doze (The Terror, Goodsir & McDonald)

[personal profile] flowerdeluce 2022-01-19 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Heeee, thank you :D These two are just, ugh <3
rionaleonhart: final fantasy x-2: the sun is rising, yuna looks to the future. (hope is all we have)

Re: Doze (The Terror, Goodsir & McDonald)

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-19 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Awww! From all I know about The Terror, it sounds like the characters need a good sleep.

Final Fantasy X, Auron/Braska

[personal profile] anonne 2022-01-29 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
It was a miracle that they were allowed to make use of the shoopuf again after Jecht's transgression on the journey southward, but business was clearly slow: they were the only three passengers on board. This time, tired after the long and uneventful walk up from Djose, it was difficult not to be lulled into sleep by the slow, even step of the shoopuf. While Jecht sat at the prow, staring out across the still unfamiliar landscape, his companions stayed towards the back, sitting closer together than they needed – they had long since come to the understanding that physical proximity was the best way to alleviate some of the troubles of the pilgrimage – and it was no surprise that when the shoopuf ambled to a stop, they found themselves waking with their heads resting against each other's, Braska's fingers tangled in Auron's hair, his other hand clutching Auron's, and Jecht still discreetly looking in the other direction.
rionaleonhart: final fantasy x-2: the sun is rising, yuna looks to the future. (hope is all we have)

Re: Final Fantasy X, Auron/Braska

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-01-29 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
Incredible timing; I picked up my abandoned Final Fantasy X replay a few days ago, and I got this notification while I was fighting Yunalesca and reflecting on the tragedy of these three! The story of Auron, Jecht and Braska breaks my heart. It's good to see them getting a quiet moment here.

Re: Final Fantasy X, Auron/Braska

[personal profile] anonne - 2022-01-30 07:41 (UTC) - Expand
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Live Free or Die Hard, John/Matt, Lucy

[personal profile] severina 2022-02-13 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
They don't share an ambulance but somehow they gravitate towards each other when they're waiting to be seen at the hospital. John ends up slouched in one of those two-seater chairs that really only fits 1.5 people, but somehow Matt still manages to squeeze into the gap, his head resting on John's non-wounded shoulder and John's arm wrapped firmly around his shoulders.

Lucy takes one look and stops mooning over Matt Farrell and starts hatching plans to make sure he ends up with her dad, instead.
rionaleonhart: final fantasy versus xiii: a young woman at night, her back to you, the moon high above. (nor women neither)

Re: Live Free or Die Hard, John/Matt, Lucy

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-02-13 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't yet seen Live Free or Die Hard, but I watched the first three films recently and I love the hell out of John McClane; it's great to see him in a quiet, vulnerable moment. Thank you!

Obsidian & Blood, Acatl/Teomitl

[personal profile] notapaladin 2022-04-22 05:14 am (UTC)(link)

Acatl couldn’t move.

Well, alright, he could; there was nothing technically preventing him from leaving the spot under the tree in his courtyard where he’d been eating dinner. His limbs were in good working order, and though he was certainly tired—it had been quite a big meal, thanks to all the good things Teomitl had brought over—it wasn’t to the point where he couldn’t drag himself to his mat. He could get up, go inside, wash his face, and ready himself for bed.

Except Teomitl had sat next to him, snuggled up close with the chill of the spring air as an excuse so transparent even Acatl could see through it, and had managed to actually fall asleep. So Acatl was trapped. Teomitl’s head was on his shoulder, hair gently tickling his neck, and he was afraid to move even to smooth it away. It was terribly soft.

I should do something. Anything. He should push him away, for starters. It was getting harder and harder to deny the ways of his own heart in recent months, and if Teomitl kept being pressed against him like this, warm and heavy and trusting, he was absolutely going to do something stupid. He risked lifting his free hand, intending to shake Teomitl’s shoulder.

“Mmm...” It was a breathy, barely audible noise. Acatl froze, afraid the man was waking up, but he only shifted closer and hummed something incoherent. As though he’d recognized Acatl even in sleep. As though he knew he was safe.

Safe. Hah. He let out a long sigh. It wasn’t so bad, really, no matter how his heart was pounding. Teomitl was just sleeping. He looked younger and softer like this, more vulnerable, and it pinched Acatl’s heart. When was the last time the man had rested like this? The way they were sitting, it had obviously been deliberate, but did that mean Teomitl’s feelings were anywhere near the same as his own? The thought filtered slowly through his mind. I want...

Still moving slowly and carefully, he stroked Teomitl’s cheek. The skin was soft here as it was everywhere else, with only a few patches of faint stubble he must have missed, and it sent Acatl’s heart up into his throat. Oh, he thought quietly, I love you.

There. He’d admitted it to himself, and the world hadn’t ended. Emboldened, he moved his attention to the thick hair currently flopping in Teomitl’s face, adorably undignified. He’d probably be furious if he knew I thought that, he mused wryly, but that didn’t stop him from gently brushing it back.

This time, Teomitl didn’t stir. In fact, the angle of his neck where he’d flopped bonelessly against Acatl’s shoulder was producing a faint but noticeable snore. It was...oddly restful, actually. Acatl was still trapped, but his heart rate was starting to slow down to normal, and the pine needles under him were soft. And between his cloak and Teomitl’s body, he was warm enough.

When his eyes started to slide closed, he didn’t fight it.

rionaleonhart: final fantasy x-2: the sun is rising, yuna looks to the future. (hope is all we have)

Re: Obsidian & Blood, Acatl/Teomitl

[personal profile] rionaleonhart 2022-04-22 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know the fandom at all, but this is absolutely lovely. Some of my favourite parts:

snuggled up close with the chill of the spring air as an excuse so transparent even Acatl could see through it

if Teomitl kept being pressed against him like this, warm and heavy and trusting, he was absolutely going to do something stupid.

and it sent Acatl’s heart up into his throat. Oh, he thought quietly, I love you.

Really wonderful work!