2023 Three Sentence Ficathon - Post #1

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Welcome to the 2023 Three Sentence Ficathon!
As of 16 Jan 2023 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.



This post will remain open for new prompts until we hit 4000 comments, at which point we'll open a new one to avoid captcha as long as possible. New fills and comments on fills will always be welcome.


How to Prompt

Prompts should be one prompt per comment, formatted in this way: fandom, character(s), prompt word/sentence

Example: Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, I don't like sand

Prompts may also be open ended, unspecific, or anthropomorphic, such as:

any, any, I don't like sand
or
Earth geography, sand, I don't like humans very much, either

Prompts for relationships are welcome; a / is used for romantic/sexual relationships and an & for platonic. A prompt that uses both means the relationship can be written as either romantic or platonic, such as:

Star Wars, Anakin/&Obi-Wan, I don't like sand

Prompts may be repeated if they are unfilled; there is no obligation to read through every prompt to make sure yours isn't a repeat. This year's 3SF will stay open for new prompts through Sunday, February 12th.

How to Fill

Respond to your chosen prompt with a short fic of three sentences containing the fandom & characters requested!

Prompts can be filled more than once, as many times as someone has a new idea for them.

Notes & Rules

No, fills do not need to be exactly three sentences! It's more of a guideline. Please abuse grammar and punctuation as much as desired.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Any, any, "women's clothing should have lots of large functional pockets (this is not an opinion it is a fact!)"

Doctor Who, Thirteen/Yaz

[adriennefae]

“What’s anyone supposed to do with these?”
The Doctor was looking down at the trousers in dismay. “I dunno,” Yaz admitted.
“There’s not even room for my sonic in here,” the Doctor went on, sticking her fingers as deep as they’d go - which was not very deep at all - into the pockets, as if to test them. “Let alone snacks. Snacks are very important, Yaz.”
She wriggled out of the trousers; Yaz felt her face grow hot as she awkwardly tried to look away. The Doctor yanked the offending item of clothing off and shoved them at Yaz. “You can have ‘em.”

[raisedbymoogles]

Horizon series, Aloy, she makes her own clan

[raisedbymoogles]

RPF, any, billionaires versus ninjas

The Ninjas Always Win

[silveradept]

The funny thing about it is, even though the billionaires always claim to have studied or learned about something, they always seem to forget, or overlook, or otherwise fall to learn from their studies. Ninjas, after all, were always played by the stagehands, dressed in the official color and look of someone who the audience pretends not to notice. The investigations were always thorough about who was responsible for the tragedy that befell the billionaire, but they could never find the truth, because they were convinced rōnin were responsible, rather than looking for the secretaries hiding in plain sight.

[raisedbymoogles]

Romeo & Juliet, the title pair finds a way to survive

Love, uh... finds a way.

[word_devourer]

FUTURE ROMEO -
Oh Romeo who art myself, I beg
That you would stay thy hand against this end

PRESENT ROMEO -
And what strange sorcery is this I see,
that shows me visions of myself before?

FUTURE ROMEO -
Anon, she wakes, I beg thee wait a bit,
and then be me in time and not forget

[raisedbymoogles]

Sailor Moon, any Senshi, how it feels to be able to travel in space without a spacesuit

[dragonofeternal]

Usagi had never really thought much about the particulars of "traveling through space" when she first became Sailor Moon, or, well, just about anytime thereafter. There was so much else to think about! Princes and evil monsters and dreams to protect and tests to fail and good food to eat... how was she supposed to find time?!

And yet, here in the silence, she found a kind of beauty in it. There's no sound in space, no atmosphere for it to travel, and instead she sat in tranquil silence, her hair flowing about her like she was underwater. The air was cool, but the sun was still warm as a summer day on her skin. Staring at the Earth- her home; staring at the Moon- her kingdom; and all around, all around in the silence she could hear the humming song of the world she'd given so much to protect.

[raisedbymoogles]

Sailor Moon, Haruka & Michiru, the one thing they’ll never agree on

[raisedbymoogles]

Sailor Moon, any, how Usagi becomes queen of the world

[last_haven]

It is a process before Usagi becomes Serenity the First.

1. There is a new enemy, because there is ALWAYS a new enemy, but this time Usagi cannot just erase the damage--even with her Silver and Mamoru's Golden Crystal, the planet is poisoned with a power that wants to destroy every inch of it all the way down to the core. There is no reversing this damage, only healing, and in the end, not everyone can be saved. In the ravaged husk of Tokyo, the Silver Crystal embeds its powers to make a massive crystal palace to house the shattered remains of the once grand city's population.
2. It is not just the cost of power or the knowledge of how many are lost that shatters Usagi's innocence; it's also the fact that she had to go into battle despite her growing belly where their precious daughter was on her way to them. It was the blow that slammed into Usagi despite her guardians' best efforts. It was the horrific realization that she could feel her baby's life fading and knowing that she never should have been on the battlefield in the first place. Yes, the Crystals could have saved her little Usa's life, but said crystals are already burning their own miraculous powers. To save her, she sacrifices her own Holy Grail and her power as a guardian.
3. One thing is for certain is that after that last battle, there is no chance at anonymity anymore and frankly little reason for it either. Most of them are officially orphans and Usagi cannot just turn off her powers to pretend to be a normal housewife when she has to stay focused, along with Mamoru, on purifying the planet. Whether they like it or not, there is no returning to their normal lives, and when those survivors who knew them recognize them, there's no point in pretending to be otherwise.
4. While Usagi and the others work to try and save those who survived, the shockwaves of that final battle rocket across the galaxy. Yes, certain Sailor guardians of other stars did know of her from her time at the Galaxy Cauldron, but now all the governments of the known universe know of her now too. Curiosity and fear bring fleets of ships to Earth, terribly frightening the normal humans. It gets awkward when the world leaders are bluntly told they have no interest in this tiny backwater world. Maybe if Usagi had been any other person, politicians would bristle and people would balk at this, but this IS the woman who saved them time and again as Sailor Moon. She is the one who is still trying to save them with her Crystal. So, she makes a public vow to step up only as a diplomat of Earth to the stars, promising to stay out of their politics as much as possible. Reluctantly, the world leaders agree.
5. She does not take up the mantle of queen all that quickly, but it is the moniker the aliens label her (honestly, it's a faulty translation that spits out the world salad title of Neo Queen, but it wasn't like she was that surprised to hear it anyway). She keeps her promise of not interfering with local politics, firmly refusing any more power than that of figurehead. But then, she'd rather go by Neo Queen than the New Messiah, so she politely accepts the role (and tries to discourage the later).
6. Still, she does not become Serenity until the day she gives birth. She looks down upon her baby and knows that her time as Usagi has come and gone--once upon a time, she thought the idea of going by Serenity again sounded silly and that naming her daughter after herself was a little pompous, but she gets it now. She can never go back to her carefree youth and the weight of her responsibilities press down on her shoulders, but her daughter doesn't have to carry that weight yet. Her baby is innocent, but only for now--she saved her daughter once, but only by giving her power to her along with her heavy destiny. But that is the future, and at this moment her daughter deserves a kinder name that she can grow into, so she gives her the name Usagi to carry her gently to her fate.
7. And with that she is truly Usagi no more, and all that it is left is Neo Queen Serenity.

[raisedbymoogles]

Sailor Moon, any, punks/dropouts/girl gang AU

Sailor Sukeban

[gramarye1971]

There's a larger AU in here that I don't fully have time to write at the moment, but here's the start of it! (Note: Sukeban is the term for a Japanese girl delinquent, most common in the late 1970s and 1980s. Makoto, with her long hair and long skirt, originally was designed by Takeuchi Naoko to have a sukeban-like image!)


Every schoolgirl in Tokyo's Minato Ward knows about the Sailor Sukeban -- a gang of young female delinquents so violent and dangerous that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has assembled a task force specifically to investigate their crimes. No one knows their names or faces, but there are whispered rumours of bright eyes glittering above surgical masks, of an abusive boyfriend reduced to snivelling tears by a bicycle chain wielded by a bleached blonde, of a hulking beast of a girl who broke the arm of a molester on a packed subway train only to vanish without a trace into the shocked crowd, of a lit cigarette burning holes in a notorious bully's expensive new coat, of crescent moons scrawled by desperate hands in the darkest corners of middle school toilets (help me please help me I can't take it anymore).

In this world, love and justice can be hard to find...but fortunately, there are those who will still punish evil, on their own terms.

[raisedbymoogles]

Sailor Moon, Usagi & Inner Senshi, they’re her polyarmory

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Frank & Helen, instead of becoming Narnia’s first King and Queen, Frank and Helen are tasked with establishing a council

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Frank & Helen, instead of becoming Narnia’s first King and Queen, Frank and Helen are tasked with establishing a democracy

[ruanchunxian]

I don’t have a fill for this but ooofff tough task in a country of so many diverse beings.

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Frank & Helen, instead of becoming Narnia’s first King and Queen, Frank and Helen are tasked with establishing a …

[adaeze]

A university? We've already got things with opposable thumbs vs things with claws or hooves or beaks, things that see well vs things with keen hearing or noses, and carnivores vs herbivores vs plants vs water. You think adding faculty rivalries to that mix is going to improve the situation?

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Queen Swanwhite, Swanwhite was always doomed

what strengthened me, for you was lethal

[be_themoon]

She remembers her earliest days, held in her parent's laps on the council days, which were every day early and even just past that sooner still, until it was only her father's lap, her mother gone.

Swanwhite remembers holding her mother's bracelet in her hands at the table, turning it up and down, not knowing what it means that the bracelet is here with her and her mother is not - not yet.

She remembers her father kneeling in front of her, armor on, sliding her mother's bracelet onto her arm, something stricken and dark in his eyes, something terrible, and the words he gave her to carry on just a little while longer.

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Queen Swanwhite, there is a prophecy

[last_haven]

Shortly before her birth, a dryad walked into her father's court and announced she had a message from the local mountain god; when prompted to speak, she told them of a prophecy the god had foreseen, where their child, named Swanwhite, would bring about the doom of Narnia.

"But that's easy to avoid!" her father, the king laughed. "We shall simply not name her Swanwhite. Problem solved."

There was a good bit of laughs and no one spoke much of it. Three months later, the queen gave birth to child almost as dark as she, but she did not live long enough to name her firstborn. The king, weeping, gave her a normal enough name for the time and promptly forgot the prophecy as he was certain it was averted.

But while the prophecy couldn't be fulfilled, the king was not at ease, for his daughter never quite recovered from the illness that had taken her mother and brought on her early birth. She was frail and tiny, growing worse every year. Her father refused to lose her like he had his queen, and so focused on saving her. He went to every doctor and healer in Narnia, spoke to every scholar, medicine man, and priest, tried every potion prescribed and potion made. When human medicine and faith failed him, he turned to the centaurs and dryads, the dwarves and talking animals.

It was a pegasus who reminded him of the tale of the creation of Narnia, as all flying horses liked that story and liked reminding people of their glorious ancestor. She reminded him that at the end of the world was a secret orchard, whose fruit could heal the infirm and revive those near death.

Desperate, the king took his army and marched north until he could reach the end of the world. But, traveling far and wide, he could not find the sacred grove. They fought off vicious giants, they climbed very mountain, but still there was no sight of the garden.

At last, the king laid upon the ground and wept and wept until at last he fell asleep. In his dreams, Aslan came to him, eyes stern as he reminded the king that he had a kingdom to run and his people needed him. But how, the king cried, could he return without a way to save his daughter?

"Your people are also your children. Will you abandon them for the sake of a single child?"

Still the king cried that he could not lose her. In his dream, Aslan shook his head, but the great lion was not so hateful that he would allow the child to die. Instead, he told the king to return home and to go to the Tree of Protection; if he picked a single fruit from its branches, his daughter would live. If he plucked two to feed her, she would grow strong enough to live for forty years. If he plucked three, she would thrive and live forever.

At once, the king woke and hurried his forces back home; he went to the Tree of Protection which still grew beautiful and strong. Climbing up, he picked the first apple and the birds stopped singing. Reaching again, the birds flew to him, begging him to stop, but still he picked another silver apple. At last, he reached out one more time. The birds pulled at his clothes and batted at his hands, but still he picked an apple.

The great tree groaned as if it was it was struck by an ax. Frightened by the noise, the king climbed down and hurried to his home with his prizes.

He cut up the apples into small pieces and held each one to his daughter's lips, begging her to eat. At first, she begged that she was not hungry, but after his piteous cries, she relented and ate. At the first bite, she felt suddenly awake; she ate another and felt as though she could sit up in bed. She ate piece after piece until she tossed off her bed covers and began to dance.

Oh, how the king cried with joy to see his daughter healthy and whole, but his joy turned to shock as her dark coloring began to change before his eyes, her hair going white, her eyes to pink, and her skin hardly look like blood flowed through it at all.

"Why," a young nursemaid, very newly arrived to the palace from the countryside and ignorant of the prophecy, "our princess is as white as a swan! Swanwhite!"

The king paled at the woman's words, and suddenly, he understood what he'd done.

And far to the north, Jadis smiled as she felt the tree weaken and knew her trick had worked. As she ordered her forces come to her, she sent a great storm down from the north, to knock the Tree of Protection down before her arrival.

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Ramandu’s daughter/Lilliandil, she learns to love Narnia

[elementalraven]

Narnia, Ramandu’s daughter/Lilliandil, alternate ending

[elementalraven]

Lotr, Aragorn/Arwen/Faramir/Eowyn, sedoretu

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling witches

Good Omens, Agnes, Aziraphale, Crowley

[astrogirl]

Agnes observes the angel and the demon as they emerge from their fancy inn, well into their cups and with their arms around each other's shoulders in an over-familiar fashion, and nods. This all going to have worked out quite well, she thinks. And here she's already gathering some juicy material for her sequel.

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling thieves

[mxcatmoon]

"I knew one of these days that genius brain of yours was going to get us into trouble!" Eliot growled, glowering at Hardison while Parker surveyed the 1943 street they were on with a combination of fascination and consternation.

"Hey, I didn't know my time machine was actually gonna work! How do ya think I feel, there aren't any computers or cell phones here - this place doesn't even have a Tandy?!" Alec complained while Parker bit into the apple she'd stolen from a fruit stand.

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling werewolves

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling ghosts

This is How You Lose the Timewar: Ghosts in the Lines

[slowmercury]

Yellow can feel something missing: he can almost see holes in the threads of the future, in spaces where time got wrenched or coaxed in new directions -- futures in tune with the Agency's goals here, timestrands perhaps better aligned with the Garden over there, even some time-braids alterations without a clear purpose -- Yellow sees gaps where giants aren't. He only made the mistake of asking headquarters about it once; the Agency told him he'd imagined it and then implied that he'd better not imagine it again.

There's only place left for Yellow to seek answers: Green, my ancient-future enemy, have you noticed...

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling necromancers

The Locked Tomb, Harrow the Ninth: Try Again

[slowmercury]

Between your frantic research, frantic training and the assassination attempts of your peers, Harrow, you haven't slept deeply nor well in more than a month and it's beginning to show: you've always had confidence in your necromantic strength, in your skill with bones and marrow, but now even you can't tell if you've wrought genius or madness and it's not like you're going to ask the others for a second opinion.

It's probably madness, since you do seem to have gone completely fucking crazy ever since that event you refuse to think about, but you can make it work anyway given the tiniest sliver of the tiniest chance.

You're going to go back in time and fix things, even if you have to kill yourself to do it like the self-sacrificing lunatic you are, so it's damn lucky for you that you've got me and that I can remember everything for both of us.

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling mermaids

[elementalraven]

any, any, time-travelling pirates

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger - Time Traveling Pirates

[linky]

Just whatever it was that Flint's latest invention did— the Goldtweakers had found themselves sent back in time to the 80's. Everything from the architecture to how people dressed was reminiscent of the time Retrotopia attacked, but it despite the familiar feeling from that encounter... It all felt very different at the same time.

Well they'd find a way out of this situation at some point. They are the Goldtweaker family after all.

Plus it was time for lunch. Zox turned around to his siblings, "We can figure this all out later. In the meantime, let's have some fun." Grinning as he pointed to a nearby food stand behind him.

[schoolsasaint]

The Old Guard, Andy, green Sahara