threesentenceficathon | 2023 Three Sentence Ficathon

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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any, any, snowstorms and cosy sweaters

"I can see the appeal on an intellectual level," Jade said halfway through the afternoon, from her position wedged into a corner of Rose's couch; shrouded in an afghan; bundled in an oversized sweater, legwarmers, flannel-lined slippers, and a wool hat with a bobble; and clutching a mug of hot cocoa in her hands (themselves protected by fingerless gloves), "but after gathering experimental data, I've concluded that winter is NOT my thing."

"You went out gathering frogs in the ice on LOFAF in a sleeveless evening gown," Dave protested (somewhat hypocritically, Jade thought, given his own sweater and hat, though he'd forgone gloves and legwarmers); "What makes this different from that?"

"Physics isn't real in the Medium -- none of those planets should have had normal gravity, the light sources don't make any sense, and let's not even get into how my shrinking powers worked -- so obviously the temperatures were all fake too," Jade said as she idly kicked her well-padded foot into Dave's shin; "Real ice and snow are terrible, and the minute we're organized enough to start a second town, you and me are moving to the equator where we don't need any of these workarounds to be warm."

!!! This is so good – there’s so much warmth and coziness, and wonderful character voice, plus Jade makes a really good point.

Thank you! :)

I love this! Of course Jade wouldn't understand the appeal, and sweaters were probably only something she had ever seen in movies! I'm glad she got to experience her first (non-SBURB physics) snowfall with Dave by her side <3

Thanks you! I think that while Jade is open to trying new things, at heart she is a child of the tropics. :D

Being grounded and unable to take off due to a snowstorm in St. Petersburg in December was a test of friendship and creativity both, as Cheng Xiao and Song Song wandered aimlessly around the airport looking for ways to kill time. Song Song, for some reason, had taken the blizzard outside as a cue to shop for overpriced airport merch sweaters for Xia Zhi and annoying Cheng Xiao in the process by holding up every specimen, each more expensive than the last, and asking if Cheng Xiao thought Xia Zhi would like this.

When Cheng Xiao finally abandoned Song Song in the shop to settle on a seat by their gate, to watch a flight attendant of another airline in the next gate over juggling a truly astonishing mountain of Toblerones, she wondered if by the time they were allowed to board their plane (whenever that was…), whether she’d have to recalculate the fuel requirements for the flight, as it was looking like Song Song was liable to buy out the whole shop’s inventory of expensive sweaters, thereby increasing the weight of the cargo on board by quite a bit.

Edited 2023-01-19 04:23 (UTC)

"I was promised a snowstorm." Parker pointed at the television. "The weatherperson promised me a snowstorm! For the past week!" She waved her hand at the window, where rain lashed the glass—stupid wet rain, which just made everything muddy and gray. "This is not a snowstorm!"

Hardison pulled her into a hug. "I know, babe. I'm sorry."

Parker burrowed into his soft sweater and continued to pout. "We should steal his weather license. He doesn't deserve it."

"Pretty sure the Channel 12 meteorologist doesn't actually control the weather, otherwise I'm sure he'd have made sure we got snow." Hardison rubbed her back. "Tell you what, why don't we go ask Eliot to make some hot chocolate? That always cheers you up."

She did like hot chocolate. "With peppermint and marshmallows?"

"All the marshmallows you can eat."

Parker grinned and kissed his cheek. "Well, it's not snow, but it's the next best thing."

NO I am not bitter about the lack of snow, why do you ask

*eyes the grey, wet, cold, bleh outside* Parker is very mood. *huffpout*

This is very cute, though. ♡ Steal his weather license indeed. X'D

They've all three—the Doctor himself, his loyal companion, and the Doctor's best frienemy the Master—gotten themselves snowed in together through a series of events no one is quite clear on. The companion is already close to sleep, curled up in a corner under a blanket with a belly full of hot cocoa, but the Doctor and the Master are still grousing at each other.
"Just put the sweater on," the Doctor insists, attempting to shove a very cosy-looking sweater over the Master's head, but only succeeding in getting them both tangled up, "you'll be much warmer and much less annoying."

XD perfect!

Bwahahah.

Lol! That's them alright.

2023 Three Sentence Ficathon - Post #1

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Preserve me from a winter wonderland (Homestuck)

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Re: Preserve me from a winter wonderland (Homestuck)

Re: Preserve me from a winter wonderland (Homestuck)

Re: Preserve me from a winter wonderland (Homestuck)

Flight to You (with a cameo crossover with Cabin Pressure)

Leverage, Parker/Eliot/Hardison, Wrong Precipitation

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Doctor Who, The Doctor & The Master (& a companion)

Re: Doctor Who, The Doctor & The Master (& a companion)

Re: Doctor Who, The Doctor & The Master (& a companion)

Re: Doctor Who, The Doctor & The Master (& a companion)