2023 Three Sentence Ficathon - Post #1

[3sfmod]

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.

3SF is a Choose Not to Warn space. Spoiler and content warnings are not required, though writers are free to add them if they please. If you see something you don't like, just scroll until you do!

A Dreamwidth account is not needed to participate. Anonymous prompts/fills are welcome, or you can use Open ID.

Cross-posting is encouraged; there is a 3SF Collection on AO3 if you'd like to post fills there as well.

Note that the comm is searchable! Tick the 'include comments' button when searching to easily find prompts for your chosen fandom/characters.

And most importantly, have fun! If you have questions, check the Sticky Info post and if they're not answered there, head to the Contact the Mods post.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Any, any, queen of roses

Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[scytale]

It was like a form of playacting, only no one could call her childish for it. The sweetness of damask roses hung in the air, out of season, and she uncovered her mantle and smiled an invitation at Tam Lin, and then she transformed in his arms, writhing like a serpent and clawing like a wolf, melting into fire and feeling like a queen.

She met a real queen later, and by then she already knew that fantasy was nothing she wanted to be.

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[regshoe]

Ooh, this is very vivid!

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[scytale]

Thank you!

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[hamsterwoman]

I really like this! the sort of remix, riff on the imagery of the ballad -- it works really nicely!

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[scytale]

Awww, thank you! It means a lot to hear you say so! :D I originally just wanted to run with Janet and the Queen comparisons (and also talk about roses, I guess that's my Thing for the next month or so...), and then realized I could actually steal all the ballad imagery, and it worked out.

(also hi! :D I didn't expect to see you around here! should I drop some Dragaera prompts? ;p)

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[hamsterwoman]

(and also talk about roses, I guess that's my Thing for the next month or so...)

Hahaha, I did not make the connection to Yet More Roses, because roses do feel very ballad-appropriate, but lol! But yeah, the ballad imagery works perfectly in this metaphor -- so cool!

(hi! :D snowflake_challenge reminded me that this was happening, so for once I'm actually here, like, real time, instead of finding it several weeks later XD

should I drop some Dragaera prompts? ;p

haha, should *I*?

full disclosure, so far I've only been reading, but Dragaera prompts are never a bad thing (and 3 sentences might be short enough that I don't feel like I'd need to reread the whole series to not get something wrong XD)! and anyway, IIRC last year, or maybe the year before, there were two Dragaera-related fills, so there are people who do 3SF who know the fandom! or at least there were in the past

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[scytale]

I think the answer is indeed "Dragaera prompts are never a bad thing" (I'll get to prompting them in my next round of prompting! ;p).

I'd need to reread the whole series to not get something wrong XD)!

Ooooh, I feel this! I find Dragaera really intimidating to even think about writing about! But I promise to look at any prompts you leave and think to myself, "why yes, what excellent taste in books (and characters, and ships ;D)".

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[wintersday]

Ooh, excellent.

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[scytale]

Thank you! <3

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[sincereously]

Lovely and evocative!

Re: Tam Lin, Janet/Tam Lin

[scytale]

Thank you! <3

British Royalty RPF-Diana, Princess of Wales-Queen of Roses

[mkrobinson]

In the end, she does as she's told, toeing the line to play the part.

Affairs poorly hidden; for the sake of the children.

She won't be the Queen of Hearts, but the Queen of Roses.