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

[scytale]

It was awful, this slipping through time business, made his feathers stand on end and gave him vertigo even though he'd been an expert dive-bomber since he was three months old, and of course the time vortex had dropped on him right before he'd dipped his beak into that juicy roadkill deer, which was no longer dead and hadn't even been born yet. He was hungry, and there weren't any telephone poles or high-rises to land on or any electric lights to navigate by, and the menacingly large local unkindness spoke in an archaic variant that was only used for ceremonial cawings, and was, in fact, unkind.

He was getting back home, he vowed grimly, and after that, nevermore.

[whynot]

UNKIND INDEED. And of course, that last line xD
Well done!

[scytale]

Thank you! <3

[theseatheseatheopensea]

This is excellent!!

[scytale]

Thank you! ;D

[adriennefae]

This is amazing.

[scytale]

Thank you! ;D

[elementalraven]

oooohhh amazing!!

[scytale]

Thank you! ;D I saw your prompt and could not resist the pun.

[peaked]

I love this.

[scytale]

Aww, thank you! <3

[hamsterwoman]

ahaha at the punchline, but the bit I love even more is "the menacingly large local unkindness spoke in an archaic variant that was only used for ceremonial cawings, and was, in fact, unkind". Nicely played all around! :D

[scytale]

Awww, thank you! ;D

(and omg, you have an icon for every occasion! and a part of my brain is going "will the raven say 'nevercorn'?" ;p)

[wingedflight]

Yesssssss

[scytale]

;D Thank you!

[rustedeaglewings]

Well done!

[scytale]

Thank you! <3

[vialethe]

Aww, I feel so bad for the poor thing! There's so many great clever bits in this - and tbh before I remembered what an unkindness was in this context, I was imagining some kind of eldritch time god and I didn't even blink. Fantastic.

[scytale]

Aww, I'm glad you like it! ;D And oooh, I love the idea of an unkindness referring to some kind of eldritch time god -- it seems like such a fitting naem for one!

(And we don't know ravens aren't extremely unkind eldritch time gods...)

[vialethe]

It doesn't really seem like it would be that out of character for them, does it? There's potential there!!

[queenlua]

this was DELIGHTFUL; ty

[scytale]

Aww, thank you! :D I feel very validated that you liked it, since you're the bird person I know. :D

[sincereously]

The disorienting way the raven describes time-travel is awesome, and the last line is perfect.

[scytale]

Aww, thank you! :D