Non Star Wars One Sentence Challenge Stories

Hello, everyone. This is the place to post your Non Star Wars stories for the One Sentence Challenge. Please feel free to post in the standard title, author, summary, and character(s) format for your one sentence stories, please be generous with your reviews to all who submit sentence stories, and please only submit one post with one sentence stories per day. Thank you, good luck with your writing, and enjoy reading the work of others!

An Index of Entries by Author:

From @brodiew: The Rookie, Star Trek: 2009, Stranger Things, NCIS: LA, Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings, Castle (two entries), Lost-Post #2; Lazy Afternoon (Stranger Things), Verbal Blunder (Stranger Things), Grasping at Straws (Stranger Things), Tickled Pink (Stranger Things), Tried and True (Stranger Things)-Post #21; Stranger Things, Stranger Things, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek: 2009, Star Trek: 2009-Post #29; The Rookie, Flurry of messages (Stranger Things), No regrets (Stranger Things), Shadow of your smile (Stranger Things), Out on a limb (Stranger Things), Bridging the Gap (Stranger Things), Lord of the Rings-Post #42; Stranger Things AU (Five Sentences)-Post #46; Winter Wonderland, Beautiful, Accept, Her, Max-Post #58

From @divapilot: Save Your Breath (Hadestown)-Post #3; Alone but not alone (Stranger Things), Etude (Hamilton)-Post #41

From @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha: Len's Considered Opinion, Capturing His Attention Immediately-Post #4; Origami Shapes, Finding Love with a Colleague, Shore Leave-Post #13; A Perpetual Noon (LOTR), The Peace of Rivendell-Post #27; Just the Thing-Post #32; Grasping at Straws (Star Trek)-Post # 45

From @pronker: Penguin Persistence-Post #5; Shotgun Wedding, Pengotter Pending-Post #14; Day One (Penguins of Madagascar), Day Fifty-Three (Penguins of Madagascar), Day Four-Hundred-Twelve (Penguins of Madagascar), Day Seven-Hundred-Forty-Four (Penguins of Madagascar), Day Eight-Hundred-Ninety-Six (Penguins of Madagascar), Day Eight-Hundred-Ninety-Nine (Penguins of Madagascar), Day Two-Thousand-One-Hundred-And-Ninety(Penguins of Madagascar)-Post #23; Undertow (Hades/Persephone)-Post #33; The Night They Invented Champagne-Post #54; You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means-Post#70

From @Briannakin: Backup (West Wing AU), Pallbearer(West Wing AU)-Post #10

From @Sith-I-5: What Happened to the Starliner?-Post#11

From @Mira_Jade: Intialism (Hamilton), Concession (Hamilton), Sobriquet (Hamilton)-Post #18; Conquest (pre-LOTR), Spoils (pre-LOTR), Victor (pre-LOTR)-Post #24; Heritage, Repeat, Shelter, Bulwark, Satisfaction, Penance, Farewells, Greetings, Welcome, Homecoming, Insistence, Atonement, Memory, Hope, Eternity-Post #34; Effervesence, Intoxication, Handy, Nail, Soldiers, Shield, General, Truce-Post #36; Portent (Doctor Who), Beholder (Doctor Who), Inspiration (Doctor Who), Mooring (Doctor Who), Inebriation (Doctor Who), Infinite (Doctor Who), Doctorate (Doctor Who), Ephemeral (Doctor Who), Headfirst (Doctor Who), Tenure (Doctor Who)-Post #47; Interpret, Promise, Jolt, Equation, Consonance, Repeat, Inevitable, Speed, Calculate, Messenger, Balm, Fissure, Malady, Blessing, Intrepid-Post #52; Wellspring, Deviation, Decrescent, Severance, Echo, Recompense, Asunder, Cost, Precious, Worth, Equal, Reparations, Divide, Spirit, Withhold, Denounce, Sportsmanship, Valor, Burden, Rival, Level, Equipoise, Comprise, Maneuver, Epitome-Post #67

From @Jedi_Lover: Meddlesome Parent (Lucifer TV), Confusion (Lucifer TV), Different Sides of the Same Thing (Lucifer TV), The Nerve (Lucifer TV)-Post #31

From @amidalachick : Married with Children, Archer, Stranger Things-Post #49; Three Sentences (Stranger Things)-Post #60; King of the Hill, Archer, Stranger Things-Post #66

Important Indexing Note: If you would like to add or change a title for your one sentence story please contact me in this thread or in a PM, and I will update the index accordingly as soon as I can. Likewise, I have included the specific fandoms when available, but if you'd like to add your fandom for any story you wrote, again just let me know in this thread or via a PM, and I'll update the index to reflect that as soon as possible.

Top Ten Finishers:

1) And that's why...by @amidalachick
2) Pallbearer by @Briannakin and Etude by @divapilot
3) Save Your Breath by @divapilot
4) Welcome by @Mira_Jade, Shield by @Mira_Jade, and Concession by @Mira_Jade
5) Homecoming by @Mira_Jade, Worth by @Mira_Jade, Victor by @Mira_Jade, and Ahoy Ladies, Steve...by @amidalachick
6) Epitome by @Mira_Jade
7) Shotgun Wedding, Pengotter Pending by @pronker, Memory by @Mira_Jade, Perpetual Moon by @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha, and Seeing Kirk in...by @brodiew
8) Equation by @Mira_Jade, Tenure by @Mira_Jade, It was a hard thing...by @brodiew and Bridging the gap...by @brodiew
9) Nyota Uhura gazed...by @brodiew and Undertow by @pronker
10) Blessing by @Mira_Jade and Married with three children...by @amidalachick

 

@brodiew So nice to see a story centered around Faramir. You really brought his range of emotions to painful light in one sentence. Beautiful job.

 

THESE HAVE BEEN BEYOND AMAZING!!!

So, first and foremost, to commend some truly great pieces before I muster up a few of my own:​

THERE IS SO MUCH TRUTH HERE.

Aw! I always adore glimpses of El seeing and experiencing more of the wide world around her, and this moment was a beautiful one for you to capture!

Gah, be still my heart!!! - the Doctor and Rose is still and forever one of my ultimate OTPs, and this little sentence just hit me in the gut in the best of ways.

Eugh - Denethor is a piece of work who didn't deserve either of his sons. But what I adore is how Faramir and Boromir didn't let their father's clear favoritism come between them. You perfectly captured the love and devotion between them in just a few words. Beautifully done!

Oh! This gave me goosebumps - like so many others have mentioned, Hades/Persephone is a myth that fascinates me in all it's forms and it's been a lot on my mind lately. (I need to check out Hadestown now, for which I thank you - I just finished binging the webtoon Lore Olympus, since it's fall-time and the ambiance had me in a mood, so this hit all of my buttons, not to digress from your lovely work ) I particularly appreciate the melancholy of this sentence, the sadness. You were able to capture so much of a mood and create such a striking atmosphere in just a few words that I marveled. Very, very well done!

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I think this ties in with brodie's sentence I quoted above just perfectly! Leo has a wisdom all his own, and he's smart about people in a way that really balances his crewmates. Nyota may try to hide it, but he knows better! And what I especially love here is that he already knows her name and is comfortable enough to make such claims during their Academy days - even while Kirk is still being, well you know, Kirk.

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Jim has excellent taste, no doubt about it!

As always, it's so good to see Audrey kept alive and vibrant in your writing. I just adore this pairing to pieces, as you know I do.

I loved this bit of characterization, both for Sulu and the ladies! Just a beautiful slice of life from aboard the Enterprise.

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I was not expecting where this one was going, and when it got there I almost spit out my coffee. If there's any fandom perfectly poised for breaking the fourth wall, it's this one! As always, I just love the voice and verve you give these characters.

A herring themed wedding! I just loved everything about this snippet - from the flowers Marlene is grudgingly wearing to the just slightly pressing need for a marriage. I'd expect nothing less from these two. Wonderful!

Gah - this better be an AU, Bri, is all I have to say. Who gave you the right to let out the ninjas chopping onions this early in the thread?

But, my broken heart aside, I really loved how you were able to capture such a large emotion as Leo's grief in such a few short words and then wrap it up with such a perfectly in character remark as the wildly inappropriate joke. It lightened the angst all the while making it even more painful, if that makes any sense? Bravo!

If brevity is the soul of wit, then you most certainly nailed this one! Nicely done.


Well done with all of these, everyone! I can't wait to see what else you come up with!

 

Erm, my sincere apologies for double posting, but I wanted to add a few sentences of my own to the lovely offerings above. So, here we are to start . . .

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“Know Them by Name”
(Hamilton; Act II | Hamilton & Jefferson & the Washingtons)​

Initialism

“You heard me, sir: POTUS; it’s easy to say, quick to the point, and just all around infinitely better than His Elective Majesty, the president of the United States of America and Protector of their Liberties – thanks but no thanks, Adams, but there’s a reason no one takes you seriously anyways.”


Concession

“Or worse, sir: we could call you His Mightiness the president of the United States – even you have to agree with me on this, Jefferson, I'll resign before you ever make me say that aloud,” to which his fellow secretary could only roll his eyes and agree “POTUS” in a begrudging mumble underneath his breath.


Sobriquet

“Morning, FLOTUS,” was Alexander’s quick greeting as he flew through the dining room – bending over to kiss her cheek and steal a sweetcake from the breakfast spread before darting off again – and Martha met her husband’s gaze in bemusement, only letting the odd form of address go when George wearily shook his head and bid her not to ask.

Spoiler: Historical Notes

John Adams, honest to goodness, suggested both His Mightiness and His Elected Majesty the president of the United States and Protector of their Liberties as titles for the president, I kid you not. Thankfully, his suggestions were turned down when Washington insisted on the simple Mr. President we now better know today.

The term POTUS did not come into play until 1879 when the Philips Code developed shorthand for the burgeoning telegraph system growing between press writers. I imagine that the name took even longer to catch on in the circles of government, but now here we are today with the terms FLOTUS (which started as Nancy Regan's code name with the Secret Service), SCOTUS, and VPOTUS also in use. Still, the acronym seems like something Hamilton - who was always talking a hundred words a minute and thinking even faster than that - would love to slim Washington's clunky title down to. Especially in keeping with the tone and style of Hamilton giving history a modern make-over, and I couldn't resist fudging the details just a little bit. So . . . here we are.

 

@WarmNyota_SweetAyesha - It felt so, so good to be writing for Hamilton again. I just love these ridiculous characters, the history, and everything this fandom is to pieces, you have to know!


@brodiew - Oh, there's nothing Hamilton and Jefferson love more than to disagree, you're too right, but in this one thing they have no choice but to be of the same mind. You'll not catch either of them dead calling Washington His Mightiness.

Then, I have to say how much I am loving what a roll you are on with your sentences! This challenge really is tailor made for you, in the best of ways, and I'm just enjoying reaping the benefits as a reader. For your last set, I think my favourite was Verbal Blunder - you've really got the voices from the cast down to a T - though I know I have to sound redundant for saying that - so much so that this is a complete story all by itself without any exposition that had me snickering outright. Lazy Afternoon and Tickled Pink really made me smile, too. Such a sweet glimpse of young love! I just adore it when El and Mike have these chances to just be happy silly teenagers, without having to worry about government conspiracies and monsters and other such life and death nonsense. And, of course, Mr. Clark is just an ultimate guide and mentor in so many ways; I appreciated seeing him honored in Tried and True! Keep up the mighty fine work, my friend!


@pronker - What an interesting set, and a great way to honor Guy Fawkes Day with your own singular talent for penguin shenanigans! And, in this case, you certainly shared some heavy hitting snippets - this was an intense set, very well done. Although, I have to say I liked the final sentence best for them looking back on their incarceration from the happy perspective of hindsight.

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And now, for today's sketches, I'm going back to a fandom very near and dear to my heart with . . .

“In Answer to the Shadow”
(Tolkien; pre-LoTR | Galadriel/Celeborn & Celebrían)​

Conquest

Once, as Artanis, she’d made the perilous journey to Endórë intent on seeking her own justice away from the Valar (and even more so for the chance to explore, to achieve for herself, to be more than she was permitted to be in deathless Aman), but it was not until she held their newborn daughter for the first that Galadriel grasped the true meaning of belonging, such as she had not realized had eluded her for millennia.


Spoils

After so many centuries spent raising the children of others – though he’d loved Nimloth and Elwing and the Peredhel twins as if they were truly his own rather than born of his brother’s blood – Celeborn knew no greater joy than when Galadriel passed their swaddled daughter to his arms, knowing that this memory, more so than any other, would be his answer to the Shadow for an eternity to come.


Victor

“I named you Wise once,” Galadriel’s teasing was so soft that it was hardly even that – instead, she merely acknowledged aloud what he had known for some time as she tucked Celebrían in close between them, “and it seems you are again, husband – for this is more than the glory I first sought upon these shores . . . so much more, indeed.”

Spoiler: HoME Notes

Hopefully these sentences had context clues enough to stand alone, but, if not, for those of you who may only be familiar with The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings rather than Tolkien's vast Histories of Middle Earth like the nerd I am, here I am with notes! To put it lightly, Celeborn and Galadriel forged their bond from quite the rocky beginning, and they've come a long way together! In just a few words: they are both proud scions of two vastly different branches of Elves. Celeborn is one of the oldest princes of the Sindar, who never left Middle-Earth before the advent of the sun and moon, and Galadriel is a princess of the Noldor/Teleri/Vanyar, the High Elves who returned to Middle-Earth against the wishes of the Valar (the powers that be) after the dawning of the sun. She made the journey for lands, power, and to find justice for her family against the dark Vala Melkor (Sauron's master) who had fled Aman (Valinor; The West) for Middle-Earth to escape his siblings' wrath. Even though they were married early in the First Age, they didn't have Celebrían (Arwen's mother) until the dawn of the Second Age, which is a very long time to wait to start a family, even for the Elves. While part of this decision was logical because of how involved they were in the war against Melkor - and for enduring the tragedies that constantly befell their peoples and raising wards like Nimloth, Elwing, and then Elrond and Elros for a time - a part of this was also because of Galadriel's want for personal power. (There's a reason the One Ring tested her as it did. ) Elven parents literally give up part of their own fëar (soul(s)) to create a new fëa for their children - it's why these immortal couples have relatively small families to match their years. Galadriel was understandably wary of sharing her might with another after everything she'd lived through, and for everything she knew she'd have to fight for again - especially as one of the three Elven Ring-bearers. From the context clues, we can glean that Celeborn was perhaps more domestically inclined than his wife, and just wanted a family and what peace and joy they could claim, even with the Shadow threatening to return. Eventually, I can only imagine that Galadriel was glad she agreed to try and see things more his way. In typical Tolkien meta: through the deep bonds of love, in all its forms, comes true power and the strength to fight against the Dark. What can I say? For being the ultimate power couple, Galadriel and Celeborn really are a beautifully matched pair for how well they balance and complete each other without diminishing their partner in the slightest.

~MJ