sportsanime | Bonus Round 3: Gift Tags

Feeling generous? In this round, you get to give creative gifts as prompts.

This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on July 7 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.

RULES

Submit prompts as a gift tag in the format below. You can specify the size and a characteristic of the gift, who the sender is, who the recipient is, and a one or two sentence note from the sender to the recipient. Descriptions of the package and the included note don’t have to be explicit, see below.

Package: medium sized cube, rattles
From: Kageyama Tobio
To: Hinata Shouyou
Note: These will help you get better.
Envelope: manila, 12''x17'', very thick and heavy
From: Tezuka Kunimitsu
To: Kinjou Shingo
Note: Enclosed - Play without regrets!

Your prompt MUST include a relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Riko & Momoi). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Riko/Momoi). Please don't say "Any pairing," either.
Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work. Fillers can get creative with how to interpret the prompt: your fill can be about the character receiving the gift, one or both characters using the gift, what prompted the sender to send the gift—the physical gift itself can even be excluded from your fill. What’s important is that the gift tag is clearly the inspiration for your fill.
Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.

FORMAT

Bonus round shenanigans all happen in the comments below. Brand-new works only, please.

Required Work Minimums:

400 words (prose)
400px by 400px (art)
14 lines (poetry)

There is no max work cap.

Format your comment in one of the following ways:

If PROMPTING:	If FILLING:	If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant:
PROMPT: TEAM [YOUR SHIP] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to, including Grandstand or Sports Teams Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Place the prompt's relationship in the first bolded line of the comment. Including the canon isn't required, but it's nice. Below that, place applicable major content tags (when applicable; otherwise write "no tags" or "none") Visual example	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Place applicable major content tags and word count before your fill (when applicable) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and use clear tags in your comment. Written/text fills should be hosted at AO3 ONLY as a new, unchaptered work. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere. You may include a small safe-for-work preview of the fill in your comment. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/> Visual example	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill, G - E, as explained in the rules Place applicable major content tags and word count before the fill, where applicable NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and use clear tags in your comment. Written/text fills should be hosted at AO3 ONLY as a new, unchaptered work. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere. You may include a small safe-for-work preview of your work in your comment. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example

Posts not using this format will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, regardless of what they contain. They, like all comments in this community, are subject to the code of conduct.

SCORING

These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual teammate. Make as many prompts/fills as you want!

For prompts: 5 points each (maximum of 50 prompt points per team per round)

For fills:

First 3 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points each

All scored content must be created new for this round.

Etc.

If you're hunting through the prompts looking for what to fill, a good trick is to view top-level comments only.

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Akashi Seijuro /& Mayuzumi Chihiro Kuroko no Basket
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Package: A chest of books
To: Mayuzumi
From: Akashi
Note: From my personal collection. Enjoy.

Edited 2016-06-29 06:35 (UTC)

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my "someone's talking shit about me" senses are tingling

I really like your linework!! I don't know anything about these characters, but your illustrations were really visually attractive, and I was very impressed by Mr. Black Hair's hand along his cheek in the first few frames, and I wanted to pass along the compliment.

thank you!! i'm really happy something in my art attracted your attention even though you don't know the characters /)/////(\ <3 <3 <3

MAYU IS SO CUTE LMAO

deadpan mayu is my favorite mayu <3 thank you!

everything about this is wonderful and hilarious lajksdhflskd thank you so much (you are truly on a roll with all this art!!! my inbox is making me smile so much ;;)

i wasn't sure which direction you wanted this taken in, so i'm glad you like it! (ahh thank you i'm super happy my doodles can make you smile ;///;)

Mayuzumi/ Akashi, G, no tags, 530 words

Mayuzumi is forced to confront his problem when Akashi sends a whole chest of books to his residence. It's heavy enough that the delivery men give Mayuzumi the stink eye when he signs for the package, but they’re the least of Mayuzumi's concerns when he opens the chest to find first edition copies of his favorite titles.

This is ridiculous, Mayuzumi thinks as he flips through his wallet for Akashi's business card. He hadn’t expected to make this call upon running into his former basketball teammate slash personal nightmare at the Tokyo Publishing Awards Gala. Then again, Mayuzumi also hadn't expected to win anything when his publicist strong armed him into attending. These days, Mayuzumi’s luck was as nonexistent as his preferred anonymity.

Unsurprisingly, Akashi doesn't answer the phone, and Mayuzumi rolls his eyes when the call is redirected to his secretary. He tries to pass along a message but is somehow coerced into making an appointment with the devil himself.

It's probably his fault for letting obligatory small talk with Akashi turn into a long conversation about their favorite authors. Years in the publishing world has dulled Mayuzumi's sense of danger, which constantly hovered over the precipice back in his Rakuzan days.

But Akashi is different now. Since Mayuzumi's departure from the world of high school basketball, Akashi has gotten more civilized and less demanding. It also doesn't take a genius to notice that his eyes have returned to the same color, although Mayuzumi would eat his own book before complimenting Akashi's appearance.

This attitude of quiet indifference helps Mayuzumi get through his days, so he tries the same approach while sliding into the seat opposite Akashi's at their lunch appointment a week later.

Unfortunately, Akashi is still an unpredictable asshole "Mayuzumi-san," Akashi says without looking up from his menu. "I hope you don't mind that I’ve ordered drinks for you."

Mayuzumi wants to say something biting, like that he hates wine. Unfortunately, Akashi is spot on about his preference for Dom Perignon. "Fine," Mayuzumi says at last. "I came here to tell you to stop sending me expensive books."

"They're simply extras from my personal collection," Akashi says easily, clad in his expensive suit with his perfectly straight tie. "You've mentioned your interest in some of those titles."

Mayuzumi squints. "Why am I here, Akashi?"

"Why are you here, Mayuzumi-san?" Akashi leans in on his elbows. "You seem so disinterested in me and affronted by my attention, yet no one forced you to come have lunch with me. Do you hate the fact that I sent you books, or are you upset that I understand your literary taste better than you expected?"

It's funny, Mayuzumi thinks, for him to be caught so off guard by Akashi. He'd spent years writing characters based off this man, but fiction pales in comparison to reality.

Akashi takes a sip from his glass. "Perhaps you are just as interested in me as I am in you, Mayuzumi-san. If not, then you can at least write another dystopian story starring me." The smile he sends Mayuzumi is small and almost genuine.

Mayuzumi considers this briefly. "Fine, but you're paying for lunch."

oh my godddd mayu bases his mcs on akashi i'm laughingggg i love your mayu voice <3

"Perhaps you are just as interested in me as I am in you, Mayuzumi-san. If not, then you can at least write another dystopian story starring me."
oh my goddddd does akashi enjoy reading stories starring himself pftttttttt

This is so delightful, I always love your writing but this just made me giggle so much. Your son is so...much. Akashi is so much.

Bonus Round 3: Gift Tags

PROMPT: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI, G

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FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI, G

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