Bonus Round 4: Quotes

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A shipping olympics favorite, this round uses quotes of all sorts to fuel your creative endeavors.


This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on July 21 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with a quote attributed to a specific person or character, along with any ship/ot3/etc. from one of our nominated fandoms.
  • Example: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - M. Gandhi
  • The quote can come from anywhere. Famous people, poetry, songs, books, movies, your neighbor, etc.
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. (This is not the sports anime gen olympics.) Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Makoto & Rin). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Makoto/Rin). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• Fill prompts by replying to the prompt with your quote-inspired fanwork.
• 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.

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Comments

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, G

[kiyala]

no tags
word count: 420

Tooru breathes magic into him where there is none, born from the deep, unwavering kind of trust that comes only because they have known each other for so long, because they have learned each other, grown, and then learned each other all over again.

Hajime does the same in return, tracing his fingers over Tooru's skin like he's drawing runes, like he's following ley lines that he has known his entire life so well that he can shut his eyes and still see them glowing anyway.

Each spoken syllable is a spell, every single touch strengthens the magic that thrums under their skin, flowing through their veins. It's the kind of magic that can exist on its own but it's stronger when it's shared between the two of them. Tooru's never entirely alone and Hajime is a constant reminder of that; the inhale that follows an exhale, the stand that follows a fall.

This is a back and forth that they've stopped trying to explain to others because it doesn't matter anyway. They don't have to give any context to this, when they know that no one else will see the way that they shine when they're together, invincible when side by side, a power that they hold at pay with small, temporary barriers in the forms of their names; Iwa-chan and not Hajime; Oikawa and its more insulting variants instead of Tooru.

That kind of magic is reserved only for when they need it the most; not on volleyball courts where they also work with the strength of others, but places where they are alone, just the two of them, on quiet nights when they lie awake in the darkness and listen to each other breathe, on train platforms as they prepare to go in different directions, in the moments that they take back from the world, travelling hours just so that they can see each other again.

It's times like these, with their arms wound tightly around each other, their lips warm against each other's skin, their hearts remembering how to beat as one again. Their magic rises around them just as readily as it always does and they shine, with whispers of Hajime, of Tooru, and like this, they're entirely invincible and they both know it. No matter what the world wants to throw in their direction, they'll face it head on together, shining bright and brave and unified.

When people question the importance of names, Tooru laughs, but he doesn't answer.

They don't need to know.