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 MIYUKI KAZUYA/MIYUKI KAZUYA, T

[blueminuet]

Tags: fantasy AU, mentions of possible character death, trans character
Word Count: 574


Fuji placed a cup of tea in front of Makishima, who gladly wrapped his long fingers around the hot mug, the warmth soothing him slightly. Fuji’s home always smelled sweet, the scent of dried petals and sticky honey permeating the air, and the tea smelled the same.

Fuji was fiddling idly with something on her workspace. It was always an orderly sort of disaster, covered with the trappings of her magical dealings. When she spoke, her voice was level and calculated. “Sohoku doesn’t stand a chance then.”

Makishima felt his stomach drop to the floor. He looked away. “It’s nothing as certain as that.”

Fuji didn’t look up at him, but she her smile was faltering. “You have Cassandra’s own luck. A seer without peer, but the gift is worthless if no one believes.”

“It’s not quite that,” Makishima said with a shrug.

“Your leader then,” Fuji said. “Kinjou. You’re sure he won’t survive the battle?”

Makishima felt hollowed out. Fuji was a powerful caster, her magic was without equal. But her tact left something to be desired. There were no wasted words with her.

“I didn’t say that,” Makishima whispered.

“But that’s what you saw,” Fuji said.

Fuji wasn’t a seer, not like Makishima was. She knew things, beyond what anyone should, but only of the present. Fuji saw what is while Makishima saw what could be.

“I guess,” Makishima said, hedging away from what he knew he’d seen.

“And Kinjou won’t believe him if you tell him.”

“It’s not that!” Makishima said quickly. “Kinjou believes what I tell him, but… Kinjou doesn’t believe his fate is ever truly written. He’s the sort of person that would fight fate…”

“To the bitter end,” Fuji said, finishing his sentence for him. “I know the type. And I feel I know a bit of your Kinjou as well, if only from what you’ve told me.”

Makishima looked away.

“And so what do you believe, Makishima? Do you have faith in what you’ve seen?”

“I…” Makishima paused, considering. He looked at his tea, but his stomach felt too unsettled to drink it. “I believe that every time I’ve seen something, it’s happened. No matter… no matter who tries to fight it.”

Fuji smiled, though it was hollow. “Then you only have two options.”

Makishima raised his eyebrows.

“Resign yourself to it…” Her smile widened at this point, stretched a bit too wide for what she was implying. “Or fight even harder.”

Makishima stared at her, wide-eyed.

She smiled. “Come on now, Makishima. You know as well as anyone that time is a river. It flows a course of its own design, but those that will it hard enough can divert it. You’re the best at predicting the river’s course, but even your predictions aren’t set in stone.” Her smile widened to show her teeth as she tilted her head at him. “It’s just a matter of how important it is to you, isn’t it? How important would you say this Kinjou is to you? Important enough to rewrite fate?”

Makishima’s breath caught in his throat.

Fuji pat his arm. “Drink the tea, it will help settle you. I’m not as skilled at potions as some of my colleagues, but sometimes that’s a blessing of it’s own. We can talk about fighting the future when you’re done.”

Makishima brought the mug shakily to his mouth, and at least took comfort in it’s sweetness.