Bonus Round 1: AUs

[referees]

SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).


This popular round is back once again! To begin this year's SASO, we encourage you to let your mind run wild with alternate ideas and settings.


Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. (There are changes from last year!)

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with an alternate universe idea, along with a ship from one of our nominated fandoms. There's a comment template below for your convenience.
  • 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., Izumi & Sakaeguchi). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Izumi/Sakaeguchi). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• An AU can be a canon divergence, e.g. "what if [character] was the Team Captain instead of the canon captain character?", or a completely different setting altogether, e.g., pop idol AU, coffee shop AU, superheroes AU, etc.
• Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
• 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. Any way you format it is fine. Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Ship:</strong> (the ship your prompt is focused on. "&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic. Format the ship name any way you want, but clarity is more likely to get you fills.) <strong>Fandom:</strong> (what fandom the ship is from) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; these apply to content *in the prompt itself* and is NOT an implication of what you're looking for in a fill. If your prompt doesn't require tags, write "None" here.) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Prompt:</strong>	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML after the asterisks. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Consider posting only a thumbnail if the image is large. For more info, visit http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Consider posting only a thumbnail if the image is large. For more info, visit http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.

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.

If you see anyone breaking the code of conduct (e.g., causing drama, being rude) anywhere (not just DW), please contact the mods immediately.

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 4 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 5-10: 15 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21-50: 2 points each
Fills 51+: 1 point 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 (see the line of links below this post).

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

Comments

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[chiharu]

Major Tags: Genderswap
Other Tags: None
Word Count: 738

***



Naruko has just finished giving Kanzaki the obligatory chocolate when she hears a familiar wave of squeals in the back of the hallway. Lunchtime ruckus is pretty common at Sohoku, especially on Valentine's Day. Still, that doesn't make Naruko feel any less annoyed at the horde of Imaizumi's fangirls gathering behind them.

"Some things never change," Kanzaki says as he takes a bite of Naruko's chocolate. It's kind of him, since Naruko knows Kanzaki's own desk has been filled to the brim with chocolate from admirers. "You should make your move soon, Naruko-chan." His smile is so genuine that Naruko can't even muster up the energy to be mad.

"Whatever!" Naruko says and turns on her heels. With some difficulties, she manages to squeeze herself back into the classroom to find Onoda at her desk, Onoda's nose behind her favorite shoujou manga.

Onoda gives her a wide and toothy smile. "Imaizumi-san is popular as always! Her fanclub even asked me to pass chocolates along."

"Ack!" Naruko resists the urge to pull at her own hair, if only it'll tame the bird's nest on top of her head. "Don't help them! Hotshot already has enough!"

As if speaking of the devil, Imaizumi appears in the doorway. She looks like a proper heiress with her impeccable hair and regulation-length uniform, as if she hadn't battled her way through a crowd of fans. When Imaizumi takes a seat next to them, it's with the air and grace of someone accustomed to receiving gifts from admirers. "What?" Imaizumi asks when it becomes apparent that Onoda and Naruko are both staring at her.

"Well!" Naruko huffs. "At least Kanzaki liked my chocolate! He didn't think it was burnt."

Imaizumi makes a constipated expression, which is unfair considering she's still so pretty. "I never implied your cooking was bad, you jump to conclusions yourself."

This makes Naruko pout. "I know an insult when I hear one! Whatever! You just won't get chocolate from me, then!"

"Okay," Imaizumi says quietly, which is uncharacteristic of her. There's a faint dust of pink coloring her pale cheeks, and Naruko is about to poke her more when the bell signaling the end of lunch rings.

Naruko doesn't bring it up again until the end of afternoon practice, when Kanzaki is done inspecting their bikes. Naruko is pinning a tiger hairclip into her bangs when she hears Kanzaki thank Imaizumi for her chocolate. It then dawns on Naruko that Imaizumi didn't give her any chocolate. "What gives, hotshot?!" She demands when Kanzaki leaves. "Where's my chocolate."

For some reason, this causes Imaizumi to stiffen. Her normally pristine face flushes in embarrassment, which is a feat since Naruko has seen Imaizumi ride 20 kilometers without breaking a sweat. "It's in my bag," she says at last, which prompts Naruko to go dig through Imaizumi's school bag.

Inside, Naruko finds three notebooks, extra bike gloves, some lip gloss, and a piece of chocolate wrapped in blue foil. It doesn't look like the obligatory ones Naruko saw Imaizumi give Onoda or Kanzaki. In fact, it looks homemade. "Eh," Naruko says eventually. "When were you gonna give this to me?"

Imaizumi's eyes are glued to the wall. "Never. Since you didn’t give me mine."

"That's because you insulted them!" Naruko huffs, then goes riffling through her own bag before throwing a red-wrapped piece of chocolate at Imaizumi. "Here! Have it! And it's not burnt! I worked hard making it and-" She abruptly stops talking when her brain catches up. "I mean- ah, whatever! I admit it! I gave you homemade chocolate! Laugh if you want!"

"I won't laugh," Imaizumi says quietly. She's cradling Naruko's chocolate in her hands like an expensive suspension fork and not something Naruko cooked up with her mother. "Thank you."

"So..." Naruko says awkwardly, because the silence is killing her. "What are you gonna give me for White Day?"

Imaizumi pauses, her eyes bright and determined. "There's a nice route to Kanagawa. I was thinking we could take a day trip and bike there."

"Oh," Naruko says, then grins. "We don't have to wait a month for that! Let's do it this weekend!"

"Okay," Imaizumi says easily.

"Let's ride home now?" Naruko suggests, carefully putting Imaizumi's chocolate in her bag. "We’ll race to that street lamp again?"

Imaizumi smirks, which is the first normal thing she's done all day. "I'll win."

"In your dreams, Hotshot!"

Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[allassankari]

THIS IS SO CUTE IM CRY