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Bonus Round 1: AUs
SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).
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)
Format your comment in one of the following ways:
| If PROMPTING: | If FILLING: | If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant: |
PROMPT: TEAM [YOUR SHIP]
| FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING]
| FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING]
|
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!
FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T
Other Tags: None
Word Count: 484 words
***
There was a boy in his mother’s room.
Midousuji paused in the doorway uncertainly, peering at his mother’s bed. She was still there. But there was a boy in the bed that had been empty for as long as Midousuji could remember.
“Come here, darling,” she said softly, her voice heavy with fatigue but still so sweet. “Don’t worry about Manami-kun, he’s a nice boy.”
“Hi,” the boy said listlessly from his bed. There were books heaped on his bedside table and a stuffed toy. No get-well-soon cards, Midousuji noticed. Whatever sent him here, it wasn’t the sort of illness or accident that people recovered from.
“Hi,” he said, gaze returning to his mother. He was here for her, after all. He padded over to her bedside and took her cool hand in his, drinking in the sight of her wan face. Again, softly, this time just for his mother, he said, “Hi.”
“My sweet boy,” she said, her words more an exhalation of breath than sound. “How was school today?”
“It was fine.” Midousuji unfolded his math test and showed her the bright golden star sticker at the top. “I got full marks on a math test.”
She smiled, the weak curve of her mouth barely visible, but it was enough to make Midousuji smile back.
“So proud of you. My brave – boy.” It took more effort for her to speak these days. The gaps between her words grew longer, forcing Midousuji to lean in further to be able to hear her.
He treasured each word from her, replaying their conversations in his mind on the long ride home. He wouldn’t let himself forget a single syllable, he vowed, and didn’t let himself think why it was so urgent to remember everything she said.
The conversation was slow and quiet from necessity. When his mother closed her eyes and slipped into sleep, Midousuji kept holding her hand. Her fingers were cool within his, long and limp. He closed his eyes and rested his cheek against the blanket, wishing he could just sleep here instead of cycling back to his aunt’s place.
“Hey.” The boy’s voice stirred Midousuji from his slumber. “The night nurse is going to come soon and make you leave if she sees you here.”
“…Yes.” He had to go. He let go of his mother’s hand unhappily, then stood up.
“If you want, you can hide under my blanket while she’s here.” The boy said and Midousuji looked at him properly for the first time. Pale, dark-haired with big blue eyes the color of Midousuji’s favorite crayon; he didn’t seem dangerous but why was he offering?
He could hear the night nurse’s heels clicking. No time to think. Quickly, he climbed up into the boy’s bed and hid under the blanket, tucking himself as close to the boy as he could.
It almost felt like cuddling his mother used to.
Re: FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T
Re: FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T
I am a MAJOR MAJOR fan of Midousuji and Manami as fucked up friends. Just imagine how different their lives could've been if after his mother died, Midousuji kept pedaling to visit Manami so Manami didn't grow up alone and Midousuji had someone else who actually cared for him.
FEEL FREE TO WRITE A PROMPT THAT'LL GIVE ME AN EXCUSE TO WRITE MORE. I love these two so much!