sportsanime | Bonus Round 1: AUs

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Word Count: 574

The joke is on me because I’m the one who had a crush on Kamio lmao

***

Aya is seven when Fudoumine goes to nationals. Back then, she hadn't been able to distinguish the difference between first and second serves, much less understand the competitiveness of the junior high school tennis circuit. All she really remembers is sitting in the stadium with An-chan and feeling overwhelmed by the bright lights. She still thinks about the black and grey of Kippei-nii's jersey from time to time, even after Kippei-nii stopped playing tennis competitively and Aya's scrimmages with An-chan became less and less frequent.

Aya loves tennis, even if she's fairly mediocre compared to her cousins. She enjoys watching the trajectory of her ball end in a perfect arc, dropping slices when her opponent least expects it, and feeling adrenaline pumping through her veins when her opponent's shot lands on the other side of the court. To Aya, tennis is about gauging her own abilities and knowing she can make that forehand if she sprints for her life. Tennis is about fight or flight, and Aya always chooses to fight.

In retrospect, this explains a lot about Aya's personality. It doesn't, however, serve as an acceptable excuse for socking Onoda, kicking the boy in class 2-5 for ogling Miki's chest, or for serving tennis balls at her kohai's heads when they space out during practice.

“You’ve always been so aggressive," An-chan says during the next family reunion, a mere two days after Aya's team failed to qualify for the interhigh. They're sitting under the fan of their grandmother's home in Kanagawa, and Aya hadn't even planned on attending this reunion weekend if her team had won their last match. Her only consolation is that Miki had invited her to the cycling team’s interhigh next week.

"I am not," Aya huffs with a papico in her mouth. She'd split a pack with An after they came inside from carrying groceries in the summer heat. "Besides! I never managed to beat you!"

This just makes An-chan laugh. "You're like, six years younger than me! That's like assuming Echizen Ryouma can defeat Roger Federer!"

Aya just grumbles as she leans back against the hardwood floors. She can hear her mother and aunt chatting in the kitchen as they prepare dinner. "Well. Echizen Ryouma doesn't go to my school, so I don't care."

"Aha!" Ana leans over Aya until she's grinning down at her. "But your school does have a national championship team!"

Against her judgement, Aya snorts. "They're all lame. Cycling is a boring sport anyway. Tennis requires much more technique and precision."

An taps her own chin thoughtfully. "Maybe. Or maybe you were spoiled for attention at a young age. Nii-chan's team really doted on you every time you came to visit. You were so convinced you'd marry Kamio-kun."

"I did not!" Aya shoots up and jokingly punches her cousin's shoulder, just in time for the front door to open. She expects their grandmother to appear and admonish them for slacking off, but it's Kippei-nii who appears at the doorway instead. He hadn't been around when Aya arrived with her parents this morning. Yet, judging by his clothes, Kippei-nii probably got sent on errand duty too. "Kippei-nii!"

"Hello, Aya. Long time no see."

Aya pouts. "You didn't come to my last birthday party."

"I sent my gift with An," he says while An laughs behind Aya. "Was there something else you wanted?"

"Yeah!" Aya stands up and smoothes out her skirt. "Let's play tennis!"

!!!!! i love this so much! i love the little introspective bit about aya and her motivations and the banter between her and an is so cute!

I'm glad you liked it! I actually wrote An + Aya as cousins too last saso and it's always fun to pick up my old headcanon again~

Bonus Round 1: AUs

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

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

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