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 Kominato Ryousuke/Kuramochi Youichi, M

[hyalinee]

Major Tags: mentions of sexual content, mentions of alcohol
Other Tags: pining, of a sort, angst i think, i don't know how to tag this honestly
Word Count: 559

o boi this one was like pulling teeth. i'm still not sure how i feel about it

anyways, camellias represent love, or longing, or waiting, depending on the colour.

***

Daiki, that’s what they call him. Kise doesn’t know if he has a family name, but most courtesans do not have a family name. They give it up when they enter the pleasure district, and it’s something they do not get back. They say he is the son of a samurai family, who have fallen out of favour with their lord and had to sell themselves to get by. It is almost believable, with that haughty tilt of the chin and the proud bearing of his shoulders. Kise doesn’t know if it’s true, but he knows that there is something in those eyes that sets his blood on fire.

Kise thinks it’s an addiction flaring up in his blood, and he finds himself at the steps of the pleasure house again and again. Kise knows the unspoken rules of places like these. Be polite to the oiran. Leave before dawn. Do not leave marks on the oirans. Don’t fall in love.

He thinks he has already broken that last rule. He doesn’t have a name for the way Daiki makes him feel, except that he cannot stop looking at Daiki, cannot stop reaching for him. Some part of Kise yearns for him, enough to come night after night, to drink sake and press his lips against Daiki’s, to watch Daiki’s clever fingers around the neck of a shamisen while they talk of idle things.

It is hard not to love someone, when they sell you the illusion of love. He remembers this when he’s kissing Daiki, their mouths hot and slick, when Daiki’s hands are curved around his ribs, careful, careful. He remembers this and he knows this, but he’s here anyways, letting Daiki push him down on the futon.

Daiki, he gasps between kisses. Daiki, when careful fingers trace the outline of Kise’s collarbones, when he bends down to suck a bruise into Kise’s skin. Daiki, when he presses in, the name whispered like a secret against the skin of Daiki’s neck.

He imagines Daiki feels the same about him, that Daiki means something when he kisses Kise soft and slow, tugging Kise closer. He lets Kise stay until dawn is too near, sees him out of the gates of the teahouse, smiles for Kise in a way that Kise can only hope he does not for anyone else.

Daiki, leave this place and come with me. The words are on the tip of his tongue, but he cannot say them. He doesn’t know why Daiki remains here even after the contracts for courtesans have been lifted. He tried to ask, once. Daiki had distracted him with a kiss and a hand on his thigh, and he’d let him. He’s afraid of the answer, afraid it will upset the delicate balance between them.

He brings Daiki a camellia, tucking it behind Daiki’s ear just before he leaves. The look Daiki gives him is too knowing and a little sad, even as Kise turns away and leaves.

He knows he will come back, even though now Daiki knows, that they will pretend that this has not happened. He will be the son of the youngest prince, and Daiki will be one of the highest ranked courtesans in the district. They have their roles, and even though Kise has broken far too many rules, they will continue to play them.

Re: FILL: TEAM Kominato Ryousuke/Kuramochi Youichi, M

[plusultrargh]

screams!! this is so sad, i feel so destroyed. thank you so much ;;;;

Re: FILL: TEAM Kominato Ryousuke/Kuramochi Youichi, M

[hyalinee]

IM SORRY I JUST-- ran away with the angst ig hahaha-- I'm glad you like it <3