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 Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, G

[soveryaverageme]

Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Word Count: 688

I know very little about make-up, so if it sounds like I'm making half the stuff up, it's probably because I am.

***

Aoyagi never meant to find out Koga's secret. It was accident, really. He couldn't help that his little sister had been obsessed with those new Youtube stars. He just never imagined that he would hear his friend's voice coming through the speakers of her tablet.

"Today's look is inspired by Elsa from Frozen." Aoyagi paused at that voice, he could hardly believe his ears. He knocks on the door to his sister's room, and walks in when she hollers an affirmative. He sits silently beside her, idly running his hands through her hair, pulling it into a casual braid.

Koga's voice is narrating the way to choose eye shadow from a palette of blues to give the look the proper “frosted” look, and also pulls out a brush to apply silver glitter to "tie the entire look together."

Aoyagi is, rightfully, befuddled.

Later, he manages to ask his sister who the man on the screen his. She replies with a screeching, "Only the best beauty guru ever," with all the confidence of a twelve-year old girl who has spent way too many hours watching strangers apply make-up. "KimiMakeUp is a genius in character-themed make-up, and his winged eyeliner is to die for!"

Aoyagi texts Teshima the link to KimiMakeUp's channel after dinner. They spend the rest of the night digging themselves deeper and deeper into what seems to be Koga Kimitaka's beauty channel. They're surprised to find that he's popular, very popular, with just over one million subscribers. Aoyagi doesn't really understand make-up, but even he can tell that Koga's good, maybe even great, in the way he so fluidly moves the eyeliner to create perfect wings.

It's mesmerizing to watch.

Aoyagi and Teshima meet on their way to school the next day, bags under their eyes from one too many KimiMakeUp videos. He was half-tempted to try the "Magical Eye Bag Eraser" tutorial he saw on Koga's channel the night before, but he thought it might be too weird to both find your friends beauty channel and start trying out tutorials in the same day.

When they get to the clubroom that afternoon, both Teshima and him look at each other. A silent understanding passed through their eyes.

You can't watch five hours of your friend's secret beauty channel without telling him.

Teshima sends the other members out on a "fun" ride, although knowing Imaizumi and Naruko, it’ll turn out to be an all-out race to the finish. At least they had Onoda to keep an eye out on them, and Sugimoto to keep track of the first years.

They end up standing awkwardly by Koga, who's repairing the wheel on his bicycle. Aoyagi struggles to remember that this, their talented bike mechanic, was also currently his little sister's favorite beauty guru.

"Just let me finish tightening this gear and we can go out and ride. You need all the practice you can get for Inter-high."

Aoyagi looks to Teshima. He's always been the better of the two of them at talking when words don't come easy to Aoyagi. This though, seems to have even Teshima stumped.

"Did you guys need something?" Koga asks, turning a curious look on the duo.

Teshima finally finds the words, all of them tumbling out at once, "We found your beauty channel and watched some of the videos. We're very sorry for snooping." Teshima bows in apology and Aoyagi hurries to follow suite.

Koga let's out a deep belly laugh. "You don't have to feel sorry. I would have told you if you had asked."

Aoyagi let's out an amused huff of air, while Teshima screeches, "Why would we ask? Oh, yes... 'Hey Koga, do you have any hobbies other than fixing bikes, like running a beauty channel with over one million subscribers?' Why would we ever assume something like that? How could we even think that it was a possibility?"

"Well, now you know and I know you know. Is there anything else you need?" Koga levels them with a serious look, before the three of them burst out laughing.

"Let's just catch-up to those idiots before they overwork themselves."

Re: Fill: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, G

[besania]

this is, without exaggeration, the one prompt i was praying the hardest to see filled, so this fill is, without exaggeration, a miracle turned into ink and words, and i love it very much, and i am very very thankful, and dont worry because i dont know one thing about makeup either but i would bet with 100% certainty that aoyagi's little sister has great taste, ty ty ty

Re: Fill: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, G

[soveryaverageme]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the fill! (Also, I wrote most of this a week before I posted it, and I almost forgot that i completely made-up Aoyagi's little sister, until you mentioned her again).