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Bonus Round 2: Tic-Tac-Toe
Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. There's a lot of text here, but if you read carefully and follow the instructions step by step, you will be okay.
RULES
Please refer to the first comment thread of this post for an example of how this round works.PROMPTING
- Select a ship to create your prompt card about. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Haruki & Kazuma). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Haruki/Kazuma). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
- Visit this card generator.
- Here is a visual guide to using it.
- The large text box is where you can list prompts if you have your own ideas. Please list at least 9 prompts; you can list more if you want. (The generator says you need at least 24, but it's lying.) Single words or short phrases are better than sentences.
- Otherwise, you can use the dropdown menu found right below it. Note: some of these prompts lists are NSFW. (NSFW prompts are a-ok as long as you tag for it.) If you don't like some of the options that appear in a prompt list, you can delete them.
- Text prompts only, please. Also, each card square must be unique—don't list the same prompt 9 times.
- In "Configuration Options," make sure you select 3x3 and (Normal prompt). This is the most important step!
- Leave the tic-tac-toe card with its default colors, so everyone can read it clearly.
- Click the "Create a bingo card" button.
- Scroll down to see the card that was created for you. If you don't like the prompts it picked, you can reroll by clicking "Create a bingo card" again.
- When you're satisfied, scroll further down the page until you see a textarea box full of HTML.
- Copy and paste the HTML from the box and into the body of your prompt comment, then post!
FILLING
Fill prompts by selecting an individual square to create fanwork for, then leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work. (Optional:) If you can fill three squares from a prompt in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, you get a tic-tac-toe (and an additional point bonus)! You can also just fill prompts as you please and get standard points.
- Prompt squares are labeled as follows:
A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 A3 B3 C3 - If you're trying for tic-tac-toe, you cannot combine squares into one fill. If your fill can satisfy multiple squares, pick the most relevant square: e.g., one square is sailing and another is pirates and you make a fill about pirates sailing, it's mostly pirates so put down the pirates square.
- Each fill must stand alone as an individual piece, but all your fills can slot into a larger universe if you'd like.
- You cannot fill a prompt square more than once, but you can fill every square on a tic tac toe card if you want to.
- You cannot work with your teammates to get a tic-tac-toe. Only individually achieved tic-tac-toes get the bonus.
- Multiple people can fill the same prompt square. You cannot "block" others from getting tic-tac-toe.
- Remember to also follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.
- Here is a prompt/fill index for your convenience.
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/images)
- 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], [SQUARE], [RATING]
| FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [SQUARE], [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 for each tic-tac-toe card (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
Tic-tac-toe Bonus: 2 points each for the first 12 achieved by your team
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!
PROMPT: team akaashi keiji/bokuto koutarou
Fandom: knb
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: things you gave me prompts
Prompt:
Re: PROMPT: team akaashi keiji/bokuto koutarou
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, B1, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Square: your very first kiss
Word Count: 485
***
The first time they kiss, it's in a basketball court.
Kagami thinks that it's only right for it to be here. He's nervous about this entire thing, but perhaps the familiarity of the asphalt beneath their feet will be enough to ground him, perhaps it'll feel natural to do this here with Kuroko, his constant partner on every court, in every game.
He thinks that it'll be enough, but standing here on the street ball court on their way home from Maji Burger, he feels his courage fleeing. His hands are trembling, he realises, and Kuroko can probably tell that he's nervous about this. That is, if Kuroko isn't wondering why they're both just standing there, facing each other, without saying a word.
Luckily for him, Kuroko knows him better than that. He clears his throat quietly, then looks up to meet Kagami's eyes. "You've never done this before."
Kagami swallows hard, taking half a step back. "…You have?"
It makes sense, he thinks, with sinking dread. Kuroko was close to his old teammates. He's probably kissed Aomine. Or Kise. Or maybe all of them, and he's going to be comparing Kagami to every single one of them now and when it comes to basketball, Kagami is pretty comfortable to challenge them. He doesn't know the first thing about kissing.
"Kagami-kun," Kuroko interrupts gently. He reaches out, fingers skimming across the back of Kagami's hand. They're shaking as well, Kagami realises with surprise. "This is my first kiss too."
Suddenly, it feels like Kagami can breathe again. He inhales, exhales, and takes that half step forward again, then another, until they're too close for him to back out now.
"Can I?" he asks anyway, because just like everything else that they do together, this is something they need to be on the same page about. They need to understand each other, trust each other, be able to know what the other is going to do.
Kuroko smiles at him, and nods in reply.
When Kagami leans in, the first thing he can taste is the vanilla milkshake on Kuroko's lips. It's sweet, inviting, and he presses another kiss to them, chasing the taste of it. Now that he's started, he doesn't want to stop, and it feels strange that he was so nervous about his first kiss, when he gives his second, third, fourth, and the rest of the kisses so easily, without hesitation. Kuroko takes them all gladly, returning them in kind, until they're holding onto each other, their kisses growing deeper, lingering now, until they finally pull apart.
"That's… not how I imagined it going," Kagami says, with a quiet laugh. "Sorry. I got carried away."
"It's exactly how I expected it to go," Kuroko replies, and there's a warm kind of fondness in his eyes as he finds Kagami's hand with his, linking their fingers together. "I don't mind at all."
Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, B1, G
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, A3, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Square: your favourite worn sweater
Word Count: 470
***
The sweater Kuroko is given to keep him warm is grey and soft, the way that material is when it's old and loved. Kuroko looks down at it, the sleeves hanging down past where his hands end, the hem of it going down to just over his knees. It feels like a warm hug, he thinks to himself. It feels like Kagami.
He wonders if Kagami thinks that he doesn't remember all the times he's come over, to find Kagami wearing this exact same sweater. Even without all the care put into maintaining something so old and comfortable, Kuroko knows that it's Kagami's favourite. He thinks about that, as he pulls the sleeves back enough that he can use his hands. He holds onto a handful of the material, and considers the fact that Kagami wanting him to wear his favourite sweater must mean something important.
There are no answers to be found in Kagami's bedroom, when he's out in the kitchen, working on a quick dinner for them both. Kuroko walks out of the room, going back to join Kagami. He notices that Nigou has also been given a soft blanket to lie on, folded up and placed against the wall while Kuroko was changing. It makes him smile, imagining the way Kagami must have so very carefully called the dog over to lie on top of it without getting too close.
"You seem happy," Kagami says, without even looking up at him. He finishes stirring the pasta he's making and then puts the spoon aside. He looks up at Kuroko, and suddenly goes still.
"So do you," Kuroko replies, watching as Kagami takes him in. There's something warm in his eyes, pleased and approving. Kuroko lifts his arms, indicating his folded sleeves. "Your arms are too long."
"Your arms are too short," Kagami mutters, but there's no heat to his words. He still seems distracted, and he's not looking into Kuroko's eyes as much as just looking him up and down. "You look warm, though."
"I am," Kuroko nods. "Thank you. I didn't want to wear my school jersey."
"It's fine," Kagami says softly. "You… look good in that. You should keep it."
"Do you want me to?" Kuroko asks, and he feels as if the conversation that they're having is different to the one that they want to have.
"I like seeing you in that sweater," Kagami says as casually as he can manage, which is not at all. "I wouldn't mind seeing you in it more often."
It finally makes sense to Kuroko and he hums softly. "How about this. You keep the sweater here, and I'll wear it when I come over."
"And maybe you can visit more often," Kagami adds. "Maybe you can stay for longer."
"Yeah," Kuroko agrees. "I'd like to do that."
Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, A3, G
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, C2, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Square: the spare key to your place
Word Count: 447
***
They're walking together in comfortable silence, the way that they usually do, Kuroko observing the people they walk past, when Kagami clears his throat. Kuroko lets his gaze slide off the strangers he's cataloguing, letting Kagami come back into focus. He's always so bright to Kuroko, difficult to ignore but always so easy to start paying attention to once again.
"Kagami-kun?" he asks, slowing down and prompting Kagami to do the same, until they're standing on the corner of the street, turned to each other.
"Not here," Kagami decides, and picks up his pace again, keeping his strides short enough that Kuroko can match them. Kuroko wonders if he's doing it on purpose, or if it's something he just does out of habit these days, but he doesn't have much time to dwell on it because Kagami looks around and then says, "That park over there."
Kuroko follows patiently, crossing the street with Kagami and letting him lead the way over to one of the benches under a large tree. The park is empty, the weather getting cold enough that the local children are playing indoors instead. Kagami stops by the bench but doesn't sit down. Instead, he turns around to face Kuroko and pulls something out of his pocket.
"Here," he finally says, not quite meeting Kuroko's eyes. "I just wanted to give you this."
Kuroko feels something small and cold being pressed into his hand and he looks down, realising that it's a key. He lets it sit in the middle of his palm for a moment, blinking down at it, until Kagami gets too impatient to just let them stand in silence.
"Say something, Kuroko." He sounds distressed. Or maybe it's just that he's embarrassed. Kuroko can't entirely tell.
"You're always home when I come over to your place," Kuroko says because it's the first thing that comes to mind. "You usually let me in."
"I know that," Kagami replies. "But I just wanted to let you know that you're welcome to come over whenever you want. It's not just that you're welcome but you're… I don't know. Invited? You can show up without having to tell me. Show up whenever. All the time, if you want."
"Is that what you want?" Kuroko asks, looking up at Kagami. He sees the way Kagami's blush starts at his ears and neck and then travels its way across his face too.
"Maybe," Kagami allows. He finally looks at Kuroko, giving him an shy smile. "Anyway. That's yours. Use it whenever you want."
"Thank you," Kuroko replies, and means it. He pulls his keyring out of his pocket and adds Kagami's key onto it. "I will."
Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, C2, G
aslkdj;fl there's so much trust and familiarity between them here i'm wEAK
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, C3, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: Spoilers for Last Game
Other Tags: None
Square: a plane ticket across the pacific
Word Count: 487
***
"I miss you," Kagami says over the phone, and he might be miles and miles away, but for the moment he sounds like he's right beside Kuroko, and that's the worst part of it all; the fact that he's there, and not here. "I thought I knew how hard this was going to be, but…"
Kuroko lets him trail off, echoing Kagami's sigh with one of his own. He understands exactly how Kagami feels because he's been wrestling with it too. It doesn't matter how many years it's been since Kagami went back to America, the distance between them always feels too vast. Kuroko's heart always feels too lonely without Kagami there by his side.
They've visited each other since, but it's never felt like long enough and being together for a while only makes Kuroko miss him more when they're apart again.
It's been close to a year since the last time they've been together and Kuroko can feel Kagami's absence almost like a physical pain. It aches, in his chest, in his stomach, but Kagami is still not the type of person to ask Kuroko to come over to visit him. Even now, when they both stay up too late, or wake up too early, just to have the chance to talk to each other, Kagami is still wary about overstepping whatever invisible boundary he's set for himself, not wanting to interfere with Kuroko's life from a distance, as if he doesn't realise that the distance between them is making enough of an impact on Kuroko's life as it is.
It doesn't matter, though. Kuroko knows how to take matters into his own hands now, and he's confident enough that he knows what they both want, what they both need, and how to do exactly that.
He's sitting in the departures lounge, too early to walk over to his gate just yet, when he snaps a photo of himself with his boarding pass, and texts it to Kagami. With the timezone difference, Kagami should just be getting out of his afternoon training session with Alex. His phone vibrates immediately, as expected, but it's not a text. Kagami is calling him.
"Kuroko?" his voice is shaking. "I didn't even stop for long enough to read your boarding pass. Are you—?"
"It takes a long time to fly to America," Kuroko replies, not even trying to keep the smile off his face. "I brought lots of books to read on the plane."
"You're serious," Kagami realises. "You're actually—you're coming here. Here."
"Maybe I'll go to New York," Kuroko replies. "I heard it's a nice place, but I haven't seen it yet."
"Tetsuya," Kagami laughs, and those might be tears in his voice, or it might be laughter. Maybe it's both, the way it is for Kuroko right now. He wipes at the corners of his eyes, laughing softly into his phone.
"I'll see you soon, Taiga."
Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, C3, G
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, B3, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Square: a tiny succulent plant
Word Count: 472
***
When Kagami first moves into his new apartment, he's greeted with a small succulent on his doorstep. He has no idea what it is, but the pot it comes in is wrapped in a light blue ribbon and there's a tag attached that simply reads, welcome —KT.
Kagami picks it up as he unlocks the door, walking inside and finding the sunniest windowsill and placing it there. The green and purple leaves are a nice burst of colour in his sparsely furnished apartment and Kagami nods to himself, not knowing who the mysterious KT might be, but feeling thankful for their generosity all the same.
In a week, the succulent looks happy in its new home. It happily soaks up the sun and grows a little bigger. The blue ribbon wrapped around the pot is beginning to fade from constant exposure to the sun though, and Kagami unties it so he can throw it out. He hasn't met KT yet, even though he's tried keeping an eye out for who it might possibly be when he passes the other tenants of the apartment block in his way in and out. None of them look like they recognise him, or have any interest in him at all beyond the barest nods of acknowledgement as they walk past each other. Certainly not the type of people who would welcome him to the building with a plant on his doorstep.
It's very mysterious, he thinks to himself, not entirely sure what to make of this situation.
A month in, Kagami is beginning to suspect that KT might be a ghost. In the four weeks since he's moved in, Kagami has come home to find more gifts sitting on his doorstep. First, a spray bottle with a reminder to water the succulent every now and then. The second is a cleaned paddle from an ice cream with winner written across the length of it. Kagami takes them into his apartment, leaving them by the windowsill next to the succulent, more confused than he was before.
Six weeks into living in his new apartment, Kagami runs into someone.
He actually runs into them, knocking them off their feet entirely and sending them crashing against the wall.
"Shit," he says, helping the smaller guy back to his feet. "I didn't see you there, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Kagami-kun," the guy replies, accepting the help. "Most people don't."
Kagami frowns. "You know who I am?"
The guy blinks at him. "I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. Your neighbour? I say hello to you every morning when we leave for work."
"Kuroko Tetsuya," Kagami says slowly, trying to remember anyone greeting him in the mornings, but coming up blank. His eyes go wide. "Succulent guy!"
Kuroko opens his mouth, shuts it again, and then sighs. "Yes. That's who I am. Succulent guy."
Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, B3, G
that's adorable though, kuroko just slowly but surely makes kagami adopt a little succulent... the friendly neighbourhood ghost...
thank you for all your wonderful fills!!!!!