Bonus Round 4: Quotes

[referees]

SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).

An oldie but a goodie—in this round, we draw inspiration from famous words said by other people.

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible.

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with a quote attributed to a specific person or character, along with any ship/ot3/etc. from one of our nominated fandoms.
  • Example: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." -Friedrich Nietzsche
  • The quote can come from almost anything—famous people, poetry, songs, books, movies, etc.— but please don't quote personal conversations you've had or overheard.
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Natsuo & Yuzuko). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Natsuo/Yuzuko). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• Fill prompts by replying to the prompt with your quote-inspired fanwork.
• Remember to 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)
• 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. (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>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <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"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ 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>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <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"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ 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 Grandstand, T

[babster]

Ship: Natsuo/Kei
Fandom: Teppu
Major Tags: body horror, eating, cannibalism but not really?
Other Tags: none
Word Count: 654

i love this prompt with everything that i am but i also underestimated how intimidating it was to write something inspired by the beauty that is hungry daughters of starving mothers. but i DID write something!

***

For all that Natsuo has been accused of arrogance, she's never been afraid to admit her flaws, her weaknesses, or her mistakes, if only to herself. And, she thinks wildly as she tears through the room, she has made a tremendous mistake, in thinking that these people, because they were like her, could not harm her. She has allowed herself to feel safe with them, to share their food and laugh at their jokes and be brought in to their lives, and, most infuriatingly, she has allowed herself to believe that because of all that, she was safe. She had forgotten that these people are predators, ones who delight in seeking out the worst of humanity and savoring it like the finest cuts of meat, though she herself did the same.

Worst of all, she had allowed herself to believe that there was only one way to harm her. Natsuo has left Kei before, when her kindness and quiet acceptance became too stifling, but she's always come back. Kei's hers; she's supposed to be safe. Natsuo is supposed to keep her safe, because that's what you do with the people who are yours.

If she has made a mistake, though, so have they, in going after Kei now, when Natsuo is strong and powerful after months of eating with them and training with them. Had they taken Kei's thoughts when she first met them, Natsuo would still have fought, but she wouldn't have stood a chance. Now, as she spits the last black thought she took from them to the floor, taste acrid and heady and nothing like Kei, she can hold her own. More than hold her own, if the two bodies on the floor are anything to go by.

Only two bodies on the floor. Kei has been placed on the bed, gently. Her chest still rises and falls, however faintly, but Natsuo can't see her thoughts, can't smell their comforting clean laundry-and-cup ramen smell. They've been taken from Kei. They're somewhere in this room, or this house. They have to be.

It wasn't anything personal. The words drift through her mind like smoke, a remnant of her eating so many of another's thoughts. We needed a dessert course. As if that makes it better.

Natsuo opens the top drawer of the dresser, and there's a rattle and clink of glass jars, thoughts that have yet to be labeled and sliced and presented on a platter. She twists the first one open and shoves her fingers inside, tastes the black thoughts. There's an impression of smugness, of bitter triumph, of fear at being supplanted, and Natsuo moves on to the next jar. She knows Kei is in here somewhere. She can hear her, resigned and affectionate.

Jar after jar, and Natsuo isn't sure how much of the fear and anger she feels is her own anymore, but she keeps moving. She crashes the dresser to the floor, smashing the rest of the jars and freeing their contents. She grabs a handful of writhing thoughts and crams it into her mouth, tongue searching for a taste of Kei, a taste of old friendship.

Natsuo thinks Kei would be shocked at the way she is acting now. She thinks Kei wouldn't really mind. She doesn't know what Kei would think, but she needs to, because she's never held back on telling Kei her opinions and Kei has always returned the favor. And it turns out that, just as Natsuo had never told Kei everything, Kei had quietly done the same.

Natsuo chews past eyebrows and broken ribs and too-bright eyes, searching for a glimpse of ordinary features and pigtails. She feels sick, almost drunk, and continues grimly on. She's run from Kei before, but she always comes back, and she lets that simple fact guide her.

She's made a mistake, a terrible one, and she's going to do whatever it takes to fix it.

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[saccharinescorpion]

im dead

in retrospect this is such a great crossover. and a great atmosphere to boot. well done

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[babster]

thank you! i'm really glad the atmosphere worked for you- that was what i was most worried about

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[besania]

I LOOOVE THIS. I'm not familiar with the series this is from but??? just as a stand alone thing it works REALLY WELL. BABS YOU WRITE NATSUKEI SO WELL ALSO!!! I really love it!!!!

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[babster]

Thank you! I'm glad! And it's from this awesome short story by Alyssa Wong