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Bonus Round 4: Quotes

Quotes


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.

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.

  • NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. [community profile] saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills.
    • Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or [community profile] 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.

  • NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. [community profile] saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills.
    • Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or [community profile] 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!
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FILL: Team Grandstand, G

[personal profile] babster 2017-07-16 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Ship: Mako Akagi/Shizuku Hanaoka
Fandom: Ballroom e Youkoso
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none
Word Count: 617


***

“You won,” Shizuku says, wearing her softest stage smile. “Congratulations.”

“Ah, thank you!” Mako blushes and tucks a lock of hair behind her ear. “It was thanks to Tatara, mainly.” Shizuku's smile tightens for a moment.

“Don't be so modest,” she chastises. “This was a partner competition. It was you who won out there. Remember that.” Mako is a rival, of course, but she is also a friend, and younger than Shizuku, and so no matter how upset Shizuku is at losing to her, she cannot bring herself to be discouraging. And despite the sting of losing, there is a part of Shizuku that is glad she lost, and doesn't have to partner with Gaju anymore.

“I look forward to competing against you in the future!” Mako smiles.

Shizuku smiles back and agrees. They both know that it is unlikely Mako will win against her again. This was her moment, perhaps her only one.


The judges and other dancers start calling Mako a doll partner, and Shizuku can see how it hurts. Mako practices hard, and she loves dance, but Gaju is such a presence that all her effort seems inadequate.

(Shizuku knows, too, that if Mako ever outshone Gaju, she would be accused of trying to eat him. There are so few ways for partners to win and be seen on their own terms.)

Shizuku sees how Mako hides her flinches at the words, and practices all the harder. Shizuku knows that, for all her work and Kiyoharu's care, there will come a day when she, too, is seen only as a doll partner. He'll advance beyond her, and look for a different partner (one more like Chinatsu, or Chizuru; a fellow monster) and she will have to gracefully accept it, and find a new leader of her own.

It will happen, one day, but she'll push it off as long as she can.


The competition is a small one, the kind she hasn't danced in in years, but she is D-rank again, with her new leader. He's a fine dancer, and she knows they will win this, but the chances of her ever reaching her old level are slim. It's good to dance, though. It is.

The B-rank dancers leave the ballroom, and Shizuku catches a familiar face among them.

“Mako-chan?” she calls, tentatively. Mako turns to look at her, and her face lights up.

“Shizuku!” she cries, and hurries toward her. She still dances Latin, Shizuku sees, her muscles glowing from having so recently danced. She'd wondered if, now that Mako was free of Gaju, she'd change and dance Standard. She'd always liked the dresses more. “It's good to see you; I haven't seen you since the last time you danced with Hyoudou.”

Shizuku winces, and lets Mako see it. She'd withdrawn some, after hers and Hyoudou's partnership dissolved. She'd needed the time to figure if she really did want to continue dancing, and to conduct interviews, and it was easier to do that without talking to her old dance friends.

“I needed some time,” she admits. Mako nods.

“I understand,” she replies, her lovely face open and sincere, and Shizuku can see that she really does. Of course she does. “It's hard to start over again. It's hard not to think of how things used to be. But Shizuku,” she steps forward and clasps Shizuku's hands in her own, “I think it helps to have someone familiar with you.”

Shizuku hears the music in the hall come to an end-- the C-rankers are finished. Her turn, now.

“I'll find you after the tournament,” she promises. Mako squeezes her hands.

“I will be waiting.”
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