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 PRINCE OF TENNIS, T

[fickle]

Ship: Imayoshi/Hanamiya & Oikawa/Kageyama
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke, Haikyuu
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 501 words


Inspired by this fill by miyukitty who helped me out with the verse details for this! Warnings for discussion of Hanamiya being a total jerk despite being 12.

***

"You're not a real Sacrifice," Hanamiya jeered and Imayoshi fought the urge to facepalm. Hanamiya was so brilliant and yet when it came to the chance to cause pain, Hanamiya chose to follow his own sadistic urges over all else. They’d had a plan but now it was obvious that Hanamiya would rather wing it. Imayoshi stayed where he was, watching Hanamiya circle around until he was face-to-face with Oikawa.

"And you're too little to be a Fighter," Oikawa said dismissively, looking down at Hanamiya with his arms crossed over his chest. "Run away and maybe my Fighter won't chase after you."

Hanamiya flashed his teeth in a smirk, "You're used to fighting those Karasuno sad sacks. We're nothing like them. We're Merciless."

"Nice name." Oikawa yawned exaggeratedly, then reached down to tousle Hanamiya's hair. Hanamiya's hand snapped upwards, catching Oikawa's at the wrist, and he bared his teeth this time in a snarl.

"Nobody touches me except my Sacrifice," he said, eyes narrowing. "And if you were a real Sacrifice, you'd be able to call your Fighter over. He'd already be here, challenging us but you can't do that. We could skin you and string you up from a tree and leave your corpse for him to find."

A flicker of something (unease? disgust? fear?) passed over Oikawa's eyes as he let go of Hanamiya's wrist as abruptly as if it had grown teeth and bitten him.

(Imayoshi smiled to himself; people so often reacted like that to Hanamiya when he exposed the monster behind the schoolboy smile.)

"You aren't worth bothering him with," Oikawa said as loftily as he could in the face of a pint-sized psychopath. "Come back in ten years--"

"And you'll have another partner?" Hanamiya asked, sweetly poisonous. "This one will get tired of you too. Worthless, Flightless - what name will they bury you with? Fighterless? Partnerless? Hopeless?"

"You're only a child," Oikawa said but his hands were starting to curl into fists. "And you were born with a name. You don't know what you're talking about."

"Sure I do," Hanamiya said cheerfully, smiling up at Oikawa, "I'm talking about having what you want. I'm talking about what you'll never get. We're a true Bonded pair and you are nothing but a pathetic wannabe who--"

Enough, Imayoshi decided. It was time to make his entrance.

He stepped out of the bushes onto the path, calling out, "Hanamiya!"

Hanamiya turned, feigning surprise, "Senpai! Look, I found a Sacrifice who can't call his Fighter. What do you think we should do with this Pretender?"

His eyes were aglow with cruel anticipation, Hanamiya letting his tongue trace over his lower lip as he glanced back at Oikawa, "Shall we teach him how much we don't like fakes?"

Imayoshi stared at Hanamiya for a second, watching Oikawa tense up from the corner of his eye. When he judged the tension was just right, he glanced over to Oikawa and said calmly, "Run."