Bonus Round 1: Quotes

SASO 2015 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).

PLAY BALL! For this round, we'd like you to take inspiration from songs, sayings, poems, and other kinds of famous words.

Because this is our first full round, please read this post carefully before proceeding!

This round ends at 7PM on June 13 EDT. Countdown Timer.

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: "Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here!" -Kermit the Frog
- The quote can come from anywhere. Famous people, poetry, songs, books, movies, your neighbor, etc.
- 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., Yachi & Kiyoko). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Yachi/Kiyoko). 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.
You cannot fill your team's prompts or your own prompts.

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, including Grandstand or Sports Teams Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Place the prompt's relationship in the first bolded line of the comment. Including the canon isn't required, but it's nice. Visual example	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Place applicable major content tags and word count before your fill (when applicable) NSFW FILLS: Post written/text fills directly to the round with clear tags. Please link to art/visual fills. You can include a small safe-for-work preview if you'd like. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill, G - E, as explained in the rules Place applicable major content tags and word count before the fill, where applicable NSFW FILLS: Post written/text fills directly to the round with clear tags. Please link to art/visual fills. You can include a small safe-for-work preview if you'd like. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example

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.

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 3 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points 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.

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

no major warnings apply.
420 words

Ryouta saves up words to spend later. He writes whole arguments in his head when he can and look no one in the eye. He boils whole tempests and lets them evaporate in a day.

His basketball suffers. Ryouta thinks about the streamlined grace of Daiki’s legs and jumps higher, runs faster, reaches further. He has no appetite; Akashi recommends a new diet that Ryouta prints out but does not follow. “Akashicchi,” he laughs, “Thank you for noticing.” And he hangs up when Akashi does, a silence between his words and the polite, cold goodbye.

Akashi had never really liked inefficiency. Daiki is anything but: there is nothing wasteful about his movement on the court.

Ryouta itches to fill the space in his head with Daiki’s presence. Sometimes, it’s like he’s hollow: he’s what his photographer frames him to be for the hour. It’s his job to be empty, kind of, and Ryouta wonders what exactly it would be like to always be full, to overflow. He chases his image, the stretch of Daiki’s hands imprinted on Ryouta’s memory and pulling at his muscles. He’s selfish: he wants to be loved, wants attention for attention’s sake, wants Daiki’s eyes on him when he plays, when he breathes.

(The only person who can beat me is me. Ryouta is so close to being Daiki that it hurts to come back to himself, at times.)

He wonders what Daiki would look like if he unloaded one of the arguments in his head. I hate you. It turns into something else when he says it aloud: a question. It sounds weak-willed: another trait Akashicchi doesn’t like.

Daiki leaves impressions in Ryouta he can’t quite replicate. Even in spirit, clay keeps the impression of fingers.

Ryouta watches Daiki leave the trace of his fingertips on Kurokocchi and tries not to think about it; remains empty. The storm in his head dissipates when Kurokocchi looks up at Daiki, like he’s the center of his world. Ryouta looks at Daiki and Daiki never quite notices--it’s not fair, it’s not right. (But Kurokocchi is small and frail and looks almost fragile, overwhelmed by the brightness of Daiki’s force until he nearly disappears. Ryouta mirrors it; Kurokocchi complements it. It would be easier to hate it, if he could.)

He’s not a child; he won’t cry for what he wants. Ryouta just looks away when Kurokocchi lifts himself up, hands on Daiki’s broad shoulders to kiss him, and keeps chasing the light.

I FELE LIKE I'MON TOP OF THE WORLD AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY PUSHED ME OFF AND NOW I'M DROWNIG /FREE FALLING

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

FILL: AKAASHI KEIJI/BOKUTO KOUTAROU/KUROO TETSUROU, G

Re: FILL: AKAASHI KEIJI/BOKUTO KOUTAROU/KUROO TETSUROU, G