Bonus Round 2: AUs

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

This round is made for exploration of all those "what-if?" scenarios, like "what if my favorite sports anime was actually a spaghetti western?" or "what if everything was the same except everyone was actually a car?"

This round ends at 7PM on June 27 EDT. Countdown Timer.

RULES

Submit prompts by commenting to this post with an alternate universe idea, along with a ship from one of our nominated fandoms.
An AU could be a canon divergence, e.g. "what if [team] didn't win the Inter High in season 1, but [other team] did instead?", or a completely different setting altogether, e.g.s pop idol AU, coffee shop AU, superheroes AU, etc.
Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.

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

Implied sexual content ?? 764 words.

The pain comes very suddenly, catching him midstroke and throwing him off balance for a brief half-second before he powers through it. It lessens as he swims the next few meters, then flares up again. It's a swift, sharp burning in his shoulder which tingles down his arms, all the way to his fingers. Haruka surfaces almost unwillingly when he reaches the other side of the pool. His arms drop to his sides, but he can still feel the over-warm sensation in his muscles.

Two lanes over, Makoto is still swimming, still facing the sky, and Haruka is grateful. No one else would notice; no one else notices.

"Ah, Haru-chan is stretching!" Nagisa remarks after practice. "That's a first, isn't it?"

"Since Haruka-senpai is going to become a professional, he has to be more serious with cool down stretches now!" Rei says, proudly and with an approving nod.

Makoto helps him reach his toes, pushing down on his back gently as he stretches. His shoulder aches dully, but Haruka doesn't wince. He curls his fingers over his feet and closes his eyes.

~

"Haru! What's the problem? Your times have been slowing!" Rin's laugh is open and kind, but Haruka feels his face heat up in embarrassment anyway. "Don't tell me the pressure of going pro is getting to you?"

"Race me again and say that," Haruka mutters, letting go of the ledge of the pool and slipping back fully into the water.

Rin grins and slides into the lane next to him. "Isn't that what you said about five minutes ago?"

Haruka loses every race they have that day. He lets Rin gloat and bites back with appropriately snarky remarks, but he thinks Rin can probably see through him anyway. Haruka catches him frowning a few times, sees him watching carefully from behind casual gestures and friendly grins.

~

"Ah, hey, Rin!" Makoto's voice carries easily through the thin trees.

Haruka lies on his porch and thinks about getting up to go inside. He doesn't want to listen, but his legs won't move.

"Oh..." the cheeriness leaves his friend's voice very quickly. "Yes, I've noticed it a bit too... I agree that something's off." A long pause. "No, I don't really think it's the pressure... even if it's important to perform well, I don't think Haru would be too bothered by it. I think it's something else, yeah... Yeah. I'll keep an eye on him. Yeah. Yeah. I'll definitely let you know if he tells me anything. Okay. Thanks, Rin."

~

Haruka doesn't want to hide from Makoto because he knows it's pointless, but he doesn't want to ask Makoto not to tell Rin either. He knows Rin will cry. Maybe Makoto will too.

He can feel the green eyes on his back every time he turns around.

~

"Haru," Rin says, looking up at the ceiling.

Beside him, Haruka buries his face into his pillow, but he knows he can't pretend to be asleep.

"You've hurt yourself, haven't you."

There's no question in Rin's voice, and Haruka is honestly a little surprised. Rin rolls onto his side, slips a heavy arm around his waist, and presses a kiss against his shoulder.

"I'm not an idiot, you know," he mumbles into his skin, lips brushing against the the sharp angles of his back. "I can see it when you move."

Haruka curls his hand over Rin's, but doesn't say anything.

"Have you had anyone look at it?"

Haruka shakes his head.

"I'll take you to someone in the morning," Rin breathes against his back. "You're an idiot. You've probably made it worse in all the time you've been hiding it."

Rin squeezes his hand. "You love to swim. I won't let you stop, even if you don't end up following me. I won't let you be in pain."

Haruka sucks in a ragged breath, suddenly aware that he's been holding it. He feels tears stinging in his eyes and he's surprised.

"Hey," Rin says. "Say something, will you?"

"Sorry," Haruka mumbles. His voice is just barely audible, but it's pitched too high, anyway. The first fat droplet slides down his face. Rin tightens his hold on his waist.

"It's okay." Rin's mouth moves against Haruka's back. "You'll be okay. I'll make sure of it."

Haruka cries into his pillow. Rin breathes against his back, and Haruka is glad he can't see his face.

In the morning, Rin is cheerful. He doesn't accuse. He doesn't press for words. He eats the mackerel Haruka cooks without complaint. They make an appointment to see a doctor. And Haruka is grateful.

Bonus Round 2: AUs

Bonus Round 2: AUs

FILL: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta, T