Bonus Round 3: Gift Tags

[referees]

Feeling generous? In this round, you get to give creative gifts as prompts.

This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on July 7 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.

RULES

• Submit prompts as a gift tag in the format below. You can specify the size and a characteristic of the gift, who the sender is, who the recipient is, and a one or two sentence note from the sender to the recipient. Descriptions of the package and the included note don’t have to be explicit, see below.
• Package: medium sized cube, rattles
  From: Kageyama Tobio
  To: Hinata Shouyou
  Note: These will help you get better.
• Envelope: manila, 12''x17'', very thick and heavy
  From: Tezuka Kunimitsu
  To: Kinjou Shingo
  Note: Enclosed - Play without regrets!
• Your prompt MUST include a relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Riko & Momoi). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Riko/Momoi). Please don't say "Any pairing," either.
• Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work. Fillers can get creative with how to interpret the prompt: your fill can be about the character receiving the gift, one or both characters using the gift, what prompted the sender to send the gift—the physical gift itself can even be excluded from your fill. What’s important is that the gift tag is clearly the inspiration for your fill.
• 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. Below that, place applicable major content tags (when applicable; otherwise write "no tags" or "none") 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: Please cross-link these fills and use clear tags in your comment. Written/text fills should be hosted at AO3 ONLY as a new, unchaptered work. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere. You may include a small safe-for-work preview of the fill in your comment. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF 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: Please cross-link these fills and use clear tags in your comment. Written/text fills should be hosted at AO3 ONLY as a new, unchaptered work. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere. You may include a small safe-for-work preview of your work in your comment. 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!

Comments

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, T

[kiyala]

no tags
word count: 464

Yukio isn't really sure what they are.

Ryouta pulls him down into a kiss, arms and legs wrapping around him as they lie on the couch, and Yukio doesn't really have the time to think any harder about it. He kisses Ryouta in return, drowning in him, and he never wants to come up for air, never wants to pull away. Ryouta doesn't let him, greedily demanding more. Yukio is feeling particularly generous this afternoon, giving and giving and he still doesn't feel empty, doesn't feel like he can ever run out of kisses to give, or adoration.

He has absolutely no idea how he and Ryouta ended up like this. They've remained in touch, even after high school and university. They meet for dinner, when they can, but it's never been particularly regular. Yukio's always walked away a little breathless, a little smitten, but he's long since gotten used to the way Ryouta makes him feel. He never once imagined this, he never thought that Ryouta would feel the same, that Ryouta would want him in return.

It's been months, now. They see each other almost every day. Yukio sleeps over more often than not, and he even has some of his work clothes in the corner of Ryouta's closet, so he doesn't need to wake up extra early just to go home in the morning. He and Ryouta cook together, they go out together, and Yukio isn't brave enough to actually ask if they're dating, tripping over his words the same way he used to trip over them whenever a girl spoke to him in high school.

He doesn't ask, Ryouta doesn't say, and it's fine. It doesn't matter. He's happy to take this moment by moment, even if he's already in over his head. His bed feels too big when he sleeps in it, his apartment too quiet. Even when he catches himself walking towards Ryouta's train line instead of his own, on the nights when they don't have plans. He's had it so bad for Ryouta for so long that he's just gotten used to it now. It's just a face of life.

"Yukio," Ryouta murmurs, when they're just lying on the couch, heads resting against each other, the sunset shining orange through the window. He reaches for something on the table, then presses it into Yukio's hand. "Here."

Looking down, Yukio's breath catches at the glint of metal. It's a key, and Ryouta doesn't have to explain anything, doesn't need to ask, doesn't need to invite.

Suddenly, Yukio feels much more sure about everything.

"Thanks," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to Ryouta's cheek. He puts it on his keychain and catches himself smiling a little too wide. Nestled between his other keys, it looks like it belongs right there.