Bonus Round 4: Quotes

[referees]

A shipping olympics favorite, this round uses quotes of all sorts to fuel your creative endeavors.


This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on July 21 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.

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: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - M. Gandhi
  • 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., Makoto & Rin). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Makoto/Rin). 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.

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.

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Comments

Prompt: Team Grandstand

[babster]

Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou, Haikyuu
minor language?

-"I'm so angry I could kiss you!"
-"What was that?"
-"I said I'm so angry I could...piss...glue..."
-"I've never heard that."
-"It's a very common expression."
Abe and Joan, from Clone High

I'm...pretty sure those are all the Clone High prompts I had in mind

FILL: TEAM azumane asahi/nishinoya yuu, G

[onewiththestarcult]

Words: 709
Tags: kissing, bad pick up lines, one sided crushes
(I'm sorry for this poorly written mess)

I’m so angry I could kiss you.” Bokuto’s face is bright red as he rehearses in front of the mirror for the upteenth time when he finally confesses to Kuroo.
“You’re so hot you make me mad.” Akaashi stands there shaking his head at this pathetic display. He comes closer and pats Bokuto’s shoulder.
“Bokuto-san, may I suggest you just be yourself?” A timid smile emerges on his face.
“But, but I have to say something that’ll knock him off his feet and make him remember this moment for the rest of his life.” His chest puffs up at the thought of kuroo kissing him so quickly in the heat of the moment, because of something sexy he said.
“You’re getting fantasies aren’t you?” Akaashi sighed and dropped his arm to his side.
“Bokuto-san, I don’t think this is the way to do it. I mean you should just be yourself and tell him how you feel in a Bokuto like way?” Akaashi struggles to find the words, but nothing he’s said for the past hour has stuck. And he smiles wryly, covering up any pain he might be feeling, before flopping on Bokuto’s bed, finally conceding to his dorky best friend.
“The practise match is tomorrow, just don’t stay up too late Bokuto-san.” Akaashi warns as he leave his house.
“Yes, sir.” Bokuto gives him a slight salute winking before bounding back into the house.
Akaashi’s steps are slightly heavy as he walks down the lane towards where his house is, 5 minutes away. He breathes in and out trying to dispel his feelings for Bokuto, his hopes that he would one day come to like him too.
“It’s all pointless isn’t it? I’m just another pretty face in the crowd, while Kuroo has the personality to keep up with Bokuto and more.” He slumps, but shakes his head. “Why am I moping about this, at least he’s happy.” He smiles at his pathetic self, but feels hopeful that Bokuto will be happy.
The next day felt like a blur to Akaashi, well the morning that is, he woke up, packed his athletic bag, ate, and left for school where the bus was waiting for him in the front parking lot.
Bokuto excitedly waved to Akaashi and he ran to meet him at the front gate. His mismatched hair matched his lopsided grin that matched his lopsided outlook on life. He was like the morning sun but brighter.
“Hey, hey, hey, Akaashi! Let’s go, let’s go!” Akaashi’s arm is taken by Bokuto and he’s about dragged to the bus where a small group of people were waiting.
Akaashi packs his bag under the bus before being dragged even further by his rambunctious partner, onto the bus where they take their seats in the front of the bus.
Everyone else files on slowly with less enthusiasm.
Akaashi smiles as usual when he sees Bokuto screech during the bus ride, and tries to drum up hype for the practise game against Nekoma.
Akaashi sighs when they finally reach Nekoma, and Bokuto hops out like a kid again.
Kuroo is there waiting for them as he always does with his team, Kenma is at his side.
“Brokuto! How you been?”
“I’ve been fine. And you? You seem to have gotten hotter since I last saw you.” Bokuto’s strange eyebrows wiggle like worms, waiting for Kuroo to react to his statement.
The team still wading out of the bus stops to form a semicircle around their captain with the other team.
“Ah shit, I’m so angry I could kiss you.”
“What was that?” Kuroo smiles smugly, like he knows everything, but wants a repeat.
“I said I’m so angry I could… piss… glue.” Bokuto’s brain seems to short circuit and Akaashi face palms at this even more pathetic spectacle than usual.
“Whatever you say man.” Kuroo rolls his eyes, and leans in quickly to peck Bokuto on the lips, while Bokuto is scrambling to pick up his fried brain of a head. It takes him a bit but he realises what just happened. His jaw drops and his eyes bulge while the teammates stare, with smug looks on their faces.
Kuroo’s shit eating grin comes back, “I’ve been waiting to do that.”

Re: FILL: TEAM azumane asahi/nishinoya yuu, G

[babster]

awww, thank you! i love bokuto practicing in front of the mirror!

FILL: Team Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou, G

[soup]

minor language.
887 words

Bokuto and Kuroo bickering wasn't anything new. In fact, in the first few times they'd met, it had been such a routine that nearly no one would bat an eye whenever it happened had it not been for Bokuto's too loud of a voice.

Before anyone knew it, though, the frequency of the bickering in their meetings slowly shifted into more mischiefs than arguments, more grins than yells, more agreements than insults. Apparently somewhere along the way they'd found out that hey, they actually got along pretty well if they wanted to. No one knew if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Still, that didn't mean the fights stopped completely. Being the teenage child that he was, Bokuto could be unreasonable at times (or well, most of the times), subsequently bringing out the inner 5-year-old usually locked inside Kuroo.

Today was one of those times.

"What are they arguing about this time?" Konoha asked when he saw the two fighting with words at the side of a court, immediately wondering why he even bothered.

"Does it matter?" Akaashi responded without missing a beat, earning a snort and chuckles from the blonde.

"Touché," Konoha said, gaze shifting back to the source of yellings and childish insults in front of him as if it were some kind of entertainment. "Not gonna stop them this time?"

Akaashi shook his head slightly. "They'll stop sooner or later. Hopefully soo—"

"WHAT?! How dare you say that!"

"And why exactly wouldn't I dare to?"

Konoha swore he could almost see Akaashi groaning behind his deadpanned face. "Well," the blonde said, grinning. "Unfortunately it looks like they're not stopping any time soon, though," he continued, pointing at the bickering duo. "You need a hand?"

"It's fine," Akaashi said as he sighed, standing up to walk toward the two. Konoha's grin widened.

"Good luck~" he cheered nonchalantly while sending a wave, to which Akaashi responded with another small one with the back of his hand. Slowly approaching the two very mature captains, the setter let out another sigh. Here we go.

"Bokuto-san, it's this time already and it's about time we wrap up, let's—"

"I don't wanna hear that someone who can't even style his hair properly!"

"Heh, at least my hair doesn't make me look like an old man."

"Bokuto-san—"

"What?! You take that back!"

"Or what?"

"Boku—"

"Or... or...! Ugh!"

"Running out of ideas there? My, my, that's a sign of old age, Bokuto-kun."

"Bo—"

"Shut up! God I'm so mad I could just kiss you right now!"

"Yeah? I wanna see you try—wait, what?"

At the exact same millisecond, it was like time in the whole gymnasium stopped. Every muscle of the few people still left in the room tensed, every movement frozen still, half the balls bounced off the floor as the hands that were holding onto them let go.

"What did you just say?" Kuroo asked again, breaking the silence, this time his voice was quiet but loud enough for everyone to hear.

"I, I said," Bokuto stumbled in panic, eyes swimming away to avoid Kuroo's stare. "I said I'm so angry I could..." A pause as he forced the gears in his brain to work. "Piss... glue..." He tried.

The tensing muscles on Kuroo's shoulders began to relax, his breaths calm in contrary to the beating of his own heart. "I've never heard of that."

"It's a super common expression. You should read more," Bokuto blurted out as his gaze found its way back to Kuroo's eyes, the blush on his cheeks was apparent even from all the way from the other side of the room. Passing a tongue over his dry lips, he forced a gulp to run down his throat. "A-anyway! Don't try to change the subject, okay! That doesn't change the fact that you- uh, your hair suck!"

"Yeah? Not as much as yours," was what Kuroo responded with, but the scratch on the back of his head, the softness of his tone, and the grin on his lips said otherwise. Bokuto bit his inner lip.

"But—but well," the spiker said quietly after a short pause, fingers nervously playing with each other. "To be fair, your, uh, your hair looks pretty soft to touch."

Kuroo felt his grin widening, though turning into a rather bashful one. "Well, my response remains," he said softly. "Not as much as yours."

There were sparkles inside Bokuto's eyes as Kuroo's words reached his ears, a tiny smile began to bud on his previously frowning lips. "Uh, so—you wanna try?"

Kuroo couldn't help but forming a smirk wide enough to hurt his cheeks. "Do you mean touching your hair or kissing you? Oh, my bad, pissing glue, was it?" Bokuto's cheeks colored.

"Shut up!"

Not even five meters away from them, just as the few other pair of eyes currently inside the gym, a certain blonde and a certain black haired stood still, unsure of what had just unveiled in front of them. They looked at each other, then at the pair, and then back to each other.

"Well," Konoha finally said after a whistle, breaking the silence between the two. "What do you know. They did stop soon."

Akaashi didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Re: FILL: Team Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou, G

[babster]

Thank you! This was super cute and I loved Kuroo being a little shit while also putting the moves on.