sportsanime | Bonus Round 4: Quotes

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.

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 tags
word count: 490

"Iwa-chan," Tooru says and his voice trembles.

Hajime can hear it, even over the phone line. He knows it's not static he hears, but Tooru sucking in shaky breaths, trying to calm himself down.

If he were there, Hajime knows that he would be able to help Tooru relax. It's always been a matter of placing his hands on Tooru's sides, resting his forehead against the point just between Tooru's shoulder blades, standing there and breathing with him for a while until Tooru stops working himself up.

He's not, though. He isn't anywhere near Tooru and they're going to have to make do. He takes a deep breath, shuts his eyes, and in the gentle tone he saves for these times, he says, "Tooru."

"Everything feels so different," Tooru tells him in a whisper, soft and afraid. "I don't know if I recognise the person I am any more. I don't think you would know him, if we stood on the same court."

"It means you're growing," Hajime tells him. "You've done that before, Tooru."

"This is different," Tooru says, sounding unconvinced. "I feel like—I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not growing with you. It feels wrong."

"Idiot," Hajime breathes, hating the fact that Tooru has always been so good at putting his own fears into words for him to hear, whether he means to or not. "You'll be fine. I don't care how much you think you've grown. You think I can't spike one of your tosses? I'll kick your ass."

Tooru laughs, and it's a brittle sound. It sounds even thinner across the distance between their phones, and Hajime wishes that he could do more. He wishes that he could be there with Tooru, but they're walking different paths now. They're both still adjusting to that.

"I'm serious," Hajime tells him. "No matter how different you feel when you're on the court with your new team, I can promise you that I'll take one look at you on the court and recognise every single movement. I know you, Tooru. I always have. That's not going to change, no matter what. Got that?"

"Is that a promise?" Tooru asks, and he must be trying to tease, but he still sounds a little too serious to manage it.

"Absolutely," Hajime replies. "I'll promise you as many times as it takes. Just you wait. I'll come and watch your games when I can. I'll prove it."

"You better," Tooru replies, and he sounds a little calmer now. "Then I can show you how much I've improved, too."

"Yeah," Hajime smiles, and pushes away the uneasiness he feels whenever he thinks of Tooru growing without him. "I can't wait to see it."

"Thank you, Hajime," Tooru murmurs, so quietly that he nearly misses it.

"Idiot," Hajime sighs, but it comes out sounding much too fond. "You don't have to thank me for these sorts of things, you know."

Thank you! This was so sweet and soft

Bonus Round 4: Quotes

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, G

Re: FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, G